What's On Your Nightstand - March

 

I actually read more than I thought. Some books just seem to take a long time to read and that gives me that feeling that I haven't read much. April will be an interesting month since my parents are coming to visit, baseball practice will be starting up, and the kids are getting some projects ready for a competition they will be going to in May. I opted for some easier and hopefully doable reads for April. 



For April's Nightstand:

From my February nightstand I read:

• Charity Girl by Georgette Heyer - Not Heyer's best romance, but it was a fun read.
• Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - One of my favorite Alcott books. (review)
• Emily of Deep Valley: A Deep Valley Book by Maud Hart Lovelace (review)
• Desperate: Hope for the Mom Who Needs to Breathe Sarah Mae & Sally Clarkson - Well, I'm still mulling about this book. Hopefully, a review will be forthcoming.
• Marva Collins' Way by Marva Collins & Civia Tamarkin - I was a kid when Marva Collins was making headlines. My mom has always been a big fan of her book and I finally got around to reading it. Wow! What a fantastic story of a teacher who refused to conform to the educational system. If you homeschool or are a teacher you need to read this book.

I also read:

• Coot Club by Arthur Ransome - Another book read in the Swallows and Amazons series. (review) 
• Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson - The sequel to Hattie Big Sky. I should really write a longer review, but I didn't find this book as compelling as Hattie Big Sky.
• Publish and Perish (Ben Reese Mystery) by Sally Wright - I saw this series mentioned at Semicolon. I am really enjoying this series. I may review the whole series when I'm finished.
• Sandwich, With a Side of Romance by Krista Phillips - Total fluff, but a fun read.
• A Tree for Peter by Kate Seredy - I have heard a lot of good things about this book. I found a sweet little story, though I wasn't wowed by it. Read more about it here (scroll down).
• Nesting: It's a Chick Thing by Ame Mahler Beanland & Emily Miles Terry - Loved the book title, but that was about the extent of it.

I listened to:

• Cards on the Table: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie - These Poirot mysteries is my entertainment when I drive back and forth to work. This one was okay.
• Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson - My kids are reading this for their literature selection. I decided to listen to it, since they were coming and narrating and I was having a hard time following their narration of the story. Now I'm in the know and understand what they are talking about!
• Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie - So-so. These are just four separate cases and not very in depth. There really isn't a build up the revealing of the murderer. I prefer one longer story.

See what others have read over at 5 Minutes for Books.