Melody's April 2016 Wrap Up - Hollywood the Write Way

April was so much fun! Why? 12 Monkeys returned for its second season on Syfy! It’s one of my favorite shows on television not just right now but in general so my excitement is off the scale for this one! Catch up on demand or however you need to (legally!) in order to watch season two live which is even more wild than what we got in the first season which was absolutely stellar!!!! Okay, so here’s how April went down for me…

12 MONKEYS -- "Year of the Monkey" Episode 201 -- Pictured: (l-r) Aaron Stanford as James Cole, Amanda Schull as Cassandra Railly -- (Photo by: Steve Wilkie/Syfy) — 12 MONKEYS — “Year of the Monkey” Episode 201 — Pictured: (l-r) Aaron Stanford as James Cole, Amanda Schull as Cassandra Railly — (Photo by: Steve Wilkie/Syfy)

Book Reviews
* Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Audiobook)

E-book/Book/ARC/Audiobook Haul
* Finding Center by Katherine Locke
* The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
* Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
* My Mad Fat Diary by Rae Earl
* The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight
* The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
* Juice It to Lose It by Joe Cross

Movie, Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
* Blu-ray: Tumbledown
* TV Review: 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episodes 2.01-2.03
* TV Review: Face Off Season 10 Episodes 10.05 – 10.14

April Notes
* YA Runs A 5K 2016 Launched with an awesome interview from Glee star, Jenna Ushkowitz! YA Runs A 5K raises money for the non-profit organization, We Need Diverse Books and offers signed books, writing critiques and more (including a pair of tickets to the musical, IF/THEN coming to Philly this June) as rewards for those who donate. View the full list of rewards here and donate here.
* Buy Indie Press continues! This month, I put the spotlight on Orca Book Publishers, Month 9 Books, Chronicle Books, and Carina Press . You can join in and tweet along using #BuyIndiePress.
* I started receiving the ultimate geek subscription box, Loot Crate!

Books I Read

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E-Books I Read on My Kindle:
1. Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn
2. The End Games by T. Michael Martin

Library Audiobooks That I Listened To:
1. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
2. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Read Along With My Paperback Copy)
3. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Read Along With My Ebook Copy)

My favorite book this month: Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Movies & Documentaries I Watched

Watched in April 2016
Spotlight (Netflix DVD)
My Beautiful Broken Brain (Netflix Streaming)
Perfect Sense (Netflix Streaming)

My favorite movie this month: My Beautiful Broken Brain

Until next month, happy reading and viewing!