Chelsey's April 2025 Reads | 17 Books

This was my biggest reading month of the year so far! I was mentally shooting to finish 18 books so that I can try to read 200 by the end of the year, but 17 was close enough (and I don’t think it’s helpful to set arbitrary goals if it means I’m not enjoying my reading).

❤️ Favorite Book of the Month ❤️

My very favorite book this month was The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo. It reminded me very much of Hello Beautiful on a larger scale. I generally enjoy sweeping family sagas, and this one checked all my boxes because the people in it act like real people. They get upset, they have complicated emotions, they make bad decisions, and they have to deal with the consequences. But ultimately they do really love each other. The book doesn’t get tied up with a big happy bow, but it does have a solid ending.

⚠️⚠️⚠️This book does have references to sexual activity in the context of the relationships in the book, although it’s not overly graphic. Everyone has a different tolerance for adu…