April 2025 Wrap-Up: A Month Filled With Some Pain and Gains

April 2025 was filled with some pains and gains in achieving my goals of the month. Here are the Books I read and posts published this April.

Goodbye April! It was a pretty good month for me. There were some struggles and some gains in accomplishing my goals for 2025. This is always one of my favorite posts that I publish because I love checking in and wrapping up my months. It helps me stay on track and top of my yearly goals. I hope this post inspires you to make monthly goals and check in at the end of the month to see how you did.

If you want a refresher on my goals of the year or want the FREE printable to make your own goals, check out: 2025 Goals Planner Worksheet FREE Printable

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Books I Read in April 2025

My April 2025 goals were to read 14 books, with 6 of those books being physical copies, and a poetry book for my monthly book genre challenge. Lastly, I wanted to publish four book reviews on the blog. I accomplished all those goals, and I’m very proud of myself. Here are the books I read this month, with my rating (all these books are linked to Amazon if you want to check them out):

The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick – 4 Stars (Full Review Here!)
Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan– 3 Stars
Healing for no one but me by Jennae Cecelia– 4.5 Stars
Holmes is Missing by James Patterson– 3.75 Stars
Night Road by Kristin Hannah– 4.25 Stars
The Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison– 4 stars
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay -4.75 Stars (Full Review Here!)
Summer on Lilac Island by Lindsay MacMillian– 4.5 Stars
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall– 5 Stars!
The Only One Left by Riley Sager– 5 Stars!
The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison– 3.5 Stars
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava– 4.25 Stars
Smart Women by Judy Blume– 3.5 Stars
The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner – 4 Stars

My top book of April 2025 was Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. It’s a great book that had me guessing until the end. Also, it made me bawl my eyes out, which always gives a book the extra boost to make it my favorite.

If you want to follow my reading journey this year, follow me on The Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/kellykrebs50

Blog Posts I Published in April 2025

My blogging goals for April 2025 were to publish 8 blog posts, publish a book review each Monday, respond to comments within two days, get more email subscribers, send newsletters every Friday, and update three older posts. I accomplished some of these goals, but not all. This month, I published 8 blog posts, published reviews every Monday, and sent a newsletter every Friday. I only updated one older blog post. I’m still pretty proud of what I accomplished this month.

The blog post with the most views in April 2025 was Buffalo Chicken Dip in Mini Crockpot: Spicy, Easy, and Tasty. If you have a chance, check out this delicious and easy recipe.

What Happened This Month

I’m sure by now you are wondering what “pains” I went through this month, and it’s been a rough one. The week of Easter, I woke up with an ear infection. It was a very nasty one that needed ear drops and antibiotics. I struggled to get my work done, get the house cleaned for Easter, and focus on what I was doing. Now, my ears aren’t infected, but I still have some fluid in my ears. It makes it hard to hear, and I’m suffering from vertigo. I’m hoping my ears drain soon, but I just need some patience (something I’m not the best at!).

Earlier this month, JT was in a production of The Newsies at the High School. I was very proud of the hard work and dedication JT had to the musical. We did have a great time at Easter, and the kids loved the Easter Egg Hunt we had in our basement. Right now I’m currently getting the house together for Cooper’s birthday party this weekend. I’m hoping May will be filled with more fun!

May Goals

May will be a month of fun rather than work. So my goals are a little bit more relaxed than in previous months. The three main goals of May are to celebrate Cooper’s birthday, celebrate JT’s First Holy Communion, and have a great vacation in Disney.

My blogging goals are to publish 6 blog posts, with three of those being book reviews, to respond to comments within two days, and send a newsletter every Friday.

My reading goals for May are to read about 10 books, read at least 4 physical books, read a book to fulfill my monthly book genre reading challenge, and to send three book reviews to NetGalley.

Lastly, I want to declutter and organize my kitchen and try to start the hobby of knitting.

Final Thoughts

Here’s to hoping May is a great month! I hope you all had great Aprils, and I hope you achieved your monthly goals. So, let me know in the comments below how your April went. Did you set goals for this month? Did you achieve your goals? What goals are you setting for May? I love hearing from all of you!

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Thanks for reading,

Kel