February Wrap-Up

Hello Everyone!

How is everyone doing today? This is later than I wanted, but I finally have a February wrap-up!

February wasn’t a great reading month for me, but that’s okay! I’m cautiously optimistic that March will be better!

Similar to last month, this post will have a section for Stats, Books Read, Books Purchased, and a NetGalley section.

In total, I managed to finish 5 books in February and it looks like I read 1,680 pages.

Of those 5 books, 1 was contemporary fiction, 1 was fantasy, 1 was romance, 1 was thriller, and 1 was historical fiction.

Two of the books I finished fell into the middle grade age category and three fall into the adult category.

As far as format goes, all 5 books were physical books in February.

Two of the books I read were on my back list and three were new purchases.

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren – I hate to say it but I found this book to be a bit disappointing. While this one had some elements that I enjoyed, there were some plot points that I had a major issue with. If you’re interested, here’s my review of Love and Other Words.

The Hatmakers by Tamzin Merchant – I loved this middle grade book so much! I loved the magical clothing, and I thought the main character was wonderful and inspirational. It also had a lot of fun scenes that make me excited to get my hands on the sequel once it’s out in paperback.

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston – This is another book that I loved so much! I was a bit skeptical about this book when it was released, but I am so glad that I gave it a chance. Florence was such a great character and I fell in love with the small town that she’s from. I also loved the ghost aspect of this book.

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes – This book is a bit outside of my comfort zone but it was a book club pick and I usually give those a chance. While the premise of this book was interesting enough, I just wasn’t overly impressed with this one.

The Forest of Moon and Sword by Amy Raphael – I had mixed feelings about this middle grade book. I thought it started off strong, but I felt like the ending was rushed and it left me slightly confused. I did love the strong female main character and the adventure she went on though. If you’re interested, you can read my review of The Forest of Moon and Sword.

I may have gone a bit crazy with book shopping in February. To the best of my recollection, I think I added 13 physical books to my shelves this month.

A Very Merry Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter
Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez
Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie
Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane
You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood

The first eight books are from Book Outlet because I have poor self control around discount books. The other five are books that I picked up from the store. Mhairi McFarlane and Abby Jimenez are two authors that I’ve been wanting to get into and I was quite happy when I found their books on Book Outlet. You Had Me at Hola is the Team Romance book for the March round of Trope-ical readathon. Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail was the last copy sitting on a romance table at the bookstore, I thought it was lonely and I decided to adopt it and take it home.

February trended in the wrong direction for me.

I started the month with a 50% feedback ratio and I ended with a 49% feedback ratio.

I started the month with 76 unread books and I ended the month with 78 unread books. I added Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey and The Housekeepers by Alex Hay to my shelf

I’m cautiously optimistic that I’ll be able to improve those numbers this month since I have lots of train reading planned today and on Saturday.