I’m very overdue on my reading updates, so get ready for some long posts.
My TBR in February turned out to be too ambitious, as I suspected.
I intended to read:
**links open to Goodreads**
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Hide and Seek by M.J. Arlidge
A Letter to Three Witches by Elizabeth Bass.
If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy.
The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey.
Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallet
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
By the Book by Julia Sonneborn
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Eventide by Sarah Goodman
The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James
The Thoroughly Modern Collection
Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood.
The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century edited by Harry Turtledove.
I ACTUALLY read:
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey
and that was it…literally 4 of my total TBR books…so yeah…moving on.
February Books Acquired:
The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
Wildwood Magic by Willa Reece
The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Shadow Baron by Davinia Evans
The Collected Adventures of Bannon and Clare by Lilith Saintcrow
Progress towards 2024 Reading Goals
- Read a little every day: 22/29 days (there were 3 days in the middle of the month where I was too sick to read or stay awake long enough to listen, but the other 4 days were just me falling off the wagon).
- Finish 2 series per month: Nope, progress was made on 2 series and I started another one…
- Get NetGalley percentage to 80%: Beginning of month: 56%. End of month: still 56%. No progress. Failed to write new reviews even though I finished some NetGalley arcs last month.
- TBR beginning of month: 271. TBR end of month: 282 Ideal TBR: 150. Books read from physical TBR: 1. Nothing unhauled. No progress this month towards the goal.
- Read at least 100 books. Currently: 22/100. Still on track with this goal.
- Read more graphic novels: None this month.
- Read more short stories: Started but did not finish one of these.
- Join a book club that I don’t run: Failed again this month.
- Make a book club kit for 1 book per month: No progress.
- Read 15% of physical TBR: 11/282= 3%. No real improvement here either.
February Reading Stats:
Total books read: 4
Total pages read: 1,549
Average rating: 3.75
5 Star Reads: Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Highest page count: The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey
Lowest page count: Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Book I’m still thinking about: The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey. Part of this novel was set at Biltmore House, which is a relatively short drive from me and the Vanderbilts are a family that has always fascinated me.
All the books I read and my ratings:
Caraval by Stephanie Garber, 3 stars
Banana Cream Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke, 3 stars
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny, 5 stars
The Wedding Veil by Kristy Woodson Harvey, 4 stars
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