Welcome to the Monthly Wrap Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction to share our monthly wrap-up posts that summarizes our month in books, our favorite books of the month, what we did on our blogs, and anything noteworthy we want to share.
February 2024 Wrap Up
I had a pretty good reading month. I read 19 books, which is a lot more than my usual, but 11 of them were novellas/middle-grade/graphic novels so I got through them fast. I’m also very happy that I managed to read/cross-out several of my February TBR intentions, although I’m a bit disappointed because the two books I dnf’d were meant to count towards my Diversity Reading Challenge goal, and obviously they can’t count anymore. I also had a couple of books on the list meant to count towards my Nonfiction Reading Challenge, but I didn’t get to those either.
Fortunately, I did manage to read other books that counted towards those goals, so I’m not too disappointed! Here’s my February TBR list to recap, and then below are the books I actually read for February.
My February 2024 TBR Intentions
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeStiletto by Daniel O’Malley- Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherworlds by Heather Fawcett
- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
- The Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
- The Way Forward by Yung Pueblo
Children of Virtue and Vengence by Tomi Adeyemi(DNF)Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien(DNF)
Books Read in February 2024
- All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory John
- Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley
- The Improbable Meet-Cute Series by various authors
- The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren
- Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez
- Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne
- Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory
- With Any Luck by Ashley Poston
- Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson
- Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Happily Ever After by Debbie Tung
- Everything is OK by Debbie Tung
- The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
- The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
- The Bad Weather Friend by Dean Koontz
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Favorite Book This Month
I cannot decide on one because I loved them both so much, so I’ll have to make it a tie and award the title to both Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree, and The Storyteller by Dave Grohl.
On The Blog
I didn’t write a lot of posts this month on the blog, other than book reviews (linked above) and Top Ten Tuesday posts.
Top Ten Tuesdays
- Top Ten Recent Books I Read in One Sitting
- Top Ten Favorite Book Relationships
- Top Ten Bookish Superpowers I Wish I Had
- Top Ten Covers and Titles With Things Found in Nature
Reading Challenges
2024 Nonfiction Reader Challenge – 2/12
2024 Series Ender Reading Challenge – 1/5
2024 Finishing the Series Challenge – 2/4
2024 Diversity Reading Challenge – 3/12
2024 Bookish Books Challenge – 3/10
2024 Audiobook Challenge – 15/30
2024 Library Love Reading Challenge – 21/36
March 2024 TBR Intentions
I’ll do this every month as a sort of sticky-note to help remind me of the books I want to get to sooner rather than later. I don’t expect to stick to the list exactly, but it’s a great reminder for when I get distracted by new and shiny books!
- The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (it’s my bookclub’s BOTM)
- Fairy Tale by Stephen King (I’ve read it, but there’s a readalong happening in March!)
- A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross (I’ve already started it)
- A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross (because it’s the sequel)
- The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo (I’ve been anticipating it the most and I just got the book from the library!)
- Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree (because I loved Legends & Lattes)
- Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherworlds by Heather Fawcett (because I loved Encyclopedia of Faeries)
Hmm… It looks like this list is more reactionary based on urgency, timing, and excitement, but that’s okay for now. I’ll do better after I finish the ones I’m excited about!
How was your month in February? What were your most memorable moments? I hope you have a wonderful March with lots of great books!
Looks like a great reading month. I don’t read many novellas but the Abby Jimenez one will need to be read at some point. I am just going to have to check out the Travis Baldree book after reading your review!
Oh I hope you love the Travis Baldree book too! I’m excited for you!
You had a great Feb. reading month! The Celeste Ng novel is perhaps the one I should get to. I read her first two novels but this one sounded a bit depressing so I haven’t gotten to it yet.. I look forward to what you think about The Fox Wife. Did you like her other novel The Night Tiger??
Our Missing Hearts is sad, yes, and scary. I don’t know that it’s depressing, maybe only if you held it up as a reflection to real world events now. I loved The Night Tiger, but it was her first book, The Ghost Bride that I love most! I hope you enjoy all her books if you read them after The Fox Wife.
This looks like an awesome month is in store for you in March, even if February sounded a bit hit or miss. I absolutely loved Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng, and I’m looking forward to hearing what you think of The Fox Wife. And I can’t say how validating it feels to see that I’m not the only person who DNFd Children of Virtue and Vengeance.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one too! I really wanted to like it. I’m excited for The Fox Wife!