Welcome to our wrap up for February 2022! This month went by so fast and as a shorter month, I felt that there was so much going on too. Tell us what all you read and enjoyed in the comments and read on for us summary.
Kriti’s Selection
In 2021, February had seen a lot of reading. I tried to reach my 12 book record from last year but I did not have that sort of time. I read a number of audiobooks with my knitting projects and am excited to share the books and a project update!
Total books read this month: 8
Number of personal picks: 6 (thank you audiobooks and knitting!)
Review copies: 1
Buddy Reads/ Book Club: 1
Indie Books: 2
Rereads: 1
Books read this February:
- At the Trough by Adam Knight was a thought-provoking book about education. It brought together my experiences as teacher and student and I loved that side of the reflection. You can read my review on the blog and the interview with Adam. Find this book on Goodreads.
- I haven’t done my annual reread of Georgette Heyer’s Friday’s Child in a long time so it was like coming home when I picked up Frederica for our regency romance prompt for February. See review in our romance wrap up post and if you are interested in reading light regency romance with tons of extended familial bonds and goofy friends, check out any of Heyer’s books on Goodreads.
- I loved The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner so much that I posted about it as soon as I got the chance. I loved all three POVs and enjoyed seeing how their journeys came together. This was a very popular book when it first came out. Have you read it? Find on Goodreads.
- One of the first audiobooks for Feb was When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole. This was a buddy read with Ariel and our discussion will be live on the 12th! If you are looking for a suspense/mystery digging deep into practices of gentrification in neighborhoods, check this one out. You can find it on Goodreads.
- When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain was the second audiobook and thriller for this month for me! I find myself unintentionally gravitating towards missing children narratives (also see Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line). This one is a true-crime fiction about kidnappings in California and was very well done! I will have a longer review posted on the blog at some point but you can check my shorter version on Goodreads.
- I first read The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson in 2018. Reading it as an audiobook this time, it was a lot of fun to check if all my highlights from 2018 were still words that spoke to me. Check it out on Goodreads.
- I don’t generally have HIGHLIGHT books but these two are very very special to me:
- The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom by Nikita Gill made me feel understood. Through Paro’s life and the stories of the Hindu goddesses within the pages of this book, I looked back at my life, stories I grew up with, how they shaped me and how much I have changed. Review will be coming up in the next few days. Meantime, check it out on Goodreads. It’s a short book with mostly poetry so a quick one too!
- The book above led me to The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, a retelling of the Hindu epic, Mahabharat, told from the perspective of Draupadi, wife to the Pandavas, I only have praise and love for this book and I know its review will be one of my longest ones too when the time is right to write it. 😉 If you are interested, take a look at this book on Goodreads.
Total TBR: 218 (Feb 1) -> 227 (Mar 1)
I continued with my trend of being super excited about review copies and below are some noteworthy additions.
Commitment
- Many thanks to Grand Central Publishing for sending me a review copy for On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark. Continuing with my study of lesser-known wars, after I finish A Ballad of Love and Glory (Mexican War, 1840s), this one will be great to expand my knowledge of Argentina’s Dirty War in the 1970s. Learn more on Goodreads.
- I stumbled upon Booklover Book Reviews’ Aussie Author Reading Challenge 2022 and have decided to read some books from Australia. Set in Sydney, Orphan Rock by Dominique Wilson released today and I am excited to dive into it. Check it out on Goodreads.
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus is the latest addition to my forever growing TBR. Out in April, this sounds like a promising read about gender roles, cooking, chemistry and much more! Learn more on Goodreads.
Personal
- SK was planning on reading The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker and I decided to join her! I am excited to learn about the concept of death around the world. Is this one of your Goodreads TBR?
- Thomas Heuvelt Olde is my favorite horror writer. You have probably read my ravings of HEX. After tackling horror at the town level, Olde is back with Echo, a psychological personal horror story which I am terrified to pick up. But I am sure I will at some point!
- The awesome Angela Savage has given me lots of recommendations for the Aussie Author challenge and one of the books she mentioned is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams. Read more on Goodreads.
I have a wonderful feeling about March and all the books I have on my list are ones I am excited to dive into! See anything you want to read too?
Ariel’s Selection for February
Notes and Summary:
This month felt like it flew by, but I feel like I was able to get a lot of reading done, especially audiobooks! Many of my books were volumes in a manga series, The Girl from the Other Side, so that definitely boosted my read count a bit. I am looking forward to more Netgalley reads as well as Trope-ical readathon’s TBR as well!
Top Three Genres: Fantasy, Manga, LGBTQIA+
Top three book moods: Adventurous, dark, & Mysterious
Top book plot pace: medium
Most common book size: 300-499 pages
Number of Books: 15 (7 of those were graphic novels)
Number of Pages: 4,770
Bookish Highlights of the Month:
- Reread: Black Sun
- Five-Star of the Month: The Thousand Eyes
- Notable Netgalley: The City of Dusk
What was your favorite read for February?
Thanks for reading! Have a wonderful reading month in March. 🙂
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