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February 2024 Reading Wrap UP

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February was a great month of reading, but not a great month health wise. I had my worst crash of my Long Covid journey, and have been recovering for most of the month. I’m extra thankful for books and book friends for keeping my spirits up when things were extra hard! 

Photo 1: My physical reads

Photo 2: Reading Goal Check in

Reading Goals:
💖 Physical TBR: 7 of 6 
💖 Total read: 18 / total brought into my house: 25 – closer to equal but still very much not 
💖 Diverse Authors: 9 of 7 planned
💖 ARCs: 6 of 8 planned 
💖 BOTM: 1 of 1

Photo 3: ARCs

Photo 4: Diverse Author / Book breakdown (could be diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, physical difference, neurodiversity, or something else!)

Photo 5: March plans

See my Instagram pinned posts for information on the two challenges!

All the books

Key:
😍 Reread
📖 physical/ebook
🎧 Audiobook
📖🎧 = mix of both
📓 ARC / ALC 
🖋 Reviewed 
📚 Series
🖤 BIPOC Author
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Representation
🗣️ Mind, Body, Spirit Representation

I have linked to my own review if you want to read more!

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📖🎧🖋📚 Eleven Scandals to Start…
📖🎧🖋📚🗣️ Always Only You 
📖📓📚🖤 Kiss the Girl
📖📚 Deja Brew

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📖🎧🖋📚🖤 Rebel
📖🎧🖋📚 Castle of Dusk and Shadows
📖🎧📓🖋📚🏳️‍🌈 One Night in Hartswood
📖🎧📚 Blood & Steel

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📖🎧📓🖋📚 Ruthless Vows
📖🎧🖋📚🖤 The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes
📖🎧📚🗣️ Six Scorched Roses
📖🎧📚🖤 Wild Rain
📖🎧📚 The Highlander Who Protected Me 

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📖📚 Mastering the Marquess 

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📖🎧📓📚🗣️ Fangirl Down (skip the audiobook, read with eyes!)
📖🎧📓 Here in Avalon (lit fic readers might like it more than I did)

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📖🎧📓🖋 The Breakup Tour

QotD: What was your favorite read in February? Do we have any books in common? Do you have any goals for March?

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January Wrap Up

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❄️January Wrap Up ❄️ 

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you.

Image 1: My physical reads

I started out January feeling a little slumpy after binge reading 9 books in a week, but I ended up having a good reading month! I honestly felt like I was just reading out of habit, but half of my brain was just counting down the days until HOFAS. 

Image 2: Reading Goal Check in

Reading Goals:
❄️ Physical TBR: 6 of 6 
❄️ Total read: 13 / total brought into my house: I don’t want to talk about it, it was my birthday month. More than 13. Thank you all so much for your generosity!!!
❄️ Diverse Authors: 8 of 7 planned
❄️ ARCs: 7 of 8 planned 
❄️ BOTM: 0 of 1 

Image 3: ARCs

Image 4: Diverse Author / Book breakdown (could be diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, physical difference, neurodiversity, or something else!) 

Star Breakdown:

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🎧📓🖋🗣️ Out on a Limb: link to review
😍📖🎧📚🗣️ House of Sky and Breath
📖🎧📓 The Fury: link to review
📖🎧📚🖤 the Marriage Game 
📖🎧📚🗣️ House of Flame and Shadow 

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📖🎧📓🖋🖤 Say You’ll Be Mine – link to review
📖🎧🖋📚 The Bone Season – link to review
📖🎧📓 Bride
📖🎧📚 Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord 

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📖🎧📓🖋📚🏳️‍🌈 The Curse of Penryth Hall – link to review
📖🎧🖋📚🏳️‍🌈 Electric Idol – link to review

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📖🎧📓🖋📚🖤 Unladylike Lessons in Love 

Key:

😍 Reread
📖 physical/ebook
🎧 Audiobook
📖🎧 = mix of both
📓 ARC / ALC 
🖋 Reviewed 
📚 Series
🖤 BIPOC Author
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ Author
🗣️ Mind, Body, Spirit Diverse Author 

If it doesn’t have a 🖋, the review will be coming next month! 

Image 5: February plans
HOFAS: Fable link
ARC challenge
Diverse Reading Challenge

QotD: What was your favorite read in January? Do we have any books in common? Do you have any goals for February?