February Wrap Up – Month Not Bad For Less Days
Hello readers! I hope you all are well and you all had a lovely month of February. For me, it’s been a good month but it didn’t feel short to me. I have been writing life updates in weekly wrap-ups and if you have followed you must know there has been a lot to do some weeks while some weeks were relaxing and uneventful which is a change from January. As for reading, I could read good number of books even with less days of the month and I also enjoyed all the books except one or two. Equal quantity and quality make it a perfect month in reading.
Books I read
I read 7 books. Total pages read – 2686.
I didn’t post reviews of books I read this month as I was posting reviews of books I read in January. I think this will be a thing this year.
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Illuminae is fantastic futuristic sci-fi that revolves around Kady, Ezra and crazy AI trying to save their lives from battleship of evil mega-corporation chasing them.
The story is about love, friendship, trust, deceit, survival, plague, and space warfare.
I really enjoyed reading this with Toni. It sets high standard for sci-fi novels.
A Perfect Equation (The Secret Scientists of London, #2) by Elizabeth Everett
A Perfect Equation is amazing entertaining second book in The Secret Scientists of London series that revolves around a mathematician Letitia Fenley (Letty) and Lord William Hughes, the Viscount Greycliff (Grey) who find their perfect equation of love.
The story is about past mistakes, getting over fears and boundaries set by past, societal differences, the beginning of suffrage, unrest in London among social class, love, friendship, belongingness, rights, and sisterhood.
Click on title to read full review.
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club by Amy E. Reichert
The Kindred Spirits Supper Club is hearwarming and adorable romance that revolves around Sabrina and Ray who has been in Dell for different reasons and find kindred spirits in each other.
The story is about family, trust, heartbreak, acceptance, kindness, family secrets, ghost stories, anxiety, the importance of taking care of mental health, hope, and love.
It is delightful, entertaining, sweet and emotive romance. It is perfect read for all seasons.
Lemon Drop Falls by Heather Clark
Lemon Drop Falls is touching and moving middle grade fiction that revolves around 12 yrs old Morgan learning to live life after her mother’s death.
The story is about coping with loss and grief, new transition in life, friendship, anxiety, family, and hope.
It is sensitive, realistic, relatable, and beautifully well written middle grade fiction.
The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page
The Keeper of Stories is wonderful women’s fiction that revolves around Janice the house cleaner and stories she collects of people she works for.
The story is mainly about misplaced guilt but there is many layers of trust, betrayal, loss, grief, tough childhood, parent’s influence on children, struggle in life, friendship, and love.
My only small complaint is this is slow read. But this turned out a gem.
The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka
The story was about a co-authors who were forced to write one more book after their partnership died because of their feelings. It has friends to hate to love trope.
This wasn’t exactly what I thought, (now I think what really thought) but I’m a bit disappointed with this book.
What I wanted to happen in this book came much late in second half, in fact, at 60% of the book. First half only made me frustrated as I couldn’t get clear pciture of what exactly happened between character and then when that part came at around 75% (or later ?) about what pages Kat burned and why, I felt exactly like Nathan felt during their break up in the beginning.
What I loved most is writing and the way authors wrote how co-authors works on book. Most of my stars are just for it.
The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Editor)
The Best Short Stories 2021 is a collection of 20 well-written literary fiction stories with various themes. Most of them are diverse stories has tragic, sad, depressing, and heartbreaking tone, and political writing. You need to be in a particular mood for this.
I don’t read that many literary fiction and never have read any award winning stories or those published in New Yorker and such magazines so I didn’t enjoy all stories as I felt they were too highbrow for me but some were truly masterpieces that I, who prefers normal stories like normal readers, enjoyed.
Reviews I Published
Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Best Short Stories 2021 by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett
Other Posts
February-March 2022 releases I added to TBR
10 New Blogs I Discovered in 2021
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Links I enjoyed
Happy Black History Month + Some Book Recs @The Literary Phoenix
February 2022 Anticipated New Releases @Lair Of Books
Book Recommendations: Books by Black Authors about Friendship, Family, and Community to Read During Black History Month @ The Quiet Pond
Are Marvel Movies REAL Cinema? @A Fictional Bookworm
5 WAYS BOOK BLOGGING HAS AFFECTED MY READING @Drizzle and Hurricane Books
New releases by Black Authors that should be on your radar @ Inking & Thinking
Diverse Romantic Comedy Books: 2021 Releases @ Bookish Brews
Anti-Valentines Suggestions! @ The Orangutan Librarian
My Annotating System | Why & How @ Comfort Reads
15 Things Only Bibliophiles Can Relate To @ paperbacktomes
51 Romance Books to Read in 2022 @ Whispering Chapters
Why I Have Decided to Quit Instagram @ booksophobias
Plans for this month
We might have a one day picnic in the middle of month.
There is an induction meeting in last weeks of the month for my kid’s nursery that is starting from April 1st. I need to meet her teachers and have a chat. Also, there will be school shopping (her uniform, shoes, and books) and we need to do her bus registration.
I’ll be reading books I signed up for this month and also next month. (I want to be ahead of things when her school starts)
Thank you for reading! Let’s chat…
How was your month?
Have you read any of these books or plan to?
What are you reading in March?
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Books Teacup and Reviews
Hi, I'm Yesha, an Indian book blogger. Avid and eclectic reader who loves to read with a cup of tea. Not born reader but I don't think I’m going to stop reading books in this life. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
28 Comments
paperbacktomes
Seems like you had a good reading month in February. Illuminae has been on my TBR for years and after reading your thoughts I feel like picking it up.
Hope you find good books in match as well. Also, thank you so much for sharing my post🧡🤗
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you! I loved first two books of Illuminae files and I’m sure third will turn out just as amazing. I highly recommend it. I hope you have great month. 😃
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Rosepoint Publishing
Great post, Yesha, and some impressive stats!
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, VIrginia! Stats something good this year happening.
Marie
Ah you’ve had such a good reading month, I admire you for being able to read so much! I’m sorry The Roughest Draft wasn’t exactly what you expected, though.
Thank you so, so much for sharing my post! I hope you’ll have a wonderful month <3
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you! It was good month in reading. I hope you have wonderful March.
ashley @ socially awkward bookworm
Great job reading seven books! 🙂 I hope you have any amazing March. <3
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Ashley! I hope you have wonderful March too.
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Teri Polen
Not a bad month at all, Yesha! Hope your daughter’s school prep and transition go well – and you can get some reading in.
Kaya @ afictionalbookworm
Congrats on getting through so many books! Hope you have a great week! And thank you for mentioning my review💜
Books Teacup and Reviews
You’re welcome, Kaya! I hope you have great March.
Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes
Glad to hear that you still managed to read some good ones! Also glad that Illuminae worked for you too. It was a lot of fun, especially with the visuals! Hope March will allow you to blog and read as much as you’d like to, Yesha. Stay safe! 😀
Books Teacup and Reviews
I have started Gemina and I’m curious how new characters will meet old ones. I wish you the same. Thank you and stay safe. 😃
CJRTB Books
Glad you enjoyed Illuminae! It was such a different format and I really loved it! 😍
Books Teacup and Reviews
Authors were brilliant with the format.
Susy's Cozy World
It really was a good month! Let’s hope March will be even better!!
Books Teacup and Reviews
I hope so too. Thank you, Susy! Have a great March and happy reading!
Priti
Well reviewed all the books are looking interesting thanks for sharing 👌😊💕❤
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you for stopping by 😃
Priti
It’s my pleasure 😊💕stay blessed ❤
WendyW
You sure did have a great month of reading. Best of luck with your daughter’s nursery school.
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Wendy!❤️
Lady Tessa
Looks like February was a pretty good month even though it felt long. Hope everything goes well preparing for school and that she transitions well to it. 🤗
Books Teacup and Reviews
It was good month. I hope so too. Thank you, Tessa!
nickimags @ Secret Library Book Blog
I found the The Keeper of Stories on Scribd so I’ve added it to my tbr.! Hope you manage to get everything done in time for your daughter starting nursery and you get to have your picnic! xx
Books Teacup and Reviews
I hope you enjoy The Keeper of The Stories. Last week it was on Read Now on NetGalley. I look forward to your review. Thank you!