February Reading Round-Up

We are already at the end of February – and time to share what I have been reading this past month. The total read for February was 31 with the following breakdown:

Fantasy – 3
SciFi – 0
Paranormal -5
Romance – 11
Historical romance – 2
Women’s Fiction – 2
Classics – 0
Non-Fiction – 1
Picture Books – 6
YA – 0

I decided this year to record in more detail where the books originated – from the library, on my TBR shelves, an e-book, bought /gifted or a charity read (Bought from a charity store). Here’s the breakdown
Library reads – 23
TBR books – 1
e-books – 6
Charity reads -1 (Thus $2 donated to Goodwill)

I had planned as well to do a separate post for my Jane Austen Reading Challenge, but for now, I will post it here:

This month I read a number of novels inspired by Pride and Prejudice:
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfield
Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson
Definitely Not. Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

Here are the books read for my favourite challenges:

Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge (Through Goodreads)
6. Book with a plant on the cover – New Leaf by Catherine Anderson
7. Reread of favourite book – The Rose Garden by Susan Kearsley
10. Book with challenge in the title – The Challenge by Sharon Karan
15. Retelling of a classic – Eligible by Curtis Sittenfield
22. Title that contains “sweet” – Sweet Matchmaker by Jean Oram
26. Book published in 2019 – Summoned to 13th Grave by Darynda Jones
27. Featuring extinct/imaginary culture – Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
29. Book with “love” in Title – Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Molly Cannon
Advanced
2. Choose Your own adventure book – My Lady’s Choosing by Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris
7. 1 of two books that share same title – As You Wish by Jude Deveraux

52 Books in 52 Weeks
1. Published in 2019 – Summoned to 13th Grave by Darynda Jones
2. Author you’ve never heard of before – Kate Angell (No Time to Explain)
3. Book you’ve read before – The Rose Garden by Susan Kearsley
4. with strong female lead – Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
10. plant on cover – New Leaf by Catherine Anderson
16. Retelling of well-known story – Eligible by Curtis Sittenfield

20. Time travel – Dreams of the Highlander by Sarah Hoss
36. Humorous novel – Dating-ish by Penny Reid
47. Set in country you have visited – Unleashing Mr. Darcy by Teri Wilson (England)
49. A speed read – Sweet Matchmaker by Jean Oram

Beyond the Bookends.
The theme for February was “read a classic retelling” and the books I read were classic retellings of Pride and Prejudice. (see above)

Monthly Key Word Challenge
I chose 2 of the key words this month: Love and Rose
The Rose Garden by Susan Kearsley
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Molly Cannon
Every Time We Fall in Love by Bella Andre

Monthly Motif
The theme this month was “Cover Love”. I had several, as I usually pick up a book to read because of the cover.

Connect Five
Five books that I read and connected due to their diversity were:
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
The Youngest Marcher by Cynthia levinson
Can I Touch Your Hair? By Irene Latham and Charles Waters
Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander

Favourite Books Read This Month
This was an excellent month for reading books that I rated a number of books a 5 at Goodreads.
The Rose Garden by Susan Kearsley
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfield
The Trouble With the 12th Grave by Darynda Jones
Summoned to 13th Grave by Darynda Jones
Heir of Fire, Crown of Midnight and Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Molly Cannon
As You Wish by Jude Deveraux
Dating-ish by Penny Reid
The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

March Goals
I did not read any MG novels again in February so hope to read several in March. As well, I hope to read more of my TBR books.
March is ReFoReMo – a daily study of children’s picture books which I will be participating in.

I am linking with the following:

Month in Review at Book Date

 

Best of the Bunch

 

Monthly Wrap-Up