February has flown by, hasn’t it? What a great reading month though because I managed to finish seven books and three of those were outstanding reads. Here’s what I read:
Shelter by Jung Yun, Whitefly by Abdelilah Hamdouchi, Good Evening, Mrs. Craven by Mollie Panter-Downes, Faithless by Kjell Ola Dahl, The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs, My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante and Where the Wild Cherries Grow by Laura Madeline.
Favorites where Shelter, Good Evening, Mrs. Craven and This Bright Hour. The others were good reads as well with the exception of Faithless. Oh that one was almost a DNF for me. I still need to catch up on doing some mini reviews so I’ll try to get on that soon.
What I really appreciated about this reading month was that I had a mix of fiction, non-fiction, mystery and a short story collection. Also, three of my reads were translated works (Arabic, Norwegian and Italian).
The only disappointing part of this month was not being able to complete a book for Black History Month. I was started reading a collection of Geraldine Brooks poetry but it was due back at the library before I could finish it. Also I had checked out Hunger by Roxane Gay but didn’t get to even open that book before I had to return it. Of course I can read these books any time and I do plan to keep them on my list.
Oh yes, and I totally didn’t get to start Portrait of A Lady for Bellezza’s readalong either.
For March my goal is to continue my library ban that I just started about a week ago. I know it sounds terrible doesn’t it? I just think I need to devote a bit more of my time to my own books. Like many of you, my shelves (and Kindle!) are overflowing so I want to spend a bit more time with my books.
So that’s a wrap for February. What about you, did you have a good reading month and what are you excited about in March?
Sounds like you did have a good reading month. And you’ve begun a library ban – I’m just now possibly stopping my unintended library ban. Ha! I totally understand though. I check things out and then don’t read them, put them on hold and then cancel the holds. Sigh. Always a problem and why do I feel guilty for not reading the books in my Kindle on shelves? I shouldn’t – it’s all good, right?
You read a great mix of books in February! And banning library books, while REALLY hard, is a good way to get to all those TBRs! Good luck finishing some of those up this month. 🙂
You got a lot of reading done for such a short month!
I should probably undertake a library ban, too, but I can’t help myself. Everytime I see a good book talked about, I add it to my reserve list!
February is usually my least favourite month of the year, but it didn’t seem so bad this year. The weather being so mild here helped. lol
🙂 It is so difficult to want to read so many books and to have to make choices. I’m easily tempted by a blog review to add a book to my list, and I can’t help searching for some of them, ignoring the books already awaiting my attention.
I gave up on both My Brilliant Friend and The Portrait of A Lady. Life is too short. 🙂 I, too, need to put myself under a library ban. I bought a bunch of books after Christmas and there they sit, on my nightstand, completely ignored since I have another stack from the library. Gotta be strong! 🙂
I ended up finishing seven books in February as well! It sounds like you had a really great month of reading. I was thinking about writing up a summary post but haven’t gotten around to it yet 🙂 I hope that March goes just as well for you!
Sounds like you had a great reading month in February even if you weren’t able to get to all the books you had hoped to. I read a lot more than I expected to. March is not off to as good a start, I’m afraid, but at least I am enjoying what I am reading. I just need to find the time to read! Have a great March, Iliana!
It sounds like you had a great month! I love when I read a wide variety of a books in a month and I’d like to read more translated works too 🙂
Sounds like you’d a great reading month in February, Iliana. I totally get what you mean about library books. I’ve been neglecting my TBR pile as I’m trying to read all the library books before they’re due and when it’s time to return them I always find it hard to resist checking out more new books. Sigh.
My February was terrific for reading; the beginning of the year – and September, too – lend themselves to solid reading and I feel like my TBR is getting shorter all the time. That’s a complete charade. It is getting longer all the time. From a mathematical perspective. But at least, when I have a really busy reading month and the pages seem to be flying, it FEELS like I am actually making progress and reading my way through that list after all. In March, I’m excited about reading on with Ann Leckie’s Hugo and Nebula award-winning sci-fi series (I found the first book a bit challenging but the second is addictive) and rereading some childhood faves, including some E.L. Konigsburg. I hope your new month is already off to a great start!