It’s time for a look at my February reading life!
It’s time for another wrap-up/haul post — and some fun stats!
What I read:
(each title link will direct you to my review for more thoughts!)
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✨ review copy → 💞 buddy/group read → 🔁 re-read → 🎧 audiobook → 🍰 graphic novel/manga
🤷♀️ TBR jar → 🗓️ 2023 TBR → 🌻 seasonal TBR → 😻 Devour Your TBR
- Everything is OK // Debbie Tung 🍰😻
- Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun // Elle Cosimano ✨💞🎧😻
- Death // Laura Thalassa 💞😻
- Why Are You Like This? // Meg Adams ✨🍰😻
- The Assassin’s Blade // Sarah J. Maas 💞🔁🎧
- Housecat Trouble: Lost and Found // Mason Dickerson 🍰😻
- Thinking of You (but not like in a weird creepy way) // Beth Evans ✨🍰😻
- Scream and Scream Again! // R.L. Stine 🎧🤷♀️
- When Sharks Attack With Kindness // Andres J. Colmenares 🍰😻
- My Life Among Humans // Jed M. McGowan ✨🍰😻
- 100 Ways Your Two-Year-Old Can Hurt You // Chen Weng 🍰😻
- Declutter Like a Mother // Allie Casazza 😻
- Tell Me I’m Worthless // Alison Rumfitt ✨🎧
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck // Mark Manson 🤷♀️
And now, for some of my favorite recent hauls:
- Unbreakable // Mira Grant (Subterranean Press hardcover)
- Apocalypse Scenarios // Mira Grant (Subterranean Press hardcover)
- Hell Bent // Leigh Bardugo (B&N exclusive edition)
- Looking Glass Sound // Catriona Ward (eARC; adult horror)
- Thornhedge // T. Kingfisher (eARC; adult fantasy)
- Camp Damascus // Chuck Tingle (eARC; adult horror)
- Arch-Conspirator // Veronica Roth (eARC; adult sci-fi)
- The Crane Husband // Kelly Barnhill (eARC; adult fantasy)
- Nothing but the Rain // Naomi Salman (eARC; adult dystopia)
- The Handyman Method // Nick Cutter & Andrew F. Sullivan (eARC; adult horror)
- Stinetinglers 2 // R.L. Stine (eARC; MG horror)
And finally, a little life update:
This post is SO overdue, but March has just been kind of a doozy of a month so far! The end of February was so chill and productive for bookish stuff that I fully expected to get back on track, but apparently it was just a quick reprieve before the beginning of March. 😅 Anyways, most of February was still non-stop home renovation CHAOS, but we finished up most of that at the end of February and the last week of the month was very nice and quiet! Honestly, I don’t even remember most of last month because we were so busy and exhausted 24/7. 😂 I’d love to give a more exciting life update here, but… that’s what I’ve got! 🤷♀️
How was your month? What was your favorite book you read or hauled, or what was something nice that happened in your life?
— destiny ♥
Jordyn @ Birdie's Book Nook
March 15, 2023THOSE STATS ARE SO PRETTY. I hope you get to sit down and relax soon!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
March 22, 2023Thank youuuu! ?
Leelynn @ Sometimes Leelynn Reads
March 15, 2023I can’t wait to see what the renovations will end up looking like at the end! Also, seriously, how do you keep up with all the review copies and staying on track? I feel like I’m drowning in old arcs that I haven’t requested anything new.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
March 22, 2023Thank you lovely! Omg, I’m not on track AT ALL lately and it makes me so sad ? but I find that keeping a spreadsheet helps, and I request a lot fewer ARCs than I used to, which also lightens the load so much!
ChapterMalliumpkin
March 16, 2023You’ve had such a great month for hauling books! I absolutely loved When Sharks attack with Kindness and I’m glad you enjoy it! I hope for this month you can take some time to relax, unwind, and take a little bit of a break from the home renovations! ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
March 22, 2023Thank you friend! Taking a bit of a break lately has been wonderful and much-needed. I hope you get some extra rest soon, too! ♥
ChapterMalliumpkin
March 22, 2023Of course! ♥ I’m glad you’re taking the break and getting the rest you deserve! Me too! Ready for some breaks myself.
Laura Beth
March 16, 2023I love your book haul!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
March 22, 2023Thank you, it was a great haul month!