February Wrap-Up and March TBR
10:00 AM
As usual, another month has flown by without us realizing! I can't believe we're moving on to March. Lately time does feel to fly so fast!
February is another busy month for me. It's like a day without test is a day wasted for my school, so obviously we've been having exams EVERYDAY. It has been going on since mid-January and I'm sure it will continue until April a.k.a my national exams. Give me a break.
The problem is, with that many test, I still haven't been able to pass my math and physics tests. And I've only passed the chemistry tests once. It's just horrible. I'm officially terrified for national exams.
But the good news is, this month isn't as busy as last month. The last two weeks are for practical exams, so I could lay back a little and read A LOT of books!
Books I Read
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K Rowling ✰✰.5
- Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven DNF
- Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ✰✰✰.5
- The Beast Within by Serena Valentino ✰✰.5
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken ✰✰✰✰
- Fairest of All by Serena Valentino ✰✰✰.5
- My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga ✰✰✰✰.5
- The Geography of Me and You by Jennifer E. Smith ✰✰.5
- The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz ✰✰✰
- Sinner by Maggie Stievater ✰✰.5
- The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Adieh ✰✰✰✰✰
Books I Want to Read
I won't set my goals really high this month, because I know it will also be a month full of exams and school work. 2 months left until I graduate! And since March is technically my last real month at school, I just want to borrow a lot of books from the library while I still can...
- Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
- Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Around the Internet
- Cristina @ My Tiny Obsessions talked about NA covers
- The Chriselle Factor talked about Ellie Saab show. I've loved his design, his dresses are always look so delicate and dreamy, but this show is the best!
- Silvara @ Fantasy of the Silver Dragon wondering if we ever done something because the book mentioned it?
- Tracy @ Cornerfolds is confused about the definition of dystopia
- Alex @ Fiery Reads is wondering where is the brown-eyed characters in YA novel?
- Sanne @ booksandquills on youtube is talking about book cover finishes. I never knew there are so many kind of covers, like I thought there are only 3; matte, glossy, and rubbery. But turns out there are so many! My favorite is matte though<3
- Cait @ Paper Fury talked about YA romance type, plus a quiz!
- Another Valentine's special post, Aentee @ Read at Midnight listed top 10 YA romance tropes
- Aila @ Happy Indulgence created gorgeous designs of series finale in 2016
- Jillian @ Jillian's Books listed things she wants to see more in YA
- Lauren @ Bookmark Lit posted about Valentine's Day recommendation
- Alexandra @ Twirling Pages posted about how to treat yourself. With Valentine's Day it's so easy to pay attention to our loved ones and forget about ourselves. Love this post<3
- Aentee @ Read at Midnight also created beautiful designs for Morning Star by Pierce Brown
- Cee @ The Novel Hermit talked about endpapers.
- Emily @ Books & Cleverness asked if novellas are really necessary.
Favorites This Month
- This month, I unexpectedly join a new fandom. This is such a bad timing with all the exams, but I can't help it! I actually fell for Big Bang. For those of you who doesn't know, Big Band is South Korean group that is really, really famous. But their songs are actually amazing! Plus they really put efforts with their song, all the energy and coreography. THEY'RE JUST AMAZING GUYS.
- Happy Chinese New Year guys! I received a lot of hongbao (red envelope) and ate lots of delicious Chinese food. YUM.
- Hymn for the Weekend by Coldplay is my jam this month! I just love the chill vibe it gives, and the video is super amazing.
- I WATCHED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. Not the zombies one, the original one. I know it's from 2005, and I wanted to watched it for Valentine's day, but my internet was down so I watched it just yesterday. And oh God. I forget how much I love the book and this movie just reignite my love for it. I immediately googled everything about the Regency Era, and I put Chatsworth house as my must-visit location in the UK. And now I'm in the mood to read everything Jane Austen related.
- LEO WON THE OSCARS GUYS. He's been waiting for so long and now he finally gets it!<3 I'm so happy for him!
Post This Month
- January Wrap Up and February TBR
- Review Anthology #1
- Features: Another 16 Bookstagrams You'll Love
- The OTP Book Tag
- I See It, I Ship It: The Ultimate OTP List
- "Halt and Catch Fire" Season 1 Recap
- Why I DNF Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven
- Book Review: Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub
10 comments
Yes! You'll love Sea of Monsters! I've been wanting to read My Heart and Other Black Holes and the rest of the Lunar Chronicles (I've only read the first one *hides from embarrassment :) *) I loved the Wrath and The Dawn so much and I can't wait for the next book! You read so many books this month!
ReplyDeleteAlicia http://hashtaglovebooks.com/
I still remember everything that happened in SoM, so I just re-read it for fun! I hope I'll enjoy it as much as the first time :D I also haven't read the rest of Lunar Chronicles, I only read the first 2 books! Me too! I can't wait to see more Khalid and Shahrzad!
DeleteAhh you've read so much!
ReplyDeleteFocus on your national exams - keep studying for them! So long as you study, and work hard, you will be fine!
You've got some excellent links there - I really liked reading Alex's post about the brown eyed girls, because I TOTALLY RELATE! :D
And Big Bang is AWESOME! I haven't heard much of their new music, but I really liked what they produced before and during 2013 :)
I got lots of hongbao too <3 I love Chinese New Year haha :)
Pride and Prejudice is super awesome - will you be seeing the zombies one after having watched this one??
AND IM SO HAPPY FOR LEO HAHA ITS BEEN SO LONG, and he totally deserves it!
Geraldine @ Corralling Books
Thank you! It's just hard to find motivation to study you know when there are so many distractions *sobs* Me too! More money to buy books *evil laugh* YES definitely I'll see the zombies, even though I'm afraid they'll ruin the original P&P. RIP to all Leo Memes XD
DeleteOh, it sounds like you have been crazy busy (and STRESSED) with exams. Good luck!! I am sure you will pass the ones you need with no problem. And OMG, I was SO EXCITED about Leo winning the Oscar!!! I absolutely adore him.
ReplyDeleteThank you! He definitely deserves it!
DeleteOoh I hope you enjoy Sea of Monsters! Also, good luck with school! With exams coming up, reading has to be shifted to the side :(
ReplyDeleteCloe @ Mornings and Epilogues
Thank you!
DeleteI just don't know what Tumblr is going to do now that they can't use their favorite Leo/Oscars memes. Anyway, I really love booksandquills' videos on YouTube! She is so down to earth and has great advice on everything. And I understand completely about school. It is beyond stressful. :/ Good luck on your exams and have a FANTASTIC March! ❤
ReplyDeleteThere are new memes about Leo winning Oscars actually XD Tumblr people are the funniest! Me too! I love her voice, it's just so soothing... Thank you so much, you too!<33
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