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!

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K Rowling ✰✰.5
2. Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven DNF
3. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ✰✰✰.5
4. The Beast Within by Serena Valentino ✰✰.5
5. The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken ✰✰✰✰
6. Fairest of All by Serena Valentino ✰✰✰.5
7. My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga ✰✰✰✰.5
8. The Geography of Me and You by Jennifer E. Smith ✰✰.5
9. The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz ✰✰✰
10. Sinner by Maggie Stievater ✰✰.5
11. The Wrath and The Dawn by Renee Adieh ✰✰✰✰✰

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...

1. Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
2. Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini
3. The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

• 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.

• 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!

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• "Halt and Catch Fire" Season 1 Recap
• Why I DNF Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven
• Book Review: Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub 

In the midst of all the tests and homework I had to do for school, I managed to finished the 1st season of Halt and Catch Fire! It took me long enough though, around a week, considering it only has 10 episodes.

For those of you who don't know anything about this show, or never heard anything about it, this show sets in the 1980s, in Texas, during the personal computer revolution. IBM already made a debut of personal computer, and now they're competing in the personal computer market.

What draw me to this show initially is Lee Pace. We all know Thranduil is fabulous, and I can't wait to see more of Lee Pace. But the plot itself isn't dissapointing, I really enjoyed it! I know nothing about the history of personal computer, but watching this show give me atleast an idea how personal computer was born. Even though it's basically fictional, it also features real famous historical PC like the IBM Personal Computer and Macintosh 128 K.


Cameron Howe is a rebellious teenage girl with an attitude. She's really good with software coding, she's a prodigy, but she has no interest in creating a machine. From the beginning, we see her playing games at the arcade and created a game. She wants a machine to interact with, instead of dull, fast machine Joe envisioned about. I actually understand Cameron decision at the end of decision, if I were her I would feel hurt too. She's amazing with computer, but not-so amazing in her relationship with other human being. Her relationship with Joe is more like have-sex-when-I-need-you, and sometimes she doesn't take her job seriously. But at the end of the season, she warmed up to the others and more coorperative. Mackenzie Davis really fits this part, and she plays it well.

At the beginning of the season, we see Gordon Clark as this depressed, lost all his will to live, just -going-through-the-motion-life-needed-to-feed-his-family sales engineer. He built a computer once, but it failed, and so he just work to feed his family and he's miserable. He can't afford to let his family down again. But by the end of season he could stand up for himself, make his own decision, and just really passionate about the things he do. He's the one who get Joe and Cameron back on track when they almost given up. He might seems soft at times, but he's actually pretty driven. Scoot McNairy does a really great job capturing Gordon's transition and his feelings.

The plot has so many drama, but they're totally relevant to the plot. It's all about competing with other company and how to built a better machine. Of course, it also have drama about life, like Gordon strained relationship with his wife, Donna. But it also strained because of the computer. The character development is just amazing. Joe becomes more human, Cameron more mature, and Gordon takes his life into his own hands.

Overall it was a really good season and I can't wait to start season 2 (after all the exams of course!). The acting is amazing, the plot is addictive, and of course, Lee Pace. If you haven't see this show, you totally should give it a go!

The story: In the tv show, Damon arrives to looked for Stefan, and of course, also fall in love with Elena. They started as enemies, but they warmed up to each other and being the sexiest pair alive (or dead, because Damon is a vampire and such). I really like the season 2 finale, like damnnnn! I cried for them.

Why: Damon is a complex characters. He's both good and bad. And he's protective with Elena, but not that protective. Sometimes he lets her do reckless thing, and even defend herself. He could accept her dark side. And as much as Elena hates Damon for his morally ambiguos nature, we can see that she's also intrigued with him. I think the moment I realize I ship them is at season 1, during the Miss Mystic Falls pageant where Damon replaces Stefan as Elena's escort. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.