I wish I could say my February was any better than my January… The way I got through this month is by some comfort rereading. I reread Harrow the Ninth, then the whole Murderbot Diaries. I basically did a lot of reading via audio this month, while also working on painting.
2021 Reading Challenge
6 books, 5 novellas, 1 webnovel, 2 omnibus manga volumes and 6 manga/graphic novels, to a total of 20 books!
Awesome!
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Rolling in the Deep |
My Contrary Mary |
Pretty Good!
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Haru’s Curse |
Those Not-so-sweet Boys, Vol 1 | A Sign of Affection, Vol 1 |
Mermaid Saga: Collector’s Edition, Vol 2 |
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Cells at Work! Baby, Vol 1 |
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians |
The Initial Insult |
The Cat Proposed |
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Alter Ego |
Cross Fire |
Try it Out Maybe?
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Fox Demon Cultivation Manual |
A Man Among Ye, Vol 1 |
Reread (all in audio)
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Harrow the Ninth |
All Systems Red | Artificial Condition | Rogue Protocol |
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Exit Strategy |
Network Effect |
Reading Challenges progress —>[Skip]
- Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge
- Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge
- Beat the Backlist 2021 Reading Challenge
- Series to Finish Challenge
- Debut Author Challenge 2021
- Audiobook Challenge 2021
- SpaceTime Reading Challenge
- 2021 New Release Challenge
- Retellings Reading Challenge
- Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
- Year of the Asian Reading Challenge
- Page-a-Thon Challenge
Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge
Progress: 9/55 books (Special Agent)
On track
Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge
Progress: 38/260
7 books behind
Beat the Backlist
Progress: 19/120 books
1 book behind
Series to Finish Challenge
Progress: 0/12 new series + 2/12 old series
Nothing this month; behind by two series
Debut Author Challenge
Progress: 0/20 books
Nothing this month, either; behind by 4 books
Audiobook Challenge
Progress: 15/50 books
6 books ahead
SpaceTime Reading Challenge
Progress: 12/40 books
3 books ahead
2021 New Release Challenge
Progress: 31/200 books
9 books behind
Retellings Reading Challenge
Progress: 10/25 retellings
My Contrary Mary is a retelling of 16th French history during the time of Mary, Queen of Scots; A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is a fantasy retelling set during the time of the French revolution; The Initial Insult is a modern retelling of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story The Cask of Amontillado; A Man Among Ye is a retelling of Mary Read and Anne Bonny.
6 books ahead
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
Progress: 5/50 books
My Contrary Mary is set in 16th century France/Scotland; A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians is set in the 18th century in France/Britain/Caribbean islands; A Man Among Ye is set during the early 18th century.
4 books behind
Year of the Asian Reading Challenge
Progress: 4/51 Prose books by Asian authors
Fox Demon Cultivation Manual is written by a Chinese author; Cross Fire is by a Canadian author of Chinese descent
4 books behind
Page-A-Thon Challenge
[7509] pages in [32] books
ICYMI
Book Blogger Hop: Feb 5-11
Book Blogger Hop: Feb 12-18
Book Blogger Hop: Feb 19-25
Book Blogger Hop: Feb 26-March 4
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Other news
- There is an upcoming book tour for Songs of Resurrection by J C Kang.