I am that person who loves data, charts, and lists. So every month, I recap what I read and what books I acquire along with anything else I think is of value or interest. Let me know if you have any ideas!

This month, I was able to read enough books to make up for my slow start to the year. (I am nearly back on track to meet my yearly goal!) I am also happy to say that I enjoyed more of the books I read this month.

Strangely for me, I read a lot more on my e-reader in February than I usually do. I think this is in part due to e-ARCs as well as the ability to read in the dark, right before bed. I am someone who suffers from couch sleepy not translating to bed sleepy. I have found reading a bit after getting in bed helps relax me enough to be sleep again.

Breakdown

• Books read: 14

• Pages read: 3,781 (3,215 without audio)

• Time listened: 18.62 hours

• Percent female authors: 92.9%

• Percent BIPOC authors: 21.4%

Books read

• The Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez | ⭐⭐⭐
• Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona | ⭐⭐
• The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren | ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston | ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion by Tori Tefler 🎧 |⭐⭐⭐
• Argylle by Elly Conway | ⭐⭐⭐
• Original Sins (Riley Fisher #2) by Erin Young | ⭐⭐⭐💫
• Next of Kin by Hannah Bonam-Young | ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• The Blueprint by Rae Giana Rashad | ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
• Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman 🎧 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanaugh| ⭐⭐⭐💫
• Drop, Cover, & Hold On by Jasmine Guillory | ⭐⭐⭐
• Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera | ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston | ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

Books in progress

I started two books in February that I plan to finish in March:

• Correction: Parole, Prison, & the Possibility of Change by Ben Austen 🎧
• Madness: Race & Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton

Books acquired

I acquired the following books this month:

Book of the Month

• Skipped

Aardvark Book Club

• Skipped

Gifted Physical Copies

• The Furies: Women, Vengeance, & Justice by Elizabeth Flock (Pub: 1/2)
• The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations by David Montero (Pub: 2/6)
• The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Pub: 2/6)
• Original Sins by Erin Young (Pub: 2/13)
• The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin (Pub: 2/27)
• Green Dot by Madeleine Gray (Pub: 2/27)
• The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard (Pub: 2/27)
• Piglet by Lottie Hazell (Pub: 2/27)
• After Annie by Anna Quindlen (Pub: 2/27)
• Knife River by Justine Champine (Pub: 5/28)
• Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H. (Now out in paperback)

NetGalley Approvals

• Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Pub: 3/5)
• Think Twice by Harlan Coben (Pub: 5/14)
• Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne (Pub: 7/9)

Book Club & Book Events

• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams