February Recap || Where Did The Month Go?

February is the month of loooove. What do we love here at The Bookwyrm’s Den? Books and coffee, of course!

So yes, this month was the month of books and coffee, which isn’t really a bad way to spend a month, is it? It’s actually kind of ideal now that I think about it.

It doesn’t feel like much actually happened on the blog front … or on the personal front. Actually, are we sure February even happened? Maybe this is all just one mass hallucination?

Here’s what’s happened this month:

• Minion turned 10! Her celebration had to be postponed, because we actually got an ice/snow storm and were trapped in the house all week. We did buy a cake ahead of time so she’d at least have a cake on her birthday. We’re also supposed to be going on Tuesday to get the ends of her hair dyed, and whatever color she chooses, I’ll be getting streaks of in my hair! She’s ridiculously excited about it.
  
• Graduate school has ramped up. It’s been a decade since I graduated college, so it’s a little shocking to suddenly be thrown back into school. Also, throw in the fact that I’m working full-time and have a kid and caring for my grandfather and all the other things I’m doing. I may have underestimated the time sink a little bit. Still, I’m enjoying some of the things I’m learning, and I’m looking forward to next semester more, where I’ll have gotten my required classes out of the way and can just tackle some more applicable things.
  
• Hubby got a new Fire tablet! … which means I got a new Fire tablet. Huzzah! One of my big reading goals last year was to read more manga and graphic novels, but I found a barrier to that was how cumbersome it was. My phone’s screen was too small to read them effectively, and I hate having to sit at the computer for as long as it takes to read them. So the compromise was hubby wanted a tablet to read his comics, and I get to steal it for school reading and manga. Perfect, right? So you may notice that my monthly reading has skyrocketed because, hey, I can actually read manga again conveniently! And boy did I miss it.

#AmReading Update

Books Read This Month: 34

                                                           

I read Case Closed volumes 1 – 20, but I didn’t want to add all those covers.

January Reviews

• [2 Feb] Dead of Winter by Lindy Ryan, N.J. Ember, Sam Hooker, Seven Jane, Alcy Leyva, Tiffany Meuret, Laura Morrison, Dalena Storm, Cassondra Windwalker, Daniel Buell, Monique Snyman ★★★★
• [4 Feb] White Trash Warlock (The Adam Binder Novels, #1) by David R. Slayton ★★★★★
• [8 Feb] Bad Habits by Flynn Meaney ★★★★★
• [11 Feb] The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ★★★★
• [12 Feb] I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis, Alvaro Sarraseca ★★★
• [15 Feb] The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) by Aaron Reynolds ★★★★★
• [18 Feb] The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner ★★★★★
• [20 Feb] Calico Thunder Rides Again by T.A. Hernandez ★★★
• [21 Feb] Ashlords (Ashlords, #1) by Scott Reintgen ★★★★★
• [21 Feb] Blood Sworn (Ashlords, #2) by Scott Reintgen ★★★★★
• [22 Feb] Aether Ones by Wendi Coffman-Porter ★★★
• [24 Feb] The Highland Falcon Thief by M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman ★★★★
• [24 Feb] Kidnap on the California Comet (Adventures on Trains #2) by M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman ★★★★
• [25 Feb] Karma Moon: Ghost Hunter by Melissa Savage ★★★★★
• [27 Feb] Peter Lee's Notes From the Field by Angela Ahn ★★★★
• [28 Feb] Death Warden by C.J. Stilling ★★★★★

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How has February treated you all? Any exciting news to share, bookish or otherwise?