It’s mid-March and I thought I would be a lot more proactive even while I was off on holiday but that definitely didn’t happen so I’m just now getting around to posting my February wrap-up…
There wasn’t a whole lot that happened in February and the biggest thing I had to look forward to, which was a big deal, was my holiday to Japan at the end of the month. It was great! I ate lots of amazing food although, towards the end of my trip, I did get a bit of an upset stomach and left the country feeling rather poorly (I blame all the poor food we binged at Disney, lol).
Other than that, I spent a whole lot of money on Studio Ghibli, Disney and Nintendo (Zelda and ACNH) stuff and although my bank account is looking fairly pathetic right now, I don’t regret it and would probably do it all again, haha. ๐ Friends, I got so many cute things! I was in heaven and it was impossible to resist, though to be fair, I didn’t try very hard! And I mean, this is why I work my tail off, right? Because I like expensive things, I have a hard time telling myself no, and I love to treat my loved ones to all the good things, too. Overall, I wish my trip could’ve lasted longer but I will be back within the next year so I’m saving up good for that!
My reading was a bit sluggish this month and I struggled to get into a couple of books. I had one DNF and one that I wish I had DNF because I didn’t enjoy it at all! Other than that, I managed to read a total of 20 books. Though it was the same as January, it somehow also felt like a much slower reading month… Unsurprisingly, for the month of love, I read a lot of romances! ๐
I had an unprecedented SEVEN 5โ reads this months and I actually can’t remember the last time that happened! I’m shook, lol. If I had to pick a favourite it would be between Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert and Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Both are romances in very different ways but both hit!
*covers are linked to Goodreads and the text is linked to my review, if available*
*books are arranged by order readโoldest to most recent*
5 pandas
Open Water
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Delicates ARC
4.5 pandas
4 pandas
The Summer Playbook ARC
The Reason I Married Him ARC
3.5 pandas
3 pandas
less than 3 pandas
I read fewer backlist books (including ARCs) this month but I’ve still maintained some progress. I’ve happily kept up with the Buzzwordathon and Year in Aeldia reading challenges as well. Yay! ๐
โ Project Backlist Reading Challenge: ๐ 9 backlist books // ๐ฑ 2 backlist ARCs
โ 2024 Buzzwordathon: February (positive words): The Summer Playbook
โ 2024 Year in Aeldia: February (book w/ non-human characters): Delicates
That’s a wrap for February 2024! Better late than never, right? How was your February? I can’t wait to catch up on all the posts I’ve missed, especially your wrap-up posts cos I love reading those! I hope everyone’s doing well and is taking good care! ๐
dinipandareads 
Ah, that’s so exciting that you got to visit Japan. Going there is on my bucket list. 20 books read in a month is amazing and so many of them sound very interesting.
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Itโs been on my list for ages too and Iโm glad I finally got to go! I already canโt wait until the next time I go back ๐ I hope you get to go one day!
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I’m so happy to hear you had a great time in Japan (although sorry you ended up feeling poorly). It looks like a beautiful country and I’m glad you treated yourself to lots of cute things ๐ฉท๐
Ahh.. I can’t wait to read Eve Brown (love the idea of a B&B setting) and Open Water, so I love that there were your favourites! ๐ฅฐ
I hope you are having a great March so far ๐ท
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Yeah, the trip didnโt end on the highest of notes ๐ But I still canโt wait to go back again! Eve Brown was so good and Open Water just slapped so hard, lol. I hope you enjoy both books whenever you get around to reading them! I hope youโre also having a great March so far ๐
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I’m glad you enjoyed your trip to Japan! I have a big trip coming up in May, and I am so freaked out about it. Why? Because I’m not prepared for it, but I am so ready for it to be here.
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Aw, I totally get it. Even on the day I was leaving to Japan I was like AM I READY?! ๐ But it ended up being amazing. I hope you have an amazing trip in May and enjoy your travels! ๐โจ
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It sounds like your trip to Japan was a lot of fun! I hope your stomach has recovered. It also looks like you read a bunch of good books this past month.
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I already canโt wait to go back ๐
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I canโt believe I had 7 5-star reads! So unexpected but it was great! Lol and yes, im very good at treating myself, me thinks ๐คญ
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February was an excellent reading month for you! 7 five star reads is amazing ๐คฉ. So glad you had a fabulous time in Japan and yes! You should definitely treat yourself every chance you get ๐
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I’m so glad you had a great time in Japan! I know how much you were looking forward to it. Yeah, absolutely treat yourself, especially on vaca!! haha. You also had a great reading month too!! I can’t wait for our next buddy read and we need to catch up on our chat. I’ve missed ya! โค
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I have been very good at treating myself ๐ my sister also was very good at encouraging me (and to buy for her too,haha)! Ah, Iโve missed you and canโt wait to read together again! ๐
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Haha, there’s nothing wrong with that!! I know, I’m excited for our next buddy read but also really, really scared. haha. It might take us the whole month to read it. LOL
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SO glad you had a fun trip to Japan and treated yourself to a bunch of cute things. You deserve it!
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I hope you get to go one day! Itโs gorgeous and serious manga/anime heaven everywhere ๐
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Thanks, Julie! It wasnโt hard to treat myself ๐คญ
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Glad to hear you had a great trip! I would love to go there some time.
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Japan is so much fun! I’m glad you had an amazing time there, I hope I get to go back again soon. Looks like you had an amazing month of reading!
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Are you planning to go back anytime soon? Iโm also keen to get back! I did a lot but it also didnโt feel like a lot, yโknow? Did you go to Tokyo when you visited?
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I went to Osaka last time so I really want to go to Tokyo but yes there is so much to do and see in Japan! I would love to go next year but we shall see if we can do it.
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Seven 5-star books and a trip to Japan – sounds like an amazing month to me! I was surprised (kind of) by how much I enjoyed those meet-cute books. I guess I should have faith in authors who I enjoy even if it’s a short story.
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Yep, definitely a great month ๐ Iโm surprised by how much I enjoyed them too! I loved the first two meet cutes the most thoughโthe best! Iโm so keen to read a full length Abby Jimenez now!
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I adore Jimenez’s books. They always make me laugh and cry in the best ways
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Yay for a great trip!! So happy to hear you enjoyed it. โค
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Thanks, Dedra! I wanna go back already ๐
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I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed yout trip to Japan! โค๏ธ I’d love to visit again and see the Studio Ghibli museum!!
It’s great that you had so many five star reads!! I also loved Act Your Age, Eve Brown, definitely my favorite book in the series ๐ฅฐ
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