Monthly Wrap-Up

Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2024

Dini @ dinipandareads28 Comments

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. 😂 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! 😉

I had an unprecedented SEVEN 5★ 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 read—oldest to most recent*

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Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert, Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez, The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren, Dewdrop by Kay O’Neill, Delicates by Brenna Thummler

Open Water
Act Your Age, Eve Brown
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Delicates ARC

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Kindling by Traci Chee, Indigo by Beverly Jenkins, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett

Kindling ARC
Indigo

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The Summer Playbook ARC
The Reason I Married Him ARC

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Destiny’s Captive

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The Time of Your Life by Sandra Kitt, Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson, With Any Luck by Ashley Poston, Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory, If the Duke Dares by Darcy Burke

The Time of Your Life ARC

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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! 😊

✔ Project Backlist Reading Challenge: 📚 9 backlist books // 📱 2 backlist ARCs
✔ 2024 Buzzwordathon: February (positive words): The Summer Playbook
✔ 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! 💜

28 thoughts on “Monthly Wrap-Up: February 2024”

  1. 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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  2. 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 🩷🎀
    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! 🥰
    I hope you are having a great March so far 🌷

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    • Yeah, the trip didn’t end on the highest of notes 😅 But I still can’t 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 you’re also having a great March so far 💜

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  3. 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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  5. February was an excellent reading month for you! 7 five star reads is amazing 🤩. So glad you had a fabulous time in Japan and yes! You should definitely treat yourself every chance you get 💕

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  6. 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! ❤

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  10. 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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  13. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed yout trip to Japan! ❤️ 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 🥰

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