February was mainly devoted to taking care of two rowdy puppies that just turned 3 months old. And by taking care of, I mean cleaning up after. The rescue told us that they were chihuahua mixes based on the mom, but I think that mix was really diluted in these two, because they’re so much bigger than our chihuahuas, who only seem to like other chihuahuas. We’re getting a crash course in how different it is to raise bigger puppies than little ones, and let me tell you—it’s so different. But we love them so much already. I’ve been trying to stay on top of my reading, and didn’t do as much in February as I wanted to, but I can’t get mad because I had some serious puppy fever (and still do). 

As far as the reading I did get to, I really enjoyed most of the books that I read. I got to some that I’ve really wanted to read, and did some reading for fun as well, which was one thing I wanted to focus on this year. Along with that, here are some more accomplishments that I had in February:

• I’ve gained some new followers, and it’s so awesome to log in and see my blog grow and get to interact with some really cool new people. 
• I read less books than last month, but I lived more. I took a trip upstate with friends, and saw a local production of Fiddler on the Roof that was outstanding. I’m clearly still working on finding a balance for myself.
• I still enjoy my nonfiction, having read 1 memoir and 1 short old Norse philosophy book.
• There was 1 book I DNFd and don’t feel even a tiny bit bad.

Here’s my breakdown of monthly/cumulative totals for February:

February Totals:

• Books read: 14
• Books DNF’d: 1 
• Pages read: 3,234
• Hours listened: 41.45 hours
• Average pages: 111.52
• Average hours listened: 1.43 hours

Genres Read in February:

• Biography/Memoir: 1
• Fantasy: 3
• Historical Fiction: 2
• Horror: 2
• Mystery/Suspense: 4
• Philosophy: 1
• Romance: 1

Backlist vs. New Releases:

• Backlist books: 6
• 2024 releases: 8

Fiction Vs. Nonfiction:

• Fiction: 12
• Nonfiction: 2

Format Read:

• Print: 4
• Digital: 3
• Audio: 7

Age Range:

• Adult: 13
• YA: 1

My favorite book of the month was The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.

Here’s what I read in February:

• The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (ALC) | Goodreads | Amazon
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett (Emily Wilde #2) (NG ARC) | Goodreads | Amazon
• Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka | Goodreads | Amazon
• Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways: A Memoir by Brittany Means (ALC) | Goodreads | Amazon
• The Trials of Empire by Richard Swan (Empire of the Wolf #3) (Publisher/NG ARC) Goodreads | Amazon
• The Bad Ones by Melissa Albert (YABC ARC) | Goodreads | Amazon
• That Time I Got Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a Werewolf by Kimberly Lemming (Mead Mishaps #2) (Publisher ARC) | Goodreads | Amazon

• The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger (ALC) | Goodreads | Amazon 
• Viper’s Dream by Jake Lamar (ALC) | Goodreads | Amazon
• An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson (Publisher/NG ARC) | Goodreads | Amazon
• Since She’s Been Gone by Sagit Schwartz (NG ARC) | Goodreads | Amazon

• The Therapy Room by Sam Baron (FBI Agent Susan Parker #1) (NG ARC) | Goodreads | Amazon

• Warrior of the Wind by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (The Nameless Republic #2) (Publisher ARC)

• The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin (The Combat Codes Saga #1) — reread
• Havamal: The Words of Odin the High One by Olive Bray — short philosophy book

How was your February? Did you read any great books?