Literary Kitten

February was an alright reading month for me. I read 8 books and I had a good time reading them, although I would’ve liked to read a bit more! The life update is: I took a trip and camped on top of some ice… and then I ended up catching a cold due to not being used to the conditions, oops! Therefore, my reading was definitely stalled! However, I’m still really proud of myself for reading as much as I did in February. 

Some stats for the books: 

Pages read: ~2800

Avg pages per book: ~350

Avg Rating: 4 stars (WOW!)

Genre breakdown: 

Now for the rankings and star reveals! To keep it simple and sweet, I’ll provide just some keywords that describe my experience reading the books and what I thought. Here we go! 

8. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Literary Fiction

Keywords: Inspiring, unanswered questions, questionable pacing, poignant

7. The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫(3.5)

Genre: Mystery/thriller

Keywords: paranormal mystery, likeable characters, so many layers

6. Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐💫(3.5)

Genre: Horror/Literary Fiction

Keywords: Insane ending, weirdest book, check trigger warnings, surprising

5. Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Romance

Keywords: adorable, silly, corny, easy reading, enjoyably lighthearted, romantic

4. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Classic, Romance

Keywords: beautiful, a bit slow, the OG enemies to lovers

3. They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Mystery/thriller

Keywords: supporting women’s wrongs, superb audiobook, lots of murder, LGBTQ+

2. Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Mystery/thriller, YA

Keywords: Top-tier main character, satisfying twists, brilliant sequel

1. Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde #1) by Heather Fawcett

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Genre: Fantasy

Keywords: instant favorite, loveable characters, creepy parts, magical, academia

Overall, February was a really enjoyable reading month! I found a new favorite book and I even get to continue the story in a series (look out for my thoughts on Emily Wilde #2 in March)! There were a couple books either on my TBR or on my shelf that I didn’t get to which really bummed me out, but now we have a clean slate. I hope you all had a wonderful reading month in February!

Thanks for visiting Literary Kitten 🙂

originally posted on: March 1, 2024 (on previous site)