An Updated Bookshelf Tour: Bookshelf #2

Like I mentioned two weeks ago, I realized I hadn't shared any up-to-date photos of my bookshelves in a long time, so I figured I'd let you all see what I've got. And FYI, these are in less of an order than the first shelf I shared photos of. I really need a library. *sigh* If you haven't seen the first bookshelf tour, you should totally check it out and gawk at my extreme disorganization. Haha.

This is Bookshelf #2. It's mostly my YA sci-fi and paranormal shelf, and it, like Bookshelf #1, is temporarily at my parents' house until I get a bigger place 500 years from now. Everything on it is all out of order. Also, these are primarily books I've already read. Most of my TBR books are at my apartment, so I can actually read them.

Alrighty then, let’s move on to the good stuff.

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Here's an overview of Bookshelf #2 and #3. I have them situated in the corner, so it was just easier to take a photo of them both together versus separately. I actually forgot to take this photo originally, but lucky me, I visited my parents this past weekend and was able to snap a quick pic.

The top shelf holds my HP copies. And yes, JKR is very controversial right now. Basically, I just don't support the franchise anymore in a way that would contribute to her success. I still keep my books and DVDs, as I've already paid for them. Fun fact, I got the second illustrated edition for free when I worked as a temp at Scholastic during my first couple of months living in NYC. The corner was slightly crushed/ripped, and, yay for me, they couldn't sell it with an imperfection!

The shelf below that is mostly YA sci-fi. That's actually what usually goes on this shelf, even when I was still living there. For the most part, it looks the same, except for the random copy of Song of the Sparrow that's hanging out right smack dab in the middle.

The next shelf is a mix of YA paranormal, sci-fi, and fantasy. In fact, a lot of these are books I've had for YEARS. The Rachel Hawkthorne Dark Guardian books are ones I got around my sixteenth birthday. Holy cow! And I think I even got my copy of The Thief before that. It has the original cover!

 

A lot of paranormal YA going on here. There's some Jennifer Estep, Rachel Vincent, Holly Black, and Julie Kagawa. I feel like these were some of the prime authors during the post-Twilight days in publishing.

 

 

For some reason, I almost forgot to include this shelf. In front you'll see The Goddess Test books and the Unearthly trilogy. Unearthly is one of my favorites! I made my high school book club read it back in my senior year.

More YA paranormal, fantasy, and even one dystopian series. And look! There's my favorite werewolf book, Blood and Chocolate. I read that thing back in eighth grade and fell in love. I think it's why I've always loved werewolves more than vampires. #TeamJacob. Lol.

 Speaking of Twilight, here are my copies of the original books in the series. They're hidden away at the bottom of the shelves because I have zero room. So sad. I also have the Evernight series and the ACOTAR books down here. It's basically just a random assortment of series.

Behind the random series are my big books. For the most part. Titles include Eragon, Six of Crows, Nightshade, and more. I also have an ARC of Nightshade with the original cover. I desperately want to get my hands on an ARC of Wolfsbane with the original cover too. So if you see any copies floating around out there, you should totally let me know. Same goes for Heather Demetrios's Blood Passage.

  Here are some boxsets I have that are sitting in front of these corner shelves. Yep. That's right. They're just piled on the floor. It's terrible. I feel so ashamed. I have the Legend trilogy, The Hunger Games, and below that, you can see the paperback boxsets of The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices. They're barely visible, so it's really just a tiny peek.

 And finally, I have a boxset of Jane Austen novels. I've only read one Jane Auston book, Pride & Prejudice, and that was because I LOVE the 2005 Kiera Knightley film version. But I would like to read the others one day, especially since I have these beautiful editions.

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Well, that's the second shelf. It's a YA buffet. I'll share the other shelves over the coming weeks. I hope you enjoyed!

Do you have any pics of your bookshelves up? If so, link them below so I can check them out. I love looking at pretty book collections.

Stacking the Shelves: The Double Rise Edition

 "Stacking the Shelves" is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It allows book buyers to share their accumulation of books with the online book-loving community.

I'm back to work after my vacation, and I hate it. It's super busy right now. I'm hoping things slow down in mid-April, but I'm not 100% sure it will. I don't think I can keep up this level of stress at work. It's awful. That combined with the rainy/cold weather after a nice week of sunshine is pretty miserable. I hope it gets sunny soon so I can get back to my outside runs. But let's talk about happy things—books!

First up, I have my FairyLoot edition of Iron Sword by Julie Kagawa. Unfortunately, it came with a slight crease at the top of the spine and FairyLoot won't replace it. Ugh. It's not awful, but it doesn't look great either. I also have The Folk of the Air bakery pin from A Touch of Magic Designs. I'm collecting select versions of this pin set, mostly just for cupcakes that match the character pins I own or fandoms I really love.

In addition to those, I downloaded The Rise of Monsters by Brianna Jean and Dead Moons Rising by Jack Whitney on Kindle Unlimited. Will I get to them before I decide to end my KU subscription? I don't think so. I'd really like to, but I think I'll only keep KU until the end of the summer and I'm not a super fast reader. Have you read either of these? What did you think? Should I move them up my TBR?

What books have you bought/received lately?

A 2022 Spring Unhaul

Alright, I have another unhaul for you. But first, I'm going to give the same spiel I did for my last unhaul, which wasn't that long ago. I posted my winter unhaul in early February, so I'm pretty proud of myself for getting rid of more books since then. Though, of course, I've had these sitting in a pile to get rid of for months upon months. Oops. But yeah, the spiel: So, at the end of each year for the past couple of years, I've made a deal with myself. I have to get rid of books based on how many I read and buy every year. For example, in 2021, I bought 89 books, but I only read 66. Therefore, I had to get rid of 23 books to make room for the new ones and clear my shelves of titles that I'll never read again. Thankfully, I've already done that whole process with February's unhaul, but I have more to show that didn't count towards this goal.

I took 20 books to a new-to-me local used bookstore. Thankfully, the store took all 20 of them, even some of the UK FairyLoot editions that my favorite used bookstore wouldn't. The new used bookstore also took the three books the other store wouldn't take because they already had copies. Those included Beautiful Disaster, We'll Always Have Summer, and The Distance Between Us (not pictured). With these 20 books, I was able to trade for a good amount of store credit. And I used most of that credit on a bunch of Yasmine Galenorn mass markets. I got 12 in total, so really, I just replaced most of the books I got rid of with other books. Whoopsie. I may have a problem.

If you recognize the spines here, you'll see that almost all of the books I got rid of this time were YA fantasy/paranormal/sci-fi. There are simply a lot of fantastic books that I want to treasure and re-read, and these, sadly, aren't those. But anyway, the titles that I have read already include The Language of Thorns, The Extraordinaries (I have ebooks of the sequels, so I'm going to get the ebook at some point for this one), The Bitter Kingdom, Blood and Sand, The Essence, Shielded (FairyLoot edition), Foolish Hearts, and This Adventure Ends.

As for books I haven't read and have no interest in reading anymore, I have The Coldest Touch (FairyLoot edition), Fragments, The Supervillain and Me, The Offering, Afterlove (FairyLoot edition), The Love Interest, Salvage, This Golden Flame (FairyLoot edition), and Bright Star.

Like I mentioned earlier, I have a new box of books to get rid of. It's just waiting at my parents' house, so I'll probably do another unhaul post this summer. I also have a small stack of 2022 reads that I don't want to keep either. I'm even getting in the mood to purge my shelves some more over the next few weeks too. I have a new bookcase being delivered, and, depending on how much room I have, there may be some books that just don't make the cut to take up space on my shelves. It's definitely feeling like spring cleaning time. Haha.

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Have you unhauled any books recently? Let me know in the comments below!

Review: The City of Dusk by Tara Sim

The City of Dusk

Tara Sim

(The Dark Gods #1)
Publication Date: March 22, 2022

Paperback, 576 pages, Orbit

Genres: Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQ+

Goodreads

Set in a gorgeous world of bone and shadow magic, of vengeful gods and defiant chosen ones, The City of Dusk is the first in a dark epic fantasy trilogy that follows the four heirs of four noble houses—each gifted with a divine power—as they form a tenuous alliance to keep their kingdom from descending into a realm-shattering war.

The Four Realms—Life, Death, Light, and Darkness—all converge on the city of dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.

But the gods have withdrawn their favor from the once vibrant and thriving city. And without it, all the realms are dying.

Unwilling to stand by and watch the destruction, the four heirs—Risha, a necromancer struggling to keep the peace; Angelica, an elementalist with her eyes set on the throne; Taesia, a shadow-wielding rogue with rebellion in her heart; and Nik, a soldier who struggles to see the light— will sacrifice everything to save the city.

But their defiance will cost them dearly.

My Review

Political families with ancestral magical gifts from the literal gods? With death, life, darkness, and light powers? Umm... Yes, please. Let me just sign away my paycheck over to Barnes & Noble because I am hooked on this new fantasy trilogy, and I need book two as soon as possible.

The City of Dusk is just what fantasy readers need. It's a political intrigue, battle of the gods with demons and monsters to boot! It has the dark and gritty quality of a grim-dark without being so dark and gritty that it scares away the tamer fantasy reader. It also has multi-POVs to see the different perspectives of the world, but not an overwhelming amount like some sprawling epics. It also has a great and diverse world with diverse characters (normalizing gay relationships in SFF fake worlds shouldn't be that hard, but some authors seem to have issues with it). And, most importantly, The City of Dusk has crossover appeal for YA fantasy readers who are too intimidated to delve into some denser works, like Martin or Sanderson. It's a great read for people like me, who has only recently started to dive into those larger tomes. A three-book series is much less intimidating.

I will say that going into this book, you are going to want to read the synopsis first. DO NOT GO IN BLIND. You need to have some idea of who the major players are. I went in blind, hoping not to spoil anything for myself, but I was unnecessarily confused for the first 10% of the story, which could've been avoided if I had just read the synopsis. There are a lot of characters and a lot of new gods and places, so having the synopsis in the back of your mind as you go in will definitely help. Other than some confusion in the beginning and ending when $hit was going down and too much was happening for my little brain to easily follow, this book was AMAZING!

I especially love the characters! Well, all except one, but I'll circle back to her. Of the four main characters, Taesia, Nik, and Risha are my favorites. The dark, light, and death powers. So cool. I kind of just want an entire book dedicated to their family histories. Taesia is a bada$$, Nik is a cinnamon roll, and Risha has some cool powers and some cool secrets. Their individiual trauma and family drama made from some great reading, but put together, these godly heirs are just trying to do their best in a messed up situation. As for the other main character, Angelica, I still liked her at times, until she went a little off the rails. But she does have some cute interactions with a certain thief. And yes, you heard that right, there's romance in this book! It isn't the forefront of the story, but it's there, and I am dying to see that relationship drama play out within this godly showdown.

Overall, The City of Dusk is a must read for fans of mischievous deities, otherworldly powers, and young heirs trying to fix impossible messes. So basically, if you like George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer L. Armentrout, or even Avatar: The Last Airbender, you should 100% read The City of Dusk. It's dark, it's fun, and it's chock-full of crazy twists and turns.

*Note: I received a NetGalley ARC of this book to review from the publisher. This in no way affected my opinion/review.

Stacking the Shelves: The Staycation Edition

 "Stacking the Shelves" is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It allows book buyers to share their accumulation of books with the online book-loving community.

I've been on staycation this week...well, since Tuesday at least. Therefore, I haven't had to go into work. It's been amazing! I took off Tuesday for the release of JLA's TWOTQ, but I needed to use up my vacation time anyway, so, decided to just take the rest of the week off as well. Over the past few days, I've been catching up on clothes shopping, book trading, and more. Needless to say, it's been an expensive week.

First up are two books from bookstores I visited. I got Zodiac Academy: As Told by the Boys by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti from Barnes & Noble. It was the only one they had in stock. It didn't surprise me that this was the only one they had, since they series is self-published. The other book is Yasmine Galenorn's Bone Magic, one of the Otherworld novels. I got it from a local used bookstore.

So after that, I went to another local used bookstore to trade some books. And guess what they had? A whole shelf of Yasmine Galenorn books! I'm collecting the original mass markets, and they're not readily available now since the author is trying to self-publish them.

Before all of the purchases, I downloaded/borrowed some more Kindle Unlimited books. I only read two of them before my free trial expired, so I decided to pay for another month of KU until I get through some of these books I've wanted to read but didn't want to pay for.

Here it is, my most anticipated book of 2022. And yes, I've already read it. And I LOVED IT! The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout. It's gotten a bad rap lately for something that was foreshadowed in book two, but people were either too oblivious or in denial to see the event coming. But ignore them. You need to read this series. I bought/read a Kindle edition, as I'm waiting for May's hardcover release for a physical copy. I also got a NetGalley ARC of Vows of Empire by Emily Skrutskie. It's also one of my anticipated books of 2022.

And finally, I have some more FBAA art! My Flickerwix order of Dominique Wesson's portrayal of Delano and the joining arrived! I love these pieces so much. It was great that both these character prints and TWOTQ's pre-order incentive bookmark and tattoo arrived the day I finished TWOTQ. It made me so happy!

What books have you bought/received lately?

An Updated Bookshelf Tour: Bookshelf #1

I realized I haven't shared any up-to-date photos of my bookshelves in a long time, so I figured I'd let you all see what I've got. Unfortunately, a lot of these aren't in any order anymore, as I have half of my book collection at my parents' house and the other at my apartment. This means my lovely collection is never in one place, which is quite sad. One day, I'll have a big enough place to have my own home library! That's the dream.

I'm starting off with what I call Bookshelf #1. It's mostly my YA fantasy/paranormal section. However, there's a mix of stuff in there at the moment. Like I said, stuff is all out of order. Oh! And I should mention that 98% of these are books I've already read. Most of my TBR books are at my apartment, so I can actually read them. Haha.

Alrighty then, let’s move on to the good stuff.

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Here's a view of the entire bookcase, so you can get a general idea of its overall chaos. And yes, those are remotes on the middle shelf. I don't have a nightstand at my parents' house, so when I visit I have to use that middle shelf as one. I know... It's terrible. Also, that desk isn't there anymore. I gave it to my sister and my parents took it to her house a couple of weeks ago, so I haven't actually seen what my old room looks like since it's been moved.

This top shelf is one of my favorites. It holds some of my pretty, tall YA fantasy books. From left to right, we have Warrior of the Wild; the Red Queen series, including the first two special editions; the Falling Kingdoms series; and the US copy of The City of Brass I got for free at BookCon.

The shelf below that is... surprise! More YA fantasy. As well as the FairyLoot copies of the Daevabad trilogy.

This shelf is a mix of fantasy and paranormal. I also have the three fairies from Sleeping Beauty here as well. I couldn't find the box for these three Pops to put them back in my closet, so they just chill out here while all the rest are currently in temporary storage. Normally, my shelves are overflowing with books and Pops.

Here's a view of what's behind some of the other books from the above photo. The White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter is one I really want to reread one day.

The middle shelf. What's unique about this one, compared to the others, is that it's bowing pretty bad. So I had to take a lot of books off of it to keep it from bowing further, as, unlike the other shelves that are removable, I can't just flip this one over. I've had this bookcase for YEARS. It was originally my older sister's, so it's held up for a long time. Right now, it's mostly holding smaller paperback fantasy books. Please ignore the remotes, FitBit watch, and random tube of paint. Lol.

 Next up is, again, more YA fantasy and paranormal. It's kind of a mix of series. A lot of which I'd love to properly display one day. I used to have some of these displayed on top of that desk, but I got rid of the desk, so I"ve had to squish everything back onto these shelves. Boo...

Here's an image of what's behind all of the books up in the front. You'll see one of my more recent favorites, Heather Demetrios's Dark Caravan Cycle. That series has really stuck with me over the past few years, when I read it back in 2018-ish.

 Now, this is just a stack upon a stack. Look at this chaos. There's so much here. Ugh. I hate having books displayed this way, but I officially have no room at my parents' anymore. Though, I have told them that with that desk gone, I could add another bookcase to the room, even though I don't live there anymore. They didn't like that. My mom wants to put exercise equipment in there. Haha.

 And finally, you'll see a very dark picture of what's behind the other books. These are so hidden away that it's just sad. I desperately need someone to pay for me to get a library with a nice rolling ladder, where I can read and just stare at my lovely books. They don't deserve to be shoved away, especially as some of these are books I really love.

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Okay, so that's the first shelf. I'll share the others over the coming weeks. I haven't even started taking pictures of the ones in my apartment yet, so that'll be a super fun task. (Please note that I am being sarcastic as my apartment shelves are even more chaotic than the ones at my parents' house.) I hope you enjoyed!

Do you have any pics of your bookshelves up? If so, link them below so I can check them out. I love looking at pretty book collections.

Stacking the Shelves: The Covered in White Edition

"Stacking the Shelves" is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It allows book buyers to share their accumulation of books with the online book-loving community.

I hate having two Stacking the Shelves back to back on my blog, but I haven't had the energy to write a regular post. My book club friend visited two weekends ago and my little sister visited last weekend, so I've been cleaning and prepping for them to stay over. Thankfully, I have this weekend free as well as a vacation coming, so I'm hoping to get a few reviews and tags written during that time.

The Barnes & Noble order I made last month was delivered. I bought The Dragon Republic and The Burning God by R.F. Kuang and Fire in You by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I finished The Poppy War earlier this year, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue with the sequels, but I did want to know what happened to a particular character. So I bought both of Kuang's sequels during an online sale. I also needed to reach $60, so I added one of JLA's contemporary romances to my cart.

And my most exciting acquisition is The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah. It's one of my most anticipated books of the year by a new-to-me author! I've been craving a warm desert fantasy story after all this snow, so I'm thrilled Orbit sent me an ARC of this one. Stay tuned for my review! Oh, and all of these books have white covers. It's quite funny.

Yes, I have more Zodiac Academy books I "borrowed" with my free trial from Kindle Unlimited. These are the novellas. I think Origins of an Academy Bully is number 0.5 in the series, while The Big A.S.S. Party is 5.5. I've already read 5.5, but I need to read 0.5 before my trial is over.

Would you look at that. My FBAA fan art addiction has returned. Just in time for book four's release. Woohoo. Well, technically I ordered these Poppy and Cas prints and pins back in December, but they finally arrived this month. I also got a keychain of Atlantia. It's in the shape of a key. Ha!

I begged the fan art gods for this Kieran print that was in January's Bookish Box subscription (of which I am not a member), and the gods listened to me! Okay, so that's not quite what happened. I got this FBAA Kieran print after saying I needed it because Kieran from FBAA was the love of my life. I posted on the Bookish Box BST Facebook group, and someone generously sent one to me for free! Yay! She left a cheeky note on it too.

And finally, I have another Kindle Unlimited book: Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall. I have less than a week to read this one and the Zodiac Academy novella. Can I do it? I'm not sure. I really hope so. I've had my eye on this book for a while, basically since I read and loved Hall's Boyfriend Material and realized Hall had a new book out. But I haven't had the drive to purchase it. I'd love to read it while it's free, though.

What books have you bought/received lately?

Stacking the Shelves: The February FairyLoot Edition

"Stacking the Shelves" is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It allows book buyers to share their accumulation of books with the online book-loving community.

This week has been different. In a good way. It's been super warm here, so that's nice. Terrible for the planet, but good for me. I'm tired of freezing all the time. I also had a friend come over last weekend and we arranged some travel plans for Apollycon. Now, I'm out hundreds of dollar for an Airbnb. I hope the convention is worth the cost... But anyway, time for a book haul.

Two FairyLoot boxes within a short period of time is pretty fun. It sucks for the weeks I go without, but it's always nice to open a box full of goodies, even if I don't always love the items. But for the February box, I loved almost everything! The book is beautiful, and it's one I had already planned to read/order. I also loved the bookends, socks, necklace (though I wish it didn't say Crescent City on it as it could have been a more universal item), and the tarot cards. While the art style of the tarot cards isn't my favorite, they were good this month. The only items I didn't care for were the Wicked Fox print and the tote bag. I'm just tired of tote bags. I typically do like prints if they're for a fandom I enjoy and the artwork is in a style I like. This particular print just didn't vibe with me. Just FYI, I skipped the March FairyLoot box, but I'm getting the adult book, so that'll be fun! I'm very excited!

I "borrowed" Zodiac Academy #7, Heartless Sky, from Kindle Unlimited. I only have a free trial, so it'll disappear once my trial is over mid-March. If you've seen my last couple of posts, you know I've become addicted to this series. I was binge-reading like crazy, though I've found myself slowing down as I've read the last two books. I think the angst is getting a little over the top. Nevertheless, I'm going to hate waiting for book #8 to release once I finish this one. Oh, and my friend also bought me Court by Tracy Wolff. She got me the B&N special edition from her local B&N since mine didn't have any in stock. I paid her back, though, so it still goes into my book-buying expenses for the month. Oops. I forgot to take a picture of it sadly, so you'll have to deal with the thumbnail. Haha.

What books have you bought/received lately?

February Wrap-Up & March TBR

Two months of 2022 are already over. Wow. February flew by. Mainly because work was nuts and I've been binge-reading a series that's taken over my life. I barely moved from my bed and couch as I devoured each installment, and I read a lot of other big books on top of those. It's been a great reading month.

In this wrap-up, I’ll list the books I read, the books I reviewed, the books I bought/received, and my TBR for next month. Now, let’s get this bookish party started!

Books Read in February

Legendborn: 4 stars
Munro: 4 stars (ebook)
The Poppy War: 3 stars
Zodiac Academy: The Awakening: 3.5 stars (ebook)

Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae: 3.5 stars (ebook)

Zodiac Academy: The Reckoning: 4 stars (ebook)

Zodiac Academy: Shadow Princess: 4 stars (ebook)

Zodiac Academy: Cursed Fates: 4 stars (ebook)

House of Sky and Breath: 2 stars

Zodiac Academy: Fated Throne: 3 stars (ebook)

I read ten books in February. Ten! I'm so proud of that number, though I'm not proud of how behind I got on my exercise schedule just so I could read more. I'm trying to whip myself back into shape now after two weeks of taking it easy. But anyway, back to books. Only three were physical books: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang, and House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas. As for ebooks, I read Munro by Kresley Cole and then I binged most of the Zodiac Academy books by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. I'm currently using a free trial of Kindle Unlimited to read all of the ZA books. I only have one more to go, and my trial doesn't run out for a couple more weeks. Then of course, two of the books I read, Munro and HoSaB were new releases, so they don't count towards some of my smaller yearly reading goals. However, The Poppy War and Legendborn are both books I owned prior to 2022, with Legendborn being a 2020 release and The Poppy War being a pre-2020 release. So two more books to add to my TBR goals!

Books Bought/Received in February

I received four physical books and four NetGalley books in February, so a total of eight books. And this doesn't include ZA, since I'm only technically "borrowing" them and I think they'll disappear off my Kindle once my trial is over. The ebooks I received were all review copies from NetGalley: A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland, Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros, A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows, and Heat Wave by TJ Klune. The physical books I received include HoSaB (BAM online order), The Return by JLA (local used bookstore), Court by Tracy Wolff (a friend's B&N), and Only a Monster by Vanessa Len (Jan. FL book). Even though I received four physical books in February, I technically only paid for three of them in that month: Court, The Return, and HoSaB. I paid for the January FairyLoot back in August with my six-month subscription plan. And, in addition to Court, The Return, and HoSaB, I also paid for some books that won't arrive until later on in 2022, including FairyLoot's These Twisted Bonds and a B&N order of three books. So, in total, I bought 13 books, as I also paid for my six-month FL sub in February.

Currently Obsessed With

Not a lot to talk about entertainment-wise this month. I've mostly been reading. Which is a good thing. I'd honestly rather be reading than watching TV, since more of my money goes towards buying books than streaming shows. Haha.

The only show that I'm currently watching is Modern Family on Hulu. It's a fun show. Nothing super special. I'm only season seven now, and I think there are ten seasons. Which is insane. But as long as I finish the series before Bridgerton comes out, I'll be happy. Then, I need to figure out what my next binge show will be.

March TBR

March's TBR books are kind of random. I want to read Once Upon a Broken Heart, since I feel like the FairyLoot sequel edition is going to be announced soon and I have to decide if I want to purchase it. I also haven't read any of the pre-NYC books I mentioned in my goals post for 2022. Therefore, I need to read An Ember in the Ashes and The Last Namsara. I also might read A Promise of Fire, and I'm continuing my year-long read of A Storm of Swords, which I fell behind on due to the ZA series. And, speaking of ZA, I'm currently reading the seventh book in the series and I'll try to fit in the novellas and side books before my free trial ends in mid-March. Oh! And I almost forgot, I have to read The War of Two Queens, which releases on March 15. I already took some vacation time for it .

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Okay, well, that's the month of February, plus some March sneak peeks, all wrapped up into one post. Do you have a wrap-up post for last month? If so, share in the comments!