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March 17, 2018

February 2018 Overview

March 17, 2018

February 2018 Overview

Looking Back

Reading Stats

February was a little out of the ordinary for me. I only listened to one audiobook out of the 12 books that I finished. This also means I read more pages in print and ebook last month, getting though 3,937 pages. That’s more in January, even though I got through three more titles then. As for audiobooks, I listened to 5:37 hours (equalling 216 pages). The total equivalent was 4,153 pages. My average rating for these books was good too at 3.718 out of 5.

Books Read

  1. Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland | Rating: 4.056*
  2. All That She Can See by Carrie Hope Fletcher | Rating: 3.778
  3. The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo | Rating: 4.611
  4. Ponti by Sharlene Teo | Rating: 2.688
  5. Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton | Rating: 1.000
  6. Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab | Rating: 3.625
  7. Twelve Dates of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson | Rating: 4.000
  8. The Year of Less by Cait Flanders | Rating: 4.375
  9. Take Me With You by Andrea Gibson | Rating: 3.214
  10. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki & Sharon Lechter | Rating: 4.500
  11. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi | Rating: 4.883
  12. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo | Rating: 3.889

*Note on ratings: I rate books on a scale of 0 to 5, 0 being the worst and 5 being the best. I first rate various aspects such as prose, characterisation, plot, originality, etc. Then I average these out for my overall ratings. To obtain my star ratings, I round to the nearest 0.5.

TBR Pile

TBR Reduction

Books I hauled in February 2018

For the first time in ages, I didn’t buy a single book for an entire month. This means I spent S$0 on books in February, which I’m pretty pleased about. I mean, I reached a thousand dollars each of the past four years, so there’s that. I did still haul 8 books, however, thanks to HarperCollins and Pansing Books who sent me a few titles for review. I read nine books from my TBR pile. This means at the end of February, my TBR reduction tally was -5 for 2018.

Book Haul

HarperCollins egalleys February 2018
The Poet X
Family and Other Catastrophes
This Tiny Perfect World
The Way You Make Me Feel
Mariam Sharma Hits the Road
The Other Side of Lost
Beyond a Darkened Shore
Not the Girls You're Looking For

Which was your favourite read in February?

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  1. Ken says

    May 9, 2018 at 18:40

    Hello, I am a big fan of reading. Thank you for sharing review of book. I will surely try all books which you have mention. You blog is very useful for readers. Keep posting.

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  2. Amaris (amarisafloria.com) says

    April 3, 2018 at 09:42

    YAY for cutting down your TBR pile! I always tell myself I’m going to work on mine during the year … and last year, I read the same amount of books I purchased. I will consider that a WIN since I bought/received so many books in 2014 and 2015. Also, I love the Kindle photo you look! I always find it hard to take a picture of my ebooks, but you made it look so good! I tend to read ebooks over physical copies (because it’s easier to read in bed, haha) but I always want to choose a physical book because I like how the cover photographs better! But now I’m going to challenge myself to take photos of my ebooks! :)

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