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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

February 2024 Wrap-Up + Haul

Well February was another interesting month reading-wise. I was struggling a lot mentally and so books became a real escape for me. I also had a lot of free time on my hands. I ended up reading 26 books in February and finishing a handful of series. This was also my month to fully dive into the omegaverse properly and it was so much fun. I'm so excited to read more of them. But, without further ado, here's everything I read and hauled...

Title: House of Flame and Shadow

Author: Sarah J. Maas

Rating: 4.25 // 5 stars

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Title: Lola & the Millionaires: Part One

Author: Kathryn Moon

Rating: 5 // 5 stars

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Title: Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two

Author: Kathryn Moon

Rating: 5 // 5 stars

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Title: Pack Darling: Part One

Author: Lola Rock

Rating: 5 // 5 stars

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Title: Pack Darling: Part Two

Author: Lola Rock

Rating: 5 // 5 stars

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Title: Sweetheart: Part One

Author: Marie Mackay

Rating: 3 // 5 stars

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Title: Sweetheart: Part Two

Author: Marie Mackay

Rating: 3.5 // 5 stars

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Title: Three Swedish Mountain Men

Author: Lily Gold

Rating: 4.5 // 5 stars

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Title: Nanny for the Neighbors

Author: Lily Gold

Rating: 4 // 5 stars

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Title: Pack Origin

Authors: Kate King & Jessa Wilder

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Title: Baby & the Late Night Howlers

Author: Kathryn Moon

Rating: 4.5 // 5 stars

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Title: Butcher & Blackbird

Author: Brynne Weaver

Rating: 5 // 5 stars

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Title: Black Sheep

Authors: Alexa Harlowe & Brynne Weaver

Rating: 4 // 5 stars

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Title: Fear the Reapers

Author: Jessa Halliwell

Rating: 3 // 5 stars

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Title: Queen of the Reapers

Author: Jessa Halliwell

Rating: 3 // 5 stars

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Title: Wrath of the Reapers

Author: Jessa Halliwell

Rating: 3 // 5 stars

17.

Title: Strictly Not Yours

Author: Carrie Elks

Rating: 4 // 5 stars

18.

Title: This Mortal Coil

Author: Emily Suvada

Rating: 4 // 5 stars

19.

Title: This Cruel Design

Author: Emily Suvada

Rating: 4.25 // 5 stars

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Title: These Precious Scars

Author: Emily Suvada

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Title: This Vicious Cure

Author: Emily Suvada

Rating: 4.5 // 5 stars

22.

Title: Bad Alpha

Author: Kathryn Moon

Rating: 4 // 5 stars

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Title: Mile High

Author: Liz Tomforde

Rating: 4 // 5 stars

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Title: Bride

Author: Ali Hazelwood

Rating: 5 // 5 stars

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Title: A Tempest of Shadows

Author: Jane Washington

Rating: 4.5 // 5 stars

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Title: A City of Whispers

Author: Jane Washington

Rating: 4.5 // 5 stars

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January 2024 Wrap-Up + Book Haul

Series Review: "Ironside Academy" #1-3 by Jane Washington

Series Review: "Lore Olympus" Volumes 1-7 by Rachel Smythe

I only picked up three books in the month of February. I'm on a book buying restriction that's not a full ban but is a heavy restriction. Let's go ahead and just dive into the three that I did pick up...

The first is the Barnes & Noble edition of A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair. This is one of my most anticipated books of the year and I love the cover of the B&N edition. This is the third book in the Halfling Saga, the first of which was one of my all-time favorite reads of 2021. I'm thrilled to have the third book in my hands and I can't wait to binge the books all in one go.

The second book I picked up is Angel Unseen by J. Bree. I love all of J. Bree's books and this is the only one I haven't read yet. It's also getting a cover change in the next few months so I wanted to grab this since I still prefer this one. This is in the same Mounts Bay world as the Hannaford Prep series which is one of my all-time favorites. I'm excited to read this soon but I'm also saving it for when I need a new J. Bree book.

The last book I picked up was the Target edition of Bride by Ali Hazelwood. I've been really excited for this one and February has been my month for reading omegaverse books so it naturally tracked that I picked it up. I've also already read it in one sitting and loved it so much. It was addicting and fun and an easy read, which was exactly what I was needing.

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Lauren

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Unboxing: Fairyloot's "To the Moon and Back" (February 2022)

This is my third Fairyloot box since I re-subscribed and, I have to say, it's my favorite. This is one of my favorite Fairyloot boxes of all time, in fact. The book this month is not only one that I've been looking forward to for a long time, but it's also stunning. Though there were a couple items I just felt neutral about, the main items are absolutely gorgeous and completely make up for any neutral feelings I had about others. The February box features five items, the monthly collectible tarot cards, and an absolutely stunning book. Let's go ahead and dive in!

The first item this month was a pair of socks inspired by The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern and designed by @jezhawk. This is one of the items that I'm more neutral about because I haven't read this book and don't have it on my immediate TBR. On the other hand, I do love socks and these will most definitely get used despite me not having read the book.

Up next was a necklace inspired by Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas designed by Fairyloot. This is one of my favorite books and I'm in love with this necklace. It's just discreet enough to wear about without people knowing it's a fandom item. It's also beautiful and very simplistic, which is exactly my style. This is a perfect item for me as well because I just read the second Crescent City book in February.

The next item was a pair of metal bookends in a fandom-neutral celestial theme that were designed by @jezhawk. I was so excited when these were announced and, I have to say, these definitely are even better than I anticipated. They are stunning and seem to be very high quality. I also have a bookshelf right now that doesn't have sides so bookends are 100% needed and I'm happy to actually have a use for them.

The fourth item was a tote bag inspired by the book of the month, Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan, designed by @rosiethorns88. This is a beautiful tote bag but I don't think it's very practical for me for everyday use. I don't think I would use it while out and about in the city or when grocery shopping but I would use it when going to book conventions/events or while moving. Plus, I like that Fairyloot has been including items inspired by the books each month the past few months.

Lastly, there was an art print inspired by Wicked Fox by Kat Cho and designed by @cyt_draws. Well, there was supposed to be one included but my box was missing it. I'm okay with that, though, as I haven't yet read the book and art prints aren't as important to me as bigger items. I was able to get in touch with Fairyloot, though, and had a replacement within a few days! It did come bent and dinged but that's okay as I was able to mostly flatten it out.

The tarot cards this month were the Queen and King of Pentacles and were designed by @lizzart_zardonicz. They're inspired by Red Rising by Pierce Brown and feature Mustang and Darrow. Like with January, I haven't yet read this book series but it is on my TBR and these cards are stunning. I don't particularly like a monthly tarot card, though, and would prefer a different item. However, I will use these as mini art-prints for Red Rising instead so they will still get used.

The book of this month is Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan and it is absolutely stunning. I was really excited when I got saw the announcement for this month as I was hoping they'd do this book. And this edition absolutely blows me away. This edition features an exclusive cover, digitally sprayed edges, artwork on the endpages designed by @gracezhuart, foil embossing on the hardcover designed by @gracezhuart, and is signed by the author. Additionally, there is a character art print designed by @rosiethorns88 on the backside of the author note that is stunning.

Overall, I am very happy with this box. The book itself is absolutely stunning and I'm so happy to have a copy of it (especially when people are reselling it for twice as much as I paid for the box). It was a bit touch and go when the shipping carrier lost a bunch of my packages but, thankfully, they found them and finally delivered them at the beginning of March.

I think that while all the items aren't to my taste, the ones that are make up for the others. I am thrilled to have the necklace and bookends and will definitely find a use for the other items. But, for me, the value in this month's box definitely comes from the gorgeous edition of Daughter of the Moon Goddess. Now I can't wait to see what they do for March...

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Lauren

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Thursday, March 4, 2021

February 2021 Wrap-Up

Well everyone, February was just not my month. There were quite a few things that made it rough including starting my final semester of undergrad and everything seeming to break on me. I only read two books this month which was quite disappointing. However, given how much work I have for my classes and internship, that probably should have been expected. Hopefully March will be a better month for me.