Books:
I did really well controlling the purchases this month! I did however receive some lovely gifts for my Birthday and won a competition or two!
Brandie @ Brandie is a Book Junkie was kind enough to gift me Hopeless and Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover, I’ve already read them both, and the Finding Cinderella novella, so expect reviews soon!
Stef @ Caught Read Handed made me squeal with a beautiful copy of I’ll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios, which I’ve heard such amazing reviews for.
Kate @ Tarte hosted a giveaway and I won! I picked The Bane Chronicles as my prize and I’m so looking forward to finding out more about Magnus Bane!
I got a Waterstones giftcard from a friend for Christmas, and decided it was time to finally spend it. I struggle so much with picking books to buy in a bookstore, because I don’t want to pick something I won’t like! I finally went with Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell – I’ve heard really great things about this book and love indulging in a little self-development 😉
Movies and TV Shows:
I took a couple of days off work for my Birthday this month (check out my Birthday Tag and Giveaway!) and spent some of the time watching Gossip Girl and season 6 of The Vampire Diaries – I can’t wait for more episodes!
Wrappin’ It Up!
Posts I Bookmarked:
- Becky @ A Fool’s Ingenuity wonders are reviews are the only way to feature books on your blog and asks how you feel about music and reading?
- Allie @ Little Birdie Books explains why fiction is her cup of tea.
- Amanda @ Beautiful Bookish Butterflies points the finger at love triangles.
- Ceilidhann @ Bibliodaze discusses Anne Rice and the Imaginary Gangster Bullies and debates the pros and cons of review ratings.
- Nereyda @ Mostly Book Obsessed asks do book bloggers have too much power?
- Claire @ Bitches with Books wonders is it worth the struggle?
- Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense debates to spoil or not to spoil?
- Nikki @ There Were Books Involved asks what do you do when you get stuck in a book?
- Stefani @ Caught Read Handed wonders why she doesn’t like historical fiction and shares information on her new Goodreads Book Club!
- Ashley @ Nose Graze shares 24 things she’s learned by the age of 24.
- Tara @ The Librarian Who Doesn’t Say Shhh! gets critical about plot and point of view in her new feature and discusses poverty in YA.
- Stormy @ Book. Blog. Bake asks what is the best way to organise your bookshelves?
- Laura @ Boats Against The Current talks about bookish stereotypes and wonders if non-readers can become readers.
- Roger @ Publishing Perspectives asks why Gone Girl wasn’t Gone Woman.
- Charlene @ Bookish Whimsy discusses the pros and cons of book boyfriends.
- Pixie @ Great Imaginations shares a very personal post on what made her the reader she is today.
- Trish @ Between My Lines talks about wearing masks in real life.
- Cait @ Paper Fury asks what’s the point of negative reviews?
As always, I’m linking to the latest Oh, The Books! weekly recap post so you can find more amazing things to read!
In Case You Missed It:
My crazy good reading is still going well in February, but I’ve lots of reviews to write now! Check out my reviews of Between the Lives (3.5), Maybe Someday (Reread at 4.5), Dear Daughter (3.5), How (Not) to Fall in Love (4), All The Light We Cannot See (2.5), Be Safe I Love You (2.5).
Top Ten Tuesday – Top Ten Books I Own I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read Yet – Top Ten Loves and Loathes in Romances – Top Ten Book Geek Problems – Top Ten Kick-Ass Heroines
This month I also shared some great bookish deals and discounts, took part in the Loony Literate Tag and the Book Blogger Love-A-Thon questionnaire, signed up to the 2015 Discussion Challenge, posted a (S)He Said post on Sex in Erotic Fiction, launched a new feature called Babes and Books and created a Birthday Tag that includes two chances to win in a giveaway hosted by me!
My most popular posts in February (except for TTT posts) were my Birthday Tag and Giveaway and the Fifty Shades of Grey Trailer and Exclusive Images!
My ONE YEAR BLOGOVERSARY is coming up in March (wut?!) so keep an eye out for exciting giveaways for it! February started shakily and ended up ending very nicely, thanks very much. So, how was your February?
Confessions of a Book Geek 
I can’t wait for you reviews of Hopeless/Losing Hope. I really hope you loved them! And I’m anxious to see what you think when you finish I’ll Meet You There.
I didn’t realize it until last week, but my one year blog anniversary is in March, too! I should probably do something for it. 🙂
Pretty good month you had. xx
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I’m doing the reviews today and scheduling them for the next couple of weeks! I’ve started I’ll Meet You There, looking forward to reading it over the weekend. I think you should, a year is a big achievement. And yes, it ended up being a good month 😀
R x
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All three of us have our one year anniversaries in March?? How crazy! Apparently we were meant to be friends. 🙂
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I never even realised that!!! Aww, that makes it even more special! R xx
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Yay for your blogoversary! Congrats on all those great book wins. I hope you enjoyed the Hopeless series! Everyone loves I’ll Meet You There and I need to make time to read it soon.
Happy March reading, Rachel!
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I’m halfway through I’ll Meet You There and really enjoying it so far! Definitely enjoyed the Hopeless series – but more so as a package than if it had have been a standalone – reviews will be going up soon for them all! Thanks, Lucy! R x
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Looks like a good month for you. I have been watching a lot more TV than I normally do in the evenings and that takes away from my reading time. I need to knock that off 😉
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It’s hard to balance both!
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