My book choices in February were less lighthearted than usual, but I still got in plenty of romance for Valentine’s Day. Bouncing between a true crime based on events in 1860, some meet-cute short reads, and a celebrity’s take on nature definitely meets my 2024 reading goals for more variety.
For my category challenge, I read one book for a genre I typically avoid, one book with a number in the title, and a true crime (Finishing off that category, Yay!). For the ICYMI challenge, I read a book published in 2013.
Books Read
13
2024 Goal
21%
Average Rating
3.62
Genres
Challenges
Favorite Book
Category Challenge
- The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale – True Crime
- Five Winters by Kitty Johnson – Number in the Title
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play by Nick Offerman – Genre I Typically Avoid
Side note – I selected Offerman’s book as it was listed in Humor, but it had significantly more nature (Yay) and less humor (Boo).
ICYMI Challenge
- Empress of the Night by Eve Stachniak – Published in 2013
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Favorite Quotes
… I wanted to go for a long walk in the woods so that I didn’t punch anyone in the nose.
Nick Offerman – Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
… perhaps this how grownup conversations worked – not that your communication didn’t falter, but that you both made good faith attempt to rectify things after it had.
Curtis Sittenfeld – Romantic Comedy
In March, I plan to read another genre I typically avoid and a book with a number in the title to check those off my category challenge. I also need to read a book published in 2014. In order to really stay on track, I’ll need two more books, one for each challenge.