
Happy Monday, bibliophiles!
February’s been a little chaotic, but again, in comparison to last year, it was a good month. I’m leaving it feeling a little tired, but I’m excited for spring!
GENERAL THOUGHTS:
I’ve had a lot of studying to do this month…feels like I’ve had a quiz or a test every week to every other week. Yeesh. But at least I can say that I’ve done well on all of them, so I suppose there’s that going for me.
As far as reading goes, I started the month out with a week-long slump, but once I found some better books, the month improved so much! I read a lot of great books for Black History Month and discovered some new authors that I’d love to read more of. I ended up re-reading a little, and it felt lovely to immerse myself back into the Pioneer duology.
Writing-wise, I’m nearly done editing my second draft! I got in lots of good editing time and polished up a whole lot of my WIP. I haven’t been able to write much in the past few days, but we’re getting to short stories in my creative writing class, which I’m super excited about!
But by far, the highlight of the month was getting Ringo, our new corgi puppy! He’s 8 weeks old, and he’s just the SWEETEST LITTLE GUY 😭

READING AND BLOGGING:
I read 21 books this month! More re-reads than I expected (I forgot to connect my Kindle to the wifi while I was away in Florida so I read some of my old books), but a good bunch for the most part. I read a lot of books for Black History Month as well and discovered some new authors!
2 – 2.75 stars:

- Master of Poisons – Andrea Hairston (⭐️⭐️)
- This Is Our Story – Ashley Elston (⭐️⭐️)
- Odd One Out – Nic Stone (⭐️⭐️)
- Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves – Meg Long (⭐️⭐️)
- Beasts of Prey – Ayana Gray (⭐️⭐️.75)
3 – 3.75 stars:

- The Road – Cormac McCarthy (for school) (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- Blackout (anthology) – Dhonielle Clayton et. al. (⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- Binti (Binti, #1) – Nnedi Okorafor (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
- White Smoke – Tiffany D. Jackson (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
- Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) – Octavia E. Butler (⭐️⭐️⭐️.5)
- Noor – Nnedi Okorafor (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)
- Home (Binti, #2) – Nnedi Okorafor (⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)
4 – 4.75 stars:

- The Grief Keeper – Alexandra Villasante (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- Redemptor (Raybearer, #2) – Jordan Ifueko (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- Skin of the Sea (Skin of the Sea, #1) – Natasha Bowen (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- A Snake Falls to Earth – Darcie Little Badger (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- Devil in the Device (Goddess in the Machine, #2) – Lora Beth Johnson (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- The Pioneer (The Pioneer, #1) – Bridget Tyler (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75)
5 stars:

- The Survivor (The Pioneer, #2) – Bridget Tyler (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
- Memento (Illuminae, #0.5) – Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (re-read) (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)
FAVORITE BOOK OF THE MONTH (NOT COUNTING RE-READS): Skin of the Sea – 4 stars

SOME POSTS I’M PROUD OF:
- I made another list of YA books for Black History Month!
- Although I had mixed feelings about the album, I had fun reviewing Mitski’s Laurel Hell!
- I also reviewed Spoon’s Lucifer on the Sofa!
- As far as books go, I reviewed Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Noor, and Beyond the End of the World!
POSTS I ENJOYED FROM OTHER WONDERFUL PEOPLE:
- Maddie made a list of new releases from Black authors!
- Ashmita also made an amazing list of books for Black History Month!
- Ritz celebrated her 1 year blogiversary! Congratulations!!
- Phoenix made a post about 4 underhyped authors that deserve more attention!
SONGS/ALBUMS I’VE ENJOYED:
DID I FOLLOW THROUGH ON MY FEBRUARY GOALS?
- Make another Black History month list—I’ve read so many amazing books by Black authors since last February!—did that! See “Some posts I’m proud of”
- Review some of the albums that are coming out next month!! (So many!!) rip to Everything Was Beautiful getting pushed back, but both my album reviews from this month can be found under “Some posts I’m proud of”
- Actually post some art here, if I get the time…it’s about time
well
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GOALS FOR MARCH:
- Read at least 20 books
- Spend some time with Ringo (of course)
Today’s song:
That’s it for this month in blogging! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!

Ringo is adorable! I too brought home a new pet this month (two actually, kitten sisters).
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Isn’t he?? 😭 AHHH congratulations on your kitties!! what breed are they, and what are their names??
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Ooh, sounds like an awesome month!!
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thank you!! certainly had its ups and downs
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no problem! have a great ✨march✨ (why does that sound so weird? “have a great march” sounds like you’re abut to take a walk… 🤣)
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HAH yeah weird word isn’t it
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🤣
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Oml my heart Ringo is so cute!! 😭😭 Also 21 books! That’s so impressive!
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ISN’T HE AN ABSOLUTE BABY 😭 😭 😭 thank you!!
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Ringo is the cutest boy!!! 😍
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I LOVE HIM SO MUCH
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Ringo is so cutee!!!! And wow, 21 books, that’s great!
Awesome wrap-up, hope you’ve a great March!
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ISN’T HE 😭 😭 😭 😭 and thank you!!
Thanks, hope you have a great March too! 🙂
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Your puppy is so cute!! 21 books a month is awesome, I’m very excited to read the raybearer duology!
Hope march is a good reading month for you!
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I LOVE HIM 😭 thank you!! it’s an amazing duology, I hope you enjoy it too!
thanks, hope you have a great March too!!
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YOUR PUPPY IS SO CUTE. How’s having a puppy going? I remember when my dog was a puppy and I can’t say I miss those days! (though she was very very cute)
Thanks for mentioning my post! And sorry for all those two star reads, hope you read some better books this coming month!
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I LOVE HIM 😭 yeah it’s definitely chaos over here but Ringo is adorable so it’s okay (although he’s in the stage where he’s nibbling us constantly so that’s uh A Time)
of course!! it’s okay, there’s always a few 2-stars in the batch
thanks, hope you have a great reading month this March!
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Yesss. Haha yeah adorableness over evilness lol. Hope that he gets over his nibbling stage soon.
Yep, always! You too!!!!
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OH MY GOSH, Ringo is THE CUTEST 😍😍 and 21 books is AMAZING ahhh! Glad you enjoyed skin of the sea, I’m so excited to read that one! Hope you have an amazing March!!
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ISN’T HE 😭 thank you!! Skin of the Sea was beautiful, I hope you enjoy it too!!
hope you have a great March!!
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21 books is FANTASTIC!! I read like 5 books in February 😬😬 and AHH YOUR DOG IS SO CUTE!! hope you have a great March 💖
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thank you!! it’s okay, we all have our own paces
ISN’T HE 😭 hope you have a great March too!!
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RINGO IS SO CUTE AHHH! I’ve always wanted a dog (or just a pet in general). Thanks for linking my post!
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ISN’T HE 😭 pets are chaos but they’re so fun
of course!! have a great March!!
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It looks like you’ve had a brilliant reading month Madeline! Ringo has also brightened my day – so adorable 😍🐶 X x x
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Thank you!! glad Ringo brightened your day too haha we love him
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