February Wrap Up
February was an insanely busy month. I read less than I read in January, but I still read quite a bit. I completes both polarthon and blackathon. Both readathons were so much fun and made my February reading month even better. Without further ado, lets get into the stats for the month.
Books read: 18
Pages read: 6,235
Average star rating: 3.81
Readathons:
Polarthon hosted by @jadeyrae
Blackathon hosted by Jesse @bowtiesandbooks
Format:
Physical: 27.7% - 5 books
E-books: 50% - 9 books
Audio: 16.6% - 3 books
Mixed media: 5% - 1 book
Diversity:
White: 50% - 9 books
BIPOC: 55% - 10 books
Genres:
Fantasy: 9
Poetry: 1
Mystery: 1
Horror: 2
Thriller: 1
Non-Fiction: 1
Contemporary: 3
DNF’s: 2
Here is the list of books I read this month. I have a full blog for polarthon and am posting a full wrap up and thoughts for blackathon. So, it’s better to just give a full break down of what I read. School has been really busy, but now that I am on spring break I can catch up on reviews. I am just going to be giving the title, author, and star rating for the books.
A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos - 4 stars
Frostheart by Jamie Littler - 3 stars
The Golden Compass Graphic Novel by Stéphane Melchior-Drumad & Philip Pullman - 3 stars
The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club by Alex Bell - 3 stars
Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems by Danez Smith - no rating
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey - 3 stars
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle - 4 stars
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole - 5 stars
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson - no rating
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson - 5 stars
Bitter Root by David F. Walker & Chuck Brown - 3 stars
Black Panther vol. 4: Avengers of the New World Pt. 1 - 3 stars
A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab - 4 (4.5) stars
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas - 5 stars (reread)
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas - 4 stars
A Gathering of Shadows by VE Schwab - 4 stars
The City We Became by NK Jemisin - 4 stars
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers - 4 stars
This was all I read this month. Like I said, this month was great. I had many favorites this month. Here are my favorites:
I hope February was good for all of you. And I hop all of those who read Black literature this month continue reading it throughout the year, and for years to come. Black lit is beautiful and important, and it should be read in months other than February. I’m excited for what March has in store for me.