February Wrap Up (2022)

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

And it's the end of the month, which means another wrap up! 

I'm kind of wishing I didn't post my Books 1-10 of 2022 a couple of days ago because most of the books that are on this, was on that post as well. 

But not all of them will be, so there's that. 

I hope you enjoy my wrap up.  

I read a total of 6 books this month, and honestly, I'm very satisfied with that. Amongst those books, I also finished two series (one duology, one series that carried through into February). One thing I'm happy about is that I enjoyed every single book I picked up this month, which I can't usually say. I wish I could have caught up on my Goodreads reading challenge (I'm literally a couple of days away from being back on track). But no matter. I'll catch up in March. 

Here are the books I finished:

1. The Tyrant's Tomb (Trials of Apollo #4), by Rick Riordan 

2. The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo #5), by Rick Riordan 

The home stretch for the completion of the final Rick Riordan series- I could see the end in sight and I finally got there this month. The relief and the joy was instantaneous, I could not stop grinning. 

It's been wonderful to read not just this series, but every Rick Riordan series I've picked up over the past year. I'm glad I read them all... and I'm glad that I'm done now. 

3. You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone, by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Loved this. Absolutely loved this. Will definitely be on my Favourite List of 2022- possibly the best book of the year. I don't know. But what I do know is that this book was beautiful, powerful and heart-wrenching all at once. I won't tell you what this is about (because 1). it's on Goodreads, so you can see for yourself, 2. this is the kind of book you want to go into knowing as little as possible). But honestly guys, this will make you cry. Because it made me cry. And that never happens. 

4. What If It's Us (What If It's Us #1), by Becki Albertalli & Adam Silvera

5. Here's To Us (What If It's Us #2), by Becki Albertalli & Adam Silvera

A boy-boy romance with a backdrop of New York. How could I not read/ re-read in February? 

What If It's Us was on my favourites list for maybe 2020? And so, when the sequel comes out two years later, of course I'm going to re-read book 1, so I can bask in the romantic energy that is this duology. 

Solid ending to an already unforgettable duology, and although I could have in no way predicted how it was going to turn out, I'm so happy with how it all wrapped up. 

Arthur and Ben, you'll always be in my heart. (Pardon the Tarzan pun.) 

6. These Deadly Games, by Diana Urban 

This was a book I was racing to finish before the end of February and I am proud to say that I absolutely crushed it. These Deadly Games is about Crystal Donovan, a potential contestant in a money winning tournament on MortalDusk-an online videogame, receives a threatning message saying that her sister will die unless Crystal plays their games. She has 24 hours. 

From that point onwards you follow Crystal through twists and turns, watch her navigate through endless games, whilst constantly trying to figure out who the kidnapper is and how to save her sister. 

The ultimate question is: how far would you go to save the ones you love?

I read All Your Twisted Secrets just under two years ago, and I absolutely loved it. Read it in approximately two days, rated it 5 stars. 

I loved this as well. Maybe slightly less, since it was more likely a deadly creep than a jumpy-unexpected twist like Urban's first book, but I still enjoyed it immensely. 

Okay! Those are all the books that I read in Febraury! I'm not going to beat myself up, as I know that this is a shorter month than usual (though I doubt I'd have finished another book even if it was longer). But I hope you enjoyed my wrap up, as always feel free to comment what you read in February, and we can talk about it! 

I hope you have a wonderful day and I'll see you all soon! 

Byeeee! 

-Abi xxxx