February 2015 in Review

It is so hard to believe it is the end of February already. This has been a crazy month.

Things that Happened in February

• Lent started with Ash Wednesday the beginning of the month.
• I got the nasty cold thing going around the school. I have to remember to thank my students for that one.
• We had this really great false spring with temperatures in the 60s (Farenheit) and then we were down to the negatives again.
• I left town twice this month! This is pretty big when the closest other places are 2+ hours away and there is a lot of snow on the ground.
• I spent a great deal of time with my head in a book and I am perfectly okay with that.

Books I Read in February

• Seeker by Arwen Elys Dayton
• Sacrificed by Emily Wibberley
• The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
• Water Song by Suzanne Weyn
• The Kiss that Saved Her by E M McCarthy
• Cinder, Scarlet, Glitches and The Queen’s Army by Marissa Meyer
• Of Shadow and Stone by Michelle Muto
• The Turnip Princess by Franz Xaver Von Schonwerth
• An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund
• Akarnae by Lynette Noni
• The Holy Trinity in the Life of the Church edited by Khaled Anatolios
• The Magician’s Nephew by C S Lewis
• Dauntless by Dina L Sleiman
• Victoria and the Rogue by Meg Cabot
• The Franciscan by WR Park
• The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

On the topic of  The Orphan Queen:
I will not be writing a review. I feel like I cannot give a review since I was not able to read the full book. Apparently the Edelweiss eARC was only the first hundred pages or so. I feel like the story was just getting started when suddenly it ended. I don’t think I can really give a review of a book that I did not read in totality.
I received this book for free from the publisher via Edelweiss for review consideration. This in no way affects my opinion of the title.

Books I Began in February and Plan to Finish in March

• Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) by Pope Francis
• Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

Books I Plan to Read in March

• Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson (eARC)
• Arriving at Amen by Leah Libresco (eARC)
• Astra by Naomi Foyle (eARC)
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (with my students)
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (with my students)
• Moonlands by Steven Savile (eARC)
• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (library)
• Evermore by Alyson Noel (library)

Things I’m Looking Forward to in March

• It should, hopefully, start getting much warmer. I have to say, I am missing the sun a bit.
• I think I will be seeing my sister again but that might not be until April.
• I will be making my birthday wishlist (My birthday is in April.) and adding more books that I will ever get.

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