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Monthly Recap: February

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I would say that February needed to not be so emotionally overwhelming, but I’m used to that state of being now.

LIST OF NEWSWORTHY

January was 100uary and February is now Marchettuary because Melina Marchetta.
Travelling woes // Hello spring // Bookstore adventures // Harry Potter for life

Living in Between
In the middle of the month, I had to travel with my mother to another state for her kidney transplant. It’s still in the process of being approved (hopefully) and they ran some more tests so we’re all just sitting tight right now. And oh, my mother met the donor and we’re all so grateful.

TV Shows Be My End
This month, The 100, Suits, and How to Get Away with Murder crippled me with feelings. Clarke Griffin owned everyone, that Darvey moment, and all those twists in the How to Get Away with Murder season finale meant mindfuckery upon mindfuckery.

Two Weeks of Marchetta
I know everyone already knows, but I read and loved the hell out of Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta. I made Ellis die so many times with all my updates and I’m still crying over the perfection that is my latest OTP: Froi and Quintana.

Turkish Food
I had a döner platter for the first time ever and it was a strange experience. It was good but a little too bland for my taste? Also, I didn’t like how the beef tasted. Still, I’m glad that I’m all for trying out new food because food is important.

TV WATCH

Why do TV shows make me feel so much?
THIS SCENE ASDFGHJKL // Suits

The Flash keeps getting better with every new episode that airs and I want more. The ending of the latest episode, though.
Still need to watch the latest episode of Arrow but
Loving Brooklyn Nine-Nine whereas, New Girl and The Big Bang Theory are going okay.
I watched a few episodes of Daria and it’s the best.
Oh, I also watched a couple episodes of Criminal Minds and damn, mind is blown. I need to continue bad.
Fresh Off the Boat is hilarious and so freaking relateable. Us Asians, man.
Okay, I loved how emotional the Sheriff Forbes scene was in The Vampire Diaries but still, the show mainly sucks.
Revenge should just call it off after this season. Please.
I caught up on The Originals and it’s going pretty intense.
The 100 knows how to do intense and rock at it in. Every. Single. Episode.
Suits got so good! Loving the Harvey-Mike-Loius trio and all the Darvey moments but Jeff Malone can go suck it.
The first season of How to Get Away with Murder ended and HOW COULD THEY DO WHAT THEY DID WHY. ALSO, LEAVE COLIVER ALONE.

MOVIE WATCH

What are those again?

APP WATCH

I didn’t try out any new apps this month except one.

Dreamdays
Dreamdays – I wanted a minimalistic countdown app and Dreamdays it is.

LIST OF READS

The more fantasy I read, the more fantasy I love.

Lumatere Chronicles, everyone!

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta
Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta

LIST OF BLOGPOSTS

I wrote so many reviews this month, I feel proud of myself. I even scheduled a few, woot!

I posted my review of Rebound by Noelle August.
I posted my review Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.
I posted my review of A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas.
I posted a top ten Tuesday list of favorite heroines in books and TV.
I posted my review of Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta.

LIST OF BOOK BUYS

Only bought an eBook which tells me that December is book buying month. Yay!

Pretty cover is pretty.

Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
Froi of the Exiles by Melina Marchetta
Quintana of Charyn by Melina Marchetta
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

PLAYLIST

A slow month for music hmm.

Marina is back! // RAIGN is whoa // New music by CHVRCHES is always good

How was your February?

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Made In Heights is basically my favourite thing ever. Did I tell you you should listen to RIVKA? You should probably listen to RIVKA. (Start with Drift, I think.) All hail fantasy.

  2. You are being the donor for your mom??? Amazing, I hope everything goes well.
    I love The 100 and I think the show is taking a great path

    I had a good february despite the bad parts
    Ruty @Reading…Dreaming

  3. SUITS DUDE OH GOODNESS. AND THAT HTGAW FINALE HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING IN MY MIND OH MY GOD. Marina's back, huh? How did I miss that. Of to spotify, asap. I feel super ashamed about being australian but not having read Marchetta's fantasy. Why have I put this off for so long??

  4. THAT SCENE IN SUITS WTF AHHHH. And Donna's face at the end. Those two have SO much more chemistry than Harvey and Scottie. I never understood that pairing. They were so dull and blah.
    Speaking of, am I the only one officially tired of Rachel and Mike???

  5. Oh no, I'm not because tissue match issues. It's just a random person and we're all so grateful.

    Yes, The 100 just keeps getting better and better!

  6. I have my fingers crossed for you and your mother 🙂 I can't with The vampire diaries. I thought I wanted to catch up, but I don't have enough time to watch that crap :') I need to start with the second season from The originals.

    Happy March! 😀