February 2014 Wrap-up and Monthly TBR
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Fantasy February's TBR Pile (8/13):
- January Roll-over: The Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin √
- J's pick: Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
- Freebie: Tithe by Holly Black √
- Book to stage: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
- Classic: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie √
- Book club selection: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn √
- Carry-over: A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
- Monthly Motif: Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
- Fun and Funny: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul by Terry Pratchett
- Series Pick: Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason √
- Library Book: Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa √
- Added: The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa √
- Added: Sh*tty Mom by Laurie Kilmartin, Karen Moline, Alicia Ybarbo, Mary Ann Zoellner √
Picture Book Roundup (I'm not planning on reviewing the picture books we read, but I do plan on recording them monthly for my reading challenge)
- It's a Book by Lane Smith -- Library book. I love Smith's books, but this one is a bit rude for super young kids.
- Dinosaurumpus! by Tony Mitton -- Library book. Nice rhyming musical book with real dinosaur names. Loved it.
- The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket -- Library book. Awesome book! I love they way the book teaches kids the roles of the orchestral instruments. We will be checking this one out again (and possibly buy it).
- 13 Words by Lemony Snicket -- Library book. Another really great book. I love that one of the words taught is despondent. I want Arthur to go around at four year olds telling others that they look despondent.
- Madam President by Lane Smith -- Library book. Cute little about a little girl president. I liked it. Arthur didn't respond to it at all.
- The Three Ninja Pigs by Corey Rosen Schwartz -- Library book. I really enjoyed this one. We will definitely be checking this one out again.
- The Dark by Lemony Snicket -- Library book. Definitely a dark book, but I really loved it.
- Fuzzy Bee and Friends -- We own it. It's a cloth book and Arthur loves loves loves chewing on it.
- Squishy Turtle and Friends -- We own it. Just like the Fuzzy Bee book.
- Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae -- We own it. We picked up this board book from Barnes and Noble. I really really enjoy it.
- Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles by Alison Oliver -- We own it. We had to get a first Sherlock Holmes book for our future detective.
- Star Trek Book of Opposites -- We own it. A must read. It's all based off of the original series. Too funny.
- My Little Geek by Andrew and Sarah Spear -- We own it. A very cute A to Z book for out little geek. Very appropriate.
1,000,000 Page Goal
Monthly Total: 2152 pages
Pages Remaining: 830,759 pages
Current Read - Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
Books Won (0)
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Challenges Completed -- None yet, but I making some decent progress.
Comments - A decent reading month for the shortest month of the year. I read some mediocre books this month. I'm hoping March is a lot better. I've got my TBR pile ready to go.
March's TBR Pile:
- February Roll-over: Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
- J's pick: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
- Nonfiction: What Ifs of American History
- Freebie: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Series pick: The Zombie Whisperer by Jesse Petersen
- Classic: Tales of the Brothers Grimm
- Book club selection: The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy
- Carry-over: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
- Monthly Key Word: Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
- Library Pick: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa