How This Month Went
So I've had a slow reading month for various reasons which hasn't been great. But I have only had one DNF which is good! I also beta read a great Book from one of my favourite authors so that's all good! There's been a lot of New releases this month on my list! Oh I also may have signed up for a new challenge, AND added the worse thing of not buying books during Lent (though there is a new release that I will receive during that time but did in fact pre-order before Lent started).
Costs of the Month
Last year I decided to keep track of what I was spending and saving on books, which I found really interesting! And while I've changed the way I'm keeping track (it's now all on one spreedsheet with my review schedule as opposed to on two seperate ones) I'm still carrying on! To be clear this is for the books that I have read (not necessarily the ones I've bought!) I take the Kindle book price at the time I'm writing the review vs. how much I paid for the book. If/when I have any giftcards to take into account I'll add them on a different total!
Basically looking at this month the savings almost paid for my kindle (which is actually more than three years old so has clearly paid for itself several times over!
| Year Total | £167.36 | £23.29 |
| January | £82.18 | £5.45 |
| February | £85.18 | £17.84 |
Challenges
FYI my Bookish Resolutions update will be seperate this year!
This is the first month that I took part in the bingo challenge from Chaper Break and it was really fun! I got 11 squares! I just now need to hunt down the books that counted...
- Surrender to the Sea by Michelle M Pillow
- Burning Offer by Aubrey Parker
- Losing Francesca by JA Huss
- Burning Rivalry by Aubrey Parker
- Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster
- The Trouble with Being Wicked by Emma Locke
- Sworn to Vengeance by Terah Edun
- Diamond by Michelle M Pillow
- Aurora by JD Wright
- Panic by JA Huss
- How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo
Goal: 101+ Points (Vetran)
Points: 73
Status: On Going
- Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (#2 The Reckoners) = 2 points
- Surrender to the Sea by Michelle M Pillow (#4 Lords of the Abyss) = 1 point
- The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (#4 Mistborn) = 2 points
- Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (#3 The Reckoners) = 12 points
- The Major's Faux Fiancée by Erica Ridley (#4 The Dukes of War) = 2 points
- Burning Rivalry by Aubrey Parker (#2 Trevor's Harem) = 2 points
- Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (#5 Mistborn) = 2 points
- Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster (#6 Seaside Summers) = 2 points
- Sworn to Vengeance by Terah Edun (#7 Courtlight) = 2 points
- Diamond by Michelle M Pillow (#2 Galaxy Playmates) = 1 point
- Aurora by JD Wright (#4 Everealm) = 2 points
- Panic by JA Huss (#3 Rook and Ronin) = 2 points
- The Valiant by Cheyanne Young (#2 City of Legends) = 2 points
- Act of Command by Mandy M Roth (#4 PSI Ops) = 2 points
- Lost Souls by Amos Cassidy (#2 The Jake Pendragon Chronicles) = 2 points
- The Seduction 3 by Roxy Sloane (#3 The Seduction) = 1 point
Goal: 100 Books (Diamond)
Status: On Going
- Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
- The Major's Faux Fiancée by Erica Ridley
- Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
- City of Legends by Cheyanne Young
- Follow Me Back by Nicci Cloke
- The Valiant by Cheyanne Young
Goal: 48 Books (4 Books a Month)
Status: On Going
Read List
- The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (February)
- The Major’s Faux Fiancée by Erica Ridley (February)
- Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson (February)
- Panic by JA Huss (February)
Goal: 50 Books
Status: Ongoing
- The Major's Faux Fiancée by Erica Ridley
Goals: 45+ Books - New Release Enthusiast
Status: Ongoing
- Surrender to the Sea by Michelle M Pillow (09/02/2016)
- Burning Offer by Aubrey Parker (02/02/2016)
- Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (18/02/2016)
- Burning Rivalry by Aubrey Parker (16/02/2016)
- Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster (17/02/2016)
- Follow Me Back by Nicci Cloke (04/02/2016)
- Sworn to Vengeance by Terah Edun (23/02/2016)
- Aurora by JD Wright (12/02/2016)
- Act of Command by Mandy M Roth (29/02/2016)
- Lost Souls by Amos Cassidy (Date Pending)
Goal: 77 Books
Status: Ongoing
- Surrender to the Sea by Michelle M Pillow
- Burning Offer by Aubrey Parker
- Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
- The Major's Faux Fiancée by Erica Ridley
- Losing Francesca by JA Huss
- Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson
- Burning Rivalry by Aubrey Parker
- Seaside Embrace by Melissa Foster
- City of Legends by Cheyanne Young
- Follow Me Back by Nicci Cloke
- The Trouble with Being Wicked by Emma Locke
- Sworn to Vengeance by Terah Edun
- Diamond by Michelle M Pillow
- Aurora by JD Wright
- The Valiant by Cheyanne Young
- Act of Command by Mandy M Roth
- Lost Souls by Amos Cassidy
- The Seduction 3 by Roxy Sloane
Goal: 80-100%
Read: (5 out of 9)
Status: On-Going
The list is books I have bought in 2016, when they're linked they are read! I've not included free books, just those I have spent money on!
- Losing Francesca by JA Huss
- Firefight by Brandon Sanderson
- How to Be Single by Liz Tuccillo
DNF This Month
Bloom, Tracy
No-one Ever Has Sex on a Tuesday
Read This Month
Cloke, Nicci
Follow Me Back
Edun, Terah
Sworn to Vengeance (Courtlight #7)
Huss, JA
Losing Francesca
Panic (Rook and Ronin #3)
Foster, Melissa
Seaside Embrace (Seaside Summers #6)
Locke, Emma
The Trouble With Being Wicked (Naughty Girls #1)
Parker, Aubrey
Burning Offer (Trevor's Harem #1)
Burning Rivalry (Trevor's Harem #2)
Pillow, Michelle M
Diamond (Galaxy Playmates #2)
Surrender to the Sea (Lords of the Abyss #4)
Ridley, Erica
The Major's Faux Fiancée (The Dukes of War #4)
Roth, Mandy M
Act of Command (PSI Ops #4)
Sanderson, Brandon
Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4)
Calamity (The Reckoners #3)
Firefight (The Reckoners #2)
Shadows of Self (Mistborn #5)
Tuccillo, Liz
How to Be Single
Wright, JD
Aurora (Everealm #4)
Young, Cheyanne
City of Legends (City of Legends #1)
The Valiant (City of Legends #2)
