Monthly Wrap-Up: January & February 2020

During our Monthly Wrap-Up, we’ll take a look at what has happened around here in the last month. That’ll include what’s happened in my life, what the four of us have read, any other posts we may have had, giveaways still going on, our most popular Instagram posts, and books that I’ve added to my ever-growing TBR.

*We linked this post to the February Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up at Feed Your Fiction Addiction*

♥ Enjoy!

Jen’s Life:

So.  I disappeared from doing these wrap ups the last few months.  And that’s because the beginning of this year was really hard for me.  My Grandma passed away in January, and since I’ve been a little girl, she’s been such a huge part of my life.  Even when my husband and I lived back in Indiana for a couple of years, I always flew home every 3 months just so I could see my grandparents, parents and brother.  And for the last 3 years my Grandma has lived over here in Nevada right by my family, my parents, my brother and my aunt and uncle.  She was a part of everything we did.  Family dinners on the weekends, my boys doing their reading homework with her after school, to even shopping together at the grocery store.  I loved school days where I’d drop my boys off at school and go spend my day with her.  Even sports season revolved around my Grandma, the boys would always have an hour break or so between sports games and we’d run to the bakery and get some donuts and bring them to her place and share a snack together.  So much of our week involved my Grandma and I’ve struggled a lot these last few months.  I miss her with my whole heart, but at the same point I’m so thankful she’s with my Grandpa again.

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What Arielle, Cassie, Chelsea & Jen Read:

5 Stars:
Keystone by Katie Delahanty
Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Whatever It Takes (Bad Reputation Duet #1) by Krista & Becca Ritchie
Heartland (True North #7) by Sarina Bowen
All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth #1) by Adalyn Grace
Marriage on Madison Avenue (Central Park Pact #3) by Lauren Layne
Magic Bound (Ravencrest Academy #1) by Theresa Kay
The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2) by Roshani Chokshi

 

4.5 Stars:
Between Burning Worlds (System Divine #2) by Jessica Brody, Joanne Rendell
Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry
All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth #1) by Adalyn Grace

4 Stars:
Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison
Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson
Charmed Souls (Black Souls #1) by Abbi Glines
The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious #3) by Maureen Johnson
All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
The Queen’s Assassin (Queen’s Secret #1) by Melissa de la Cruz
Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller

3.5 Stars:
Demon Bound by Chris Cannon
The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne
It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood
Havenfall (Havenfall #1) by Sara Holland


2.5 Stars:

Together We Caught Fire by Eva V. Gibson

 

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Our Favorite Books of the Month:

The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2) by Roshani Chokshi (Arielle’s Choice)
There were some twists that I certainly DID NOT see coming which is always a delicious thing. We learn so much more about our characters and their pasts and it helped me connect with a few of them way more than I had in the previous book. And then. The ending. THE ENDING. Holy crap, guys.

 
 
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All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth #1) by Adalyn Grace (Cassie’s Choice)
ATSAT is fast-paced and beautifully written. The characters are highly engaging and likeable. There’s monsters and magic and sea creatures. There’s also romance and deep friendships.

 
 
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Magic Bound (Ravencrest Academy #1) by Theresa Kay (Jen’s Choice)
Heartwarming, addictive and completely mesmerized me.  With characters that were easy to relate to and a story line that made this book impossible to put down, I devoured this book so fast!  

 

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Instagram:

We thought it would be fun to share our most popular posts for January and February. And they were….

 
 
 
 
 
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Books Added To Jen’s TBR This Month:

I just keep adding books to my tbr and this month was ummm yeah….I don’t even know lol…..

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So that was our January and February! Did you read any of the same books that we did? Or share the same favorite book as us? If not, then what was your favorite book? Or have you read any of the books I just added to my TBR?

Here’s hoping you all had a wonderful January and February. And cheers to May being fabulous for all of us!

 

 

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6 Comments

  1. Sophie @BewareOfTheReader

    I am so sorry to learn about your Grandma Jen! I had a close relationship with my great grandma and when she died (I was 18) I had a really hard time!

    • Jen

      Thank you so much, Sophie! I’m beyond late to replying because it’s just so emotional ugh. I’m ready to be done with this year, come on 2021! And sending all the hugs your way!!

  2. Aj @ Read All The Things!

    Sorry about your grandma. *Hugs.* I hope you’re having a good May.
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    • Jen

      Thank you so much!!!

  3. Raven @ Dreamy Addictions

    I’m sorry about your loss, Jen! *hugs*
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    • Jen

      Thank you so much, Raven!!

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