Leaving February Behind, Welcoming March!

credit: Vecteezy

February is always the wettest month of the year, it rains heavily almost every afternoon, just at the end of office hours! While it's rather annoying, it also means I can enjoy my reading more.

📚 Books Read in February

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (started in January)
A very entertaining audio sensation of an old classic.
Read from: audio book

Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery - for We 🖤 L.M. Montgomery Week
A jolly delightful book!
Read from: e-book

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim (unreviewed yet) - 1st Impression
A blissful read of a beautiful inspiring book.
Read from: audiobook / printed book combo

Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk (The Dancer) by Ahmad Tohari (unreviewed yet) - 1st Impression
Surprisingly, I liked it. Tragic, but very beautifully written.
Read from: printed book

A Singer's Romance by Willa Cather (short story)
A sweet, straightforward story.
Read from: e-book


📚 Started but unfinished yet

* Rural Hours by Susan Fenimore Cooper (e-book) - 1st Impression
I have started on January, and my progress has been very slow because I'm savouring Susan's daily walks and observations.

* The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola (audiobook) - a re-read, preparing for Zoladdiction in April

📚 Reading Events attended

We ❤ L.M. Montgomery Week, hosted by Hamlette @ Hamlette’s Soliloqui
It was a fun blog party! We get to know new bloggers with lovely posts, a chance to win prizes, several games. My contribution:
- reviewing Jane of Lantern Hill
- analyzing cover art of Jane of Lantern Hill
- answering The L.M.M. Tag

I thank Hamlette for hosting this, and wish she would host another next year. But if not, this has been a cheerful one!



📚 2023 Statistics

📊 Total books read so far: 6
📊 Total short stories read so far: 2
📊 Challenges progress:
* 2023 TBR Pile Challenge: 3
* 2023 Victorian Reading Challenge: 1
* 2023 Audiobook Challenge: 3



📚 What's happening in March

🔸️Reading a non fiction: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (e-book) - I've wanted to read my newly-fore-edge-painted copy, but decided to keep it intact, and read the e-book version instead. 🤣

🔸️Continuing Rural Hours (10% more from e-book) and the audio book of The Ladies' Paradise (the latter will stretch on until April)

🔸️If I can finish above books sooner, I might begin with Stone of Chastity by Margery Sharp sooner for The 1940 Club week on April.