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Thanks so much for joining me today on The Preppy Book Princess :)
It's officially March which is honestly kind of hard to believe. That could be because our weather is still frigid, and ridiculously cold, and it doesn't feel like spring is remotely on its way anytime soon.
Do any of you guys have any big plans for spring break? Neil and I definitely do not, and so I'll be curling up with some summery reads, imagining myself in warmer climates.
However, before I get started on my pretty awesome pile of books on my March TBR List, I thought I'd take the time to share my February 2018 wrap up with you all.
These are going to listed in the order in which I read them; rather than from worst to best or best to worst or such, and so let's go ahead and talk about all the books I finished reading last month.
Honey Suckle Dreams by Denise Hunter:
Looking back this was honestly one of my favorite reads of February 2018. I didn't care too much for the first book in this series, but this one completely changed my opinion, and I adored Hope and Brady's story. I gave this one four out of five stars, and you can find my full review here.
Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross:
This one was a re-read for me, as it's one of my all time favorites. While it's a little racier than the books I typically enjoy, I still really love this story, especially Annie and Jason's relationship, and the awesome relationship that Annie has with her father. I gave this one once again five out of five stars.
The Death Cure by James Dashner:
February was the month where I finally finished reading The Maze Runner series, and my overall feeling was kind of meh about all three of the ones I finished. I really loved the premise of this series, but the actual execution of this series was a little strange. I still fail to understand entirely why the kids were truly in the maze to begin with, as the explanation didn't fully make sense to me. Also, I really can't stand Theresa's character, and my opinion didn't change in this one. I still loved getting to check in once again with Thomas, Newt and Minho though, and I gave this one three out of five stars.
The Return: Disney At Last by Ridley Pearson:
I've invested soooo many years into The Kingdom Keepers series, which I'm sure you guys know since I talk about it all the time on my blog. I finally got around to reading the last installment; something I'd been putting off since I didn't want to see one of my all time favorite series come to an end. However, I ended up finding this one slightly underwhelming, and while I did still enjoy it, it wasn't as good as the previous books in my opinion, and I ended up rating it three out of five stars.
Love Locks by Cory Martin:
I can't personally say how well this one sticks to the Hallmark movie, since I haven't seen it yet, but I really enjoyed my first title from Hallmark publishing, and I look forward to reading more from them in the future. I gave this one three out of five stars, and you can find my full review here.
Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider:
This one was one that I'd been wanting to read for quite some time, as I was quite intrigued by the premise of a total drug resistant version of tuberculosis affecting modern society, and how teenagers are sent to sanitarium type institutions to try and get better while being isolated from the rest of the population. I did enjoy it overall, although there were certain aspects that hindered my enjoyment of it, like the fact that I felt the romance was too insta-love for my liking. I rated it three out of five stars, and you can read my full review here.
The Kill Order by James Dashner:
Once again, I was fairly underwhelmed by this one, although I did enjoy getting to read about the history of the flare, and what caused it to become such a world wide epidemic. I gave it three out of five stars.
Geekerella by Ashley Poston:
I really enjoyed this quirky, Cinderella retelling, and I actually ended up being surprised just how much. I gave this one four out of five stars, and you can read my full review here.
The Valiant by Lesley Livingston:
I've really enjoyed the previous books I've read by Lesley Livingston, and this one being about a female gladiator definitely caught my attention. I thought it was a pretty good story overall, although I'm really hesitant to see how it's going to end up in the rest of the series, as I think I would have preferred it as a stand alone actually. I gave it three out of five stars, and I'll be interested to see how well the TV adaptation will compare to the book.
The Fever Code by James Dashner:
Of the three Maze Runner books I read last month, this one was probably my favorite. I really enjoyed getting to read about how everything came together, and why Thomas and Theresa were singled out over the others. And I have to say that the plot twist at the end definitely left me shook, as I didn't see that coming at all. Overall though, it still wasn't a favorite, and I don't foresee myself ever rereading this series. I gave this one three out of five stars, and I'm happy with myself for finally finishing this series.
Midnight Sun by Trish Cook:
I have to say that I fully expected to love this one. I was intrigued by the premise, and I loved the fact that the author wrote it about a disease that's very uncommon to most people. However, once again, the romance seemed a little too insta-love for my liking, and so even though I enjoyed other parts of it, I only ended up rating it three out of five stars. You can read my full review here.
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West:
This was my audio book pick for February, and as always, I completely loved it. I've lost track of how many times I've read this particular book, as it's one of my all time favorites, and once again, it got the full five star rating from me. I love Caymen and Xander, and the way their romance progresses from a friendship into something more. They'll forever be one of my favorite OTP's.
Illuminae by Kay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman:
This was definitely my most disappointing read of February, and honestly, it's my worst read of 2018 so far. I was so excited for this book, especially since as I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of the epistolary writing style. Unfortunately, I found it to be so boring, and that the story dragged for the most part, and I just couldn't get interested in the story. As well, I really didn't care for either of the main character's that much, and this only ended up being a two star read for me.
The Ends Of The World by Maggie Hall:
I had included this one in my most anticipated reads of 2017 post quite awhile back, but it actually took me until February 2018 to finally pick it up, which is kind of sad. I'd loved the first book in this series (The Conspiracy Of Us), I really enjoyed the second book (Map of Fates), but I ended up thinking this one was just okay. My favorite part of the first two was the quest to find clues, and figure out the prophecies and whatnot, and that's not as big of a part of the story in this one. It was still a pretty good ending to the trilogy, and I thought Maggie Hall wrapped everything up nicely. It just wasn't quite as good as the first two books in the series, and I gave it three stars.
Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings:
I'm not going to say too too much about this one, as I have a quite lengthy review of it being posted on Monday. All I'll say is that is was an enjoyable read with its fair share of issues, and I ended up rating it three out of five stars.
Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman:
I enjoyed this second book in the Illuminae series more than I did the first book, but I still wouldn't say I loved it, and I don't foresee myself rereading it anytime soon. However, I did enjoy Hanna's character, and the way that everyone around her stereotypes her as the spoiled rich girl who gets whatever she wants, and yet her strength shines through when the station's attacked, and a lot of the it's fate is left in her hands. I rated it three out of five stars, and I plan to hopefully read the third book in March or April.
My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill:
And finally, the last book I read in February was My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill. I had a feeling I was going to really love this one, as I've loved her previous books, and this one is of course about my favorite trope ever, "the famous or royal person falling for a regular person." I'm happy to say it was everything I expected it to be and more, and I adored both Dee and Milo as characters. This was definitely another of my favorites from this month, and I gave it five out of five stars.
And that's all the books I finished in February 2018 guys! I thank you all so much for reading, and I hope you all have a great weekend.
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photos do not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
Thanks so much for joining me today on The Preppy Book Princess :)
It's officially March which is honestly kind of hard to believe. That could be because our weather is still frigid, and ridiculously cold, and it doesn't feel like spring is remotely on its way anytime soon.
Do any of you guys have any big plans for spring break? Neil and I definitely do not, and so I'll be curling up with some summery reads, imagining myself in warmer climates.
However, before I get started on my pretty awesome pile of books on my March TBR List, I thought I'd take the time to share my February 2018 wrap up with you all.
These are going to listed in the order in which I read them; rather than from worst to best or best to worst or such, and so let's go ahead and talk about all the books I finished reading last month.
Honey Suckle Dreams by Denise Hunter:
Looking back this was honestly one of my favorite reads of February 2018. I didn't care too much for the first book in this series, but this one completely changed my opinion, and I adored Hope and Brady's story. I gave this one four out of five stars, and you can find my full review here.
Whatever Life Throws At You by Julie Cross:
This one was a re-read for me, as it's one of my all time favorites. While it's a little racier than the books I typically enjoy, I still really love this story, especially Annie and Jason's relationship, and the awesome relationship that Annie has with her father. I gave this one once again five out of five stars.
The Death Cure by James Dashner:
February was the month where I finally finished reading The Maze Runner series, and my overall feeling was kind of meh about all three of the ones I finished. I really loved the premise of this series, but the actual execution of this series was a little strange. I still fail to understand entirely why the kids were truly in the maze to begin with, as the explanation didn't fully make sense to me. Also, I really can't stand Theresa's character, and my opinion didn't change in this one. I still loved getting to check in once again with Thomas, Newt and Minho though, and I gave this one three out of five stars.
The Return: Disney At Last by Ridley Pearson:
I've invested soooo many years into The Kingdom Keepers series, which I'm sure you guys know since I talk about it all the time on my blog. I finally got around to reading the last installment; something I'd been putting off since I didn't want to see one of my all time favorite series come to an end. However, I ended up finding this one slightly underwhelming, and while I did still enjoy it, it wasn't as good as the previous books in my opinion, and I ended up rating it three out of five stars.
Love Locks by Cory Martin:
I can't personally say how well this one sticks to the Hallmark movie, since I haven't seen it yet, but I really enjoyed my first title from Hallmark publishing, and I look forward to reading more from them in the future. I gave this one three out of five stars, and you can find my full review here.
Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider:
This one was one that I'd been wanting to read for quite some time, as I was quite intrigued by the premise of a total drug resistant version of tuberculosis affecting modern society, and how teenagers are sent to sanitarium type institutions to try and get better while being isolated from the rest of the population. I did enjoy it overall, although there were certain aspects that hindered my enjoyment of it, like the fact that I felt the romance was too insta-love for my liking. I rated it three out of five stars, and you can read my full review here.
The Kill Order by James Dashner:
Once again, I was fairly underwhelmed by this one, although I did enjoy getting to read about the history of the flare, and what caused it to become such a world wide epidemic. I gave it three out of five stars.
Geekerella by Ashley Poston:
I really enjoyed this quirky, Cinderella retelling, and I actually ended up being surprised just how much. I gave this one four out of five stars, and you can read my full review here.
The Valiant by Lesley Livingston:
I've really enjoyed the previous books I've read by Lesley Livingston, and this one being about a female gladiator definitely caught my attention. I thought it was a pretty good story overall, although I'm really hesitant to see how it's going to end up in the rest of the series, as I think I would have preferred it as a stand alone actually. I gave it three out of five stars, and I'll be interested to see how well the TV adaptation will compare to the book.
The Fever Code by James Dashner:
Of the three Maze Runner books I read last month, this one was probably my favorite. I really enjoyed getting to read about how everything came together, and why Thomas and Theresa were singled out over the others. And I have to say that the plot twist at the end definitely left me shook, as I didn't see that coming at all. Overall though, it still wasn't a favorite, and I don't foresee myself ever rereading this series. I gave this one three out of five stars, and I'm happy with myself for finally finishing this series.
Midnight Sun by Trish Cook:
I have to say that I fully expected to love this one. I was intrigued by the premise, and I loved the fact that the author wrote it about a disease that's very uncommon to most people. However, once again, the romance seemed a little too insta-love for my liking, and so even though I enjoyed other parts of it, I only ended up rating it three out of five stars. You can read my full review here.
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West:
This was my audio book pick for February, and as always, I completely loved it. I've lost track of how many times I've read this particular book, as it's one of my all time favorites, and once again, it got the full five star rating from me. I love Caymen and Xander, and the way their romance progresses from a friendship into something more. They'll forever be one of my favorite OTP's.
Illuminae by Kay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman:
This was definitely my most disappointing read of February, and honestly, it's my worst read of 2018 so far. I was so excited for this book, especially since as I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of the epistolary writing style. Unfortunately, I found it to be so boring, and that the story dragged for the most part, and I just couldn't get interested in the story. As well, I really didn't care for either of the main character's that much, and this only ended up being a two star read for me.
The Ends Of The World by Maggie Hall:
I had included this one in my most anticipated reads of 2017 post quite awhile back, but it actually took me until February 2018 to finally pick it up, which is kind of sad. I'd loved the first book in this series (The Conspiracy Of Us), I really enjoyed the second book (Map of Fates), but I ended up thinking this one was just okay. My favorite part of the first two was the quest to find clues, and figure out the prophecies and whatnot, and that's not as big of a part of the story in this one. It was still a pretty good ending to the trilogy, and I thought Maggie Hall wrapped everything up nicely. It just wasn't quite as good as the first two books in the series, and I gave it three stars.
Zenith by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings:
I'm not going to say too too much about this one, as I have a quite lengthy review of it being posted on Monday. All I'll say is that is was an enjoyable read with its fair share of issues, and I ended up rating it three out of five stars.
Gemina by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman:
I enjoyed this second book in the Illuminae series more than I did the first book, but I still wouldn't say I loved it, and I don't foresee myself rereading it anytime soon. However, I did enjoy Hanna's character, and the way that everyone around her stereotypes her as the spoiled rich girl who gets whatever she wants, and yet her strength shines through when the station's attacked, and a lot of the it's fate is left in her hands. I rated it three out of five stars, and I plan to hopefully read the third book in March or April.
My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill:
And finally, the last book I read in February was My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill. I had a feeling I was going to really love this one, as I've loved her previous books, and this one is of course about my favorite trope ever, "the famous or royal person falling for a regular person." I'm happy to say it was everything I expected it to be and more, and I adored both Dee and Milo as characters. This was definitely another of my favorites from this month, and I gave it five out of five stars.
And that's all the books I finished in February 2018 guys! I thank you all so much for reading, and I hope you all have a great weekend.
This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. The photos do not belong to me, and all rights to the respective owners.
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