FEBRUARY 2022 WRAP-UP
With the world events, I debated sharing about the books I have read.
Praying is definitely more important than reading at this point, but I guess some of you may experience comfort in the usual routine, so here we go.
February had only 28 days, so it seemed I read less. In fact, my average page per day was higher than in January, and I also had more listening time for audiobooks.
So far, I have managed to review everything.
š Here is what I read in February:
12 books:
9 in printĀ
=Ā with 2,082 pages, a daily average of 74 pages/day
3 in audio
= 40H05, a daily average of 1H25
4 in mystery:
- Intuitio, by Laurent Gounelle – French audio
- Gataca [Bred to Kill], by Franck Thilliez – French audio
- The Final Days of Abbot Montrose, by Sven Elvestad –Ā Norwegian classic
- Maigret chez les Flamands (Maigret #15), by Georges Simenon – read with a French student
3 in literary fiction:
- Star, by Yukio Mishima
- Lean on me, by Serge Joncour – publication day today!
- Les Dimanches de Monsieur Ushioda, by Yasushi Inoue
2 historicalĀ fiction:
- Chemin de femmes [The Waiting Years], by Fumiko Enchi
- Once Upon a River, by Diane Setterfield –Ā audio
2 in nonfiction:
- Agatha Christie Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World, by Mark Aldridge
- A Brush With Birds: Paintings and Stories from the Wild, by Richard Weatherly
1 in picture book:
- Strega Nona, by Tomie dePaola
MY FAVORITE BOOKS THIS PAST MONTH
READING CHALLENGES & RECAP
Classics Club: 107/137 (from November 2020-until November 2025)
Japanese Literature Challenge: 6/12 books
2022 TBR Pile ReadingĀ Challenge: 0/12 books
2022 books in translation reading challenge: 9/10+
Total of books read in 2022 = 27/120 (23%)
Number of books added to my TBR this past month = 30
NO OTHER BOOKĀ REVIEWED THIS PAST MONTH
GIVEAWAYS
The open giveaways are on my homepage
REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE
And we offer a Book Box!
MOST POPULAR BOOK REVIEW THIS PAST MONTH
click on the cover to access my review
MOST POPULAR POST THIS PAST MONTH
– NON BOOK REVIEW –
BOOK BLOG THAT BROUGHT ME MOST TRAFFIC THIS PAST MONTH
Caffeinated Reviewer
please go visit, there are a lot of good things there!
TOP COMMENTERSĀ
Marianne at Let’s Read
Tammy at Books, Bones & Buffy
Greg at Book Haven
please go and visit them,
they have great book blogs
BLOG MILESTONESĀ
2,496 posts
over 5,580 followers
over 241,390Ā hits
š
And here are the books
I plan to read in March
(video)
š š š
How was YOUR month of FEBRUARY?
Nicole at Feed Your Fiction Addiction
has created a Month In Review meme
where you can link your monthly recap posts
Thanks Nicole!
Words And Peace 
What a great reading month you had! Before the coffee gets cold is on my wish list. . .
LikeLike
Thanks. Yes Before the Coffee Gets Cold is very good, and I heard the sequel is good too
LikeLike
I’m jealous of your 12 books! And yes, the world seems to be falling apart, and for me books are the constant, peaceful place. Fingers crossed March will be much better.
LikeLike
Yes, books are the safe zone. I have also taken more prayer times
LikeLike
thanks for sharing all the goodness
sherry @ fundinmental
LikeLike
Thanks for stopping by!
LikeLike
I had the same dilemma, Emmaāit feels strange to go on with business as usual with the world in such danger. But I’ve always taken comfort in reading, so I pressed ahead, and I’m glad you did too. Star sounds very interesting from your review!
LikeLike
Thanks Andrew, glad this little blog can bring some type of stabilizing comfort. These days are very very hard. I’m Orthodox, I have Russian and Ukrainian friends. Yesterday a priest friend was sobbing for a long time on the phone, as he already has family and friends killed in Ukraine.
LikeLike
You have achieved a lot of reading for February. As usual a nice variety of genres, authors and books. I have to look for the Norwegian thriller of the past.
LikeLike
You can ask a free review copy at Kazabo.com, as they are looking for more reviews
LikeLike
Great, I will do that. You have so many good links to interesting books.
LikeLike
Thanks!
LikeLike
Fabulous reading month! I love your shoutouts!
LikeLike
Thanks Carol
LikeLike
Reading is a refuge in these trying times, but prayer is so important too. My reading is finally picking up. I’ve been thinking lately of reading Christie. I guess the release of Nile has me wanting to read the book and the watch the movie versions. Glad it was a good reading month.
LikeLike
I think you will get so much more from the book than the movie. Freinds tell me the recent movie is more about the ambiance than the plot itself, too bad
LikeLike
Pingback: Sunday Post #56 – 3/6/2022 | Words And Peace