Bookmark Lit Bulletin | February 2019

The Bookmark Lit Bulletin wraps up the last month in reading and what was on the blog, as well as what’s coming up next. You can check out my book haul, books read, posts shared, challenge updates, etc. You can read past bulletins here. If you’re looking for more personal updates, you can check out my Lauren Lately feature; it highlights my life events and non-bookish fun from the previous 30 days.

February was a bit of a whirlwind in my personal life and my reading life was somewhat weirdly affected. I did still manage to get a lot of reading done despite that (and also despite reading one book for the entire month basically). I have to count this as a success! I also read mostly books I had laid out on my TBR for the month, which always pleases me too.

    

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All of the books read this month:

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Breakdown: 5 bought  |  5 borrowed  | 1 free/gifted | 13 for review
All review copies were provided for free in exchange for an honest review.

Review Copies – Physical

From Forever Romance | Meet Cute by Hunting
From Skyscape | The Fever King by Lee
Giveaway from Jennifer E. Smith | Field Notes on Love by Smith
From Penguin | Night Music by Thorne [not pictured]

Review Copies – Egalleys

From Lake Union | Trophy Life by Geller
From Forever Romance | Springtime at Hope Cottage by Rains
From Ballantine Books | One Night at the Lake by Chase

From St. Martins | Again, but Better by Riccio, The Perfect Date by Lozada

From Berkley | Waiting for Tom Hanks by Winfrey, The Wedding Party by Guillory,
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Lim

From Graydon House via Netgalley | Husband Material by Belden
From Simon Pulse via Netgalley | There’s Something About Sweetie by Menon

Borrowed

From Andi | Her Royal Highness by Hawkins, Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Moreno

 

From the library | Here and Then and Now by Chen,
The Family Next door by Hepworth, The Winter Sister by Collins

Purchased Ebooks

Kindle ebooks/sales | One and Only by Holiday, A Wedding on Lavender Hill by Rains,
The Cottingley Secret by Gaynor, Girls Night Out by Fenton/Steinke

Preordered | The Risk by Kennedy

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My recent personal / life update found in the last Lauren Lately HERE.

• [7 Feb] Just For Clicks by Kara McDowell ★★★★
• [14 Feb] The Au Pair by Emma Rous ★★★½
• [14 Feb] I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella ★★★
• [22 Feb] Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★
• [28 Feb] Archenemies by Marissa Meyer ★★★½
• [28 Feb] The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson ★★★★
• [28 Feb] Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus ★★★½

• [1 Feb] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | January 2019
• [4 Feb] On My List (7)
• [5 Feb] Top Ten Tuesdays #221: On the Fence
• [6 Feb] If We Were Having Coffee…
• [8 Feb] Requesting Review Copies as Motivation
• [9 Feb] Reader Survey
• [12 Feb] Top Ten Tuesdays #222: Shippy Couples
• [13 Feb] Sharing Reading Progress on Social Media
• [15 Feb] 2019 State of the ARC
• [16 Feb] Lauren Lately | February 2019
• [18 Feb] Anatomy of a TBR Post
• [19 Feb] Top Ten Tuesdays #223: Under 2,000 Ratings
• [20 Feb] Favorite Food and Drinks Lately
• [25 Feb] Picky Pledge
• [26 Feb] Top Ten Tuesdays #224: Places to Visit
• [27 Feb] March TBR

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February: Read at least 5-6 review copies ✔️
March: Read 50% digital/audio books and 50% physical books

For February, my goal was to catch up on some review copies of all forms. I wanted to read 5-6 books for review (already published ones or upcoming ones, doesn’t matter), and I managed to do that! I finished 6 review copies of all types, backlist and upcoming, and started a 7th one to continue into early March.

March’s goal is to read a 50/50 mix of digital books (including audibooks) and physical books. I have books from the library, borrowed ARCs from friends, egalleys, audiobooks, and so much more to read during the month. I usually end up reading mostly ebooks/egalleys because they’re the easiest to read at bedtime (when I get the most reading done), but I have too many physical copies this month! I have to find a good mix of both to keep on track with my goals, so I think a 50/50 mix will be helpful.

Blog Tours and Seasonal Bingo TBR | have two blog tours next month – SMALL TOWN HEARTS and NIGHT MUSIC. They’ll both feature book reviews and Cover Colors! Also, as usual, a new season means a new bingo card, and a new bingo card means a new TBR post full of ideas for it!

Scribd Update and Tips | I’ve been back on the Scribd grind and they’re back to having unlimited books AGAIN. I share my overall experience with the service, as a general update, and some of my best tips for how to make it work for you.

How I Use Google Keep | …yes this is like the 10th month that this is listed. I keep bumping this post for various reasons but I do hope, because March looks light, that this will finally get published. It’s really not even that exciting to read hahaha.

Reader Survey Results / Plans | I’m still on the fence about whether or not I care about posting the results because honestly, most of my thoughts were confirmed. I’m going to peel through the results again and see what I may want to share and if it warrants a post.

Authors I Need Books From | I have two posts similar to this worked up – one where I talk about authors I’ve read one book from and need to read more, and one where I talk about authors who I generally need new books from (if they don’t have any announced books). We’ll see which happens! lol.

Reviews Made Me Reconsider | There are a lot of books I was excited about where the reviews made me second-guess myself. I might share this post to talk about some of them and see if you think I should read them. It’ll be similar to this one but about already published books.

Current Makeup Routine / New Products | I usually include some beauty things in my Lauren Lately, but like my food posts, I’m thinking of making some separation whenever there’s a lot to discuss. I have some new things I’m obsessed with and want to share my review/thoughts on the Tatcha starter kit I bought.

2019 Reading Bullet Journal | After mentioning this in my last Lauren Lately, I thought I’d share my current bujo setup and page layouts. Is this something you’d want to see each month? Would you want it as a separate post or included here? Basically I would take photos of my month-specific (or new seasonal/challenge) layouts since the last post/month, so you can see my reading wrap-ups and layout ideas. Take the poll below!

Check out my March TBR post! ?

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How was your reading in February?
What do you have up next in March?

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