Sunday Mews: Goodbye February, Hello March! (February Wrap Up & March's TBR List Poll)

I am linking up to the Sunday Post hosted by the wonderful Kim of Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where participants recap our week, talk about what we are reading, share any new books that have come our way, and whatever else we want to talk about. I am also linking to Stacking the Shelves hosted by the great Team Tynga's Reviews and Marlene of Reading Reality a meme in which participants share what new books came their way recently. I am linking up to Nicole of Feed Your Addiction's Monthly Wrap-Up Post, where any book bloggers who write monthly wrap-up posts can link up and visit other bloggers to see what they have been reading.  

It has been a wet weekend with more rain. I am in no way complaining though. I love these rainy days. Spring has been peeking her head around the corner earlier this past week, giving us a taste of sunshine and warmer weather. My rose bushes are beginning to bloom. I wasn't sure they would survive our freezing temperatures. We never did get that snow Mouse wanted; although several other areas nearby that usually do not see any did. Mother Nature is such a tease.

How did you fare this February? Are you ready for March?

New to My Shelves: 

 Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

 Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Dr. Snow Has Got to Go! (My Weirder-est School #1) by Dan Gutman

Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (#7) by Barbara Park, illustrated by Denise Brunkus

The Knight At Dawn (Magic Treehouse, #2)  by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Salvatore Murdocco

I am . . . A Journal for Extraordinary Kids by Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala

Black Leopard Red Wolf by Marlon James

Dragons Get Colds Too by Rebecca Roan, illustrated by Charles Santoso

Mr. Right Stuff by Sophie Brooks

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis

What I Am Reading: My bookmark currently is in Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet. I have been on a role as of late reading books that I do not want to put down, and this one is among them. It is so good!

What I Am Watching: I watched a couple episodes of The Umbrella Academy--the jury is still out on what I think, although I am interested enough to continue. I also recently watched the short documentary Period. The End of a Sentence., which recently won an Academy Award.  I can see why it won.

Off the Blog: February was a busy month with all our usual activities, in addition to auditions for the summer musical, birthday planning and preparations, and Girl Scout cookie sales. I will be so glad when cookie season is behind us!

Mouse has been working on her Frida Kahlo report and will be finishing it up this weekend. She was named Scientist of the Week for school this coming week, and so will be coming up with a science project she can show her class. My husband has a whole slew of ideas, but none of them are realistic for a second grader to demonstrate to her class on her own. I nixed his burning magnesium idea.

Looking Forward To: My daughter's birthday this month. We are having a painting party, which she is excited about. And later in the month we are going to Drag Queen Story Hour: HERstory at our local independent bookstore. My husband, Mouse and I are all looking forward to it. It's been a regular event at the bookstore for a couple months now, but this will be our first time going.

Here is what I finished reading in February:

• The Mortal Word (Invisible Library, #5) by Genevieve Cogman
• Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (A to Z Mysteries, #4) by Ron Roy
• Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward
• White House White-Out (A to Z Mysteries, #3) by Ron Roy
• Stars Uncharted by S.K. Dunstall
• Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party (#14) by Megan McDonald
• Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself by Margaret Frith
• Who Was Frida Kahlo? by Sarah Fabiny
• Getting Hot With a Scot by Melonie Johnson

February was a good reading month overall. Of the four books I read just for myself, they were all winners. Stars Uncharted, the February TBR poll winner, was my favorite, but it was close!  All of the books were so different from one another. 

Mouse really enjoys our reading time together. We take turns reading out loud to each other. She is really into the A to Z Mysteries and Judy Moody books. I tend to like the Judy Moody books a bit more, finding the writing in the A to Z Mysteries repetitive at times. I am sure it's partly because of the age group they are written for. What matters is that Mouse enjoys them. I love it when she speculates as to how the mysteries will turn out. Sometimes she is way off, and other times she is spot on. Mouse has two other series going as well, The Magic Treehouse and The Wish Fairy, but those she is reading with her dad. 

This Past February In Reading Mews:

• Six Degrees of Separation: From The Fight Club to Exit Strategy
• https://www.literaryfeline.com/2019/02/sunday-mews-january-wrap-up-and.html
• My Bookish Thoughts: Educated by Tara Westover
• Waiting to Read Wednesday: Guilt by Association/Final Exam/The Huntress
• Where Is Your Bookmark? (A Peek Into Beautiful Bad)
• February's TBR Winner
• Bookish Thoughts: The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
• Waiting to Read Wednesday: Color of the Sea/Wild Country/The Lieutenant's Nurse
• https://www.literaryfeline.com/2019/02/where-is-your-bookmark-100.html
• Waiting to Read Wednesday: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe/The True Queen/A Dangerous Collaboration
• Where Is Your Bookmark? (A Peek Into Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party)
• Bookish Thoughts: This Side of Murder by Anna Lee Huber
• Waiting to Read Wednesday: Everything I Never Told You/The Witch's Kind/The Last Year of the War

Tell me what you have been up to! What are you reading, listening to and watching? How was your February? Do you have anything planned for this month?

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Thank you for helping me decide what book from my TBR collection I should read next:

My TBR List is a meme hosted by the awesome Michelle at Because Reading. It’s a fun way to choose a book from your TBR pile to read. The 1st Sunday of every month, I will list 3 books I am considering reading and take a poll as to which you think I should read. I will read the winner that month, and my review will follow (unfortunately, not likely in the same month, but eventually--that's all I can promise). 

I had a hard time settling on three books to choose for this month's poll. I am not sure why it was so difficult to choose. I think all of these will be good, and all are books I have been wanting to read for awhile now. I look forward to seeing which one wins!

City of Lies (Counterfeit Lady #1) by Victoria Thompson

Elizabeth Miles scours 1920’s Washington, D.C. for a killer in the first Counterfeit Lady novel from the author of the New York Times bestselling Gaslight mysteries.

Every woman plays a part—but some are more dangerous than others…

Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton is out for blood. He’s lost a great deal of money and is not going to forgive a woman for outwitting him. With his thugs hot on her trail, Elizabeth seizes the moment to blend in with a group of women who have an agenda of their own.

She never expects to like or understand these privileged women, but she soon comes to respect their intentions, forming an unlikely bond with the wealthy matriarch of the group whose son Gideon is the rarest of species—an honest man in a dishonest world. She knows she’s playing a risky game, and her deception could be revealed at any moment, possibly even by sharp-eyed Gideon. Nor has she been forgotten by Thornton, who’s biding his time within this gilded orbit, waiting to strike. Elizabeth must draw on her wits and every last ounce of courage she possesses to keep her new life from being cut short by this vicious shadow from her past. [Goodreads Summary]

Broken Girls by Simone St. James

Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . .

Vermont, 2014. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can't shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past--and a voice that won't be silenced. . . . [Goodreads Summary]

A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn

London, 1887.

After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific inquiry—and the occasional romantic dalliance. As familiar with hunting butterflies as with fending off admirers, Veronica intends to embark upon the journey of a lifetime.

But fate has other plans when Veronica thwarts her own attempted abduction with the help of an enigmatic German baron, who offers her sanctuary in the care of his friend Stoker, a reclusive and bad-tempered natural historian. But before the baron can reveal what he knows of the plot against her, he is found murdered—leaving Veronica and Stoker on the run from an elusive assailant as wary partners in search of the villainous truth. [Goodreads Summary]

Thank you for voting! I hope you all have a wonderful week! Happy Reading!

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