February 2026 Monthly Wrap Up!

 

The books I read in February!

I did a beta read for an online writing friend. It's a YA fantasy about dryads bringing their conflict into the human world. It was pretty good! If it gets officially published I'll be sure to mention it and pump it up!

Emma M. Lion Vol 7 by Beth Brower: I continued my love for this series this past month and this one might be my favorite? I don't know! I can't choose a favorite, it all melts into one story and just builds on itself until you can't separate out these volumes at all! I'm currently reading Vol 8 and loving and will be so sad to run out of having another one waiting. Vol 9 should be published later this year and I guess I'm just along for this crazy journey now!  The author came and did an event at the library in February and I was scheduled to actually work the event.. and might have perhaps met her and etc... BUT I got sick and had to stay home! I was so so so disappointed!

We Are Never Getting Together by Janette Rallison: This is a fun YA romcom that I read through NetGalley. It will be released on April 7, so look for my official review as it gets closer. It has some fun tropes like enemies to lovers, fake boyfriend, reverse Parent Trap (they are trying to keep their parents apart!) and football jock with the drama queen. So fun. I love all this stuff! If you love it too, keep your eye open for this one!

Ninja Newsletter by Tammi Labrecque: This is a book all the people at the writing conferences say to read... because having an author newsletter is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING! How to get people to come and read it.. now that's a big huge question! She claims to have all the answers and in the second book, which I just finished, she talks about exactly how to do it. And she makes it sound SO EASY and just do this thing and people will come FLOCKING to your newsletter. HA! It makes me crazy, can you tell? Flocking... lol. Anyway, I've started a newsletter on Substack, which is very similar to this blog only... more... authory... and more writing focused and etc... so if you are interested.. you'll all flock there now, right? 

The Spectacular by Fiona Davis: This was the book club book of the month. The premise was cool... all about the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall and the experience our character has becoming one of them for a few months. It's tied into another historical event... some pipe bomber during the late 50s terrorizing New York. So these two stories are combined and also, a character is introduced who started criminal profiling, which helped to find the bomber. It's all interesting, but the writing was so dry and cardboard-y for me and I just didn't love it. It was okay!

If you are interested in a video version of my monthly wrap up, you know you can click on over to the channel! I have a ton of plans for March (some I'm actually accomplishing!) so look to see how that ends up next month! 

What's the best book you read this best month?