Happy February, friends!! Love is in the air, and the weather is finally warming up! This month flew by for me, but I actually enjoyed it a lot. 💕
TIFFANY’S LIFE 🌺
In terms of school, most of February has been fairly calm with a few quizzes and assignments, but by the time this post is up (since I’m writing this ahead of time), I’ll have gone through the last week of February where I have 1 midterm, 2 take-home exams, and 2 assignments. ✏️ Hopefully, future Tiffany survived and everything is going well!
Some exciting things this month? P.S. I Still Love You came out which was a defining moment of the month and which also reignited my baking hobby, so I baked brownies, red velvet cupcakes, and banana bread. 🍰 (see: brownie recipe & banana bread recipe) I also traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for a weekend for a conference which was SUPER FUN!! 🍑✈️ I hope I get the chance to visit again soon.
BOOKS I READ 📚
This has been such a great start to the year!! I decided to up my Goodreads Reading Challenge from 50 books to 100 books, and I finished 11 books this month which makes 32 books this year so far!! I’ve been reading a lot for personal enjoyment and really enjoying all the books I’ve picked up this month.
One of my absolute favorite reads was Anna K: A Love Story by Jenny Lee which is the March Book of the Month for subtle asian book club! I also picked up a few romance novels this month for something ~feel good~ to get me through my exam week which was super enjoyable too. I’d definitely 10/10 recommend Tessa Dare books. ❤️
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Discussions
- Cas from Daydreaming Ink wrote about How to Keep Juggling All the Different Parts of Life
- Adriana from Romance Book Binge wrote about Reasons To DNF A Book
- Kelly from Another Book in the Wall wrote a great post on How to Blog When You Haven’t Read Anything New
- Camillea from Camillea Reads discussed How to Create a Healthy Blogging Mindset
Recommendations
- Etinosa from Uwadis shared 10 Books By Authors of Nigerian Descent Coming Out In 2020
- Lydia from P.S. I Still Read You provided Read Black Lit Bingo Recommendations
- Kat from Novels and Waffles shared 4 Books She’s Read a Million Times and Still Loves
- Tiffany from String of Pages listed her Favorite Tropes and Corresponding Book Recommendations
- Sofia from Book Wandresses shared Her Favorite Romance Books by Black Authors
Fun Things
- The Quiet Pond presented an Exclusive Cover Reveal + Author Interview for These Violent Delights, a 1920’s Shanghai Romeo and Juliet Retelling, by Chloe Gong
- Clo from Cuppa Clo wrote a fun post on Is A BuJo Right For You?
- Sophie from Me and Ink celebrated her birthday and had a fun Q&A
- Tasya from The Literary Huntress shared Extremely Specific Romantic Tropes She Loves
- Kate from Reading Through Infinity wrote about her experience Creating a TBR Jar for 2020
- Clara from The Bookworm of Notre Dame created Her Favorite Disney Movies in Aesthetics
- Liz from Red Gal Musings and I collabed to share Our Thoughts on the P.S. I Love You Adaptation!!
How was February for you?
Did you have any favorite reads?
you’re a god!!! i wish i could have read half as much as you by now <33 and aahh i wish we'd buddy read what i like about you because i read it in february too 🥺🥺 i'm excited to see your thoughts though! you look so very cute in that selfie, and i'm so happy you enjoyed anna k so much — i wish i could read it with the subtle asian book club but my brain/energy's been been betraying all my buddy reads recently 😭 but i hope i can join in in april!! hope you have a wonderful march, tiff 💕
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ahhhhhh!! books are how i procrastinate??? sorta kinda maybe?? but thank you!! really helped having audiobooks to help me fly through them!
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Oh the end of the month sounds like a challenging time for you, but you got this! ❤ I haven't watch P.S. I Still Love You yet because I'm saving it for the right time when I need a mood booster 😀
Thank you for including my post, Tiffany!
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Thank you!! Last week actually went really well which I’m super thankful for!! Now, I just have to power through 2 more exams 🙈 I can’t wait for you to watch the movie!
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i love that you rekindle the love for another hobby! wish i could’ve tried some of your baking 🥺
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ahhh i wish i could send them to you!! it was definitely a great way to relax and balance all the stress of life 😍
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Wow your end of the month sounds super busy – good luck with everything! How do you manage to read so much please share your wisdom – I only ended up finishing 2 books but I started a bunch so hopefully they’ll get finished in March. I didn’t get to finish Loveboat, Taipei in February but I’m super fingers crossed hoping that I’ll get to Anna K for SABC 😀
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Thank you!! Last week went pretty well, but I have two more exams this week! and audiobooks!! I also like to read every night before bed for about an hour as a way to relax. It’s become part of my nightly ritual 🥰 and YAAASS I can’t wait for you to join the Anna K read!!
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Ooh wow you had such a fab reading month!! I just finished Loveboat, Taipei yesterday and gave it the same rating as you – although my ship totally sunk haha. Anna K also sounds so good, so I may have to join SABC and try get to it this month? We’ll see! x
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Ahhh I felt the same!! I was definitely Team Xavier (my poor brooding artist bad boy) and YES!! please join Anna K and subtle asian book club because it’s soooo good (maybe even better than loveboat)
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I’m so glad to hear that you had a good month! February was also a light month for me in terms of quizzes and tests, but I am heading up on three midterms this week before I am released for spring break. It’s awesome that you read so many books this month! I also think what you’re doing with the subtle asian book club is wonderful. I really want to read Always & Forever, Lara Jean (I need to finish that series!). I read Anna K recently, and the author’s note at the end especially made me appreciate it so much more. I hope you have a lovely March! 🙂
claire @ clairefy
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Aww thank you!! I’m glad that February was a good month for you. but ahhh good luck on this week!! I just finished one more exam on Monday and I have another on Thursday then we’re free for Spring Break!!
I’m so glad that you’re loving subtle asian book club!! and yes!! the authors note made me so sentimental. I hope you’re able to join the book club discussion this month 😍
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Ahh… I loved reading your wrap up and all the personal touches. I’m glad you have been able to bake some more this month. It all sounds delicious. I actually got to bake some cupcakes this month which was so fun!!
I hope your exams/tests went well. It is also a stressful time so I hope you are well too 💕
You’ve had an amazing reading month as well, lots of great books. I’m excited to get to Jade City!!
Thank you so much for sharing my post, I’m so glad you enjoyed it ❤ I hope you have a wonderful March!
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Aww I’m so glad, Sophie!! Ooo what type of cupcakes did you bake this month? I’m glad that you also got to bake too!
I really loved your post, and I hope you have a great March too!!
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I baked chocolate cupcakes with cherry buttercream, it was supposed to be black forest cupcakes but the jam/filling went wrong so it was just chocolate and cherry really, haha!!
Thank you so much!! ❤
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You’re the cutest and that’s all that needs to be said. ❤
Okay I have more to say but I had to put that out there first! ❤ Okay I'm done now, onto the wrap up ahah. you've read SO MUCH despite being so busy, I admire you so much for that! Anna K. is on my TBR and I am so eager to get my hands on a copy, it just sounds so good!! I also want to read Frankly in Love and What I Like About You (curious to see your review for that last one especially!)
I hope your exams went well and that March will be an amazing month for you ❤ ❤
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I love and appreciate you!!
and ahhh thank you!! I felt so happy being able to read this month, and asdfghjkl I can’t wait for you to read Anna K!! Something about it is super addicting, but it’s also heart-wrenching. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it 👀 What I Like About You sounds like something you’ll like!! It fits our love for books and all things contemporary so well. ❤️
Sending love for March, and I hope you have a fantastic month!!
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I feel like I’d LOVE Anna K, which makes me even moooooooooooore impatient to get a copy, hopefully soon 😀
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Seriously … how are you a student, have a social life, blog a bunch … and STILL have time to read that many books?! i’m rather envious — not going to lie ha-ha! Super great month! I’m sure you’re doing great with your studies! ❤
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haha i procrastinate by readingggg 🙈 and it’s a great way for me to unwind after a busy day! i hope you also have a fantastic march, jenna.
happy reading~!!
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Tiffany, you are on a reading ROLL!! I’m so close yet so far to that mythical 10+ books in a month 🥺🥺 Also, college seems like it was pretty stressful in February, but I’m so happy that you survived the stress!! so excited to read Anna K because of the rating you gave it too! hopefully i can get it soon 😍
I hope you have a wonderful March!
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AHH Thank you!! and faklsjflaks sending you so much love and support for your post-surgery recovery 😭❤️I can’t wait for you to read Anna K!! It was sooo good (v dramatic and gossip girl-esque)
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p.s. i still love you was the highlight of my 2020 so far tbh (team john ambrose!!!) you had such an amazing reading month!! i’m so happy for you!! i’m planning on getting to jade city this month and im so absolutely excited for it (from the praise i’ve been hearing nonstop) also you read ‘chasing lucky’!!!! i’m so jealous but also so happy to see all those stars
your instagram feed is beautiful and aesthetic as ever, good job queen!!
hope you’re having a great march ❤️❤️
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aghhh i know!! i was looking forward to it so much!! since it’s spring break, i might try to make one of the pastries?? and oooo chasing lucky was really good!! it might be my second favorite jenn bennett contemporary??
and i literally adore and love you so so much, may!!! i hope you have a fantastic march ❤️
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I hope everything went well with your exams! 😊 The new To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before movie also reignited my love for baking, I’m eternally sad that my flat doesn’t have an oven 😰 However, I hope to bake some muffins or brownies soon 🥰
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Thank you!! They went well ❤️ AWW that sucks that you don’t have an oven!! I might experiment with a non-bake cheesecake recipe that would be good. You should also try making mug cakes in the microwave!!
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Ohh, that’s a great idea! I haven’t made mug cakes in the microwave for a while, but they’re usually so delicious 🥰
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I’m so happy to read your positive wrap up!! Unfortunately, February wasn’t very kind to me. It was very stressful and busy, I didn’t have much fun, I didn’t read and blog much, … I’m trying to make an effort to change that in March!
I’m really sad I can’t participate in the book club this month. I couldn’t get the book and I’ve been doing really bad at time management, ): But I’m really glad to see you’ve loved Anna K, I really want to read it too! ^^
I hope you’re having a lovely March ❤
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Thank you for reading!! and Aww I’m so sorry that February wasn’t good to you 😦 I hope that this month will be much better for you.
I can’t wait for you to read Anna K too!! It made me so so emotional but I loved it so much!! Happy reading, Marta!! 💖
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I hope your exams ended up going well Tiffany!! And it’s awesome that so many of your February reads were highly rated!! February literally feels like yearrsss ago at this point 😅 But a few books I really ended up enjoying were Jade City, Sadie, and Turtle Under Ice.
I hope that your March is going well!! 💕💕
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They’re going well!! School just closed tho and we’re switching to online learning now 😅 This year has been THE LONGEST. Ooo I’m glad that you read Jade City too!! I hope you enjoyed it lots.
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Sweets!! Thank you for featuring my post!!! 🖤
I finally followed your Instagram and Twitter recently and it’s so nice to see more of you 😀
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Aww of course!! I really loved your post and yay!! so excited to be following you on IG and Twitter too 🥰
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Thanks for sharing my post Tiffany. I’ve been hearing good things about Anna K and its currently on my list. Unfortunately, February was a bad reading month for me but Im currently reading A Wish In The Dark and I hope it bring me out of my reading slump.
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Ahh of course!! You’re welcome to join in anytime with Anna K and the book club, but there’s no pressure at all!! and I’m so sorry that this wasn’t a good reading month for you, but I’m glad that you’re slowly coming out of your slump!
Sending love and good thoughts for March ✨
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