Melody’s February 2014 Wrap Up

Book Reviews
Enders by Lissa Price
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
The Giver by Lois Lowry

Book Haul
The Unbound by Victoria Schwab (Bought with gift card)
Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi (Bought with gift card)
Undone novella by Elizabeth Norris (Bought with gift card)
Five’s Legacy (Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files #7) by Pittacus Lore (Bought with gift card)
The Guard novella by Kiera Cass
Stolen novella by Erin Bowman

Blu-ray, DVD, & TV Reviews
Gravity (Blu-ray)
Family Matters: The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
The Middle: Season Four (DVD)

Interview
YouTube and Camp Takota stars, Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, and Mamrie Hart

February Notes
* I was inspired by YA author, Marie Lu (Champion) to write about the books that linger.
* I attempted my second read-a-thon and came to the conclusion that I don’t think I should commit to reading certain books ahead of time. So here’s looking forward to the next read-a-thon I attempt.

My Insane Book & Movie Challenge Update #2
My monthly update for my Insane Book & Movie Challenge is below!

Books
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Books I Read That Are In My Bookcase
1. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi

Physical Library Books I Read
1. Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
2. A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth with Joni Rodgers
3. Minders by Michele Jaffe

E-book Library Books I Read
1. The Giver by Lois Lowry
2. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

E-books I Read
Read through Kindle App on iPad
1. The Guard by Kiera Cass
2. Stolen by Erin Bowman
3. Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
4. Timepiece by Myra McEntire

Read through iBooks on Mac
1. Undone by Elizabeth Norris
2. Five’s Legacy (Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files #7) by Pittacus Lore

Read Online
1. The Little Android by Marissa Meyer (Wattpad)

Well, I am still behind with this book challenge and I only read two more books than I did last month…really one more book since I put one down as a DNF (Did Not Finish). As mentioned above, I have found that planning out what books I will read for the month isn’t the best method. I also found that when I started reading one of the books above, I really struggled getting through it which is why I did not finish reading it. The pacing was not my cup of tea at all and that kind of killed my desire to read anything else. I was in a lull. I usually always finish reading books so starting DNF practices would not be something I could easily snap into doing but ain’t nobody got time for that! So. We’ll see how many DNFs I rack up at the end of the year. Hopefully the number will stay on one hand.

My favorite read of the month was… The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Movies

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Watched in February 2014
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2
Kick-Ass 2
Blue Jasmine
The Bourne Legacy
The Lion King 1 1/2
Kill Bill: Vol. 1

The Family (On Demand)

My favorite movie this month was Kill Bill: Vol 1 simply because after watching this movie so many times and falling asleep on the same two parts every single time, I finally managed to watch this movie in its entirety and never have to try to watch it again. It was well worth the effort.

I like the pacing of my movie viewing this year because it’s so different from usual. I could easily watch a movie everyday because that’s what I’ve done so many times before. That’s what I typically do in the summer when I’m waiting for my fall TV shows to return. But with the book challenge in effect, I am pacing myself here with the movies which is much less of a challenge. Though I will say I didn’t love any of the movies that I watched this month so hopefully a movie will really shine above the rest in March.

Until next month, happy reading and viewing!