Monthly Roundup & Look Ahead

Monthly Roundup: February

Taking a quick look at the numbers for February. . .

• Books bought - 10
• Books downloaded - 9
• ARCs received for review (physical) - 1
• ARCs received for review (digital) - 14
• Books read - 13
• Author gender - 6 female, 3 male, 4 trans/nonbinary
• New-to-me Authors - 9
• Average rating - 4.3

Last month's reads included:

• Rebecca Without A Cause: Good Boy / Bad Girl by Pearl O'Leslie
• Lead Gilded Delights by Leina Kedi 
• Principled Perversions by Eli Wray
• The Wayward Spy by Susan Ouellette
• The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst
• Oh, That Shotgun Sky by Sarah Chorn
• Derelict by Eric Filler
• Face of Truth by M.C. Questgend
• Guised Passage by James L. Boanerges
• My Femdom Savior by Thimble
• Lady Adera's Sissy Slave by Anne L. Cynklaire
• The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
• Keeper at the Gates by Allison Church

I always find what reviews are best received across different mediums to be fascinating, as it points to different audience segments being engaged. A good mix this month with some real variety.

• Most read on the blog - The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
• Most liked on Goodreads - The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
• Most reach on Facebook - Oh, That Shotgun Sky by Sarah Chorn
• Most liked on Twitter - The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst

Look Ahead: March

I always hesitate to look too far ahead, since my reading is dictated as much by my whims and desires of the moment as by release dates. This past month I read 7 of the 7 books that I had planned to cover, and even if 1 was a DNF and 1 still needs a review, I'm happy with that.

In the interest of trying to be better at holding myself accountable, here are the reviews I'm hopeful you'll see this month:

• The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk (I'm reading this now and loving it)
• Lewdmancy by Eden Redd (I'm thoroughly enjoying this)
• The Queen's Weapons by Anne Bishop (This is next on my reading list)
• The Noble and the Nightingale by Barbara Ann Wright (I'm excited to start this)
• We Shall Sing a Song Into the Deep by Andrew Kelly Stewart (I'm really curious about this one)
• Blood Moon by Catherine Lundoff (With a late month book tour, I'll be reading this soon)
• All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (Another late month book tour, I'll be reading for soon)
• Your Turn to Suffer by Tim Waggoner (This sounds fantastic - I can't wait to read it)

What did your February reads look like? What's on your shelf for March?