by Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes

Monthly Wrap-Up | February 2018

Hello lovely people!

It’s that time of the month where we go through all the good (and maybe bad?) stuff that happened to us!

This is an easy way for everyone to check out posts that might intrigue them or have missed from us and share their thoughts with us.

Feel free to share what you’ve been up to and talk to us! There’s no bad time for catching up or for fangirl/boy’ing! ❤

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BOOK REVIEWS

Traitor by Jonathan de Shalit

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

Kings of the Wyld by Nicoles Eames

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer

A Time of Dread by John Gwynne

COMIC REVIEWS

Batman: Detective Comics: A Lonely Place of Living by James Tynion IV

MOVIE REVIEWS

Man of Steel (2013)

Black Panther (2018)

Annihilation (2018)

BOOKISH POSTS

What Makes a Good Book: How I Rate My 5 Stars Books

Happy Valentine’s Day

BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH

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AH MY GOD ❤ !! Can’t wait to review this book and its sequel ! 😀

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Hella lot of fun! A must for fantasy readers! Check out my review here.

LEAST FAVOURITE BOOK OF THE MONTH 

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Turned out to be a standard spy thriller, but it wasn’t bad! Check out my review here.

BEST MOVIES/SHOWS OF THE MONTH

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I mean I wrote a whole post about this movie after all HAHA

 

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Black Panther (2018): While it was predictable, it took itself much more seriously than the previous Marvel movie we got. February was a good superhero month. 😁

Fargo (2014—): Created and written by Noah Hawley, the same dude who gave us Legion, the X-Men TV series, Fargo is a comedy-crime drama with brilliant direction. Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman are such memorable characters in this. Must-see.

CURRENTLY READING

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FINALLY STARTING THIS ❤

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Its sequel is just around the corner too!!!

TO BE READ

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this book. IS . SO . PRETTY. IN. REAL. LIFE

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Comic book writer explores writing novels?! I’m all in.

PERSONAL LIVES

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I DIDN’T BLOG AS MUCH THIS MONTH T_T And that reason alone made it the worst month in 2 years so far!! I’m going to get back to blogging and answering comments more regularly this week (Spring Break yay)! On the other hand, I had the loveliest Valentine’s day among my coworkers 😀 A lot of surprises on my desk ahha! That was real sweet ❤ IMG_5580

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We all know February is the shortest month of the year, but damn, it sure did keep me busy. With loads of deadlines and things to submit early in the month, I knew it was going to be tough to find free time. I didn’t however want to give up on reading or blogging though. They are far too important for me to give up hahah The weather has been acting weird nowadays when its supposed to be snowy and cold around this time we’re here with warmer weathers. Makes me wonder if its almost time to return on the court and ball again! I’m hoping that March will prove to be much more calmer, but I know shit is only going to get tougher as my thesis deadline approaches.. May the books I’ll be reading transport me to far, far lands filled with mystical and beautiful creatures.

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Thank you all for checking out our monthly wrap-up and don’t forget to check out any posts that might interest you and that you might have missed out on!

So what’s going on with y’all? What have you discovered this month? What are your thoughts on the books/TV shows/movies we’ve mentioned?

Yours truly,

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37 thoughts on “Monthly Wrap-Up | February 2018”

  1. Feb was the worst for me as compared to past months. I was in slump almost whole of the month 😭 I was not motivated to read much 😒 Only read 3 books and the 3rd itself I finished just yesterday.
    I am glad you read so many good books. Oh I am going to read The Bear and the Nightingale this month.. yea FINALLY 😂
    Hell yes for Black Panther. I watched it this weekend and it was amazing ❤️
    I hope you have a lovely March as well 😊

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  2. I keep seeing Scythe EVERYWHERE. I need to read it soon, tbh. I want to know what all the hype is about.. 😂

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  6. February certainly did fly by and for some reason I had just so many review books. I’m being more careful from now on – it was too much and I couldn’t fit them all in.
    Good to see you enjoyed Kings of the Wyld. I’m hoping to read that one soon, particularly as the second book is on the horizon.
    Hope you enjoy The Bear and the Nightingale – I’m loving that series.
    Lynn 😀

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    1. I had the same issue at some point in December too! No way am I going to relive that anymore hahah Definitely going to be more careful with any of my book requests. You have to check out Kings of the Wyld soon! It is absolutely brilliant! Thanks for dropping by Lynn! 😀

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  7. I’m with you on the whole weird weather thing. 2-3 weeks ago we were dealing with a snowstorm and last week it was t-shirt weather. It has gotten warm enough that I’ve done my Spring ritual and shaved my head and beard, so now it’s just the goatee.
    Of course, now that I’ve done that, watch. We’ll probably get like 3ft of snow or something 😀

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  8. All the cold is here.. I’m wearing pants under my pants 🙂 and they said it was the coldest Tuesday ever measured here.. at least it’s not snowing :-). Trang you’ve got such great coworkers, wow, so lovely! I didn’t know you spoke French though, cool! Great list of reads and movies!

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  9. Trang – It happens to us all 💕 life just happens. But we do miss you! I am thrilled you enjoyed Scythe and cannot what to see your thoughts on the Bear and the Nightingale (my fave). I love Arden’s writing and Vasya so much. Happy to see you had a greay Valentine’s.

    Lashaan – stop busting my TBR haha 😂 but seriously. You have been bad news for my books and queue. Love Taboo fyi. And hell yeah to Kings of the Wyld! Bloody Rose soon 😉

    Hope you both have an awesome March – ××

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    1. Sorry, no can do. It’s too much fun to suddenly quit such a thing. 😉 YAY! I can’t wait for season 2 myself! Things got so intense towards the end! Have an awesome month of March, Danielle! ❤

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  10. Great post, and great recap as well. I hope you manage to get back into blogging again soon Trang, and Lashaan I get what you mean about February keeping you busy. It’s the shortest month of the year but I can’t believe how much I had to get through.
    I really need to see Black Panther, I’ve heard so many amazing things about it and I just know I’ll love it as well. 🙂
    I hope you both have a brilliant March, it seems like already you have some good books to get through. I read The Bear and the Nightingale recently myself and it was amazing. 😀

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  17. Lovely wrap-up! ❤ Trang, these Valentine's gifts are adorable, you do have the best co-workers haha 🙂
    Lashaan, I hope that the next month will be a bit less hectic for you, don't forget to take care of yourself! ❤
    I hope you'll both have an amazing March! x

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  18. Ahh that cover of beneath the sugar sky!! ❤ Really, really want to read Scythe and Kings of the Wyld even more now! Aww those Valentine's day treats look really sweet Trang (no pun intended lol 😉 ) heheh yes, I hope books transport you to wonderful worlds Lashaan!

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  19. The Bear and the Nightingale was one I started but couldn’t get to… maybe next month. I hope you love it Trang…♥️ I love your little comments on the “worst” books Lashaan… And I’m wishing you all the time to work the thesis and the reading/blog… boy do I uderstand how tough that is! 😉

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