Monthly Reading Roundup: February

March – the third month of the year is up upon us and it’s a little hard to think that we are close to ending the year’s first quarter. It seemed like only yesterday we rang in 2019 with new resolutions and an intent to start afresh but in the blink of an eye- we are already close to Daylight Savings, Spring (hopefully) and hurtling towards quarter closing and tax returns.

That’s why I believe in small changes and track my progress, however incremental. A few steps still are better than nothing, and always superior to frozen inaction.

A Year from Now

You’ll wish You’d have Started Today!

-Karen Lamb

Hence, my charting of progress on Goodreads; my updating monthly of where I am with my reading goals. It keeps me accountable, adds motivation, and helps me stay on track.

With that preamble, it’s off to my favorite form of posting – lists.

Books I Read in February:

The first and possibly largest book I finished in a while is Becoming by Michelle Obama. A memoir yet inspirational text for women, this is an honest yet hopeful account of life as an ambitious student, a career woman who rose despite the inequalities and biases faced by women, the struggles and triumphs of being a working mother, the challenges of becoming a political spouse, and the balancing act of gracing the role of the First Black Lady! I found many passages that resonated with me and many that made me think long and hard. Definitely am sure that most of her readers will agree that her writing is gripping , honest, heart warming, resonant and inspirational all at once.

The 5 Second Rule was another book that I completed. An ebook I started in January, I finally finished it in the shortest month of the year. An interesting read explaining the ‘5 Second Rule’ concept , it was filled with many examples of application to demo exactly how to apply the strategy to all walks of life. A self-help and motivational book, my only complaint is that it could have been a bit shorter given that it revolved only around one single point.
The third book of the month is a Classic: ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’ . Technically it should go under re-reading since I first read it in my teens. But it had been so long that I simply could not recall much of the details. Also, re-reading totally counts on Reading Challenges so am happy that I revisited such a wonderful text from the Queen of Crime.

This month’s reading is as follows: