In honor of Valentines Day, I decided to make February a chick lit month. However instead of buying new books, I went ahead and re-read the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella. I know a lot of people don't like to re-read books, but for me it's not any different that re-watching my favorite movies over and over again. I love re-reading my favorite books and series every few years or so (or every year in some cases!).
I didn't get into chick lit until around 2009, when I first read the Shopaholic series (and every other book I could get my hands on). Just like chick flicks, I find them to be light, easy reads that mostly make me laugh, though there are a few heartbreakers in the genre. I mostly read at night, relaxing in bed before going to sleep, and love light reads that make me happy as I drift off.
In between a couple of the Shopaholic books, I also read Blog Inc by Joy Cho. I had been toying with the idea of starting a blog for awhile, but wanted to do it right. I thought reading this book would give me a good foundation and a lot of things to think about, and I was right. I highly recommend it if you're a blogger or thinking about becoming one.
After finishing the last Shopaholic book, Mini Shopaholic, I was looking for something short to read, and looking through my Kindle I remembered that I had downloaded The Great Gatsby years ago, but had never read it. The Great Gatsby is one of those books that I'm pretty sure I was supposed to read in high school, but didn't. So, I finally read it, and it was pretty good! I have a great fondness for all things roaring twenties, so this was right up my alley. As I mentioned in my weekend recap, as soon as I finished reading I watched the new movie, with Leo(!), and really liked it. I'm usually pretty harsh on movie adaptations of books (ahem, Confessions of a Shopaholic movie) especially if the book is fresh in my mind, but I thought it was well done.
So that's what I read in February! I haven't decided what I want to read next...any recommendations? What have you been reading?
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