Leap Day Shenanigans

Leap Day has extended the pleasures of February while also prolonging high school seniors' sickening anticipation in regard to college acceptances that come with March. I'll be ignoring my own unease (I got into two of my dream schools this month though!!) in favor of recapping the month.

I've only read one book since my last post: Nine Stories by JD Salinger. Salinger has yet again reaffirmed my love for him and his writing style. His short stories are all unique but in that same tone that is undeniably Salinger-y. His characters are some of the most realistic ones in literature, the stories are raw, and his dialogue flows so smoothly. I admire him, so much so that I purchased his other collection of short stories, Franny and Zooey, today.

Talking about my book splurge, here are the reads I snatched today (when I ditched school lol)

1. Franny and Zooey
2. The Sirens of Titan
3. Tao Te Ching

Funny enough, I was borrowing the Tao from my friend but decided to buy my own, Barnes and Noble Classics copy. It has some really good life advice, and the excerpts relate to some bits of my current WIP. 

Reviews of each of these books will come one day, but I'm currently back on the Captive Prince series with it's sequel, which FINALLY came in the mail. Have to admit, I'm kind of irritated that the dialogue uses ' rather than the classic " but we'll see if I adjust to it later in the book.

While my reading hasn't been the most productive, my writing has! From January 31st-February 28th, I wrote 20,778 words with my WIP's total word count being 48,931 currently. Hopefully the trend will continue into March and I can wrap up this novel before senior year is over! And shout out to Fran, the best beta-reader-editor ever. 

Ratings--

Nine Stories: 5/5 stars

Currently reading: Prince's Gambit by CS Pacat

Currently listening to: The Clone Wars Score

Currently watching: The Clone Wars, The 100