Well, here we are again! Even with the extra day, February seemed to go by in a snap…but at least it was a month filled with some great reads and I cannot complain about that! I’m still behind in my reviews as I was out of town a few times, but I’m hoping this month is a little quieter and I can catch up…we’ll see how that plays out.
March is an incredible month for publishing and I am swimming in books here. I finally had to prioritize which ones I really wanted to read so as to not go nuts…I’ll share that post next and you can see what I’ll be focusing on. Of course, that’s just new releases and I also plan on squeezing in a few backlist books and some of my own as well.
READING STATS:
- Read this month: 23
- Year to date: 42
- The Turtle House — Amanda Churchill
- The Mountain King — Anders de la Motte (audio book)
- Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead — Jenny Hollander (audio book)
- Diva — Daisy Goodwin (audio book)
- Lethal Vengeance — Robert Bryndza (audio book)
- Village in the Dark — Iris Yamashita (e-book)
- Next Year in Havana — Chanel Cleeton (audio book)
- The Clinic — Cate Quinn
- What Is Mine — Lyn Liao Butler
- The Split — Kit Frick (audio book)
- The Fortune Seller — Rachel Kapelke-Dale (audio book)
- A Lovely Lie — Jamie Lynn Hendricks (e-book)
- The Winners — Fredrik Backman
- Island Witch — Amanda Jayatissa
- What Happened to Nina? — Dervla McTiernan
- The Guest — B.A. Paris (audio book)
- The Gimlet Slip — Fiona Davis, Greg Wands (audio book)
- Why We Read — Shannon Reed
- The Resort — Sara Ochs
- Knife River — Justine Champine
- The Women — Kristin Hannah (audio book)
- The New Couple in 5B — Lisa Unger (audio book)
- The Stranger at Black Lake — Christina McDonald (e-book)
MY TOP 5 OF FEBRUARY:
***I did this last year and am going to continue it again this year, with a few modifications.
- Favorite book(s) of February – these books are the ones I absolutely loved and will be recommending to everyone. They will be staying on my shelf and might even be rereads at some point in the future.
- The Turtle House
- The Mountain King
- The Winners
- What Happened to Nina?
- The Women
- Biggest Surprise of February: How much I truly loved The Beartown trilogy…I know I probably mentioned it here already, but these books are amazing! I will be recommending them to everyone and cannot believe I waited so long to read them! I know I will be reading them again and am so glad I own copies to have on my shelf.
- Newly Acquired Books I’m Super Excited About: This month I received quite a few books I cannot wait to read:
- Middletide by Sarah Crouch, out June 11
- Jackie by Dawn Tripp, out June 18
- The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman, out October 8
- Favorite Part of Month – Going to see Kristin Hannah on tour in NYC and hearing her talk all about her book, The Women. I knew this was going to be a favorite, I just didn’t know how much I would love it…and hearing her talk about the book put me in the right headspace for the book. It’s a tough read, but such an important book.
- 5 Books I’m most looking forward to reading next month:
- Listen to the Lie by Amy Tintera – This debut is already getting rave reviews and I cannot wait to start it! Out March 5th.
- Black Wolf by Juan Gomez-Juardo– This is the second book in the Red Queen Trilogy. I loved the first book and have high hopes for this one! Out March 12th.
- Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Drey – I love Stephanie Drey’s historical fiction and this one is about Frances Perkins and her partnership with FDR. Out March 12th.
- The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian– A book having to do with Princess Diana – even if it’s about an impersonator…I’m definitely reading it! Out March 19th.
- A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda– This domestic thriller explores themes of immigration, generational conflict, social class and privilege – it sounds like a powerful read and I cannot wait to start it! Out March 26th.
So tell me, what was your favorite read of the month? What are you looking forward to reading in the next month?
