Monthly Reading Total: 20 - This total really surprised me but I've really been enjoying my reading so I'm hoping this is a good sign for a great reading year.
Type:
Print: 8
Ebook: 5
Audio: 7
Genre:
Mystery - 16
Fiction - 3
Romance - 1
Favorite Books of the Month:
The Homefront Sleuths Mystery by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley - I really wanted to finish this series by the end of the month so I could cancel my Audible subscription without having to pay for another month. I'm typically not a series binge reader. I tend to start getting annoyed with characters or writing styles after a couple of books by the same author in the same series close together. This was absolutely not the case with this series. I loved the characters and I thoroughly enjoyed how they worked together. If there's another book in the series I would buy it full price without hesitation.
The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti by Jennifer Probst - Audiobooks were definitely the star of February though I did like the bulk of what I read this month. This was probably my favorite of all the print/ebooks that I read. While it does have love letters in the title it isn't really a romance but instead focuses much more on the sisters and their relationships - both with each other and themselves. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.
Rereads:
I'm trying to make sure I get some rereads in this year as I always enjoy it and I was in the habit of not letting myself pick up some old favorites. Here is what I reread in February:
The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Mathews - This was the first book in the quartet I read and I really wanted to revisit it after reading the first book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading book 3.
Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie - This was the February pick for the Read Christie challenge and it was a delight. This is one of Christie's books that I always forget about but always enjoy.
Armchair Travels for February
Domestic Travel: I visited Wyoming, Connecticut, New York, Oregon, and Georgia for the first time this year. All domestic travel was to new states for the year which is fun.
International Travel: I visited England 10 times - half of which was during the 1940s, Canada, early 1990s Jordan, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.
How was your reading in February? Where did your reading take you?
I can't get into audiobooks as much as I'd like. Have to keep trying.
ReplyDeleteGreat armchair travel, Katherine. I have been in Ireland and Italy via the written word. I love the cover of the Jennifer Probst book and just imagine myself there, looking at the water and gorgeous scene. Will have to try that one as I like epistolary writing.
ReplyDeleteI will say that I use audiobooks a lot to reread books, especially if I liked the narrator. Glad that you enjoyed the books you sampled this month, Katherine. Hope March is just as good.
ReplyDeleteGreat reading and fun travels,
ReplyDeleteAnne - Books of My Heart
I love the cover on The Secret Love Letters of Olivia Moretti. It's interesting that the book is really not as much of a romance as it is a story about the relationship between sisters.
ReplyDeleteLooks like mystery won out big time and accounts for all the enjoyable reads. I want to read The Belle of Belgrave Square as well as another series by her. I'd better get a move on.
ReplyDeleteI love black horses! 😍
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting to do locations on my blog posts. I would only have to go back and add for two months, so I should just add it to my monthly wrap-up lists now so it's there when I copy paste. 🙂
Looks like a great month. The Jennifer Probst book is on my TBR. It looks so good.
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