February has been a crazy but wonderful reading month. I’ve read a total of fifteen books, taken part in sixteen blog tours and in two readalongs – the second one I’m still currently reading. So here is what I read this past month:
- Never Look Back by A. L. Gaylin ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
- The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Alibi Girl by C.J. Skuse ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
- Beast (Six Stories #4) by Matt Wesolowski ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Real Life by Adeline Dieudonné ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Guest List by Lucy Foley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Holdout by Graham Moore ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Memory Wood by Sam Lloyd ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Saturdays at Noon by Rachel Marks ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Snakes by Sadie Jones ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- The Dark Side of the Mind by Kerry Daynes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Tales of Mystery Unexplained by Steph Young ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
You can read the synopsis for the books and my reviews by clicking on the title for all except Away with the Penguins, which will be published on Monday, March 2nd.
It’s been another month of strong and phenomenal reads, which made it almost impossible to choose a favourite. After a lot of thought I’ve decided it was a tie between the two books that linger most in my mind after reading – The Memory Wood and Away with the Penguins.
In February I also attended two book events. On February 19th I attended my first book event here in Sheffield – the book launch of Firewatching, the sensational debut by local author Russ Thomas. It was a fantastic evening and I left eagerly anticipating book two in the series which is out this time next year. You can read my review for Firewatching by clicking here.
Just a few days ago I travelled to Nottingham for the second event, The Orenda Roadshow. Orenda is one of my favourite publishers. Every book I’ve read from there collection is amazing. When you pick up one of their books you know you’re getting quality writing, great storytelling and something a bit different. Plus there’s the fact that Karen Sullivan is one of the nicest people I’ve met. At the event each of the twelve authors had a minute to talk about their latest release and later read an excerpt from the book – which resulted in tears of laughter when Matt Wesolowski read his excerpt as a 20-something vlogger. I only wish I’d videoed it. It was great to meet and get a glimpse into the personalities of so many authors and I came away with a lot of extra books on my wishlist. There was also the added pleasure of meeting blog tour organiser extraordinaire Anne Cater at the event. A wonderful surprise.
How was your February? Did you read any of the same books? What was your favourite? Let me know in the comments below.
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