What did you read in February?

[mrspez07]

I know it was a slow month for many of us because of the Olympics, but what did you read and how would you rate them?

[Vespasia]

I had a pretty good month!

The Girl in the Tower (Bear and the Nightingale book 2) - 4.5*

The Hate U Give - 5*

The Secret Place by Tana French - 3.5*

[minzy]

Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng - 5*
The Actor’s Life - A Survival Guide - Jenna Fischer - 4*
Level Up - Gene Luen Yang - 3.5*
Norwich - One Tiny Vermont’s Secret to Happiness and Excellence - Karen Crouse - 4*
Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House - Michael Wolff - 3.5*
The Wedding Date - Jasmine Guillory - 4*
An American Marriage - Tayari Jones - 4.5*

[dorothyinAus]

I felt like it was a slow month, mainly because the books I read were pretty short, but I did read 7 books, so it wasn't that bad and I watched as much of the Olympics as I possibly could stay awake for, so I feel like I have an excuse for not reading too much.

9. Imperial Requiem: Four Royal Women and the Fall the Age of Empires by Justin C. Vovk 5*****
10. Malice at the Palace by Rhys Bowen 4****
11. A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens 5*****
12. It's a Bright World to Feel Lost In by Mawson 5*****
13. Double Chocolate Pistachio Murder by Susan Gillard 3***
14. Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Political Cartoons 2017 edited by the Museum of Australian Democracy 4****
15. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (audio book read by Kate Reading) 4****

A Spoonful of Murder was my favorite of the month, I loved the different situation and the uncomfortable situation Daisy found herself in. Double Chocolate Pistachio Murder was okay, it's a Kindle Freebie and worth what I paid, but it was an easy read during the down time of Olympics Coverage.

[mrspez07]

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 5*
Little Women (audio) 3*
Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood 3*

[oliviapope]

Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline 2*
Piecing Me Together by Reneé Watson 4*
I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll 3*
My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent 1* (I really really disliked this book)
The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter 4*
The Girls From Corona Del Mar by Rudi Thorpe 3*
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera 5* (The second book I've read by this author and I am a huge fan after this one)
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani 4*
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 5*

[jmliongrrrl]

I had a decent reading month but mostly because I can't put down this Virgin River series by Robyn Carr.

Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr 4*
Polk: The Man who Transformed the Presidency and America by W. Borneman 4*
Angel's Peak by Robyn Carr 3*
Moonlight Road by Robyn Carr 4*
Zachary Taylor by John Eisenhower 4*
Sheltering Hearts by Robyn Carr 5*
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 5*
Promise Canyon by Robyn Carr 4*
Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr 4*

[tacokick]

Slightly less than average but I started and didn’t finish like 5 books.

The Housekeeper Suellen Dainty 4*

Sisterland Curtis Sittenfeld 3 1/2*

The Silent Sister Diane Chamberlain 3*

Standard Deviation Katherine Heiny 5*

Close Your Eyes Amanda Eyre Ward 4*

The Same Sky Amanda Eyre Ward 3*

What Remains of Me Alison Gaylin 3*

The immortalists : a novel Chloe Benjamin 3 1/2*

Arcadia Lauren Groff 2 1/2*

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots Deborah Feldman 2 1/2*


The Untelling Tayari Jones 4*

This Is Just My Face Gabourey Sidibe 4*

Eating my Words Mimi Sheraton 3 1/2*

Caucasia Danzy Senna 4*

The Year of Living Danishly Helen Russell 4*

The Nearness of You Amanda Eyre Ward 2*

Losing It Emma Rathbone 3 1/2*

The Glass Forest Cynthia Swanson 3*

Queen Sugar Natalie Baszile 4*

Sunburn Laura Lippman 4*

The French Girl Lexie Elliott 3*

Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) Ann Brashares 0*

So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Oluo 3 1/2*

[travella]

It was a pretty mediocre month for me. I read:

Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 3*
The Radium Girls by Kate Moore 3*
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 3*
The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle 3*

[abs]

Not a bad month for me. I was on a Kristan Higgins kick and read...

On Second Thought
If Only You Knew
The Best Man
The Perfect Match
Waiting for You

They were all pretty decent. I'd give them all 3.5*. Quick easy reads which is what I needed.

[ufcasey]

10 books, not bad!

2 stars
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

3 stars
Seek by Mia Sheridan
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks

3.5 stars
How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti

4 stars
A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence

4.5 stars
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

5 stars
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

[mpc]

A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman) - 5*
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline) - 3*
Shadow of Night (Deborah Harkness) - 3*
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay) - 4*
Smokin Seventeen (Janet Evanovich) - 4*

[kelliebeans104]

I had a pretty good February and so far March is tracking good as well.

See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt **
Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling *****
Origin by Dan Brown ****
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn ****
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan ****
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath *****
Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling *****

[frog]

The Queen's Poisoner ***
The Thief's Daughter ***
The King's Traitor ***
The Hollow Crown ***
The Forsaken Throne ***
The Silent Shield ***
Priest Daddy ***
A Wrinkle in Time ****
A Wind in the Door ***
Pachinko *****
Between the World and Me *****