What a good month January has been for my reading. I read a variety of genres and discovered some new authors. Most of all, I’m excited that my husband and I have gone back to reclaiming some of our weeknights. It seemed like we had fallen into a pattern of watching tv almost every night and we both said enough.
We both have a lot of hobbies we enjoy so we are trying to spend more time doing those things. Believe me, we’ll still be catching up on Scandinavian/European crime shows but we’ve got the weekends to do that.
Anyway back to the books. Here’s what I finished:
Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall
Che: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson
The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson
Ghost Next Door by Helen Currie Foster
Picnic, Lightning by Billy Collins
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Untouchable by Jayne Ann Krentz
My favorites would definitely be Picnic, Lightning and Bluebird, Bluebird.
A graphic novel, a romance, audiobooks, a book in translation and a poetry book. Love it. I am carrying over a few books into February. Some I’ve just started and one that’s been hanging on since last year. I am struggling to finish it and normally I would have given up but I feel so invested in it. I’ll tell you about my current reads in another post.
In the meantime, here’s hoping February will be a great reading month for all of us. Happy Weekend!
Bluebird Bluebird — I so want to read this! So glad to hear it was one of your favorites of the month.
You did have a good reading month, Iliana. I’ve been curious about Attica Locke’s books. Good to hear that BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD worked well for you.
I’m so glad you liked Bluebird, Bluebird! I thought it was excellent . I like your eclectic selection of January books. 🙂
What a great month of reading! The Bookshop of Yesterdays sounds like one I might enjoy. I know what you mean about reclaiming your evenings. We’ve been watching House, MD (second time for us, but first time for my mom) for the past month or so. I’m enjoying revisiting this show, but I don’t really care to watch tv every night. Might have to suggest we skip a couple of nights a week. 🙂
How was The Bookshop of Yesterdays?
Looks like you’d a great reading month, Iliana. I’ve read a lot of good reviews on Bluebird, Bluebird so I’ll have to check it out.
I am so glad you were able to take your evenings back during the week. There’s a freedom in that, isn’t there? I wish I could give up TV altogether. I should try.i usually do my watching on Friday mornings, catching up on shows I can’t watch with my daughter around–at the same time, I try to squeeze in blogging time. Weekends when we watch, it is more family or kid friendly fare. I don’t often watch TV on weeknights. I sometimes am able to get some reading in, but it depends on where we are and what we have going on. More often than not, I’m lucky if I get a chapter in. You didn’t want to know all that, though.
You had an impressive reading month. I don’t think I’ve read any of the books you read.
I hope you have a great February!