February you were not a good reading month for me. Two books read? Where do I turn in my Bookgirl credentials? I had two DNF books and plenty of books in progress which I’m carrying over to March but one thing is for sure, I hope March is a much better reading month.
I did read two very enjoyable books, The Spiritualist by Megan Chance and Pictures Of You by Caroline Leavitt, so it wasn’t all that bad. I know I keep saying this but really, reviews to come.
So what books am I still reading? I’m still greatly enjoying Someone At A Distance by Dorothy Whipple. Also, Dark Mirror by M.J. Putney. Is it bad that I haven’t finished Cullum by E. Arnot Robinson, which was my Virago book for Virago Reading Week? I do want to finish it and will. It’s good just somehow ended up at the bottom of my stack. And, I’m still making my way through The Lies That Bind by Kate Carlisle. That’s my lunch book and as I only take a 30 minute lunch and half of the time it’s with interruptions I am definitely finding it hard to finish this one.
Ok, it’s getting late now and instead of being at the computer I should be reading so I won’t be complaining at the end of March of a lackluster reading month. How about you, how was your reading month?
These days I’d be very happy if I’m able to read 1 book a week. 😉 I’m not in a reading slump but I feel like it is so with the low amount of books I read so far. But of course we all know that reading supposed to be a pleasure so we shouldn’t feel bad or guilty for not reading too much as long as we read and that we enjoy reading them. 🙂
Hope your reading month is better this month, Iliana. I look forward to your reviews.
I just read a review of Dark Mirror and it really appealed to me. Glad to see you are enjoying your Persephone book. The Spiritualist sounds good.
I really like Megan Chance. I liked the Spiritualist, but my favorite by her was An Inconvenient Wife –awesome read.
Hi there,
I’ve not read any of these so look forward to your reviews.
I don’t even count how many I read in a month anymore, but I’m thinking my norm is about 15. But I have had months that were way less because of, let’s say, a 1,000 page book or an audio that was 50 discs. I always feel so twitchy when that happens.
My month was pretty good, but need to finish up the reviews!
I seem to be reading at a slower pace the last couple of months, but I think it’s because I really rushed to finish a few books at the end of the year and I needed a bit of a breather. Picked up Captain Wentworth’s Persuasion yesterday because I needed some feel-good romantic Austen to get me back in the swing of things. 😉
Looks like you have several interesting books in the works.
My reading month looked successful, but only because I read a few shortish books when I was having a hard time reading period. This month I need to read some pages so I look like I really do read books once in a while!
I have The Spiritualist on my shelves and was just eyeing it last night. Since I’m reading Affinity now and spiritualism plays a part, I might just takle The Spiritualist next. 🙂
I hope you have a better reading month in March!
I just got a copy of Someone at a Distance. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it! And, I hope March is a better reading month for you.
Melody – That’s exactly how I feel too. I mean I’ve read some good books but because I’m not reading as much and because of those DNFs I almost feel like I’m in a slump. Hopefully March will get better!
vivienne – I’m not very far into Dark Mirror but I think I’m going to like it. The main character is no simpering miss 🙂
Diane – Oh good to know. I’m adding that one to my list as I did like The Spiritualist even if I had a few quibbles with it. I still found it very easy to get swept into the story.
Monica – If only I can find some time for those reviews 🙂
Sandy – Really, you’ve stopped counting all? I typically don’t focus on monthly totals as much because I know some months are just better than others but this one really stood out in particular as I was doing so well in January!
jenclair – I still have reviews from January I need to finish! yikes 🙂
Anna – That totally makes sense. Enjoy your Austen book. Always good to get anyone out of a reading slump right?
Kailana – I need to think of doing that whenever another month is a bit on the slim side – or add lots of graphic novels to the mix! ha.
Andi – Oh that would be a great complement to Affinity! Granted I will say that while The Spiritualist was very enjoyable, Affinity is a stronger book.
Bookfool, aka Nancy – Lucky you! It’s so good but I want to scream at some of these characters! We’ll have to compare notes when we are both done with the book.
I try not to let anyone know that I read the Kate Carlisle series, but I can’t pass up a mystery series about a bookbinder.
I just received a bunch of ARCs from NetGalley and can’t wait to begin them. One is the new Jacqueline Winspear.
You’re not alone: I didn’t finish my Virago Reading Week book either. Even though it was a slim one! I finally started it over again the other night, so here’s hoping I am more faithful to it this time around. (It’s Barbara Comyns: so wonderfully disturbing.)
THANK YOU for reading my novel! I am so honored!
Caroline Leavitt
Last month was not a good reading month for me either–I hope March will be better. I hope you like the Whipple! And I’m sure you’ll get that Virago read eventually. Some books just take time.
I only read three in February, but it WAS a short month! 🙂 I’m anxious to hear what you have to say about Leavitt’s novel. I keep coming across it in reviews and on the shelf at work. Guess I should get a copy, eh?