Best Books of February

As I say every month, I’m shamelessly stealing this idea from Jessica Lahey. She has a recurring monthly date where she reviews all the books she reads that month. Book reviews are important for authors, and I want to get better at doing this.

So. I’m going to review them here and also online, but I’m going to do it a little differently. I’m only going to review the stuff I really liked. I don’t see a reason to spend my time writing about something I didn’t love; it’s just using up more of my energy. So only positive reviews.

These are the books I liked (or mostly liked) from February.

Just Watch Me (Lior Torenberg): 4.5 rounded up. There is a great note on the acknowledgments page where the author admits they probably wouldn’t like the character Dell as a real person, and that is how I felt, too. They worked in the story, and I felt for them despite all of their terrible decisions and selfishness. It’s an addictive story, and I stayed up way too late trying to finish it. Excellent job.

My Husband’s Wife (Alice Feeney): Feeney can be hit or miss for me, and this one was a hit. This is one of those books where each twist makes you want to read another chapter, and you constantly have to rethink what you think you know. But there are also a bunch of plot holes that keep the whole story from knitting neatly together. Those “but wait… you said over here…” moments. But they are all holes that could have been patched. So let’s pretend they’re not there. If you like thrillers, you’ll probably like this one. It’s a good one.

Belgrave Road (Manish Chauhan): This story will stay with me for a long time. Mira and Tahliil made me think, and my heart hurt for each of them, even as they hurt other people’s hearts. There were many threads that I wish I could keep following and know where they led, but that is life. Sometimes the story ends and you don’t know.

Royal Spin (Omid Scobie and Robin Benway): Totally unrealistic and as enjoyable as The Royal We. I’m trying to think of something more profound to say, but that’s really my review in a nutshell. Sometimes you need to read a bit of solid, enjoyable fluff and this was solid, enjoyable fluff. Well done.

What did you read last month?