Ugh, January is downright dreary and February promises to be dreary and freezing. It’s a good time to curl up with a good book, hot chocolate or mocha, and a fire. Well, I don’t have the fire, but the CE makes a super mocha and I have a nice preliminary list of books.
Update on the little Pom we adopted (skip if your eyes glaze over at the mention of a rescue dog): No big progress. Her winter coat has apparently settled in and she approaches the CE now—even going so far as to jump against his side of the bed in the morning to get him up. Now at four months with us though, still prefers her crate to human companionship. What in the world happens to a little dog kept as a breeder?!
February is shaping up to be a good reading month with several great books I’m excited to get to—SOON—I hope! (I’ll mention those below.) For January we barely managed ten books. Links on titles are to our reviews that include purchase or source information.
To Slip the Bonds of Earth by Amanda Flower
Bayou Beloved by Lexi Blake (audiobook)
Nothing But the Bones by Brian Panowich (CE review)
Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena (audiobook)
Payback in Death by J D Robb
The Fury by Alex Michaelides (CE review)
Netflix Series All the Light We Cannot See vs eBook by Anthony Doerr
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (audiobook)
The Mongol Ascension by Andew Varga (CE review)
The Gem of Ireland’s Crown by Jean Grainger
I loved both All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr as well as The Frozen River but was crushed by the climax of the former, so the nod has to go to The Frozen River.
Book of the Month for January—The Frozen River
My Reading Challenges page… I’ve discovered I’ll work on the challenge but am really terrible at reporting the results–not only with the host (and I apologize for that) but for updating the page as well. For 2024, I’ll begin by sharing the logo and the link. Unfortunately, I have not been able thus far to find the link to the 2024 Historical Fiction Challenge. If you know the link, would you share, please?
In an effort to change up the blog a bit, I’ve enlarged fonts and added a new page I call Netflix vs Book listing the posts made comparing either the movie or series with the original book. Check it out to see what you missed!
Also, just a quick Sneak Peak into what’s coming up in my February TBR:
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| Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn. I was quite taken by the story of the river witch–I’ll bet you would be too. | Being Henry by Henry Winkler. A memoir and didn’t we all love the Fonz? But this guy, as so many of the actors do, will surprise you. |
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I love Henry Winkler! I was a big Fonz fan back in the day and my kids loved his Hank Zipzer TV show. I bet that is a really interesting memoir.
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Yes, we loved the Fonz as well. Very representative of the time.
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