Month in Review: February 2025

 

February has come and gone in the blink of an eye! But for a short month, it sure was productive! I have managed to keep up with my goal of staying somewhat up-to-date with reviews – it’s still early on in the year, but I’m hopeful I can manage this all year long. March is a busy month with tons of new releases and me going away at the end of the month, so I expect to be a little behind when it comes to the next update, but we’ll see. The biggest stress will be what books will I take with me on my trip…

 

READING STATS:

• Read this month: 21
• Year to date: 44

 

1. Into the Fall — Tamara L. Miller (e-book)
2. The Mother Next Door — Andrea Dunlop, Mike Weber (audio book)
3. A Killing Cold — Kate Alice Marshall (audio book)
4. A Game of Lies — Clare Mackintosh
5. After Life — Gayle Forman
6. The Queens of Crimes — Marie Benedict (audio book)
7. Bonded in Death — J.D. Robb
8. Blood Ties — Jo Nesbo
9. The Spy Coast — Tess Gerritsen (audio book)
10. Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave — Elle Cosimano (audio book)
11. The Dollhouse Academy — Margarita Montimore (audio book)
12. Lie in the Tide — Holly Danvers (e-book)
13. Nesting — Roisin O’Donnell (audio book)
14. You Are Fatally Invited — Ande Pliego (e-book)
15. Their Double Lives — Jaime Lynn Hendricks (e-book)
16. The Inheritance — Trisha Saklecha (e-book)
17. Tell Me What You Did — Carter Wilson
18. Famous Last Words — Gillian McAllister (audio book)
19. Isola — Allegra Goodman
20. Hallowe’en Party — Agatha Christie (reread)
21. Follow Me to Africa — Penny Haw

 

RECAP OF FEBRUARY

***I am once again modifying this to make it align with my goals for the year (see above). We’ll see if it works the way I envision it…

1. Favorite book(s) of February – these books are the ones I absolutely loved and will be recommending to everyone. They will be staying on my shelf and might even be rereads at some point in the future.
   • Nesting
   • You Are Fatally Invited
   • Tell Me What You Did
   • Famous Last Words
   • Isola
2. Book Club/Buddy Reads for February: This year I am determined to participate in more buddy reads and follow along with some of the Celebrity Book Club picks. I’ll share which ones I participate in and what we read here:
   • #ReadChristie2025 – Hallowe’en Party
   • Jordy’s Book Club – The Inheritance
   • Reese’s Book Club – Isola
3. Backlist Review Books Read: Each month I hope to read one or two backlist review books that I didn’t get to when I was first sent them:
   • The Spy Coast by Tess Gerristen, published 2023
4. Read My Own Books: I also hope to read books from my own shelf – whether purchased this year or years prior:
   • Tell Me What You Did
   • Famous Last Words
   • Isola
   • Hallowe’en Party
5. Book/Author Events Attended this month – I love attending author/bookish events and hope to attend as many as I can this year.
   • Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau– pre-launch event for The French Honeymoon

 

 

So tell me, what was your favorite read of the month? Did you participate in any book clubs or attend any author events?