February Reading Round-up

February has been a strong month for book buying.  I should probably lay off a bit in March.  You may also notice that I’ve slacked off on my reading resolutions this month.  Oops!

Books read:

• March volume II by John Lewis
• March volume III by John Lewis
• Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
• The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
• Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
• Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds
• Dragon’s Green by Scarlett Thomas
• Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
• Hold Back the Stars by Katie Khan
• The Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
• Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
• My Name is Victoria by Lucy Worsley

I got to do some serious reading this month!  I really loved almost all of these books, I didn’t really read anything too disappointing (with one exception).  I think Hold Back the Stars, March, and Luna: New Moon were among my favorites for the month.

Currently reading:

• The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
• Heartless by Marissa Meyer

John Scalzi is brilliantly funny and a great sci-fi writer, as already evidenced by the first 5% of The Collapsing Empire.  I don’t think it will take me long to get through it.  I’m also enjoying Heartless, which is the story of the Queen of Hearts before Alice’s adventures in Wonderland.  It has a hint of cheesiness to it, as I think most retellings do, but I am enjoying it so far.  It also has an absolutely brilliant cover.

Books I bought:

• Heartless by Marissa Meyer
• 1984 by George Orwell
• Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor
• Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson
• Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
• The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley
• Magical Tales from Many Lands
• Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
• The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
• The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
• The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Hunter
• The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi*
• Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor*
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir*
• The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig*
• The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig*
• The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig*

* digital books

Okay, I might have gone a little bit overboard with book buying this month.  In my defense, I did get a Kindle and those last five were on sale for pretty cheap.  Also, I did read a lot of the books that I bought so far this year!

Also feeding my reading addiction this month was NetGalley.  I’ve known about this site for a long time but have never really been in a position to get an account.  As a reviewer, I can request advance reading copy (ARC) from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  You might have seen ARC reviews popping up here, that’s where those books come from!  I’ve had the privilege to read some pretty amazing stuff — and some not so amazing stuff.

I hope everyone has had a happy month of reading!  What are some of the best books you’ve picked up this month?