And now we have the books of February. Despite being a short month, I still read 16 books for the month. But I fully admit, that was primarily re-reads for me–12 of the 16 were books I’d read before.

Supernatural Fantasy

Trickster
Trick of the Light  (2009) Rob Thurman (9/10)

The Rivers of London
Broken Homes  (2014) Ben Aaronovitch (8.5/10)

In-Cryptids
Midnight Blue-Light Special  (2013) Seanan McGuire (6.5/10)

Occult Crimes Unit
Known Devil  (2014) Justin Gustainis (8/10)

Kate Daniels
Kate Daniels World Short Stories  and novellas, by Ilona Andrews
Magic Bites  (2008) Ilona Andrews (8/10)
Magic Burns  (2008) Ilona Andrews (8/10)
Magic Strikes  (2009) Ilona Andrews (8.5/10)
Magic Bleeds  (2010) Ilona Andrews (7/10)
Magic Slays (2011) Ilona Andrews (9/10)
Gunmetal Magic  (2012) Ilona Andrews  (8.5/10)

Romantic Fantasy

Camelot
In Camelot’s Shadow  (2004) Sarah Zettel (8.5/10)

Mystery

The Investigation  (1959/1974) Stanislaw Lem translated by Adele Milch (NR)

Inspector Montalbano
The Dance of the Seagull (2009/2013) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8/10)
The Age of Doubt  (2008/2012) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli (5/10)
The Potter’s Field  (2008/2011) Andrea Camilleri translated by Stephen Sartarelli (9/10)

So that’s 11 fantasy, 10 mystery, and 5 romance. And yes, that adds up to more than 16. Because few books are just one category.

I’m still reading primarily eBooks if I at all can. 9 eBooks, 4 trade paperbacks, and 3 mass market paperback. And I’d like to point out that 6 of those re-reads I have in multiple formats. I really have come to prefer eBooks that much over paper books.

Gender-wise, I read six male authors, three female authors, and 7 books co-written by a male and a female. My totals are still weighted a bit heavily towards males so far this year, but that’s mostly due to my binge re-reading of Inspector Montalbano.

I’d also like to note that these books had some of my favorite covers, as well as some I really hate.

Rob Thurman always gets good covers, and her Trick of the Light kept that trend.

And although I hate most of the original Kate Daniels covers, the reissue of Magic Bites is about perfect. As is the cover of Gunmetal Magic.

The cover for In Camelot’s Shadow may be one of my favorite covers ever. I bought the book solely because I fell in love with the cover, and after reading, decided that maybe romance wasn’t as horrible as I thought it was.