{"id":11349,"date":"2014-03-03T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=11349"},"modified":"2020-06-08T14:48:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:48:55","slug":"the-books-of-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/11349","title":{"rendered":"The Books of February"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Supernatural Fantasy<\/b><\/p>\n

Trickster<\/b>
\nTrick of the Light<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2009) Rob Thurman<\/a> (9\/10)<\/p>\n

The Rivers of London<\/b>
\nBroken Homes<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2014) Ben Aaronovitch<\/a> (8.5\/10)<\/p>\n

In-Cryptids<\/b>
\nMidnight Blue-Light Special<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2013) Seanan McGuire<\/a> (6.5\/10)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Occult Crimes Unit<\/b>
\nKnown Devil<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2014) Justin Gustainis<\/a> (8\/10)<\/p>\n

Kate Daniels<\/b>
\nKate Daniels World Short Stories<\/a> \u00a0and novellas, by Ilona Andrews
\n<\/a>Magic Bites<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2008) Ilona Andrews<\/a> (8\/10)
\nMagic Burns<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2008) Ilona Andrews<\/a> (8\/10)
\nMagic Strikes<\/a><\/i> <\/i>\u00a0(2009) Ilona Andrews<\/a> (8.5\/10)
\nMagic Bleeds<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2010) Ilona Andrews<\/a> (7\/10)
\nMagic Slays<\/a><\/i> (2011) Ilona Andrews<\/a> (9\/10)
\nGunmetal Magic<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2012) Ilona Andrews<\/a> \u00a0(8.5\/10)<\/p>\n

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Romantic Fantasy<\/b><\/p>\n

Camelot<\/b>
\nIn Camelot\u2019s Shadow<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2004) Sarah Zettel<\/a> (8.5\/10)<\/p>\n

Mystery<\/b><\/p>\n

The Investigation<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(1959\/1974) Stanislaw Lem translated by Adele Milch (NR)<\/p>\n

Inspector Montalbano<\/b>
\nThe Dance of the Seagull<\/a><\/i> (2009\/2013) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (8\/10)
\nThe Age of Doubt<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2008\/2012) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (5\/10)
\nThe Potter\u2019s Field<\/a><\/i> \u00a0(2008\/2011) Andrea Camilleri<\/a> translated by Stephen Sartarelli (9\/10)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

I’d also like to note that these books had some of my favorite covers, as well as some I really hate.<\/p>\n

Rob Thurman always gets good covers, and her Trick of the Light<\/a><\/em> kept that trend.<\/p>\n

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And although I hate most of the original Kate Daniels<\/a> covers<\/a>, the reissue of Magic Bites<\/a><\/em> is about perfect. As is the cover of Gunmetal Magic<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The cover for In Camelot’s Shadow<\/a><\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

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