{"id":15708,"date":"2020-03-04T14:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T19:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=15708"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:30:13","slug":"the-books-of-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/15708","title":{"rendered":"The Books of February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even having an extra day, February flew by. Very little hiking this month because it WON’T STOP RAINING, so once more an absurd amount of reading.<\/p>\n

So what was good last month? A lot!<\/p>\n

\"Blank<\/a><\/p>\n

The Trouble Brewing series by Layla Reyne<\/a> was almost as good as her Irish & Whiskey series. Imperial Stout<\/em><\/a>, Craft Brew<\/em><\/a>, and  Noble Hops<\/em><\/a> were all fun and thrilling, although lots of boinking. <\/p>\n

I finally broke down and purchased Rob Thurman<\/a>’s Trickster series as ebooks, and   Trick of the Light<\/em><\/a> was just as good as I remembered. <\/p>\n

Because I was talking about it with Michael (and because there was a new book coming out) I re-read Charlie Adhara<\/a>’s Big Bad Wolf, which I enjoyed just as much the second time around.<\/p>\n

I’ve found a lot of Ace romances, and most of them were very good. I definitely recommend Upside Down<\/em><\/a> by N.R. Walker, Three Stupid Weddings<\/em><\/a> by Ann Gallagher<\/a>,  Blank Spaces<\/em><\/a> by Cass Lennox, Uncommonly Tidy Poltergeists<\/em><\/a> by Angel Martinez<\/a> , and  All the Wrong Places<\/a><\/em> by Ann Gallagher<\/a><\/p>\n

I even read some comics last month. All were new-to-me series, and I do want to read more of Lady Mechanicka<\/p>\n

Here’s what I read by category. The Ace romances may or may not have boinking, so check the tags \/ categories if you want to be sure.<\/p>\n

Mystery, Historical
\n<\/strong>
\nOwen Archer
\nThe Riddle of St. Leonard\u2019s<\/em><\/a> (1997) Candace Robb<\/a> Rating: 8\/10
\nA Gift of Sanctuary<\/em><\/a> (1998) Candace Robb<\/a> Rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n

\"Trick<\/a>
\nMystery, LGBT
\n<\/strong>
\nThe Art of Murder
\nThe Monet Murders<\/em><\/a> (2017) Josh Lanyon<\/a> Rating: 8\/10
\nThe Magician Murders<\/em><\/a> (2019) Josh Lanyon<\/a> Rating: 8\/10
\nThe Monuments Men Murders<\/em><\/a> (2019) Josh Lanyon<\/a> Rating: 6\/10
\nTrouble Brewing
\nImperial Stout<\/em><\/a> (2018) Layla Reyne<\/a> Rating: 8\/10
\nCraft Brew<\/em><\/a> (2018) Layla Reyne<\/a> Rating: 8.5\/10
\nNoble Hops<\/em><\/a> (2019) Layla Reyne<\/a> Rating: 8.5\/10<\/p>\n

Fantasy, Supernatural
\n<\/strong>
\nTrick of the Light<\/em><\/a> (2009) Rob Thurman<\/a> (Trickster) Rating: 9.5
\nBig Bad Wolf
\nThe Wolf at the Door<\/em><\/a> (2018) Charlie Adhara<\/a> Rating: 8.5\/10
\nThe Wolf at Bay<\/em><\/a> (2018) Charlie Adhara<\/a> Rating: 9.5\/10
\nThrown to the Wolves<\/em><\/a> (2019) Charlie Adhara<\/a> Rating: 9\/10
\nUncommonly Tidy Poltergeists<\/em><\/a> (2017) Angel Martinez<\/a> Rating: 8.5\/10
\nKnown Devil<\/em><\/a> (2014) Justin Gustainis<\/a> (Occult Crimes Unit Investigation) Rating: 8.5\/10
\nThe Alpha and His Ace<\/em><\/a> (2015) Ana J. Phoenix Rating: 5\/10<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
\nRomance, LGBT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upside Down<\/em><\/a> (2019) N.R. Walker Rating: 9\/10
\n<\/strong>Three Stupid Weddings<\/em><\/a> (2018) Ann Gallagher Rating: 8.5\/10
\nBlank Spaces<\/em><\/a> (2016) Cass Lennox (Toronto Connections) Rating: 8.5\/10
\nDine with Me<\/em><\/a> (2019) Layla Reyne<\/a> Rating: 8.5\/10
\nArctic Heat<\/em><\/a> (2019) Annabeth Albert<\/a> (Frozen Hearts) Rating: 8\/10
\nAll the Wrong Places<\/em><\/a> (2016) Ann Gallagher (Bluewater Bay) Rating: 8\/10
\nCandy Hearts<\/em><\/a> (2020) Erin McLellan (So Over the Holidays) Rating: 7\/10
\nSave the Date<\/a><\/em> (2017) Annabeth Albert<\/a> & Wendy Qualls<\/p>\n

Romance, Historial
\n<\/strong>
\nThe Winter Companion<\/em><\/a> (2020) Mimi Matthews<\/a> (Parish Orphans of Devon) Rating: 8\/10
\n
\nComics
\n<\/strong>
\nLady Mechanika Volume 1: Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse<\/em><\/a> (2015) Joe Benitez, Peter Steigerwald Rating: 7.5
\nCheck, Please!: # Hockey<\/a> (2018) Ngozi Ukazu Rating: 7\/10
\nMooncakes<\/em><\/a> (2019) Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu Rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n

So what good did you read last month? Or did you have decent weather and were able to leave your house?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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