{"id":17985,"date":"2023-03-01T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=17985"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:56:39","slug":"books-february-2023-i-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/17985","title":{"rendered":"Books. February. 2023. I Read."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Love,<\/a><\/p>\n

February was a relatively slow month for reading. How slow? 2011 was the last time I “only” read thirteen books in February.<\/p>\n

And that’s ok.<\/p>\n

I discovered two new series this month: Lydia Sherrer<\/a>‘s Lily Singer Adventures, and Jessica Rosenberg<\/a>‘s Baking Up a Magical Midlife series. Both are cozy and distracting, and although they have weaknesses, I still want to know more, so that’s really a win for the author.<\/p>\n

Especially since the lead of one series is middle(ish) aged, and has a tween daughter.<\/p>\n

I also read the second book in The Janet Watson Chronicle. I wanted to mention it because this was a case of me recognizing when a book is good, while also knowing it wasn’t something I especially enjoyed, yet I wanted to know what happened, so I devoured it, all the while not enjoying the dystopian elements.<\/p>\n

In other words, that rating is heavily biased by my personal preferences.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>I also stumbled upon the latest SPI files book, which was good, and might be a final book in the series. And I’m ok with that. Would I like other stories set in that world? Definitely. I’d love some short stories based on various cases SPI deals with, but I don’t think Lisa Shearin<\/a> writes a lot of short stories, so I’ll have to be ok with what I have.<\/p>\n

Oh, I finished my relisten to The Raven Boys series, and now I’m grumpy because I am again trying to figure out what I want to listen to that will draw me in and keep me exercising \/ cleaning \/ whatever thing I need done.<\/p>\n

~Audio~<\/strong><\/h5>\n