What I Read in February

February was the month of love and, whilst i don’t have a significant other, i did spend last month doing plenty of the things i love..reading included!

I have yet to make a dent in my Goodreads goal for the year but I’m still happy to have got some reading in during the shortest month of the year.

Let’s get into it, then…

I bought this one on my Kindle a while ago and picked it up on a whim last month. It was a story about a mythical creature we all know of but with plenty of twists and turns throughout. Not the most groundbreaking tale but it was certainly beautifully written prose and I raced through it.

After reading - and loving Cliff’s debut - I decided to give her second offering a go last month (especially after I saw it on Emily’s Instagram ). It took on the ever interesting and slightly terrifying prospect of putting our love and life in the hands of technology. There’s humour and lots of interesting parts to this, it took a little while to get into but once I was into it I got through it so quick I was gutted to reach the last page.

I’m slowly but surely making my way through my NetGalley shelf and enjoyed this one. Another Groundhog Day esque read but with a poignant edge. It made the sentimental mess in me feel all kinds of emotions and reminded me to keep my loved ones closer.

So, there we have it, the three books I read in February. Have you read any of these books? What did you read last month?

Let me know on Twitter @jenrosewrites.

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J x

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