Once again, it’s time to chat about our favorite reads of the previous month. My reading in February once again leaned heavily towards the Star Wars universe, which I’ll write about soon. For now, I’ll share a couple others, as well as the family’s favorites for the month.
JEREMY: I enjoyed Gabriel Tallent’s Crux way more than I thought I would. The style was memorable (not everyone will love it) and the story was fantastic; it’s all about dreams vs. reality and what brings true fulfillment. I also quite enjoyed Evan Hughes’ Pain Hustlers, which I reviewed earlier in the week.
JANE: The long library wait for Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent was well worth it for Jane. She doesn’t always enjoy the epistolary format, but Evans did it in a very unique and compelling way, including letters to famous authors about their famous books.
GRAHAM (10.5 years old): Our oldest has started venturing into YA territory rather than middle grade, which makes sense given his reading abilities. The kid did love Hunger Games and Scythe, after all. Anyways, this month is enjoyed Off Menu by Oliver Gerlach, which is described as a cozy story about a group of friends working at a restaurant.
WILLA (8 years old): Willa’s 2nd grade teacher is still reading Roald Dahl books aloud to the class and The BFG was a big hit. It’s a great book and entertaining for adults too!
BO (5 years old): The littlest discovered B.J. Novak’s bestseller through school as well. The Book With No Pictures is wildly creative and really fun for kiddos and their adult readers alike.
Your turn! What was your favorite February read?
Finally was able to take in the fantastic The Gales of November. I love shipwreck narratives and this is one of the very best. Bacon does a marvelous job of bringing the humans of this story to life, and telling the story in a captivating, human way.
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. I'm a Patchett fan, and this one didn't disappoint!
The Correspondent is in my TBR - I'm hoping to get to it soon.