February Reading Wrap-Up

                              

14 books read, 2 DNFs

1. Bitter Passage by Colin Mills. 

Loved this! Another book about the Franklin expedition to navigate the NorthWest Passage, or rather, the recovery service which sets out to find Erebus and Terror, 4 years after they left. There was no supernatural element to this book, instead it focused on Lieutenant Robinson and Assistant Surgeon Adams, and their very different motives for trying to find Franklin and his men. This was an Amazon First Reads that I've had on my Kindle since 2024, I don't know why it's taken me so long to read it.

2. When The Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy

Was very excited to read this. Thought it was going to be a straightforward werewolf type of story - wasn't. At all. Gripping and fast-paced with some pretty horrific outcomes for several characters.

3. Bloom by Delilah S Dawson

A sapphic romance which takes a very dark turn! 

4. The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

Very creepy story about a wormhole opening up between worlds, good characters, lots of humour too.

5. The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean

Not quite the ghost story I was expecting

6. The Hunger by Alma Katsu

Fictionalised retelling of The Donner Party's failed attempt to cross an inhospitable mountain range, with a bit of a supernatural twist.

7. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

Hunger! So much hunger!

8. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

Grimdark fantasy, but actually really good fun! Looking forwards to reading the rest of the trilogy, but just feel like I need breaks in between.

9. Night Watching by Tracy Sierra

This was a DNF.

10. The Storytellers by Sue Heath

Another DNF

11. The Other People by C. B. Everett

'Locked room'(/house) mystery with a twist that I didn't particularly enjoy

12. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Elk revenge.

13. What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher

Botanical horror!

14. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

A descent into madness

15. Ledge by Stacey McEwan

Icy fantasy with a cliffhanger ending!

16. Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

Random childhood memories recalled in later life, which, with hindsight, lead to a terrifying conclusion.