My Month in Books: February

As a reader, I don’t claim to be always on top of the latest hits. I’m not apart of any Book of the Month programs, and sometimes I’m a moody reader. Meaning, I choose what book I read next based entirely on what I feel like reading. (I’ve been in book clubs before, and often, they caused the rebellious teenager in me to revolt and holler “You can’t tell me what to do…”)

All that to say, in my monthly round-up of books read, you’ll see my diverse taste. But that might help you, as a reader, find something in this list that you may enjoy.

This month I read five books (although in my defense, two of them were mostly read in January). (You can read my practical tips on fitting in time to read HERE.)

Here are the books in brief review:

One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus – After reading several lack luster young adult books, this was everything I wanted it to be. It was important but didn’t take itself too serious. The four character voices were differentiated well and didn’t feel cliche. The twists took me on the ride I needed and wanted to go in.

Made To Crave by Lysa TerKeurst – This book was written so well. Too well. The concept of the book is that we were made to crave God but that in our humanness, we have transferred that craving to all sorts of physical, fleshly things like food, and a plethora of other things that can become addicting or even sinful. However every, single chapter has so much luscious descriptions of food, that I began to have a serious problem: craving food. So I had to put it down. For a long time. But I finally finished it.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – This is such an important, powerful book. I believe we should all read books that challenge us and our beliefs, what we hear and what we feel. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a beachy, escape read. But I’m a believer in reading to see through different eyes. Learn from the books you read. Yes, even fiction. Especially fiction.

Same Different Kind of Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore – Beautiful, warm-and-fuzzy-feelings book. Denver’s one-liners were what made the book. What a beautiful soul.

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green – By far my least favorite of all John Green books. The best quote of the book, “In the best conversations you don’t even remember what you talked about, just how you felt.” It think it’s that way in books too. I don’t always remember the details of every book or character after I’ve typed out my review and moved on to the next pages, but I always remember how a book made me feel. And this one just didn’t make me feel…well, anything.

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah – Sigh. Kristin Hannah is my favorite author. She changed the way I wanted to write books. While this isn’t my all time favorite of hers (how could anything beat Firefly Lane or The Nightingale, I don’t even know), but Hannah has a way of breaking my heart while keeping me smiling. She is a master at creating beautiful and deeply broken characters. She is my writing spirit animal.

Hopefully you found one (or four or five) book to add to your list, or maybe even add to your bookshelf, this month. If you want more book reviews/recommendations from me, you can follow me on Goodreads or follow this Pinterest board.

Comment below what you read this month! I’d love to know what books I need to add to my own to-read list!

Now, read on, friend!