February Reading Wrap-Up

 

While this is the February Reading Wrap-Up, I didn't get around to doing a Wrap-Up in January because my husband and I did some traveling.  Part of our trip included a seven-day cruise to the Western Caribbean and Mexico.  The picture above is me standing on the beach in Roaton, Honduras.  That is our cruise ship you can see docked there.  

Back at home, the month of February has been an icy, snowy one.  Many days I have either had to skip my daily walk or drive to the mall and walk there because of the ice.  

February was a great reading month for me though.  I read 10 books, with three five-star reads.  

Here's the breakdown:

Historical Fiction: 2

Romantic Suspense: 1

Cozy Mystery: 2

Classic: 1

Non-fiction: 2

Contemporary Romance: 1

Mystery: 1

The link will take you to my review.

Historical Fiction: 

A Midnight Dance (Midnight Dance #1) by Joanna Davidson Politano - 5 stars

The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin Thomas - 5 stars

Romantic Suspense:

The Deadly Shallows (Coastal Guardians #3) by Dani Pettrey

Cozy Mystery:

Death Threads (Southern Sewing Circle #2) by Elizabeth Lynn Casey

Murder in Moscow (Murder, She Wrote #10) by Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain

Classic:

Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild

Non-Fiction:

The Silhouette Solution by Brenda Cooper

The Ragamuffin Gospel by Bennan Manning

Contemporary Romance:

 Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer

Mystery:

All That is Secret (Annalee Spain #1) by Patricia Raybon - 5 stars (review coming soon)

Hope you all have had a great February! 

~ Gretchen

I am linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. 

December Reading Wrap-Up

 

I can't believe it is the end of December already!  As you can see from the pictures, we have had a snowy month.  After the snow, we had frigid temperatures.  But, yesterday was unseasonably warm with temperatures near 40.  Much of the snow that covered the trees has fallen off.  We still have some shrubs in our backyard that are weighed down with snow.  We were fortunate that we didn't have any trees or large limbs come down.  Many of our neighbors did.

In December I read 7 books.  Here's the breakdown:

Historical Fiction: 1

Classic: 1

Christmas: 1

Non-fiction: 1

Mystery: 1

Amish Fiction: 1

Suspense: 1

Historical Fiction:

The Lost Melody (A Midnight Dance #2) by Joanna Davidson Politano

Classic:

Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Green Gables #4) by L. M. Montgomery

Christmas:

The Christmas Swap by Melody Carlson

Non-fiction:

Own Your Past Change Your Future by Dr. John Delony

Mystery:

Death in Kashmir by M. M. Kaye

Amish Fiction:

A Season on the Wind by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Suspense:

The Killing Tide (Coastal Guardians #1) by Dani Pettrey - (review coming soon)

That's it for December.  Stay tuned for my 2022 Reading Reflections post coming January 1st.  I hope you are all warm and cozy and have a Happy New Year!

~ Gretchen

I am linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. 

I'm also linking up with The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb @ Readerbuzz.

November Reading Wrap-Up

November was beautiful weatherwise.  We did get some snow, but it melted.  And then we got some more snow and now the ground is covered in white and it is starting to look a lot like Christmas.  We had a lovely Thanksgiving and then the following day, I got the Christmas decorations out.  The tree is up, the village is in place and the wreath is on the door.  Now I can sit back with a good book and enjoy the twinkling lights.  

In November I read 8 books.  Here's the breakdown:

Mystery: 4

Suspense: 2

Classic: 1

Contemporary Women's Fiction: 1

Mystery:

 

This Side of Murder (Verity Kent #1) by Anna Lee Huber

A Christmas Candy Killing (Killer Chocolate #1) by Christina Romeril

Castle Deadly, Castle Deep (A Dinner and a Murder Mystery #2) by Veronica Bond

Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness #1) by Rhys Bowen (review coming soon)

Suspense:

Sundown (Sky King Ranch #3) by Susan May Warren

Hostile Intent (Danger Never Sleeps #4) by Lynette Eason

Classic:

The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia #7) by C. S. Lewis

Contemporary Women's Fiction:

A Seaside Wonder (Muir Harbor #2) by Melissa Tagg (review coming soon)

In this month that we celebrate Thanksgiving, I am so thankful for all of you!  I hope you all had a great November.

~ Gretchen

I am linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. 

October Reading Wrap-Up

Our October has been all over the place as far as weather goes.  We have had highs in the 40's and highs near 80 and everything in between.  One thing we have not had much of is rain.  Right now, the leaves are falling like rain.  Soon the trees will be bare.  

As far as reading goes, I read 7 books in October.  Here's the breakdown:

Mystery:  3

Historical Fiction: 1

Christian Fiction: 2

Classic: 1

The links will take you to my review.

Mystery:

Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Emily Dickinson Mystery #1) by Amanda Flower

Hot and Sour Suspects (Noodle Shop Mystery #8) by Vivien Chien

A Tourist's Guide to Murder (Mystery Bookshop #6) by V. M. Burn

Historical Fiction:

From This Day Forward (Song of Blessing #4) by Lauraine Snelling

Christian Fiction:

Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate

Autumn by the Sea (Muir Harbor #1) by Melissa Tagg (review coming soon)

Classics:

Dracula by Bram Stoker

I have also been reading some picture books, mostly from the Mr. Putter & Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant.  Here's the latest one I read:

I hope you've had a good October and were able to curl up with some good books!

~ Gretchen

I am linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. 

 

September Reading Wrap-Up

 

At the beginning of September my husband and I took at trip to Duluth, Minnesota.  Duluth is located in the northern part of Minnesota on the southern shore of Lake Superior.  Not far away is Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, MN.  It had been many years since we had toured the lighthouse and decided it was time to visit again.  I was hoping to put together a post of the pictures I took, but didn't get around to it in September.  Maybe in October.

As far as reading goes, I read 9 books in September.  Here's the breakdown:

Fiction: 2

Classic: 2

Mystery: 4

Suspense: 1

The link will take you to my review.

Fiction:

Village School by Miss Read

Dearest Dorothy, Slow Down, You're Wearing Us Out! (Dearest Dorothy #2) by Charlene Ann Baumbich

Classic:

The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia #6) by C. S. Lewis

Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Mystery:

Books Can Be Deceiving (Library Lover's #1) by Jenn McKinlay

 

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Peg and Rose Solve a Murder (Peg and Rose #1) by Laurien Berenson

The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin (review coming soon)

Suspense:

Active Defense (Danger Never Sleeps #3) by Lynette Eason (review coming soon)

I hope your September was filled with lots of great reads!  

~ Gretchen

I am linking up with The Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight. 

I'm also linking up with The Sunday Salon hosted by Deb @ Readerbuzz.