February 2024 in Books
February was a lot more successful than January at chipping away at my 100 books in 2024. I have to admit that I did read some rubbish in my attempt to cram more in – namely ‘Help: My Cat’s a Vlogging Superstar’ – left over from when I was getting the Feline and Fiction boxes (expect a few of these to pop up), and ‘Same Time Next Year’ – maybe a good choice for some, but it wasn’t for me.
The Book Club read for this month was ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’, which I put my hand up and admit I was not expecting to like when I was told it was a book about an octopus, but I ended up loving it and couldn’t put it down.
I finally got round to reading the other books in the ‘PS. I Love You’ series – I love the films, so the books were a must – yes I love chick clicks as much as I love chick lit. I finally made my way through ‘Little Women’ – I think it’s actually the longest it’s taken me to read a book.
A couple of my favourite authors also popped up this month – Sheila O’Flannagan and Taylor Jenkins Reid – again both books I really enjoyed. If you’re looking for a bit of a quirky read, then I recommend checking out ‘Cat Lady’, I always enjoy Dawn O’Porter’s writing.
– Louisa May Alcott – Little Women
– Tessa Bailey – Same Time Next Year
– Taylor Jenkins Reid – Maybe in Another Life
– Jenny Han – PS. I Still Love You
– Jenny Han – Always and Forever
– Sheila O’Flannagan – What Eden Did Next
– Rae Earl – Help: My Cat’s a Vlogging Superstar!
– Shelby Van Pelt – Remarkably Bright Creatures
– Dawn O’Porter – Cat Lady
January 2024 has seen me starting my challenge of trying to read 100 books in a year. I didn’t manage to get through as many as I would have liked in the month (only six read) as it took me ages to read ‘Little Women’ – another item on my 
And here we have December’s books. I managed to churn through them a bit quicker this month, and even got through the final book of the year, ‘Invisible Girl’, in about two days as I couldn’t put it down – I think I could have read it in one sitting if I had five hours to spare in one go.
It looks like June was the classic four books in the month again. The Book Club read for the month was Jenny Han’s ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ – more aimed at teenagers, but I enjoyed it. Some of Book Club opted to just watch the film, while a couple of us read the book (I brought the trilogy as it was cheaper than buying just one, so I will read the other two books at some point when I want some nice easy reads). I also took it as an opportunity to re-watch the three films on Netflix too – I’m always a sucker for some easy-watch films where I don’t have to concentrate too much on what’s going on. Again, some books from some authors I will always opt for – Adele Parks, Claire Douglas and Paige Toon – all authors I would recommend looking out for and picking up any of their books when you get a chance. ‘Then She Vanishes’ by Claire Douglas will certainly keep you guessing until the end… While you’ll be routing for Wren in ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’, and you’ll be wondering where Nat and Neil will end up in ‘Men I’ve Loved Before’ – admittedly, not the best book I’ve read by Adele Park, but still enjoyable nonetheless.
I’ve yet again failed to keep this Blog up to date, and I am now racking my brains to try and remember which books I read in what month. So unfortunately, this will be very much a guessing game as I sit and write May and June’s post, and make a start on July while I’m at it while that is at least fresh in my memory (Let’s hope I remember to publish that one as soon as August hits, and actually keep on top of my August reading). There was no Book Club for me this month as I had my CIM, so I have to admit I didn’t even attempt to read the book choice of ‘Finders Keepers’ by Belinda Bauer
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