I hoped to read seven books in February. How did I do?

As it turns out, I read seven! And they were almost exactly the ones I planned to read, with one exception. My average rating this month was 4.1 stars. Added to January’s average of 4.4, this means my 2020 reading year has started off very well both in quantity and quality.

So, what did I read in February?

2019 was an odd reading year for me. For much of it, I felt an unusual reluctance to read at all. It wasn’t a complete reading block, a slump I suppose. 2019 was more a Year of Writing than a Year of Reading, to be honest. I’m thrilled that I managed to create and sustain a regular, extended daily writing time, and that as a result, I now have a full novel buffed and polished and ready to be published next month, but I can’t deny it has taken a toll on my delight in reading, and that’s a bad thing.

A Month of Murder and Gardening

I only put four books on the reading list for July and I ended up reading three of them, plus three others. I only read in two genres: crime/thriller novels and gardening books. My ratings range from one star all the way up to four. No five-star reads this month. Hopefully August will deliver at least one. Here’s what I read in July.