So this is my very late February recap! February was hectic for me, was it for you? The weather here in California was all over the place with some weeks in the 70s and some in the 40s-50s. Mother nature can't seem to make up her mind.

Bookish things
I managed to get quite a bit of reading done last month! 11 books total, and managed to review a handful.

1. Queen of Shadows 2. Defy 3. Someday, Someday, Maybe*   4. Rebel Belle* 5. The Enchanted* 6. Washington's Lady

7. Snow Falling on Cedars 8. Catalyst* 9. Shades of Milk and Honey* 10. Queen of Tomorrow 11. Boneshaker*

I have a few books/series I'd like to re-read this year. I'm not usually big on re-reads, there are a few exceptions, my beloved Harry Potter series of course and I've read through The Hunger games a couple of times, but usually once I read a book, I either go through my usual book hangover or move on to the next one right away. There's so many new and shiny books I want to get through it's hard to set time aside to read someone I already know.

Since I've upped my reading game the last few years, I've come across so many great series that I've fallen in love with, I have a few that I'm determined to find the time and read again.

The Queen of the Tearling

Since The Fate of the Tearling is releasing in November (omg I'm dying over here waiting for this one and did you see the cover reveal yesterday?!) I really, really want to read these two again. I immediately loved Kelsea and couldn't get enough of her world, and while I'm sad her story is coming to an end, I would give my first born to get a copy of Fate early (just don't tell my husband).


Daughter of Smoke and Bone

I originally listened to the audiobooks of this series and the narrator was awesome, not to mention the story was fantastic. I received the box set for Christmas and I'm itching to read through Karou and Akiva's story again and again. Those two, I constantly find myself thinking about them and their story; it just stuck with me. It was so heartbreaking. Not to mention Laini Taylor's world building was off the charts.


Red Rising

Red Rising and Golden Son is another series I initially listened to via audiobook and recently picked up my physical copies to add to my collection. They're gritty and raw and just so bloodydamn good! Pierce Brown sure knew what he was doing with these and if you're into sci-fi, lore, dystopian fiction, this series is definitely for you. Morning Star, the third installment, just released last month and I'm only just starting it, but I know I'm going to want to reread the whole series by the end of the year.

How about you? Do you re-read books? Or are you a once and done person? Do you try or plan to read a book again and it never happens?

*Disclosure: I received a galley of this book through Netgalley, but this opinion is entirely my own.

No One Knows is a suspense thriller that opens on the day Aubrey Hamilton's husband is declared dead, 5 years after his mysterious disappearance. Aubrey has been living a shadow of a life since the fateful night, Josh, was last seen, and she was falsely accused of murdering him for a large insurance payout. 5 million dollars to be exact.

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Now 5 years later, the courts have finally declared him legally dead and people want that money. Aubrey's friends invite her out and she meets a mysterious man that reminds her so much of Josh that she can't help herself. She starts to open up and her world is once again turned upside down as everything she thought she knew about the last 5 years might be a lie.

I wasn’t prepared to be sucked into No One Knows like I was – normally thrillers don’t hook me in that way. The story is unveiled through a series of back and forth from then and now, through the years of the main characters’ lives and point of views. Sometimes I hate this type of storytelling, but it really worked here, and it definitely helped keep the twists and turns from revealing themselves too early.

J.T. Ellison managed to have me loving and hating Aubrey, Josh, Tyler, and Chase from beginning to end, which is not a very easy feat. Definitely a good read for fans of Gone Girl or Dark Places, mystery/suspense and is set to publish March 22, 2016.

Are you into thrillers, murder/mysteries? Any suggestions for my next read?