‘Take some more tea, the March Hare said to Alice’

March was definitely as mad as a March Hare – not to mention it flew by.  April Fool’s day is already on the way out!!  Anyway, I had a lovely March with lots of socialising, quite a lot of work (boo) and reading.  I hope your March was a good one and here’s my month in review:

Books read: (with links to reviews)

1. Radiance – review to follow
2. US of Japan by Peter Tieryas
3. Pieces of Hate by Tim Lebbon
4. The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
5. Northwoods by Bill Schweigart
6. Snakewood by Adrian Selby
7. Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
8. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire
9. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
10. Fellside by M R Carey
11. The Everything Box by Richard Kadrey
12. Quiet Neighbours by Catriona McPherson

Last month’s covers are here

Backlist books

None this month.  I had quite a lot of review books the past two months (excuses, excuses!) but I’m hopeful, ever hopeful, of getting some of my older books flying off the shelves.

Unfinished series completed:

None this month – it seems to me that each month I increase my unfinished series rather than decrease them (poomp).  I’ve decided I have a mental block (probably a few tbh!)  I shall overcome it.

Books Bought: (with links to Goodreads synopsis)

1. An Artificial Night (No.3 Toby Daye series) by Seanan McGuire – because, another readalong (details to follow!)
2. In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan – OMG – this book – I need it in my life yesterday.
3. The Obelisk Gates by N K Jemisin – preordered.  Not read book 1 yet but I know it’s going to be good and now no waiting!
4. The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu and Ken Liu
5. Kushiel’s Justice by Jacqueline Carey – readalong book!
6. Bald New World by Peter Tieryas – because US of Japan was SO GOOD
7. Enchantress by James Maxwell
8. The Hunt (Atlanta Burns No.2) by Chuck Wendig – loved the first – had to have this.

I admit I went a bit silly this month BUT in my defence I had gift vouchers – and it would be rude not to spend them and look at the lovelies.

Review Books (loads to look forward – I’m so excited for these): (with links to Goodreads synopsis)

1. Leviathan’s Blood by Ben Peek
2. Warrior Witch by Danielle L Jensen
3. Who Killed Sherlock Holmes by Paul Cornell
4. Stranger of Tempest by Tom Lloyd
5. Outriders by Jay Posey
6. The Lyre Thief by Jennifer Fallon (reading)
7. Let Me Tell you About a Man I Knew by Susan Fletcher
8. Spells of Blood and Kin by Claire Humphrey
9. Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
10. The Lazarus Curse by Tessa Harris
11. It Happened One Doomsday by Laurence MacNaughton
12. The Hike by Drew Magary
13. Bloodmoon by Ben Galley (The Scarlet Star Trilogy No.2) Special thanks for this one to Mr Galley 😀

Cover Spotlight : just going with a single cover for the spotlight this month because I love these covers:

UK or US cover: The UK one this time – the colour and vibrancy – this book practically begs, nay screams, to be read:

 

Events:

Backlist Backburn is an end of month event organised by Lisa at Tenacious Reader. If you’ve caught up on any of your backlist then call over and link up.   I find this a good incentive to dust off some of my books!  I’ve not done very well recently but that’s because I overfaced myself a little I think!

Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and Bookish (every Tuesday)

Waiting on Wednesday is an event hosted by Breaking the Spine where every week we get to shine the spotlight on a book that we’re looking forward to.

The Friday Face off by Books by Proxy

Announced two readalongs for March:

1. Kushiel’s Justice by Jacqueline Carey – week Nos 1 and 2 completed
2. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuide completed (N0.3 readalong announcement forthcoming)

Classic Clubs read:

The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde

Once Upon a Time by Stainless Steel Droppings (details here):

Books read for OUaT:

1. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
2. Fellside by M R Carey
3. The Everything Box by Richard Kadrey

Previous months in review:

1. January
2. February