March is a reading month where I normally don’t have a plan as to what I want to read. With that said, my friend’s book club book is The Briar Club by Kate Quinn. Since I’m already reading historical fiction, I figured I’d make it the theme for this entire month. Unlike last month, I will not read four books as that was a lot. I’m picking three books with two being higher in page number and the third book being a short novella. I’m going to share what I hope to read and listen to this month.

In February, I read five books. They are as follows:

• A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey 5/5 stars
• Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe 5/5 stars
• Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan DNF
• The Art of Catching Feelings by Alicia Thompson 4/5 stars
• Heroine by Mindy McGinnis Unrated

I read a lot of good books last month. A Thousand Miles surprised me because I thought I would enjoy it, but not as much as I expected. Do Your Worst was a book I thought I would like, but it wasn’t for me. It was odd because the main character is supposed to be a professional occultist, although it felt like the book didn’t have a lot of supernatural elements to it. I thought it cheapened the female main character because people thought she was a fraud. I would have liked the book more if it leaned into those supernatural elements versus shying away from them. Heroine was a book I had on my Goodreads TBR for six years. I listened to it on audio and this book was heart-wrenching. It’s a book about a high school athlete who gets addicted to heroin. It was a heavy book to listen to, but I’m glad I did.

Here are the three books I want to read this month:

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

The Briar Club takes place in Washington D.C. during the height of Communism and Joseph McCarthy’s accusations. The book follows a boarding house in D.C. where a young woman named Grace moves in. Grace has this allure to her and she quickly befriends the other women in the house. Four years after Grace moves in, there’s a murder at the boarding house that the police are investigating. What happened and was Grace involved?

I started reading The Briar Club and I’m enjoying it so far. I’m not far into the book, but I like reading about the women in the house.

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Evie O’Neill is sent to live with her Uncle Will in NYC in 1926. Will has what Evie would call an unhealthy obsession with the Occult. Evie doesn’t make much of it until a girl is found murdered and the police consult Will. Evie is pulled into something she doesn’t fully understand and maybe Will has knowledge about something dark coming to the surface.

I like how The Diviners combines historical fiction with fantasy. I have had The Diviners on my Goodreads TBR since 2019 and it’s about time I read this.

Even Though I Knew The End by C.L. Polk

Even Though I Knew The End is about a magical detective in Chicago who investigates monsters. She is tasked to hunt a serial killer called The White City Vampire.

I read the premise of this book and I couldn’t resist. I like how this book is shorter as I think it will balance out the other two books I chose.

This is an interesting reading month as I’m reading all these books on my Kindle. That’s why I didn’t post a picture of my book stack like I normally do. It’s good to break out my Kindle every now and then. While I prefer reading physical books, I don’t feel as bad if I purchase a book on Kindle that I don’t end up liking.