Wine, Books & More: February Reads

Here is this month's collection of reads discussed at Wine, Books & More:

Two Brothers - Ben Elton 
I really, really loved it. Based in Nazi Berlin it jumps between 1920-1950s. I got really emotional reading it. The book is based on Ben Elton’s family and I liked it from many different angles.

Pray for Silence –Linda Castillo 
Was a good read.

Pines – Blake Crouch

Didn’t like it. Thought it was weird.

The Hanged Man – K.D.Edwards
I LOVED IT!!!!

The Midnight Queen –Sylva Hunter

Fantasy thriller. 4 stars. Read it really fast, so absorbing.

Ducks, Newburyport –Lucy Ellmann

Told as a stream of consciousness. The story of the narrator’s life is interwoven with stream of consciousness. Pleased I read it. 4 stars.

Rewind – Catherine Ryan Howard

Really well written. Really enjoyed it.

Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Felt a bit dated, didn’t really get the humour. Overly English.

The Art of Dying –Ambrose Parry
Set in Victorian Edinburgh. Historical crime novel with a Sherlock Holmes twist. Very good read.

If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now – Christopher Ingraham
Non-fiction. Dataset journalist Christopher lives in Baltimore and travels to Washington every day. Currently compiling a dataset on the best places to live in USA. A town he mocked challenges him to come and visit their town before he can really judge their town.  Good read, slice of life.

Daughters of Gloriavale – Lilia Tarawa
Waited forever to read. NZ’s version of a fundamentalist society.  The book is a great read.

The Hideaway – Lauren Denton
Really nice book about a girl living in New Orleans. She inherits a villa and falls in love. So many unexpected plot twists. Would highly recommend.

The Coroner’s Lunch –Colin Cotteril
More enjoyable if you read it all at once rather than a bit at a time. Part of a series, wouldn’t rush out to read more of them.