Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I'm sharing my second update for my February progress on the year long Beat The Backlist 2025 reading challenge, hosted by Austine Decker. You can see my original tbr here. In February, I completed 4 books for a total of 9 read so far out of 24 total books on my tbr. Without further ado, keep reading to see my thoughts on the books I read in February:
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The Alloy of Law (Mistborn #4) by Brandon Sanderson is the first of the second fantasy trilogy set in the Mistborn world. I really enjoyed the first three books, but I honestly think I prefer the style of this one to them. I wasn't expecting this to hit in such a different way - I love the time jump in the world. That really worked for me. I can't wait to read book 5, Shadows of Self.
My review is also on Goodreads and The StoryGraph.
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The Hammer by K.J. Parker is a great standalone fantasy that reeled me in right away. It had been ages since I'd read this author but I really got a kick out of this. While I enjoyed getting to know the characters, I was pretty impressed by the world-building. The world feels so rich, full, and lived in. I have to check out more from Parker sooner rather than later.
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon had been on my tbr for ages and it had been recommended to me so many times. I'm glad I finally decided to read it even if I should have read it years ago. Why did I put this off for so long?
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Roses in Red Wax (Darnalay Castle #1) by Louise Mayberry is a historical romance that I pretty quickly realized wasn't for me. The historical element was fine and Jane was a decent character, but as for the romance I wasn't rooting for either Jane or Percy at all. Percy was an extremely irritating character and I didn't get at all why Jane became interested in him. But then again I guess that's the instalust for you. Even more irritating was the part where the story switched to the villain's POV - and there really wasn't a villain so much up until then (unless you count Percy's behavior). Finally, I want to mention that the back of the book says it's "inspired by actual events". I couldn't figure out what that would be unless you're factoring in some of the background stuff going on in 1820 when it's set, so I read the historical notes at the end and discovered that it was Percy and Jane's story is very loosely based on Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley. Now, I feel like I should have just read a nonfiction book about them and wouldn't have come out so annoyed.
Are you participating in this challenge? Have you read these books? As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!
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