February Reading.  The month was way too short.

I did some very light and very heavy reading in February.  It's time for me to go through it.

Racing the Dead by Charles Todd. Always well written, I'll read anything by them, but the Ian Rutledge mysteries are my favorite.  Post World War One setting is somehow familiar and yet foreign and Rutledge's PTSD is just so very real.  One of two 5 star books this month, both by Todd.

A Dog's Purpose by Bruce W. Cameron.  I read this because I heard there was a movie coming out and it's been on my TBR file forever.  I loved it, such a sweet story and the point of view was well done.  Not nearly as sad as a lot of doggie tales.

What remains of Me by Alison Gaylin.  Hollywood murder. A good mystery. The protagonist was as confused and confusing as she was meant to be.  Very well written.

The Deadline by Ron Franscell.  Good stuff, a journalist trying to solve whether a man is innocent of a long ago murder.  Nobody wants him to mess with it.

The Obituary by Ron Francell.  Complex.  This guy gets into all kinds of trouble, missing bodies, highway piracy, hacking, lost silver. It all has such a real feel to it.

The Dolphins of Pern by Ann McCaffrey.  I really needed an escape this month and this was it.  I don't remember reading this before, but completely enjoyed it.  Intelligent dolphins that eat thread..what's not to like?

Orphan Number 8 by Kim Van Alkemade; Frightening stuff, a woman remembering her abused childhood meets her abuser years later. There is no remorse, no forgiveness.

A Bird in the Hand by Terry Everitt.  A very short book about art, about the nature of talent and skill.

The Piper by Charles Todd.  Hamish the voice in Rutledge's head when he was still alive before the war, with his own mystery.