My Year in Books - February

So, it's March! Thank goodness! Spring is hopefully just around the corner. We've had some lovely bright - but chilly - days here on the P.P. and yesterday we got out for our first decent walk this year.

Blogging has been conspicuously absent these last few weeks. Our internet connection is driving us mad at the moment. Maybe it's time to change providers. Also, we had a week away in London over half term which was fun.

I'm also late with my Year in Books post for February, so I'm going to tackle that first.

I'm joining in with Karen at A Quiet Corner, linking with Laura at A Circle of Pine Trees. You are invited to just choose a book each month and do a post about it. 

My book for February was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

This was a re-reading, before we go to see the film which is out now.

I love this book. Yes, it's all about life under the Nazi regime in Germany during the Second World War, and all the horrors that that would bring, and it's terribly sad. But it's such an uplifting story, where kindness to one's fellow humans cannot be diminished. Highly recommended! I've passed this on to everyone I know, and they have all found it deeply moving.
(Apparently the film doesn't get very good reviews, but we shall see. I'm going anyway.)

My choice for March is a bit out of my comfort zone as I never usually read crime fiction.

It's another one with lots of hype around it, as it was actually written by J.K. Rowling.
I'll let you know what I think of it at the end of the month.