I had every intention of getting this blog post up at the beginning of the month…but, you know, life got in the way and the month has just disappeared. Just think, when I retire I’ll maybe actually be able to catch-up on my reading. A girl can wish…

But here’s my newest additions to the to-read list. I think I must have been in a “guilty” pleasure mood because it’s filled with easy-peasy thrillers.

1. The Luminaries // Eleanor Catton – Winner of the Man Booker prize, so why not?

2. Cut Me Loose // Leah Vincent – Promiscuous memoir about a young girl who was cast out of her super-Orthodox Jewish family…yes, please.

3. Runner // Patrick Lee – Because Lee Child said I should read it.

4. Police // Jo Nesbo – I’m addicted to Harry Hole! Honestly, just gobbling them up. So good.

5. The Lowland // Jhumpa Lahiri – I just keep hearing about this and needed to officially add it to the list. The Goodreads blurb starts, “Two brothers bound by tragedy…” Sold.

6. Lexicon // Max Berry  – A mysterious institution schooling on nuisances of language and influence. Sounds strange, but good strange.

7. Love Letters to the Dead // Ava Dellaira – Because Stephen Chbosky said so.

8. Frog Music // Emma Donoghue – I was such a fan of Room, I’m really excited to read her next novel.

9. The Encyclopedia of Early Earth // Isabel Greenberg – Although graphic novels are not always my favorite, I’m intrigued by this one. First, the author and artist is a woman (in a man’s world), and it’s about a boy traveling from the south to north pole where he finds his first, ill-fated, true love. Awwwww.

10. Shotgun Lovesongs // Nickolas Butler – The premise of small-town friends reuniting sort of reminded me of one of my favorite books ever, South of Broad. Plus, I like the cover.

Want to know what else I’ve been reading? Check out the February List.

What are you reading next?