Halfway Through March And What I'd Read

This post is to catch you up on the first half of March and what I read. I felt like I didn't read a lot as I was reading three rather intense books over our March Break but, looking back, I started March off with a few lighter reads so actually read more than I thought I had. The beginning of March feels like it was so long ago!

I've been trying to read all of Carley Fortune's books as she is a Canadian author. I enjoyed this one and read it in a couple of days. This book made me want to plan a lengthy trip to Prince Edward Island. I've was there once, as a young adult, but I'd love to go back with my family. However, it might say something that when I'm reviewing this book, I'm talking more about the island than the story :)

 

I thought these would be fun romcoms but they turned out to be novellas. I've read more novellas this year than ever before, but that's been very unintentional. These were cute, short reads without a lot of substance.

I took this book out as it was an ebook available over the winter break. And then I kept renewing it and renewing it as I wasn't getting around to reading it. It was actually a fairly interesting, non-fiction book about someone trying to restore a heritage site in England. However, the story doesn't resolve so I really wanted to know a little bit more. I think restoring this site will take longer than the author's lifetime so I don't even know if this story has an end... If you're interested in heritage estates in England, pick it up, but be prepared for an unclear ending.

I don't remember how I came across this book but I really enjoyed it. It's a historical fiction based on women who went to work in Northern France. I didn't realize that there are places in France which are still considered uninhabitable because of the damage done there by WWI. This is probably one of the best books I've read in 2025 and I highly recommend it, especially if you like fiction about WWI.

This is another book which I don't remember how I came across it. It was a cute romcom but I didn't think there was a lot of substance to it. I kept reading it at night, and falling asleep, so it took me quite a few days to finish it. It was fine, but not great.

I really wanted to like this book -- a non-fiction account of how books, as we know them today, came to be -- but it was dry and boring. Too much of the book referred to Old English quotes, which really slowed down my reading, and I felt like it skipped all over the place. Even now, I'm not really sure if I could tell you much about the topic.

This was a very good story, which took me a few days to get into, but once I was hooked, I couldn't put it down. It's told from multiple points of view, which can be a little confusing at times, but if you have a chunk of time, and want to an interesting story, I highly recommend it. I really want Dave to read it because I think he'll enjoy it. And probably my dad will love it too!

So that was what I read the first half of March. My reading felt a little eclectic as it was based on which of my library holds had come in. However, that is probably fairly reflective of my reading taste :)