The Bookish Books Reading Challenge: March Book Ideas and Link-Up for Reviews

February is a short month and it sure whooshed on by for me! I'm still a bit startled that it's March already. It was 80 degrees outside yesterday here in the Phoenix area and I am not ready for that kind of nonsense. Good thing my husband and I are spending next week in Utah. It should be much cooler there while we attend two genealogy conferences. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for no snow. Last time we went to RootsTech, we drove home had to drive for an hour in a snowstorm. Yikes!

Anyway, I only managed to read one bookish book in February and, truthfully, it wasn't even all that bookish. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano is about a mystery writer who's dealing with a recent, bitter divorce; two needy young children; an empty bank account; and a looming deadline for her a book she's already collected a hefty advance for but can't seem to get written. When a desperate woman overhears a plotting conversation Finlay is having with her agent, she mistakes the writer for a hit woman, and hires her to kill the woman's husband for a large sum of money. Finlay is only a murderer on paper, but she desperately needs the cash and the husband really is a scumbag. It may be an offer Finlay can't refuse...

Even though the plot is totally unrealistic and absurd, this novel is hilarious and fun. I loved it. It's the first in a series and I'm absolutely looking forward to reading more.

Did you read any bookish books in February? Are you planning to read any in March?

As for March, I'm not sure what I'm going to be reading exactly. I just started this one, which also features a writer as one of the main characters:

In The Treasure Hunters Club by Tom Ryan, the writer and several others are looking for a famous treasure in a small seaside town in Nova Scotia. As they soon find out, there's more to the treasure hunt than meets the eye. Folks in quaint Maple Bay are hiding dangerous secrets and someone will kill to keep them buried.

It's a fun read so far. Not all that bookish, really, but entertaining and compelling nontheless.

I'm not much of a romance reader. This one looks cute, though, and it's very bookish:

An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon stars quirky librarian Evangeline Kelly. After her fiancé abandons her at the altar because she's losing her hair due to alopecia, she swears off love. For herself, anyway. Instead, she launches a secret matchmaking service using librarian patrons' check-out histories to pair up suited readers. When Tai Davis offers to help with the scheme in exchange for dates with Evangeline, she finds herself reluctantly in league with him, which might just lead to a match of her own.

We'll see what I actually end up reading in March, but this one sounds fun, so it's a definite maybe. I'd love to know if you have any bookish books on your docket this month.

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