It’s easy for those New Year resolutions to quickly float by, and January turns to February as we are quickly reminded what it’s like to go back into the grind of life without such a long holiday. It can sometimes look bleak, but fear not, because here are some reasons that February can be a great month, even if it means you’re just exploring the worlds that somebody else has created.
Here are 5 books to keep you excited through February. Know that by ordering them you’re setting something to look forward to in a shop, or a package to be there when you get home from work. Then you get to open it all up, and feast down at those glorious words.
Ah, are you as excited as us?
1. ‘The Forgetting Time’ by Sharon Guskin
The Forgetting Time is Guskin’s debut novel, and has already had a considerable amount of anticipation built for it. It follows Noah, his mother Jamie and the dying man Jerome Anderson as their lives meet. It’s been described with a number of kind and exciting words. The most interesting thing about it appears to be the juxtaposition of young Noah and Jerome Anderson, as one is beginning their life and the other is approaching the end, and what that means with the wisdom they have to impart to each other.
2. ‘In Other Words’ by Jhumpa Lahiri
A nonfiction book about love, exile and location, Lahiri’s nonfiction debut looks to be one of the most interesting books for its level of self-reflection. It follows Lahiri’s love for language and how it fit into her life, almost appearing out of nowhere to becoming such a powerful, unique and distinctive force. The main focus of this book is why Lahiri chooses to write in Italian instead of English, but her fantastic and precise writing style makes this one of the best examples of how to use language that we’ve seen in a long time.
3. ‘She’s Not There’ by Joy Fielding
Fielding’s latest novel sounds like a fun ride from the get go:
“A lifetime ago, every year Carole Shipley looked forward to her wedding anniversary. But then a celebratory trip to Mexico for the occasion with her husband and friends ended in the unsolved kidnapping of her infant daughter, Samantha. Now, fifteen years after that horrific time, divorced and isolated, Carole is forced to relive the kidnapping by reporters who call every year on the anniversary of Samantha’s disappearance. However, this year when the phone rings, Carole hears the sweet voice of a girl claiming to be her long-lost daughter. Plunged back into the world of heartbreak, suspicion and questions that led the case to run cold so many years ago, Carole doesn’t know what or who to believe. But when she starts to figure it out, she finds the answers dangerously close to home.” – Sourced from the Goodreads page.
Considering Fielding’s Someone is Watching was released to sensational acclaim, there’s no reason to believe why this one shouldn’t be on everyone’s radar for February.
4. ‘Glass Sword’ by Victoria Aveyard
Glass Sword is the second entry in the Red Queen series. The first entry, Red Queen was released to a lot of acclaim. Sequels are often a hot source of controversy in art, but Aveyard may have pulled off a successful one. Fantasy series lend themselves well to instalments, and if it matches the success and acclaim of the first film, it might be the hit new series that everyone else is talking about. So get ahead of the hype.
5. ‘Starflight’ by Melissa Landers
Space pirates. Do I have your attention? Thought so. Landers has a big fan base from her previous series and Starflight looks like it will be a series to entice potential stragglers. Be sure to check it out if you’re a fan of fun fantasy that is self-aware that it is silly and ambitious, as Landers’ novel looks to be plenty of both. And a lot of fun as a result of its honesty. It’ll no doubt take stores by storm, so you may want to get an order in soon as the copies might sell out. Then you don’t want to robbing people in space of theirs.
So, they’re the five February releases that we’re on the lookout for. Have we missed anything? Maybe this Vulture was sleeping and you noticed something sneak by. Be sure to let us know in the comment section.
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