In February I read seven books including manga and some nonfiction. Overall, I had a good reading month in February but I should have posted this sooner.

Books:

The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff is a nonfiction book about the Salem Witch trials. This is a reread for me and I listened to the audio book this time. I started listing to this after I had a surgery and want something to listen to that I knew a lot about and my library had and audio book available because of this I was using it more background noise but it is a good book about the Salem Witch Trials. I would recommend this for anyone wanting to know more about this topic.

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson is the second book in the Mistborn trilogy. We follow Vin and the rest of the crew in the aftermath of overthrowing the Lord Ruler and trying to keep the city and people safe. While I loved it overall I didn’t like how Vin was so unsure of herself. However, the ending is amazing and left me wondering if they have ended up letting out something that is much worse than the Lord Ruler. I hope to finish the series soon.

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey is the first Dragonriders of Pern book. We follow Lessa who bonds with a Queen dragon and must work on saving the world. This was just okay to me. I wanted more details for everything and I wasn’t a fan of the romance. However, I did love seeing how the dragons are used in different fantasy/sci-fi stories and how that has changed over time.

Next I read volumes five and six of Saiyuki Reload by Kazuya Minekura. This continues the story of Sanzo, Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai as they travel to stop the resurrection of Gyumao. Volume five starts the Hazel Arc as they meet Bishop Hazel who can used the death of yokai to resurrect humans. Which cause conflict with the Sanzo party as not all yokai are evil and are not the same a demons in the same manner as western/biblical ideas. Volume six continues this story arc and ends on a major cliffhanger.

Last I read Compulsory and All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Compulsory is a very short story in the Murderbot universe that takes place before the events of the first novella. While I love seeing more of Murderbot this is just a very short scene. In All Systems Red we truly meet Murderbot and learn how this security bot has hacked it’s govern module so that it can watch TV shows. I loved Murderbot and I have a full review posted for the first two novellas.