What the rest of February looks like

Happy Valentines Day, readers (if you celebrate it)! The darling husband surprised me this morning with clues in the house, leading to the much coveted Maus and Metamaus pack. I had been pining for these books for a while now, but had given up on them because of the scary price tags, so I'm all the more excited to have my own copies of the books! I had already read Maus last year, but never reviewed it because it was so much bigger than I could do it justice. Now, I'm hoping to reread it and check out Metamaus - and hopefully talk about them in my blog.

Yesterday, halfway through my day, at a time when bookish thoughts tend to invade my work-hammered brain, I realized that we have just two more weeks to go before the end of February (whoever decided that February could do with just 28/29 days? It's messing with my reading schedules). The very next minute, I remembered that I had four more books to read this month, in addition to the one that's in progress (The Face Thief). It will be interesting to see how I end this month.

These are the four books that I have to read:

The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn: I started reading this one last night. A few months back, I read Jahn's Good Neighbors, which was one of my favorite reads from last year. That's about the only reason why I accepted Dispatcher for review (due for Wednesday next week). Unfortunately, I decided to go for the ebook, which is pretty badly constructed. (This is turning out to be the umpteenth consecutive ebook I'm having trouble with - at this rate, this medium is going to take forever to get my vote.) The story is intriguing though, but I could have done with a little less cursing.

Dance Lessons by Aine Greaney: This is the book that's intriguing me the most. As an ILA shortlisted title, I have heard a lot of good buzz around this book, but I've never really read a review. Thanks to that, I don't know much about this book - that makes me more eager to check it out!

Cross Currents by John Shors: Another of the ILA candidates, I had read a couple of chapters of this book last year, and I did enjoy the book then. Unfortunately, I never got back to it, so I'm definitely looking forward to continuing this one, set against the backdrop of the 2004 tsunami.

First you Try Everything by Jane McCafferty: Saving the most anticipated for the last, this book is also for review. First you Try Everything tells the story of a woman determined to do anything and go to any lengths to save her marriage. I seem to get misplaced tones of humor from the book cover, but I know it's more deep and psychological.


Which one would be your first choice?