I’m exactly sure how I ended up having a huge reading month. I did go on a weekend trip at the beginning of the month that gave me some uninterrupted reading time but it kept going after that.
![A Gathering of Crones Lydia M. Hawke](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/agatheringofcrones.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![The siren of Sussex Mimi Matthews](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thesirenofsussex.png?resize=316%2C475&ssl=1)
![The long-forgotten winter king annette marie](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thelongforgottenwinterking.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Digging Up Love](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/digginguplove.jpg?resize=230%2C346&ssl=1)
![The Queen's Crown by K.M. Shea](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thequeenscrown.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Crown of Moonlight K. M. Shea](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/crownofmoonlight.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Crown of Shadows K. M. Shea](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/crownofshadows.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Widdershins Jordan L. Hawk](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/widdershins.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Eidolon Jordan L. Hawk](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/eidolon.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![The Next Supper Corey Mintz](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thenextsupper.jpg?resize=258%2C400&ssl=1)
![With Love, Louisa Ashytn Newbold](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/withlovelouisa.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![The Matchmaker's Request Ashtyn Newbold](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thematchmakersrequest.jpg?resize=316%2C475&ssl=1)
![You Truly Assumed Laila Sabreen](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/youtrulyassumed-e1644869952492.jpg?resize=329%2C500&ssl=1)
![Dragons are a Girl's best friend isla frost](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/dragonsareagirlsbestfriend.jpg?resize=315%2C475&ssl=1)
![All is faerie in love and war isla frost](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/allthefaerieinloveandwar.jpg?resize=315%2C475&ssl=1)
![High Jinx Kelley Armstrong](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/highjinx.jpg?resize=313%2C475&ssl=1)
![Vampires will be vampires isla frost](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Vampireswillbevampires.jpg?resize=315%2C475&ssl=1)
![Shadow Witch Isla Frost](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shadowwitch.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![The deepest of secrets Kelley armstrong rockton](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/thedeepestofsecrets-e1645884832964.jpg?resize=329%2C500&ssl=1)
![Heart & Seoul by Jen Frederick](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/heartandseoul.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/57799897._SX315_.jpg?resize=315%2C473&ssl=1)
I obviously went down an urban fantasy/paranormal rabbit hole this month.
My South of the Equator self-challenge got a boost this month. I had wanted to find genre fiction from Southern Hemisphere countries. May I present Witchy Fiction! This is a website for authors of witch stories based in New Zealand. I’d actually read a book from an author in this group before but I read a few more that were on Kindle Unlimited. I also read a South African romance that was really good.
![Love You, Love You Not Jo Watson](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/loveyouloveyounot.jpg?resize=310%2C475&ssl=1)
![Raven's Haven for Women of Magic](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ravenshavenforwomenofmagic.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Microscopes and Magic Andi C Buchanan](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/microscopesandmagic.jpg?resize=317%2C475&ssl=1)
![Witching with Dolphins Janna Ruth](https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/witchingwithdolphins.jpg?resize=230%2C345&ssl=1)
I read a total of 26 books. There were:
- 2 audiobooks
- 1 nonfiction
- Books set in the U.S., New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, and England
- Cis-female and male authors along with trans and non-binary authors
- White, Black, and Korean authors
Oh awesome on that website for new zealand witchy reads. I’ll need to browse it for my sff countries project.
I hope you find some that you like!
What a fantastic reading month! I took a short trip, but somehow didn’t get much reading done. I feel like my reading has fallen off in the last week or so.