January-February book roundup

I've been having a hard time settling down to read lately -- particularly this last week, when my brain doesn't seem to want to focus on anything longer than a typical LJ post. Anyway, here are my brief and slightly cranky impressions of what I've managed to finish so far this year.

Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower( Read more... )

Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant( Read more... )

Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora( Read more... )

Daniel Abraham, A Shadow in Summer( Read more... )

Jane Austen, Persuasion (reread)( Read more... )

Jim Butcher, White Night( Read more... )

David Donachie, The Dying Trade( Read more... )