March is on its last week, but every time this month rolls by, I can’t help thinking about the Ides of March. ^_^ I just cannot help sharing why this phrase is stuck in my head. hehehe. Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is forever in the mind:
Soothsayer: “Beware the Ides of March.”
Excerpt from William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Caesar: “Who’s that man?”
Brutus: “He’s a soothsayer warning you about the Ides of March.”
Caesar: “Bring him here; I want to see his face.”
Cassius: “Hey, come out of the crowd and look at Caesar.”
Caesar: “What are you telling me now? Speak again.”
Soothsayer: “Beware the Ides of March.”
Caesar: “He’s just a dreamer. Let’s ignore him. Move on.”
Would things have turned out different had he listened to the soothsayer? We’ll never know. But, the Ides of March remains stuck on the mind, which is March 15th on our calendar.
Moving on, March Reading Vibes are very dramatic and thrilling, like Caesar’s situation.
Here’s the March 2025 Reading list.
A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh
On the rugged West Coast of New Zealand, Golden Cove is more than just a town where people live. The adults are more than neighbors; the children, more than schoolmates.
That is until one fateful summer—and several vanished bodies—shatters the trust holding Golden Cove together. All that’s left are whispers behind closed doors, broken friendships, and a silent agreement not to look back. But they can’t run from the past forever.
Eight years later, a beautiful young woman disappears without a trace, and the residents of Golden Cove wonder if their home shelters something far more dangerous than an unforgiving landscape.
It’s not long before the dark past collides with the haunting present and deadly secrets come to light.
Out of Nowhere by Sandra Brown
At a Texas county fair, amidst carousels and a bustling midway, children’s book author Elle Portman is enjoying a rare night out with her favorite her two-year-old son, Charlie. But just as they’re about to head home, the unthinkable a shooter opens fire into the crowd, causing widespread panic to erupt all around them.
Also caught in the melee was corporate consultant Calder Hudson. Arrogant, self-centered, and high off his latest career win, he’s frustrated and confused when he wakes up in the hospital after undergoing emergency surgery on his arm. The doctor tells him that he was lucky—that as far as gunshot wounds go, he pulled through remarkably well. Others weren’t so lucky, which instills in Calder a furious determination to get justice . . . a goal shared by Elle.
Their chance encounter at the police station leads to a surprising and inexplicable gravitation to one another, but even as the attraction grows, Elle and Calder can’t help but wonder if the unimaginable tragedy that brought them together is too painful and too complicated to sustain—especially while the shooter remains at large.
Look Closer by David Ellis
Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more a wealthy Chicago couple with a stable, if unexciting, marriage. But with these two… absolutely nothing is what it seems. When a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s complex web of secrets begins to unravel.
A whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and an obsession with revenge. Both Vicky and Simon are liars–but just who exactly is conning who? Prepare to question everything you think you know in this wickedly clever novel of greed, revenge, obsession–and quite possibly the perfect murder.
This here is a book recommendation from a friend. I’ve been sitting on the edge of my seat getting through this one. Very great recommend. I love when it just clicks.
I hope your March 2025 is filled with wonderful, amazing things.
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