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Happy Sunday everyone! I cannot believe that the first month of the new year is officially over! How is that possible?! Only 5 more months before we move home and we are getting so excited ? The closer it gets the more excited I get. Whether we rent or buy it doesn’t matter anymore. We’ll be home!
January was a fairly relaxed month. We had winter storm Jonas that kept us indoors for about a week and we went home for a long weekend in the middle of the month. Reading wise I read 16 books and reviewed 23 (yikes!). I played catch up on the blog especially the week that it was down because the server was under a DDoS attack. What did you read in January?
Favorite January Read
Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray was definitely my favorite read this month! It surprised me by being better than the first AND of course it has Paul ?
Favorite January Quote
One day down, three hundred sixty four to go. Was that really all we had? Hours to make up each day, days to make up each week, weeks to make months, and months to make a year. And then, bam!—another year gone by.
Reviews in January
- The Brontë Plot by Katherine Reay ★★★
- Weekend Reads #53 – Saturday Shorts Edition
- Light a Candle for the Beast by Echo Shea ★★★★
- Drake/Keir: Girl Wife Prisoner retold by Hanna Peach ★★★★★
- All the Skies I Will Not See by Petra March ★★★★
- This is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp ★★★★★
- Twelve Days in December by ★★★★★
- Oblivion by Jennifer L Armentrout ★★★★★
- Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine ★★★★★
- Indestructible by Emma L. Adams ★★★★
- Hell's Dodo by Tamara A. Lowery ★★★★
- Broken Things to Mend by Karey White ★★★★
- A Fistful of Evil by Rebecca Chastain ★★★
- Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan ★★★★★
- The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald ★★★½
- Sarah Anne's Expedient Marriage by Cathy Lynn Bryant, Jessica Marie Dorman ★★
- Weekend Reads #56 – Books 2 & 3 of the Delta Girls by Juliet Madison
- Sound by Juliet Madison ★★★★
- Scent by Juliet Madison ★★★★
- The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey ★★★
- The Curse of Gremdon by Ciara Knight ★★★
- The Secrets of Dargon by Ciara Knight ★★★★
- Written in Red by Anne Bishop ★★★★
- Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray ★★★★★
- Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers ★★★★★
Other January Fun
- Sunday Post #58 – December ’15 in Review
- Top Ten Tuesday #63 – New Year, New Me in 2016
- Waiting on Wednesday #33 – Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman
- Weekend Reads #54 – Sonar: The Cyclone by B. Truly Chapter 12 Reveal
- Sunday Post #59 – Back to School
- Top Ten Tuesday #64 – 2015 Books I Need to Read in 2016
- Waiting on Wednesday #34 – Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor
- Spotlight: A Light in the Dark by Becky Doughty
- Spotlight: In Too Deep by Sherry D. Ficklin
- Spotlight: Enslaved by N.W. Harris
- Sunday Post #60 – ABCs and 123s
- Top Ten Tuesday #65 – Most Recently Added TBR
- Grand Finale Blitz – Warming Hearts at Walmart (Harlequin Heartwarming)
- Release Day Blitz: The Secrets Of Dargon by Ciara Knight
- Waiting on Wednesday #35 – The Leaving Season by Cat Jordan
- Meet the Author: Stacey Rourke
- Cover Reveal: In All My Years by Ciara Knight
- Book Blast: Crossroads by Mary Ting
- Sunday Post #61 – Snowpocalypse 2016
- Release Blitz: Burning Nights by Julie Wetzel
- Meet the Author: Laura Tisdall
- Top Ten Tuesday #66 – Why Books Are Better
- New Release: Wings of Vengeance by Cameo Renae
- Waiting on Wednesday #36 – The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins
- Kiss of Fire Freebie Book Blitz
- Sunday Post #62 – January ’16 in Review
Coming Up this Week
- Wings of Vengeance by Cameo Renae – blog tour, meet the author, spotlight
- Avalee and the Dragon by Patricia Hamill – cover reveal
- Top Ten Tuesday | “Top Ten Historical Settings You Love/ Ten Historical Settings You’d Love To See or Top Futuristic Books You Love/Ten Futuristic Societies I’d Love To Read in Books” via the Broke and the Bookish
- Falcon Song by Kristin Cross – book blitz
- First Blade by Jane Hinchey – blog tour, spotlight
- Not Always Happenstance by Rachael Anderson – blog tour, review
- Chosen Fool by Scarlett Dawn – review
- Weekend Reads | Cruel Crown by Victoria Aveyard – review
This Week’s Book Fix
What are you looking forward to in February?
In just a few weeks my baby will be 5 ? He’s supposed to stay my baby forever!!! He’s growing way to fast. Little man was a slow talker and really didn’t start talking much until this time last year and no we will tell you a full story and you can understand him! I’m so proud of him and what he is becoming but I want time to slow down.
A week after little man turns 5, I hit the big 3-0. Talk about a double whammy right?! I’m not going to be one of these women who celebrate my first 29th anniversary, I’m going to embrace it….gray hairs and all! Because yes, those decided to start showing up this past year and they aren’t gray….oh no….they are white! At least I have dirty blonde hair. It blends in well ?
Lots of fun author interviews, the blog’s 2 year anniversary, and more are coming up in February so be looking for those things!!! And hey guys, did you notice the Facebook page is growing?! I don’t know what happened last month but we got almost 100 new followers ? If any of you are sharing the page, thank you!!! When we hit 500, I’ll do something a little special just to say thanks ?
What are you doing next month? Any big plans?
They are called Glitter Strands. I love my glitter strands, in a certain like they simmer. It’s so lovely. 🙂
You have a very exciting year coming up. I was so said when my kids got to 5 but now one is going to be 11 and the other is 8. They just need to slow down just a little. 🙂
Have a great week, Lillian! Happy Reading! ox
Michelle@Because Reading recently posted…2016 #BookishResolutions PROGRESS REPORT ~ Month 1
OOoh nice! Lots of new to me reads here! Really need to read Ten Thousand Skies Above You still…but since I keep hearing about a killer cliffhanger, I might wait to binge the last two! lol. That has been my modus oprende (did I spell/say that right? lol) lately!
Hope you enjoy the new reads!
Here’s my STS
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
Jessica @ a GREAT read recently posted…Stacking the Shelves
I love the cover to ten thousand skies above you! Hope you have a good week and happy reading!
Laura @trips down imagination road recently posted…The Sunday Post (31-01-2016)
You’ve had a really wonderful first month, it seems. I hope you keep the momentum, and continue to have good fortune 🙂 Congrats on increasing your FB following! That’s wonderful!
Tiffany @ I Was Angelized_1st recently posted…Cover Reveal: Talon (Uncompromising Series) by Sybil Bartel
I agree that January just flew by!!!
And 30.. pfft! (Although I think 30 hit me harder than 40!) Am yet to deal with 50, so…
Glad the storms have passed!
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