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December Wrap Up + January TBR

So… This month wasn’t really the best. But you know, it did contain Christmas and getting to see two of my besties so that was good. Plus, family time. Always good. And presents, both giving and receiving. That said, I’m excited to go into 2024 actually because… Well, It’s a fresh start, I guess. But for now, let’s just talk about what I read in December before we get started talking about my TBR.

December Wrap Up || Firewhiskey Reader

A Visual Representation of the Books I Read in December by Star Rating

5 Stars

Covers of The Magnolia Chronicles by Kate Canterbary, Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher, Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross, and Daisy Haites by Jessa Hastings

4.5 Stars

Covers of A Court This Cruel and Lovely and A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty by Stacia Stark, and Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh

4 Stars

Covers of The Mistletoe Motive by Chloe Liese, King of Greed by Ana Huang, Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth, Season of Love by Helena Greer, and The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

3 Stars

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

Statistics

  • Books Read: 13
  • Rereads: 1
  • Favorites of the Year: 2
  • Physical Reads: 6
  • Ebook: 1
  • Audiobook: 6
  • Owned: 3
  • Hauled: 10
  • Most Read Genre: Contemporary Romance

Posts I Made

January TBR

So one of the things that I did not do as well as I should have during 2023 was reading books by BIPOC authors. That’s not to say I didn’t read them because I did, it’s just that statistically speaking, I didn’t read enough. I really want to be achieving 33% or more each year and I did not meet that in 2023. So, I’m trying to keep that in mind when I set my TBRs going forward. We’ll see how I manage. First up, we have the January ARCs that I have:

Covers of A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett, Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen, Love Naturally by Sophie Sullivan, Wild Life by Opal Wei, Part of His Royal World by Nina Singh, and The Return of His Caribbean Heiress by Lydia San Andres

I’m so excited for all seven of these books, honestly, so here’s hoping my eyeballs will be willing to actually read them. Anyway, then we have two other releases I’m really excited about in January:

Covers of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas and Head Over Heels by Karla Sorensen

And then finally, here are just a few other books I’m trying to get to…

Covers of The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender, The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod, and Congratulations, the Best is Over! by R. Eric Thomas

Closing Thoughts

Here’s to a great January 2024! And just a really good 2024. Fingers crossed it’s a good year despite all that it has working against it. Anyway, we’re being positive today! So, yes, happy new year to all of you! I hope we have a good year.

xx

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2 responses to “December Wrap Up + January TBR”

  1. December is always a slower reading month There’s always so much more going on. It still looks like you managed to read a decent amount and some high ratings too! I hope you manage to get all of your January TBR. I can say I really enjoyed both The Girl With Stars in Her Eyes and The Jasmine Throne so hope you do manage to get to them but I get with a new Sarah J Maas book out that may end up taking priority.

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