January Wrap Up & February TBR

January was a century long, but my reading was pretty on par for my recent months reading, clocking in at 17 reads. I had a pretty decent month, reading wise, with the highlight absolutely being my re-read of Crescent City 1 and 2 and then my first read of CC3, House of Flame and Shadow! Anyway, let’s hop into what I read and we’ll go from there, shall we?

January Wrap Up || firewhiskey reader

A Visual Look at the Books I Read in January

5 Stars

Covers of House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, and House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

4.5 Stars

Covers of Friends Don’t Fall in Love by Erin Hahn and Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway

4 Stars

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Covers of For Never & Always by Helena Greer, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano, There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh, The Art of Scandal by Regina Black, Wild Life by Opal Wei, and Love Naturally by Sophie Sullivan

3.5 Stars

Covers of Be with Me by Alexandria House, The Hookup Plan by Farah Rochon, By the Net by Stephanie Archer, Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett, and Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

For what it’s worth, the only three ratings I feel 100% confident in are the CC1-3 5 star ratings because I’m obsessed with that series. The rest of the books may have been impacted by my general mood, which has not been quite as cheery as I wish it had been. As in, these books were all very readable, but ultimately, I’m not sure many of these are going to stick with me.

February TBR

I have so many February ARCs this month and no idea how I’ll read even a fraction of them. So wish me the best (or tell me which ones to prioritize)!

Covers of When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams, Girls with Bad Reputations by Xio Axelrod, To Woo and to Wed by Martha Waters, Not Your Crush’s Cauldron by April Asher, The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett, How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly, At Her Service by Amy Spalding, The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacy Kennedy, In Want of a Viscount by Lorraine Heath, An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson, and What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

But there are also seven other books that are coming out in February that I’m super excited about!

Covers of At First Spite by Olivia Dade, Magnolia Parks Into the Dark by Jess Hastings, Bride by Ali Hazelwood, The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest, Right on Cue by Falon Ballard, Ashes of You by Catherine Cowles, and A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

Plus all of the backlist books I want to read and it’s Black History Month in the US and I like to use this as extra motivation to pick up a nonfiction that will teach me something. I’m sort of thinking it’s time for a re-read of Hood Feminism, but I might do Michelle Obama’s The Light We Carry instead because what I’m trying to learn this year is how to actually adult. We’ll see. I have no idea how many books I’ll make it through this year, but I know I’m excited to see what books I’ll fall in love with this month.

Let me know what books you’re planning to read!

One response to “January Wrap Up & February TBR”

afoolsingenuity says:

February 10, 2024 at 11:48 am

January is always the longest month ever. It’s always made worse by being paid early in December so by the end of January I was just on countdown until payday. It finally ended and now I have my birthday to look forward to! I hate when mood impacts reading because you can tell it’s not totally the books fault you aren’t enjoying it. I read At First Spite the other day and loved it and have just started Bride so at least I can say my February reading is going well.

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