Monthly Wrap Up: January 2023
There's something satisfying about looking back at what you've accomplished. It can inform where to go next or a goal to add or change. It can push you to achieve more, or to change the balance in your life. For me, looking back at what I did on the blog inspires me to keep going. And looking back on what I read actually puts some perspective on my reading life. It serves as a checkmark, a period, an end and a new beginning to start a new month instead of having all the days and months just run into each other.
Here's what my Reading January looked like.
By the numbers:
I read 11 books
2 fantasy
6 mystery
1 memoir
1 general fiction
1 historical fiction
1 DNF
2 were ARCs
2 audio books
graphs from Storygraph
Books by their ratings:
Click link to go to review
Solito by Javier Zamora review pending
Sadly, none this month
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Ten Years Gone by Jonathan Dunsky
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong (ARC)
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager, review pending
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer, review pending
Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda
The Devil You Know by P.J. Tracy
The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
My Favorite Read of January
Though not my highest rated book, my favorite read of the month was Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong. I just love those characters.
Click image to go the review.
Challenge Progress
Added to Goodreads in January
I added 67 books to my TBR, and read a total of 11 making a net addition to my list of 56. I've made peace with the fact that I'll never read them all, but I know just where to look when I wonder "what should I read next".
How did your reading life treat you in January? If you'd like to share your monthly wrap ups, link up with others at Feed Your Fiction Addiction for the monthly round up. Nicole puts up a new linky at the end of each month.
