Hello lovelies! This is my final post for the first month of the new year! The older I get, the faster time seems to fly by and I have no idea how to handle that… As you can see by the title, today’s post is my January 2018 Wrap Up & Book Haul! Like last month, I seem to have gotten quite a few books. February is going to be one heck of a reading month, if I can find the time to read.

I didn’t have a set TBR this month. I wanted to keep things open and be able to read what I wanted to read in the moment. However with that said, I started in one of my Instagram posts that I wanted to be able to re-read two books this month. That didn’t happen. Which is okay! Turns out that I was busier than I thought I would be.

When I’m feeling stressed out about anything, my personal life suffers. For me, a big chunk of my time is spent reading whenever I can. So when I’m stressed, my reading time takes a big hit.

My January in reflection seems like it was a busy month for me. I can feel that it was a busy month for me. However, I can’t really recall what I did! Whoops!

Books Read (09):

The Wild Hunt (Faerie Sworn, #1) by Ron C. Nieto — ★★★★’s
The Wild Curse (Faerie Sworn, #2) by Ron C. Nieto –★★★★★’s
Faerie Hearts (Faerie Sworn, #2.5) by Ron C. Nieto — ★★★★★’s
The Wild Herald (Faerie Sworn, #3) by Ron C. Nieto — ★★★★★’s
Love and Other Alien Experiences by Kerry Winfrey –★★★★’s
Venturess (Mechanica, #2) by Betsy Cornwell — ★★★★’s
Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, Lauren Myracle — ★★★’s
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black — ★★★.5’s
Dax (Bad Boys of Willow Valley, #1) by Shannyn Lean — ★★★’s

Since I signed up for more Japanese classes, I didn’t have the time I wanted to use to read. Which is somewhat saddening, since I love reading. I wanted to more than I did this month.

Books Acquired (21):

I somehow got a ton of books this month. This tends to happen when I tell myself that I’m not going to buy that many books. I also have quite a bit of books on my shelves (physical and electronic) so…I guess I got carried away!! Does this happen to you? Or am I alone in this? Haha.

The Wild Hunt (Faerie Sworn, #1) by Ron C. Nieto
The Wild Curse (Faerie Sworn, #2) by Ron C. Nieto
Faerie Hearts (Faerie Sworn, #2.5) by Ron C. Nieto
The Wild Herald (Faerie Sworn, #3) by Ron C. Nieto
Your Name. by Makoto Shinkai
The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1) by Nora Sakavic
The Raven King (All for the Game, #2) by Nora Sakavic
The King’s Men (All for the Game, #3) by Nora Sakavic
Searching (Starlight Chronicles, #0.5) by C.S. Johnson (Netgalley)
Maybe Never by Sadie Allen (Netgalley)
Goldfish Manga Volume 1 by Nana Yaa (Netgalley)
A Jot of Blood (The Coventry Years, #1) by Katherine Bayless (Netgalley)
Dax (Bad Boys of Willow Valley, #1) by Shannyn Leah (Netgalley)
Fool’s Gold (William’s Creek Series, #1) by N.E. Lucas
Speedbump by Charli Coty (Netgalley)
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw (Netgalley)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black (OwlCrate)
Standing Sideways by J. Lynn Bailey (Netgalley)
The Last Wolf by Maria Vale (Netgalley)
The Secrets We Bury by Stacey Ramey (Netgalley)
Protogenesis (Before the Beginning) by Alysia Hemming (Netgalley)

I somehow managed to acquire 21 books. Yeesh. I guess I have a lot of reading to do in February!

Book Reviews:

I reviewed 8 books this month. Which is pretty good if I do say so myself!

The Wood, by Chelsea Bobulski — ★★★★’s
Frostblood (Frostblood, #1), by Elly Blake — ★★★★’s
The Wild Hunt (Faerie Sworn, #1), by Ron C. Nieto — ★★★★’s
Wallbanger, by Alice Clayton — ★★’s
Torn (Brave, #2), by Jennifer L. Armentrout — ★★★’s
The Wild Curse, Faerie Hearts (Faerie Sworn, #2 & #2.5), by Ron C. Nieto — ★★★★★’s
An Enchantment of Ravens, by Margaret Rogerson — ★★★★★’s
Venturess (Mechanica, #2), by Betsy Cornwell — ★★★★’s

Generally I had a good month of reading. I read a lot in the beginning of January, but then that tapered off after the first week and a half or so, since I had signed up again for the Japanese class that I attend.

Manga Reviews:

The Ancient Magus’ Bride Vol. 1 by Kore Yamazaki — ★★★’s

Janurary Posts!

December 2017 Wrap Up & Book Haul
Library Reads #34
TBR #46; Unexpected Illness
TBR #47; Red Cinder
Book Beau | First Purchase!
Book Sweepstakes (Closes on Feb. 26, 2018)
February 2018 Books I’m Looking Forward to

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January Diary

Jan 5 — If you haven’t already, I urge you to go and check out the Faerie Sworn series by Ron C. Nieto. I bought them off of Amazon and I don’t regret it! I bought e-copies of the series. Honestly, the Faerie Sworn series might be one of my favourites. The series is fast, and filled with action. There’s a bit of romance, but the romance is not what the books are about.

Jan 6 — my book beaus came in (way faster than I thought they would). I’m so very happy with my purchase.

Sometime this month, the ACOMAF themed necklace I bought also came in the mail. I’m extremely happy with my purchase. I love it and wear it at least 1-3 times a week. Which is saying something, since I don’t wear jewellery.