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January Reading Stats

Hello everyone! This month was off to a heck of a start with my reading. It may have been my best reading month ever actually. I expect these numbers to calm down in February, but I am so grateful that I had my books to keep me sane during a stressful and exhausting month.

**All links open to Goodreads**

Total books read: 18

Total pages read: 6,870

Average rating: 3.66

5 Star Reads: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas.

Highest page count: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, 816 pages

Lowest page count: Giant Days vol 7 & vol 8 by John Allison, both had 112 pages each

Book I’m still thinking about: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

All the books I read and my ratings:

Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 1 Volume 1 by Miya Kazuki, Rating: 3 stars

The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny, Rating: 3 stars

Giant Days vol. 7 by John Allison, Rating: 4 stars

Christmas Caramel Murder by Joanne Fluke, Rating: 2 stars

Giant Days vol. 8 by John Allison, Rating: 4 stars

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon, Rating: 5 stars

Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe, Rating: 4 stars

Obsidio by Aimee Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Rating: 4 stars

Little Boy Blue by M.J. Arlidge, Rating: 4 stars

The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan, Rating: 3 stars

All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Rating: 5 stars

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros, Rating: 3 stars

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman, Rating: 4 stars

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Rating: 3 stars

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune, Rating: 3 stars

Husband Auditions by Angela Ruth Strong, Rating: 3 stars

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, Rating: 4 stars

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas, Rating: 5 stars

Week in Reading 1/21-1/27

This was a pleasant week of reading where I got to do a little mood reading. I’ve done so well with my planned TBR this month that I added a few books last week, but got back to the plan this week (those un-planned books were really helpful palette cleansers).

1/21: I finished The Man Who Died Twice. Read to the 43% in Throne of Glass.

1/22: Finished Throne of Glass. Now I have a new theory about this universe based on the other books. I love how reading is so prevalent in each of the books. Started Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune and read to page 38. Too tired to form an accurate opinion right now.

1/23: Read to page 94 in Under the Whispering Door. This book is so boring so far. Nearly a hundred pages in and nothing has happened. There’s no real tension.

1/24: Read to page 306 in Under the Whispering Down. Finally the plot is picking up a little bit.

1/25: Finished Under the Whispering Door. Started reading Husband Auditions. Made it to the 23% mark.

1/26: Finished Husband Auditions. I’m not sure I knew when I requested it that this one was a Christian romance, but it was an enjoyable read.

1/27: Started my re-read of Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, book 2 in the Throne of Glass series. Made it to the 10% mark.

I slowed down a little with my reading this week, but I finished 2 books from my NetGalley Shelf of Shame, so that was a big win. Reviews of those coming soon.

Week in Reading 1/7-1/13

This was another really good week in reading and I made good progress on my January TBR and my yearly goals.

1/7: Read to page 180 in The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.

1/8: Finished reading The Frozen River. I want to buy a copy of this and create a book club kit for it. This is a really strong historical fiction title that I think will have broad appeal.

1/9: Started reading Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros. I made it to page 73. I’m not as hooked as I thought I would be and I forgot more details than I thought that I would.

1/10: I started and finished Lore Olympus: Volume Three because it was due back to the library soon. It deals with some pretty heavy themes, but I really like the character work and the play on Greek mythology. Read to page 128 in Iron Flame. Still a little disappointed in the story.

1/11: Started reading Obsidio. Read to page 544. I so badly wanted to finish this one, but I was just too tired.

1/12: Finished Obsidio. I know the series is just the same story over and over, but I still enjoyed it. Read to page 188 in Iron Flame. Started and finished Little Boy Blue by M.J. Arlidge. Read 1% of Throne of Glass. This was my biggest reading day of the year so far because I needed to stay awake for a while and reading helped me do it.

1/13: I read to the 11% mark in Throne of Glass. This is a re-read for me, and it is taking me some time to really get back into the story.

All in all, a really good week in reading with 4 books completed. These numbers will probably drop pretty dramatically when I have to go back to work in February, but I’ve had to spend a lot of time keeping myself awake these past few weeks while I’ve been acting as caregiver for a loved one, and reading has really helped me stay sane when I’m so tired.