A look back at my month. This post will be linked up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kim @Caffeinated Reviewer and Stacking the Shelves hosted by Marlene @Reading Reality

Life Update

2024 has started out in a big way, at least when it comes to reading. This was probably my most successful reading month ever, but I would love to duplicate it throughout the year, though I will be happy with even half this success in other months. One nice thing about reading so many books at once is that when I get stuck in a book that’s moving slowly, there are others I can still fly through when I need a break.

I didn’t only read this month. I got things back on track with the blog, posting every day including blog tours and overdue reviews. I worked on developing some new habits and successfully integrated most of them (there was one that did not work and another that I missed a few days). I also started planning my passion project and began the search for a new position, and became a Bookshop.org affiliate.

Books Read

I Spy the Boy Next Door by Samantha Armstrong ***1/2
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead ****
The Truth Is by NoNieqa Ramos ****
Mister Impossible by Maggie Stiefvater ****
Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid ****

Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka *****
Bonjour Shanghai by Isabelle Lafleche ***
Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June *****
The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann ****
I Woke Up Dead at the Mall by Judy Sheehan****

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely *****
Buddhish by C. Pierce Salguero ***
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers ****
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman ****
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare *****

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones *****
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness ****
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich ****
Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines ***
How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi *****

The Anti 9 to 5 Guide by Michelle Goodman ***
Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin ***
Bossypants by Tina Fey ***
I Have Lost My Way by Gayle Foreman *****
Love Your Live by Sophie Kinsella ***

The Book of Whispers by Kimberley Starr ***
Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner *****
Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead ****
Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass ****
Of Silver and Shadow by Jennifer Gruenke ***
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston *****

Books Acquired

Triple Sec by TJ Alexander (DRC Net Galley)
Just One Taste by Lizzie Dent (DRC Net Galley)
Hot Summer by Elle Everhart (DRC Net Galley)
We Could be Heroes by Phillip Ellis (DRC Net Galley)
The Misdirection of Fault Lines by Anna Gracia (DRC Net Galley)

Where Was Goodbye? by Janice Lynn Mather (DRC Net Galley)
Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan (DRC Net Galley)
Daniel Deconstructed by James Ramos (DRC Harlequin)
Relit edited by Sandra Proudman (DRC Harlequin)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang (DRC Harlequin)

The Ghost of Us by James L. Sutter (DRC Net Galley)
Attached at the Hip by Christine Riccio (DRC Net Galley)
That Prince is Mine by Jayci Lee (DRC Net Galley)

Notable Posts from the Month

Welcome to the New Year~ 2024
The New Social Media
Why I Read So Many Books at One Time

My Stats

Reviews Posted: 6

Review Books Read: 7

DRCs Added: 12

DRCs Remaining: 164

New-to-me Authors: 16

Series Completed: 1

Series Started: 4

Series Progress: 5

DNF: 2

Reread: 1

Owned TBR: 2315

Unowned TBR: 1787

All covers link to Goodreads