Welcome to The Monthly Round-Up. Join me as I look back on the past month to see which books I’ve read, the reviews I’ve posted, the goals I’ve completed and my all important Book of the Month!
| Books Read |
Well hasn’t January flown by! It feels like only yesterday I was putting together the end of 2015 post and here we are a month later. January has been a month of some fantastic reads, I only wish there had been time to write and post more reviews and continue with some of my more neglected features. Here’s hoping my scheduling will be a little better in February! (A wish that will no doubt be expressed at the close of next month!)
A definite highlight of this month was the exceptional crime thriller The American by Nadia Dalbuono, which had me on the edge of my seat and almost desperate for her next novel, along with Daniel Polansky’s brilliant The Straight Razor Cure. And of course there was the wonderful Read Along for Rosemary and Rue, the first book in the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire. This is a book which surpassed all my expectations and has more than peaked my interest in this urban fantasy series. A review will be forthcoming and a Read Along for book two, A Local Habitation, is planned for March.
Unfortunately I became far too distracted by other books to complete my personal goal of finishing all my ‘currently reading’ novels. I did however manage to cross two of them off my list! That means, yes! I finally finished The Daylight War! And it was certainly worth the wait. Whilst the first half had me a little nervous, the second half more than made up for it. The two preceding novels may have been incomparably stunning but The Daylight War certainly has its place as an (incredibly huge) intermediary novel. I just can’t wait to get stuck into The Skull Throne… and hopefully it won’t take me a year to read this one!
So let’s have a look at what literary delights consumed in January:
| 1. |
The American by Nadia Dalbuono
| 2. |
| 3. |
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by Agatha Christie
| 4. |
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
| 5. |
| 6. |
Faith and Moonlight by Mark Gelineau and Joe King
| 7. |
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
| 8. |
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
| 9. |
Low Town: The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky
| 10. |
The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel
by Nadia Dalbuono
| January Goals |
To finish ALL of the poor neglected novels which I am currently reading
1 of 4 | The Adventure of the Christmas by Agatha Christie
2 of 4 | The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Status: Incomplete
| Goals for 2016 |
Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge: 10/100 Books Read (10%)
Status: +10% in January
More goals and challenges coming up in a separate post!
| Reviews Posted |
The American by Nadia Dalbuono
Rend the Dark by Mark Gelineau and Joe King
Best Left in the Shadows by Mark Gelineau and Joe King
The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard
| Other Posts From January |
The Monthly Round-Up: December 2015
Author Interview: Mark Gelineau and Joe King
Cover Reveal: Stranger of Tempest by Tom Lloyd
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten… Bookish Resolutions for 2016
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten… 2015 Releases I forgot to Buy!
Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten… Classics I’ve Recently Added to my TBR
Teaser Tuesdays: January 05 – The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
Teaser Tuesdays: January 12 – Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Teaser Tuesdays: January 19 – Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
The Friday Face-Off: January 01 – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Friday Face-Off: January 15 – The Heir of Night by Helen Lowe
The Friday Face-Off: January 29 – A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Read Along: Throne of Glass – Part 1
Read Along: Throne of Glass – Part 2
Read Along: Throne of Glass – Part 3
Read Along: Throne of Glass – Part 4
Read Along: Rosemary and Rue – Week 1
Read Along: Rosemary and Rue – Week 2
Read Along: Rosemary and Rue – Week 3
Read Along: Rosemary and Rue – Week 4
Books by Proxy 
I agree January has really flown by – I think I blinked and missed it! Well done for reading 10 books and I hope you are able to catch-up on your reviews. January was a slow reading month for me – I seemed to be reading lots but I didn’t really finish that much. Here’s hoping February is more successful 🙂
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Definitely a blink and miss it month!
Thank you 😀 I’m not sure it’s even possible to catch up with some! But nevermind.
Well the enjoyment is in the reading after all, it’s just a bonus when you finish the book 😉 Best wishes for February!
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Thank you – that is so true 🙂
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Very good start to 2016: I am sure you will make your GR challenge!
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Thank you 😀
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