I wish I could say I made a dent in these shelves pictured on the left but no such luck. Still January was a really good reading month. I was able to mix it up a bit and read some poetry, fiction and of course my comfort reads, mysteries.
I read five books in January and given how my reading was going the last few months this is quite an improvement.
I haven’t done reviews for all of them but the books I read were: Death in Pont-Aven by Jean-Luc Bannalec; Florence Gordon by Brian Morton; Raven Black by Ann Cleeves; Joy Street by Laura Foley and A Barricade in Hell by Jaime Lee Moyer.
With regards to my reading challenges I’ve also made some progress on my What’s In A Name reading challenge and am currently reading one book that will be perfect for the Vintage Mystery Bingo challenge.
So all in all I’m happy with my reading. I’m still struggling to find time to blog, read and well, you guys can relate to all of that but most of all I’m trying to remember to not get overwhelmed. Especially when it comes to the reading and blogging as these are supposed to be the good, fun parts of the day right?
Alright, I hope you also had a wonderful reading month. What was your favorite read?
Can you believe it’s February already? Crazy!
It sounds like you had a busy and good January. 🙂 I am looking forward to seeing what February will bring. I have less commitments this month and so am looking forward to reading wherever my mood takes me.
Have a great week!
Sounds much like my own reading month–a good month even though I didn’t finish as much as I would have liked. Look at those shelves! I feel the same way–but just think of all the good reading you have ahead of you. Here’s to being one month closer to spring. 🙂
I love your shelves!!
I love seeing bookshelves filled with books! Always makes me want to browse. 😊
I can’t believe January has passed by just like that! Well I suppose February will pass by even faster given there’s lesser days this month.
Happy reading! 😀
It is hard to get everything done! Read, review, work, household chores, friends, etc. Your bookshelves make me smile.
Sounds like you accomplished a lot, even if you haven’t had as much time to read and blog as you’d like. Life has been so crazy for me, I feel like doing a dance every time I finish one book! 😉
My reading has been slow too – I think I read four books last month, but it feels good to be reading! I hope you have a great February!
I finished five books in January as well!!! And I struggle sometimes with not getting overwhelmed as well. There is just never enough time to do everything that I want to. But then I work on reminding myself that blogging is supposed to be fun and I try to stress less. I hope that February is another great reading month for you!!!
I always do well on challenges in January and then they tend to slip away… Now I find myself signed up to read Pet Sematary and the library online system won’t let me reserve it; there’s no audio, and I’m going to end up going to B&N to buy it if I’m not careful. (And I’m not really wanting to read it. I’m scared.)