I have decided to start doing a Monthly Recap to showcase my monthly book haul, what I read and reviewed, how I am progressing on my challenges, posts that I took note of on other blogs, and all that good stuff! I love reading these kinds of posts on other blogs so I thought that I would jump on the bandwagon.
This Month's Haul
WON/GIFTED:
Harry Potter Noble Collection Magical Creatures Fawkes the Phoenix statue
Paperback:
Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1) by Cassandra Clare
The Night Realm (Spell Weaver #1) by Annette Marie
Air Awakens (Air Awakens #1) by Elise Kova
Darkness Watching (Darkworld #1) by Emma L. Adams *signed*
Walking Shadow (Darkworld #2) by Emma L. Adams *signed*
Demon Heart (Darkworld #3) by Emma L. Adams *signed*
Batwoman Vol. 1: The Many Arms of Death (Batwoman Volume II #1) by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, Steve Epting, Stephanie Hans, Renato Arlem
The Last One by Alexandra Olivia
The Librarians and the Lost Lamp (The Librarians #1) by Greg Cox
The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase (The Librarians #2) by Greg Cox
Paperback ARC:
The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles #1) by Laurie Forest
Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen #1) by Sarah Glenn Marsh
Markswoman (Asiana #1) by Rati Mehrotra
Tarnished City (Dark Gifts #2) by Vic James
Night Magic (Nightstruck #2) by Jenna Black
Meant to Be by Julie Halpern
Sinless (Eye of the Beholder #1) by Sarah Tarkoff
Hardback:
Julia Defiant (Witch's Child #2) by Catherine Egan
PURCHASED:
Physical:
Hardcovers of:
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas
eBooks:
Physical:
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas
eBooks:
NETGALLEY & eARCs:
Books Read in January
Books read: 7
Novel pages read: 2,563
Comic/Graphic Novel pages read: 50
Average rating: 4.2
Books read: 7
Novel pages read: 2,563
Comic/Graphic Novel pages read: 50
Average rating: 4.2
Other January Blog Posts
* [Jan 2] Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2017
* [Jan 2] Bout of Books 21!
* [Jan 3] Waiting on Wednesday: Reign of the Fallen (Reign of the Fallen #1) by Sarah Glenn Marsh
* [Jan 3] Annual End Of Year Survey – 2017 Edition!!
* [Jan 9] Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books We Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn't Get To
* [Jan 10] Waiting on Wednesday: Society of Wishes (Wish Quartet #1) by Elisa Kova & Lynn Larsh
* [Jan 15] Cover Reveal: Mercury Rises by Scarlett Kol
* [Jan 15] Bout of Books 21 Wrap Up Post
* [Jan 16] Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Bookish Resolutions/Goals
* [Jan 17] Waiting on Wednesday: Assassin of Truths (Library Jumpers #3) by Brenda Drake
* [Jan 22] Book Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Watcher Series by AJ Eversley
* [Jan 23] Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About
* [Jan 24] Waiting on Wednesday: Immortal Reign (Falling Kingdoms #6) by Morgan Rhodes
* [Jan 30] Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Can’t Believe I Read and Why
[Jan 30] Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge
* [Jan 31] Waiting on Wednesday: Honor Among Thieves (The Honors #1) by Ann Aguirre & Rachel Caine
Challenge Progress
A Series A Month 2018
+3 Books
Completed one series!
8%
Beat the Backlist 2018
+6 Books
10%
Try Something New 2018
+6 Books
15%
New Release 2018
+1 Book
3%
Library Love 2018
+1 Book
2%
Graphic Novel & Manga Challenge 2018
+1 Book
4%
#LetsReadIndie 2018
+1 Book
10%
Commenting Challenge 2018
+23 Comments
6%
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What are some of your favorite January reads or favorite newly acquired books? Feel free to link to your January Wrap Up post!
My name is Vanessa a.k.a. Queen Alchemy. I am a 30-something-year-old mother of four nerdy, fantastic children. We live in the Midwest. I have a reading addiction, and I hope that I never recover! I'm the hugest nerd you can find with interests not limited to the following: comics (Batman and Captain America for the win!), science, computers, zombies, unicorns, Harry Potter, cartoons from the 80's & 90's, Frankenstein, history, crafting, cooking & baking, Star Wars, digital scrapbooking, D&D, Minecraft, Hello Kitty, horror, metalcore, royalty, tattoos & piercings, bright colors, and so much more!
