January Wrap Up | 2023

In which I discuss the books I read in January...

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[hiekfbisnl]

Hi! Native Irish speaker from an Irish speaking part of Ireland here! When we talk about the Irish language you can either call it simply 'Irish' or 'Gaeilge' (gay-il-ga/gway-il-ga). Gaelic actually is not a language :) So cool that you're reading up on Celtic magic though!

[gagHasMySoul]

You're so right about some books not coming around at the right time. I DNFed Gideon the Ninth the first time I read it years ago but picked it up last September and I am obsessed. Definitely appreciated the distance

[readingandrum]

Same with putting books down and revisiting them later. I did that with six of crows. Put it down after 50 pages and a year later tried it again and loved it!
Excited to hear your review of wild magic. It's actually the next witchcraft book i plan to pick up!

[MariaMightReadThat]

Ooh I've been waiting for your thoughts on Midnight Lie! I was worried it would be the same kind of let-down spin off as Dance of Thieves was for Remnant Chronicles. And I DNFed Witches Steeped in gold too, mostly because of the similar povs.

[AdrianasWonderland]

oh, I am intrigued by the midnight lie😮 I like the cover very much plus it’s not too long so it’s not overwhelming Hahaha

[WildeBookGarden]

YES, I’ve loved what I’ve read from Jemisin so far but I’m really over NYC as being an aggressively prominent part of a book 😂 in fairness, I feel exactly the same about LA!

[JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

I really want to reread witches steeped in gold. It definitely went over my head the first time I read it

[Jess-bocr]

I read several books in January but my favorites were probably Nettle and Bone and Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries. Highly recommend both.

[Jessticulates]

I think how you feel about New York in books is how I feel about London in books 😂

I love Nevermoor so much! I think the second book might be my favourite book in the series so far, but I've loved and rated all of them 5 stars.

[Samjbtz]

Need to finish reading the Foundryside books--loved the first one but haven't picked up the rest yet--so glad to hear the last one sticks the landing!

Also sidenote: do you listen to Kiki Rockwell? She just came out with a song called "From Persephone, " but all her songs are a bit witchy and spooky and fierce--I feel like you might dig her!

[AmyGwaine]

I don't remember if you ever read Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston but that one is kind of a magic/tech kind of story. It's YA. It's kind of like Anastasia meets Treasure Planet. I haven't gotten to read the second book yet but it's only a duology. I want to try to reread the first one and read the second one this year.

[RodgersReads]

Nevermoor....I always forget I really want to try that one out...thanks for the reminder haha. The phrase "ethical nonmonagomy" hurts my brain. I am assuming it means consensual but maybe I will have to look more into it just to educate myself but it also sounds like you don't love that terminology either lol

[Maria-xnhw]

I didn't do too bad in January: read 2, finished 4 I had started in 2022, I'm happy with that 😊

[KittyAndTheBooks]

I reread some books in January and that was a really good decious. The Founders Trilogy is on my list to read this year, so I was so happy to see you enjoy the last book so much!

[addictivegamer]

My January reads were:
- No Exit by Taylor Adams (loved this)
- Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake (3.5-4 stars for me)
- Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco (3 stars)
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (5 stars, reread)
- Demon in the Wood graphic novel by Leigh Bardugo (3 stars)
- The Wicked King by Holly Black (5 stars, reread)

[emmal]

Just realized almost everything I read in January was either the continuation of a series I was already reading (Lost in the Moment and Found, Dune Messiah, and recent X-men comics) or part of series I suddenly decided to start rereading (The In Death series by J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts)

And I read Witchmark, by C.L. Polk, which I liked and will probably read the rest of the series.

[Katiedora]

I'm intrigued by the Wild Magic book, but I currently have a 201 day streak on Duolingo for Irish and I still just mumble words in my head, so it might be too advanced for me.