Wow – first month of the new year has flown by!!! So far, it’s been a pretty good year, reading-wise, but weather-wise – not so much! It’s been really cold here in NY – lots of snow and below-normal temps. I don’t usually mind the winter, but this year, it’s really getting to me.
Luckily my blogging buddy Felicia over at The Geeky Bloggers Book Blog has a year-long group called the Book Blog Walkers, where she is challenging us to be active for at least 30 minutes a day. We’re on twitter using the hashtag #bookblogwalkers and have ourselves a great, supportive group!!! This has been super motivating for me and each week Felicia does a check-in so you can post how your week has been. As some of you know, I’m training to walk my first 1/2 marathon in March, so, between the two, I’m keeping active!!!
Here are my reading stats for January!
- Books read: 16
Books I read
- While We Were Watching Downton Abbey — Wendy Wax
- Halfway There — Susan Mallery (e-book)
- Fear Nothing— Lisa Gardner
- Love Water Memory — Jennie Shortridge
- Whiskey Beach — Nora Roberts (audio)
- In the Blood — Lisa Unger (e-book)
- Destined for Love –Melissa Foster (e-book)
- The Splendour Falls — Susanna Kearsley (e-book)
- Friendship on Fire — Melissa Foster (e-book)
- The Trouble with Love — Beth Ciotta
- The Secret Life of Bees — Sue Monk Kidd (audio)
- Big Girl Panties — Stephanie Evanovich
- Never Knowing — Chevy Stevens (audio)
- Sea of Love — Melissa Foster (e-book)
- The Other Side — Chevy Stevens (e-book)
- Honeymoon in Paris — Jojo Moyes (e-book)
Favorite Book of January:
- The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
2014 Challenge Update:
- You Read How Many Books Reading Challenge — Books read: 13/150
- Library Books Reading Challenge — Books read: 1/50
- Mount TBR Reading Challenge — Books read: 2/36
- Review Pile Books Reading Challenge — Books read: 0/10
- Netgalley Reading Challenge — Books read: 2/15
- First Reads Reading Challenge — Books read: 4/26
- Quick Fix Fiction Reading Challenge — Books read: 5/15
- Chunkster Reading Challenge — Books read: 0/5
- E-books Challenge — Books read: 8/25
- Historical Fiction Challenge — Books read: 0/25
- Nonfiction Reading Challenge — Books read: 0/5
- Finish the Series Fiction Challenge — Series completed: 0/4
- Audio Book Challenge — Books listened to: 3/25
Great job reading 16 books this month! And getting a nice head start on a lot of your challenges! Hope Feb is just as productive. 🙂
Erin @ Let's Evaluate
check out my Jan Warp Up & Feb TBR
Thanks! I think the crazy winter weather helped – didn't want to leave the house!
I wasn't so impressed with The Secret Life of Bees but you loved it. Just goes to show how subjective reviews are. You had a good month in books 🙂
booketta.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/its-wrap-end-of-month-round-up.html
Yes, I did hear that it was a hit or miss book with some people. That's what I like about reading other people's reviews. Not everyone is going to have the same reaction to a book.
Its been crazy cold here in Minnesota too!
I know…you guys are definitely getting it worse than us, but it's been unseasonable all around. Let's hope this isn't a sign of what's to come for the summer!
I need to combine my month end review with book budget I think 🙂
You did awesome this month. Lets kick Feb Arse!
That would be a good idea – combining the two.
Yes – let's kick some good arse in Feb!!!
Great reading month! The Secret Life of Bees sounds like its good, I may listen to the audio. Will look forward to your review of it.
Thank you! I really enjoyed The Secret Life of Bees on audio, so much in fact, that I ended up getting a copy of The Invention of Wings (her latest) in audio, too, even though I already have that in print. And, I started listening to it and am loving it!
wow, 16 books! I'm glad I reached half, lol, also because of too much snow, sigh… here is my warp-up: wordsandpeace.com/2014/02/02/2014-january-wrap-up/
Great reading month! You blew my 5 out of the water. Here's to February being just as great!