January Wrap Up

In January 2020 I managed to read a total of 16 books.

I managed to complete all of my TBR jar prompts for January and am fairly pleased with my reading overall. 

#Februwitchy TBR

For the whole of February (1st to 29th) I am going to be taking part in Februwitchy hosted by the lovely Asha over on Twitter.

I will leave a link to Asha's twitter post explaining it all here which is also where you can sign up.

Basically any book counts if it has witch in the title or the main character is a witch (not just magical but specifically called a witch)

Without further ado onto my TBR...

* Sanctary by VV James

* The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag

* Through the White Wood by Jessica Leake

* Serpent and Dove by Selby Mahurin

* Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

* The Near Witch by VE Schwab

* Windwitch by Susan Dennard

Book Hooked Box - January 2020 Unboxing

In this post I am going to be unboxing the Book Hooked Box January 2020 box. (What follows will contain spoilers so please do not read if you don't want to know what is in the box)

Book Hooked Box is a bi-monthly book subscription box that focuses on YA novels and self care. Each box is made to create an indulgent and relaxing bookworm experience whilst keeping the price low.

The theme this month was Once Upon A Fairytale Retelling
Spoiler filled post under the cut

Review: A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer

Details:

Title: A Heart So Fierce and Broken

Author: Brigid Kemmerer

Publisher: Bloomsbury

ISBN 13: 978-1526618443

Synopsis:

Find the heir, win the crown.

Win the crown, save the kingdom.

Harper has freed Prince Rhen from the curse that almost destroyed his kingdom. But all is not well; rumours are rife that there is a rival heir with a stronger claim to the throne and that 'Princess' Harper of Disi is nothing but a fraud.

Grey has fled the castle carrying a terrible secret. When he is discovered by soldiers and returned to Ironrose by force, Grey's allegiances begin to shift. And as he grows closer to an enemy princess, he is forced to decide whether he will stand against Rhen for the crown he never wanted.

Review:

The ABC book challenge - 'A'

I saw this on The Book Raven's blog and wanted to give it a go.

So the basic idea is each week will be a new letter and I have to chose my favourite books and books on my TBR which start with that letter.

So without further ado the first letter is 'A'.

Review: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

Details:

Title: Come Tumbling Down

Author: Seanan McGuire

Publisher: Tor.com

ISBN 13: 978-0765399311

Synopsis:

When Jack left Eleanor West's School for Wayward Children she was carrying the body of her deliciously deranged sister--whom she had recently murdered in a fit of righteous justice--back to their home on the Moors.

But death in their adopted world isn't always as permanent as it is here, and when Jack is herself carried back into the school, it becomes clear that something has happened to her. Something terrible. Something of which only the maddest of scientists could conceive. Something only her friends are equipped to help her overcome.

Eleanor West's "No Quests" rule is about to be broken.

Again.

Review:

January TBR

So for 2020 I decided to try something new. I have put together a TBR jar but instead of book titles I have put prompts in there to help me get through my backlist of books while not restricting me too much.

Below is a picture of the prompts I picked this month and under the cut I will show you the books I have chosen to go with them.

2020 Bookish Goals

2020 Goals

* Goodreads - So my 2020 goodreads goal is going to be 100 books again, mostly because while I did manage to read 162 in 2019 I don't want to put too much pressure on myself. 

* Book buying - I am going to set myself a book buying limit of 52 books. This may sound like a lot but it will include pre-orders and charity shop buys. I am hoping that this will make me think a little more before buying so many books (some of which are still unread on my shelf from a couple of years ago).


* Series - It looks like 2020 is the year of the sequel and I hope to keep up with the ones I am interested in but I also have some series I have had for a while but not started or finished yet. These include The Raven Boys, Mistborn Trilogy and the Planetfall series by Emma Newman.


* Instagram - I really enjoy posting and chatting on Instagram and I have increased my followers a lot in the last year but in 2020 I would really love to get to 1000 (I am currently at 539 so this will require some work from me and a more regular posting schedule).


* Blog - I am hoping to be a bit more regular on my blog and hopefully stick to a schedule of 2 posts per week. These will be a mix of TBR's, wrap ups, reviews, unboxings and memes.


* Library - I am going to look at using my library more - I currently use the app for audiobooks which is great but I want to use the library more for physical books. I am starting a new job soon which is based in the town centre so hopefully this will help.


* Readathons - I love taking part in readathons but sometimes I get a little too enthusiastic and try to do too many so this year I am going to be more picky when choosing readathons.

2019 Review

2019 In Review

So in 2019 I set my goodreads target to 100 and managed to read a total of 162 books. Below are some stats about my year of reading.

My best reading month was November 2019 in which I read 20 books and my worst was September when I read 8.

Genre wise the split was as follows:

Fantasy 100
SciFi 31
Historical 10
Contemporary 12

Thriller 4
Superheroes 4
Autobiography 1

NB: All sub genres are including in the overarching genre (i.e. urban fantasy, magical fantasy etc are all covered by Fantasy)

I read in different formats this year too.
43 Hardbacks
54 Paperbacks
41 Audiobooks
14 Graphic Novels
10 Ebook copies
(5 ebooks and 3 paperbacks were ARC copies)

104 books were YA
40 Middle Grade
18 Adult


87 of the books I read were published in 2019 with the remaining published before then.

I also DNF'd 3 books.

December Wrap Up

In December 2019 I managed to read a total of 10 books.

I didn't read as much as I was hoping to but it was fairly busy with Christmas and family stuff so I am still happy.