January : My Month in Review + book covers
3 February 2019 
Well, January flew by at breakneck speed for me and I hope February puts the brakes on a little. I can’t even think where I’ve been or what I’ve done, it all feels very hazy almost as though I wasn’t taking part! Birthdays, lots of seeing friends, a short trip away visiting in-laws and a few books. So, I didn’t read as many books as I’d hoped this month with seven in total but I’ve had some amazing reads that I loved and what’s really surprising is I’ve reviewed them all. I’ve been catching up with some other reviews too and I read the first of nine SPFBO finalists. My weekly wrap ups hit the dust this month but I’ll hopefully resume them during February – I find they help keep me on track. So, here’s my month in review (I usually post my month in covers separately but I’ve added them here as I’m a couple of days later than normal):
Books read: this month = 7
- The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
- Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
- The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky
- The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
- The Devil Aspect by Craig Russell
- Murder Theory by Andrew Mayne
- Out of Nowhere by Patrick LeClerc
What’ve you been reading??
Backlist books
None.
Unfinished series completed:
None.
Books Bought:
None – that’s a surprise!
Review Books
- The Furies by Katie Lowe
- Never-Contented Things by Sarah Porter
- The Whisper Man by Alex North
- The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons
- Murder Theory by Andrew Mayne
- The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins
Cover compare:
I like the first cover the best of these two – I like the starkness of the second cover but prefer the colours of the first – although I’m not fond of the gold medal!
White is your favourite?
Hope you’ve all had a good month.
Books and travelling with Lynn 
I also read fewer books than normal in January, but I blame The Gutter Prayer since it too so long to read (but totally worth it!) Its a toss up for me with The Whisper Man covers, I’m almost leaning towards the second cover, I think.
Haha – yes it did take me a lot longer than usual to read and yet I really enjoyed it in spite of that.
Lynn 😀
Great job this month! Happy reading in February!
Thanks – of course February is a shorter month – look at me, giving my excuses up in advance.
Lynn 😀
😂😂 you will do wonderfully!!
Hm. I think 13 books in one month is very respectable! My favourite covers – for completely different reasons – are Murder Theory and The Winter of the Witch. You had a great reading month, even if you didn’t feel you achieved quite enough with a lot of quality reads in there.
Haha – I wish I’d read 13 books – although I would never have kept up with that many reviews. Nope, just the seven this month – too busy gadding about. But, I’ve been lucky enough to have some amazing reads this month and I’ve reviewed all seven books – I’ve still got some of the SPFBO review books waiting to be reviewed but I think I’m only 5 behind now so feeling good in that respect.
Lynn 😀
I’m really excited to get to The Wolf in the Whale and The Gutter Prayer.
I enjoyed both. The Wolf in the Whale was really good. The Gutter Prayer has some fantastic world building, feels a little slow for some reason but still a great read. Hope you love them.
Lynn 😀
The Gutter Prayer, Winter of the Witch, The Wolf in the Whale…looks like your January was filled with great reads! And Murder Theory, but I still won’t experience that for myself for a few more days! I’ll start it right after I finish my current read!
I did have some excellent books this month – hope February is as good. Currently reading Ruin of Kings – what you onto?
Lynn 😀
Well done Lynn for reviewing all the books you read in January – I have made good progress catching up with my back log of reviews too. I am also looking forward to a slower, quieter February. Happy February reading! 🙂
Thanks – I still have some reviews to catch up with from 2018 but I’m trying to write my reviews as soon as I finish the book. We’ll see how that pans out.
Lynn 😀
Seven is still quite a few! Sounds like a very busy month, Lynn. Hope you have a wonderful February!
It was a busy month – maybe February will be a little quieter – although it’s a shorter month so we’ll see.
Lynn 😀
Good job with your 7 books! Even if it was a slow month that is still Impressive, especially because you reviewed them all! 😀 And I agree I like the yellow butterfly cover best
Yeah, I have this intention to review my books immediately – it’s what I used to do and prefer to review that way. We’ll see.
Lynn 😀