I’m trying to post a wrap up for the end of each month, mainly to help me to keep track of my reading and at the same time look at what I’m intending to read during the month ahead (inspired by Books Bones and Buffy’s What’s on My Plate.

In this post I shall be looking at the reading I completed during December and also setting out what I’m hoping to achieve during the first month of 2025.   I haven’t managed to complete all my review books but I’ve fit some in and overall, for the entire year, I think I’m approximately 9 or 10 books outstanding – which, I’m not too displeased with – although I was set to keep on track until the last two months, but, the best laid plans, etc.  Anyway, I’ve completed my Countdown posts (the last two posts already scheduled) and in the new year, as well as continuing with the Backlist challenge, I shall be starting to read the 9 SPFBO finalists (check them all out here).

Here’s what I read during December :

1. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by HG Parry
2. Strange Beasts by Susan J Morris
3. The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak
4. The Queen by Nick Cutter – review to follow soon
5. The Coven by Harper L Woods – I’m still reading this but hopefully will complete by New Year.

Here’s what I’m hoping to read in January:

1. The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron
2. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
3. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
4. Daughter of Chaos by A S Webb

I’m also hoping to make a start on my SPFBO Finalists.  You can find them all here.

Plus I still have two books sent to me by authors that I’d also like to pick up:

Land from Bjørn Larssen; and

Drown Deep by Phil Williams

This month I yet again have read no Backlist Books but I’ve managed to read six books from my backlist this year – not as good as I’d hoped but it’s still an improvement and means I’m slowly catching up.

Bookforager‘s Picture Prompt book bingo

This month I’m ticking off the final two prompts.  The microscope – I’m using The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso for this one as it has a groundhog feel to the story that makes you feel like each world is really under scrutiny.  For the bees I’m using The Queen by Nick Cutter – if you’ve read this you’ll know why.   Thank you so much to the Bookforager for running this fun picture prompt.