Hey everyone! January was an incredibly great reading month. In spite of how busy and stress I’ve been with work, I read 10 books. I don’t expect to consistently read this much in a month, but I’m glad to kick off 2019 this way. Also, I decided to make aesthetics for all of the books I read this year. It’s something I started last year, but didn’t continue because I got busy. So far, I’ve made them for the first 7 books I read and have included them in my reviews. Let’s get to the wrap up.
Books I Read In January
It’s difficult to pick a favorite read this month because I enjoyed most of the books I read. However, I think The Kiss Quotient slightly edges out the other books. I’m still thrilled about the representation in The Gilded Wolves and love the slow burn romance in The Winner’s trilogy. Sadly, King of Scars was my most disappointing read.
Reviews
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah • The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutokski • The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty • The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Popular Posts
ICYMI, here are my most popular non-review posts this month
- Reading Challenges: January 2019 Update
- 24in48 Readathon Wrap Up
- 24in48 Readathon TBR
- Goodreads Choice Reading Challenge
- Most Anticipated Books of 2019
- New Year, New Me?
Around the Blogosphere
- Kelly @ Another Book in the Wall talks about why [She] loves reading backlist novels
- Jordyn @ Jordz the Bibliophile shares her reasons for avoiding anthologies
- Kat @ Novels & Waffles compiled a list of 20 new adult books written in YA style. She’s leading the NA revolution!
- Cindy @ Read CT Books gets emotional in this post as she talks about what Crazy Rich Asians and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before means to her.
- Karlita @ Tale Out Loud posted an incredibly helpful basic HTML tutorial for bloggers who use WordPress.com
Merline Reads 
I can’t wait to read Gilded Wolves! I have it and was supposed to start it but I hit a bit of a slump. But overall I’m happy that I read 7 books so far, it was supposed to be 9 but I DNF two. Not gonna force myself to read things that I’m not liking this year
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That’s my deposition this year too! Life is too short.
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Exactly! We have so many great stories coming out this year gotta focus on those instead 😂
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I wanted to check out your blog, but it’s deleted. Let me know if you have a new link
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Yeah Sorry about that I don’t know why the links don’t work but it’s shantallandbooks.com I’m fairly new and don’t have much up yet. But thank you so much
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I’ve been meaning to read the Hating Game for so long! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Looks like you had a great month, I hope February is just as great! ❤
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Thanks! It was such a fun reading and it’s filled with so much tension!!!! Good luck with your reading this month!
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I have to read The hating game 💞❤
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It’s really fun! I hope you love it
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Thank you so much for including me! Glad you enjoyed the post 🙂 Congrats on reading 10 books. I am beyond excited to read The Gilded Wolves! I’ve heard nothing but good things!!
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You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy The Gilded Wolves! It’s a fun story.
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An update on my currently reading King of Scars: you’re right, Nikolai deserved better >-< I'm 50% in and so many people thinks the second half is better than the first, I hope it won't disappoint me any further!
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The second half is so much better than the first! My boy deserved something more exciting. Please keep me updated on your thoughts!
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I just finished it and I gave it 1 star as I realized I enjoyed nothing from this book
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Lol! I hear you. I was going to give it 2.5 stars, but ended up settling on 3 because I did like a couple things about it.
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Wow so many 4 stars haha!
(www.evelynreads.com)
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Hahaha! That’s what I thought too! I enjoyed them, but they were missing something to push them over to a 5 star. 😂
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Would you recommend reading the Grisha books before King of Scars? I read them years ago, so I don’t really remember what happened!
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Yes! I would absolutely recommend reading the Grisha trilogy and Six of Crows. There’s a lot of references and callbacks from the original series.
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A bunch of the books you read this month are on my TBR, but I’m specifically hoping to read The Hating Game and The Kiss Quotient in February in honor of Valentine’s Day! Congrats on the great reading month 🙂
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Those two books are really fun! I hope you enjoy them!
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Thank you for including my blog post Merline!🤗
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You’re welcome!
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Thank you so much for including my post, Merline! Also, 10 books is awesome!! I’m glad you enjoyed most of them! So many of them are on my tbr! Also, I like your new blog theme!!! 😀
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You’re welcome and thanks!
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Wow, looks like you had a pretty great reading month! And also, it’s cool that most of the books you read you rated around 4 stars! Thanks for including my post here – it means a lot 🙂 I hope you have a great February!
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Looks like you had a fantastic month! Hope February is a great one for you, Merline!
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Thanks!
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I found King of Scars disappointing too! I can’t wait to read The Hating Game and The Kiss Quotient and I’ve heard great things about The Winner’s trilogy. Thank you for including me!
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You’re welcome!
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