January 2022 Wrap Up

 Happy February!

I can't believe we're already to February. How quickly time flies. To start off the year my reading was a little slower, but I feel like the books I picked up were a little higher rated, so I was able to start the years with some great books! I went on another contemporary binge and also had the Romance Takeover Readathon over a weekend and managed to finish the first board of Winter's Kiss. I didn't get too many, but let's get going on my stats!

January 2022

💗 15 books read for 4,568 pages

💗 I averaged 0.667 days per book
💗 The average page count was 304.53
💗 I read 1 book less than 100 pages, 1 in the 100s, 2 in the 200s and 11 in the 300s

💗 I read 3 books for clubs and/or readathons
💗 5 of my books had diversity
💗 I picked up 5 new authors
💗 I didn't reread any books

💗 I previously owned 2 of the books and added 9 to my wish-list
💗 I read 2 books in paperback and 13 in eBook
💗 5 books were published traditionally, 2 were with small publishers and 8 were indie published
💗 10 books were published in the 2010s and 5 were in the 2020s

💗 My average rating was 4.63
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 10 books
⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 - 1 book
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 2 books
⭐⭐⭐💫 - 2 books

💗 I read 3 urban fantasies. I also read 4 historical, 1 paranormal, 1 sci-fi and 6 contemporary romances.
💗 Of the contemporaries, 1 was rom-com, 2 were small town, 2 were sports and 1 was straight contemporary.

1. Forbidden Miles by Claire Kingsley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

2. Reckless Miles by Claire Kingsley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

3. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

4. Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

5. Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

6. Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas ⭐⭐⭐💫

7. Using Fejo by Victoria Aveline ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

8. Calling It by Jen Doyle ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

9. Falling Like Stars by Eve Kasey ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

10. Nice Werewolves Don't Bite Vampires by Molly Harper ⭐⭐⭐⭐

11. Dancing with the Duke by Suzanna Medeiros ⭐⭐⭐💫

12. Pairing Off by Elizabeth Harmon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

13. Taming Hollywood's Baddest Boy by Max Monroe ⭐⭐⭐⭐

14. West End Earl by Bethany Bennett ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

15. Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

💗 I had a lot of really great books this month and absolutely loved most of the books I read. It's hard to pick a favorite and already I know that there will be some tough choices when it comes to my favorites of the year! I think the most disappointing was Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas. I had another 3.5-star rating this month as well, but I wasn't expecting as much from it. Not that there weren't parts I adored about Ravishing the Heiress. It just didn't give me the happy payoff I needed for how angsty it was.

I can't wait to really start digging into my February reads, particularly my fantasy romance picks for FaRoFeb. I think I'm not going to do charts for my monthly wrap ups this year, but let me know if you miss them and I can put together some monthly spreads!

How was your reading for the start of 2022?

Bookishly Yours,

Stasi🍎