Month in Review – January

It is a new year and that means new goals and content! We are excited to see what 2018 brings us for books and we are definitely looking forward to engaging more with all of you! Check out what was going on with us for January!

Fun with our Blogger Besties – Swoony Boys Podcast!

We got together with our besties Kass and Meg from Swoony Boys Podcast to talk about what we were looking for under the tree this year as well as what books were our favorites of 2017. As you can probably imagine, we had quite a bit to talk about. Check out the podcast here.

We also had to get together to discuss the boys we want to have hot cocoa with. If you haven’t had a listen yet, definitely go check it out here. We always have so much fun chatting about books, authors, and of course, swoony boys!

EVENTS

We haven’t had too much going on by way of events for the last month or so but late last year Anderson’s Bookshop announced they were going to be a part of Pierce Brown’s launch tour for Iron Gold and you know me…I love his books so there was no question we were going. It was a fantastic evening and he is such a great speaker. If you haven’t read his books – definitely go check out the Red Rising series. Iron Gold (book 4) picks up 10 years after the end of Morning Star (book 3) so you will definitely want to read those first!

READING CHALLENGE

How did you do on your challenge this year? Around October I was a bit worried I would hit my goal but I powered through these last 2 months of the year!

Erin’s 2017 Reading Challenge

2018 Goal = 200 books

Jaime’s 2017 Reading Challenge

2018 Goal = 200 books

What We’ve Been Reading:

Here are the books Erin read this month:

To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, #5)

To Sir Phillip, With Love: The Epilogue II (Bridgertons, #5.5)

Refuge for Masterminds (Stranje House, #3)

The Princess in the Opal Mask (The Opal Mask, #1)

A Penny’s Worth of Affection: A Historical Romance Novel

When He Was Wicked: The Epilogue II (Bridgertons, #6.5)

It's in His Kiss: The Epilogue II (Bridgertons, #7.5)

Here are the books Jaime read this month:

Hurts to Love You (Forbidden Hearts, #3)

The Bastard's Bargain (The O'Malleys, #6)

All the Posts!

OUR WAITING ON WEDNESDAY PICKS WERE:

WE POSTED REVIEWS FOR:

[2 Jan] A Taxonomy of Love by Rachael Allen ★★★★
[3 Jan] Storygram Tours – The Women In The Castle by Jessica Shattuck
[4 Jan] The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren ★★★½
[5 Jan] Between The Blade & The Heart by Amanda Hocking
[8 Jan] Magic of Winter by Martina Boone ★★★★
[11 Jan] The Cruel Prince by Holly Black ★★★★½
[12 Jan] Temporary by Sarina Bowen & Sarah Mayberry ★★★★
[15 Jan] Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk ★★★★★
[16 Jan] Prince In Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm ★★★★★
[23 Jan] Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry (Jan 30) ★★★★★
[24 Jan] Blog Tour: The Defiant by Lesley Livingston ★★★★★
[25 Jan] The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert ★★★★

OUR TOP TEN TUESDAY TOPICS WERE:

INTERVIEWS, FEATURES, & SPECIAL POSTS:

WE HAVE/HAD GIVEAWAYS FOR:

Make sure you visit the Giveaways page to enter the ones that are still open!

What have you been up to? Have you read any great books? What are you reading now? Did you set your reading goal for the year?? Tell us everything in the comments!