January has been I think one of the best blogging months for my mental health.
Me not daily posting really took a weight off my head that I didn’t even know was there and I went pretty lax on the reading front also… though I still averaged the amount I usually read a month so… kudos to me.
I’m going to be using my rep indicators in my wrap up. This idea was Romie’s @RomieWeDeserveLove so credit for the idea for these markers goes there!
= books with lgbt+ representation
= representation of people of colour
= disability rep
= mental illness rep
= was on my monthly tbr
= physical book
📝 = ARC
- The Gilded Wolves { The Gilded Wolves #1 } – Roshani Chokshi ✰✰✰✰ + review 📝
- Paper Girl – Cindy R. Wilson ✰✰✰ + RTC
- The Girl King { The Girl King #1 } – Mimi Yu ✰✰ + review 📝
- Always With You – Talia Hibbert ✰✰✰
- Black Enough – Ibi Zoboi ✰✰✰.6 + review 📝
- Wicked Saints { Something Dark and Holy #1 } ✰✰✰✰ + RTC closer to blog tour date 📝
- Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik ✰✰✰✰ + RTC
- Secret of a Heart Note – Stacey Lee – ✰✰✰ + RTC
- The Line Between – Tosca Lee ✰✰✰✰✰ + review 📝
Best This Month: The Line Between ❤
I actually didn’t post much which I warned you all about so…. this should be short…ish
I spoke some positivity, talked about my mess of ARC shelves, made some reading resolutions, and did a Q&A with the author of White Stag.
Oh, I also talked about ranting. That’s it.
I do plan on posting more, considering my sizable TBR that I’ve made… which most of it was on accident… I didn’t realize I requested that many ARC’s.
- Dealing in Dreams – Lilliam Rivera*
- The Shadowglass – Rin Chupeco*
- Sherwood – Meagan Spooner*
- To Best the Boys – Mary Wever*
- Never Contented Things – Sarah Porter*
- Caraval – Stephanie Garber
*ARC’s
So, in total, I have 13 books I’m going to read. If I read 3 books a week, that 12 books. plus one and that’s… you get it.
Though the only mandatory books I need to read are the ARC’s, I’m not going to stress myself out with the Black-A-Thon, though I’m going to try to get through it. Wish me luck??
How’s your January looking? Any plans? Was it a good reading month? What are you planning to read? Let me know in the comments below!
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I’m glad you had a good month mental health wise. I hope it continues into February for you. It’s always nice to give yourself a little break when it comes to blogging. Book blogging is a hobby, but it can sometimes turn into a lot of work if we’re not careful. I hope you are enjoying Black-a-thon so far. Happy February!
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Thank you! It does feel weird not daily posting, but I can see how it’ll be good for me in the long run ❤
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Lovely wrap up!! I hope your mental health continues to do well in February! 💕 I’m happy to see that you enjoyed Paper Girl too!
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Thank you ❤ Paper Girl was so cute, I definitely need to get my review up soon XD
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awesome wrap up! I also hope feb is a good month for you 🙂 I struggle with mental health and know some months are better than others 😉 ❤
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Thank you ❤ Yeah, so far it's a slow start but it's not too stressful 🙂
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That’s good 🙂
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