Books:
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. 3/5 stars.
- Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi. DNF.
- Seven-Sided Spy by Hannah Carmack. DNF.
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman. 2/5 stars, review.
- Spinsters and Lesbians by Trisha Franzen. DNF.
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. 4/5 stars, review.
- You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day. DNF.
- Text Me When You Get Home by Kayleen Schaefer. 3/5 stars, review to come.
- Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce. 5/5 stars, review to come.
- The Immortalists by Chloe Bejamin. 4/5 stars, review to come.
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer. 5/5 stars, review.
- The Chalk Man by CJ Tudor. DNF.
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. 3/5 stars, review to come.
- The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg. 4/5 stars, review to come.
Books read: 9
Books DNF’d: 5
Average Rating: 3.67 stars
Movies:
- It [2017] directed by Andy Muschietti. 4/5 stars.
- The Open House [2018] directed by Matt Angel. 5/5 stars.
- An American Crime [2007] directed by Tommy O’Haver. 4/5 stars.
Other Posts:
- Everless [review]
- The Dream Thieves [review]
- Goldeline [review]
- Oliver Loving [review]
- The Ultimate Book Tag
- Down the TBR Hole #11
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime [tag]
- February 2018 Releases
Reading Goal Progress:
In 2017, I managed to read 70 books so I decided to aim for 75 books in 2018! I don’t have any other solid goals yet, I’ve thought about doing some book challenges, but I really just prefer to mood read! In January, I read 9 books, which puts me 3 books ahead of schedule and at 12% of my reading goal for the year. 🙂
Personal Highlights (aka a photo dump of things I did this month):
Sarah Ames-Foley 
I read 9 books this month as well! High five to us! Love the kitty pictures! 😻
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Yay!! What a good start to the year! And thanks :3 Kitty pictures are one of my favorite things
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DNF the chalk man ooooo how come!?
Great post btw 🙂
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It wasn’t bad, I just didn’t feel invested in the story. 😦 I’ll probably come back to it eventually, I’ve heard great things, it just wasn’t grabbing me at the time.
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I managed to finish Seven-Sided Spy, but I was disappointed by it, and really felt like the blurb didn’t describe the book well at all. I’m currently reading The Immortalists though and enjoying it a lot, so I’m glad you liked that one more!! Looks like you had a successful January!
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I definitely agree on Seven-Sided Spy’s blurb not really describing it well! It didn’t feel poorly written, it was just… not what I was expecting, and didn’t really hold my interest.
But yes! I really likedThe Immortalists! My review of it is queued for next week. I’ll be interested to see what you think of it. 🙂
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Love the kitties!!!
I finished You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and enjoyed it a lot. But I love Felicia Day. Why didn’t you finish it?
Is it normal for you to start a book and not finish it? I have trouble leaving books unfinished, which often results in reading slumps, but I am getting better! I “trick” myself into not finishing books by allowing myself to read multiple books at once and then the ones I don’t like tend to keep getting pushed off until I finally admit I am not going to finish it. I know I’m weird haha.
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There were a few comments in the first chapter of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) that made me really uncomfortable (one was her joking that a cross-dressing build-a-bear santa would make a small-town clerk more accepting of trans people and the other was her joking that she looked like she had palsy in a photo) so I didn’t really feel like continuing.
It’s becoming more and more common for me to not finish books that I’m not enjoying. If I try to finish them, then I just end up putting off reading altogether and have decided I’d much rather put my energy towards books that I’ll like! That sounds like a good way to trick yourself into DNFing, actually. 🙂 I’ve done similarly with some books, mostly much longer ones!
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That is a valid reason for not finishing it (not that you need one haha I was just curious what turned you off of it!)
I always thought not finishing books was bad and I am realizing now that it can actually be a good thing! It helps to see others who don’t finish books too! Thanks 🙂
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I know we’ve talked about how our black cats are identical but WOW THEY ARE IDENTICAL. Omg these cat photos are so good. And I’m glad you got so much reading done!
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Thank you!! And yes omg, every time I see a picture of your cat I’m like ???mine???
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Great month!! Looking forward to seeing your review of Mallory Ortberg’s book, as I’ve really enjoyed their writing on the internet in general.
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Thank you! It was definitely an interesting read. 🙂
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