January in Books

Happy February!

What did I read in January? January’s over, right? I don’t know where it went, but it’s gone.

What I Read

The Lies of Locke Lamora
by Scott Lynch

Red Seas Under Red Skies
by Scott Lynch

LOLA was a re-read before heading into RSURS, and I loved it just as much this time as I did the first. Total 5-star rating, then and now.

Red Seas was good, but not great. Sequels are hard to pull off, especially when we’re talking about book two in a trilogy. That being said, Red Seas Under Red Skies is easily a 4-star and gives me high, high hopes for the third book in the Gentlemen Bastards series.

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
by Simu Liu

I don’t read a lot of celebrity bios, but I was drawn to this one. I love the MCU and with Simu being a fellow Canadian, I had to jump into this one. I loved filling in the blanks beyond the tidbits I already knew. Actors’ lives always seem so glamorous and otherworldly. It’s nice to hear how human they are.

The Atlas Six
by Olivie Blake

Deep characters and a unique magic system are the earmarks of this one. I think my only beef was a build-up to a third act that seemed to drop severely in its intensity. However, this first book leaves me really wanting to get into the next book.

What I’m In The Middle Of

The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin

Gotta be honest, I’ve been in the middle of this one for a looooong time. Each chapter is like a hearty meal. Not only in the number of pages per chapter but reading Jemisin’s work is… well, work. That’s not a bad thing, but it makes The Fifth Season a book that I can’t always bring myself to pick up on a daily basis.

Babel
by R.F. Kuang

I’ve just started this one in audiobook form, and I’m not sure what I think of it. I don’t read a lot of historical fiction, but so far I’m seeing more “fiction” than “history” and I’m intrigued.

What I Hope to Read This Month

In Writing

I wish I could tell you I made a ton of progress this month, or a decent amount of progress, or even a pitiful amount of progress. Anything would be better than zero, which is what I got.

I sent one new query and received one rejection. Huzzah!

Have a good February!!