Monthly Wrap-Up – January 2019

Hello everyone,

The first month of 2019 is already over! It seemed to pass by in a whirlwind, but it was also busy and fairly productive, especially with regards to reading, and with my blog.

At the beginning of the year I set myself a Goodreads target of 50 books, and in January I managed to finish five, which makes it reassuring to think I am a tenth of the way there!

But for me the best thing about the books I read was that they all came from different genres. One of my targets for 2019 is to vary my reading a lot more, so I think I have made a good start! Even better, each book so far has been highly enjoyable to read.

Here are the five books I read in January:

    
Follow the links to see my reviews…

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I Am Watching You ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Swimming Lessons ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Girl In The Tower (Goodreads) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I also posted a discussion about what makes an effective plot twist, and more recently a poem called ‘The Book Tower‘, which described having such a long TBR.

Elsewhere, it has been an excellent month for my blog. I don’t often talk about my stats, but ever since my review of The Miniaturist was featured on Twitter by the amazing Write Reads, the level of interaction has increased so much and I am incredibly grateful.

It has enabled me to discover even more wonderful bloggers, so I would like to thank our community for just being magnificent. I was overwhelmed by all the positive comments I received on my ‘blog day’!

As for my writing, I am slowly making progress. The editing for my WIP is not far from being done, although there is still lots to do overall. I often wish there were more hours in the day for me to get it all finished!

That is everything for now. I hope you all have a fantastic February!

Happy reading 🙂