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Starting the Year Off Right| January Wrap Up

Starting the Year Off Right| January Wrap Up

February 7, 2020 Posted by angelreads Monthly Wrap Up 1 Comment

January was a great reading month for me. I always wanted to start the year off great, and while I did have a slow start. I was able to read a whole lot. For most of the month, I did read a lot of books from the same author. But I don’t even care. 

I read a whopping 28 books in January and I’m feeling good already in February. I was on holiday in January so I didn’t read anything too heavy, but lots and lots of romance – which is pretty normal for me nowadays. But anyway here we go, these are all the books I read in January 2020. 

The Bookworm Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts: This book was totally adorable and I adored reading it. It was the perfect way to start the year off. It had a lot of the things that I love about YA romance. The first love, coming of age and seeing the characters slowly fall for one another. 

Taking Shots series by Cindi Madsen: I do a lot of rereading in January and that’s what happened here. I was feeling like a sports romance that I know I really enjoy and I hadn’t read this series in a while. I think that the Anatomy of a player might be my favourite.  

The Year We Hid Away (The Ivy Years #2) by Sarina Bowen: I now felt like Sarina Bowen but didn’t feel like re-reading the whole series, so only picked up a couple. I just love this one so much, there is so much going on in both our protagonist lives, but when together, these two just worked. 

The Understatement of the Year (The Ivy Years #3) by Sarina Bowen: This was the other one that I felt like re-reading. I adore Michael and John Rikker so much. They melt my heart and I love seeing this two fall in love with each other once again. 

Heartland (True North #7) by Sarina Bowen: Then I got Sarina Bowen’s new book and I put everything down to read it. My full review will be up in a couple of days for this one. But I did enjoy it.

Fake Boyfriend Series 1-6 by Eden Finley: I had heard good things about this series on twitter and by others and I thought that I would give it a try. It was an okay series overall. But I did enjoy some books more than others. Overall, there were some pretty great moments for me. 

 

Check, Please! Book 1: # Hockey (Check, Please! #1-2) by Ngozi Ukazu: I needed a little change of pass and this one came into work for me. So I decided to pick it up and I adored it so much. If you want a super cute, graphic novel series that is short then this is for you. 

Lust Hate Love (Fallen Angel #4) by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine: I read the first 3 books in this series late last year and totally forgot that this one came out. So, of course, I had to pick it up. It was lots of fun that is for sure. 

An Affair In Paris (Fallen Angel #3.5) by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine: I just read this to finish the series. Basically all smut, it was okay. 

Angel’s Halo MC Books #4-#8 by Terri Anne Browning: Again late last year, I read the start of this series and decided to finally read the rest of them. MC books are wild and that’s why I love then. I’m going to say, this isn’t the best romance books out there, but they are such great fun. 

The Rocker Series #1-#5 by Terri Anne Browning: I couldn’t just read one of her series and I had to start on another. And I can tell you right now, I’ve read even more now. Like I said before, this isn’t a great series. But what I love is that the author combines the worlds of her series and characters pop up here and there. 

 

 

And that is it for January! What are the books that you read last month? What was your favourite? Lastly, what are you looking forward to reading in February? Let’s Chat! 

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    February 10, 2020 at 4:15 AM

    That looks like a fun month! I love Check, please!! It’s so cute!!

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I have a love-hate relationship with this series. I have a love-hate relationship with this series. But I ended up really enjoying this one. It’s best friends to fake dating to-lovers. It’s always been you, bad-boy/good-girl, and I loved that. While Save Your Breath has quite a few tropes, it really leads itself to it, and it works. 

Aleks and Mia have known each other for years now. Since they were teenagers, that angst has been building up this whole time. And you can tell right from the get-go, it’s fantastic. I even wanted more of it, because I love pain. When Aleks went to live with Mia’s family as a teenager, sparks flew, but for many reasons, they both put their feelings aside. And well, now they are not only going to be fake-dating, but they might as well be engaged, too. 

I really enjoyed seeing how both Aleks and Mia both tried to hide how they were feeling throughout the whole ‘fake-dating’ situation, but anyone could see it. They know each other as no one else does. Aleks has a lot going on, and while I do think this was brushed over a little too much, Mia is his centre. Mia is a massive music star and is a female in the industry, so yeah, people don’t respect her. Obvsiouly because why couldn’t a female star be badass and write about the things that she has gone through? Aleks and Mia get each other, and that is very clear from the start; they are both just trying to squash everything. We get to see them slowly start to show how they feel, and well, one night it all explodes. 

Overall, I enjoyed this one a lot; it’s not my favourite of the series, but I had a great time reading it. I liked Aleks and Mia a lot as characeters and while I think the mental health aspect could have been explored a whole lot more, I can see why it wasn’t. The romance was slow and spicy, the angst was great, and the payoff for these two was what they needed. 

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🏒Sports/Hockey Romance
🎤Fake Dating/Engagement
🏒Childhood Friends to Lovers
🎤Forced Proximity
🏒Athlete x Pop Star 
🎤Angsty Slow Burn 

Content Warnings
Mental Health Struggles 
Suicide Intention 
Family Deaths 
Alcohol Consumption
Violence on Ice

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Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I onl Well February wasn’t the best reading month. I only ended up reading 3 books in. 3 pretty fun books but one of my slowest readings months in a while. 

And I’m going to be honest here it’s because I’ve been constantly reading Heated Rivalry fanfics. 🤷‍♀️ I’m having the best time though. 

How was your reading in February? Any 5  star reads? 

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January was a really solid reading month. I read s January was a really solid reading month. I read some books that had been on my tbr for some time, reread a few things that peaked my interest. I also started a few new series. And just had a good time!

I just had a really good start to the year. While February is a little slow so far I’m looking forward to what I can pick up.

What did you read in January? Any 5-star reads? Let’s chat! 

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Can you believe that it’s already February? I know Can you believe that it’s already February? I know I can’t. But that means it’s a new month with more releases coming out! And that makes me excited. Some fantastic titles releasing this month and I cannot wait to read them. 📚

A couple of these are on my TBR already and some have just caught my eye and that makes me super excited to pick them up. 🖤

What are you looking forward to reading this month? Let’s chat! ✨

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