Bookmark Lit Bulletin | January 2024

The Bookmark Lit Bulletin wraps up the last month in reading and what was on the blog, as well as what’s coming up next. You can check out my book haul, books read, posts shared, challenge updates, etc. You can read past bulletins here. If you’re looking for more personal updates, you can check out my Lauren Lately feature; it highlights my life events and non-bookish fun from the previous 30 days.

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I didn’t have an amazing reading month in January from a quantity perspective, but man was the quality good! I had a great overall rating. I managed to even finish both of the first two Crescent City books by the end of the month, which was my goal. Now I’m still slogging through the third one…

    

Pages read: 3,486 •   Average rating: 4.38 stars

Genres: 4 fantasy, 1 contemporary, 1  cookbook, 1 historical fic, 1 mystery/thriller

Formats: 6 mixed format, 1 audio, 1 hardcover

Sources: 4 purchased, 2 review, 1 preorder, 1 borrowed

Age Target: 7 adult, 1 middle grade

    

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Here are all the books I read this month with ratings and one-line thoughts!

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Popsugar Reading Challenge: 10%

52 Book Club: 13%

Book Cover Bingo: 28%

24 in 24: 4%

    

Kindle Sale: Defend the Dawn by Kimmerer, The Quiet Tenant by Michallon, Done and Dusted by Sage

Series Binge on Kindle: HOSAB and HOFAS by SJM

Amazon Originals: The Improbable Meet Cute Collection by Various Authors (also audiobooks)

From Athena Books: The Search Party by Richell, The Berry Pickers by Peters

BOTM: Only if You’re Lucky by Willingham, First Lie Wins by Elston,
Interesting Facts About Space by Austin, The Fury by Michaelides

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• [3 Jan] The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose ★★★★½
• [3 Jan] The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett ★★★★★
• [3 Jan] Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura ★★★★
• [12 Jan] Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll ★★★★★
• [18 Jan] First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston ★★★½
• [18 Jan] Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen ★★★★
• [24 Jan] Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett ★★★★★

 

• [1 Jan] 2023 End of Year Wrap-Up and Stats
• [2 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #436: Favorites
• [5 Jan] January TBR
• [9 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #437: Anticipated
• [10 Jan] Bookmark Lit Bulletin | December 2023
• [15 Jan] Reading Life Lately: Blog, Booktube, Spotify, and Genre Shifts
• [16 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #438: Bookish Goals
• [23 Jan] Top Ten Tuesdays #439: Meant to Read in ’23
• [31 Jan] February TBR

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