Reading Recap for January 2023

I want to preface this post by saying that this post may contain spoilers but the information I provide, while relevant to the story, I don't feel is a true spoiler (like I'm not gonna say who done it but things that I put together early on). I set the goal for myself to read 36 books this year (not to include audio books) and at least 15 of them I wanted to be Kindle books since I have Kindle Unlimited. I have learned this month that KU books do not count towards my Kindle books. Onto the reading recap.

WHAT WAS PLANNED FOR JANUARY BOOK CLUBS

VBC: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah, Kindle, 394 pages

CBC: The Personal Assistant by Kimberly Belle, Kindle, 352 pages

HFBC: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, Audiobook, 21h 3m

VBC: Winter Garden, Discussion 1.28 at 3pm on FB Rooms

Grab a box of tissues because you will most certainly need them. For the book...not my review!

CBC: The Personal Assistant, Discussion 1.24 at 5:20pm on Zoom

I love a good thriller as much as the next girl! Check out my review here and let me know if you guessed the ending?

HFBC: Demon Copperhead, Discussion 1.24 at 8pm on IG Live

There was a fair bit of blushing on my part while reading this book. Find out why here.

EXTRAS: READ/LISTENED TO

Midnight Flight (book 2 in Broken Wings series) by V.C. Andrews, physical book, 400 pages (only counting 136 pages)

I loved V.C. Andrews when I was a teenager and have so many book in different series and enjoyed reading this one again. Check out my review.

The Retreat (book 2 in Detective Elin Warner) by Sarah Pearse, eBook, 400 pages

I definitely liked this more than book 1 but see why here.

Ruin and Rising (book 3 in Shadow and Bone trilogy) by Leigh Bardugo, Audible Audio, 10h 57m

The final installment of this trilogy and here is what I thought!

The Bone Farm (prequel to the Jane Hawk series) by Dean Koontz, Audible Audio, 2h 1m

This short novella hooked me enough to grab book 1 in this series. Find out why.

KINDLE CHALLENGE UPDATE

Number of Badges Earned: 8

What Badges Were Earned:

Bronze Reader (for reading 15 days), Bookish (for reading 1 Kindle Book), Bookworm (for reading 2 Kindle Books), Bibliophile (for reading 3 Kindle Books), Head Start (for reading 1 day), Perfect Week Leveled Up x4 (for reading every day Sunday - Saturday), Perfect Month, and Quitter's Day (for reading 3 days between Jan 16 - Jan 21).

What Mystery Badges were Revealed: 1.4: Best of 2022; hint: a look back to 2022, challenge: read an Amazon Editor's Pick Best of 2022 by 3.31.23 (will earn in February). 1.16: Quitter's Day; hint: No quitters here; challenge: read 3 days between Jan 16 - Jan 21) EARNED ON 1.19.23

WHAT IS PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY BOOK CLUBS

VBC: The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke, paper back, 356 pages

CBC: Just The Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica, Kindle, 324 pages

HFBC: The Lobotomist's Wife by Samantha Greene Woodruff, Kindle, 305 pages