Welcome to January’s Monthly Minutes at Midnight!
Here’s the deal: I’ll share the books I’ve obtained, posts of interest from others, giveaways I have happening, and just general random shenanigans. You know I love a shenanigan. Also, covers all link to Goodreads, because I am awesome.
The Books
For Review/From Publishers:
Hugest of thanks to Entangled Teen! I read and LOVED this one! There was also a cool notebook but it’s still in my UD suitcase, so. Thanks!!
eARCs:
Huge thanks to the publishers, so many most-anticipated books here!
Purchased:
I treated myself to this series finale because duh! Now if I could just have some time to read the thing…
Won/Gifted/Traded:
Hugest of thanks to the lovelies I traded with!
Shenanigans Since Last Time:
I read 13 books this month. Which… look, I read 12 of these by the 20th, so I should have read more. A conversation with myself:
Me: I will be reading like, a record number of books this month! I have like, 30+ hours on a plane to read!
Also Me: ::Sleeps the entire time::
Most of these were pretty good! Actually, I don’t think I hated any of them, which is quite impressive! And there’s definitely a 5-star or two in the bunch!
Giveaways: Click Here, or on Sidebar
Blogosphere Bulletin
Here are some of the loveliest/most entertaining/super helpful/just plain interesting posts I found this month!
- Cait @ Paper Fury needs your help planning the future of her blog
- Sam @ We Live and Breathe Books wants to know why readers punish themselves
- Nyx @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books discusses why she does not, cannot, read more than one book at a time
- Sammie @ The Writerly Way shares what she’s learned in two years of blogging
- Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books wants to know what makes you not comment
- Tracy @ Cornerfolds asks if audiobooks count
- Chana @ Paper Procrastinators is fessing up: you should not trust her ratings
- Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction shares more fun with spam
- Sam @ We Live and Breathe Books also talks about how her feelings on reading books she was rejected for have evolved
Fancy & New Since Last I Saw You!
I love looking at pretty covers! So here are some new ones that I have fallen in love with since our last update!
Guys, I didn’t really find many this month! Share if you have some!! (Especially since Horrid isn’t really pretty, just impressively… well, horrid.)
Things we need to talk about at this juncture:
- Unity Days was beyond amazing! And yes, the post is coming- soon! But there is just so much to stuff into one post and I obviously need to do it justice. I thought about leaving a picture or two, but decided I shall make you wait because I am evil like that.
- Scythe Bookish Games are coming up! I, for one, am quite masochistically excited.
You have two books on your read list, that I was on the fence about. I will be keeping an eye out for your reviews. Thanks for sharing my posts XOXO AND, I cannot wait to hear about Unity Days. How amazing that you were on a panel. I would have gone just to see you.
Ooooh I am curious about which ones they are! I can keep you posted! And AW thank you ♥♥♥
Together We Caught Fire and Turtle Under Ice. I read the debut from del Rosario, and liked it, but thinking it sounds really sad. I have a weird thing about forbidden romance, but I am seeing good things about Fire.
It is pretty sad! But not ONLY sad, you know? There’s some hope there. And yessss I actually feel like you will like how it all shakes out!
Wow, Horrid is impressively horrid. I love the canyon one, though. I’m glad you had fun at Unity Days. I hope you have a great February!
Bwhahah I agree, it really lives up to its name ? And thank you so much! i hope you do too!
I received a surprise package from Entangled with Malice and was shocked. (I *never* get PR packages.) I’m not a fantasy reader but the synopsis is awesome and seeing your raves about it have me convinced to give it a try. I plan on starting Where the Lost Wander soon(ish). Amy Harmon has long been one of my favorites.
That is awesome though, I am happy for you! It’s set (mostly) in a contemporary (or very near future, perhaps) setting, so it shouldn’t be *too* outside your comfort zone! And there’s a really great romance, that might help! Yes I have (can you even believe it) never read an Amy Harmon book!? What even!? But now I MUST read this one, so that’s a very good thing!!
Malice is one I’m reading this next week for a blog tour, really excited for it. This is my first time seeing HOrrid, but I love the cover, need to go check it out!
Check out my January Wrap-Up Post
Yesss I read it for the blog tour too, and it was SO GOOD I hope you enjoyed it too! And right? Horrid’s cover designers definitely nailed that one- who wouldn’t look it up!??!
I’ll be reading several of these. I got Malice with my Scribbler box this month, have ARCs for Sensational and Belle Revolte, and have wanted to read Switchback for a while. Nice you got an ARC of Chosen Ones. I love Veronica Roth!
Ohhh well, the good news is, I liked most of those! Malice was AWESOME and I hope you love it too! Sensational was a really solid follow up. Belle Revolte wasn’t my favorite but fantasy can be so hit or miss with me, so hopefully you enjoy it more!! And yesss I love her too, fingers crossed!
I’ve never read Veronica Roth, but I’m so super curious about Chosen Ones. I can’t wait to hear what you think!!! And yay for a nice reading month!
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
Ooooh you MUST! I mean, I nearly gave up on her after Allegiant, but I am really glad I gave her another shot ?
I wish I knew you were in my neighborhood – well 30 minutes away lol We go to Vancouver a lot! I’m glad you had so much fun though! they just finished that whole waterfront area this past summer and it’s so nice.
I read 8 books this month which is dreadful for me BUT amazing because I’ve only been reading 1 or 2 since I moved last year.
And 30 hour plane ride?? I’d have to drug myself so I wouldn’t get any reading done lol
Karen @ For What It’s worth
I think I mentioned it… somewhere! You had said that you had gone to Vancouver for…. something, and I said that if you were around I was around! But that was like, literally days before I left, maybe not even! I loved it SO MUCH though and if they do a UD 5, I will ABSOLUTELY be back, no question!
I think 8 is awesome tbh! I mean, there are only so many hours in the day, right? And yeah- well the one on the way there wasn’t bad! It was like, 10 I think? But the 20 hours on the way home was just EVIL. I had a 4.5 hour layover in Atlanta, that was the killer. And I read NOTHING Idk why, I just…. couldn’t!
Yay! So…did you get ANY reading done on the flights? 😀
HA nope. I read like, 30% of one ebook, it was great ?
Oh I hadn’t heard of Set Fire to the Gods but that cover looks epic.
I agree, it really does!!
omg thanks for sharing my post ??I’m such a blogging mess these days, like gah how late am I commenting on this?! BUT STILL. Love your posts always!! And there are too many beautiful covers in this post :’) I ended up reading more than I anticipated in January which is good because I’m being a blob for February ? I’ve got Malice too and I’m keen to try it! The cover looks like it wants to bite someone and I support. Also Burn Our Bodies Down!!! YES!!!
PSH I am responding to your comment like 10 days later so I feel ? I started a blog post tonight and wrote ONE SENTENCE. One! So yeah I really relate. Dude that is awesome that you read so much! I think you deserve to be a blob now. I really loved Malice, so I am hoping you do too!
I’m excited to read Malice after reading an excerpt. Plus, I love science fiction. I finally got a copy of A Mortal Coil last December, but it sits unread yet. I just finished The Queen’s Assassin as well as The Kingdom of Back, both of which were ARCs. One I can highly recommend. The other, well, not all books are for every reader. I hope your February is going well!
Oh YAY I hope you love Malice! I thought it was SOOOO good! And oh I feel you, I have preordered entire series that sit for decades ? OOOOH you must tell me which was good and which was not, I am DYING! I want to read Kingdom of Back (I think? ) but I think The Queen’s Assassin is just not for me. I hope that is how it worked out bwhahah. And thank you, I hope yours is as well!
?? I do the same thing when I fly! I think of alllll the books I’m going to read, and then I just sleep…it’s a problem. Thank you for sharing my post!! I’m so happy you liked it! I didn’t read so much in January, and haven’t been doing so well in February either, but hey, that’s life ? Hope you have a great February!! ?
Bwhahha I am so glad I am not the only one! Idk what it is, I used to NEVER sleep on planes, but after I got laser eye surgery and didn’t have to worry about contacts… Idk, I just fall asleep! Maybe the engines lull me to sleep. And I agree- sometimes there is just not time for reading! Hope you have a great one too!
Thank you so, so much for sharing our posts, so happy you enjoyed them! <3 <3 and same, I always think I'll read tons on planes, but I'm too nervous and can't focus too much hahaha.
I hope you'll have a wonderful February, Shannon! <3
Awww! I physically cannot keep my eyes open on planes lately, which is weird because I never, ever used to sleep on them. So weird! And thank you, I hope you do too!!
I’m actually very jealous that you can sleep on planes. I am completely incapable of sleeping in pretty much any vehicle, which has made for some unpleasant trips!