January Monthly Wrap Up (2019)

Off the Blog:

Hey everyone!  Well, January has finally passed and I have to say that my year had started off pretty well!  For one thing, I finally got my driver's license after taking the test three times!  YAAASSS!!! Now I can finally drive around to whatever location I need to get around to!   Also, I'm still job searching since the last job I had was only temporary.  So hopefully, I'll be able to find a job that is permanent and pays some good money!

On the Blog:

Unfortunately, my reading month was pretty bad as I only read one book for the month.  I guess I was trying to get used to the new year that I just didn't have the drive to read for this month.  Hopefully, February will be a better reading month for me since that's usually the month where I read the most books.  Also, I'm working on ways to better support my blog and I had signed up for sites like Ko-Fi and now becoming an Amazon Affiliate to help better support my blog.  I also just created a Society6 account where I'm selling all my bookish items. So please feel free to support my blog through these sites!

Books Read this Month:

1.  And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss  

Other Reviews and Activities Completed this Month: 

MISCELLANEOUS

1. [Miscellaneous]  The 2018 End of Year Book Survey: 5th Edition

2. [Miscellaneous]  2018 Reading Challenges Wrap Up!

GUEST POSTS

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BLOG TOURS

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BOOK MEMES

1. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (160)

2. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (161)

3. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #99: January 13, 2019

4. [Book Photo Sundays]  Book Photo Sundays #100: January 27, 2019
5. [Cover Spotlight]  Cover Spotlight #28: January 13th, 2019 - January 20th, 2019
6. [Cover Spotlight]  Cover Spotlight #29: January 27th, 2019 - February 3rd, 2019
7. [New Releases on the Horizon]   New Releases on the Horizon #53: January 27, 2019 - February 2, 2019
8. [Top Ten Tuesday]  Top Ten Tuesday #70: Top 10 Books I Read in 2018!

9. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #116: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

10. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #117: Stain by A.G. Howard
11. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #118: A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
12. [Waiting on Wednesday]  Waiting on Wednesday #119: On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
13. [Fairy Tale and Folktale Fridays]  Fairy Tale and Folktale Fridays #35: The Talking Eggs

DISCUSSIONS

1. [Discussion]  ☀Daily Book Chat #32:☀ Personal Book Shops...Do you own one?

OLD BOOK REVIEWS

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READING CHALLENGE UPDATES

2019 European Reading Challenge:

2019 Beat the Backlist: 1

NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2019:
2019 Picture Book Reading Challenge: 1
2019 Humor Reading Challenge:
2019 Alphabet Soup Author Edition:
2019 Discussion Challenge:
2019 Diversity Reading Challenge:
2019 Color Coded Reading Challenge:
2019 Read It Again, Sam:
2019 12th Annual Graphic Novel / Manga Challenge: 

 Book Stats for January:

Total Number of Books Read: 1

Children's Books: 1

4.5 Star Reads: 1

Average Rating: 4.5
Male Authors: 1

Female Authors: 0

Unknown Authors: 0
Series: 0

Stand Alone: 1

Re-Reads: 0

Total NetGalley Books for the Year: 0

Total ARC Books for the Year: 0
Total Edelweiss Books for the Year: 0
Total Reading Alley Books for the Year: 0

Total OnlineBookClub.org Books for the Year: 0
Total Re-Reads for the Year: 0

Total Number of Books Read for the Year: 1

Genre Stats:

Humor: 1

Science Fiction: 0

Horror: 0

Fantasy: 0

Drama: 0

Romance: 0
Paranormal: 0
Contemporary: 0
Historical: 0

Total Science Fiction Books for the Year: 0

Total Humor Books for the Year: 1

Total Horror Books for the Year: 0

Total Fantasy Books for the Year: 0

Total Drama Books for the Year: 0
Total Romance Books for the Year: 0

Blog Stats for January: 

Most Viewed Post: Waiting on Wednesday #117: Stain by A.G. Howard - 116 views

Most Commented Post: The Sunday Post Meme (161) - 32 comments

POST SPOTLIGHT:

☀Daily Book Chat #32:☀ Personal Book Shops...Do you own one?

BEST OF THE MONTH: None.

Books Bought in January:

* I had received "The Gilded Wolves" for January from Owlcrate and I'm really excited to dive into this book soon!

February TBR:

* I haven't read any books from this pile, although I'm currently reading "The Agitated Agenda" and I'm almost finished reading that book. So, I'll add that book to the pile while still keeping up with the same set of books I got.

Favorite Blog Posts from Around the Blogosphere: 

☀  Cait @ Paper Fury discusses about DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE COVER FOR THE BOY WHO STEALS HOUSES?!

☀  AJ @ Read All the Things!  discusses about 2018 Reading Statistics
☀  Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction discusses about Things I Learned About Fairy Tales By Reading the Grimm’s Versions

☀  Jessica @ a GREAT read discusses about Finding Harry Potter
☀  Greg @ Book Haven discusses about Do Werewolves Need A Pack?  

☀  Sam @ We Live and Breathe Books discusses about Plot, What Plot?

☀  Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight has a list of MONTHLY MINUTES AT MIDNIGHT: JANUARY 2019  

☀  Elley @ Elley the Book Otter discusses about Project: Re-Shelf Yourself - Show Me Your #Shelfie!
☀  Jeann @ Happy Indulgences discusses about 2018 HIGHLIGHTS & 2019 GOALS

This will be linked to The Book Date's Month in Review and A Cocoon of Books Best of the Bunch!