January in Review

What I Learned

I just have to make time for reading. I have a really hard time dropping things and reading the last few years. I end up feeling guilty because there is likely something better I can be doing with my time. I think breaking my ankle and the recovery time reminded me of how much I enjoy reading. And, rearranging my bookshelves as I do a huge purge has reminded me of all the books sitting unread on my shelves. I just want to have a consistent reading year that doesn't have months where nothing is read at all. It is time for me to pay attention to all the books I bought with such excitement and then never got around to reading. And, if I am largely blogging for myself... Oh, well, at least I am keeping a record and brushing off the dust, right?

The Books

1. American Vampire - Volume 1 by Scott Snyder (reread)

2. A Shadow in Summer (Long Price Quartet, Book 1) by Daniel Abraham

3. American Vampire - Volume 2 by Scott Snyder (reread)

4. Star Wars - Princess Leia by Mark Waid

5. The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine

6. Alias - Jessica Jones - Volume 3 by Brian Michael Bendis

7. Alias - Jessica Jones - Volume 4 by Brian Michael Bendis

8. The Fade Out - Volume 1: Act One by Ed Brubaker

9. The Fade Out - Volume 2: Act Two by Ed Brubaker

10. Trees - Volume 1: In Shadow by Warren Ellis

11. Wytches -Volume 1 by Scott Snyder

12. Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book 1) by Kevin Hearne

13. Morning Glories - Volume 1: For a Better Future by Nick Spencer (reread)

14. Morning Glories - Volume 2: All Will be Free by Nick Spencer (reread)

15. Morning Glories - Volume 3: P.E. by Nick Spencer

16. Morning Glories - Volume 4: Truants by Nick Spencer

17. Lady Killer by Joelle Jones

18. Lazarus - Volume 1: Family by Greg Rucka

19. Giant Days - Volume 1 by John Allison

20. Outcast - Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman

21. Phonogram - Volume 1: Rue Britannia by Kieron Gillen
22. Wayward - Volume 1: String Theory by Jim Zub
23. American Vampire - Volume 3 by Scott Snyder
24. Batgirl - Volume 1: The Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart
25. Hexed - Volume 1 by Michael Alan Nelson
26. Hexed - Volume 2 by Michael Alan Nelson
27. Jem and the Holograms - Volume 1: Showtime by Kelly Thompson
28. Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
29. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, Book 1) by Robin Hobb (reread)
30. Lazarus - Volume 2: Lift by Greg Rucka
31. Morning Glories - Volume 5: Tests by Nick Spencer

The Source

Bought: 19

Marvel: 1

Scribd: 4 

Humble Bundle: 4

Gift: 3

In the theme of #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks, hosted by Andi, only 5 books I read this month didn't technically belong to me. 

Series Talk

American Vampire - 3/7

Long Price Quartet - 1/4

Alias - 4/4 - FINISHED!

The Fade Out - 2/3

Trees - 1/1 - Caught up!

The Iron Druid Series - 1/8

Morning Glories - 5/9

Lazarus - 2/4

Giant Days - 1/1 - Caught up!

Batgirl 1/1 - Caught up!

Hexed 2/2 - Caught up! (Really, I am FINISHED this series...)

Jem and the Holograms - 1/1 - Caught up!

Farseer Trilogy - 1/3

New To Me Authors

Genevieve Valentine (The Girls at the Kingfisher Club)

Kevin Hearne (Hounded)

John Allison (Giant Days - Volume 1)

Cameron Stewart (Batgirl - Volume 1: The Batgirl of Burnside)

Kelly Thompson (Jem and the Holograms - Volume 1: Showtime)

Carol Rifka Brunt (Tell the Wolves I'm Home)

Books Added to the TBR

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire

Warchild by Karin Lowachee

Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree, Jr.

All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin

Wayward Volume 1 (read)

Lady Killer (read)

Giant Days - Volume 1 (read)

Lazarus - Volume 1: Family (read)

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

By Nightfall by Michael Cunningham

The Kingdom's Blood by Daniel Abraham

Seven for a Secret by Lyndsay Faye

Lazarus - Volume 2: Lift (read)

The Sculptor

Hammered by Kevin Hearne (gift)

Hexed by Kevin Hearne (gift)

Morning Glories - Volume 5 (gift) (read)

Morning Glories - Volume 6 (gift)

Morning Glories - Volume 7 (gift)

Wayward - Volume 2 (gift)

Batgirl - Volume 1: The Batgirl of Burnside (gift) (read)