Love Your Library: January 2022

15 books this month, 6 from KU, 7 from the library and two that I actually own—which is nuts!

January was a wildly uneven month. There were 7 books that I loved, but there were also five real disappointments.

Library Books I Read in December

Kindle Unlimited Books I Read in December.

Books I Actually Bought

I know that this is a library post, so talking about stuff I bought is…well, it’s certainly off-brand…but I buy SO FEW books that it might merit a mention. I typically pick up my free Kindle First books every month, and beyond that, I typically don’t buy more than a book every couple months. This month, I read No More Secrets from when I bought the entire series in December (8 books/8 bucks on sale). And then, on a day when I was apparently susceptible to Facebook Marketing, I picked up The Best Men for $5. I freaking love Sarina Bowen, and it was totally worth it. Just a delightful little confection.

Currently Reading

It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey and The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green.

Checked Out, Reading Soon

• The Hate Project
• Weather Girl
• The Singles Table
• The Once and Future Witches

Returned Unread

• None this month. Go me!

DNF

• None this month, although for the life of me I don’t know why I didn’t DNF How Sweet It Is.

Favorite Library Book This Month

The Seven Husbands of Eleanor Hugo, although Eight Perfect Hours was a close second and the KU book Things We Never Got Over was also stellar.

Currently On Hold

• Last Summer at the Golden Hotel, Elyssa Friedland
• Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead
• Just Haven’t Met You Yet, Sophie Cousins
• A Time for Mercy, John Grisham
• The Bounty, Janet Evanovich and Steve Hamilton
• Apples Never Fall, Liane Moriarty
• Unbound, Tarana Burke
• Our Country Friends, Gary Shteyngart
• On Writing, Stephen King
• A Marvellous Light, Freya Marske
• The Christmas Wedding Guest, Susan Mallory
• The Christmas Bookshop, Jenny Colgan
• One Christmas Wish, Brenda Jackson
• The Storyteller, Dave Grohl
• The Last Girl Ghosted, Lisa Unger
• The Mother Next Door, Tara Laskowski
• Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins
• The Judge’s List, John Grisham
• The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy, Anne Ursu
• Nick and Noel’s Christmas Playlist, Codi Hall
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Malinda Lo
• The Ivory Key, Akshaya Raman
• The Sorority Murder, Allison Brennan
• A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham
• Lucky Leap Day, Ann Marie Walker
• The Paradox Hotel, Rob Hart
• The Maid, Nita Prose
• Here’s To Us, Becky Albertalli
• Dark Horse, Gregg Hurwitz

As to where I am with my reading challenge, I am right on track, maybe half a book ahead. I usually start the year pretty slowly and pick up steam in the summer, so I was thrilled with this start this year.

So, that’s the current state of my virtual library pile. What do you have out from the library now?