2022 got off to a decent star: 24 titles, 6428 pages, with an average of 3.75 stars. Thankfully, I’m done with the looking back at 2021 posts, that took a little longer than I wanted (still, I had fun doing them—hopefully someone else enjoyed them). Things are doing okay on the posting front—always have ambitions for more, but I think things are going okay so far. I’ve got some fun things in the works, some of which you’ll hopefully see soon.
But enough about that, here’s what happened here in January.
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| Average = | 3.75 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
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| End of 2021 |
9 | 45 | 42 | 144 |
| 1st of the Month |
9 | 45 | 42 | 144 |
| Added | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Read/ Listened |
5 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Current Total | 6 | 46 | 43 | 142 |
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 18
Self-/Independent Published: 6
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
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| Children’s | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Fantasy | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 11 (46%) | 11 (46%) |
| Non-Fiction | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) |
| Science Fiction | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 3 (13%) | 3 (13%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 4 (17%) | 4 (17%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Things Unseen: A Systematic Introduction to the Christian Faith and Reformed Theology by J. Gresham Machen: Concise Looks at Fundamental Doctrines
- Anonymous by Elizabeth Breck: This PI Will Fill the Kinsey Millhone-Shaped Hole in Your Heart
- Fortune Favors the Dead (Audiobook) by Stephen Spotswood, Kirsten Potter: Female Sleuths Buck Convention in this 1945’s Adventure
- Family Business by S.J. Rozan: Family Matters
- Bodacious Creed and the Jade Lake by Jonathan Fesmire: Steampunk’s Answer to Alex Murphy is Back in Action
- A Dream About Lightning Bugs by Ben Folds: Pianos, Pop Music, and a Life in Progress
- The Curious Dispatch of Daniel Costello (Audiobook) by Chris McDonald, Stephen Armstrong (Narrator): The Atypical Cozy Mystery is Now an Audiobook
- And Your Enemies Closer (Audiobook) by Rob Parker, Warren Brown: Things Go From Bad to Worse (and Then Even Worse)
- Bloodlines by Peter Hartog: Angels and Vampires. Vampires and Drug Lords. Or Something Like That.
- Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire: A A Mermaid Saves Herself
- God Dwells Among Us by G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim: Eden, the Once and Future Temple
- The Accomplice by Lisa Lutz: That’s What Friends are For
- A Private Investigation (Audiobook)by Peter Grainger, Gildart Jackson: A Change is Coming
- A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing but Using the Bathroom as an Escape by Joe Pera, Joe Bennett (Illustration)
- The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth: It’s a Sister Thing
- Dogtripping by David Rosenfelt:: Moving a Very Unusual, Very Large, Very Hairy Family Across the U.S.
- Why Did Jesus Have to Live a Perfect Life? by Brandon D. Crowe: Obedience that Actually Saves
- Robert B. Parker’s Bye Bye Baby by Ace Atkins: Atkins’ Farewell to Spenser Will Not Disappoint their Fans
- Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron: Meet the World’s Worst Dragon
- The Hobbit (Audiobook)by J.R.R. Tolkien, Andy Serkis (Narrator): Serkis (Naturally) Knocks It Out of the Park with this Audiobook
- God with Us by Daniel R. Hyde: A Look at The Mystery of the Incarnation
- How to Save a Superhero by Ruth Freeman: A Cute MG Adventure
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th), I also wrote:
- 2022 Plans and Challenges
- My Favorite Audiobooks, Non-Fiction Books, Non-Crime Fiction, Theology/Christian Living Books, and Crime/Mystery/Detective/Thriller Fiction of 2021.
- Top Ten Tuesday: The Ten Most Recent Additions to My Bookshelf
- Book Blogger Hop: Bookish Art?
- Top Ten Tuesday: 2021 Releases I Was Excited to Read But Didn’t Get To
- Top 5 Tuesday – Top 5 books I will definitely* read in 2022
- Book Blogger Hop: Books Per Month?
- Top Ten Tuesday: New-to-Me Authors I Discovered in 2021
- Spelling the Month in Books: January
- Book Blogger Hop: Book Signings?
- WWW Wednesday for January 5, January 12, January 19, January 26, 2022.
- The Friday 56 for 1/7/21 (Bloodlines by Peter Hartog), 1/14/22 (Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire), 1/21/22 (Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron), and 1/28/22 (The Jackals by Adam Shaw).
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
Freda Mans-Labianca
Awesome job this past month!! Here’s to a great February!
HCNewton
Thanks, Freda!