Monthly Review – January 2025

In January I read 17 books. You can see the reviews for all of them, which ones were my favorite, etc. below.

Hope you all had a great month of reading!

I started the following series:

• The Shadow Ryana (Shadow Sisters, Book 1) by C.R. Daems, Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir (4/5 stars)
• A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. LeGuin, Narrated by Rob Inglis (3/5 stars)
• I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com (Cosmic Chaos, Book 1) by Kimberly Lemming (3/5 stars)
• Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy, Book 1) by Stephanie Burgis (3/5 stars)

I finished the following series:

• The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, Book 2) by Kylie Lee Baker (4/5 stars)

My Favorite Books of the Month Were:

• All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (5/5 stars)
• Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (5/5 stars)
• Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, Book 3) by Heather Fawcett (5/5 stars)
• The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (5/5 stars)

– Goodreads Reading Challenge (Progress: 17/150)

The full list of books that I read this month are shown below:
1. Sisters of the Forsaken Stars (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, Book 2) by by Lina Rather (3.5/5 stars)
2. The Blood Orchid (The Scarlet Alchemist, Book 2) by Kylie Lee Baker (4/5 stars)
3. All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (5/5 stars)
4. Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (5/5 stars)
5. The Shadow Ryana (Shadow Sisters, Book 1) by C.R. Daems, Narrated by Gabrielle de Cuir (4/5 stars)
6. Iron Flame (The Empyrean, Book 2) by Rebecca Yarros (3/5 stars)
7. Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey (3/5 stars)
8. A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, Book 1) by Ursula K. LeGuin, Narrated by Rob Inglis (3/5 stars)
9. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna (4/5 stars)
10. Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, Book 3) by Heather Fawcett (5/5 stars)
11. I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com (Cosmic Chaos, Book 1) by Kimberly Lemming (3/5 stars)
12. Germination (Battle Mage Farmer, Book 2) by Seth Ring, Narrated by Michael Kramer (4/5 stars)
13. The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune (4/5 stars)
14. Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy, Book 1) by Stephanie Burgis (3/5 stars)
15. The Otherwhere Post by Emily J. Taylor (5/5 stars)
16. Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods (4/5 stars)
17. Circe by Madeline Miller, Narrated by Perdita Weeks (4/5 stars)