Here’s my January 2024 Reading Wrap Up. How was your first reading month of the new year?

January 2024 Reading Wrap Up

Out of 16 books read, I had two 5-star reads, two 4.5-star reads, ten 4-star reads, and two 3.5-Star reads. I did have one DNF.

My most memorable fiction read in January is The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay, heartfelt and page-turning historical fiction.

My January was a quiet, cozy, and lovely reading month! Wishing you health, happiness, and a tall stack of 5-star reads in 2024!

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The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay (ARC)

5 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction (`1960s-1980s), Germany and Washington, D.C., The Berlin Wall, Suspenseful and page-turning. Pub Date: 3/5/24. Review coming soon.

The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain

5 Stars. Contemporary Literary Fiction, Novella. (keep this in mind for Novellas in November!) Not yet reviewed.

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center (ARC)

4.5 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Women’s Riction. Witty dialogue and an engaging plot. Pub Date: 6/11/24. Review coming soon.

The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts (ARC)

4,5 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Fiction, women’s fiction, books about books and book club. Pub Date: 5/7/24. Review coming soon.

The Memory of Lavender and Sage by Aimie K. Runyan (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary Women’s Fiction with a touch of magical realism. (I read this in December but neglected to count it in my December wrap up) Pub Date: 2/13/24. Review coming soon.

Every Night Has a Dawn by Rachael Valencourt (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Historical fiction based on the author’s grandmother’s journal, family drama, women’s fiction. My review of Every Night Has a Dawn.

The London Bookshop Affair by Louise Fein (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction. Cold War. Espionage. Page-turning. Review coming soon.

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

4 Stars. Cozy Mystery. #2 in The Thursday Murder Club series. Not reviewed.

The Wartime Bookclub by Kate Thompson (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction. WWII. Pub Date: 4/9/24. Review coming soon.

Pride and Preston Lin by Christina Hwang Dudley (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary women’s fiction. Modern reimagining of Pride and Prejudice. Pub Date: 3/19/24. Review coming soon.

The Runaway Women in London by Lesley Eames

(Also called The Silver Ladies of London)

4 Stars. Historical Fiction. Women’s Fiction. London. Not reviewed.

Daughters of Green Mountain Gap by Teri M. Brown (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Historical Fiction. Women’s fiction. Rural life. Complicated family drama. Review coming soon.

The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson

4 Stars. Middle-grade contemporary fiction. Books and friendship. Not reviewed.

Kayaks and Kisses by Jeanine Lauren (ARC)

4 Stars. (ARC) Contemporary women’s fiction. Short story. Reviewed on Goodreads.

Wartime at Bletchley Park by Molly Green

3.5 Stars. Historical Fiction. Women’s Fiction. England. Bletchley Park in the title attracted me to this series. Not reviewed.

A Winter Wedding at Bletchley Park by Molly Green

3.5 Stars. Historical Fiction. Women’s Fiction. England. Bletchley Park in the title attracted me to this series. Not reviewed.

DNF

My one DNF is a novella, The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. It wasn’t bringing me joy and I felt MEH about it, so I set it aside for a more engaging read. I’m not always in the mood for quiet, character-driven fiction. Lots of other readers have loved it.

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QOTD:

Did we read any of the same books?
Did you have a favorite January read?

ICYMI:

Most Memorable Reads of 2023
Best of the Best: 2015-2023
Go as a River Book Club Kit
West With Giraffes Book Club Kit

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January Blog Posts

New-to -me Authors in 2023
Book Club Kit: Go as a River
The Day the World Came to Town Review
The Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag
Books I Meant to Read in 2023
Books About Book Club
Reading: To Track or Not to Track?
Every Night Has a Dawn Review
The London Bookshop Affair Review
The Seamstress of Acadie Review
The Ladies Rewrite the Rules Review
Best of the Best 2015-2023
2023 Reading Stats
2023 Blogging Reflections

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Happy Reading Book Friends!

“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.”
~Rainer Maria Rilke

“I love the world of words, where life and literature connect.”
~Denise J Hughes

“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad ones.”
~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

“I read because books are a form of transportation, of teaching, and of connection! Books take us to places we’ve never been, they teach us about our world, and they help us to understand human experience.”
~Madeleine Riley, Top Shelf Text

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