#2023 January Wrap Up

[randombookreadersworld]

[jolieeason]

January 2023 Wrap Up

January was a busy reading month for me. Because of that, I could complete all my reading challenges for the month!! Woot!! It was also a busy month, personally, for me. The highlights of this month are: Miss B left her dual high school and college credits program. Snickers going to the emergency vet with a bloody eye. She came home with a torn tear duct and a torn lower lid. BK going back to…

[dewitty1]

Fic Recs Wrap Up - January 2023 (ノﾟ∀ﾟ)ノ⌒･*:.｡. .｡.:*･゜ﾟ･*☆

Home Truths by fantalf, skeptique Art by @fantalfart , written by @skeptiquewrites

In the off-season Harry decided to fix up Grimmauld Place and found that Draco Malfoy was the only person who could help him. A demanding career and unrelenting press scrutiny were enough to deal with before Harry added a house with a mind of its own, family history, and a tense, flirty, complicated relationship with his childhood nemesis to the mix. On professional Quidditch, magical houses, hard choices, Life Debts, and inconvenient truths. Rec Post

The Laws of Gravity by lettersbyelise @lettersbyelise

When he runs into Draco Malfoy picking pockets at a charity gala, Harry Potter is forced to face the desires he’s avoided for years — at the risk of shattering the public image he’s so carefully curated since the war. Rec Post

To Vanish Into Something Better by Mosrael @mosrael

Harry Potter thought he could outrun the burden of infamy by isolating himself in the Muggle world. Draco Malfoy hasn’t been seen or heard from since his trial. Will a top-secret Ministry project, a beautiful garden, and a little heat carry them both home? Rec Post

Twist of Fate by Oakstone730

Draco asks Harry to help him beat the Imperius curse during 4th year. The lessons turn into more than either expected. A story of redemption and forgiveness. Rec Post

Buds, Blooms, and Beards by corvuscrowned @corvuscrowned

Harry and Ginny have built an easy, happy life for themselves after the war. They run a thriving plant shop together, they have a great relationship, and they’re definitely not gay.

But when they slowly begin realize that isn’t the case, Harry realizes that navigating his newly-discovered sexuality isn’t easy - and he needs to get experience.

Luckily, Draco Malfoy is more than happy to help. Rec Post

The Re-education of Draco Malfoy by Veritas03

In the aftermath of the war, it has been noted that many of the young witches and wizards who attended school during the second rise of Voldemort have received sub-standard educations. As a result, Hogwarts opens an adult education program in the summer to bring these students up to par in the workforce. Draco Malfoy, desperate to pass the NEWT for DADA, is among them. But his hopes are dashed when, on the first day of class, Draco discovers – to his horror – the new DADA professor has never even taught before – and is a student himself, still trying to pass Potions. And anyway – just how is Draco supposed to stay focused in class when Professor Potter is so totally hot? Rec Post

The Compact byt astolat @astolat

Hermione frowned. “The real question is why the magic of Britain would be failing now, in fact.” “That is not the real question!” Ron said loudly; he’d woken up fully by now, and Harry had too; it was starting to sink in that they’d found the problem. “The real question is, how do we fix it?” Rec Post

Wild by orphan_account (formerly known as Seefin)

“No,” Harry said, by way of greeting. Malfoy’s blonde head rose slowly, carelessly. “Get out.”

“I feel as though we’ve already established this, Potter,” Malfoy responded. “And I feel that what we established was that you telling me to get out of places really doesn’t make me more likely to vacate them.” Rec Post

Way Down We Go by xiaq @xiaq

The war was over.

Or at least that’s what the papers said.

They’d been saying it, for months, as if people needed reminding.

Maybe they did.

***

In which Harry and Draco both run away from their pasts and conveniently choose to hide in the same tiny American town.

It's super. Rec Post

Here are a few more fics I've read recently that y'all might like to check out as well! (ﾉ^ヮ^)ﾉ*:・ﾟ✧

Staring Into Open Flame by kairennart (Personaje), lumosatnight Fic by @lumosatnight Art by @kairennart

“Gads, Potter. Get your grubby hands off me.” “Tell me. Where were you Thursday night?” Harry slammed Malfoy into the bathroom wall, his wand aimed at Malfoy’s throat. “Really now, darling. If you wanted to get me alone, all you had to do was ask,” Malfoy rasped. “I’m going to ask you one more time, Malfoy. Where were you?” Malfoy’s thin lips curled into a smirk. “Wouldn’t you like to know?” Or, Harry tries to catch an arsonist, and Malfoy smells like smoke.

A Perfect Fit by nothing_left_sacred

Harry has had to live his life with the curse of being overly well-endowed.

Draco has had to live his life with the curse of being hard to please.

--- A Cinderella story, of sorts.

I Won't Let You Fall Apart by xanthippe74 @xanthippe74

Harry has spent the year after the war staying out of the public eye, dodging political battles, and standing firm against pressure from his friends. But he has a secret plan to get away from it all. He just needs to testify at one more Death Eater trial: Draco Malfoy’s.

Little does Harry know what his act of compassion will cost him—and Malfoy.

A Case of You by epitomereally @epitomereally

Draco was doing just fine working as an Unspeakable in Paris, hanging out with his living and ghostly pals, inventing new spells, and definitely not thinking about Potter. Then, Lucius just had to break out of prison and turn his world upside down.

Now, Draco has to return to England, where he is forced to confront how family ties bind us—and one infuriatingly fit Harry Potter.

Kept in Cages by ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm, sweet_s0rr0w, Author @sweet-s0rr0w, Artist @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm

Deep in the heart of the Ministry lies the Beast Division: a hidden room where ancient beasts roam, and winged creatures soar, and grumpy giant ferrets eat all your biscuits unless you keep them well hidden. Draco Malfoy would know – he’s been working there for five years now, after all.

Meanwhile, on Level One, ex-Golden Boy Harry Potter is stuck in another interminable policy meeting, completely unaware of the mysterious comings and goings just three floors below. But when a giant snake emergency requires the assistance of a Parselmouth, Harry finds himself thrust, unprepared, into Draco’s weird and wonderful world – and naturally, he can’t keep away…

( •ॢ◡-ॢ)-♡ I hope you enjoy these fics as much as I have! Happy reading, y’all! xoxo Carey  (◍•ᴗ•◍)♡ ✧*💜💙💚💛❤💗💕💖

[tolive1000lives]

Reading challenge 2023 is underway!

[sabraeal]

20, 30

20. Share your favorite ending line

“No? Come now, Mistress Shirayuki.” Izana is not one to cajole, but it is worth it to see her scowl; if they were beasts in truth, her ears would lay flat along her head. “Wouldn’t you enjoy having me at your beck and call again?” “Beck…?” She blinks at him owlishly. “You hardly listen to a thing I said!” “I had other concerns at the time.” Trying to secure an alliance with Arleon’s younger sister, for one. “But this time, I promise…” His lips unfurl into a lazy grin. “…You will have my full attention.”

From Come to Heel, Chapter 1

30. What’s something that you want to write in 2024?

Already answered this one, but I suppose one of the ones I'm really looking forward to in January is getting a crack at the Nanami/Bakery Girl fic, since that thing has been percolating in my head since I started watching JJK in October. NANAMIN SHOULD GET SOMETHING NICE, OKAY.

2023 in Review

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Read in January 2023

I can’t believe I’m already writing a wrap-up post for the new year 😱 where did the month go?? oh. right. I spent it reading 😅

my wrap up’s are gonna look a little different this year. my challenges for 2023 are about trying things rather than succeeding at them so for the first time in a long time, I’ll be including some DNFs. but I’ll still be linking to reviews of the books I finish as usual so be sure to check those out!

Series reads: 1. The Last Hours by Cassandra Clare    - Chain of Gold - DNF 2.  The Witch King duology by HE Edgmon    - The Witch King - DNF 3. Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire    - Lost in the Moment and Found - 5/5 4. Sorcery of Thorns series by Margaret Rogerson    - Mysteries of Thorn Manor - 4/5

Familiar authors:

Alice Austen Lived Here by Alex Gino - 5/5

The Heartstopper Yearbook by Alice Oseman - 5/5

Ana on the Edge by AJ Sass -  5/5

Backlog books:

Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard - 4/5

Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff - 3/5

Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass - 5/5

Other reads:

Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki - 4/5

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg - 5/5

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo - 4/5

[raven]

i need to get fake plastic trees to #1 on my spotify wrapped

[manuscripts-dontburn]

Heart of the Sun Warrior

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution

All the Horses of Iceland

Castle in the Air

Haven

The Vanished Bride

Our Wives Under the Sea

The Cut Out Girl: A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found

A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924

The Sparrow

Lost in the Moment and Found

The King's General

Briefly, A Delicious Life

The Choice: Embrace the Possible

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

January Wrap-Up

The Once and Future Witches (Alix E. Harrow) ★★★★★

Love on the Brain (Ali Hazelwood) (audio) ★★★★

The Lost Ticket (Freya Sampson) ★★★★1/2

A Fire Endless (Rebecca Ross) ★★★★★

The Ingenue (Rachel Kapelke-Dale) (audio) ★★★1/2

The Stolen Heir (Holly Black) ★★★★1/2

Lost in the Moment and Found (Seanan McGuire) ★★★★1/2

One Dark Window (Rachel Gillig) ★★★★1/2

The It Girl (Ruth Ware) (audio & physical) ★★★★★

A Light in the Flame (Jennifer L. Armentrout) ★★

A Flicker in the Dark (Stacy Willingham) (audio) ★★★★

A good start to the year if I do say so myself! Find me over on Goodreads (linked) if you want to be friends there.

[the---hermit]

January 2023 wrap up

Here's the list of all the books I read this month. Each individual review is linked in the title of the book, in case you are interested in any of these.

The House At Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne

100 Hugs by Chris Riddell

Monsters by Christopher Dell

The Sandman volume 7 by Neil Gaiman

The Sandaman volume 8 by Neil Gaiman

Cain's Jawbone by Torquemada

Il Segreto Del Bosco Vecchio by Dino Buzzati

Hilda and The Troll by Luke Pearson

Geronimo Stilton and The Kingdom Of Fantasy 1 , book 2, book 3 and 4

The Tower Of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

[storytime-reviews]

January 2023 Wrap Up

Finally getting around to doing this, just been a bit too focused on life! 

Doing @bookbandit‘s tbrbusterchallenge2023 and getting through all my un-read books :) Answered a qn on what food I like to eat when reading.

Made use of some book discounts from Dymocks and Princeton University Press and bought quite a few books.

Things of mine to check out: quotes, currently reading and just finished book pics!

READ & REVIEWED:

★★★★ One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (One Of Us Is Lying #1) [REVIEW]

You can check out my Goodreads here!

WATCHED & REVIEWED:

Wednesday Season 1 [REVIEW]

The Menu (2022) dir. Mark Mylod [REVIEW]

[slaughter-books]

Day 31: JOMPBPC: Read In January

My January, 2023 reading wrap-up! 💕

[druggeddraccus]

January:

Favorite book this month:

Tress of the Emerald Sea. It was the perfect book to start my year off with. I enjoyed it immensely. Still waiting for my physical copy though…

All books read:

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (5/5)

The Martian by Andy Weir (2/5)

Foster by Claire Keegan (5/5)

Everything Leads to You by Nina La Cour (4.5/5)

Stats:

Books read: 4

Pages read: 1,601

Average rating: 4.13

[yarn-design-spin-along]

My thoughts on Hawser ply:

I really like the yarn it made, even though i underplyed in the first have. The effect i got in using a green+blue with green+blue is very cool, and I'd really like to use it in some weaving one day!

The amount of plying that is used, annoyed me a bit... But hey, no yarn is perfect :D

Tell me about your january yarn, what did you make, what was enjoyable what was annoying, what did you learn???

[beckysbook5]

Monthly Wrap-Up - January 2023!

Hello, hello! I have something different for you all today & It's my first ever #MonthlyWrapUp for January 2023! Let me know what you think of the layout!

[princessofbookaholics]

January was over in a blink! I feel like this is gonna be the year I get back into thrillers because I read plenty this month. Especially from Keigo Higashino who's a brilliant writer btw! I also read the Dance of Thieves duology and I hope to read more fantasy this year too, since last year I primarily read romance. My favourite of the month was definitely The Devotion of Suspect X, best plot twist I've read in a long time! Here's the wrap up:

Malice ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dance of Thieves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Summer of Broken Rules ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Newcomer ⭐⭐⭐

Tales From the Cafe ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Vow of Thieves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spy x Family Vol 9 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Collided ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Indigo Ridge ⭐⭐⭐⭐

So Not Meant to Be ⭐⭐⭐

A Death in Tokyo ⭐⭐⭐

A Long Time Coming ⭐⭐⭐

The Devotion of Suspect X ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Do I Know You? ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Not Your Valentine (ARC) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Someone Had to Do It ⭐⭐⭐⭐