January 2016 in Reflection - Best & Worst Reads

[Fran, Moderator]

Let's reflect on the best and worst of the previous month's books.....

I know I can get so focused on what is next that I forget about all the wonderful books I read for the previous month's challenges!

Did you find some gems? DNF a few? Find your new book boyfriend or a heroine who personifies TSTL? Come on, we all want to know!

[Fran, Moderator]

My favorite read of January was Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda . I loved Simon and his funny and sometimes angsty navigation through high school. The writing is wonderful.

My least favorite was Santa Baby, I Want A Bad Boy For Christmas . It wasn't bad, it just had a few things I would have changed in the story.

Overall I had a great reading month, enjoying all 8 books I read. Some more than others, but still very successful :)

[MountainKat, Moderator]

I read a lot of really good books last month, but I think the ones that stand out were Taxes and TARDIS and Our December - they were both so, so sweet!

I think I agree with you for worst though - not a bad book, just not that good.

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

DNF's for January [Music of Love] way too much flowery language and also Colors this one should have had a trigger warning as it deals heavily with clergy sexual abuse.

[Breann]

Fran wrote: "My favorite read of January was Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. I loved Simon and his funny and sometimes angsty navigation ..."

I LOVE LOVE Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda!!

[Breann]

My month was mostly meh, but I found a couple favorites.

Cowboy Take Me Away was so good! It's one of those series where I don't even read the blurb, I just add the next one. I was pleasantly surprised that it was Carson and Carolyn's story! So sweet.

Signs Really, really good story. Very emotional, but not angsty. Well, no unnecessary angst created by the characters, at least.

Moonlight on Nightingale Way I love this series. So sad to see it ending!

[Avid Reader and Geek Girl]

Breann wrote: "Fran wrote: "My favorite read of January was Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. I loved Simon and his funny and sometimes angst..."

I want to read it!

[Anita Reads]

For my favorite read in January i don't think I can only name one. There was 5 5 star reads that I really loved.


My least favorite read was:

Nothing really happened in this book except sex, and then the male interest was a complete douche which ruined everything in my opinion. Gave it 2 stars.

[Connie N.]

I read Club Luxe last year, Anita, and rated it 2 stars also. Disappointing.

[Connie N.]

My favorites for January were:
- Always love Nora Roberts

- Same for Jill Shalvis

- A new-to-me author with a nice romance set in Hawaii.

- Not my usual genre, but a good start to an interesting series.

And, of course, everything from the In Death series!

[Anita Reads]

Uh, I loved The Witness as well. One of the first books I read by her, but still one of my favorites.