Top Three Reads in January 2019

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Share the top three books you read this month! How was your start to the year in terms of reading?

[Soo]

- System Apocalypse Series (Books 1-5) by Tao Wong
- Threadbare Series (1-3) by Andrew Seiple
- The Completionist Chronicles (1-2.5) by Dakota Krout

My top 3 are all LitRPG series. =)

Honorable Mentions:
- Reality Dysfunction by Peter Hamilton
- Wicked King by Holly Black
- Iliad by Homer (Richmond Lattimore Translation, Narrated by Charlton Griffin)

Currently reading a book that should be on this list but I haven't finished it yet. ;)

[Maria]

I didn't love many of the books I read this month, except The Raven Boys ! I tend to avoid hyped up books till the hype has died down a bit, but this was such a surprise! I'm glad I went into it knowing nothing, because I don't usually pick up paranormal - so I wouldn't have picked this up otherwise.

Overall it's been a good reading month. I read every week that I was free.

[Cindy III]

1. Lovesick Ellie Vol. 2
2. Once + Then
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I didn't get to read any fantasy this month.

[Shae]

Some great reads this month!

1. Foundryside (Bennett)
2. The Winter of the Witch (Arden)
3. All Systems Red (Wells)

[Alana]

I had a great reading month! Best reads were:

1. Foundryside - Bennett
2. All Systems Red - Wells
3. Red Seas Under Red Skies - Lynch

[Tammie]

I had a great January! All of the books I read ended up being 4 star reads, which is weird for me because there are usually some 3s in there.

1. Reread of Theft of Swords. Still a favorite!
2. Silence Fallen Mercy is always great, but this ended up being one of my favorite books in the series.
3. Already Gone I was completely surprised at how much I loved this book, since contemporary teen novels aren't usually my thing.

[Bill]

1. Deerskin by Robin McKinley
2. The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
3. Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist/Janny Wurts

[Chris]

Most of my reading this year so far has been re-reads. But, I've been enjoying the hell out of them.

Red Sister
Gardens of the Moon
The Alloy of Law

Other than those, I've tried some shorts with varied results. I will give an honorary mention to the new issue of Grimdark Magazine though:
Grimdark Magazine Issue #18

The short story by Peter McLean blew me away so much that I bought the novel ;)

[Angela, I'm Silverfox lost]

2 fantasy and one mystery book for my top three.

1. Deadhouse Landing
2. Dancer's Lament
3. Desolation Mountain

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

Didn't have a great month in fantasy, but I had a 5* and 4* read in other genres.
5* Milk and Honey (poetry)
4* The Six Wives of Henry VIII (history)

[Lou]

Out of the 11 books I read in January, here's my favourite 3!


(2 fantasy, 1 comedy)

[Silvana]

It was just an okay month since I was barely able to read more than two four-star books, while dropping four series. My faves:
Fire & Blood
Jade City
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

Jenna wrote: "
4* The Six Wives of Henry VIII (history)"

I love Alison Weir.

[Bea]

1. My favorite book in January was definitely Gardens of the Moon!

2. The Winter of the Witch

3. Is a tie between Deadhouse Landing and Magic Strikes

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I only had two:
1. Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron
2. Stardoc by S.L. Viehl

[Olivia]

Stormwarden by Janny Wurts
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings (a surprise to be honest)
The Wicked King by Holly Black

[Sha]

1. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
2. Spinning Silver
3. Swordheart or Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below

[Hailee]

My favourite three of January were:

1. The Dragon Reborn
2. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
3. The Boy Who Wept Blood

[Charlie]

Top 3 for me have to be

[Aakash]

1A Game of Thrones
2The Red Pyramid
3The Staff of Serapis