Wednesday, January 31, 2018

January Reflections

How many books have I read so far for the year? 57
How many board books or picture books have I read? 14
My favorite I read this month was:
Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story. Sam Lloyd. 2006. 32 pages. [Source: Library] (2006, UK)
How many early readers or early chapter books have I read? 12
My favorite I read this month was:
Mr. Putter and Tabby Toot The Horn. (Mr. Putter & Tabby #7) Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Arthur Howard. 1998. 44 pages. [Source: Library]
How many contemporary books have I read? 0
My favorite I read this month was: n/a
How many speculative fiction books have I read? 5
My favorite I read this month was:
Reign the Earth. (The Elementae #1) A.C. Gaughen. 2018. Bloomsbury. 448 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many classics have I read? 8
My favorite I read this month was?
Framley Parsonage. Anthony Trollope. 1861. 573 pages. [Source: Bought]
How many historical fiction novels have I read? 9
My favorite I read this month was?
The Lacemaker. Laura Frantz. 2018. Revell. 416 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many mysteries? 3
My favorite I read this month was?
Murder, Magic, and What We Wore. Kelly Jones. 2017. 304 pages. [Source: Library]
How many nonfiction? 3
My favorite I read this month was? 
Victoria: Portrait of a Queen. Catherine Reef. 2017. [November] Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 256 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many Christian fiction? 4
My favorite I read this month was?
The Promise of Dawn. Lauraine Snelling. 2017. Bethany House. 386 pages. [Source: Review copy] How many Christian nonfiction? 11
My favorite I read this month was?
Spurgeon On the Christian Life: Alive in Christ (Theologians on the Christian Life) Michael Reeves. 2018. Crossway. 192 pages. [Source: Review copy]
How many "new" books for the Good Rule challenge? 32
How many "old" books for the Good Rule challenge? 25
How many pages have I read so far for the year? 9, 124
Favorite short story or fairy tale of the month: "By Grace of Julius Caesar" by L.M. Montgomery
Favorite audio book of the month: Friday's Child by Georgette Heyer
Favorite Victorian quote: It is easy to love one’s enemy when one is making fine speeches; but so difficult to do so in the actual everyday work of life. ~ Anthony Trollope
Favorite tea: Madagascar Vanilla

© 2018 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews

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