S&S book haul: January

I can't believe it's February already! Where did the first month of 2015 go?

This is my first attempt at a monthly summary post, so please excuse the randomness and the rambling :)

Book Haul

I'm cheating a little bit and including a book I got at the end of December. I'm the type of person who buys books maybe three or four books a year, but thanks to lots of amazing friends giving my books for my birthday, I've accumulated quite a bit by the end of January! Here's my stack:

The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II - birthday present from a very good friend. I already have volume one, so now that I have all of the stories, I need to start reading these!

This is What Happy Looks Like - Another birthday present. I almost never read contemporary novels, especially not rom-coms in book form. I was having a bad day, and my friend forced me to start reading The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight out loud. What started out as a joke has made me very fond of this series! I'm looking forward to reading this book out loud in funny accents with the friends that gave this to me.

Heir of Fire - This is my final gift from my #OTSPSecretSister, Katie from The Polished Page turners. Katie was a FANTASTIC secret sister over the past six months, and I don't even have words for how thankful I am. I laughed and cried my way through Heir of Fire this week, and I loved every second. Thank you!

Words of Radiance - This was my birthday present to myself :) Thanks to Book Outlet, I was able to snag a hardcover for less than half the price. This is another book I laughed and cried my way through, and I cannot wait for a re-read.

The Mistborn trilogy - Thanks to Nikki from There Were Books Involved, I found out about a kindle deal for this series in December. For some absurd reason I didn't already own a copy, so I jumped at the chance.

ARCs I got in January

I received a bunch of review copies this month, mostly from Edelweiss and a couple of author requests. Some of them I've already read, but some I'm planning on reading very soon!

 

Vision in Silver - Edelweiss | I'm reading this right now, and it's my favorite of the series so far! I am really enjoying the darker nature of the series, but also how much all my favorite characters are growing and changing.

 

The Many Lives of Ruby Iyer - author | I have been trying to read more diversely, so I was excited to read a book where most/all of the characters were people of color (in this case, of Indian descent). I enjoyed a number of things about this book, but there were a bunch of things I wasn't so fond of as well. Full review to come!

 

Challenger Deep - Edelweiss | I'm SO excited for this book. It's by one of my favorite authors, Neal Shusterman, and is the book he said he was most proud of writing. I'm sure I will be an emotional wreck when I read this, but I'm looking forward to it anyways.

True Calling - author | I hadn't heard of this series or author before, but when I read the synopsis, I was really excited about science fiction novel. I've been firmly rooted in fantasy over the past few months, so I'm looking forward to more from another genre I love.