
Wow, 2025 is only two days away! Where does the time go? I had a very successful reading year in 2024 and expect 2025 to be no different. I am taking it a bit easy this month with the TBR, with only 6 books that I am pretty sure I will read this month. I have never considered myself a mood reader, but lately I am struggling a little with choosing what books to read. Hopefully this will pass with the season.
ARCs I need to read



A Long Time Gone is the third book in the Ben Packard series. I have really enjoyed the first two books and am looking forward to this one.
All Better Now is a YA dystopian mystery thriller by one of the best writers of the genre out there. There is a virus that makes people happy running amok which sounds great until it isn’t.
The Fourth Consort is a standalone by a new favorite science fiction author. I loved his Mickey 7 duology and I’m really looking forward to this one.
Other books I plan to read



A Captured Cauldron is the second book in the Side Quest Row cozy fantasy series. I just adored A Rival Most Vial and was thrilled when my library added this one to the catalog. I hopefully will be getting it in time to read this month.
Old Man’s War is a backlist book by another favorite science fiction author. I love the spiffy new redesign of the cover. One of my goals this year is to read more of the books that I own and this is one of those. It also his debut book, so that should be fun.
A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World is my nonfiction pick for the month. I am actually probably going to start the month off with this as I am very excited to read it.

I think that is a pretty good selection to be starting off the year with. I look forward to seeing what others are reading in January as we start the brand new year. Until next time…
The Fourth Consort is on my Jan TBR too. I’ve never read anything by this author but the blurb sounded really interesting.
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I really enjoyed his Mickey 7 books, so hopefully this one will be just as good.
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A great way to start
Happy New Year!
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