1. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas: The fourth installment of the Throne of Glass series was absolutely a page turner. If you enjoy fantasy and haven’t been reading any of the popular Maas series, you’re missing out. This was by far my favorite read of January and I’m very excited to delve into the next three books left in this series. A book review of this book is coming shortly!

2. A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair: I enjoyed this re-telling of Persephone and Hades and their love story with modern twists. I wrote a review for this read and it got five out of five stars from me! If you would like to check that out, you can find it here. My friend has been gracious enough to let me borrow the next two books in the series and I have them in my possession now to hopefully read in February.

3. The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster: I very much loved this cozy fantasy set in a sort of steampunk Victorian era. There’s magic, intrigue, mystery, and monsters all wrapped into a polite, passive-aggressive experience at the family estate. If your family is passive-aggressive and very opinionated, this will resonate with you. My more in -depth book review of this fantasy can be found here.

4. Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty: This book review is coming shortly. I did not enjoy this read very much, honestly. It was suggested by a friend and that is the only reason I finished it. I do understand this book was absolutely written with children in mind, but I still did not enjoy the writing. I may be overly critical, having sandwiched this book between Queen of Shadows and starting Empire of Storms and thus was expecting much more from this fantasy. Anyways, book reviews are subjective and opinionated and I did not like this book. Keep an eye out for my review if you’re interested to know more!

January was a busy month at work and I am in line with my goal of reading 50 books this year. Here’s to a good February reading as well! If you have any book recommendations or books you would like to see an in-depth review of before you purchase them, don’t hesitate to leave them down below. Happy reading, everyone!