January 2017 Monthly Highlights

January was a pretty good reading month for me. I finally read a series that I have been meaning to read for years. (Plus the new novella and book that came out last year, so in the end I am kind of glad I ended up waiting.) 

1. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
2. Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) by Elly Blake
3. Shadowland (The Mediator #1) by Meg Cabot
4. Ninth Key (The Mediator #2) by Meg Cabot
5. Reunion (The Mediator #3) by Meg Cabot
6. Darkest Hour (The Mediator #4) by Meg Cabot
7. Haunted (The Mediator #5) by Meg Cabot
8. Twilight (The Mediator #6) by Meg Cabot
9. Proposal (The Mediator #6.5) by Meg Cabot
10. Remembrance (The Mediator #7) by Meg Cabot
11. Sisters (Smile #2) by Raina Telgemeier
12. A List of Cages by Robin Roe
13. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

2017 GoodReads Challenge:

Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl 

2/12

Read This Month:

1. Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) by Elly Blake
2. A List of Cages by Robin Roe

Hosted by Alexa Loves Books and Hello, Chelly

1/20

Read This Month:

1. Frostblood (Frostblood Saga #1) by Elly Blake

Hosted by The YA Book Traveler

7/75
Read This Month:

1. Shadowland (The Mediator #1) by Meg Cabot
2. Ninth Key (The Mediator #2) by Meg Cabot
3. Reunion (The Mediator #3) by Meg Cabot
4. Darkest Hour (The Mediator #4) by Meg Cabot
5. Haunted (The Mediator #5) by Meg Cabot
6. Twilight (The Mediator #6) by Meg Cabot
7. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

1/17

Read This Month:

1. Shadowland (The Mediator #1) by Meg Cabot

Duncan the Story Dragon

Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse

Frostblood

A Kitten Tale

Piglet and Mama

The Start of Me and You

I had fun participating in two Instagram book challenges for January. 

#SwoonyFictionJanuary hosted by Jaime Arkin and Swoony Boys

#BookishFriendsJanuary17 hosted by My Friends are Fiction and Bookish_Mai

I started out doing well, posting almost every day. But I ended up not posting much the second half of the month. My daughter was sick for a few days and things just slowed down for me then. I am planning to participate in both again this month, so hopefully I will be a bit more active. 

I am still pretty new to doing Instagram (Though I have had it for a couple of years.) I am mostly using the camera on my phone, but the quality of my pictures just are not looking that great. So I might try messing around with my actual point and shoot camera, though that almost feels like not the point of Instagram. So in the end I may just stick with my phone camera. 

Do you have an Instagram?

You should join the new challenges for February too! 

#SwoonyFictionFebruary and #BookishFriendsFeb17

January went by quickly. It feels like just yesterday I couldn't believe that 2016 was already over. I am happy with the books I read and my challenge progress. How was your January reading month?