Month in Review for January 2017: There and Back Again

Leia being cute in her Barney colored homemade sweater

January was a busy month for me with a new dog and my first appointment in SLC, but I feel like I managed to remain positive for most of it. Having Leia be an obnoxiously playful pup has a lot to do with that, as I didn't have much down time to dwell on all that is wrong in the world. Add in massive amounts of snow leading to frequent internet-free days, and I've probably had a better month than most.

Statistics:
 Total Posts: 9
  Total Critiques: 2
  Genres:
    Sci-fi: 1
    Contemporary: 1
    Part of a Series: 0 (First time that's happened!)

Most Popular Posts of January:
My Best Reads of 2016
SFF: The 5 Vintage Sci-fi Books You Recommend (For Vintage Sci-fi Month!)
Month in Review For December 2016: Thank God It's Over

Flashback Post (From January of a Previous Year):
"Dawn (Xenogenesis #1)" by Octavia E. Butler

Pageviews for the Month: 1071
Comments: 12

Reading Challenges Updates:

To Be Set

Reading Stats:

Books read this Month: 6

Book Stats:
Has a Diverse Main Character: 2
Doesn't Have a Diverse MC: 4
Female Main Character: 6
Male Main Character: 0
Pair and/or Group of Female/Male Main Characters: 0
Genre:
 Contemporary Fiction: 1
 Vintage Sci-fi: 1
 Urban Fantasy: 4
Published in 2017: 1
Published in 2000-2016: 4
Published in 1970s: 1
Self-Published, Small Press, or Other: 0
Traditionally Published: 1
Series Books: 4
Standalones: 2
Ebook Version: 6
Paper Version: 0
Favorite of the Month: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Least Favorite of the Month: Third Grave Ahead by Darynda Jones (not a bad book- I just found it the least interesting of all the three star books I read).
Most Interesting of the Month (or Book I Learned the Most From): Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
From the-pile: 0
From the-invisible-pile: 2
Recently acquired: 4
Added to the-invisible-pile: 3
Books bought:0
Pages Read in 2016 Thus Far (according to Goodreads): 1966 pages

Ratings:
5 Stars: 0
4-4.5 Stars: 1
3-3.5 Stars: 5
2-2.5 Stars: 0

Author Stats (1 = 1 book read by x author):
Male: 0
Female: 6
Male/Female Team: 0
Diverse: 2
Not-so-Diverse: 4
Living: 5
Deceased: 1

Planning to Read in February:

Now that I've procrastinated about finishing off this post halfway into February, I have to admit I'm scrambling to read whatever catches my fancy. A lot of my usual faves are too heavy for me to read right now, so I'm on a light and fun book spree (as in, pick it up, read a couple chapters, give up on it, rinse and repeat). I'm hoping to keep on track for my Goodreads challenge which is 60 books for this year.

Happy Reading!