Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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!


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  1. Laura @BlueEyeBooksFebruary 15, 2017 at 1:50 PM

    It sounds like you've had a pretty meh month, Litha. 5 3-3.5 stars books? At least they aren't worse though! There's nothing wrong with light and fluffy books! After a month of reading long and arduous historical fiction and high fantasy books, I love diving into a month of contemporary romance. Read whatever floats your boat :) I hope you have a lovely rest of February!

    Laura @BlueEyeBooks

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    1. Litha NelleFebruary 26, 2017 at 6:31 PM

      I'm still struggling in terms of getting hooked on books (which is usually no problem for me) so I'm thinking I may attempt some rereads of series books. I hope your last two days of February are excellent- sorry I couldn't comment back before now!
      Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Laura!
      ~Litha Nelle

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  2. La La in the LibraryFebruary 15, 2017 at 8:19 PM

    Aww... Leia; adorable! I love the purple, too. I just bought Kindred, butI think I already told you. I hope your university visit was a good one. :)

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    1. Litha NelleFebruary 26, 2017 at 6:33 PM

      Thanks! We just had an unquiet night with her due to underestimating her "getting into forbidden things" abilities. My university visit was good but I'm a bit nervous about the CT Myelogram I'll be having in March. O_O
      Thanks for stopping by and commenting, La La!
      ~Litha Nelle

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  3. Literary FelineFebruary 16, 2017 at 12:36 PM

    It sounds like Leia is keeping you busy. :-) There's nothing like a new puppy to brighten a day. I am glad you have her. I hope you are enjoying your reading. Light and fun sounds about all I can manage right now too--although I am trying to read The Handmaid's Tale at the moment. It's slow going so far.

    I hope you have a good week!

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    1. Litha NelleFebruary 26, 2017 at 6:45 PM

      Yes, she is. My reading hasn't progressed much of late- once I finished Zora Neale Hurston's biography, I've been flitting from book to book reading only the first few chapters. I think I'll attempt a reread soon myself in hopes of getting out of this rut.
      Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Wendy!

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  4. GregFebruary 17, 2017 at 7:16 PM

    Aww, cute dog! Love the name Leia. And it looks like you had a pretty good month! I liked your vintage SF post too- I just recently read a few CJ Cherryh books and enjoyed them.

    Hope your february turns out to be a good reading month. :)

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    1. Litha NelleFebruary 26, 2017 at 7:08 PM

      Yes, that was the only viable name my mom came up with when we were at the shelter and learned her shelter name was "Princess". I think January went better for me than February, but now that my internet is working reliably I can get back into blogging again. I'm glad you like CJ Cherryh too!
      Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Greg!
      ~Litha Nelle

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