Hello my bookish friends! The first month of 2020 is over! How can that be!? It did go on for a while I have to say, but then the last week just went by so quickly. It’s been a really weird month, work has been crazy. I think I say that a lot. Haha. Start a new term and lots of big decisions lie ahead as well. Planning for World Book Day and Harry Potter Book Night, honestly it never stops.

It was also a month of new year goals. Mine were to read and blog more. I’ve done one more than the other which I’m pretty pleased about. I’ve managed to blog 3 times a week every week, and it’s really made a difference. I introduced two new features as well that I really loved creating too. Reading was a little slow though, my busy brain just didn’t want to read. But what I did read I really enjoyed and that’s the main thing, right?

As well as monthly wrap-up – I’m also introducing the theme to my blog for February. I’ve been talking about it a lot on Instagram and I’m really excited by it. This month I also have a half-term break. Yay! So I hope to get loads of reading done there before my best friend comes over.

TOP 3 FAVOURITE POSTS 

Self-care for Bookworms | New feature about having a break occasionally to revitalise yourself whilst enjoying your reading.

How to Track Your Reading | A discussion about how to track your reading this year, including a genius idea using Google Calendar.

Seasonal Reads | My top releases of Winter 2020 – New Most Anticipated release post. A seasonal one.

TOP 3 BOOKSTAGRAMS 

MY JANUARY READINGS

Books read – 3!

Not as many I was hoping at all. I technically started HP #3 in 2019 but finished in 2020, so I think that counts. January was a funny month. My brain was so tired that the actual motivation to read a book wasn’t there at all. Even though I really wanted to. I was just so tired. Then in the last week or two I finally just sat and read for a bit which was really nice.

Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling – 5 Stars – BOOK OF THE MONTH!

Haven’t They Grown by Sophie Hannah – 4 Stars| Review here

Follow Me, Like Me by Charlotte Seager – 4.5 Stars | Review here

 What Else?! 

Well… if you have been a viewer/follower of blog for the last couple of years I do a themed month in February. The first year I called it Fantastical Feb, last year I called it A Court of Fantasy in February (Terrible title!) and this year I’ve returned to the simple…

FANTASY FEB!

I’m really excited this month as I have so much planned both reading and content on the blog. You can expect the following:

• Reviews of upcoming Fantasy Books, maybe some backlisted titles too. 
• Author Guest Posts – one from the lovely Kate and Liz Corr which will kick start another new feature.
• Author interviews – more on that to come. 
• Fantasy themed discussion posts featuring fierce female protagists, and what makes a Fantasy book you love. 
• I’m also including some Harry Potter content, first one coming on Thursday which is Harry Potter Book Night. 
• AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

I’M SO EXCITED!

So I hope you are too. I’ve got a lot to read and new fantasy worlds to explore and I can’t wait.

SO THAT’S MY WRAP-UP OF THE LAST MONTH. TELL ME WHAT YOU READ LAST MONTH? WHAT WAS YOUR LAST 5 STAR READ? I’D LOVE TO KNOW AND CHAT, SO LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS.