January has been a pretty busy month for me! I’ve been on a little mini-vacation and usually, the first couple of months of the year are my “slump” months! This time, however, I was actually able to read and I definitely wasn’t expecting to have that kind of motivation or time!
I joined the #2019ToGReadathon and am currently about to finish the Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) which is great! If you don’t know, I didn’t enjoy Throne of Glass the first time I read it, and never got around to trying again until now! I honestly still feel the same way about the first book, but I’m enjoying the series so far and trying to keep an open mind!
On top of that, I am on the Street Team for We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (comes out May 14th) and I have really been enjoying getting involved with that!
ANYWAY, here’s a little wrap-up of all the adventures I went on in January:
BOOKS
So I read 5 books this month! Two of them were ARCS! I’ve been trying to get more involved with the reading community (though it’s tough because I’m a medical student) and I’ve really been happy with how I’ve managed to still make time for books and reviewing!
- Crooked Kingdom 5🌟
- Throne of Glass 3.5🌟
- The Weight of Our Sky e-ARC 5🌟
- Crown of Midnight 4🌟
- Just for Clicks e-ARC 5🌟
I think the highlight of the month was definitely The Weight of Our Sky because it just really blew me away and I couldn’t put the book down at all! I loved all the books I read, but that was definitely a stand-out! Crooked Kingdom and Just for Clicks were also amazing and it would be hard to just pick one as my top read of the month!
- January-February Muslim Releases
- Book Review: A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan
- Favorite Holiday Books
- BLOODMARKED Review
- Middle Grade Mini Reviews!
- Book Review: The Make Up Test by Jenny L Howe
MOVIES
- Aquaman 3.5🌟
- Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse 5🌟
- A Simple Favor 5🌟
- The Princess Switch 3.5🌟
- Taylor Swift Reputation Tour Movie 5🌟
- Bird Box 4🌟
I wish I could have been in the States during Taylor’s tour, but alas, I wasn’t. Just Don’t Blame Me alone, stole my heart, though every song is amazing! I also though Spider-Verse was PHENOMENAL! I didn’t expect it to be so mind blowing and fun! Miles Morales is one of my favorite comic characters (other than Kamala Khan!)!
OTHER ADVENTURES
- I did an observership at a local hospital and a clinic, where I learned quite a lot (and now I’m exhausted)
- I participated in a photo challenge
- I revealed my “secret identity” (Star is obviously an alias)
- I met Roshani Choksi and got signed copies of The Gilded Wolves and Star Touched Queen! (Which btw, she’s so funny and nice! And also, I somehow needed up sitting right up in the front next to her mother, who was also really nice!)
Star is All Booked Up 
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