December 2024 Wrap Up + January TBR List

     Happy New Year! I hope this year was all that you wanted it to be and more. I also send my most sincerest wishes that 2025 will be even better than 2024. This month wasn't as great as last month, however, I'm still very happy with what I was able to achieve. I mentioned this in a previous review but I've recently started working. I come home pretty tired with no motivation to read and any free time I have, I normally spend doom scrolling. Such is life, I suppose. But, I am determined to be more disciplined in making time for my hobbies.

    Here are some of my reading goals for 2025:

1. I want to read a total of 50 books
2. 5 Non-Fiction/History books
3. 5 Classics
4. 5 Literary Fiction books
5. More Science Fiction and Horror novels
6. Read more diverse authors (i.e. Native American, African American, Mexican (American)
7. There are also several books/series that I want to get to: The Liveship Traders Trilogy, The Tawny Man Trilogy, Sun Eater Series, and The Count of Monte Cristo
8. I also want to be more consistent in the time I spend reading so, I am going to attempt to read everyday

    I started of the month with The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee. This was a really cute story, but other than that, I thought it was pretty average. 3/5

    The next book I read was Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. I really wanted to like this book, but it just felt pretty short for me. 3/5

    I then read an absolute banger. The Lotus Empire by Tasha Suri was an excellent read. I am absolutely in love with Suri's writing and will 100% be picking up her other works. 5/5

    After this, I read The Third Wife of Faraday House by B. R. Myers. I was really grooving with the gothic environment of this book and will definitely be looking out for more books of this nature. 3/5

    The last book I read this month was The Enchanted Sonata by Heather Dixon Wallwork. I thought the writing and prose were excellent, though there were some pretty big things that caused the rating to go down. 3/5

    I've decided that my TBR for next month is going to be the three books I didn't get around to reading this month.

1. I want to pick up is Belladonna by Adalyn Grace. I've heard some pretty good things about this book and I'm really looking forward to reading it.
   
   
2. The next book on my list is Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. It's time to go back to my roots and pick up a YA Fantasy Romance novel and this book seems promising.
   
   
3. I then want to read The Deal by Elle Kennedy. Like I said last time, I have horrible FOMO when it comes to book-to-tv/film-adaptations and I refuse to not get to watch the tv series of this book without having read it before.
   
   
4. The last book I'm hoping to get to is The Striker by Ana Huang. What can I say, I've been sucked in to the Huang-Hype.

    I'm noticing that January is going to be a pretty romance-heavy month. I've got an even selection of young adult romantasy and contemporary adult romance. 

    Anyway, as per usual I've talked too much. Here's to a great reading month and an even greater 2025.

Until Next Time,

A Lazy Reader