I always enjoy seeing a round-up of people’s mini reviews, as well as their bookish photos of each book. So, I present you with my mini-reviews from my Instagram for the first half of the month!

I have had such a great reading month so far! It is kind of crazy to me that I have already read 8 books this month! Also, I have had three 5 star reviews, which is also very out of the ordinary for me. Let’s hope the second half of the month is just as good!

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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) by Rick Riordan (December 29, 2020 – January 2, 2021)

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Book 1: This is definitely a fun series! I really like how you learn about Greek mythology as you go along with the story. I’m excited to finish this series this year. I’m enjoying the audiobooks for this series.

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You Have a Match by Emma Lord (December 24, 2020 – January 2, 2021)

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Book 2: I loved this book! It was such a cute read. It starts off a typical contemporary YA romance, but it evolves into a moving story about family and finding out who you are. (A full review is up on my blog here!)

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Stuck With You by Alexandra Moody (January 3, 2021 – January 4, 2021)

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Book 3: This was a decently cute YA romance revolving around the pandemic. There was definitely some suspension of disbelief that needed to happen, but all in all it was a fun, fluffy read.

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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3) by Rick Riordan (January 3, 2021 – January 7, 2021)

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Book 4: I really enjoyed this one! I liked the new characters they introduced in this book, and I feel like they finally got to the overarching point of the series. I’m super excited to see what book 4 brings!

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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo (January 3, 2021 – January 9, 2021)

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Book 5: I checked this book out from the library both because I feel it is important and because it fits a few book challenge prompts. It is certainly a challenging read, but one that is bringing to light certain points that had escaped me in the past.

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The Girl From Widow Hills by Megan Miranda (January 8, 2021 – January 12, 2021)

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Book 6: I enjoyed this mystery/thriller. It certainly threw some curve balls at me that I did not see coming. There were some parts that I found a little slow, but I thought it was a really fun read.

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Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (January 10, 2021 – January 12, 2021)

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Book 7: Wow, I absolutely never thought I would love this book as much as I did! I loved the story and the characters. I loved the incredibly intriguing format of telling the story through emails, instant messaging, video feeds and the consciousness of a spaceship’s AI. And the ending made me so excited for book two!!

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From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (January 13, 2021 – January 15, 2021)

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Book 8: This was a book that I saw so many people talking about on Instagram and in the blogosphere, and now I see why! It was such a great book! I loved the romance, the intrigue, the betrayal, the world building. So well crafted, and it only took me 3 days to finish this 634 page book! I can’t wait to continue this series!

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What books have you read so far this year? Have you read any of the books I did? What are your thoughts on them?

Let’s chat in the comments!

Love and happy reading,

Whitney