Hello friends!

I hope you’re doing well! I hope you’re enjoying your holidays, and even though I am too… you know me – I’m always too eager to start working on my yearly goals and on my brand-new TBR! So that’s exactly what I’m bringing you today: all the books that I’m planning on reading in January!

If you read my post on How I Create My Monthly TBR Lists, you already know my magical formula to create a reading month. This is the formula I’m planning on keeping for the new year, so the goal for January is to read 2 paperbacks, 2 audiobooks, 1 ebook, and 1 manga volume.

If everything goes well, I’m starting 2 new series (a contemporary and a fantasy), and hopefully, I’ll finish the trilogy I was reading for the past few months. The manga I’m currently reading is from a series I started in December so I’m excited to continue the story and make some progress. To complement all these series, I’ve picked 2 literary fiction books from my TBR as well – one historical and one contemporary.

It’s going to be a very interesting month! So without further ado, here are the books I’m planning on reading in January:

1. As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

This is a recent addition to my physical TBR, but I admit I don’t know a lot about it. I really want to dive into this book without knowing much about it because I want to have the experience of just exploring a subject I don’t know a lot about. I’ve heard great things about this, so I’m excited to see it for myself!

2. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

I’ve seen this book before, but it wasn’t until I saw Warren (a friend of the blog! Hi Warren!) mentioning it in a previous blog post that I decided to read this book. I’ve taken a look at the synopsis and I found the book really interesting. So why not add it to the reading list this month? Thank you again for the suggestion Warren!

3. Magnolia Parks (Magnolia Parks Universe #1) by Jessa Hastings

I’m super curious about this series so I decided to read it this month! A Youtuber I follow always raves about how much she adores this series, so I immediately got curious to see what it’s all about. She says it reminds her of Gossip Girl – and I love Gossip Girl. We’ll see how this one goes!

4. Pita-Ten (Vol. 3) by Koge-Donbo

This is the manga I started in December and the goal for January is just to continue this series. I’ll probably end up reading more than one volume, but the goal is just to read at least this volume until the end of January.

5. Scar (Ink #3) by Alice Broadway

I’m hoping I’ll be finally done with this series in January. To be honest, when I first started this series I thought the story would be better. I’m not loving it, but I still want to do it right and finish the entire thing since I’ve already read the first 2 books. I’m not expecting a lot at this point, but maybe the conclusion will surprise me… a girl can dream!

6. Sea Witch (Sea Witch #1) by Sarah Henning

I’ve picked this series from my 30 Oldest Books From My TBR list so that I can keep tackling my oldest books! Also, I’m feeling like reading a sea-themed fantasy book so this is the perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Fingers crossed!

Aaaand there you have it friends, my TBR list for January! As usual, I hope you liked this post! Let me know if you have any recommendations for me. You know I’m always grateful for those!

Thank you for reading, have a great day!