dinsdag 1 januari 2013

New books to look forward to for January 2013


I wish you all a very happy, healthy and bookfilled New Year!

This is the list of new releases for the month of January 2013 I am looking forward to:

Jayne Ann Krentz – Dream Eyes – Dark Legacy 2
Jude Deveraux – Moonlight Masquerade – Edilean 9
C.L. Wilson – The Winter King
Gail Carriger – Etiquette and Espionage – Finishing School 1
Kim Harrison – Ever After – Rachel Morgan
Lara Adrian – Edge of Dawn – Midnight Breed
Yasmine Galenorn – Haunted Moon – Otherworld 13

I have read a total of 17 books and 2 short stories this month.
I have read a total of 233 books and 17 short stories this year, which is a little less, only 6 books, than last year.

Did I match my reading solutions for last month?

I have read 3 cozy mysteries:
- Kari Lee Townsend – Tempest in the tea leaves
- Karen E. Olson – Pretty in Ink
- Kari Lee Townsend – Corpse in the Crystal Ball

3 books longer than 1 year on my shelf:
- Jacquelyn Frank – Noah
- Lynn Viehl – Dead of Night
- Jennifer Ashley – The pirate next door

and 4 books I have won:
- Jenn Bennett – Leashing the Tempest
- Theresa Romain – Season for Surrender
- Pamela Palmer – A warrior’s desire
- Laura Kaye – West of Want

I did manage to make my reading solutions last year every month, and it encourages me to continue doing this. I will read at least one book which has been on my shelves longer than a year (which means a choice out of hundreds of books), two cozy mysteries and one book I have won.

I am also going to try to keep to a bookbuyingbudget, as I really went overboard lately. Of course I will keep pre-ordering my autobuy author books as much as possible, but stop buying many new authors till I have finished some series on my shelves. I am not sure I can give up buying secondhand books at bargain rates though. Tell me, can you stick to a resolution like this, or only for a week or so?



© 2012 Reviews by Aurian

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  1. Sullivan McPig1 januari 2013 om 11:19

    Hmm... I might have to get Etiquette and Espionage as well.

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 06:51

      I just read somewhere it takes place before the parasol protectorate books, in a dirigible floating above Europe.

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  2. Melissa (Books and Things)1 januari 2013 om 12:21

    I've been buying a few and have tried not to do so, but those darn sales! *sigh*

    So many good books to look forward to this year. Hope you have a bookfilled happy new year too!

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 06:52

      I've already broken my resolution. So many people getting ereaders and selling their books.

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  3. Blodeuedd1 januari 2013 om 12:29

    Stick to it, it's hard, but try your best :)
    While I really should try to make a dent in my tbr pile

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 06:55

      I so should just read what I already have, but I have just broken my resolution. Sigh. Not even a week into the new year.

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  4. Melliane2 januari 2013 om 04:26

    Yay! many books I want to read as well. Happy New year darling!

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  5. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer3 januari 2013 om 15:20

    I preordered the Krentz and Harrison novels I cannot wait! I was asked how much i spend on books..and to be honest I have no idea. I have certain authors I auto-buy and then I added a ton of other books, *eyes tbr piles as they swayback and forth* congrats on your reading accomplishments and good luck on your new goals!

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 07:00

      Thanks Kim. I cannot resist buying books, even when I know I should not do it for a while. They'll be gone next month! And those have been on my wishlist for a long time ... so ... I caved.

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  6. Anachronist4 januari 2013 om 03:00

    I am not sure I can give up buying secondhand books at bargain rates though. Tell me, can you stick to a resolution like this, or only for a week or so?

    I am very, very bad with keeping such resolutions :) Secondhand books are so cheap and so nice and they clearly need a new home, right? They want to be fed and read and appreciated like any pet...

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 07:02

      You are so right Ana. Those books need a new and loving home and lots of their friends around them.

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  7. Felicia the Geeky Blogger4 januari 2013 om 05:59

    You got West of Want! I am super jealous! I am seriously thinking of making it my 1 of 2 purchases for Jan!

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 07:03

      I did enjoy West of Want Felicia, the review has been posted in December, so take a look if you really want it now :)

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  8. Suzanne Lilly4 januari 2013 om 09:58

    I don't know how you read so many books! I'm trying very hard to whittle down my TBR piles, both electronic and print. But I always find shiny new books I want to read, too!

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 07:06

      Hi Suzanne, that is because you are an author! And yes, those shiny new ones are always a distraction.

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  9. Missie, The Unread Reader4 januari 2013 om 11:06

    Aaaaaah! Don't tempt me. I'm on a book buying ban until I read more books I already own. LOL

    But yes, there is a lot to look forward to. I better start reading faster.

    Happy New Year, Aurian!

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    1. Aurian6 januari 2013 om 07:06

      Happy New Year Missie, thanks for stopping by. I don't have to read faster, I have to review faster, that is a time suck for me.

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  10. Diana6 januari 2013 om 09:50

    Book buying bans are tough for me, but I'm trying my best. This year I need to find a faster way to write reviews too!

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