January 2025 Book Haul

It's my first haul of 2025 and my hope was to not haul so many books, but then the library happened. To be the most fair, I have read almost all of them. Of the 17 books hauled in January, 2 remain unread - meaning my read percentage is 88%. That's pretty awesome. 

In January, I spent $36 total (including Audible subscription) and saved $275.04 by using my local library.

PURCHASED BOOKS

1. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Hardcover) - $27.29
   

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (Kindle) 
2. The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (Audio)
3. Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Iluo (Audio)
4. Jackpot by Nic Stone (Audio)
5. All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother by Danielle Teller (Audio)
6. The Last Word by Taylor Adams (Audio)
7. Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich (Audio)
8. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Audio)
9. I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein (Audio)
10. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Audio)
11. White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo (Audio)
    
12. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Audio)
13. My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine (Audio)
14. Wildfire by Hannah Grace (Audio)
15. The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams (Kindle)
16. The Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan (Audio)
    

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in January?

Have you read any of my hauled books?

Books I Read in January 2025

I read 16 books in January.

• Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren (Kindle, 318 pages, 2018, Adult Romance, Library) - 5 stars | My Review
• The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (Audio, 7 hr 7 min, 2024, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo (Audio, 10 hr 1 min, 2020, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 5 stars | My Review 
• Jackpot by Nic Stone (Audio, 7 hr 21 min, 2019, YA Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• All the Ever Afters by Danielle Teller (Audio, 10 hr 50 min, 2018, Adult Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• The Last Word by Taylor Adams (Audio, 9 hr 57 min, 2023, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review 
• Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich (Audio, 8 hr 8 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Audio, 1 hr 45 min, 2017, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
• I Was Better Last Night by Harvey Fierstein (Audio, 12 hr 32 min, 2022, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Audio, 8 hr 19 min, 2020, YA Contemporary, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo (Audio, 6 hr 21 min, 2018, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 3 stars | My Review  
• My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine (Audio, 10 hr 3 min, 2024, Adult Paranormal, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review
• Wildfire by Hannah Grace (Audio, 10 hr 54 min, 2023, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Audio, 10 hr 2 min, 2022, Adult Thriller, Library) - 2 stars | My Review 
• The Rule Book by Sarah Adams (Kindle, 358 pages, 2024, Adult Romance, Library) - 4 stars | My Review
• The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams (Kindle, 321 pages, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3 stars | My Review
  

Pages read: 997 + 113 hr 20 min
Pages DNF: 0

February 2025 TBR

Update for last month: Why is January always 2,308,591 days long? I did not finish any of the books on my TBR but managed to read 16 books. I have started 3 of the 4 books on my TBR, so I guess that's progress?

Goals for this month: In February, I am chugging along with my new TBR prompts: high priority, Netgalley, older hauled, and newer hauled. I'm very much struggling with genres that aren't romance. I think my brain just needs a break from the real world, so I am a little nervous for my non-romance books on the TBR.

My TBR for February:

• Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson (Physical)
• Swept Away by Beth O'Leary (Kindle/Netgalley)
• The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (Kindle)
• The Spare Room by Laura Starkey (Kindle)
  

What are you planning on reading in February?