Books Read January 2021: 1-32

This year I'll continue posting a monthly roundup of the books I've read, but I'm trying to simplify somewhat, so I am not going to add the format or links to reviews after each item. That information can still be seen on my Goodreads profile (the review will be with the book; the format will be specified unless it's in print.) I always enjoy a new year with reading because even if it could be considered arbitrary, I use that time to start new reading goals, which always invigorates me. I also read a lot of the Tournament of Books long and shortlisted books in January, along with finally finishing my eARCs from 2020. I know there are a lot of books here but the rest of my year will be a lot busier and it might be the last time I hit 30.

Five-star books in green rectangles

1. Network Effect by Martha Wells, narrated by Kevin R. Free ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
2. An Onion in My Pocket by Deborah Madison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
3. Catherine the Great and the Small by Olja Knezevic, translated by Sharon Gordon and Ellen Elias-Bursać ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
4. Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, narrated by Ryan Gesell and Tara Sands ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
5. Lizard by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Ann Sherif ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
6. Chlorine Sky written and narrated by Mahogany L. Browne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
7. The Story So Far by Jane Eklund ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
8. Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
9. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
10. Include Me Out by María Sonia Cristoff, translated by Katherine Silver ⭐️⭐️ 
11. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
12. Earthlings by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
13. Well-Read Black Girl Glory Edim, ed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
14. Blonde Indian by Ernestine Hayes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
15. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
16. Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
17. This Telling by Cheryl Strayed, read by Kristen Bell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
18. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
19. Ring Shout  by P. Djèlí Clark ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
20. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deeshaw Philyaw, read by Janina Edwards ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
21. Deacon King Kong by James McBride ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
22. Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spotswood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
23. How to Carry Water by Lucille Clifton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
24. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
25. Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
26. Echo on the Bay by Masatsugu Ono, translated by Angus Turvill ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
27. Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
28. A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet, read by Xe Sands ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
29. White Ivy by Susie Yang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
30. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
31. The Liar's Dictionary by Eley Williams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
32. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line Eric Ripert with Veronica Chambers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (quite amazing this was my 32nd read!)

Total: 32

Tournament of Books - 9
(Shortlist - 5)

TFBWL - 7

Readtheworld21 - 3

Around the World - 7
Europe 2021 - 2

Audiobook - 8
eBook - 16
Print - 8

Borrowed not from library - 1
Library - 15
Review Copy - 11
TBR - Purchased 2021 - 1
TBR - Already owned - 3
TBR - Subscriptions - 1

Apocalypse and Dystopia - 3(!)
Fantasy - 5
Memoir - 1
Mystery - 1
Romance - 3
Science Fiction - 1
Thriller - 1

Translated - 5
Women in Translation - 4

Children’s - 1

YA - 5
Adult - 27