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My January 2023 Reading Roundup

Kara Monroe
4 min readFeb 1, 2023

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As I noted in my 2023 Reading Life Plan, I am carefully and meticulously tracking what I read. As a step in that specific part of my reading life, I aim to roundup the books I read each month with the ultimate goal of picking a book of the month each month leading up to a book of 2023! I’ve always kept lists of the books I’ve read but I’ve never really pitted them against one another in head to head competition so here goes.

In January, I read:

  • Tarot by Marissa Kennerson
  • The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama
  • One Rough Man by Brad Taylor (Pike Logan Series, Book 1)
  • Book Lovers by Emily Henry

I almost finished Drawing Thought by Andrea Kantrowitz but had to return it to the library. I’m on a book buying break in 2023 (which I’ve violated three times already but within the rules I set for myself which is a book for book club I can’t get in time from my library or a book for a school/work assignment that is required).

Reviews & Observations

My first observation is this is WAY more fiction than I usually ever read. Part of the motivation for the book buying break is that I have 42 unread books left on my shelves at home after cleaning them out and paring down anything I…

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Kara Monroe
Kara Monroe

Written by Kara Monroe

I am a world traveler, part-time road warrior, and home body all wrapped up in one gadget-loving package. Writer, photographer, chef, and aspiring artist.

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