Monthly Wrap-Up: January 2025

This month, I read 5 books, which totaled only about 1019 pages, almost 1500 pages LESS than the previous month 😬 To be fair, this was a terrible month for me in general. I have been SO stressed out that my brain cannot focus on reading (or blogging) right now. Anyway...

• 2 were full-length novels, 2 novellas, and 1 manga
• 3 were part of a series and 2 were standalone
• I started 2 series this month and caught up on 1
• 3 were finished copies and 2 ARCs
• 1 was a physical book and 4 were an ebooks
• 1 was a 5-star book, 3 were 4 stars, and 1 was 3 stars
• 1 was indie published and 4 were traditionally published
• 1 was by a new-to-me author and 4 were by authors I've previously read
• 4 were adult books and 1 YA
• 1 was nonfiction and 4 were fiction
• 3 were sci-fi, 1 adventure, and 1 about writing

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Review: Salvation Day by Kali Wallace

Title: Salvation Day

Author: Kali Wallace

Genre: Adult, sci-fi, thriller

Publication date: July 2019

Published by: Berkley

Source: Purchased hardcover

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Synopsis: They thought the ship would be their salvation.

Zahra knew every detail of the plan. House of Wisdom, a massive exploration vessel, had been abandoned by the government of Earth a decade earlier, when a deadly virus broke out and killed everyone on board in a matter of hours. But now it could belong to her people if they were bold enough to take it. All they needed to do was kidnap Jaswinder Bhattacharya—the sole survivor of the tragedy, and the last person whose genetic signature would allow entry to the spaceship.

But what Zahra and her crew could not know was what waited for them on the ship—a terrifying secret buried by the government. A threat to all of humanity that lay sleeping alongside the orbiting dead.

And then they woke it up.

My rating: ★★★☆☆

Last year I read Dead Space by this same author... well, I should say I tried to read it because it ended up being my one and only DNF of the year 😅 However, I already owned Salvation Day so I thought I would give this author another chance and, well, I didn’t DNF it! I didn’t love it, but I actually finished it this time! Lol.

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