46 thoughts on “My Monthly Anticipation | January 2020”
I’m very excited for The Shadow Saint! It’s out early at the Chapters near my house, so I’m going to pick it up soon.
I’m cautiously optimistic about Dracula.
Happy reading and watching!
Can’t wait to see what you’ll think of Shadow Saint! It can only be AWESOME! And yes, I’m going lower my expectations for Dracule but it seems so promising! 😀
Wow, you’ve never read Harry Potter. I’m actually impressed with that. Looking forward to what you think of them. I read them as they came out and as a 20something was less than impressed by the final book. They’re not something I ever plan on re-reading 🙂
I think “Picard” is going to be an epic flop. Not because Stewart is old but I just can’t see writers today actually telling a good enough story. Nostalgia factor gives it 1 season, tops, if that.
And cheers to not wrecking a good thing just for “changes” sake 😀
I too picked up my copy when it was released but I can’t remember if I even finished it and don’t consider that time as my first attempt at all hahah
I can definitely see why you’d think Picard will flop. I’d prefer thinking it will than to be disappointed by a cash-grab attempt at small-screen cinema…
Great post Lashaan and Happy New to you! I haven’t read Harry Potter although I have tried a few times and wasn’t overly impressed. I am tempted to try it on audio though as Stephen Fry reads it and I love his narration. Bad Boys 3 eh that’ll be interesting! lol
Happy New Year to you too, Nicki! I hope 2020 will be a fantastic year for you and all the audiobooks you’ll be listening too! 😉 Ohhh, I actually saw your quick review on Goodreads the other day and how unimpressed you were by it. I wonder if Stephen Fry can cure it all for you. 😮
I know, right? It’ll probably be a good braindead fun movie hahaha
Like Stooge, I wonder how you’ll react to HP. Sometimes I wonder if I’d enjoy it as much as I did back in the day if I was to read it today. I hope you do, because it was a magical tale.
The Gentleman looks awesome. I haven’t heard of it before you post, so thank you.
I’m lowering my expectations for it for now, just in case I feel like I’ve seen “better” books nowadays, even if new writers might have maybe been influenced by Rowling’s style.
It’s my pleasure. Hope you enjoy it if you ever decide to check it out! 😀
Thanks, Tammy! I look forward to discovering it. Can’t wait to see what you’ll think of The Bard’s Blade and The Shadow Saint! Hope they’re perfect reads! 😀
Here’s hoping you love Harry Potter. My favorite was the third and I never read the last one, I lost interest. 🤷🏻♀️ But it is kind of a milestone as a book blogger to have read at least the first and declared your interest level. Have you watched The Witcher yet? I’m on episode 3 or 4. I’m interested in your thoughts. Happy reading and watching in January. I hope you fall easily back into your rhythms. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hahahah you’re absolutely right about HP. I feel like all bloggers have read it too. I’ve watched the first episode of the Witcher and look forward to completing it. So far, I’m engaged but not impressed. 😉 Hope January will prove to be a wonderful month for you too, Dani! 😀
The Wayward Children series is one of McGuire’s best works – even though I must admit I’m a fan, and therefore somewhat biased… 😀
And I didn’t know that The Outsider was going to be turned into a TV series! That will be an interesting one to watch.
Hahahaha I do love her work, under McGuire or her pseudonym. I definitely want to pick up her Wayward Children series as soon as possible though. And yes, it’s now a TV series. I wonder if it’ll be any good or just be a poor adaptation like some of the movies based on his books… 😮
I’m about to start The Unspoken Name, a release I’m very curious about! I recently just checked Spellslinger off my backlist, I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the rest of the series. January is pretty quiet for me on the release front, so I’m using the time to wrangle my ARC pile backlog, I should be caught up by the end of the month!
I’ve seen The Unspoken Name around and fell in love with that cover too hahah I hope you enjoy it! I also hope the rest of the Spellslinger series will prove to be just as good as the first one! 😀 And you’re right. I feel like December/January is often quiet in terms of new releases. Plenty of time to try and catch up on must-reads! 😀 Happy reading!
I’m with you on Ide and McGuire. As for Potter? Let your inner child have the reins and you’ll love it. Just did the audiobooks last year (have read the whole series three times, some of the earlier books up to 7x)–they’ll live up to the hype.
I’ll try and channel my inner kid while reading it. And wow at the number of times you’ve read them. That screams, fanboy! 😀 I look forward to sharing my thoughts on Ide’s new release and Potter! Thanks for dropping by. 😀
Currently reading The Shadow Saint and enjoying it! And The Bards Blade is definitely on my list. Those new shows look amazing, I wish I had more time for TV and movies 😀
I am super happy to hear that! It’s so exciting to know that such a trilogy even exists. Hope you enjoy it to the end, Mogsy! And yes, I totally agree. I probably won’t be getting around to these TV series/movies till later in the year myself hahah 😀
I’m seeing a lot of people featuring James Islington’s series at the moment and I’m really curious to read them.
Dracula aired over the holiday for us and it didn’t take my fancy. Thee was just something about it that didn’t click with me and I gave up after about half an hour haha.
I’m not sure what to make of ‘Picard’. It could be brilliant or a total flop.
You probably don’t need me to say this as you know doubt already know, but…I CANNOT WAIT for Picard!!! Hotly anticipating the dawn of a new Batman run with #86 and the Star Wars relaunch moving things to between Empire and Return of the Jedi…although I still need to catch up with the first series (about halfway on that at the moment).
2020 is set to be another golden year for fans of cool, geeky stuff!
I definitely would love to hear your thoughts on Picard, knowing how much you love the Star Trek universe. I think your opinion is > to anyone else here hahahah
And yes to Batman and Star Wars! I think 2020 is going to be quite crazy! 😀
Haha, yeah I’m certainly a DIE HARD fan – it’s a franchise that I’ve loved longer than anything else and is always dear to me – even in it’s weaker moments. I’ll definitely be posting my thoughts on Picard!
I’ve also got a non-spoiler review of Batman #86 coming this weekend…
I’m reading it for the same time ever, although as a kid I had followed the hype and buzz and picked up a copy of it! 😀 Ohhhh that’s soooo sweet! It must be a whole other experience to do it together! 😀
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I’m very excited for The Shadow Saint! It’s out early at the Chapters near my house, so I’m going to pick it up soon.
I’m cautiously optimistic about Dracula.
Happy reading and watching!
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Can’t wait to see what you’ll think of Shadow Saint! It can only be AWESOME! And yes, I’m going lower my expectations for Dracule but it seems so promising! 😀
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Ha! That’s probably for the best 😜
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Wow, you’ve never read Harry Potter. I’m actually impressed with that. Looking forward to what you think of them. I read them as they came out and as a 20something was less than impressed by the final book. They’re not something I ever plan on re-reading 🙂
I think “Picard” is going to be an epic flop. Not because Stewart is old but I just can’t see writers today actually telling a good enough story. Nostalgia factor gives it 1 season, tops, if that.
And cheers to not wrecking a good thing just for “changes” sake 😀
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I too picked up my copy when it was released but I can’t remember if I even finished it and don’t consider that time as my first attempt at all hahah
I can definitely see why you’d think Picard will flop. I’d prefer thinking it will than to be disappointed by a cash-grab attempt at small-screen cinema…
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Great post Lashaan and Happy New to you! I haven’t read Harry Potter although I have tried a few times and wasn’t overly impressed. I am tempted to try it on audio though as Stephen Fry reads it and I love his narration. Bad Boys 3 eh that’ll be interesting! lol
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Happy New Year to you too, Nicki! I hope 2020 will be a fantastic year for you and all the audiobooks you’ll be listening too! 😉 Ohhh, I actually saw your quick review on Goodreads the other day and how unimpressed you were by it. I wonder if Stephen Fry can cure it all for you. 😮
I know, right? It’ll probably be a good braindead fun movie hahaha
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Woah what covers!!! Fantastic
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They are gorgeous, huh? I love them so much too! Thanks for passing by, Shalini! 😀
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Like Stooge, I wonder how you’ll react to HP. Sometimes I wonder if I’d enjoy it as much as I did back in the day if I was to read it today. I hope you do, because it was a magical tale.
The Gentleman looks awesome. I haven’t heard of it before you post, so thank you.
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I’m lowering my expectations for it for now, just in case I feel like I’ve seen “better” books nowadays, even if new writers might have maybe been influenced by Rowling’s style.
It’s my pleasure. Hope you enjoy it if you ever decide to check it out! 😀
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True. Many books influenced by HP came after it.
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Looks fantastic. Enjoy 🙂
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Thanks, Scarlett! Have an awesome month of January as well! 😀
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Have fun with Harry Potter, Lashaan! And I’ll be reading The Bard’s Blade and The Shadow Saint as well😁
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Thanks, Tammy! I look forward to discovering it. Can’t wait to see what you’ll think of The Bard’s Blade and The Shadow Saint! Hope they’re perfect reads! 😀
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Oooh I can’t wait for your thoughts on Harry Potter!
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I can’t wait to pick it up too! 😀
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Weathering With You is at the top of my list of things I’d like to see. I absolutely love Makoto Shikai’s work!
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I can definitely imagine how excited you must be for it too! At least it’s sure to be a beautiful movie! 😀
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I hope you’ll enjoy Harry Potter! And I’m excited for Dracula too!
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Thanks, Tasya! I look forward to checking out Harry Potter too! 😀 😀
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Here’s hoping you love Harry Potter. My favorite was the third and I never read the last one, I lost interest. 🤷🏻♀️ But it is kind of a milestone as a book blogger to have read at least the first and declared your interest level. Have you watched The Witcher yet? I’m on episode 3 or 4. I’m interested in your thoughts. Happy reading and watching in January. I hope you fall easily back into your rhythms. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Hahahah you’re absolutely right about HP. I feel like all bloggers have read it too. I’ve watched the first episode of the Witcher and look forward to completing it. So far, I’m engaged but not impressed. 😉 Hope January will prove to be a wonderful month for you too, Dani! 😀
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I’m glad to hear that about The Witcher. 😉
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The Wayward Children series is one of McGuire’s best works – even though I must admit I’m a fan, and therefore somewhat biased… 😀
And I didn’t know that The Outsider was going to be turned into a TV series! That will be an interesting one to watch.
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Hahahaha I do love her work, under McGuire or her pseudonym. I definitely want to pick up her Wayward Children series as soon as possible though. And yes, it’s now a TV series. I wonder if it’ll be any good or just be a poor adaptation like some of the movies based on his books… 😮
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I’m about to start The Unspoken Name, a release I’m very curious about! I recently just checked Spellslinger off my backlist, I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the rest of the series. January is pretty quiet for me on the release front, so I’m using the time to wrangle my ARC pile backlog, I should be caught up by the end of the month!
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I’ve seen The Unspoken Name around and fell in love with that cover too hahah I hope you enjoy it! I also hope the rest of the Spellslinger series will prove to be just as good as the first one! 😀 And you’re right. I feel like December/January is often quiet in terms of new releases. Plenty of time to try and catch up on must-reads! 😀 Happy reading!
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I’m with you on Ide and McGuire. As for Potter? Let your inner child have the reins and you’ll love it. Just did the audiobooks last year (have read the whole series three times, some of the earlier books up to 7x)–they’ll live up to the hype.
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I’ll try and channel my inner kid while reading it. And wow at the number of times you’ve read them. That screams, fanboy! 😀 I look forward to sharing my thoughts on Ide’s new release and Potter! Thanks for dropping by. 😀
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I’m so happy you’re finally reading Harry Potter!! 😍 and I’d love to watch Weathering with you (with you? 😊) Have a wonderful month, Lashaan ❤️
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Hahahahah I can’t wait to see what I’ll think of HP! And of course, I’ll gladly watch it with you! ❤ Have a beautiful month as well, Caroline! ❤
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Currently reading The Shadow Saint and enjoying it! And The Bards Blade is definitely on my list. Those new shows look amazing, I wish I had more time for TV and movies 😀
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I am super happy to hear that! It’s so exciting to know that such a trilogy even exists. Hope you enjoy it to the end, Mogsy! And yes, I totally agree. I probably won’t be getting around to these TV series/movies till later in the year myself hahah 😀
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I’m seeing a lot of people featuring James Islington’s series at the moment and I’m really curious to read them.
Dracula aired over the holiday for us and it didn’t take my fancy. Thee was just something about it that didn’t click with me and I gave up after about half an hour haha.
I’m not sure what to make of ‘Picard’. It could be brilliant or a total flop.
Happy New Year.
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So far, book one definitely had my attention and hopefully book two and three will do just as good, if not better.
Oh snap, that’s unfortunate. I have high expectations for it since the same crew behind Sherlock is on it hahah
If you ever try Picard, I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks, Lois! Happy New Year to you too! 😀
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I really hope you enjoy HP. I’ve been meaning to start the Wayward Children series as well. Maybe this year…
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Thanks, Nina! I hope so too. Oh man, I wish I could sneak in the whole series this year too! 😀
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You probably don’t need me to say this as you know doubt already know, but…I CANNOT WAIT for Picard!!! Hotly anticipating the dawn of a new Batman run with #86 and the Star Wars relaunch moving things to between Empire and Return of the Jedi…although I still need to catch up with the first series (about halfway on that at the moment).
2020 is set to be another golden year for fans of cool, geeky stuff!
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I definitely would love to hear your thoughts on Picard, knowing how much you love the Star Trek universe. I think your opinion is > to anyone else here hahahah
And yes to Batman and Star Wars! I think 2020 is going to be quite crazy! 😀
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Haha, yeah I’m certainly a DIE HARD fan – it’s a franchise that I’ve loved longer than anything else and is always dear to me – even in it’s weaker moments. I’ll definitely be posting my thoughts on Picard!
I’ve also got a non-spoiler review of Batman #86 coming this weekend…
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Is Harry Potter a new read or a re-read for you? I got to re-read it with my daughter last year and it was so fun to revisit that series.
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I’m reading it for the same time ever, although as a kid I had followed the hype and buzz and picked up a copy of it! 😀 Ohhhh that’s soooo sweet! It must be a whole other experience to do it together! 😀
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You’re going to have so much fun!
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