Amma B | Mothaherself

357 followers

Follow

Follow

Follow

0 saved

1

10

January’s Read

I love me some #kennedyryan

2025/1/19 Edited to

January is the perfect time to refresh your reading list. As we delve into the new year, many book lovers are on the lookout for inspiring reads that offer fresh perspectives and compelling stories. One standout author you shouldn't miss is Kennedy Ryan, known for her powerful storytelling and emotionally rich characters. Her works often explore themes of love, resilience, and personal growth, making them perfect for anyone looking to reflect on their own journey in the new year. If you're curious about which books to dive into this January, consider checking out her latest releases along with other trending titles in the literary world. From contemporary romance to heartfelt dramas, there's something for everyone to enjoy. Don't forget to share your thoughts and reviews on Lemon8; becoming part of a community of book lovers enriches the reading experience. In addition to Kennedy Ryan, January's publishing landscape is bustling with new releases from various genres. It’s a wonderful opportunity to explore different voices and narratives. Many readers find that starting the year with a list of recommended books helps set the tone for their reading adventures ahead. Whether you prefer physical copies or e-books, now is the time to embrace the joy of reading and perhaps even join a book club to discuss these riveting titles with friends or fellow enthusiasts.

Related posts

January’s Read

This was my read for January I vowed that this year I would try to read more books. One because I love to read. It’s one of my favorite pastimes. And two it’s something I’m doing for myself kid if like a form of self care. I would recommend that this book be read at the top of each year. This is de

5 likes

A celebratory image showing the book cover for 'Sinners Anonymous' by Somme Sketcher, featuring an old rotary phone. Text reads 'Congratulations! You're all done!' and 'First book of the year-DONE', indicating the completion of a dark romance, mafia romance novel.

January’s read

Very slow start but worth completing. #darkromancebooks #mafiaromancebook #plot twist

1 like

I always start the year off with self help books 📚. This is a good book for chronic over-thinkers. #mentalhealthbooks #readeroflemon8 #reading📖

20 likes

A hand holds the front cover of the thriller novel "The Resting Place" by Camilla Sten. The cover features a dark, misty forest with a house reflected below, and the title in yellow text. A quote from Publishers Weekly is at the top.

My Current Read 📖 Name of the Book: The Resting Place ✍️ Author: Camilla Sten 📖 Genre: Thrillers I’ve been in the US for almost 2 years now and it was my first time visiting Barnes and Noble last Saturday. I really enjoyed seeing and being surrounded with books. It actually inspired me to sta

6 likes

books i read in january: part 1

i finished 15 books in january!!! all of these are really good reads. i’m definitely on a thriller kick & these books did not disappoint. the only book that wasn’t quite a thriller was “the girls in the stilt house”, but still a really good read. it has notes of mystery, but not really thrillin

826 likes

January Reads Wrap Up📚

Here’s what I read in January!✨Comment down below if you have read any of these! Or if any are on your TBR🩵 #januaryreads #booktok #bookshelf #bookrecommendations #bookrecs

51 likes

January Read Alouds📖✨

Starting to get back in the mindset for work! I went to half price books and found some cute January read alouds for the students! #teacher #kindergarten #teacherlife #january #books

1 like

21 Books I Read in January

I was clearly in my book bag this month #readingrecap #whatiread #books #bookrecommendations #blackromancebooks

233 likes

Januarys Read!! 📕 📖

1 like

A light green spiral-bound notebook rests on a textured, light-colored blanket, with the text 'January Bullet Journal Set up' overlaid. Sunlight streams in from the left, casting shadows.

An open bullet journal displays a January title page with fireworks and string lights, alongside a calendar spread for January 20-31. The page includes the phrase 'New Year New Mindset New Results'.

An open bullet journal shows a 'MOOD TRACK' page featuring a snowflake design with numbered segments for days 1-31. Small face icons representing moods are at the bottom.

January Bullet Journal Set up

I started this month late, so there are some days missing towards the beginning of the month. I am so in love with this months mood tracker, but not the anxiety tracker, I wish I got a little more creative. I may not like it this month, but it gives me motivation to try harder next month. I also

116 likes

January’s Read - Year of Yes

Book Review: I’m not usually a fan of self-help books, so this was a slow read for me at first. However, by the end, I truly appreciated it. The book was filled with valuable lessons, and it made me realize there are several things I should work on myself. It even inspired me to take on a few ch

6 likes

books dropping January 2024 💥

Looking for something new to read? Consider this your 🚨 JANUARY BOOK RELEASE RADAR 🚨!! Here are 15 titles dropping this month, to add to that ever-growing TBR: January 2nd 📖 “A Fragile Enchantment” by Allison Saft** 📖 “First Lie Wins” by Ashley Elston** 📖 “Mercury” by Amy Jo Burns** Jan

50 likes

First read of the new year! #januarybooks #lemon8book #tiffanydjackson

7 likes

A dark grey water jug with measurement markings sits on a dark surface, next to two feet wearing white sneakers and socks. The image has a text overlay that reads "75Medium rules January 22- April 7".

A list titled "75 day medium rules" with a start date of January 22, 2025, and an end date of April 7, 2025. It outlines six rules including one workout, balanced diet, 2-3 liters of water, reading 30 pages, limiting alcohol, and 8 hours of sleep.

A text description of the key differences between 75 Medium and 75 Hard, highlighting one workout per day, permitted cheat meals and moderate alcohol, and less rigid hydration and diet rules. It states 75 Medium is ideal for sustainable habit building.

75Medium rules (January 22- April 7)

Okay, I been seeing 75hard all over social media & finally I decided to do it my self. Never give up. Never surrender. You can do anything if you just put your mind to it. 75hard - seems a little hard for me. I can’t do 2 workouts per day, working full time job. But 75medium seems great

1629 likes

An open book with a Spirited Away bookmark, held against a blurred background of water and sky, with the text "January Read" overlaid. The book's pages are visible, showing text.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was my first time reading one of Rebecca Yarros contemporary romance novels and I absolutely loved it! I previously only read Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by her so this was a fun little read away from the Romantasy genre. Hudson is chefs kiss book boyfriend material and Allie had so m

6 likes

January Read Alouds

So excited to be sharing these to my students this month! #teacher #teacherbooks #classroombooks #teacherlifestyle

3 likes

🌸Books I read in January🌸

Do you see any of your favorites? #bookwormsoflemon8 #books 📚 #lemon8bookclub

34 likes

guys I have had this book laying around my house for a couple years and we are getting it done for January! My last choice in my tbr but getting it out of the way in the first month of the year makes my surprise tbr all the better here in the coming months! 📚 #januarytbr #bookish #books #

2 likes

🎀 journal with me! (January books read spread)

what should my spread theme for February be? 👀 i'm thinking chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine's day 🤭🍓 this spread didn't turn out too bad there's some things i'd change though like the books read card i should've prepped that before sticking it on the page &a

89 likes

✨Books read in January 2026

Authors 🖊️ @Author Kutura B💋 Black Lavish Connie Easton Millie Belizaire Kami Aubry J Antoinette Sherell 5⭐️ recommendations •Fast by Millie Belizaire •Search my soul by Kami If you have read or plan to read any of these lets talk about it 💬 #📚books #read📚 #januarybookw

9 likes

A lil late but here are all the books I’ve read in January. ⭐️ Overall rating: 5/5: The Cheating Husband 📄 Plot: Emma thinks she’s found true love until she discovered one of his lies. He’s already married. But that’s was only the beginning.. He’s been hiding more than just his wife from me.

282 likes

January Mental Health Read

This book is blowing my mind. Definitely worth the read if you’ve ever been curious about how biology and psychology work together! #mentalhealthbooks #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #bookrecs #bookwormsoflemon8

1 like

Here's a quick post to share the book I'm starting this month I'm not sure what my pleasure read is going to be just yet but for development myself it'll be Atomic Habits been wanting to read it for the longest. #januarybooks #lemon8bookclub #Lemon8Diary #books #mindset

3 likes

 📚 January Read | One Book a Month  

As a working mom, finding time to read isn’t easy—but I promised myself one book a month, and I’m proud to say I kept that promise for January 💪🏽 I read Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden, and whew… it was relatable in ways that made me uncomfortable (minus the murder part—hopefully we’re not all do

17 likes

January’s book club read !!!

#bookclub #booktok

8 likes

January Wrap-up

January was a diverse month for reading (I read a little of everything), and a pretty good month for running too. #januaryrecap #book #books #running

19 likes

January read alouds! ✏️🤍

January read alouds are here! Save for later! ✨✏️🤍 #teachertips #momsoflemon8 #teachersoflemon8 #teachertok #momsoftiktok

1 like

A classroom wall decorated with winter-themed signs like snowflakes, a deer, and a penguin. A bulletin board with a snowy texture is central. A wooden book display holds children's books including "YETIS ARE THE WORST!", "The Snowchild," "OWL MOON," and "One Snowy Day," reflecting January read-alouds.

January Read alouds

With the snow hitting Texas, I am getting the students truly in the snowy spirit!!❄️ I am so excited to share all of these books with my students this month #teacher #teacherfashion #teacherlife #teachersoflemon8

1 like

A black bullet journal cover adorned with various stickers, including a skeleton, a skull, and text like "self-care" and "read whatever you want." The text overlay reads "My 2024 bullet journal (January)".

An open bullet journal displaying a decorative cover page for 2024, featuring colorful numbers and patterns on the right page, and the text "Cover Page" on the left.

An open bullet journal showing a birthday tracker wheel with names and months on the left page, and a "January 2024" title with celebratory doodles on the right page.

My 2024 bullet journal (January)

Finally finished my January bullet journal set up #l8r2024 #bulletjournal #january2024

573 likes

On my reading list #januarybookofthemoth #booktok

0 likes

A hand holds a tablet displaying 'When Forever Stays' by Tawna Suchy, set against a bookshelf. The shelf features Christian books by Dani Pettrey and other Romance titles, decorated with lights and fluffy material, highlighting a cozy reading list.

January TBR - Current Read

A surfing accident brought them back together. Only obedience to God can guarantee their happily ever after. Dana Taking on the role of a "Christian influencer" should have pushed me deeper into my relationship with Jesus, but instead, it brought more questions. Especially when it came

2 likes

It’s January so you know what that means…

…it’s time to BULLET JOURNAL! I’m super excited to start out this new year with a new journal! It’s been 2 years since I’ve bullet journalled. Before this journal, I would take bullet journaling so seriously. I would have set plan for each month, making so many designs and trackers. Habit trackers.

45 likes

An audiobook player screen displays the cover for 'Wait for Dark' by Kiersten Modglin, featuring a woman and a city skyline. The interface shows the title, author, 'No rating', '15 min left' remaining, and navigation options for 'About', 'Chapters', and 'More like this'.

Just got done finishing Wait For Dark by Kiersten Modglin, I really liked this novel, it was a little short in my opinion but overall good. Have you read this novel? What’s your thoughts? #lastread #januaryreads #audiobooks #readingrecommendations #lemon8bookcommunity

2 likes

37 Books I Read in January

My January reading wrap up #books #januaryreading #bookish #blackbooks #fyp

59 likes

What I Read in January!!!

what’s your favorite January read?

8 likes

books i read in january: part 2

here are the rest of the books that i read in january! most of these are also thrillers/murder mysteries, but “a danger to herself & others” focuses more on mental health/illness & is an extremely good read. all of these books had me wanting more & i highly recommend!!! #books #booki

25 likes

January Read✨📚

This book didn’t just inspire me it realigned me. A reminder that clarity changes everything and the power I’ve been looking for has always been mine. ✨📖🍋 #Lemon8Reads #PersonalGrowth #SoftLifeShift #HealingJourney #FindingMyPower

8 likes

Deadline: January 1, 2025

The challenge started on October 1st - Eat clean: No breads, increase protein & veggie intake - Drink minimum half a gallon of water - Limited alcohol intake - Read two books a month - Practice a new language - Workout for 30 min a day -improve skincare routine - Wake up at 5:00am ev

285 likes

my january reads!📖

i’ve gotten back into reading and read 6 books this past month! i’m currently reading happy place by emily henry so that will be in next month’s recap, but here’s my thoughts on the books below! • the ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins (5/5⭐️) this was SUCH a good prequel! it fol

14 likes

January read 📖

This is my first book of the year half way through it have a few days to finish it so far I really like it 🌶️. Book review 🔜

2 likes

A pink overlay announces 'NEW BOOKS RELEASING IN JANUARY 2025!' over several open books on a white bedsheet, including 'Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver.

The cover for 'Onyx Storm' by Rebecca Yarros, the third book in the Empyrean series, is displayed with a release date of January 21st.

The cover for 'Beg, Borrow or Steal' by Sarah Adams, the third book in the When In Rome series, is shown with a release date of January 7th.

new books coming out in January! 💫

With so many new books coming in 2025 I like to do a monthly overview of what to expect so that we can plan for what books to buy or read in that month! I tried picking what I think are the most anticipated reads will be! Let me know what you’re excited for! 😋 #lemon8partner #lemon8bookclub

58 likes

January read✨

#lemon8bookclub #bannedbooks #ilovetoread

0 likes

Six books are displayed on a blue and white patterned blanket, with text overlays reading "Book Lover" and "January Reads Recap." The books include "The Silent Patient," "A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon," "Alchemised," "Alive at Night," "Heated Rivalry," and "Archer's Voice."

The book "Alchemised" by SenLinYu is shown on a patterned blanket, rated 5 stars. Text below reads, "I loved everything about this."

The book "Heated Rivalry" by Rachel Reid is displayed on a patterned blanket, rated 3.5 stars. Text includes a quote and a comment about the characters and writing.

Books I read in January😌❄️

Finally back to devouring my TBR🙌 In January I read SIX books! One of them being the infamous thousand page high fantasy novel. Overall a good month of reading. I would be sad that I’m in the midst of a 5 star reading slump but my current read is pretty damn good rn. My January Reads: Alche

28 likes

Last January read!

Starting off the year with a bang. I’ve finished 9 books this month 😱 Now. I know there is a huge line down the middle of people that like Freida McFadden & people that don’t like her. I personally LOVE her. Sure there was a book or two of her’s that I didn’t particularly enjoy. But you’re no

11 likes

A woman in a yellow sweater holds a stack of books, with 'Love, Theoretically' on top. Text reads 'Rating my January Reads With Emojis' with a laughing emoji and stars.

A woman holds 'Love, Theoretically' book. Text 'Love Theoretically' is shown with emojis including a brain, nerd face, shushing face, and hot face, representing the book's themes.

A woman holds 'Yours Truly' book. Text 'Yours Truly' is displayed with emojis like doctor figures, a nerd face, a shushing face, and a note with a pencil.

Rating my January Reads with emojis

I had a pretty good book month! How about you? What was your best read from January? Love Theoretically ⭐️Overall rating: 5/5 Your Truly ⭐️Overall rating: 4.5/5 Birthday Girl ⭐️Overall rating: 3.75 /5 Blossom in the Winter ⭐️Overall rating: 2.5/5 Fourth Wing ⭐️Overall rating: 5/5 Iron Flame

143 likes

A white rolling cart displays various books, including 'Throne of Glass' and 'Court of Blood and Bindings,' with a 'January hopefuls' text overlay and flower doodles, indicating planned reads for the month.

A close-up of the book cover 'Blood of Ancients' by Sara C. Roethle, featuring a dark purple design with an open book and raven. An overlay predicts a 5/5 star rating, noting it's the last book in a favorite series.

A close-up of the book cover 'City of Salvation' by Marie Maravilla, featuring a dark design with a green glowing rose, skull, and snakes. An overlay predicts a 5/5 star rating, expressing excitement for the author's dark romance.

January hopefuls

I want to start off the new year with a strong lineup of books to read so here are my January hopefuls! 🩸Blood of Ancients🩸 Predicting: 5/5⭐️ This is the last book of one of my favorite series and I’m not ready to say goodbye but I know I’m going to absolutely love it! I can’t wait to read abo

37 likes

A book titled "No Control" by Annie Wild is shown lying on a green, rumpled fabric surface. The cover features a dark background with a polaroid photo, a pen, and other subtle elements, with the title in white script.

January 2026 read 📚

Currently reading “No Control” by Annie Wild. Have you read this book? Opinions? No spoilers plz!!! 🖤❣️ #reading #books #thrillerbooks #romancebookrecommendations

6 likes

January Manhwa of the Month!

Come read Taming the Tiger with us for BL Book Club ✨ I’m already loving this story. The MC has an evil to everyone but the ML attitude and is kind of vile. Once you see his backstory you start to understand a little… but I could stand him sharing Beom a little less 😭 Are you planning to re

629 likes

BOOKS I READ in JANUARY

fable, goodreads, storygraph: punkcryptids my favorite book of the month was Best Offer Wins !! my least favorite book was My Sister, the Serial Killer. I want to read more science fiction in the next few months :3 #bookwormsoflemon8 #booksofthemonth #book of the month #januaryreads #jan

16 likes

books ive read in January

10 likes

January wrap-up

I know it’s a little late but I wanted to showcase the books I read last month because a lot of them were super promising. I read a total of seven books in January and here they are: Blood of Ancients 5/5⭐️ I received an arc for this amazing end to a series and I was not disappointed. I’m sad

22 likes

January reading wrap up📖✨

How many books did you read in January? #fantasybooks #romancebooks #readingwrapup #booktok #bookrecommendations

95 likes

An overhead view of several romance novels, an open book with a pink heart bookmark, a pink candle, and pink tulip decorations, with the text overlay 'RATING BOOKS I'VE READ SO FAR IN JANUARY'.

The book cover for 'Lovelight Farms' by B.K. Borison, depicting a couple under mistletoe, with keywords like 'Friends To Lovers' and 'Christmas Tree Farm', rated 4 out of 5 stars.

The book cover for 'Next to You' by Nora Everly, showing a couple in a snowy setting, with keywords like 'Small Town' and 'Forced Proximity', rated 5 out of 5 stars.

Rating Books I’ve Read So Far In January

My Book Ratings For January So Far Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison is a sweet and cozy romance filled with small-town charm and holiday magic. While the beginning feels slow as it sets the stage, the second half more than makes up for it with its heartwarming romance and engaging chemistry betwe

3 likes

A hand holds the book 'Termination Dust' by Alana Terry, an Alaskan Refuge Christian Suspense Novel. The cover features a woman, mountains, and two figures running through a forest. Annotations point to Christian Fiction, Romance, and Suspense genres, with other books visible on shelves.

January TBR - Current Read

An abusive father. A devoted sister. When danger strikes, she'll walk through fire to protect her family. Despite years of trauma, Kimmie's faith has never faltered. And after her mom's unexpected death, Kimmie risks everything to save her autistic brother from a life of neglect and ab

4 likes

Our January Read 🤍 The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore

Every month, we read at least one book together. Then we either get together or talk about it through text/phone call. For the start of 2025, we decided to finish reading the Dream Harbor Series. We read The Pumpkin Spice Cafe & The Christmas Tree Farm (December Read) last year but we felt like

20 likes

See more