744 Hours of January

New year, new books and experiences! My 744 hours of January post is a wrap up of everything I’ve consumed, achieved and enjoyed in the first month of the year.

Books

Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure, Andrew Cotto // 3.5 STAR
Mythos, Stephen Fry // 3.5 STAR
Call Me Alastair, Cory Leonardo // 4 STAR
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho // 3 STAR
The Angel’s Game, Carlos Ruiz Zafón // 3 STAR
In an Absent Dream, Seanan McGuire // 4 STAR
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman //5 STAR

What a way to start the year for reading! I was thrilled to finish so many books in January, although only three of them managed to push past the three star mark. Still though, I really enjoyed reading a diverse level of books, in and out of my comfort zone. None of these were at all similar, but that’s what made this a fun reading month! By far the best book I read this month was Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, when I was crying at it, I was laughing my head off, an excellent read!

Films

Ralph Breaks the Internet // 4 STAR
Every Day // 2 STAR
The Favourite // 3 STAR
Unbreakable // 2 STAR

I’ll be honest, I only went to see The Favourite because a friend of mine said it made her feel immensely uncomfortable and I wanted to know why. I can report that I still don’t know why, this was yes, a very odd film, but a very well acted one which portrayed a rather taboo subject for the time. I thought it was quite well done and I enjoyed the satirical way the characters were written.

TV Shows

You // 5 STAR
Sex Education  // 5 STAR
Tidying up with Marie Kondo // 3.5 STAR
Doctor Who // 4 STAR
Friends from College (Season 1 & 2) // 3.75 STAR

Oh my god so many good TV shows in January! Mainly though my love fell with You and Sex Education, I included them in my recent blog post about Netflix shows you should be watching. You can see me fully praising them both there, but for now I will say I thought they were just excellent shows in their own rights and I can’t wait to see more series!

The Marie Kondo show was a bit of a random choice for me, I think it just came up when I was in the right mood. But as soon as I finished it, you can bet I went and refolded every item of clothing I owned. Space saving truly maximised! This is certainly a good show to watch if you want some hints and tips on how to live a tidy lifestyle.

Finally Doctor Who. I’ve added this onto my January wrap up because I watched the final episode on catch up. Well. I will hold up my hands for this one, like I always do when someone else takes over playing the Doctor and say that yes, I was wrong, Jodie Whittaker is actually an incredibly good Doctor. There. I said it. I admit my mistakes. I think I disliked her originally because she had been type cast as the same role in anything else I’d seen her own, but she certainly came into her own in Doctor Who.