TBR Update | Everything I Plan to Read in January of 2025

[@PsilocybeJedi]

I'm finishing Malice right now (which btw I have not audibly shrieked "wtf" and "nooo" during the ending of a book in so long) and I'm 100% finishing the series before the end of January. An absolute banger! Thank you so much for hyping up Faithful and the Fallen.

[@kingzzz6509]

I’m really excited to hear your thoughts on the whole trilogy of Prince of Nothing. In January I hope to read: 1. Empire of Silence 2. The Old Man and the Sea 3. Howling Dark 4. The Time Machine or The Winter King 5. The Way of Kings

[@cipriansirbu3699]

I'm happy to see you returning to the Riyria,I still have to read Drumindor. I'm very excited for January,my plans are: Lonesome Dove,The Gunslinger,finally I start the Dark Tower and The Witchood Crown,loved M,S&T,can't wait to see what this sequel series can deliver.

[@mikesbookreviews]

MJS is always solid.

[@richardcoupe1017]

I read Rise Of The Ranger earlier this month and thoroughly enjoyed it! The second book in the series is on my January TBR. I'll be keeping an eye out for your review 👀

[@mikesbookreviews]

Exciting!

[@eddydoo4221]

Returning to Riyria and repping Red Rising, instant like!

[@mikesbookreviews]

I am but a humble servant.

[@jacketernity4609]

Happy Holidays Mike! Keep it up good sir.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@mrgoodkat8448]

I really enjoyed the Echoes Saga. It's got some great characters and the last trilogy in particular is fantastic.

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'm super hyped for it

[@mrgoodkat8448]

I'm using the Christmas break to make a start on Malazan and Prince of Nothing.

[@stevenstewart782]

Both? Why aren't you a glutton for punishment😃😂

[@nantonenko5810]

Just finished Morningstar earlier this week. What a finish to the first red rising trilogy. Couldn’t put those books down!! Going to be starting up iron gold the weekend after Christmas. Had to have the happy ending for a little bit before the next set of books! So happy I finally got around to reading this series

[@thebookthatnooneread]

My January TBR will mostly be finishing up the books I couldn’t finish in December. 😂 However, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls will definitely be on the top of my list. Grady Hendrix is steadily becoming a top favorite author for me. And Lightfall is absolutely going on my ever expanding TBR ‘cause vampires/werewolves will always be something I can’t pass on. Hope you and yours have a very merry Christmas! 😊

[@IsaacFruits]

Mike, I just wanted to say thank you for turning me on to Lonesome Dove, I am roughly 60% through it now and it has become my new obsession. Excited to see your thoughts on Lightfall I may have to try that one out. My #1 priority for next year though is to finish ASOIAF. Have a Merry Christmas!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Glad to hear it!

[@Buchertn]

Merry Christmas Mike hope you have a great one filled with love and joy! I'll be digging into Storm light 5 and The New Jedi Order Dark Journey, along with finishing up The Heart of What Was Lost.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Merry Christmas!

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

I always spend January and February with catching up on books I didn't get to last year. Cause I'm always behind with something. Merry Christmas.🎄🙂

[@TheBeardedBookBeast]

That shirt is sick! I have been wanting to read the Echoes saga for a long time too! Those covers are incredible, and I've heard his writing is fantastic

[@mikesbookreviews]

JOIN US

[@TheBeardedBookBeast]

@mikesbookreviews Hahaha I think I will! It's a slippery slope too because he has prequel novellas with those characters and also big tomes he just released last year set hundreds of years before Echoes😂 But I'm in you sonofagun!

[@stevenstewart782]

Me too.thank goodness far Kindle Unlimited😀

[@AvidMari23]

Loved this video. Thank you for the recommendations. I cannot wait for Grady’s book.

[@Chance.Dillon]

Rise of the Ranger has such an appealing call to me.. I’m excited to hear your thoughts. I hear great things

[@stevenstewart782]

I will be starting the Echoes Saga in January as well And I'm also going to finish reading The Tainted Cup, which I started this week. And whatever else I can fit in around the edges

[@jakeeffertz181]

Great video. 👌 More of this, please. It's hard to find something good that isn't mainstream.

[@mikesbookreviews]

You got it.

[@kaiju_k5042]

You have some great books lined up for January, I actually find that Hendrix does a great mix of horror and humor, you never know which one will whack you over the face, especially reading something like his How to Sell a Haunted House, I really liked that one, there's a word from it that I always laugh when I say it, don't want to spoil what it is but it still cracks me up almost two years after reading it.

[@Kellen81]

Looking forward to joining you with Echoes Saga!

[@mikesbookreviews]

REGULATORRRRRRRRS! let's mount up.

[@NerdLevelRising]

Can't wait to see what you think of the Quaintrell books!! Those are high in my list as well

[@mikesbookreviews]

I'll let you know.

[@Biskit_Rising]

Excited for your Jan TBR and just pre-ordered Lightfall to read along with you 😊

[@samiurai0]

Nice list! I'll most likely start the year reading The Paper Mangerie by Ken Liu. Haven't read any of his books yet and I've been told this is a good entry point.

[@patton360games3]

Thank you mike your videos have helped me find so many great books . Marry Christmas ⛄

[@mikequist1]

My January TBR is heavy on mysteries with a scifi and a pulp fantasy thrown in: "The Last Dance" (Ed McBain), "Foundation's Edge" (Isaac Asimov), "Takedown Twenty" (Janet Evanovich), "Scorpius" (John Gardner), "The Mystery of the Blue Train" (Agatha Christie), "The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown" (Lawrence Block), and "The Moon Man" (Edgar Rice Burroughs).

[@brandoncordeau7277]

I just finished reading the original red rising trilogy. It completely stole my heart and is now my favorite series ever and with that said after watching this video and seeing Mike's shirt I niw want to mive on to iron gold instead of taking a break from the series to read some horror like i was going to

[@Bryanchappell3188]

I have the echoes saga too had it for a couple years and haven’t started it. I’ll read it in January too looking forward to the review.

[@jennitoikkanen3431]

You got me interested in Lightfall! Might have to buy it now 😁 I’m going to start Malazan in January right after I finish Wheel of Time. Happy Holidays Mike! 🎄

[@mikesbookreviews]

Would be happy to have you along!

[@safinan8008]

Merry Christmas to you and ur family too 🎉

[@cevcivelek]

I've been itching to read some werewolf books recently, so I'll definitely be adding Lightfall to my list! Would also love some other recommendations for books with werewolves in em...horror over fantasy preferred, but any suggestions would be great!

[@arthurweise2573]

Hi Mike, Merry Christmas! I have those 5 books by Michael J Sullivan but decided to read Legends of First Empire first because it was a sequel of sorts. I really loved the story and writing of the series, however the ending was so bad for me. Makes me leary of reading the series your talking about.

[@briteskin]

Looking at the unread pile I decided my first new read of 2025 will be a return to Jim Butcher and his Dresden Files. I am at 'Proven Guilty' in that series. My reread for January will be Peter Straub - 'The Throat'. I meant to reread it last year. I had reread 'Koko' and did a first read of 'Mystery' and realized still needed to finish off the 'Blue Rose Trilogy' before rejoining the journey to The Dark Tower. Graphic novels I am still undecided as I finish off my current 52 issue compendium of Spawn. I am leaning towards catching up on Star Wars (Marvel) or Something is Killing the Children (Boom).

[@surpriseitsus9622]

I wish I could read Dresden for the first time. Enjoy

[@robertsatterfield7226]

TBR for next year is Echos saga and finally starting Realm of the Elderlings

[@mikesbookreviews]

Sounds like 2025 will be a banger

[@Shelf-Esteem]

Great TBR Mike! I can’t wait to get to Bakker and The Echo Saga (given the stacked readalongs this year it’ll have to wait till 2026, but living vicariously through you in the meantime lol 😊) Can’t wait to hear what you think of Janny Wurts! I read the gallant prequel novella this month and it’s a great entry point to WOLAS if you haven’t checked it out

[@margaretdyal1380]

I am definitely looking forward to the new Grady Hendrix!

[@jellevanbreugel325]

Ugh, can't get Quantrell on Kobo :( Lightfall sounds like fun! Yay Royce and Hadrian!!!! That's a blast of a read!!! Personal plans; Either start The Road or Shogun Continue Licanius Maybe do a Lonesome Dove prequel

[@mikesbookreviews]

Really? That's a bummer.

[@JustinStuder-i5c]

Echoes is a great 9 book series

[@ashleyholbird4287]

Idk why i care so much about a 40 something year old dudes reading...but BOY DO I. Happy reading mike!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Ha ha happy to hear it

[@brandon8667]

Your book 1 sounds so cool!. Adding it to the list I’m wrapping up the first drizzt quartet Then some Dan Simmons horror. The Terror. Start Memory Sorrow and Thorn As I turn 30 I’ve begun entering my old man era; I feel like reading nonfiction about Ancient Greece. Idk where that came from

[@mikesbookreviews]

Excellent!

[@praetorxyn]

I read book 1 of The Ranger Archives and that featured Asher transitioning from assassin to ranger, so I wonder how that's connected to the one you're gonna read? :) At the rate I'm going, it will probably take me til sometime in February to finish Wind and Truth. I'm just burnt out and don't feel like reading anything.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Well, 9-year-old Asher was in the prologue.

[@praetorxyn]

@@mikesbookreviews Ah! Seems like I might have started somewhere in the middle then lmao

[@kylerieman221]

Right now I've got Shogun and The Shadow of What was Lost. I'm thinking about getting back to Sigma Force with The Last Oracle by James Rollins as well.

[@gabekarl82]

i will continue on with A Clash of Kings if I don't get to finish this month, the proceed to A Storm of Swords, also will start after all these years books by Mary Beard, starting with Confronting the Classics ....

[@peterp9918]

Great selection but I'm now facing a dilemma - I read Echo Saga 2 years ago and I'm wondering if it's too soon for a re-read, as it would be good to go through them at the same time as you experience them for the first time

[@philipc.quaintrell7589]

Never too soon for a re-read… 😉

[@michaelkibble740]

Lightfall sounds good to me as well, plan on reading The Two Towers and Return of the King, and maybe I'll finish reading my stack of Keeper of the Lost Cities . It all depends on what kinda of reading material I get at Christmas

[@mikesbookreviews]

Hard to miss with vamps vs lycans

[@michaelkibble740]

@mikesbookreviews You're so right my friend.

[@nicholasoleksak395]

Starting Malazan right after I finish The Lost Metal. Pray for me Mike. It’s gonna be a big journey.

[@locolima279]

Hooray for Royce! Hooray for Hadrian!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Arcadius be like OOF

[@joshuatorres1302]

Looking to finish Best Served Cold, Empire of the Vampire, and Throne of Glass.

[@arthurweise2573]

Its cool you have the same coffee mug as I do!😅

[@RobynHoodeofSherwood]

That's the beauty of reading other genres. You aren't stuck reading 15 plus books just to get into and follow the world. My time is getting short. I don't have the desire to read mammoth series anymore.

[@Tralala001]

Lightfall has me intrigued 🤔

[@mikesbookreviews]

DEWIT

[@mikeandtaramitchell]

You will love the Ryria Chronicles. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Likewise!

[@stigsmcqueen3178]

In 2025, I would like to read "Dune," "Shogun," "Gone with the Wind," and "Count of Monte Cristo." However, I do also really need to hunker down and read the last book of "The Expanse," as well as the final book of the "Protectorate" series by Megan O'Keefe. There's no way that I'll get all of that done, but I do feel that Mike is spot on in his recommendations, so I've bumped a lot of his must reads to the top. There are a bunch of fantasy novels that I want to try, but I want to get through the essentials first. Thus, I'll keep plugging away. :)

[@mikesbookreviews]

All good plans

[@geauxreadbooks]

A horror author I’d love for you to try if you haven’t already is Nat Cassidy. He’s written a couple of books that he says are inspired by his love for Stephen King. Nestlings which is his unique take on vampires/ish and also Mary that he says was inspired by Carrie. His books have some old school horror vibes and also make you uncomfortable in a great way.

[@samofWinterfell]

Maybe I start Revelations by MJS, I want you to do Oathbringer. Maybe reread shining cause it’s getting snowy. Or try Misery or Dreamcatcher

[@mikesbookreviews]

All good picks!

[@radudumanovschi3387]

I have Dark Age by Pierce Brown, Zodiac Academy 1 by Caroline Peckham, Towers of Midnight by Robert Jordan and Brando Sando. I don't know what the fourth book might be yet... I'll see at that time.

[@mikesbookreviews]

Dark Age is a journey. I'll leave it at that.

[@jackstrickland2429]

Hey Mike. I'm a self published author. Do you review unsolicited material? I'm sorry to ask about this is in the comment section, but I didn't know how else to reach you!

[@mikesbookreviews]

Email me. Zepp1978 @ Gmail

[@markbrown890]

just wondering Mike where did you get your mug from

[@arthurweise2573]

Man I wish I could read 4 books a month!

[@camerondagr007]

What happened to Beyond Redemption Manifest Delusions series?

[@tomjoyce7037]

Where would you suggest starting with Michael J Sullivan?

[@mikesbookreviews]

Theft of Swords

[@theromanwanderer8923]

I have planned A Storm of Swords and Night Watch by Pratchett!

[@mikesbookreviews]

GOAT.

[@terencedavis8434]

I was hoping to be able to get a copy of Lightfall, but looks like Amazon isn’t selling that one in Australia… gotta love Digital Rights bullcrap

[@christiantgolden]

Another early review copy?!?! How dare you! I'm going to stay subscribed to you and keep watching your videos just so that I can complain! That's how awesome my life is!

[@stevenstewart782]

😂😆😂

[@MacScarfield]

«Prince of Nothing»! 😎🔥 My January TBR List: «After Rome» by Morgan Llywelyn (Historical Fiction set after the Roman Withdrawal from Britain) «Cort Adeler» by Ole Henrik Gjeruldsen (Historical Biography about the 17th Century Norwegian Mercenary and Highly Decorated Admiral for the Venetian Navy) «Anitra» by Hilde Susan Jægtnes (History Fiction, about an imagined granddaughter of the Composer Edvard Grieg living in Fascist Rome, torn between her creative dreams of creating a Grand Mythological Opera with the support of the totalitarian regime and her lesbian love for a Jewish musician) «Leviathan Falls» by James SA Corey («The Expanse» #9, Space Opera) «The Lion & the Sword» (90s Fantasy inspired by Alexander the Great’s Conquest of Greece) by Roberta Cray «The Children of Gods and Fighting Men» by Shauna Lawless (Historical Fantasy set in Viking Age Ireland) «Alamut» by Vladimir Bartol (Philosophical Historical Fiction, set among the Order of Assassins Sect during the Crusades, with parallels to the growth of Fascism in Bartol’s own 1930s) «Mannen som bar solen» («The Man Who Carried The Sun») by Kristian Bang Foss (Historical Fiction set in the Nordic Bronze Age) «Hengist» by Sean Poage (Historical Fiction Novella, set during the Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain) «All the Horses on Iceland» by Sarah Tolmie (Historical Fiction/Fantasy Novella about an Medieval Icelander’s Fantastical Journey to Central Asia) Cheers Mike, Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! 😊

[@mikesbookreviews]

EXPANSE!

[@Blackhobbit86]

Where's Disquiet Gods?

[@mikesbookreviews]

On my bookshelf.

[@Blackhobbit86]

@ You were the one who a lot of us, but you're slacking on the series. Tisk, tisk. Just joking. Read it whenever you are in the mood

[@dewey9499]

Bound and the broken sucks ass. That’s not even a hot take. It’s just facts.