2026 Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to discuss Januaries: Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal by Olivie Blake.

Pages: 391 pages

Length: 1 month (July)

Participants: Surabhi, LinaVer

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

Here are some questions to help get the conversation started! Feel free to look up discussion questions specific to this book or come up with your own. Just make sure any questions that contain spoilers are under spoiler tags.
Discussion questions are not required but may be a fun way to talk about the book and get to know each other!

Prior to starting:
What prompted you to join this buddy read?
Have you read this author before? What do you think of their other books?

Mid-read:
What character or ideas do you relate to the most and why?
Do you have any favorite quotes or scenes?

After reading:
What was enjoyable or not-so-enjoyable about this book?
Did this book change your perception about anything, either within the book (character development) or in real life?

Hi !
I will begin reading the book from day after tomorrow:)

Hi, Surabhi. I'm still finishing one other book, but after that I'll be starting this one. :)

Hi Surabhi. I've started reading it and I'm in love! I didn't know what to expect of this book when I joined the buddy read as I've never read anything from this author before but wow. I've only read first two short stories yet, but they're so poetic, unexpected and creative. I really like fairytales and these stories feel like fairytales so much.
The first story, The Wish Bridge, left me with a slightly unsatisfied feeling because it ended with such an open ending and I just wish I could know what happened to the characters next. I assume I know, I assume they (view spoiler)[end up somehow leaving the bridge together and have a hea, but we'll never know, will we?!!! (hide spoiler)] It's such an annoying but good ending, haha