Januaries is an wonderful short story collection. by the masterful Olivie Blake examining love, life, and death. The stories cover genres including Olivie's signature fantasy and sci-fi, and the audiobook is beautifully narrated by a whole host of actors. I definitely recommend the collection to anyone looking to escape in bite-sized story bits. 

The collection kicks off with The Wish Bridge, which ended up being one of my favorites of the whole collection - I don't want to spoil too much, but this one made my heart absolutely sing as Lila, the bridge-keeper becomes more and more aware of the world. This is followed up by The Audit where the government is piloting a program to provide people with their future earnings in their 20's so that they can better enjoy their life while their young. The House was another favorite of mine that reads like a treatise on marriage and I can absolutely see this becoming a reading in many literary-minded wedding ceremonies in the future. Chaos Theory was another gem for me - following five women across different worlds and what happens when their lives intertwine.  There were certainly a few stories that didn't quite hit for me, but the excellent far outweigh the ones that didn't quite work. 

I would also definitely. recommend listening to Januaries as an audiobook, the different narrators each bring their own flair to the different stories and I loved each and every one. Januaries accompanied me on a long road trip up and I couldn't have asked for better company. 

Overall, I highly recommend - thank you so much to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the advanced copy.