DreamWeaver's 2023 4th Quarter Reading

The Final Quarter! Wow.

For those of you who are new (or just have as bad a memory as I do), I'm Amanda, a mom of two (AJ 9, E 7) who works from home as an accountant in the Seattle area. I listen to books as I work, mostly non-fiction, romance, science fiction, fantasy, and a little mystery. I'm a huge fan of my local libraries, especially the reciprocal borrowing arrangement that gives me access to 11 library cards.

I was born and raised on Vancouver Island, BC, before moving to the US Midwest in my early twenties. We moved back to the PNW at the beginning of 2022, and I am so glad to be back. I do my best to get the kids up to see my family (my parents still live in the house we moved into when I was 6 months old) at least once a month. And my in-laws come to visit us or the kids visit them regularly (either from/in the Midwest or the Southwest, depending on the season).

I also quilt, knit, spin, and other assorted crafting. I am a datageek, so all sorts of weird facts and graphs will pop-up from time to time.

I will also be tracking here a handful of challenges. AlphaKit and Bingo from the Category Challenges group, and Pick Your Poison. I also, rather ambitiously, chose to try and read 5 books from 7 of the Goodreads Choice Awards list from last year.

Cover Image Key

I've decided to make my posted covers uniform and informative. Here is how to read them:

Book Genre:
Book Format Consumed:
Book Length:
Book Rating: I think you can figure the stars out

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
(1. The Heir by Grace Burrowes) (2. The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey) (3. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson) (4. Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. Kendi) (5. I Am Quiet by Andie Powers)
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
(6. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold) (7. The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis) (8. Dancing Bears by Witold Szablowski) (9. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston) (10. Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price)
11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
(11. Extra Witchy by Ann Aguirre) (12. She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott) (13. If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk by John Pavlovitz) (14. All Systems Red by Martha Wells) (15. Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson)
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
(16. Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman) (17. Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham) (18. Cloudwalker by Roy Henry Vickers) (19. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne) (20. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold)
21. 22.
(21. So This Is Ever After by F. T. Lukens) (22. The Science of Marijuana by Leslie L. Iversen)

23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
(23. You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang) (24. Ever After Always by Chloe Liese) (25. Loveless by Alice Oseman) (26. The Ghost Tree by Natasha Deen) (27. The Elephant Girl by James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku)
28. 29. 30. 31. 32.
(28. Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman) (29. Rooted by Lyanada Lynn Haupt) (30. The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite) (31. I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang) (32. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend)
33. 34. 35. 36. 37.
(33. Absolution By Murder by Peter Tremayne) (34. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells) (35. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine) (36. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke) (37. How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee by Bart D. Ehrman)
38. 39. 40. 41. 42.
(38. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson) (39. An English Bride in Scotland by Lynsay Sands) (40. The Best Gift for Bear by Jennifer A. Bell) (41. Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik) (42. A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin)
43. 44. 45. 46. 47.
(43. Fangirl: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, Gabi Nam) (44. Coven by Jennifer Dugan) (45. Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert) (46. That's (Not) Mine by Anna Kang) (47. Elektra by Jennifer Saint)
48. 49. 50. 51.
(48. Porcupine Cupid by Jason June) (49. The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli) (50. Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi) (51. The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag)

52. 53. 54. 55. 56.
(52. Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton) (53. The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable by Aaron Blabey) (54. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade) (55. The Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag) (56. By The Book by Jasmine Guillory)
57. 58. 59. 60. 61.
(57. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna) (58. All the Feels by Olivia Dade) (59. Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade) (60. Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking by Leonard Mlodinow) (61. Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson)
62. 63. 64. 65. 66.
(62. How to Heal a Gryphon by Meg Cannistra) (63. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag) (64. Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber) (65. Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen) (66. We Are (Not) Friends by Anna Kang)
67. 68. 69. 70. 71.
(67. Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West) (68. The Katha Chest by Radhiah Chowdhury) (69. A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross) (70. Fangirl: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, Gabi Nam) (71. Hall Of Smoke by H.M. Long)
72. 73. 74. 75. 76.
(72. Gardens Of the Moon by Steven Erikson) (73. It Is (Not) Perfect by Anna Kang) (74. Quiet by Susan Cain) (75. Anatomy by Dana Schwartz) (76. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree)
77. 78. 79. 80. 81.
(77. Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka) (78. Zackary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao) (79. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri) (80. Beware the Moonlight! by Natasha Deen) (81. The Midwinter Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag)
82. 83. 84. 85. 86.
(82. What If? 2 by Randall Munroe) (83. Don't Go Near the Water by Natasha Deen) (84. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey) (85. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert) (86. Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta)
87. 88. 89. 90. 91.
(87. Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe by William Rosen) (88. King of the Murgos by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings) (89. Book Lovers by Emily Henry) (90. Outfoxed by Love by Eve Langlais) (91. Adulthood Is A Myth by Sarah Andersen)
92.
(92. First Year Out: A Transition Story by Sabrina Symington)

93. 94. 95. 96. 97.
(93. Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro) (94. Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell) (95. This Is (Not) Enough by Anna Kang) (96. The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World by David K. Randall) (97. Syncopation by Anna Zabo)
98. 99. 100. 101. 102.
(98. Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi) (99. Temptation in a Kilt by Victoria Roberts) (100. Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen) (101. Counterpoint by Anna Zabo) (102. Reverb by Anna Zabo)
103. 104. 105. 106. 107.
(103. The Flag and the Cross by Philip S. Gorski, Samuel L. Perry) (104. Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes) (105. Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese) (106. Otherlands by Thomas Halliday) (107. Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer)
108. 109. 110. 111. 112.
(108. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare) (109. The Governess Game by Tessa Dare) (110. It Takes A Witch by Heather Blake) (111. Hitler's American Friends: The Third Reich's Supporters in the United States by Bradley W. Hart) (112. The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren)
113. 114. 115. 116. 117.
(113. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty) (114. The Soldier by Grace Burrowes) (115. What a Fish Knows by Jonathan Balcombe) (116. Raven Black by Ann Cleeves) (117. The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer)
118.
(118. Strange Planet by Nathan W. Pyle)

119. 120. 121. 122. 123.
(119. The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert) (120. Knight Owl by Christopher Denise) (121. The Tea Dragon Festival by Kay O'Neill) (122. Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert) (123. Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey)
124. 125. 126. 127. 128.
(124. Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles) (125. Fangs by Sarah Andersen) (126. Wires and Nerve by Marissa Meyer, Douglas Holgate) (127. Chosen by Benedict Jacka) (128. Spineless by Juli Berwald)
129. 130. 131. 132. 133.
(129. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis) (130. Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and Fading Empires by Simon Winchester) (131. The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling) (132. The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold) (133. Dargonquest by Anne McCaffrey)
134. 135. 136. 137. 138.
(134. Remember by Joy Harjo, Illustrated by Michaela Goade) (135. Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky) (136. Perfect Murder, Perfect Town by Lawrence Schiller) (137. An American Story by Kwame Alexander) (138. Meru by S.B. Divya)
139. 140. 141. 142. 143.
(139. Still Life by Louise Penny) (140. Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary) (141. That Flag by Tameka Fryer Brown, Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith) (142. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Frank Morrison) (143. The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, Illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu)
144. 145. 146. 147. 148.
(144. Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings) (145. Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone by Sarah Jaffe) (146. Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips) (147. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson) (148. Faery Born by Donna Joy Usher)
149.
(149. Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold)

150. 151. 152. 153. 154.
(150. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker, Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth) (151. Always Only You by Chloe Liese) (152. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center) (153. Early Humans: Ice, Stone, and Survival by Suzanne Pilaar Birch) (154. Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker)
155. 156. 157. 158. 159.
(155. Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet by John McWhorter ) (156. My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Steph Littlebird) (157. The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill) (158. Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee) (159. Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert)
160. 161. 162. 163. 164.
(160. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells) (161. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor) (162. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny) (163. The History and Archaeology of the Bible by Jean-Pierre Isbouts) (164. Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All by Laura Bates)
165. 166. 167. 168. 169.
(165. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce) (166. Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters) (167. The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad) (168. Stranger Planet by Nathan W. Pyle) (169. Unsouled by Will Wight)
170. 171. 172. 173. 174.
(170. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish) (171. Medical Mysteries Across History by M. D. Roy Benaroch) (172. Saving the Sun Dragon by Tracey West) (173. The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 1 by Natsu Hyuuga (Composer), Itsuki Nanao, Nekokurage (Illustrator)) (174. Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill)
175. 176. 177. 178. 179.
(175. The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite) (176. The Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill) (177. Isabella: The Warrior Queen by Kirstin Downey) (178. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton) (179. Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell)
180. 181. 182. 183. 184.
(180. The Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson) (181. To Marry a Scottish Laird by Lynsay Sands) (182. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold) (183. Shroud for the Archbishop by Peter Tremayne) (184. Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson)
185. 186.
(185. Eclipse the Moon by Jessie Mihalik) (186. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend)

187. 188. 189. 190. 191.
(187. The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold) (188. Food: A Cultural Culinary History by Ken Albala) (189. The Marriage Game by Sara Desai) (190. With You Forever by Chloe Liese) (191. My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth)
192. 193. 194. 195. 196.
(192. I Am Able to Shine by Korey Watari) (193. The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad) (194. The Smart Cookie by Jory John) (195. The Bad Seed by Jory John) (196. Dewdrop by K. O'Neill)
197. 198. 199. 200. 201.
(197. The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt) (198. Shielding the Baby by Laura Scott) (199. Crimes of the Century: A Selective History of Infamy by Richard B. Spence) (200. Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas) (201. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston)
202.
(202. The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel)

203. 204. 205. 206. 207.
(203. How the Spanish Civil War Became Europe’s Battlefield by Pamela B. Radcliff) (204. Good Egg by Jory John) (205. Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach by Stephen Ressler) (206. Kim Reaper: Grim Beginnings by Sarah Graley) (207. Lunch From Home by Joshua David Stein)
208. 209. 210. 211. 212.
(208. Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert) (209. My Lady's Lover by Nicola Davidson) (210. Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck) (211. My Boss's Kitten, Vol. 1 by Yumi Hisawa) (212. Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede)
213. 214. 215. 216. 217.
(213. I Hope by Monique Gray Smith) (214. My Boss's Kitten, Vol. 2 by Yumi Hisawa) (215. Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen) (216. Healthy Boundaries: How to Set Strong Boundaries, Say No Without Guilt, and Maintain Good Relationships With Your Parents, Family, and Friends by Chase Hill) (217. An Economic History of the World since 1400 by Donald J. Harreld)
218. 219. 220. 221. 222.
(218. Wordslut by Amanda Montell) (219. Bunnicula - A Rabbit Tale Mystery by Deborah Howe, James Howe) (220. Howliday Inn by Deborah Howe, James Howe) (221. The Celery Stalks at Midnight by Deborah Howe, James Howe) (222. My Boss's Kitten, Vol. 3 by Yumi Hisawa)
223. 224. 225. 226. 227.
(223. X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts) (224. Fire In The Sky by Natasha Deen) (225. The Queen's Gambit by Jessie Mihalik) (226. The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell by Paula Quinn) (227. Gone Rogue by Marissa Meyer, Douglas Holgate)
228. 229. 230. 231. 232.
(228. Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon by Suzanne M. Desan) (229. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi) (230. The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling) (231. CONTAGION by Amanda Milo) (232. The Only Purple House in Town by Ann Aguirre)
233. 234. 235. 236. 237.
(233. Polar Bared by Eve Langlais) (234. The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber) (235. The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare) (236. Hidden by Benedict Jacka) (237. Stitches and Witches by Nancy Warren)
238. 239. 240. 241. 242.
(238. The Medici Manuscript by C.J. Archer) (239. Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings, Leigh Eddings) (240. The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert) (241. Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold) (242. The Virtuoso by Grace Burrowes)
243. 244. 245. 246. 247.
(243. A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake) (244. White Nights by Ann Cleeves) (245. Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi) (246. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey) (247. Faery Forged by Donna Joy Usher)
248.
(248. Temple of No God by H.M. Long)

249. 250. 251. 252. 253.
(249. Caribou's Gift by Eve Langlais) (250. Everything for You by Chloe Liese) (251. To Wed a Wicked Highlander by Victoria Roberts) (252. The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame) (253. My Boss's Kitten, Vol. 4 by Yumi Hisawa)
254. 255. 256. 257. 258.
(254. Aquicorn Cove by Kay O'Neill) (255. The Maid by Nita Prose) (256. The Half-Orc's Maiden Bride by Ruby Dixon) (257. The Apothecary Diaries: Volume 2 by Natsu Hyuuga (Composer), Itsuki Nanao, Nekokurage (Illustrator)) (258. Holden's Mate by Meg Ripley)
259. 260. 261. 262. 263.
(259. Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature by Nathan W. Pyle) (260. Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen) (261. Everything Is OK by Debbie Tung) (262. A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons by Kate Khavari) (263. Niel Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran (Illustrator))
264. 265. 266. 267. 268.
(264. The Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson) (265. Secret of the Water Dragon by Tracey West) (266. Nighty-Nightmare by James Howe) (267. Bizenghast: Volume 1 by M. Alice Legrow) (268. Return to Howliday Inn by James Howe)
269. 270. 271. 272. 273.
(269. The Daughters of Ys by by Jo Rioux (Illustrator), M. T. Anderson) (270. Kim Reaper: Vampire Island by Sarah Graley) (271. Bad for the Boss by Talia Hibbert) (272. City of Secrets by Victoria Ying) (273. Hex Vet: Witches in Training by Sam Davies)
274. 275. 276. 277. 278.
(274. My Cat Loki Volume 1 by Bettina M. Kurkoski) (275. Our Fake Marriage Volume 1 by Kiwi Tokina) (276. Hollowpox by Jessica Townsend) (277. Fangirl: The Manga, Vol. 3 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, Gabi Nam) (278. A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross)
279. 280. 281. 282. 283.
(279. Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake) (280. Ladycastle by Delilah S. Dawson, Becca Farrow (Illustrator)) (281. Veiled by Benedict Jacka) (282. The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner) (283. Our Fake Marriage Volume 2 by Kiwi Tokina)
284. 285. 286. 287.
(284. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells) (285. My Boss's Kitten, Vol. 5 by Yumi Hisawa) (286. For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor) (287. Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey)

288. 289. 290. 291. 292.
(288. The Fine Print by Lauren Asher) (289. Bizenghast: Volume 2 by M. Alice Legrow) (290. Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold) (291. First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel) (292. Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey)
293. 294. 295. 296. 297.
(293. Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson) (294. Falls Like Rain by Reese Rivers) (295. Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik) (296. Our Fake Marriage Volume 3 by Kiwi Tokina) (297. Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin)
298. 299. 300. 301. 302.
(298. Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart) (299. Witcha Gonna Do? by Avery Flynn) (300. Gypsy Blood by Kristy Cunning) (301. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean) (302. The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert)
303. 304. 305. 306. 307.
(303. A Damsel and a Demigod by Annette Marie) (304. The Monstrous Duke And I by Dee St. Holm) (305. Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe) (306. Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe) (307. Queen Takes Knights by Joely Sue Burkhart)
308. 309. 310. 311. 312.
(308. Oddball by Sarah Andersen) (309. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson) (310. Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery by Sam Davies) (311. Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold) (312. Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren)
313. 314. 315. 316.
(313. Wolf's Capture by Eve Langlais) (314. Untitled Books by C.J. Archer) (315. The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt) (316. The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton)

DNF

AlphaKit

X
 4. Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. Kendi
 78. Zackary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
 223. X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts
Z
 28. Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman
 49. The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli
 78. Zackary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
 97. Syncopation by Anna Zabo
 101. Counterpoint by Anna Zabo
 102. Reverb by Anna Zabo
 135. Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky


I
 4. Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. Kendi
 5. I Am Quiet by Andie Powers
 9. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
 22. The Science of Marijuana by Leslie L. Iversen
S
 7. The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
 8. Dancing Bears by Witold Szablowski
 9. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
 12. She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott
 14. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
 15. Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
 19. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
 20. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
 21. So This Is Ever After by F. T. Lukens
 22. The Science of Marijuana by Leslie L. Iversen


F
 30. The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite
 36. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
 43. Fangirl: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, Gabi Nam
 49. The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli
J
 27. The Elephant Girl by James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku
 28. Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman
 32. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
 37. How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee by Bart D. Ehrman
 40. The Best Gift for Bear by Jennifer A. Bell
 41. Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
 44. Coven by Jennifer Dugan
 47. Elektra by Jennifer Saint
 48. Porcupine Cupid by Jason June


A
 53. The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable by Aaron Blabey
 54. Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
 58. All the Feels by Olivia Dade
 66. We Are (Not) Friends by Anna Kang
 73. It Is (Not) Perfect by Anna Kang
 75. Anatomy by Dana Schwartz
 91. Adulthood Is A Myth by Sarah Andersen
G
 53. The Bad Guys in Mission Unpluckable by Aaron Blabey
 56. By The Book by Jasmine Guillory
 62. How to Heal a Gryphon by Meg Cannistra
 63. The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag
 64. Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
 65. Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
 72. Gardens Of the Moon by Steven Erikson
 83. Don't Go Near the Water by Natasha Deen


D
 96. The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World by David K. Randall
 98. Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi
 108. The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
 109. The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
W
 94. Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
 96. The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World by David K. Randall
 100. Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen
 105. Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese
 110. It Takes A Witch by Heather Blake
 111. Hitler's American Friends: The Third Reich's Supporters in the United States by Bradley W. Hart
 112. The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren
 115. What a Fish Knows by Jonathan Balcombe


C
 120. Knight Owl by Christopher Denise
 127. Chosen by Benedict Jacka
 129. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
 130. Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and Fading Empires by Simon Winchester
 135. Coming Back by Jessi Zabarsky
 140. Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
 146. Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
U
 143. The Talk by Alicia D. Williams, Illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
 146. Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
 148. Faery Born by Donna Joy Usher


B
 153. Early Humans: Ice, Stone, and Survival by Suzanne Pilaar Birch
 154. Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living by Jes Baker
 159. Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
 161. We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
 163. The History and Archaeology of the Bible by Jean-Pierre Isbouts
 164. Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All by Laura Bates
 167. The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
 171. Medical Mysteries Across History by M. D. Roy Benaroch
 180. The Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson
 182. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
K
 157. The Tea Dragon Tapestry by K. O'Neill
 166. Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters
 170. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish
 174. Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O'Neill
 176. The Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill


O
 196. Dewdrop by K. O'Neill
 201. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
P
 197. The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
 202. The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel


M
 209. My Lady's Lover by Nicola Davidson
 213. I Hope by Monique Gray Smith
 215. Big Mushy Happy Lump by Sarah Andersen
 216. Healthy Boundaries: How to Set Strong Boundaries, Say No Without Guilt, and Maintain Good Relationships With Your Parents, Family, and Friends by Chase Hill
 218. Wordslut by Amanda Montell
 223. X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts
 225. The Queen's Gambit by Jessie Mihalik
 226. The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell by Paula Quinn
 228. Living the French Revolution and the Age of Napoleon by Suzanne M. Desan
 231. CONTAGION by Amanda Milo
 238. The Medici Manuscript by C.J. Archer
 246. Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
 248. Temple of No God by H.M. Long
Q
 225. The Queen's Gambit by Jessie Mihalik
 226. The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell by Paula Quinn


E
 249. Caribou's Gift by Eve Langlais
 250. Everything for You by Chloe Liese
 261. Everything Is OK by Debbie Tung
 278. A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross
 284. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
V
 251. To Wed a Wicked Highlander by Victoria Roberts
 259. Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature by Nathan W. Pyle
 281. Veiled by Benedict Jacka


H
 293. Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson
 315. The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
N
 301. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean
 312. Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren




AlhpaKit Titles (ocean animal alphabet)
L R T Y
AlhpaKit Authors (animal alphabet)
L R T Y

The List:
✅ 1: Features music or a musician ➤ #97 Syncopation by Anna Zabo
✅ 2: Features or is set in an Inn or Hotel ➤ #61 Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson
✅ 3: Features a member of the cat family (as big a cat as you like) ➤ #49 The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli
✅ 4: The next book in a series you've started ➤ #3 The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
✅ 5: A book by an author that shares your sign of the zodiac ➤ #127 Chosen by Benedict Jacka
✅ 6: A memoir ➤ #104 Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes
✅ 7: A bestselling book from 20 years ago ➤ #36 Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
✅ 8: Book with a plant in the title or on the cover ➤ #65 Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulsen
     9: A book with switched or stolen identities
✅ 10: A book that taught you something ➤ #6 The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
✅ 11: A book with a book on the cover ➤ #15 Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
✅ 11: A book with a book on the cover ➤ #117 The Librarian of Crooked Lane by C.J. Archer
✅ 12: Features something art or craft related ➤ #112 The Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren
✅ 13: Read a CAT ➤ #1 The Heir by Grace Burrowes
✅ 14: A book with a small town or rural setting ➤ #26 The Ghost Tree by Natasha Deen
✅ 15: A book on a STEM topic (Science Technology, Engineering or Maths) ➤ #75 Anatomy by Dana Schwartz
✅ 16: A book with an LT rating of 4 or more ➤ #10 Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price
✅ 17: A book by a local or regional author ➤ #29 Rooted by Lyanada Lynn Haupt
✅ 18: A book involving an accident ➤ #131 The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
✅ 19: A book featuring a journalist or about journalism ➤ #124 Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles
     20: A popular author's first book
✅ 21: A book on a topic you don't usually read ➤ #42 A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin
✅ 22: A book with a number or quantity in the title ➤ #19 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
✅ 23: A book by an author under 30 ➤ #25 Loveless by Alice Oseman
✅ 24: A book set on a plane, train or ship ➤ #38 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
✅ 25: A book in >1000 libraries on LT ➤ #7 The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis

Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge by Gregory Road

✅ Baker's Dozen | 13 books | Choose one category from any 13 of the topics provided except for the wildcard books
✅ Fortnightly | 26 books | One category from each topic--you can choose one wildcard
     52 Pickup | 52 books | Two categories from each topic--you can choose one wildcard
     Goin' for the Burn | 78 books | Three categories from each topic--you can choose two wildcards
     Freaky Reader | 104 books | Two books a week--must complete all the topics--you can choose two wildcards

1. Standard
✅ 1. A classic ➤ #19 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
✅ 2. A mystery ➤ #124 Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders by Kathryn Miles
     3. A historical fiction book
     4. A thriller
5. Series (Or Not)
✅ 1. Read (or reread) the first book in a series ➤ #1 The Heir by Grace Burrowes
✅ 2. The second book in a series ➤ #133 Dargonquest by Anne McCaffrey
     3. Any book from a series
     4. A standalone book
7. Regarding the Moon
     1. A book with the word 'tide" in the title
✅ 2. A book with a moon on the cover ➤ #4 Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. Kendi
✅ 3. A book about a werewolf ➤ #125 Fangs by Sarah Andersen
     4. A book with a word in the title that rhymes with "moon" or "moony"
8. The Number Four
✅ 1. A book published in a year that includes a 4 ➤ #8 Dancing Bears by Witold Szablowski ❚ Publication Date: May 8th, 2014
     2. A book about a cult
✅ 3. A book with an author whose name (first or last) in only four letters ➤ #131 The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
     4. A book with a four word title
11. Initial Impressions
     1. Go ahead--choose a book because of its cover
✅ 2. A book by an author with initials in their name ➤ #129 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
     3. A book your initial reaction to is "I know I'll love this"
✅ 4. A book you expect will expand your initial knowledge of a subject ➤ #22 The Science of Marijuana by Leslie L. Iversen
12. Weather or Not
✅ 1. A book with a picture of a foggy street on the cover ➤ #6 The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
     2. A book with the word "chill" in the title
     3. A nonfiction book about a natural disaster or weather event
✅ 4. A book set in winter ➤ #184 Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
16. Matching
✅ 1. A book with a cover that matches your shirt (on the day your start it) ➤ #128 Spineless by Juli Berwald
     2. A book about marriage
     3. A book about twins
✅ 4. A book with something that can be lit by a match on the cover ➤ #15 Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
17. Love Them Critters
     1. A book by an author who has a pet listed in their bio
✅ 2. A book with the work "lion," "elephant," or "mouse" in the title ➤ #27 The Elephant Girl by James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku
✅ 3. A book with a housepet on the cover ➤ #140 Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary
     4. A book you would wrestle from the jaws of a tiger to read
18. Shakespeare Inspired
     1. Romeo and Juliet: A book with a balcony on the cover
✅ 2. Midsummer Night's Dream: A book about fairies ➤ #148 Faery Born by Donna Joy Usher
     3. Sonnets: A book of poetry
✅ 4. Macbeth: A book set in Scotland ➤ #39 An English Bride in Scotland by Lynsay Sands
21. Museums
✅ 1. Natural History: A book with dinosaurs in it ➤ #96 The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World by David K. Randall
✅ 2. Art: A book with a well known painting on the cover ➤ #130 Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators and Fading Empires by Simon Winchester
     3. Children's: A book with a protagonist 12 years old or younger
     4. Maritime: A book about ships or sailing
23. Roots
✅ 1. A book about going home ➤ #146 Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
✅ 2. A book with a tree on the cover ➤ #36 Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
     3. A book with the word "teeth" in the title
     4. A book about our ancestors
26. Music
     1. A book with an instrument in the title
✅ 2. A book with a title that is a song name ➤ #123 Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey ❚ Hook, Line, and Sinker by Royal Blood
✅ 3. A book with musical notes on the cover ➤ #159 Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
     4. A memoir by a singer or musician

2. Lost and Found
     1. A book about a missing person
     2. A book about a civilization that no longer exists
✅ 3. A book about self-discovery ➤ #25 Loveless by Alice Oseman
     4. A book you find on your TBR list
3. Hobbies
✅ 1. A book about a hobby you do or would like to do ➤ #43 Fangirl: The Manga, Vol. 1 by Rainbow Rowell, Sam Maggs, Gabi Nam
     2. A cozy mystery with a hobby related pun title
     3. A memoir or biography about someone with an unusual hobby
     4. A book from your "collection"
4. Who Wrote That
     1. Twofer: two books by the same author using different names (1)
     2. Twofer: two books by the same author using different names (2)
     3. An author you have always wanted to read
✅ 4. A local author ➤ #29 Rooted by Lyanada Lynn Haupt
6. Cuddly and Cute
     1. A book by an author you'd like to hug
     2. A book with a toy on the cover
✅ 3. A book that makes you think of warm fires and cozy beds ➤ #40 The Best Gift for Bear by Jennifer A. Bell
     4. A book with a pair of slippers on the cover
9. Preparing for the Robot Uprising
     1. A book with the work "machine" or "mechanic" in the title
     2. A book about rocket science
✅ 3. A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character ➤ #14 All Systems Red by Martha Wells
     4. A steampunk book
10. Road Trips
     1. A book with the name of a street or highway in the title
✅ 2. A book with luggage on the front cover ➤ #89 Book Lovers by Emily Henry
     3. A travel memoir
     4. A book with a car, truck or bus on the cover
13. Not As It Seems
     1. A fiction book with a real person as protagonist
✅ 2. A book with an animal on the cover that is not about that animal ➤ #35 Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
     3. A book with a title that begins "how to" that is not a "how to" book
     4. A book written by an author using a pseudonym of the opposite gender
14. Take a Flying Leap
     1. A book with a person jumping on the cover
✅ 2. A book you want to dive into ➤ #102 Reverb by Anna Zabo
     3. A memoir or biography of a "daredevil"
     4. A book about taking chances
15. Sparkles and Glitter
     1. A book with a gem in the title
     2. A book whose cover makes you think of a middle school girl
     3. A memoir by someone who might use glitter regularly
✅ 4. A book with gold writing on the cover ➤ #97 Syncopation by Anna Zabo
19. Bucket List
     1. A book with an elderly protagonist
     2. A book you definitely want to read before you die
✅ 3. A book with a beach on the cover ➤ #24 Ever After Always by Chloe Liese
     4. A book about a place you want to visit
20. Spirits
     1. A book about alcoholic beverages
✅ 2. A book about ghosts ➤ #26 The Ghost Tree by Natasha Deen
     3. A book you hope will soothe your soul
     4. A book with a super cheerful person on the cover
22. Dinner Time!
     1. A book with a restaurant on the cover
     2. A book you'd skip a dinner date for
✅ 3. A book off a "Sizzling Summer Reads" list ➤ #9 I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
     4. A book you've been waiting to gobble up
24. The Darkness Around Us
     1. A book that employs dark humor
✅ 2. A "noir" book ➤ #116 Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
     3. A book set someplace that has a "long night" during winter
     4. A book about finding hope when life is challenging
25. Ain't That Sweet
     1. A nonfiction book about sugar
✅ 2. A book with an adorable cover ➤ #122 Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
     3. A book with the word "ain't" or "sweet" in the title
     4. A book set in a bakery or sweet shop
Wildcards
     1. A book set in the 1800s
     2. A book you can read in a day
     3. A book you wish you'd written
     4. A book with a chess piece on the cover
     5. A book translated from a different language

Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Fantasy
Winner
✪      
  House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
     Crescent City
☆          
  #1 House of Earth and Blood
Nominees
☆      
  Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang
☆      
  Fairy Tale by Stephen King
☆      
  The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
✪      
  The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout
     Blood and Ash
✴         
  #1 From Blood and Ash
✪          
  #2 A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
✪          
  #3 The Crown of Gilded Bones
☆      
  Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
       ✅ The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
       ✅ Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
✪      
  The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
     Mistborn
✴         
  #1 Mistborn
✪          
  #2 The Well of Ascension
✪          
  #3 The Hero of Ages
✪          
  #4 The Alloy of Law
✪          
  #5 Shadows of Self
✪          
  #6 The Bands of Mourning
✪      
  The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
     Scholomance
✴         
  #1 A Deadly Education
✪          
  #2 The Last Graduate
       ✅ Elektra by Jennifer Saint
☆      
  Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
☆      
  The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
☆      
  When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
☆      
  Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
✪      
  The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin
     The Great Cities Duology
✴         
  #1 The City We Became
       ✅ A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
☆      
  Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
☆      
  The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
       ✅ Ordinary Monsters by J. M. Miro

Nominated Books Read: 5/20 (25%)
Series Inclusive Books Read: 5/33



Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Middle Grade & Children's
Winner
       ✅ I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers
Nominees
✪      
  Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
     The School for Good and Evil
★          
  #1 The School for Good and Evil
☆          
  #2 A World Without Princes
✪          
  #3 The Last Ever After
✪          
  #4 Quests for Glory
✪          
  #5 A Crystal of Time
✪          
  #6 One True King
✪      
  Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston
     Supernatural Investigations - Alston
★          
  #1 Amari and the Night Brothers
✪      
  Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper
✪      
  Witchlings by Yasmine Galenorn
       ✅ This Is (Not) Enough by Anna Kang
     You Are Not Small
           ✅ #1 You Are (Not) Small
           ✅ #2 I Am (Not) Scared
           ✅ #3 That's (Not) Mine
           ✅ #4 We Are (Not) Friends
           ✅ #5 It Is (Not) Perfect
✪      
  Stellarlune by Shannon Messenger
     Keeper of the Lost Cities
✴         
  #1 Keeper of the Lost Cities
✪          
  #2 Exile
✪          
  #3 Everblaze
✪          
  #4 Neverseen
✪          
  #5 Lodestar
✪          
  #6 Nightfall
✪          
  #7 Flashback
✪          
  #8 Legacy
✪          
  #9 Unlocked
       ✅ Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
       ✅ The Elephant Girl by James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku
✪      
  Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality by Roshani Chokshi
     The Pandava Quintet
           ✅ #1 Aru Shah and the End of Time
           ✅ #2 Aru Shah and the Song of Death
           ✅ #3 Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
✪          
  #4 Aru Shah and the City of Gold
       ✅ The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
       ✅ Ravenfall by Kalyn Josephson
☆      
  The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
       ✅ The Best Gift for Bear by Jennifer A. Bell
       ✅ I Am Able to Shine by Korey Watari
★      
  New from Here by Kelly Yang
☆      
  The Pennymores and the Curse of the Invisible Quill by Eric Koester
★      
  The Girl in White by Lindsay Currie
✪      
  Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
     Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians
           ✅ #1 Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
           ✅ #2 The Scrivener's Bones
           ✅ #3 The Knights of Crystallia
✪          
  #4 The Shattered Lens
✪          
  #5 The Dark Talent
       ✅ How to Heal a Gryphon by Meg Cannistra

Nominated Books Read: 9/20 (45%)
Series Inclusive Books Read: 20/50



Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Nonfiction
Winner
✪      
  Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown
Nominees
       ✅ Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases by Paul Holes
✪      
  Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith
       ✅ What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
✪      
  These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
✪      
  All the Living and the Dead: from Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work by Hayley Campbell
✪      
  The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté
✪      
  How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur
✪      
  An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
✪      
  Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
✪      
  The Trayvon Generation by Elizabeth Alexander
✪      
  Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil deGrasse Tyson
✪      
  Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe
✪      
  The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human by Siddhartha Mukherjee
✪      
  The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel H. Pink
✪      
  Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions by Temple Grandin Ph.D.
✪      
  Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari
✪      
  South to America: A Journey Below the Mason Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry
✪      
  A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them by Neil Bradbury Ph.D.
✪      
  Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential by Tiago Forte

Nominated Books Read: 2/20 (10%)



Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Romance
Winner
       ✅ Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Nominees
⚐      
  Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
✪      
  It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover
✪      
  Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood
✪      
  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
✪      
  Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
       ✅ Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
✪      
  Twisted Hate by Ana Huang
     Twisted
✪          
  #1 Twisted Love
✪          
  #2 Twisted Games
⚐      
  Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher
     Dreamland Billionaires
⚐          
  #1 The Fine Print
       ✅ Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
     Bellinger Sisters
           ✅ #1 It Happened One Summer
✪      
  Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez
✪      
  You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
✪      
  Electric Idol by Katee Robert
     Dark Olympus
✪          
  #1 Neon Gods
       ✅ The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
✪      
  The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas
     The Spanish Love Deception
✪          
  #1 The Spanish Love Deception
✪      
  Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman
✪      
  Thank You for Listening by Julia Whelan
       ✅ The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling
     Ex Hex
           ✅ #1 The Ex Hex
✪      
  Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma
✪      
  The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa

Nominated Books Read: 5/20 (25%)
Series Inclusive Books Read: 7/27



Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Science Fiction
Winner
✪      
  Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
Nominees
✪      
  The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
✪      
  Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
     The Locked Tomb
✪          
  #1 Gideon the Ninth
✪          
  #2 Harrow the Ninth
✪      
  How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
✪      
  Upgrade by Blake Crouch
✪      
  The Measure by Nikki Erlick
✴     
  Leviathan Falls by James S. A. Corey
     The Expanse
✴         
  #1 Leviathan Wakes
✴         
  #1.5 The Butcher of Anderson Station
✴         
  #2 Caliban's War
✴         
  #2.5 Gods of Risk
✴         
  #3 Abaddon's Gate
✴         
  #3.5 The Churn
✴         
  #4 Cibola Burn
✴         
  #5 Nemesis Games
✴         
  #5.5 The Vital Abyss
✴         
  #6 Babylon's Ashes
✴         
  #6.5 Strange Dogs
✴         
  #7 Persepolis Rising
✴         
  #7.5 Auberon
✴         
  #8 Tiamat's Wrath
       ✅ The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
✪      
  Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
       ✅ Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
       ✅ Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
     Winter's Orbit
           ✅ #1 Winter's Orbit
✪      
  Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty
✪      
  Leech by Hiron Ennes
✪      
  Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka
✪      
  Lost in Time by A. G. Riddle
✪      
  Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum
✪      
  The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang
✪      
  Mickey7 by Edward Ashton
✪      
  Sleepwalk by Dan Chaon
✪      
  Primitives by Erich Krauss

Nominated Books Read: 3/20 (15%)
Series Inclusive Books Read: 4/37



Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction
Winner
★      
  Gallant by V. E. Schwab
Nominees
✪      
  Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn
     Legendborn
✪          
  #1 Legendborn
✪      
  Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco
     Kingdom of the Wicked
✪          
  #1 Kingdom of the Wicked
✪          
  #2 Kingdom of the Cursed
       ✅ The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
     Once Upon a Broken Heart
           ✅ #1 Once Upon a Broken Heart
✪      
  The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
✪      
  Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
     Skyward
✴         
  #1 Skyward
✴         
  #2 Starsight
✪      
  Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
☆      
  Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
✪      
  Cursed by Marissa Meyer
     Gilded
✪          
  #1 Gilded
✪      
  This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
✪      
  These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
     These Hollow Vows
✪          
  #1 These Hollow Vows
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  All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown
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  The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
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  Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
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  A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
       ✅ So This Is Ever After by F. T. Lukens
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  If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
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  Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
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  The Dragon's Promise by Elizabeth Lim
     Six Crimson Cranes
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  #1 Six Crimson Cranes
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  Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen

Nominated Books Read: 2/20 (10%)
Series Inclusive Books Read: 3/29



Goodreads Choice Awards 2022: Best Young Adult Fiction
Winner
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  The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
     The Inheritance Games
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  #1 The Inheritance Games
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  #2 The Hawthorne Legacy
Nominees
       ✅ Loveless by Alice Oseman
       ✅ I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
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  The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
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  I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
       ✅ Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
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  All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
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  I Fell In Love With Hope by Lancali
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  Family of Liars by E. Lockhart
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  The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
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  As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
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  The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
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  You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus
       ✅ She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott
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  Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
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  See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
       ✅ My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
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  Nothing More to Tell by Karen M. McManus
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  Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie
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  A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

Nominated Books Read: 5/20 (25%)
Series Inclusive Books Read: 5/22

Notes: As for I Fell In Love With Hope, not only is it not in any library system I have access to, it is not available as eBook or bookBook from Amazon. I will do my best to check back on it later in the year to see if that changes.

I don't think I'll be able to read all of these, but I would like to try to read more than 25%.

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Welcome to my last thread of the year!

Here are my graphs for September:

Happy new thread Amanda!!

Happy new one!

#288
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
Dreamland Billionairs Book 1

Yes, another series. That's exactly what I need.

#289
Bizenghast: Volume 2 by M. Alice Legrow
Bizenghast Book 2

This is as creepy as I want to get. I hope it has some sort of resolution at the end.

#290
Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

I read this expecting Spicy Fluff, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The characters were well-developed and believable. The plot made actual sense (which is always the case in some of the books I read). I will be picking up more books by this author.

#291
First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel
The Trouble with Hating You Book 2

Another romance author I will be keeping an eye on.

Belated happy new thread, Amanda!

#292
Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey
Ms. Right Book 1

A nice queer romance with a good plot and characters. I look forward to reading the next in the series.

#293
Hell Is Empty by Craig Johnson
Walt Longmire Book 7

One of my favorite mystery series. While I liked the TV show, the books are better.

#294
Falls Like Rain by Reese Rivers

The story wasn't bad, but I skimmed the spices scenes. While the consent was handled well, I'm finding I really don't like anything that comes off as demeaning dirty talk.

#295
Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik
Starlight's Shadow Book 3

I really enjoy how this author writes. I love the characters and the world-building. I just wish they would include sections from the man's POV.

#296
Our Fake Marriage Volume 3 by Kiwi Tokina
Our Fake Marriage Book 3

Apparently, I like to pick up manga where all the characters need to be in couples therapy. At least for a session two. TALK TO EACH OTHER!

#297
Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin
Elemental Love Book 1

Yet another addition to my Year Of The Witch.

#298
Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart
Falling for Fables Book 1

This Book Is So Good! I need the audiobook!

#299
Witcha Gonna Do? by Avery Flynn
Witchingdom Book 1

This book was SO yummy. The parts from the guy's POV were wonderful. I will be rereading it. Probably next year. Maybe more than once.

#300
Gypsy Blood by Kristy Cunning
All the Pretty Monsters Book 1

I was not expecting to like this book this much. I was surprised by the world-building and characters. I didn't think I would be picking up the next book in the series, let alone be actively looking forward to it.

#301
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah Maclean
Love by Numbers Book 1

A good historical romance.

>36 dreamweaver529: >37 dreamweaver529: I'll have to check these two out!!

>40 curioussquared: Please do! Let me know what you think.

I will be reading more by both authors. Jenna Wolfhart has a lot/most/maybe all of her stuff on Kindle Unlimited and Avery Flynn has a lot of audiobooks available at the libraries.

>38 dreamweaver529: Congratulations on reaching 4 x 75, Amanda!

>42 FAMeulstee: Thanks! This is by far the furthest I've tracked my reading in a year and more than likely the most I've read.

I blame it on the library system(s) here that gives me access to so many digital audiobooks. There are so many I want to read! (Please don't ask how many I have out right now, it's rather embarrassing.)

I missed it! Congrats on 4x75 -- amazing :) I am wondering if I can hit 3x75 this year -- it's unlikely at this point but not impossible!

>44 curioussquared: Thanks! As I said, I blame the libraries!

To be fair, I have 30 children's picture books and 54 graphic novels/comics. So that does pump up the numbers. I'm at 217 for Adult/YA/Midgrade. Or, to put it another way, nearly 2,000 hours (again, to be fair, that's the raw time, not the time I listened to them, as I have my player set to 2.25-3 depending on the narrator).

#302
The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert
A Deal with a Demon Book 3

This series keeps getting better, at least for me. There are so few books with a hetero couple that have strong men take the submissive role in bedroom play that doesn't evoke "I need a mommie to look after me" or "my role as a fem dom is to look after all of my masc subs needs without thinking about mine" vibes. At least I haven't come across them. If you know of any, please let me know.

#303
A Damsel and a Demigod by Annette Marie
The Guild Codex Universe Book 5

Because what I need right now is yet another series to read, complete with 10 novels and 4 novellas. Apparently, 60 wasn't enough.

#304
The Monstrous Duke And I by Dee St. Holm
The Monsters Ball Book 2

Over the last couple of weeks, my eReader has been getting more use. Mostly, these are books that are from Kindle Unlimited that don't have an audio version. This one deserves one, or if not this book, which is rather short, then a collection of the books in this series.

#305
Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe
Bunnicula Book 6

I've never read this far in the series before. Now I just need to get my hands on a physical copy to read with the kids.

#306
Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe
Bunnicula Book 7

I HATE it when they change the narrator in the middle of the series. Especially when it sounds like the new narrator didn't listen to the previous one to match any of the characters' personalities.

#307
Queen Takes Knights by Joely Sue Burkhart
Their Vampire Queen Book 1

Another surprisingly good book. My biggest concern is that it feels like a TV series that starts out strong but peters out as there is no firm idea on how to end it. We'll see.

#308
Oddball by Sarah Andersen
Sarah's Scribbles Book 4

I so love this series. I feel both called out and seen.

#309
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson

I must say, this does hit differently now than it would have if I had read it when it was published in 2006.

#310
Hex Vet: The Flying Surgery by Sam Davies
Hex Vet Book 2

Such world building.

#311
Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold
World of the Five Gods: Chronological Order Book 1

I love this series. Character, plot, and worldbuilding, are all spot on.

#312
Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren
The Vampire Knitting Club Book 3

Cozy spooky season mystery.

#313
Wolf's Capture by Eve Langlais
Kodiak Point Book 4

I do find this series fun. Fluffy fun.

#314
Untitled Books by C.J. Archer
The Glass Library Book 3

The more I read of this series, the more I realize I need to read the series it spun off of.

#315
The Leopard Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
Princes Trilogy Book 2

The narrator was wonderful. They way she read "My Lady" - chills.

#316
The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton
Marvellerverse Book 2

I had this on hold from 5 different libraries. It was worth it!

And Monthly Graphs!

Yes, I am aware I have 57 active series. No, I don't see it getting better.

I don't think this is a new thing. I just never tracked it like this before. My next big question is: Do I carry it over to next year or start fresh? I guess I have 3 months to figure it out (as I don't have to make a decision until the end of January).

As always, your stats are gorgeous :)

I need to update the list of series I'm tracking. I don't have quite as many as you, but I think I'm missing several that I need to add to the list.