List of book reviews for 2005-2025

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2005

February
The Plague by Albert Camus, 21, recommended
Total: 1 book

March
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, 31, recommended
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi, 31, recommended
The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West, 31, recommended
Total: 3 books

April
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, 14, recommended
Mr. Sammler's Planet by Saul Bellow, 30, recommended
Total: 2 books

June
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secret, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, & Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, 28, recommended
Total: 5 books

August
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and his Boy, The Magician's Nephew, and The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis, 20, recommended
His Dark Materials Trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman, 22, recommended
East of Eden by John Steinbeck, 22, recommended
Total: 11 books

October
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, 21, recommended
Total: 1 book

November
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk, 24, recommended
Total: 1 book

December
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadow, Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop, 28, recommended
Total: 1 book

Year Long Total: 25 books



2006

January
The Handmaid's Tale by Margret Atwood, 2, recommended
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, 2, not recommended
Rebecca by Daphne du Marier, 14, recommended
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, 14, recommended
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind, 30, recommended
Total: 5 books

February
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, 21, not recommended
Total: 1 book

March
Ilium by Dan Simmons, 2, recommended
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, 8
The King Must Die by Mary Renault, 22, recommended
The Hounds of the Mórrígan by Pat O'Shea, 29, recommended
The Princess Bride by William Goldman, 29, recommended
Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen, 31, not recommended
Total: 6 books

April
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, 13, recommended
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, 26, recommended

May
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally, 10, not recommended
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, 10, recommended
Love in the Ruins by Walker Percy, 13, recommended
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, 16, recommended
Sideways by Rex Pickett, 18, not recommended
Coraline by Neil Gaiman, 22, recommended
Oracle Night by Paul Auster, 23, recommended
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, 31, recommended
Total: 8 books

June
The New York Trilogy: City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room by Paul Auster, 1, recommended
The Martin Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, 7, recommended
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, 8, recommended
A Death in the Family by James Agee, 13, recommended
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey, 16, recommended
Ten Thousand Charms by Leander Watts, 21, not recommended
Total: 6 books

July
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray, 12, not recommended
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, 12, recommended
Rakkety Tam by Brian Jacques, 13, recommended
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, 14, recommended
Redwall by Brian Jacques, 14, recommended
Rebel Angels by Libba Bray, 14, not recommended
Mossflower by Brian Jacques, 16, recommended
The Rat and the Serpent by Bryn Llewellyn, 18, not recommended
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Clive Woodall, 18, not recommended
The Edible Woman by Margret Atwood, 26, recommended
Celtic Women's Spirituality: Accessing the Cauldron of Life by Edain McCoy, 27, not recommended
Magic of the Celtic Gods and Goddesses: A Guide to Their Spiritual Power, Healing Energies, and Mystical Joy by Carl McColman and Katheryn Hinds, 27, recommended
Total: 12 books

August
Triss by Brian Jacques, 1, not recommended
Salamandastron by Brian Jacques, 8, recommended
Light in August by William Faulkner, 8, recommended
The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Katherine A. Phillips, 8, recommended
The Circle Within: Creating a Wiccan Spiritual Tradition by Dianne Sylvan, 8, recommended
Oryx and Crake by Margret Atwood, 13, recommended
Celtic Heritage: Ancient Tradition in Ireland and Whales by Alwyn Rees and Brinley Rees, 14, recommended
Myths and Symbols of Pagan Europe: Early Scandinavian and Celtic Religions by H.R. Ellis Davidson, 17, recommended
Olympos by Dan Simmons, 17, recommended
Wise Child by Monica Furlong, 18, recommended
Juniper by Monica Furlong, 22, recommended
We the Living by Ayn Rand, 23, recommended
The Apple Branch: A Path to Celtic Ritual by Alexei Kondratiev, 24, recommended
The Encycopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend: A Definitve Sourcebook of Magic, Vision, and Lore by John and Caitlin Matthews, 27, not recommended
The Gods and Heros of the Celts by Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, 30, recommended
Total: 15 books

September
The Blind Assassin by Margret Atwood, 6, recommended
Herbal Magick: A Witch's Guide to Herbal Enchantments, Folklore, and Diviniations by Gerina Dunwich, 14, not recommended
Drawing Down the Moon : Witches, Druids, Goddess Worshipers, and Other Pagans in America Today by Margot Adler, 24, recommended
Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques, 24, recommended
Mattimeo by Brian Jacques, 29, recommended
Total: 5 books

October
The World of the Druids by Miranda J. Green, 20, recommended
Folklore of the Scottish Highlands by Anne Ross, 25, recommended
Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice, 27, not recommended
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, 28, recommended
Total: 4 books

Year Long Total: 64 books



2007

June
American Gods by Neil Gaiman, 19, recommended
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, 20, recommended
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman, 20, recommended
Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany, 21, recommended
Who is Julia? by Barabra S. Harris, 22, not recommended
Total: 5 books

August
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin, 10, recommended
Dangerous Angels: The Weeztie Bat Books by Francesca Lia Block, 11, recommended
The Robber Bride by Margret Atwood, 11, recommended
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, 28, recommended
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause, 28, recommended
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint, 28, recommended
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, 28, recommended
Total: 7 books

September
Colman by Monica Furlong, 4, recommended
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, 5, recommended
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury, 6, recommended
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly, 11, recommended
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff, 11, recommended
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest, 11, recommended
The Penelopiad by Margret Atwood, 21, recommended
Anno-Dracula by Kim Newman, 22, not recommended
The Flight of the Dragons by Peter Dickinson, illustrated by Wayne Anderson, 22, recommended
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, 27, not recommended
The Music of Razors by Cameron Rogers, 30, recommended
Total: 11 books

October
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft, Ed. S.T. Joshi, 1, recommended
The Rose and The Beast: Fairy Tales Retold by Francesca Lia Block, 1, recommended
Necklace of Kisses by Francesca Lia Block, 9, recommended
Stonecutter by Leander Watts, 9, not recommended
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause, 10, not recommended
Tithe by Holly Black, 13, recommended
Grimm's Grimmest by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, edited Maria M. Tatar, Marisa Bulzone, Stefan Matzig, illustrated by Tracy Arah Rockray, 13, recommended
Ironside by Holly Black, 19, recommended
Season of the Witch by Natasha Mostert, 19, recommended
Dracula by Bram Stoker, Ed. Maurice Hindle, 20, recommended
Maledicte by Lane Robins, 25, recommended
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner, 26, recommended
A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb, 27, recommended
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, 27, recommended
Total: 14 books

Year Long Total: 37 books



2008

February
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner, 28, recommended
Total: 1 book

March
Murkmere by Patricia Elliott, 3, recommended
The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden by Catherynne M. Valente, 4, recommended
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, 5, not recommended
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill, 11, not recommended
Dust by Elizabeth Bear, 15, recommended
Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell, 17, not recommended
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin, 25, not recommended
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder, 26, not recommended
Total: 8 books

April
The Dreamers by Gilbert Adair, 23, recommended
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, 23, not recommended
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow, 25, recommended
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, 29, recommended
Total: 4 books

May
Ambergate by Patricia Elliott, 1, not recommended
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, 6, recommended
The Passion by Donna Boyd, 9, not recommended
Lady Macbeth by Susan Fraser King, 23, recommended
The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, 25, not recommended
The Story of O by Pauline Réage, translated by Sabine d'Estrée, 27, recommended
Playing by Melanie Abrams, 30, not recommended
Total: 7 books

June
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews, 6, not recommended
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, 6, recommended
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice writing as A.N. Roquelaure, 9, not recommended
Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, translated by Joachim Neugroshel, 11, recommended
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner, 12, recommended
The Porcelain Dove by Delia Sherman, 27, recommended
The Aviary Gate by Katie Hickman, 28, not recommended
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith, 30, not recommended
The Nature of Monsters by Clare Clark, 30, recommended
Total: 9 books

July
Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan, 6, recommended
A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer, 9, recommended
In The Woods by Tana French, 10, recommended
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman, 14, not recommended
The Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book One) by D.M. Cornish, 15, recommended
You Know Where to Find Me by Rachel Cohn, 17, not recommended
Benighted by Kit Whitfield, 17, recommended
Such a Pretty Girl by Laura Wiess, 21, recommended
Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams, 22, not recommended
Black Ships by Jo Graham, 26, recommended
Lamplighter (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book Two) by D.M. Cornish, 27, recommended
Madapple by Christina Meldrum, 28, recommended
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner, 29, not recommended
Dreadful Skin by Cherie Priest, 30, recommended
Total: 14 books

August
The Dust of Wonderland by Lee Thomas, 1, not recommended
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, 2, recommended
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, 7, recommended
Transformation by Carol Berg, 9, recommended
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, 10, not recommended
The Three Incestuous Sisters written and illustrated by Audrey Niffenegger, 11, not recommended
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, 17, not recommended
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, 18, recommended
Twilight (Twilight Saga Book One) by Stephanie Meyer, 20, not recommended
The Looking Glass Wars (Looking Glass Wars Trilogy, Book One) by Frank Beddor, 22, not recommended
Murcheston: The Wolf's Tale by David Holland, 23, not recommended
The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri by David Bajo, 28, not recommended
Shadowbridge (Shadowbridge Book One) by Gregory Frost, 29, recommended
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite, 31, recommended
Total: 14 books

September
Lord Tophet (Shadowbridge Book Two) by Gregory Frost, 11, recommended
The Likeness by Tana French, 11, recommended
Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon, 11, not recommended
The Long Walk by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman, 13, recommended
The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem, 16, not recommended
Watership Down by Richard Adams, 17, recommended
Arrows of the Queen (The Heralds of Valdemar, Book One) by Mercedes Lackey, 18, recommended
Sabriel (The Abhorsen Trilogy/The Old Kingdom, Book One) by Garth Nix, 23, recommended
Iodine by Haven Kimmel, 24, recommended
The Good Children by Kate Wilhelm, 25, not recommended
Total: 10 books

Year Long Total: 67 books



2009

March
The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, 14, recommended
Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente, 15, recommended
The Moon Opera by Bi Feiyu, translated by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin, 16, recommended
The Dry Salvages by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 16, recommended
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite, 18, recommended
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z. Brite, 20, recommended
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier, 22, not recommended
Strange Happenings by Avi, 25, not recommended
The Museum at Purgatory by Nick Bantock, 26, recommended
To Charles Fort, With Love by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 28, recommended
The Burning Girl by Holly Phillips, 29, recommended
Total: 11 books

April
Griffin & Sabine: An Extraordinary Correspondence by Nick Bantock, 2, recommended
Singing Innocence and Experience by Sonya Taaffe, 4, recommended
Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge, 8, recommended
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, 10, recommended
Fathom by Cherie Priest, 13, not recommended
In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips, 16, recommended
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling, 20, not recommended
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteen Annual Collection (2001) edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 22, recommended
Yume no Hon: The Book of Dreams by Catherynne M. Valente, 23, recommended
Kings and Assassins (sequel to Maledicte) by Lane Robins, 30, recommended
Let Me In (Let the Right One In / Låt den rätte komma in) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, 30, recommended
Total: 11 books

May
Children of God (sequel to The Sparrow) by Mary Doria Russell, 5, not recommended
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia, 8, not recommended
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, 10, not recommended
Shelter by Susuan Palwick, 12, recommended
Tattoo Girl by Brooke Stevens, 15, recommended
Hand of Isis by Jo Graham, 19, recommended
Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess, 22, not recommended
The Hunger Games by Susan Collins, 25, recommended
Total: 8 books

June
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourteenth Annual Collection (2000) edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 2, not recommended
White as Snow by Tanith Lee, 2, not recommended
A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama by Laura Amy Schiltz, 3, recommended
A Wolf at the Door: and Other Retold Fairy Tales edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 4, not recommended
The Necessary Beggar by Susan Palwick, 6, recommended
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteen Annual Collection (2004) edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 11, recommended
Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy, 12, recommended
Gothic!: Ten Original Dark Tales edited by Deborah Noyes, 14, recommended
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins by Emma Donoghue, 16, recommended
Under the Skin by Michel Faber, 22, not recommended
Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue, 22, recommended
Clockwork Phoenix 2 edited by Mike Allen, 22, recommended
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks, 25, recommended
Total: 13 books

July
'Salem's Lot: Illustrated Edition by Stephen King, 2, not recommended
Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly, 7, recommended
Operation Chaos by Poal Anderson, 8, not recommended
Total: 3 books

August
Daughter of Hounds by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 7, recommended
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, 7, recommended
Was by Geoff Ryman, 7, no recommendation
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury, 7, not recommended
Total: 4 books

Year Long Total: 50 books



2010

January
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, 15, recommended
The City & The City by China Miéville, 24, recommended
Total: 2 books

February
Threshold by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 1, recommended
The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 8, recommended
Man After Man by Dougal Dixon, illustrated by Philip Hood, 10, not recommended
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, translated by Yuji Oniki, 12, recommended
After Man by Dougal Dixon, illustrated by Diz Wallis, John Butler, Brian McIntyre, Philip Hood, Roy Woodard, and Gary Marsh, 28, recommended
Total: 5 books

April
Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale by Catherine Orenstien, 7, recommended
High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D, photography by Lionel Deluy, 9, recommended
The Child Thief by Gerald Brom, 16, not recommended
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay, 17, recommended
The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort, 22, recommended
The Witch Awakening by Karen Nilsen, 27, recommended
Deerskin by Robin McKinley, 28, recommended
Total: 7 books

May
Books of Blood: Volumes 1-3 by Clive Barker, 3, not recommended
The Devil's Alphabet by Daryl Gregory, 10, recommended
What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson, 13, not recommended
Gerald's Game by Stephen King, 17, recommended
A Book of Tongues: Volume One of the Hexslinger Series by Gemma Files, 20, recommended
Total: 5 books

June
Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England edited by Jack Zipes, 4, not recommended
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, 14, recommended
Total: 2 books

July
Faithful Place by Tana French, 30, recommended
Total: 1 book

August
The Last Vampire (Thirst Book 1) by Christopher Pike, 9, not recommended
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers, 20, no recommendation
The Cipher by Kathe Koja, 21, recommended
Total: 3 books

September
Low Red Moon by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 13, recommended
Surfacing by Margret Atwood, 17, recommended
Handling the Undead (Hanteringen av odöda) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, 23, recommended
Total: 3 books

October
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan, 4, recommended
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, 4, recommended
Terror by Night: Classic Ghost & Horror Stories by Ambrose Bierce, edited by David Stuart Davies, 18, recommended
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (The String of Pearls) edited by Robert L. Mack, 22, recommended
Heat Wave by Richard Castle, 24, recommended
Total: 5 books

November
White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, 2, recommended
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean, 7, recommended
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, 19, recommended
Total: 3 books

December
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King, 21, recommended
Total: 1 book

Year Long Total: 37 books



2011

January
The Secret History by Donna Tartt, 6, recommended
Enchantress from the Stars by Sylvia Engdahl, 9, recommended
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem, translated by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox, 13, recommended
Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm (Robin Hobb), 15, recommended
Sunshine by Robin McKinley, 18, not recommended
Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder, 20, recommended
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater, 28, recommended
Total: 7 books

February
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, 11, recommended
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville, 26, not recommended
Total: 2 books

March
Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Grady, 24, recommended
The Monsters of Templeton by Laura Groff, 26, recommended
Total: 2 books

April
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester, 13, recommended
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant, 26, not recommended
Total: 2 books

May
Under the Poppy by Kathe Koja, 1, recommended
Spring's Awakening: Tragedy of Childhood by Frank Wedekind, translated and edited by Eric Bentley, 5, recommended
The Fixed Stars: Thirty-Seven Emblems for the Perilous Season by Brian Conn, 9, not recommended
Cat's Eye by Margret Atwood, 10, recommended
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit, illustrated by H.R. Millar, 12, recommended
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter, 12, recommended
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan, 24, recommended
The White People and Other Stories: Vol. 2 of the Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen by Arthur Machen, edited by S.T. Joshi, 26, recommended
Total: 8 books

June
The Witch's Boy by Michael Gruber, 3, recommended
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, 15, not recommended
Mary Poppins: Revised Edition by P.L. Travers, illustrated by Mary Shephard, 16, recommended
Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim, 22, recommended
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger, 28, not recommended
Total: 5 books

July
The Armless Maiden: and Other Tales of Childhood's Survivors edited by Terri Windling, 13, recommended
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe, 16, not recommended
The Golden Key by George MacDonald, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 20, recommended
Prince of Darkness by Barbara Michaels, 21, recommended
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott, 26, recommended
Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken, 28, recommended
Total: 6 books

August
Josie and Jack by Kelly Braffet, 8, recommended
The Unreasoning Mask by Philip José Farmer, 12, recommended
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, 20, recommended
Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles Book 1) by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Carson Ellis, 22, recommended
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham, 25, recommended
Total: 5 books

September
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, 7, recommended
The Ammonite Violin & Others by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 9, recommended
A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, 12, recommended
Stunt by Claudia Dey, 14, recommended
The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan, 19, not recommended
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff, 22, recommended
Total: 6 books

October
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural edited by Herbert A. Wise and Phyllis Fraser, 17, recommended
Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters, 18, not recommended
Are You Loathsome Tonight? by Poppy Z. Brite, 21, recommended
Total: 3 books

November
Running with the Pack edited by Ekatrina Sedia, 6, not recommended
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, 11, recommended
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton, 12, not recommended
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, 17, not recommended
Chime by Franny Billingsley, 30, recommended
Total: 5 books

December
The Girl Who Circumnagivated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan, 2, recommended
Total: 1 book

Year Long Total: 52 books



2012

April
The Remedy by Michelle Lovric, 3, not recommended
Total: 1 book

May
Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite, 21, recommended
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley, 28, recommended
Total: 2 books

July
Money Shot by Christa Faust, 16, not recommended
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin, 22, recommended
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, 25, recommended
The Wilding by Benjamin Percy, 31, not recommended
Total: 4 book

August
The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley, 6, recommended
The Last Starship from Earth by John Boyd, 13, not recommended
A Case of Curiosities by Allen Kurzweil, 15, not recommended
The Autumn Castle by Kim Wilkins, 28, recommended
Total: 4 books

September
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson, 11, recommended
The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman, 11, recommended
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, 12, recommended
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, 17, recommended
The Holy Terrors (Les Enfants Terribles) by Jean Cocteau, translated by Rosamond Lehmann, 19, recommended
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Narnia Book 3) by C.S. Lewis, illustrated by Pauline Byanes, 21, recommended
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 1) by Lemony Snicket, iIllustrated by Brett Helquist, 28, recommended
Under Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles Book 2) by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Carson Ellis, 29, recommended
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma, 30, recommended
Total: 9 books

October
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, 7, recommended
Lovecraft Unbound edited by Ellen Datlow, 22, recommended
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising Sequence Book 1) by Susan Cooper, 26, not recommended
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull, 26, recommended
Calling You (Kimi wa Shika Kikoenai) by Otsuichi, illustrated by Miyako Hasami, translated by Agnes Yoshida, 27, recommended
Uncle Silas by J.S. Le Fanu, 28, recommended
The Hunger by Whitley Strieber, 30, not recommended
Total: 7 books

November
Grass by Sheri S. Tepper, 3, recommended
A Companion to Wolves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear, 4, recommended
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 2) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 5, recommended
A Spell of Winter by Helen Dunmore, 5, not recommended
Total: 4 books

December
The Silver Wolf (Legends of the Wolves Book 1) by Alice Borchardt, 29, not recommended
The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 3) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 30, recommended
Total: 2 books

Year Long Total: 32 books



2013

January
Watchtower (The Chronicles of Tornor Book 1) by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 4, recommended
The Forbidden Circle: The Spell Sword / The Forbidden Tower by Marion Zimmer Bradley, 8, recommended
Shadow and Bone (Grisha Trilogy Book 1) by Leigh Bardugo, 10, not recommended
The Dancers of Arun (The Chronicles of Tornor Book 2) by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 12, recommended
The Vampyre by John William Polidori, 16, recommended
Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip, 17, recommended
Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow, 18, not recommended
The Northern Girl (The Chronicles of Tornor Book 3) by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 21, recommended
Lilith by George MacDonald, 25, not recommended
The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer, 26, recommended
The Hallowed Hunt (Chalion Book 3) by Lois McMaster Bujold, 30, recommended
Total: 11 books

February
Mind Fuck (The Administration Book 1) by Manna Francis, 4, recommended
Mélusine (Doctrine of Labyrinths Book 1) by Sarah Monette, 7, recommended
Shift by Em Bailey, 8, not recommended
Ghosts (North-West Passage Book 1) by Torch, 10, not recommended
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand, 15, recommended
Lovers (North-West Passage Book 2) by Torch, 17, not recommended
Bloodstones edited by Amanda Pillar, 20, not recommended
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 4) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 21, recommended
The Gift of an Enemy by Sylvia, 28, not recommended
Blood Oranges by Caítlin R. Kiernan writing as Kathleen Tierney, 28, recommended
Total: 10 books

March
The Virtu (Doctrine of Labyrinths Book 2) by Sarah Monette, 1, recommended
A Different Light by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 8, recommended
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgewick, 11, not recommended
Boy Toy by Barry Lyga, 13, not recommended
A Pretty Mouth by Molly Tanzer, 15, recommended
A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan, 18, recommended
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales by Yoko Ogawa, translated by Stephen Snyder, 22, not recommended
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern Book 1) by Anne McCaffrey, 25, not recommended
Dragonquest (Dragonriders of Pern Book 2) by Anne McCaffrey, 25, not recommended
Total: 9 books

April
Sins & Shadows (Shadow Inquiries Book 1) by Lane Robins writing as Lyn Benedict, 1, recommended
The White Dragon (Dragonriders of Pern Book 3) by Anne McCaffrey, 10, not recommended
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 5) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 15, recommended
Witches' Mark by Amanda Gannon and Paul Batteiger, 18, recommended
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games Book 2) by Suzanne Collins, 21, recommended
Deadpool Classic Volume 1 edited by Mark D. Beazley, 22, recommended
Shadowed Summer by Saundra Mitchell, 24, recommended
The Mirador (Doctrine of Labyrinths Book 3) by Sarah Monette, 27, recommended
Deadpool Classic Volume 2 edited by Mark D. Beazley, 30, recommended
Total: 9 books

May
Restraint by DarkEmeralds, 1, recommended
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games Book 3) by Suzanne Collins, 2, recommended
What the Faeries Left Behind by Amber Cook, 4, not recommended
Bones of Faerie (Bones of Faerie Book 1) by Janni Lee Simner, 5, not recommended
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 6) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 6, recommended
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip, 8, recommended
Deadpool Classic Volume 3 edited by Mark D. Beazley, 14, recommended
Corambis (Doctrine of Labyrinths Book 4) by Sarah Monette, 23, recommended
The Family Tree by Sheri S. Tepper, 23, not recommended
Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald Mage Book 1) by Mercedes Lackey, 24, not recommended
Total: 10 books

June
Magic's Promise (The Last Herald Mage Book 2) by Mercedes Lackey, 3, not recommended
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, translated by Natasha Randall, 4, recommended
Total: 2 books

September
Strange Angels by Kathe Koja, 28, not recommended
Total: 1 book

October
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz, 7, recommended
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle, 7, recommended
Magic's Price (The Last Herald Mage Book 3) by Mercedes Lackey, 7, not recommended
The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman, 7, not recommended
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, illustrated by Joseph Magnaini, 30, not recommended
Total: 5 books

November
The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson, 1, recommended
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli, 1, recommended
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking Book 1) by Patrick Ness, 2, not recommended
The Shattered Gate (The Rifter Book 1) by Ginn Hale, 19, recommended
Loups-Garous by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, translated by Anne Ishii, 19, not recommended
Total: 5 books

December
The End of Alice by A.M. Homes, 1, not recommended
The Holy Road (The Rifter Book 2) by Ginn Hale, 2, recommended
His Sacred Bones (The Rifter Book 3) by Ginn Hale, 9, recommended
The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein, 27, recommended
Total: 4 books

Year Long Total: 65 books



2014

January
The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse, 3, not recommended
Oracle of Philadelphia (Earthbound Angels Book 1) by Elizabeth Corrigan, 4, not recommended
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul, illustrated by Wendy MacNaughton, 6, not recommended
The Secret Country (The Secret Country Book 1) by Pamela Dean, 15, recommended
Total: 4 books

May
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, illustrated by F.D. Bedford, 6, recommended
Total: 1 book

June
The Beast Master (The Beast Master Book 1) by Andre Norton, 30, recommended
Total: 1 book

July
Ariel (Change Book 1) by Steven R. Boyett, 5, not recommended
The Giver (The Giver Quartet Book 1) by Lois Lowry, 16, recommended
Possession by A.S. Byatt, 23, recommended
The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter Book 2) by Thomas Harris, 27, recommended
Total: 4 books

August
Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter Book 3) by Thomas Harris, 11, recommended
Total: 1 book

November
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton, 28, recommended
Total: 1 book

December
Wool (Omnibus) by Hugh Howey, 8, recommended
Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper, 18, not recommended
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Book 1) by Robin Hobb, 19, recommended
Alternate Realities by C.J. Cherryh, 31, recommended
Total: 4 books

Year Long Total: 16 books



2015

January
Royal Assassin (Farseer Book 2) by Robin Hobb, 11, recommended
Rewritten series (Fallacy, Veracity, Evasion, Defiance) by Morgan Bauman, 12, not recommended
Assassin's Quest (Farseer Book 3) by Robin Hobb, 26, recommended
Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1) by Thomas Harris, 29, recommended
Tampa by Alissa Nutting, 31, not recommended
Total: 8 books

February
The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope, 9, recommended
So Brilliantly Clever: Parker, Hulme and the Murder that Shocked the World (Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century) by Peter Graham, 9, recommended
The Game of Kings (The Lymond Chronicles Book 1) by Dorothy Dunnett, 22, recommended
Total: 3 books

March
Seraphina (Seraphina Book 1) by Rachel Hartman, 1, recommended
The Labyrinth by Catherynne M. Valente, 16, recommended
A Rope of Thorns (Hexslinger Book 2) by Gemma Files, 18, recommended
A Tree of Bones (Hexslinger Book 3) by Gemma Files, 27, recommended
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, 30, recommended
Total: 5 books

April
Chill (Jacob's Ladder Book 2) by Elizabeth Bear, 17, recommended
Crown Duel (Crown Duel and Court Duel) (Crown & Court Book 1-2) by Sherwood Smith, 17, recommended
Hannibal Rising (Hannibal Lecter Book 4) by Thomas Harris, 18, not recommended
Winterlong (Winterlong Book 1) by Elizabeth Hand, 24, not recommended
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith, 28, recommended
Grail (Jacob's Ladder Book 3) by Elizabeth Bear, 30, recommended
Total: 6 books

May
Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones, 1, not recommended
No Dogs in Philly (Private Justice Book 1) by Andy Futuro, 4, not recommended
A Fistful of Sky (LaZelle Book 1) by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, 9, not recommended
Dawn (Xenogenesis/Lilith's Brood Book 1) by Octavia E. Butler, 10, recommended
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley, 12, recommended
The Companions by Sheri S. Tepper, 18, not recommended
Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis/Lilith's Brood Book 2) by Octavia E. Butler, 18, recommended
Imago (Xenogenesis/Lilith's Brood Book 3) by Octavia E. Butler, 20, recommended
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 21, recommended
Fire and Hemlock by Dianna Wynne Jones, 28, recommended
Total: 10 books

June
Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis, 4, not recommended
The Engine's Child by Holly Phillips, 5, not recommended
Slow River by Nicola Griffith, 5, not recommended
The Birthgrave (Birthgrave Book 1) by Tanith Lee, 16, not recommended
Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey Book 11) by Dorothy L. Sayers, 19, recommended
The Anvil of the World (Lord Ermenwyr Book 1) by Kage Baker, 20, recommended
The House of the Stag (Lord Ermenwyr Book 2) by Kage Baker, 28, recommended
Total: 7 books

July
Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates, 16, not recommended
The Bird of the River (Lord Ermenwyr Book 3) by Kage Baker, 17, recommended
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate #1) by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer, 22, recommended
Piercing by Ryu Murakami, translated by Ralph McCarthy, 23, recommended
Total: 4 books

August
Carnival by Elizabeth Bear, 19, not recommended
Total: 1 book

September
Goth by Otsuichi, trans. Andrew Cunningham, Jocelyne Allen, 3, recommended
Persona by Genevieve Valentine, 3, not recommended
The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit (Wraeththu Book 1) by Storm Constantine, 14, not recommended
A Vanishing Glow (The Mystech Arcanum, Vol. I & II) by Alexis Radcliff, 30, not recommended
Total: 4 books

October
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain, 5, recommended
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley Book 1) by Patricia Highsmith, 13, not recommended
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters, 14, recommended
The Drowning City (The Necromancer Chronicles Book 1) by Amanda Downum, 17, not recommended
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier, 23, recommended
Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente, 28, recommended
Total: 6 books

November
Love in Vein edited by Poppy Z. Brite, 5, not recommended
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic Book 1) by Tamora Pierce, 12, recommended
Hemlock Grove by Brian McGreevy, 13, recommended
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, 20, recommended
Total: 4 books

December
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, 13, recommended
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars Book 1) by C.J. Cherryh, 13, recommended
Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy, 29, not recommended
Total: 3 books

Year Long Total: 61 books



2016

January
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, translated by Lucia Graves, 3, not recommended
Tris's Book (Circle of Magic Book 2) by Tamora Pierce, 3, recommended
Daja's Book (Circle of Magic Book 3) by Tamora Pierce, 10, recommended
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre, 10, recommended
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories Book 1) by Mary Robinette Kowal, 12, recommended
Deathless (Leningrad Diptych Book 1) by Catherynne M. Valente, 14, recommended
The Virgins by Pamela Erens, 15, not recommended
The Goblin Emperor by Sarah Monette writing as Katherine Addison, 17, recommended
The Bone Palace (The Necromancer Chronicles Book 2) by Amanda Downum, 19, recommended
Hild by Nicola Griffith, 26, recommended
Total: 10 books

February
Birth of the Firebringer (Firebringer Book 1) by Meredith Ann Pierce, 3, not recommended
Briar's Book (Circle of Magic Book 4) by Tamora Pierce, 15, recommended
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar, 15, recommended
The Brides of Rollrock Island (Sea Hearts) by Margo Lanagan, 15, recommended
Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip, 17, recommended
My Real Children by Jo Walton, 20, recommended
Sirens and other Daemon Lovers edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, 23, not recommended
Wild Seed (Patternmaster Book 1) by Octavia E. Butler, 24, recommended
Mind of My Mind (Patternmaster Book 2) by Octavia E. Butler, 26, recommended
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler, 29, recommended
Total: 10 books

March
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars Book 2) by C.J. Cherryh, 7, recommended
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton, 9, not recommended
The Tale of a No-Name Squirrel (The PetPost Secret) by Radhika R. Dhariwal, illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen, 9, not recommended
The Beauty by Aliya Whiteley, 9, recommended
The Pattern Scars by Caitlin Sweet, 11, recommended
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch Book 1) by Ann Leckie, 14, recommended
Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller, 16, not recommended
Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge, 18, not recommended
Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle, 21, not recommended
Clay's Ark (Patternmaster Book 3) by Octavia E. Butler, 25, not recommended
Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente, 28, recommended
On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis, 28, not recommended
vN (The Machine Dynasty Book 1) by Madeline Ashby, 29, not recommended
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch Book 2) by Ann Leckie, 30, recommended
Saga Deluxe Edition, Volume 1 (Issues #1-18) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, 31, recommended
Total: 15 books

April
Saga Volume 4 (Issues #19-24) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, 10, not recommended
Saga Volume 5 (Issues #25-30) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, 10, not recommended
Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace, 11, recommended
Uprooted by Naomi Novik, 11, recommended
Patternmaster (Patternmaster Book 4) by Octavia E. Butler, 12, recommended
The Sardonyx Net by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 13, recommended
Rider at the Gate (Finisterre: The Nighthorses Book 1), 22, recommended
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty, 23, recommended
Siege and Storm (The Grisha Book 2) by Leigh Bardugo, 26, not recommended
Native Tongue (Native Tongue Book 1) by Suzette Haden Elgin, 29, not recommended
Total: 10 books

May
Neuromancer (Sprawl Book 1) by William Gibson, 4, not recommended
Ship of Magic (The Liveship Traders Book 1) by Robin Hobb, 5, recommended
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, 7, recommended
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire, 7, recommended
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers Book 1) by Becky Chambers, 9, not recommended
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, 10, not recommended
Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders Book 2) by Robin Hobb, 17, recommended
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, 20, recommended
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa, illustrated by Akira Kanbe, 23, not recommended
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Blind Target written by Akemi Omode, illustrated by Sakura Asagi, 23, recommended
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Ground Zero by Reku Fuyunagi, 23, not recommended
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith, 24, not recommended
Ruin and Rising (The Grisha Book 3) by Leigh Bardugo, 24, not recommended
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick, 25, recommended
The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 7) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 27, recommended
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, 29, not recommended
The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 8) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 31, recommended
Total: 17 books

June
In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters, 1, not recommended
The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 9) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 3, recommended
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed Book 1) by Octavia E. Butler, 13, recommended
The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 10) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 21, recommended
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders Book 3) by Robin Hobb, 23, recommended
Parable of the Talents (Earthseed Book 2) by Octavia E. Butler, 25, not recommended
The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 11) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 26, not recommended
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip, 29, recommended
The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky, 29, recommended
Total: 9 books

July
The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 12) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 1, not recommended
Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch Book 3) by Ann Leckie, 1, recommended
Alex + Ada Volume 1 (Issues #1-5) by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn, 1, not recommended
Alex + Ada Volume 2 (Issues #6-10) by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn, 1, not recommended
Alex + Ada Volume 3 (Issues #11-15) by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn, 1, not recommended
Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal Book 1) by Zen Cho, 5, recommended
The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book 13) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, 9, recommended
Cam Girl by Leah Raeder (Elliot Wake), 10, recommended
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge, 13, recommended
The Vegetarian by Han Kang, trans. Deborah Smith, 14, not recommended
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman Book 1) by Rosemary Kirstein, 18, recommended
The Outskirter's Secret (The Steerswoman Book 2) by Rosemary Kirstein, 21, recommended
You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day, 21, not recommended
Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee, 28, recommended
The Lost Steersman (The Steerswoman Book 3) by Rosemary Kirstein, 28, recommended
Total: 15 books

August
Magic Steps (The Circle Opens Book 1) by Tamora Pierce, 8, not recommended
Street Magic (The Circle Opens Book 2) by Tamora Pierce, 10, recommended
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (The Traitor) by Seth Dickinson, 12, recommended
The Last Wish (The Witcher Book 1) by Andrzej Sapkowski, trans. Danusia Stok, 15, recommended
The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley, 31, not recommended
Sword of Destiny (The Witcher Book 2) by Andrzej Sapkowski, trans. David French, 31, not recommended
Cold Fire (The Circle Opens Book 3) by Tamora Pierce, 31, recommended
Total: 7 books

September
Forty Thousand in Gehenna (Unionside Book 1) by C.J. Cherryh, 8, recommended
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, 9, recommended
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum, 11, recommendedThe Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel, 13, not recommended
Blood of Elves (The Witcher Book 3) by Andrzej Sapkowski. trans. Danusia Stok, 13, recommended
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child—Parts One and Two (Harry Potter Book 8) by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne, 13, not recommended
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey, 22, not recommended
Total: 7 books

October
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson, 2, recommended
Tales of Nevèrÿon (Return to Nevèrÿon Book 1) by Samuel R. Delany, 3, recommended
Shatterglass (The Circle Opens Book 4) by Tamora Pierce, 4, not recommended
Bloodchild: And Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler, 14, recommended
The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While (Fairyland Novella) by Catherynne M. Valente, 22, recommended
Central Station by Lavie Tidhar, 22, recommended
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare, 22, recommended
Time of Contempt (Witcher Book 4) by Andrzej Sapkowski, trans. David French, 24, not recommended
Baptism of Fire (Witcher Book 5) by Andrzej Sapkowski, trans. David French, 24, recommended
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (Fairyland Book 2) by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan, 24, recommended
Total: 10 books

November
The Tower of the Swallow (Witcher Book 6) by Andrzej Sapkowski, trans. David French, 12, recommended
Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar, 12, recommended
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two (Fairyland Book 3) by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan, 12, recommended
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson, 16, recommended
The Family Plot by Cherie Priest, 16, not recommended
Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler, 16, recommended
The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes (Issues #1-8) by Neil Gaiman, 30, not recommended
The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House (Issues #9-16) by Neil Gaiman, 30, not recommended
The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country (Issues #17-20) by Neil Gaiman, 30, not recommended
The Sandman, Vol. 4: Season of Mists (Issues #21-28) by Neil Gaiman, 30, not recommended
Total: 10 books

December
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (Fairyland Book 4) by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan, 30, recommended
Gate of Ivrel (The Morgaine Saga Book 1) by C.J. Cherryh, 30, recommended
Well of Shiuan (The Morgaine Saga Book 2) by C.J. Cherryh, 30, not recommended
Total: 3 books


Year Long Total: 123 books



2017

January
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon), narrated by Justine Eyre, 28, recommended
Graceling (Graceling Realm Book 1) by Kirstin Cashore, narrated by David Baker, 31
Total: 2 books

February
Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson, narrated by Robin Miles, 4, not recommended
Fire (Graceling Realm Book 2) by Kirstin Cashore, narrated by Xanthe Elbrick, 9, recommended
And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga Book 1) by Kiersten White, narrated by Fiona Hardingham, 13, recommended
My Soul to Keep (African Immortals Book 1) by Tananarive Due, narrated by Peter Francis James, 20, recommended
Bitterblue (Graceling Realm Book 3) by Kirstin Cashore, narrated by Xanthe Elbrick, 25, recommended
Every Day (Every Day Book 1) by David Levithan, narrated by Alex McKenna, 28, not recommended
Total: 6 books

March
Shadowshaper (Shadowshaper Book 1) by Daniel José Older, narrated by Anika Noni Rose, 3, recommended
Everfair by Nisi Shawl, 6, not recommended
His Majesty's Dragon(/Temeraire) (Temeraire Book 1) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 6, recommended
Dark Orbit (Twenty Planets) by Carolyn Ives Gilman, narrated by Melanie Ewbank, 24, recommended
Servant of the Underworld (Obsidian and Blood Book 1) by Aliette de Bodard, 24, not recommended
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan, narrated by Katy Townsend, 24, recommended
Affinity by Sarah Waters, 27, recommended
Throne of Jade (Temeraire Book 2) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 27, recommended
It's All Absolutely Fine by Ruby Elliot, 27, not recommended
Harbinger of the Storm (Obsidian and Blood Book 2) by Aliette de Bodard, 31, not recommended
The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury, narrated by Cassandra Campbell, 31, not recommended
Elysium: or, The World After by Jennifer Marie Brisset, narrated by Jamye Méri Grant, 31, recommended
Total: 12 books

April
What's Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles Book 1) by Kat Zhang, 4, not recommended
A Taste of Honey (The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps Book 2) by Kai Ashante Wilson, 4, recommended
Planetfall (Planetfall Book 1) by Emma Newman, narrated by Emma Newman, 4, recommended
Archangel (Samaria Book 1) by Sharon Shinn, 12, not recommended
Love Is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson, narrated by Simone Missick, 12, not recommended
Binti (Binti Book 1) by Nnedi Okorafor, narrated by Robin Miles, 12, recommended
Anathem by Neal Stephenson, 17, not recommended
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh, 17, recommended
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore, 17, recommended
The Beginning Place by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Rob Inglis, 18, recommended
Lady of the Lake (Witcher Book 7) by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated by David French, 18, recommended
Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy Book 1) by Mira Grant (Seanan McGuire), narrated by Paula Christensen and Jesse Bernstein, 18, recommended
The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (Fairyland Book 5) by Catherynne M. Valente, illustrated by Ana Juan, 21, recommended
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas Book 1) by Zoraida Córdova, 21, not recommended
Black Powder War (Temerarie Book 3) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 21, recommended
Total: 15 books

May
Stygian by Santino Hassell, 5, recommended
The Will of the Empress (Circle Reforged Book 1) by Tamora Pierce, 5, recommended
Three Souls by Janie Chang, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, recommended
Season of Storms (Witcher Book 8) by Andrzej Sapkowski, translated by fans, 6, not recommended
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire Book 1) by Yoon Ha Lee, 6 recommended
Home (Binti Book 2) by Nnedi Okrafor, 6, recommended
Annihilation (Southern Reach Book 1) by Jeff VanderMeer, 9, recommended
Empire of Ivory (Temeraire Book 4) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 9, recommended
The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson, narrated by Rebecca Mozo and Lincoln Hoppe, 9, recommended
The Sandman, Vol 4: A Game of You (Issues #32-37) by Neil Gaiman, 12, not recommended
The Sandman, Vol 5: Fables and Reflections (Issues #29-31, 38-40, 50, Sandman Special: The Song of Orpheus, Vertigo Preview) by Neil Gaiman, 12, recommended
Authority (Southern Reach Book 2) by Jeff VanderMeer, narrated by Bronson Pinchot, 12, recommended
Well Witched (Verdigris Deep) by Frances Hardinge, narrated by Bianca Amato, 15, recommended
The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore, 15, not recommended
Victory of Eagles (Temeraire Book 5) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 15, recommended
The Female Man, Joanna Russ, 18, recommended
Little Brother (Little Brother Book 1) by Cory Doctorow, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, 18, not recommended
The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death Book 0.1) by Nnedi Okorafor, 18, not recommended
Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire Book 6) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 24, recommended
Acceptance (Southern Reach Book 3) by Jeff VanderMeer, 24, not recommended
The Devourers by Indra Das, 24, recommended
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, narrated by Dan Bittner, 31, not recommended
God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha Book 1) by Kameron Hurley, 31, not recommended
Orleans by Sherri L. Smith, 31, not recommended
Total: 24 books

June
Agents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 4, recommended
Who Fears Death (Who Fears Death Book 1) by Nnedi Okorafor, 4, not recommended
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni Book 1) by Helene Wecker, narrated by George Guidall, 4, recommended
Planet of Exile (Hainish Cycle Book 2) by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Stephen Hoye and Carrington MacDuffie, 8, recommended
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables Book 1) by L.M. Montgomery, 8, recommended
Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge, 8, recommended
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera, 22, recommended
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson, narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez, 22, not recommended
Sutphin Boulevard (Five Boroughs Book 1) by Santino Hassell, 22, not recommended
ZOO by Otsuichi, translated by Terry Gallagher, 22, recommended
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel, 22, not recommended
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, 22, recommended
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables Book 2) by L.M. Montgomery, 29, recommended
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft, 29, recommended
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson, 29, recommended
Total: 15 books

July
Fires of Azeroth (The Morgaine Saga Book 3) by C.J. Cherryh, 3, not recommended
Promise of Shadows by Justina Ireland, 3, not recommended
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill by Megan Shepherd, 3, recommended
The Second Mango (Mangoverse Book 1) by Shira Glassman, 17, not recommended
Shissou Holiday by Otsuichi, art by Hiro Kiyohara, 17, not recommended
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery, 17, recommended
Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi, 19, recommended
Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements edited by adrienne maree brown, Walidah Imarisha, 19, not recommended
The Martian by Andy Weir, 19, not recommended
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Wayward Children Book 2) by Seanan McGuire, 22, recommended
The House of Shattered Wings (Dominion of the Fallen Book 1) by Aliette de Bodard, narrated by Peter Kenny, 22, not recommended
Crucible of Gold (Temeraire Book 7) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 22, recommended
Sister Light, Sister Dark (Great Alta Book 1) by Jane Yolen, 29, recommended
Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale, 29, recommended
Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire Book 8) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, 29, recommended
Trouble and Her Friends by Melissa Scott, 30, not recommended
The Other Log of Phileas Fogg by Philip José Farmer, 30, not recommended
Stargate by Pauline Gedge, 30, not recommended
Total: 18 books

August
Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison, 4, recommended
A Plague of Unicorns by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Tom McGrath, 4, recommended
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur Book 1) by C.J. Cherryh, 4, recommended
The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl From Everywhere Book 1) by Heidi Heilig, narrated by Kim Mai Guest, 6, recommended
City of Illusions (Hainish Cycle Book 3) by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Stephan Rudnicki, 6, recommended
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle L. Gómez, 6, not recommended
In Calabria by Peter S. Beagle, 8, recommended
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard, 8, not recommended
League of Dragons (Temeriare Book 9) by Naomi Novik, narrated by Simon Vance, recommended
The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside Book 2) by Ellen Kushner, 19, recommended
Vermilion by Molly Tanzer, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, 19, recommended
Software (Ware Book 1) by Rudy Rucker, 19, not recommended
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, 24, not recommended
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 24, recommended
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver, narrated by Sarah Drew, 24, not recommended
Bad Boy by Elliot Wake, 31, not recommended
Of Sorrow and Such by Angela Slatter, 31, recommended
Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey, 31, recommended
Total: 18 books

September
Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman, 6, not recommended
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Bear and the Nightingale Book 1) by Katherine Arden, narrated by Kathleen Gati, 6, not recommended
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Book 1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, 6, not recommended
The House of Binding Thorns (Dominion of the Fallen Book 2) by Aliette de Bodard, 13, recommended
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr., 13, recommended
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak, 13, recommended
The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood, narrated by Jane MacFarlane, 22, not recommended
The Changeling by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, illustrated by Alton Raible, 22, recommended
Infomocracy (The Centenal Cycle Book 1) by Malka Ann Older, narrated by Christine Marshall, 22, not recommended
What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi, 28, recommended
The Uninvited by Cat Winters, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, 28, not recommended
The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells, 28, recommended
Total: 12 books

October
Octavia E. Butler by Gerry Canavan, 3, recommended
The Bards of Bone Plain by Patricia A. McKillip, 3, recommended
Jovah's Angel (Samaria Book 2) by Sharon Shinn, 3, recommended
Infidel (Bel Dame Apocrypha Book 2) by Kameron Hurley, 8, recommended
The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter Book 1) by Megan Shepherd, narrated by Lucy Rayner , 8, not recommended
The Magicians (The Magicians Book 1) by Lev Grossman, 8, not recommended
Amatka by Karin Tidbeck, translated by Karin Tidbeck, narrated by Kirsten Potter, 17, recommended
Centaur Rising by Jane Yolen, 17, not recommended
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth's Past Book 1) by Liu Cixin, translated by Ken Liu, narrated by Luke Daniels, 17, not recommended
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore, 27, recommended
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty, illustrated by Landis Blair, recommended
Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, narrated by Julia Whelan, 27, not recommended
Total: 12 books

November
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota Book 1) by Ada Palmer, 7, not recommended
Rocannon's World (Hainish Cycle Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, 7, not recommended
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer, 7, recommended
Parasite (Parasitology Book 1) by Seanan McGuire writing as Mira Grant, narrated by Christine Lakin, 20, not recommended
The Running Man by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman, 20, recommended
The Tropic of Serpents (The Memoirs of Lady Trent Book 2) by Marie Brennan, narrated by Kate Reading, 20, recommended
The Birds & Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier, narrated by Peter Capaldi, 22, recommended
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth Book 1) by N.K. Jemisin, 22, recommended
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle Book 1) by Cynthia Voigt, 22, recommended
Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton, 28, not recommended
The Bird's Nest by Shirley Jackson, 28, recommended
The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty, 28, recommended
Total: 12 books

December
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth Book 2) by N.K. Jeminsin, 17, recommended
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier, narrated by Jonathan Pryce, 17, recommended
The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold Book 1) by Traci Chee, narrated by Kim Mai Guest, 17, not recommended
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, narrated by Sherman Alexie, 23, not recommended
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones, narrated by Jonathan Yen, 23, not recommended
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, narrated by Kelvin Harrison Jr.,‎ Chris Chalk,‎ and Rutina Wesley, 23, not recommended
Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer's Odyssey Into an Illness Science Doesn't Understand by Julie Rehmeyer, 31, recommended
The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë, 31, recommended
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters, 31, not recommended
Total: 9 books

Year Long Total: 148 books



2018

January
Patience and Sarah (A Place for Us) by Isabel Miller, 1, recommended
The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier, narrated by Ron Keith, 1, not recommended
Provenance by Ann Leckie, 1, not recommended
Chanur's Venture (Chanur Book 2) by C.J. Cherryh, 16, recommended
The Kif Strike Back (Chanur Book 3) by C.J. Cherryh, 16, recommended
The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, 16, recommended
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Wayward Children Book 3) by Seanan McGuire, 17, not recommended
The Tempering of Men (Iskryne World Book 2) by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear, 17, recommended
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, 17, recommended
Penric's Demon (Penric and Desdemona Book 1) by Lois McMaster Bujold, narrated by Grover Gardner, 26, recommended
Henry VI Part 1 by William Shakespeare, 26, not recommended
Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona Book 2) by Lois McMaster Bujold, narrated by Grover Gardner, 26, not recommended
Total: 12 books

February
An Apprentice to Elves (Iskryne World Book 3) by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear, 4, recommended
Henry VI Part 2 by William Shakespeare, 4, recommended
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng, 4, not recommended
Dark Mirror (Star Trek: The Next Generation) by Diane Duane, 13, recommended
Geisha, A Life by Mineko Iwasaki, translated by Rande Brown, 13, recommended
Henry VI Part 3 by William Shakespeare, 13, recommended
Total: 6 books

March
Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth Book 1) by Tanith Lee, 2, not recommended
Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare, 2, recommended
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde, narrated by Robin Eller, 2, recommended
Richard III by William Shakespeare, 2, recommended
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes, 15, recommended
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale, 15, recommended
Edward III by William Shakespeare, 15, not recommended
Carol (The Price of Salt) by Patricia Highsmith, narrated by Cassandra Campbell, 16, recommended
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, 16, not recommended
Rendezvous at Rama (Rama Book 1) by Arthur C. Clarke, 16, recommended
Heart of Dust (Death's Embrace Book 1) by H.L. Moore, 19, not recommended
The Sandman, Vol 7: Brief Lives (Issues #41-49) by Neil Gaiman, 19, not recommended
Monstress Volume 1: Awakening (Issues #1-6) by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda, 19, recommended
Total: 13 books

April
Binti: The Night Masquerade (Binti Book 3) by Nnedi Okorafor, 10, not recommended
Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak, 10, not recommended
The Lives of Dax (Star Trek: Deep Space 9) edited by Marco Palmieri, 10, not recommended
Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare, 10, recommended
The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato, 10, not recommended
Richard II by William Shakespeare, 10, recommended
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries Book 1) by Martha Wells, 17, not recommended
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer, 17, recommended
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, 17, recommended
A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare, 30, recommended
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon, narrated by Cherise Boothe, 30, recommended
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire, narrated by Emily Bauer, 30, not recommended
Arcadia by Iain Pears, narrated by John Lee and Jayne Entwistle, 30, not recommended
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson, 30, recommended
Barbary by Vonda N. McIntyre, 30, recommended
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle Book 1) by Patrick Rothfuss, 30, not recommended
Total: 16 books

May
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, narrated by Shelly Frasier, 14, not recommened
King John by William Shakespeare, 14, not recommended
Monstress Volume 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda, 14, recommended
The Party by Elizabeth Day, 14, not recommended
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, 14, recommended
Adaptation (Adaptation Book 1) by Malinda Lo, 14, recommended
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle, narrated by Kevin R. Free, 14, recommended
Inheritance (Adaptation Book 2) by Malinda Lo, 28, recommended
Henry IV Part 1 by William Shakespeare, 28, recommended
The Girl with No Hands (and Other Tales) by Angela Slatter, 28, recommmended
Charmed Life (Chrestomanci Book 1) by Diana Wynne Jones, narrated by Gerard Doyle, 29, recommended
The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff, 29, recommended
The Brothers Bishop by Bart Yates, 29, not recommended
Total: 13 books

June
Blue is the Warmest Color by Julie Maroh, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger, 3, recommended
Smoketown by Tenea D. Johnson, 3, not recommended
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance Trilogy Book 1) by N.K. Jemisin, 3, recommended
Henry IV Part 2 by William Shakespeare, 4, recommended
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, translated by Olena Bormashenko, narrated by Robert Forster, 4, not recommened
Chanur's Homecoming (Chanur Book 4) by C.J. Cherryh, 4, recommended
Through the Woods by Emily Carroll, 4, recommended
The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth Book 3) by N.K. Jemisin, 4, recommended
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club Book 1) by Theodora Goss, narrated by Kate Reading, 4, not recommended
The Black Tides of Heaven (Tensorate Book 1) by J.Y. Yang, 10, recommended
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick, narrated by Scott Brick, 10, not recommended
Hellebore & Rue: Tales of Queer Women and Magic, edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff, 10, not recommded
Total: 12 books

July
The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura Book 1) by Martha Wells, 13, not recommended
A Human Stain by Kelly Robson, 13, recommended
The Red Threads of Fortune (Tensorate Book 2) by J.Y. Yang, 13, recommended
Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox, 21, recommended
Deep Dark Fears by Fran Krause, 21, recommended
The Broken Kingdom (Inheritance Book 2) by N.K. Jemisin, 21, not recommended
The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, 21, not recommended
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, 21, recommended
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters, narrated by Juanita McMahon, 21, not recommended
Total: 9 books

August
The Kingdom of the Gods (Inheritance Book 3) by N.K. Jemisin, 20, not recommended
The Magicians of Caprona (Chrestomanci Book 2) by Dianna Wynne Jones, narrated by Gerard Doyle, 20, recommended
Raven Stratagem (The Machineries of Empire Book 2) by Yoon Ha Lee, 20, recommended
Total: 3 books

September
Tomie by Junji Ito, translated by Naomi Kokubo, 1, not recommended
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, 1, recommended
Semiosis by Sue Burke, narrated by Caitlin Davies and Daniel Thomas May, 1, recommended
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado, 1, recommended
Revenant Gun (The Machineries of Empire Book 3) by Yoon Ha Lee, 3, recommended
The Dragon's Boy by Jane Yolen, 3, recommended
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson, 3, recommended
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World Book 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse, 20, not recommended
Witch Week (Chrestomanci Book 3) by Diana Wynne Jones, narrated by Gerard Doyle, 20, recommended
Witchmark (Witchmark Book 1) by C.L. Polk, 20, recommended
The Changeling by Victor LaValle, narrated by Victor LaValle, 20, not recommended
The Serpent Sea (The Books of the Raksura Book 2) by Martha Wells, 20, recommended
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo Book 3) by Keigo Higashino, translated by Alexander O. Smith, narrated by David Pittu, 20, recommended
The Alleluia Files (Samaria Book 3) by Sharon Shinn, 20, recommended
Ringworld (Ringworld Book 1) by Larry Niven, narrated by Tom Parker, 20, not recommended
Captive Prince (Captive Prince Book 1) by C.S. Pacat, 20, recommended
The Siren Depths (Books of the Raksura Book 3) by Martha Wells, 20, recommended
Cyteen by C.J. Cherryh, 20, recommended
Total: 18 books

October
The Descent of Monsters (Tensorate Book 3) by J.Y. Yang, 7, recommended
The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci Book 4) by Diana Wynne Jones, narrated by Gerard Doyle, 7, recommended
Borderline (The Arcadia Project Book 1) by Mishell Baker, 7, not recommended
Prince's Gambit (Captive Prince Book 2) by C.S. Pacat, 12, recommended
Winter Tide (The Innsmouth Legacy Book 1) by Ruthanna Emrys, narrated by Gabra Zackman, 12, recommended
Think of England by K.J. Charles, 12, recommended
The Poppy War (The Poppy War Book Book 1) by R.F. Kuang, narrated by Emily Woo Zeller, 19, not recommended
Courtship Rite by Donald Kingsbury, 19, recommended
Black Helicopters by Caitlín R. Kiernan, 19, recommended
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin, translated by Megan McDowell, narrated by Hillary Huber, 26, recommended
Stories of the Raksura, Volume 1 (Books of the Raksura Book 4) by Martha Wells, 26, not recommended
The Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes, narrated by Pete Cross, 26, not recommended
Total: 12 books

November
City of the Shrieking Tomb by Patrick A. Rogers, 4, not recommended
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci (Chrestomanci Book 5) by Diana Wynne Jones, 4, not recommended
The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal, 4, recommended
The Hazel Wood (The Hazel Wood Book 1) by Melissa Albert, narrated by Rebecca Soler, 7, recommended
The Word for World is Forest (Hainish Cycle Book 5) by Ursula K. Le Guin, 7, recommended
Kings Rising (Captive Prince Book 3) by C.S. Pacat, 7, recommended
Monstress Volume 3: Haven (Issues 13-18), written by Marjorie M. Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda, 14, recommended
A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit, 14, not recommended
Nijigahara Holograph by Inio Asano, translated by Matt Thorn, 14, recommended
Angelica (Samaria Book 4) by Sharon Shinn, 21, recommended
Wasteland by Francesca Lia Block, 21, recommended
Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand, 21, recommended
The Edge of Worlds (The Books of the Raksura Book 6) by Martha Wells, 21, recommended
The Dispossessed (Hainish Cycle Book 6) by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by Don Leslie, 27, recommended
A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge, 27, recommende
Children of Time (Children of Time Book 1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky, 27, recommended
Total: 16 books

December
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid, narrated by Candace Thaxton, 5, not recommended
Conrad's Fate (Chrestomanci Book 6) by Diana Wynne Jones, narrated by Gerard Doyle, 5, recommended
A Question of Ghosts by Cate Culpepper, 5, not recommended
Angel-Seeker (Samaria Book 5) by Sharon Shinn, 6, not recommended
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones, 6, recommended
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History by Bill Schutt, illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne, 6, recommended
Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters Book 1) by Tanya Huff, 14, recommended
The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg, 14, not recommended
The Pinhoe Egg (Chrestomanci Book 7) by Diana Wynne Jones, narrated by Gerard Doyle, 14, recommended
Fifth Quarter (Quarters Book 2) by Tanya Huff, 24, recommended
No Quarter (Quarters Book 3) by Tanya Huff, 24, recommended
A Stitch in Time by Penelope Lively, 24, recommended
Crash by J.G. Ballard, 31, recommended
The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle Book 4) by Ursula K. Le Guin, narrated by George Guidall, 31, recommended
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell, 31, recommended
Total: 15 books

Year Long Total: 145 books



2019

January
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell, 7, recommended
The Flowers of Evil Volumes 1-11 by Shuzo Oshimi, 7, recommended
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth by Sarah Monette, 7, recommended
The Invasion (Animorphs Book 1) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Visitor (Animorphs Book 2) by K.A. Applegate, 8, not recommended
The Encounter (Animorphs Book 3) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Message (Animorphs Book 4) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Predator (Animorphs Book 5) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, narrated by Joss Ackland, 14, recommended
The Quartered Sea (Quarters Book 4) by Tanya Huff, 14, not recommended
The Owl Service by Alan Garner, narrated by Wayne Forester, 14, recommended
The Capture (Animorphs Book 6) by K.A. Applegate, 17, recommended
The Stranger (Animorphs Book 7) by K.A. Applegate
The Andalite's Gift (Megamorphs Book 1 / Animorphs Book 7.5) by K.A. Applegate, 17, not recommended
The Alien (Animorphs Book 8) by K.A. Applegate
The Secret (Animorphs Book 9) by K.A. Applegate, 17, recommended
The Android (Animorphs Book 10) by K.A. Applegate, 17, recommended
The Indifferent Stars: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown, narrated by Michael Prichard, 23, recommended
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff, narrated by Kevin Kenerly, 23, N/A
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden, 23, recommended
Spock's World (Star Trek: The Original Series) by Diane Duane, 26, recommended
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, 26, recommended
Three Quarters: A Quarters Collection (Quarters Book 5) by Tanya Huff, 26, not recommended
The Forgotten (Animorphs Book 11) by K.A. Applegate, 31, recommended
The Reaction (Animorphs Book 12) by K.A. Applegate, 31, not recommended
The Andalite Chronicles (Animorphs Chronicles Book 1 / Animorphs Book 12.5) by K.A. Applegate, 31, recommended
The Change (Animorphs Book 13) by K.A. Applegate, 31, recommended
The Unknown (Animorphs Book 14) by K.A. Applegate, 31, not recommended
The Escape (Animorphs Book 15) by K.A. Applegate, 31, recommended
Total: 39 books

February
Frederick by Leo Lionni, 6, recommended
The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn, narrated by George Newbern, 6, recommended
The Harbors of the Sun (The Books of the Raksura Book 7) by Martha Wells, 6, not recommended
The Warning (Animorphs Book 16) by K.A. Applegate, 16, recommended
The Underground (Animorphs Book 17) by K.A. Applegate, 16, recommended
The Decision (Animorphs Book 18) by K.A. Applegate, 16, recommended
In the Time of the Dinosaurs (Megamorphs Book 2 / Animorphs Book 18.5) by K.A. Applegate, 16, recommended
The Departure (Animorphs Book 19) by K.A. Applegate, 16, recommended
Pennance by Clare Ashton, 20, not recommended
Greenglass House (Greenglass House Book 1) by Kate Milford, narrated by Chris Henry Coffey, 20, recommended
The Devil in America by Kai Ashante Wilson, 20, recommended
Super Bass by Kai Ashante Wilson, 20, recommended
The Discovery (Animorphs Book 20) by K.A. Applegate, 23, recommended
The Threat (Animorphs Book 21) by K.A. Applegate, 23, recommended
The Solution (Animorphs Book 22) by K.A. Applegate, 23, recommended
The Hork-Bajir Chronicles (Animorphs Chronicles Book 2 / Animorphs Book 22.5) by K.A. Applegate, 23, recommended
The Pretender (Animorphs Book 23) by K.A. Applegate, 23, recommended
The Suspicion (Animorphs Book 24) by K.A. Applegate, 23, not recommended
The Extreme (Animorphs Book 25) by K.A. Applegate, 23, recommended
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda, 26, recommended
The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch, narrated by Xe Sands, 26, not recommended
Laid Waste by Julia Gfrörer, 26, not recommended
Total: 22 books

March
Passing by Nella Larsen, narrated by Robin Miles, 5, recommended
Spinning by Tillie Walden, 5, recommended
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, narrated by Sarita Choudhury, 5, N/A
The Attack (Animorphs Book 26) by K.A. Applegate, 5, recommended
The Exposed (Animorphs Book 27) by K.A. Applegate, 5, recommended
The Experiment (Animorphs Book 28) by K.A. Applegate, 5, not recommended
The First Journey (Alternamorphs Book 1 / Animorphs Book 28.5) by K.A. Applegate, 5, not recommended
The Sickness (Animorphs Book 29) by K.A. Applegate, 5, recommended
Elfangor's Secret (Megamorphs 3 / Animorphs 29.5) by K.A. Applegate, 5, not recommended
The Reunion (Animorphs Book 30) by K.A. Applegate, 5, recommended
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, narrated by Jason Reynolds, 9, recommended
In the Vanishers' Palace by Aliette de Bodard, 9, recommended
Five Ways to Forgiveness (Hainish Cycle Book 7) by Ursula K. Le Guin, 9, recommended
The Conspiracy (Animorphs Book 31) by K.A. Applegate, 20, recommended
The Separation (Animorphs Book 32) by K.A. Applegate, 20, not recommended
The Illusion (Animorphs Book 33) by K.A. Applegate, 20, recommended
The Prophecy (Animorphs Book 34) by K.A. Applegate, 20, recommended
The Proposal (Animorphs Book 35) by K.A. Applegate, 20, not recommended
Visser (Animorphs Chronicles Book 3 / Animorphs Book 35.5) by K.A. Applegate, 20, recommended
Cloud's Rider (Finisterre Book 2) by C.J. Cherryh, 25, recommended
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie, 25, recommended
Alone (Tout Suel) by Christophe Chabouté, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger, 25, not recommended
The Mutation (Animorphs Book 36) by K.A. Applegate, 28, not recommended
The Weakness (Animorphs Book 37) by K.A. Applegate, 28, not recommended
The Arrival (Animorphs Book 38) by K.A. Applegate, 28, recommended
The Hidden (Animorphs 39) by K.A. Applegate, 28, recommended
The Other (Animorphs 40) by K.A. Applegate, 28, recommended
The Next Passage (Alternamorphs Book 2 / Animorphs Book 40.5) by K.A. Applegate, 28, not recommended
Total: 28 books

April
In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children Book 4) by Seanan McGuire, 11, recommended
The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth, narrated by Fiona Hardingham and Moira Quirk, 11, recommended
The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E.B. Hudspeth, 11, not recommended
The Familiar (Animorphs Book 41) by K.A. Applegate, 12, not recommended
Back to Before (Megamorphs Book 4 / Animorphs Book 41.5) by K.A. Applegate, 12, not recommended
The Journey (Animorphs Book 42) by K.A. Applegate, 12, not recommended
The Test (Animorphs Book 43) by K.A. Applegate, 12, recommended
The Unexpected (Animorphs Book 44) by K.A. Applegate, 12, not recommended
The Revelation (Animorphs Book 45) by K.A. Applegate, 12, recommended
Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir by Liana Finck, 14, not recommended
Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, 14, not recommended
Swimmy by Leo Lionni, 14, not recommended
Nicolas, Where Have You Been? by Leo Lionni, 14, not recommended
How Long 'Til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin, narrated by Shayna Small, Gail Nelson-Holgate, Robin Ray Eller, and Ron Butler, 18, recommended
Becoming Unbecoming by Una, 18, recommended
My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata, translated by Jocelyne Allen, 18, recommended
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse by Leo Lionni, 24, recommended
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, narratd by Adepero Oduye, 24, recommended
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris, 24, not recommended
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, 29, recommended
Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole, illustrated by Dirk Zimmer, 29, recommended
Maude: The Not-So-Noticeable Shrimpton by Lauren Child, illustrated by Trisha Krauss, 29, recommended
The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O'Neill, 29, recommended
Total: 23 books

May
The Deception (Animorphs Book 46) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Resistance (Animorphs Book 47) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Ellimist Chronicles (Animorphs Chronicles Book 4 / Animorphs Book 47.5) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Return (Animorphs Book 48) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Diversion (Animorphs Book 49) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
The Ultimate (Animorphs Book 50) by K.A. Applegate, 8, recommended
Come to the Fairies' Ball by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Gary Lippincott, 13, recommended
Aquicorn Cove by Katie O'Neill, 13, recommended
The Creeps by Fran Krause, 13, recommended
The Bramble by Lee Nordling, illustrated by Bruce Zick, 17, not recommended
Princess Princess Ever After by Katie O'Neill, 17, recommended
An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds Book 1) by Foz Meadows,17, recommended
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, 17, recommended
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak, 17, not recommended
Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak, 17, recommended
Brundibar by Tony Kushner, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 17, recommended
A Corner of White (The Colors of Madeleine Book 1) by Jaclyn Moriarty, narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Andrew Eiden, Kate Reinders, and Peter McGowan, 22, recommended
Nightwood by Djuna Barnes, narrated by Gemma Dawson, 22, recommended
The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken, 22, recommended
X Volumes 1-18.5 by Clamp, translated by Lillian Olsen, 24, recommended
Tokyo Babylon Volumes 1-7 by Clamp, translated by Ray Yoshimoto, Alexis Kirsch and Carol Fox, 24, recommended
Total: 45 books

June
Ash by Malinda Lo, 5, not recommended
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr, 5, recommended
Skim by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, 5, recommended
A Tyranny of Queens (Manifold Worlds Book 2) by Foz Meadows, 5, recommended
Huntress by Malinda Lo, 11, not recommended
Dream Animals: A Bedtime Story by Emily Winfield Martin, 11, recommended
The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman, 11, recommended
The Pervert by Michelle Perez, illustrated by Remy Boydell, 11, recommended
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, illustrated by Megan Lloyd, 13, recommended
Strangers in Paradise Volume 1 by Terry Moore, 13, not recommended
The Interior Life by Katherine Blake (Dorothy J. Heydt), 13, recommended
A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E. Harrow, 18, not recommended
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor, narrated by Marguerite Gavin, 18, recommended
The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays by Esmé Weijun Wang, 18, recommended
The Telling (Hainish Cycle Book 8) by Ursula K. Le Guin, 28, recommended
Hellsing Volumes 1-10 by Kohta Hirano, translated by Duane Johnson, 28, recommended
Experimental Film by Gemma Files, 28, not recommended
Total: 26 books

July
Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree Jr., 5, not recommended
Invisible Emmie by Terri Libenson, 5, not recommended
Six-Gun Snow White by: Catherynne M. Valente, 5, recommended
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman, narrated by Katharine McEwan, 10, recommended
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, 10, recommended
Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cycle Book 2) by Cynthia Voigt, 10, recommended
Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months by Maurice Sendak, 11, not recommended
Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life by Maurice Sendak, 11, recommended
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue by Maurice Sendak, 11, recommended
The Sign on Rosie's Door by Maurice Sendak, 11, recommended
The Moomins and the Great Flood (The Moomins Book 1) by Tove Jansson, 24, recommended
Comet in Moominland (The Moonins Book 2) by Tove Jansson, translated by Elizabeth Portch, 24, recommended
Finn Family Moomintroll (The Moomins Book 3) by Tove Jansson, translated by Elizabeth Portch, 24, recommended
The Exploits of Moominpappa, Described by Himself (The Moomins Book 4) by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Warburton 24, recommended
Moominsummer Madness (The Moomins Book 5) by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Warburton 24, recommended
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan, narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies, 25, recommended
As You Like It by William Shakespeare, 25, recommended
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, translated by Mattias Ripa, Blake Ferris, and Anjali Singh, 25, recommended
Total: 18 books

August
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell, narrated by Nicola Barber, 5, not recommended
The Heart of Thomas Volumes 1-3 by Moto Hagio, translated by Matt Thorn, 5, recommended
The Auctioneer by Joan Samson, not recommended
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith, narrated by Bronson Pinchot, 8, recommended
Hortense and the Shadow by Natalia O'Hara, illustrated by Lauren O'Hara, 8, not recommended
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg, 8, recommended
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, 13, recommended
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 13, recommended
The Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito, illustrated by Julia Kuo, 13, recommended
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, 13, not recommended
Serpent's Reach by C.J. Cherryh, 13, recommended
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon, 13, recommended
Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág, 13, recommended
Domination & Submission: The BDSM Relationship Handbook by Michael Makai, 18, not recommeded
The Man-Wolf by Erckmann-Chatrian, 18, not recommended
Crota by Owl Goingback, narrated by Heath Kizzier, 18, not recommended
Total: 18 books

September
Twelfth Night William Shakespeare, 8, recommended
Sweet Blue Flowers Volumes 1-8 by Takako Shimura, translated by John Werry, 8, recommended
Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore, 8, recommended
Wake of Vultures (The Shadow Book 1) by Lila Bowen, narrated by Robin Miles, 19, not recommended
Dragon's Winter (Dragon's Winter Book 1) by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 19, not recommended
The New Topping Book by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton, 19, not recommended
The New Bottoming Book by Janet W. Hardy and Dossie Easton, 19, recommended
The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson, 23, not recommended
A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 23, recommended
I'll Be You and You Be Me by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 23, recommended
Goodnight Goodnight Sleepyhead by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Jane Dyer, 23, not recommended
The Growing Story by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, 23, recommended
And I Love You by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Steven Kellogg, 23, not recommended
I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Mary Blair, 23, not recommended
A Very Special House by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 23, not recommended
Bears by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 23, not recommended
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden, 28, not recommended
White Wing by Gordon Kendall (Shariann Lewitt and Susan Shwartz), 28, recommended
House of Purple Cedar by Tim Tingle, 28, not recommended
I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 30, recommended
Charlotte and the White Horse by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 30, recommended
Everything Under a Mushroom by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Margot Tomes, 30, recommended
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgon Burnett, narrated by Johanna Ward, 30, recommended
The Fourth Pig by Naomi Mitchison, 30, recommended
A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo, narrated by Jennifer Lim, 30, not recommended
Total: 32 books

October
We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy by Maurice Sendak, 9, recommended
Kenny's Window by Maurice Sendak, 9, recommended
My Brother's Book by Maurice Sendak, 9, recommended
Seven Little Monsters by Maurice Sendak, 9, recommended
Big and Little by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Mary Szilagyi, 10, not recommended
The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Marc Simont, 10, not recommended
The Backward Day by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Marc Simont, 10, not recommended
The Happy Egg by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson, 10, not recommended
Open House for Butterflies by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, 10, recommended
Roar Like a Dandelion by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier, 10, not recommended
Venom: Lethal Protector by David Michelinie, 21, not recommended
Venom: The Enemy Within (collecting Venom: Funeral Pyre, Venom: The Madness, Venom: Enemy Within, and Incredible Hulk vs. Venom) by Carl Potts, Ann Nocenti, Bruce Jones, and Peter David, 21, not recommended
Venom: Carnage Unleashed (collecting Venom: Carnage Unleashed, Venom: Sinner Takes All, Venom: Symbiote, Venom: Planet of the Symbionts; Venom: Things Undreamt of...; The Jury: Trial Run) by Larry Hama, Marv Wolfman, David Michelinie, and Dan Slott, 21, recommended
Venom vs. Carnage by Peter Milligan, 21, recommended
Venom: Dark Origin by Zeb Wells, 21, recommended
Gideon the Ninth (The Ninth House Book 1) by Tamsyn Muir, 23, recommended
My Brother's Husband (Volumes 1-4) by Gengoroh Tagame, 23, recommended
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum, 23, recommended
Lenny and Lucy by Philip C. Stead, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, 25, not recommended
Bedtime for Frances (Frances the Badger Book 1) by Russell Hoban, illustrated by Garth Williams, 25, not recommended
The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, 25, recommended
The Dark by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Jon Klassen, 25, recommended
It's Halloween! by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Marylin Hafner, 25, recommended
The Pomegranate Witch by Denise Doyen, 28, not recommended
Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara, 28, recommended
I Am a Witch's Cat by Harriet Muncaster, 28, recommended
What There Is Before There Is Anything There: A Scary Story by Liniers, translated by Elisa Amado, 28, recommended
There's a Nightmare In My Closet by Mercer Mayer, 30, not recommended
The Widow's Broom by Chris Van Allsburg, 30, not recommended
Goldfish Ghost by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Lisa Brown, 30, not recommended
Wobble, the Witch Cat by Mary Calhoun, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin, 30, recommended
Total: 34 books

November
Expedition: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV by Wayne Barlowe, 5, recommended
Blood Price (Blood Books Book 1) by Tanya Huff, 5, not recommended
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, illustrated by Wendy Xu, 5, not recommended
Fate/Zero by Gen Urobuchi, illustrations by Takashi Takeuchi, 9, recommended
Fate/Zero: Heart of Freaks by Gen Urobuchi, 9, recommended
The Crow by James O'Barr, 9, recommended
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling, 10, recommended
Faeries by Brain Froud and Alan Lee, 10, recommended
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan Book 1) by Arkady Martine, narrated by Amy Landon, 10, recommended
Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jan Brett, 12, not recommended
The Bones of Fred McFee by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus, 12, recommended
Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis, 12, not recommended
Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming, 12, recommended
Black and Bittern Was Night by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by John Martz, 12, not recommended
The Absolute (Animorphs Book 51) by K.A. Applegate, 17, not recommended
The Sacrifice (Animorphs Book 52) by K.A. Applegate, 17, recommended
The Answer (Animorphs Book 53) by K.A. Applegate, 17, recommended
The Beginning (Animorphs Book 54) by K.A. Applegate, 17, recommended
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry, 25, not recommended
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, 25, recommended
The Murders of Molly Southbourne (Molly Southbourne Book 1) by Tade Thompson, 25, recommended
The Survival of Molly Southbourne (Molly Southbourne Book 2) by Tade Thompson, 25, not recommended
Total: 25 books

December
Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood, 2, not recommended
The Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion, illustrated by Terry Fan and Eric Fan, 2, not recommended
Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Christian Robinson, 2, not recommended
How to Make Friends with a Ghost by Rebecca Green, 2, not recommended
The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht, 3, recommended
Mouse, Look Out! by Judy Waite, illustrated by Norma Burgin, 3, not recommended
Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland, 3, recommended
The Baby Unicorn by Jean Marzollo and Claudio Marzollo, illustrated by R.J. Blake, 5, not recommended
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon, 5, recommended
The Caphenon (Chronicles of Alsea Book 1) by Fletcher DeLancey, 5, recommended
The Other by Thomas Tryon, 17, recommended
The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark, 17, not recommended
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut by Jhonen Vasquez, 17, recommended
Baby Dragon and Baby Unicorn by Jean Marzollo and Claudio Marzollo, illustrated by Kimberely Bulken Root, 17, not recommended
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, 17, recommended
The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton, 17, recommended
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, 23, recommended
The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Richard Egielski, 23, not recommended
The Border Keeper by Kerstin Hall, 23, not recommended
Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones, 26, recommended
My World by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, 26, recommended
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, 26, recommended
The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey, 26, recommended
Moonstruck, Vol. 1: Magic to Brew by Grace Ellis, illustrated by Shae Beagle and Kate Leth, 26, not recommended
Venom by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 by Rick Remender, 26, not recommended
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell, 26, not recommended
Total: 26 books

Year Long Total: 339 books



2020

January
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco, illustrated by William Nicholson, 1, recommended
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, 1, not recommended
The Brightest Fell by Nupur Chowdhury, 1, not recommended
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, 6, not recommended
Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall, narrated by Jesse Vilinsky, Robbie Daymond, Rob Shapiro, 6, recommended
Venom by Rick Remender: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 by Rick Remender, 6, not recommended
Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey, 8, recommended
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman, 8, recommended
The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, and Jonathan Snipes, 8, recommended
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, 12, not recommended
The Arrival by Shaun Tan, 12, recommended
The Osbick Bird by Edward Gorey, 12, recommended
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg, 12, recommended
Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton, narrated by Amy McFadden, 21, recommended
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van Allsburg, 21, not recommended
Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg, 21, recommended
The Ascent to Godhood (Tensorate Book 4) by J.Y. Yang, 21, not recommended
Confessions by Kanae Minato, translated by Steven Snyder, narrated by Elaina Erika Davis and Noah Galvin, 23, not recommended
Cicada by Shaun Tan, 23, not recommended
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, 23, recommended
When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll, 29, recommended
Birdwing by Rafe Martin, 29, recommended
Red Hail by Jamie Killen, 29, not recommended
Total: 23 books

February
A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski, 3, recommended
Automatic Eve by Rokuro Inui, translated by Matt Treyvaud, 3, not recommended
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, 3, recommended
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Volume 1 by Tove Jansson, 16, not recommended
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Volume 2 by Tove Jansson, 16, not recommended
Moominland Midwinter (The Moomins Book 6) by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Warburton, 16, recommended
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip Volume 3 by Tove Jansson, 16, not recommended
Tales from Moominvalley (The Moomins Book 7) by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Warburton, 16, recommended
Moominpapa at Sea (The Moomins Book 8) by Tove Jansson, translated by Kingsely Hart, 16, recommended
Moominvalley in November (The Moomins Book 9) by Tove Jansson, translated by Kingsley Hart, 16, recommended
Skin by Kathe Koja, 18, recommended
Survivor (Patternmaster Book 3) by Octavia E. Butler, 18, recommended
The Seep by Chana Porter, 18, not recommended
The Unstrung Harp, or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Listing Attic by Edward Gorey, 23, not recommended
The Doubtful Guest by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Object-Lesson by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Bug Book by Edward Gorey, 23, not recommended
The Fatal Lozenge by Edward Gorey, 23, not recommended
The Hapless Child by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Curious Sofa by Edward Gorey writing as Ogdred Weary, 23, recommended
The Willowdale Handcar by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Insect God by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The West Wing by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Wuggly Ump by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Sinking Spell by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
The Remembered Visit by Edward Gorey, 23, recommended
Total: 27 books

March
Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg, 2, recommended
The Wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg, 2, not recommended
The Stranger by Chris Van Allsburg, 2, not recommended
Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg, 2, not recommended
Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg, 2, not recommended
The Exile Waiting by Vonda N. McIntyre, 9, not recommended
Pennterra by Judith Moffett, 9, recommended
The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, 9, not recommended
Journey (Journey Trilogy Book 1) by Aaron Becker, 10, recommended
Quest (Journey Trilogy Book 1) by Aaron Becker, 10, not recommended
Return (Journey Trilogy Book 1) by Aaron Becker, 10, not recommended
Total: 11 books

April
Docile by K.M. Szpara, 27, not recommended
Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather, 27, recommended
Manfried the Man (Manfried the Man Book 1) by Catlin Major, illustrated by Kelly Bastow, 27, recommended
Manfried Saves the Day (Manfried the Man Book 2) by Catlin Major, illustrated by Kelly Bastow, 27, not recommended
The Crime of the Century: The Leopold and Loeb Case (aka Leopold and Loeb: The Crime of the Century) by Hal Higdon, 27, recommended
We Who Are About To... by Joanna Russ, 27, recommended
Hexarchate Stories by Yoon Ha Lee, 27, recommended
Total: 7 books

May
The Enchanted Wood (The Faraway Tree Book 1) by Enid Blyton, illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler, 13, not recommended
Dragon's Treasure (Dragon's Winter Book 2) by Elizabeth A. Lynn, 13, not recommended
Sugar Run by Mesha Maren, 13, not recommended
Total: 3 books


June
Conversations with Octavia Butler edited by Conseula Francis, 22, recommended
Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer, 22, recommended
All the Fabulous Beasts by Priya Sharma, 22, not recommended
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale, narrated by Simon Vance, 26, recommended
The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz, 26, not recommended
Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard by Paul Collins, narrated by Kevin Kenerly, 26, not recommended
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara, narrated by Gabra Zackman, Gillian Flynn, and Patton Oswalt, 28, recommended
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson, narrated by Alan Sklar, 28, recommended
Vita Nostra (Метаморфозы/Metamorphosis Book 1) by Marina Dyachenko and Sergey Dyachenko, translated by Julia Meitov Hersey, 28, recommended
Total: 9 books

July
The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth, narrated by Clint Jordan, 14, recommended
You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce, 14, recommended
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann, narrated by Mark Deakins, 14, recommended
Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss, 14, recommended
Darker Than You Think by Jack Williamson, 14, not recommended
So Lucky by Nicola Griffith, narrated by Nicola Griffith, 14, recommended
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, narrated by Scott Brick, 22, recommended
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale, 22, recommended
Viscera by Gabrielle Squailia, 22, not recommended
Factotum (Monster Blood Tattoo Book 3) by D.M. Cornish, narrated by Humphrey Bower, 29, recommended
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, colored by Phoebe Kobabe, 29, recommended
This Woman's Work (Moi aussi je voulais l'emporte) by Julie Delporte, translated by Helge Dascher and Aleshia Jensen, 29, not recommended
Total: 12 books

August
How We Fall by Kate Brauning, 4, not recommended
Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden, 4, not recommended
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States edited by Maya Schenwar, Joe Macaré, and Alana Yu-Lan Price, 4, recommended
As Meat Loves Salt, Maria McCann, 25, not recommended
An Exchange of Hostages (Jurisdiction Book 1) by Susan R. Matthews, 25, recommended
In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado, 25, recommended
Join by Steve Toutonghi, 28, not recommended
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis, 28, recommended
Into the Forest by Jean Hegland, 28, not recommended
Total: 9 books

September
Wandering Son vols 1-4 by Takako Shimura, translated by Matt Thorn, 26, not recommended
The Magic Meadow by Alexander Key, 26, recommended
Autobiography of a Geisha (芸者、苦闘の半生涯, Geisha, Half a Lifetime of Pain and Struggle) by Sayo Masuda, tranlated by G.G. Rowley, 26, recommended
Total: 6 books

October:
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials: Great Aliens from Science Fiction Literature by Wayne Barlowe, 13, recommended
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Book 2) by Tamsyn Muir, 13, not recommended
The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna by Mira Ptacin, narrated by Chloe Cannon, 13, not recommended
Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children Book 5) by Seanan McGuire, 14, not recommended
The Book of Werewolves: Being an Account of a Terrible Superstition by Sabine Baring-Gould, 14, recommended
A Phantom Lover by Vernon Lee aka Violet Paget, 14, recommended
Sisters by Daisy Johnson, 21, not recommended
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, 21, recommended
Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison, 21, recommended
The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley, illustrated by Peter Sís, 22, not recommended
Blame! by Tsutomu Nihei, 22, recommended
Gnomes by Wil Huygen, illustrated by Rien Poortvliet, 22, recommended
Total: 21 books

November
Hex Rebecca Dinerstein Knight, 20, not recommended
Happy Halloween, Witch's Cat! by Harriet Muncaster, 20, recommended
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell, 20, not recommended
Total: 3 books

December
The Beastly Baby by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Nursery Frieze by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Pious Infant by Edward Gorey, 2, not recommended
The Evil Garden by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Inanimate Tragedy by Edward Gorey, 2, not recommended
The Iron Tonic: Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Chinese Obelisks by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Deranged Cousins by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Eleventh Episode by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Untitled Book by Edward Gorey, 2, not recommended
The Lavender Leotard; or, Going a Lot to the New York City Ballet by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Disrespectful Summons by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Abandoned Sock by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
The Lost Lions by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
Story for Sara: What Happened to a Little Girl by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
Salt Herring by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
Leaves from a Mislaid Album by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
A Limerick by Edward Gorey, 2, recommended
Parasyte (寄生獣, Kiseiju, Parasitic Beasts) by Hitoshi Iwaaki, translated by Andrew Cunningham, 11, recommended
Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo, 11, not recommended
Helter Skelter: Fashion Unfriendly by Kyoko Okazaki, 11, recommended
Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane, narrated by Matthew Waterson, 26, recommended
The Fantastic Art of Beksinski by Zdzisław Beksiński, 26, recommended
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young, 26, recommended
The Night Wanderer: A Native Gothic Novel by Drew Hayden Taylor, 26, not recommended
Riddance: Or the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children by Shelley Jackson, 26, not recommended
Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida, translated by Joe Yamazaki, recommended
The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey, 27, not recommended
Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney, 27, recommended
Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti, 27, recommended
Goth (manga) by Otsuichi, illustrated by Kenji Oiwa, 28, recommended
The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore, 28, recommended
Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire, edited by Amber Dawn, 28, recommended
Total: 56 books

Year Long Total: 187 books



2021

January
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz, illustrated by Dirk Zimmer and Víctor Rivas, 1, recommended
Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition by Paul Watson, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner, 1, not recommended
Mending Matters: Stitch, Patch, and Repair Your Favorite Denim & More by Katrina Rodabaugh, 1, not recommended
Fire Logic (Elemental Logic Book 1) by Laurie J. Marks, 9, recommended
Earth Logic (Elemental Logic Book 2) by Laurie J. Marks, 9, recommended
Water Logic (Elemental Logic Book 3) by Laurie J. Marks, 9, recommended
Air Logic (Elemental Logic Book 4) by Laurie J. Marks, 9, recommended
The Winter Prince (The Lion Hunters Book 1) by Elizabeth Wein, 11, recommended
The Willow by Algernon Blackwood, 11, recommended
The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe, 11, recommended
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, 13, recommended
First Love: A Gothic Tale by Joyce Carol Oates, illustrated by Barry Moser, 13, recommended
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle Book 9) by Ursula K. Le Guin, 13, recommended
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, 24, recommended
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey, 24, not recommended
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh, 24, recommended
Total: 16 books

Februrary
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, 22, recommended
Girls' Last Tour by Tsukumizu, 22, not recommended
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark, 22, not recommended
Total: 8 books

March
Venus ni Seppun by Mika Sadahiro, 11, recommended
Shinkai no Venus by Mika Sadahiro, 11, recommended
Pathos by Mika Sadahiro, 11, recommended
Mukizu ja Irarenee/Can't Help Getting Hurt by Mika Sadahiro, 11, recommended
Hai to Diamond/Ash to Diamond by Mika Sadahiro, 11, recommended
A Simple Plan by Scott Smith, 22, recommended
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, illustrated by Jules Feiffer, 22, not recommended
Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel, 22, not recommended
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh Book 1) by A.A. Milne, narrated by Peter Dennis, 22, recommended
Kawaii Hito - Pure by Takaoka Mizumi, illustrated byy Erii Misono, 30, recommended
Kawaii Hito - Cute by Takaoka Mizumi, illustrated byy Erii Misono, 30, recommended
Tenshi no Uta by Higashi Nishida, 30, not recommended
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese by Setona Mizushiro, 30, recommended
The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice by Setona Mizushiro, 30, recommended
Total: 19 books

April
Uso to Kiss by Masara Minase, 4, recommended
Father Complex by Masara Minase, 4, not recommended
Tasogare wa Karera no Jikan/Twilight is Their Time by Masara Minase, 4, not recommended
Too Pretty To Live: The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee by Dennis Brooks, narrated by John Pruden, 20, recommended
Bokurano by Mohiro Kitoh, 20, recommended
The Councillor (The Councillor Book 1) by E.J. Beaton, 20, recommended
Afternoon of the Elves by Janet Taylor Lisle, 28, recommended
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss, 28, recommended
Across the Green Grass Fields (Wayward Children Book 6) by Seanan McGuire, 28, not recommended
Total: 19 books

May
God Stalk (Kencyrath Book 1) by P.C. Hodgell, 11, not recommended
Dark of the Moon (Kencyrath Book 2) by P.C. Hodgell, 11, recommended
Seeker's Mask (Kencyrath Book 3) by P.C. Hodgell, 11, not recommended
Prisoner of Conscience (Jurisdiction Book 2) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, recommended
Angel of Destruction (Jurisdiction Book 4) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, not recommended
Hour of Judgment (Jurisdiction Book 3) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, recommended
The Devil and Deep Space (Jurisdiction Book 5) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, recommended
Warring States (Jurisdiction Book 6) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, not recommended
Blood Enemies (Jurisdiction Book 7) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, recommended
Crimes Against Humanity (Jurisdiction Book 8) by Susan R. Matthews, 11, recommended
Total: 10 books

June
The Tea Dragon Festival (Tea Dragon Book 2) by Kay O'Neill, 1, recommended
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 1, recommended
Brother/Sister by Sean Olin, 1, not recommended
Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology Book 1) by Emily Tesh, 1, recommended
Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology Book 2) by Emily Tesh, 1, recommended
Search for Senna (Everworld Book 1) by Katherine Applegate, 19, not recommended
Land of Loss (Everworld Book 2) by Katherine Applegate, 19, not recommended
Enter the Enchanted (Everworld Book 3) by Katherine Applegate, 19, not recommended
Realm of the Reaper (Everworld Book 4) by Katherine Applegate, 19, recommended
Discover the Destroyer (Everworld Book 5) by Katherine Applegate, 19, not recommended
Fear the Fantastic (Everworld Book 6) by Katherine Applegate, 19, not recommended
The Ghost of Dibble Hollow by May Nickerson Wallace, 25, not recommended
Total: 12 books

July
Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle, 10, recommended
Gateway to the Gods (Everworld Book 7) by Katherine Applegate, 21, not recommended
Brave the Betrayal (Everworld Book 8) by Katherine Applegate, 21, not recommended
Inside the Illusion (Everworld Book 9) by Katherine Applegate, 21, not recommended
Understand the Unknown (Everworld Book 10) by Katherine Applegate, 21, not recommended
Mystify the Magician (Everworld Book 11) by Katherine Applegate, 21, recommended
Entertain the End (Everworld Book 12) by Katherine Applegate, 21, not recommended
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 21, recommended
Golem by David Wisniewski, 21, recommended
Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco, 21, not recommended
Vassalord by Nanae Chrono, 23, recommended
Loveless volumes 1-13 by Yun Kouga, translated by Ray Yoshimoto, 23, recommended
Endless World by Dokuro Jaryuu, 23, recommended
Total: 31 books

August
A Field Guide to Otherkin by Lupa, 14, recommended
Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz, 17, recommended
A + E 4ever by I. Merey, 17, recommended
The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon Book 3) by Kay O'Neill
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey, 21, recommended
Wanted by Mark Millar, illustrated by J.G. Jones, 21, recommended
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake, narrated by Merlin Sheldrake, 21, recommended
Total: 7 books

September
Catwings (Catwings Book 1) by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by S.D. Schindler, 11, recommended
Catwings Return (Catwings Book 2) by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by S.D. Schindler, 11, recommended
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Catwings Book 3) by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by S.D. Schindler, 11, not recommended
Jane on Her Own (Catwings Book 4) by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by S.D. Schindler, 11, not recommended
The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon, 15, recommended
Animal Land: Where there are no People by Sybil Corbet, illustrated by Katherine Corbet, 15, recommended
Knights of Sidonia vols 1-8 by Tsutomu Nihei, 15, not recommended
Flyaway by Kathleen Jennings, 15, not recommended
Summer, Fireworks, and My Corpse by Otsuichi, translated by Nathan Collins, 15, recommended
Bad Brains by Kathe Koja, 15, not recommended
American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan, narrated by Amy Landon, 27, recommended
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson, narrated by Amanda Carlin, 27, not recommended
A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger, narrated by Kevin Conway, 27, recommended
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Ray Cruz, 28, recommended
Ghost Cat by Kevan Atteberry, 28, recommended
The Magic Woods by Henry Treece, illustrated by Barry Moser, 28, recommended
The Haunted Lake by P.J. Lynch, 29, recommended
Wolves by Emily Gravett, 29, recommended
This Is Not My Hat (Hat Trilogy Book 2) by Jon Klassen, 29, recommended
Total: 26 books

October
Leaves by David Ezra Stein, 2, not recommended
Alfred's Book of Monsters by Sam Streed, 2, not recommended
Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears by Emily Gravett, 2, recommended
Oscar Seeks a Friend by Paweł Pawlak, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, not recommended
I Want My Hat Back (Hat Trilogy Book 1) by Jon Klassen, 13, not recommended
The Ghost-Eye Tree by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted Rand, 13, not recommended
Gustavo, The Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago, 28, not recommended
The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara, 28, recommended
The Lost Kitten by Nicola Killen, 28, not recommended
Total: 9 books

Year Long Total: 157 books



2022

January
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule, narrated by Lorelei King, 20, recommended
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix, narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon, 20, not recommended
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions about Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty, narrated by Caitlin Doughty, 20, recommended
Widdershins (Whyborne & Griffin Book 1) by Jordan L. Hawk, 21, not recommended
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward, 21, not recommended
Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca, 21, not recommended
Domu by Katsuhiro Otomo, translated by Dana Lewis andToren Smith, 21, recommended
Ghost Hunt vol 1-3 by Shiho Inada (based on the light novel series by Fuyumi Ono), 21, not recommended
Total: 10 books

February
The Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett, 7, not recommended
The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen, 7, not recommended
The Skull Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by Ralph Masiello, 7, not recommended
Cut by Touko Kawai, 8, recommended
Sakura-Gari by Yuu Watase, 8, recommended
Color Recipe by Harada, 8, recommended
Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner by Judy Melinek andT.J. Mitchell, narrated by Tanya Eby, 8, recommended
American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse, narrated by Tanya Eby, 8, not recommended
A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder And Its Aftermath by Jeanine Cummins, narrated by Jeanine Cummins, 8, recommended
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling, 26, not recommended
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, 26, not recommended
Delan the Mislaid (Children of the Triad Book 1) by Laurie J. Marks, 26, recommended
Truth of the Divine (Noumena Book 2) by Lindsay Ellis, 26, recommended
Rimrunners (The Company War Book 3) by C.J. Cherryh, 26, recommended
The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate, translated by David Bowles, 26, recommended
Total: 18 books

March
Napkin by Carta Monir, 30, recommended
Bunny by Mona Awad, 30, not recommended
Halfway Human by Carolyn Ives Gilman, 30, recommended
Heavy Time (The Company Wars Book 4) by C.J. Cherryh, 30, recommended
Thorn (Dauntless Path Book 1) by Intisar Khanani, 30, recommended
天涯客 (Tian Ya Ke/Faraway Wanderers) by Priest, translated by sparkling waters translations, wenbuxing, Chichi. 30, recommended
Total: 6 books

April
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor by Shaenon K. Garrity, illustrated by Christopher J. Baldwin, 14, not recommended
Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann, illustrated by Kerascoët, translated by Helge Dascher, 14, not recommended
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen, 14, recommended
The Killer Across the Table by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker, narrated by Jonathan Groff, 25, not recommended
Death's Acre by William M. Bass, Jon Jefferson, narrated by George Grizzard, 25, not recommended
Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors by Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn, and Nicole Weisensee Egan, narrated by Brittany Pressley, James Fouhey, and Samantha Desz, 25, recommended
All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter/Angela Slatter, 25, not recommended
Pleasant Dreams: The Welcoming Play of Kirby's Dream Land by Joel Couture, not recommended
Dark Rise (Dark Rise Book 1) by C.S. Pacat, 25, recommended
Total: 9 books

May
Qoheleth (Post-Self Book 1) by Madison Scott-Clary, 12, recommended
The Sisters of Straygarden Place by Hayley Chewins, 12, recommended
The Long Walk by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman, 12, recommended
Apple Quest Monsters DX by Samanthuel Louise Gillson, 18, recommended
Bynine Bestiary by Taylor "Bynine" McMaster, 18, recommended
Mud Maze Zug by Jordan Speer aka beefstrong, 18, not recommended
Monster Taming (Vol 1 & 2), Xelalanana, 20, not recommended
Rare and Unusual Rabbits: An Illustrated Pocket Field Guide by bunnyhero AKA Wayne A. Lee, 20, recommended
Incredible Encounters by Zee Fortune, illustrated by Jake Barber, 20, recommended
Total: 9 books

June
N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Ann Sherif, 7, not recommended
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 7, not recommended
Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley, 7, not recommended
The Feather Pillow / El Almohadón de Pluma by Horacio Quiroga, translated by Margaret Sayers Peden, 29, recommended
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden, 29, recommended
Toledot (Post-Self Book 2) by Madison Scott-Clary, 29, recommended
Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier by Tom Kizzia, narrated by Fred Sanders, 30, recommended
Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult by Faith Jones, narrated by Jaime Lamchick, 30, recommended
The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Revelled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime by Judith Flanders, narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon, 30, recommended
Total: 9 books

August
Don't Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman, narrated by Ewa Wolniczek, 24, recommended
The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia Faleiro, narrated by Sonia Faleiro, 24, recommended
Amy: My Search for Her Killer: Secrets and Suspects in the Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic by James Renner, narrated by James Renner, 24, not recommended
When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill, 24, not recommended
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, translator unknown, narrated by Rebecca Burns, 24, not recommended
Chocky by John Wyndham, 24, recommended
Total: 6 books

September
Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth by James M. Tabor, narrated by Don Leslie, 4, not recommended
The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation by Dennis L. Breo and William J. Martin, narrated by Christina Delaine, 4, not recommended
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other by Sherry Turkle, narrated by Laural Merlington, 4, not recommended
Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine by Joanna Jolly, narrated by Penelope Rawlins, 7, not recommended
Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws in Forensics by Brandon L. Garrett, narrated by Joel Richards, 7, recommended
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, narrated by Rebecca Lowman, 7, recommended
Consent: A Memoir (Le consentement) by Vanessa Springora, translated by Natasha Lehrer, narrated by Anne-Marie Piazza, 16, recommended
Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green, narrated by David Pittu
By Their Father's Hand: The True Story of the Wesson Family Massacre by Monte Francis, narrated by John Glouchevitch, 16, not recommended
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden, narrated by Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright, and Billy Crystal, 21, recommended
The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us about Ourselves by Eric R. Kandel, narrated by David Stifel, 21, not recommended
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If? Book #1) by Randall Munroe, narrated by Wil Wheaton, 21, recommended
The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James, narrated by John Bedford Lloyd, 21, recommended
Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control by Stephen Kinzer, narrated by James Linkin, 21, recommended
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris by Eric Jager, narrated by René Auberjonois, 21, recommended
Other Words for Smoke by Sarah Maria Griffin, 25, recommended
Plain Bad Heroines by emily m. danforth, illustrated by Sara Lautman, 25, recommended
Rawblood (aka The Girl from Rawblood) by Catriona Ward, 25, recommended
Member of the Family: My Story of Charles Manson, Life Inside His Cult, and the Darkness that Ended the Sixties by Dianne Lake and Deborah Herman, narrated by Dianne Lake, 28, recommended
Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher: Monkey's Head, the Pope's Neuroscientist, and the Quest to Transplant the Soul by Brandy Schillace, narrated by Jean Ann Douglass, 28, not recommended
The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan, narrated by Andi Arndt and Aida Reluzco, 28, not recommended
Weetzie Bat (Weetzie Bat Book 1) by Francesca Lia Block, 30, recommended
Witch Baby (Weetzie Bat Book 2) by Francesca Lia Block, 30, recommended
Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (Weetzie Bat Book 3) by Francesca Lia Block, 30, recommended
Missing Angel Juan (Weetzie Bat Book 4) by Francesca Lia Block, 30, recommended
Baby Be-Bop (Weetzie Bat Book 5) by Francesca Lia Block, 30, recommended
Total: 26 books

October
Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder by Mikita Brottman, narrated by Christina Delaine,10, recommended
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham, narrated by Jacques Roy, 10, recommended
The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century by Harold Schechter, narrated by Sean Runnette, 10, not recommended
Total: 3 books

November
Serafina and the Black Cloak (Serafina Book 1) by Robert Beatty, narrated by Cassandra Campbell, 11, recommended
Wilder Girls by Rory Power, 11, not recommended
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo, 11, not recommended
A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Survival, Learning, and Coming of Age in Prison by Reginald Dwayne Betts, narrated by Sean Crisden, 11, recommended
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, narrated by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich, 11, recommended
Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo, narrated by Tom Zingarelli, 11, not recommended
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers, 17, not recommended
You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca, 17, not recommended
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (aka Urusla Vernon), 17, not recommended
The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries Book 1) by L.J. Smith, 21, recommended
The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries Book 2) by L.J. Smith, 21, recommended
The Fury (The Vampire Diaries Book 3) by L.J. Smith, 21, recommended
Dark Reunion (The Vampire Diaries Book 4) by L.J. Smith, 21, not recommended
The Return (The Vampire Diaries Book 5) by L.J. Smith, 21, not recommended
Shadow Souls (The Vampire Diaries Book 6) by L.J. Smith, 21, not recommended
Midnight (The Vampire Diaries Book 7) by L.J. Smith, 21, not recommended
Paradise Lost (The Vampire Diaries Book 8) by L.J. Smith, 21, not recommended
War of the Roses (The Vampire Diaries Book 9) by L.J. Smith, 21, not recommended
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore, narrated by Angela Brazil, 21, not recommended
Alligator Candy: A Memoir by David Kushner, narrated by Bronson Pinchot, 17, not recommended
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb, narrated by Steven Crossley, 17, not recommended
Total: 21 books

December
My Capricorn Friend / Yagiza no Yuujin by Otsuichi, illustrated by Masaru Miyokawa, 4, recommended
Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora, 4, recommended
Corpse Party: Blood Covered by Makoto Kedouin, illustrated by Toshimi Shinomiya, 4, not recommended
Bone Deep: Untangling the Twisted True Story of the Tragic Betsy Faria Murder Case by Charles Bosworth Jr. and Joel J. Schwartz, narrated by Gary Bennett, 13, recommended
Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life by Sarah Edmondson and Kristine Gasbarre, narrated by Sarah Edmondson, 13, recommended
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk W. Johnson, narrated by MacLeod Andrews, 13, recommended
The Northern Caves by nostalgebraist, 25, recommended
Floornight by nostalgebraist, 25, recommended
All Tomorrows: The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man by C.M. Kosemen, 25, recommended
Baker Baker Paradox by Makine Kureta, 28, not recommended
Happy End by sukekoro, 28, not recommended
Appetite by Lero, 28, not recommended
Total: 30 books

Year Long Total: 147 books



2023

January
Chain Letter by Christopher Pike, 17, recommended
The Library of Babel (La biblioteca de Babel) by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by James E. Irby, 17, recommended
These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever, 17, recommended
Total: 3 books

March
Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy Book 1) by Emily A. Duncan, 6, recommended
Ruthless Gods (Something Dark and Holy Book 2) by Emily A. Duncan, 6, recommended
Blessed Monsters (Something Dark and Holy Book 3) by Emily A. Duncan, 6, recommended
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by, Jon Krakauer, narrated by Scott Brick, 6, recommended
Lust Killer by Ann Rule, narrated by Callie Beaulieu, 6, not recommended
Practice to Deceive by Ann Rule, narrated by Anne Twomey, 6, not recommended
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis, 6, recommended
Author: C.S. Lewis
A Skeptic's Guide to Hypnosis by Brad Default aka Dan Olson, 6, recommended
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, narrated by Sean Pratt, 6, recommended
Total: 9 books

April
Chain Letter Christopher Pike, 3, recommended
Shadowplay by Joseph O'Connor, 3, recommended
The Changeling Sea by Patricia A. McKillip, 3, recommended
Chanur's Legacy (Chanur Book 5) by C.J. Cherryh, 3, recommended
Hellburner (The Company Wars Book 5) by C.J. Cherryh, 3, recommended
Tripoint (The Company Wars Book 4) by C.J. Cherryh, 3, recommended
Total: 6 books

May
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente, 1, reocmmended
Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children Book 8) by Seanan McGuire, 1, not recommended
The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis, 1, recommended
Gantz by Hiroya Oku, 1, not recommended
Kimi wa Petto aka Tramps Like Us by Yayoi Ogawa, 1, recommended
Kimetsu no Yaiba aka Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge, translated by John Werry and John Hurt, 1, recommended
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi, narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris, 3, not recommended
Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds by Thomas Halliday, narrated by Adetomiwa Edun, 3, recommended
When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times by Leah Sottile, narrated by Leah Sottile, 3, recommended
The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu, translated by Sheldon Drzka, 25, not recommended
After School Nightmare by Setona Mizushiro, 25, recommended
Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa, translated by Maya Rosewood, 25, recommended
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan, narrated by Christie Moreau, 26, recommended
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan, narrated by Heather Henderson, 26, recommended
The Want-Ad Killer by Ann Rule, narrated by Paul Boehmer, 26, not recommended
Total: 105 books

June
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff, narrated by Eliza Foss, 30, recommended
The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine Scarry, narrated by Joyce Bean, 30, recommended
House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films by Kier-la Janisse, 30, not recommended
Total: 3 books

July
There Are Things I Can't Tell You by Edako Mofumofu, translated by Christine Dashiell, 10, not recommended
Dear,クレイジーモンスター / Dear, Crazy Monster by motteke, 10, not recommended
花のみぞ知る / Hana no mizoshiru / Only the Flower Knows by Rihito Takarai, translated by Kimiko Kotani, 10, not recommended
Total: 5 books

November
A Dowry of Blood (A Dowry of Blood Book 1) by S.T. Gibson, 5, recommended
I Hold My Father's Paws by David D. Levine, 5, recommended
I Await the Devil's Coming by Mary MacLane, 5, recommended
Hellspark by Janet Kagan, 5, recommended
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit Book 1) by Moniquill Blackgoose, 5, recommended
Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima, translated by Meredith Weatherby, 5, recommended
Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku, translated by Leo McDonagh, 29, not recommended
Kuro by Somato, 29, recommended
10 Count by Rihito Takarai, 29, not recommended
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson, 30, recommended
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey, 30, not recommended
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 30, not recommended
Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones, narrated by Gary Tiedemann, 30, recommended
Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum, 30, recomemended
The It Girl by Ruth Ware, 30, not recommended
Total: 25 books

December
The Worm and His Kings (The Worm and His Kings Book 1) by Hailey Piper, narrated by Allyson Voller, 5, not recommended
Hemlock Grove: Reflections On The Motive Power Of Fire by Brian McGreevy, illustrated by Matt Buck, 5, not recommended
The Ghost of Gosswater aka The Ghost of Midnight Lake by Lucy Strange, 5, not recommended
Ted the Caver by Ted, 17, recommended
This World Is Full of Monsters by Jeff VanderMeer, narrated by Vikas Adam, 17, recommended
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw, narrated by Suehyla El-Attar, 17, not recommended
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World by Victoria Finlay, narrated by Carla Kissane, 18, recommended
A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome by Emma Southon, narrated by Sophie Ward,18, not recommended
Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy by Colin Dickey, narrated by Will Damron, 18, recommended
Dungeon Meshi / ダンジョン飯 / Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui, 22, recommended
My Dearest Self With Malice Aforethought / Shinai naru Boku e Satsui wo Komete Volume 1 by Hajime Inoryu, illustrated by Shota Ito, 22, not reocmmended
Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara, translated by William Flanagan, 22, recommended
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson, 27, recommended
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani, translated by Sam Taylor, 27, not recommended
Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker, 27, recommended
Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps Book 14) by R.L. Stine, narrated by Ramon de Ocampo, 28, recommended
Social Creature by Tara Isabella Burton, 28, recommended
The Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy, 28, not recommended
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, narrated by Jennette McCurdy, 28, recommended
Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes, narrated by Jennifer Vanderbes, 28, recommended
The Facemaker by Lindsey Fitzharris, narrated by Daniel Gillies, 28, recommended
Mystery of the Witches' Bridge aka The Witch's Bridge by Barbee Oliver Carleton, 31, recommended
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, 31, not recommended
Goddess of Filth by V. Castro, narrated by Stacy Gonzalez, 31, recommended
Tsuki no Kanon by Saitou Ken, 31, recommended
Bone and Flesh by Studio Sibo, 31, not recommended
Oyasumi Punpun Volume 1 by Inio Asano, 31, not recommended
Wyrd and Other Derelictions by Adam Nevill, narrated by Dennis Kleinman, 31, recommended
The Beetle by Richard Marsh, 31, recommended
The Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse, translated by Kurt Beals, 31, recommended
Kit's Wilderness by David Almond, 31, recommended
Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin, 31, not recommended
Widdershins by Oliver Onions, 31, recommended
The Last Graduate (The Scholomance Book 2) by Naomi Novik, 31, recommended
The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance Book 3) by Naomi Novik, 31, recommended
Finity's End (The Company Wars Book 7) by C.J. Cherryh, 31, recommended
Regenesis (Cyteen Book 4) by C.J. Cherryh, 31, recommended
Tegan and Sara: Junior High (Tegan and Sara, #1) by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, illustrated by Tillie Walden, 31, not recommended
Slonim Woods 9: A Memoir by Daniel Barban Levin, narrated by Jay Myers, 31, recommended
Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How it Changed the World by Laura Spinney, narrated by Paul Hodgson, 31, recommended
Total: 60 books


Year Long Total: 218 books



2024


January
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, 30, recommended
Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey, 30, recommended
They Never Learn by Layne Fargo, 30, recommended
Total: 3 books

February:
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, 28, not recommended
Skellig, David Almond, 28, not recommended
The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton, 28, recommended
Black Maria by Diana Wynne Jones, 29, recommended
The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge, 29, recommended
A History of Fear by Luke Dumas, narrated by Graham Halstead, Toni Frutin, Gary Tiedemann, Jennifer Aquino, Shiromi Arserio, and Gary Furlong, 29, recommended
Total: 6 books

March
The Kiss by Kathryn Harrison, 1, recommended
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell, narrated by Ann Marie Gideon, 1, recommended
The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill, narrated by Kristin Atherton, 1, recommended
Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, 5, not recommended
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip, 5, recommended
The Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Christian Robinson, 5, not recommended
Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, 5, recommened
The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Daniel Kirk, 5, recommended
The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Antoine Corbineau, 5, not recommended
Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Jean Charlot, 5, recommended
Two Little Trains by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leon and Diane Dillon, 5, recommended
Four Fur Feet by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Remy Charlip, 7, not recommened
The Wonderful House by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by J.P. Miller, 7, recommended
When the Wind Blew by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes, 7, recommended
Wait Till the Moon is Full by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, 7, recommended
Don't Frighten the Lion by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by H.A. Rey, 12, not recommended
The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by David Diaz, 12, not recommended
Where Have You Been? by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, 12, recommended
Where Have You Been? by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, 12, recommended
Total: 19 books

June
Spindle and Dagger (aka Lies and Miracles) by J. Anderson Coats, 25, recommended
Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt, 25, not recommended
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast, 25, recommended
A Sentimental Education by Hannah McGregor, narrated by Hannah McGregor, 26, recommended
Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice by Judith L. Herman, narrated by Stacey Glemboski, 26, not recommended
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and Sandra Harmon, narrted by Priscilla Presley, 26, not recommended
Total: 6 books

July
Calico Captive by Elizabeth George Speare, 2, recommended
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted Book 1) by Gail Carson Levine, narrated by Eden Riegel, 2, recommended
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, narrated by Alfred Molina, 2, recommended
All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, translated by Alexander O. Smith, 11, recommended
Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley, 11, not recommended
Amadeus by Peter Shaffer, 11, recommended
Total: 6 books

August
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, narrated by Jill Clayburgh, 5, recommended
The Door by the Staircase by Katherine Marsh, narraterd by Laural Merlington, 5, recommended
Willodeen by Katherine Applegate, narrated by Ariadne Meyers, 5, recommended
Total: 3 books

September
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, narrated by Nancy Linari, 13, not recommended
Apostles of Mercy (Noumena Book 3) by Lindsay Ellis, 13, recommended
Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney, 13, recommended
Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan, narrated by Melissa Hughes, 14, recommended
Twins by Caroline B. Cooney, 14, recommended
The Shiny Narrow Grin by Jane Gaskell, 14, recommended
Total: 6 books

October
Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Lisa Sterle, 2, recommended
Skin Deep by Flo Woolley, 2, recommended
Prokaryote Season by Leo Fox, 2, recommended
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, 9, recommended
The Amulet by Michael McDowell, 9, recommended
The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed, 9, recommended
Total 6 books

November
Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca, narrated by André Santana, 14, not recommended
The Haunted Dollhouse by Terry Berger, David Berger, & Karen Coshof, 14, recommended
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon, 14, not recommended
Viscera Objectica by Yugo Limbo, 15, recommended
Adversary by Blue Delliquanti, 15, recommended
Putty Pygmalion by Lonnie Garcia, 15, not recommended
Nestlings by Nat Cassidy, 16, not recommended
Necrophilia Variations by Supervert, 16, not recommended
Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling, 16, recommended
Zetsuai 1989 by Minami Ozaki, 18, recommended
Bronze - Zetsuai since 1989 by Minami Ozaki, 18, recommended
Barking by Lucy Sullivan, 19, recommended
The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, illustrated by DaNi, 19, recommended
The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag, 19, recommended
Inside Cat by Brendan Wenzel, 20, not recommended
Cat Problems by Jory John, illustrated by Lane Smith, 20, not recommended
Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman, 20, not recommended
Cats Vanish Slowly by Ruth Tiller, illustrated by Laura Seeley, 20, not recommended
Bumble Bugs and Elephants: A Big and Little Book by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, 20, not recommended
Night and Day by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, 20, recommended
Two Little Gardeners by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd, illustrated by Gertrude Elliott, 20, recommended
Fox Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown, ilustrated by Garth Williams, 20, recommended
Emma by Barbara Cooney, 21, recommended
What-A-Mess by Frank Muir, 21, recommended
When the Storm Comes by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo, 21, not recommended
When Jessie Came Across the Sea by Amy Hest, illustrated by P.J. Lynch, 22, not recommended
One Fine Day by Nonny Hogrogian, 22, recommended
Asher and the Capmakers by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand, 22, recommended
Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson, narrated by Gabra Zackman, 24, recommended
The Day of the Triffids (Triffids Book 1) by John Wyndham, 24, recommended
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, narrated by Johanna Ward, 24, recommended
Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan, 25, recommended
Eric by Shaun Tan, 25, recommended
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan, 25, recommended
Rabbits by John Marsden, illustrated by Shaun Tan, 25, not recommended
The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason, illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler, 26, not recommended
Poesy the Monster Slayer by Cory Doctorow, illustrated by Matt Rockefeller, 26, recommended
Mr. Pumpkin's Tea Party by Erin Barker, 26, not recommended
Grobblechops by Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Jenny Lucander, 26, not recommended
The Whispering Rabbit by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Cyndy Szekeres, 27, recommended
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, 27, recommended
Pussy Willow by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, 27, recommended
Pussy Willow by Margaret Wise Brown and Diane Muldrow, illustrated by Jo-Ellen C. Bosson, 27, not recommended
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Rosella Hartman, 27, recommended
Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Felicia Bond, 27, not recommended
The Sleepy Book aka The Golden Sleepy Book by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Garth Williams, 28, recommended
Goodnight Little One by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Rebecca Elliott, 28, not recommended
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Ashley Wolff, 28, recommended
Leech by Hiron Ennes, narrated by Abigail Thorn, 29, recommended
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, 30, recommended
Total: 67 books

December
Don't Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews, narrated by Michael Crouch, 1, not recommended
House of Rot by Danger Slater, illustrated by Echo Echo, 2, not recommended
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman, narrarated by Jenny Sterlin, 3, recommended
A Guest in the House by Emily (E.M.) Carroll, 3, recommended
Our Share of the Night (Nuestra parte de noche) by Mariana Enríquez, narrated by Megan McDowell, 3, recommended
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany, 5, recommended
At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance—A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire, narrated by Robin Miles, 5, recommended
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang, 5, not recommended
All the Living and the Dead by Hayley Campbell, narrated by Hayley Campbell, 6, recommended
The Harrowing by Kristen Kiesling, illustrated by Rye Hickman, 6, recommended
Last Days of an Immortal by Fabien Vehlmann, illustrated by Gwénaël de Bonneval, translated by Edward Gauvin, 8, not recommended
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, narrated by Eleanor Bennett, 8, recommended
The Skin You're In: A Collection of Horror Comics by Ashley Robin Franklin, 9, recommended
Totem by Laura Pérez, translated by Andrea Rosenberg, 9, recommended
Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote, illustrated by Aaron Campbell, José Villarrubia, 9, not recommended
The Black Lord by Colin Hinckley, 9, recommended
From Hell: Master Edition by Alan Moore, illustrated by Eddie Campbell and Pete Mullins, 11, not recommended
Daughters of Snow and Cinders (La louve boréale) by Núria Tamarit, trans. Jenna Allen, 11, recommended
Crema by Johnnie Christmas, illustrated by Dante Luiz, 12, not recommended
Jay's Journal by Beatrice Sparks, 14, recommended
The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Jo Rioux, 18, not recommended
Monster Blood (Goosebumps Book 3) by R.L. Stine, narrated by Kirby Heyborne, 19, not recommended
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison, 21, not recommended
Cloud Hotel by Julian Hanshaw, 26, not recommended
Library by Michael Dumontier, Neil Farber, 27, not recommended
Garlic and the Vampire (Garlic Book 1) by Bree Paulsen, 27, recommended
Total: 26 books

Year Long Total: 149 books



2025

January
The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling, 5, recommended
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V., illustrated by Filipe Andrade, 9, not recommended
My Darling Dreadful by Johanna van Veen, 15, not recommended
Garlic and the Witch (Garlic Book 2) by Bree Paulsen, 15, recommended
Entangled with You: The Garden of 100 Grasses by Aki Aoi, 20, not recommended
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro, 20, not recommended
Total: 6 books

February
September House by Carissa Orlando, 12, not recommended
An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson, 14, not recommended
Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls by Jax Miller, narrated by Amy Landon
Voice Of The Blood (Voice of Blood Book 1) by Jemiah Jefferson, 18, recommended
Wounds (Voice of Blood Book 2) by Jemiah Jefferson, 18, recommended
Fiend (Voice of Blood Book 3) by Jemiah Jefferson, 18, recommended
A Drop of Scarlet (Voice of the Blood Book 4) by Jemiah Jefferson, 18, recommended
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder, narrated by Timothy Snyder, 26, recommended
Total: 8 books

March
The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 15, recommended
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles 1) by Patricia C. Wrede, 27, recommended
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Series I & II Collection by Matthew Mercer Jody Houser, Matthew Colville, illustrated by Olivia Samson, Chris Northrop, 27, recommended
Total: 4 books

April
Searching for Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles 2) by Patricia C. Wrede, 24, recommended
The Boneshaker (Arcane 1) by Kate Milford, illustrated by Andrea Offermannm, 24, not recommended
Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott, 28, recommended
Diary of the "Terra Nova" Expedition to the Antarctic, 1910-1912 by Edward Adrian Wilson, 28, recommended
The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell, 30, recommended
A Shining Affliction: A Story of Harm and Healing in Psychotherapy by Annie G. Rogers, 30, recommended
Total: 6 books

May
The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts, 9, recommended
The Complete Brambly Hedge (Spring Story, Summer Story, Autumn Story, Winter Story, The Secret Staircase, The High Hills, Sea Story, Poppy's Babies) by Jill Barklem, 20, recommended
The Mysteries by Bill Watterson watterson, illustrated by John Kascht, 23, not recommended
Total: 10 book

Year Long Total: 34 books


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