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I've usually gotten to 100-110 books in the last few years - sometimes with frantically finding some shorter reads towards the end - but this year I have decided to get as far as I can with a range of 8 separate reading challenges and plan things out a lot more than I usually do.
I've usually gotten to 100-110 books in the last few years - sometimes with frantically finding some shorter reads towards the end - but this year I have decided to get as far as I can with a range of 8 separate reading challenges and plan things out a lot more than I usually do.
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Jan. books -
1. An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker (finished 1/3/2024)
2. A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (finished 1/7)
3. Cage of Bones by Tania Carver (finished 1/10)
4. The Conductors by Nicole Glover (finished 1/11)
5. Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne (finished 1/14)
6. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (finished 1/18 - very fascinating and creepy)
7. Murder by Degrees by Rita Mukerji (finished 1/21)
8. White Plague by James Abel (finished 1/24)
9. The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood (finished 1/26)
1. An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker (finished 1/3/2024)
2. A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales (finished 1/7)
3. Cage of Bones by Tania Carver (finished 1/10)
4. The Conductors by Nicole Glover (finished 1/11)
5. Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne (finished 1/14)
6. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (finished 1/18 - very fascinating and creepy)
7. Murder by Degrees by Rita Mukerji (finished 1/21)
8. White Plague by James Abel (finished 1/24)
9. The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions by Kerry Greenwood (finished 1/26)
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Feb. books -
10. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (finished 2/3/2024)
11. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (finished 2/5/2024)
12. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (finished 2/8/2024)
13. The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook to Mastering DBT Skills by Dahlia Banks (finished 2/9/2024)
14. The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall (finished 2/12/2024)
15. Happy Place by Emily Henry (finished 2/13/2024)
16. Lineage of Rain by Janel Pineda (finished 2/13/2024)
17. The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles Andrae (finished 2/13/2024)
18. Kilt to Order by Susannah Nix (finished 2/16/2024)
19. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (finished 2/17/2024)
20. The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong (finished 2/19/2024)
21. The Martian by Andy Weir (finished 2/21/2024)
22. The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminaraya (finished 2/22/2024)
23. Matilda by Roald Dahl (finished 2/24/2024)
24. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A memoir of figure skating, f*cking up, and figuring it out by Gracie Gold (finished 2/26/2024)
25. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (finished 2/26/2024)
26. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (finished 2/29/2024)
10. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig (finished 2/3/2024)
11. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (finished 2/5/2024)
12. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner (finished 2/8/2024)
13. The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook to Mastering DBT Skills by Dahlia Banks (finished 2/9/2024)
14. The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall (finished 2/12/2024)
15. Happy Place by Emily Henry (finished 2/13/2024)
16. Lineage of Rain by Janel Pineda (finished 2/13/2024)
17. The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles Andrae (finished 2/13/2024)
18. Kilt to Order by Susannah Nix (finished 2/16/2024)
19. Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (finished 2/17/2024)
20. The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong (finished 2/19/2024)
21. The Martian by Andy Weir (finished 2/21/2024)
22. The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminaraya (finished 2/22/2024)
23. Matilda by Roald Dahl (finished 2/24/2024)
24. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A memoir of figure skating, f*cking up, and figuring it out by Gracie Gold (finished 2/26/2024)
25. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder (finished 2/26/2024)
26. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (finished 2/29/2024)
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March books -
27. Grow Your Own Optimist! by Olivie Blake (finished 3/3/2024)
28. Twelve Hours in Manhattan by Maan Gabriel (finished 3/5/2024)
29. Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein (finished 3/7/2024)
30. Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (finished 3/7/2024)
31. Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Mendez (finished 3/8/2024)
32. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (finished 3/10/2024) - 5 stars
33. The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett (finished 3/11/2024) - 4 stars
34. The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde (finished 3/13/2024)
35. The Cancer Factory: Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers by Jim Morris (finished 3/13/2024) - 5 stars
36. I Don't Know What You Know Me From: My Life as a Co-Star by Judy Greer (finished 3/15/2024) - 4.5 stars
37. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (finished 3/15/2024)
38. House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson (finished 3/17/2024)
39. Karma by Boy George (dnf at around 5% on 3/17/2024, wasn't interested)
40. No One Asked for This by Cazzie David (finished 3/20/2024) - 4 stars
41. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (finished 3/23/2024) - 4 stars
42. Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini (finished 3/25/2024)
43. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (finished 3/26/2024)
44. The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore (finished 3/29/2024) - 5 stars
45. The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas (finished 3/30/2024)
46. Say Anarcha by J.C. Hallman (finished 3/30/2024) - ARC, terribly painful and disappointing to read
47. Cold People by Tom Rob Smith (finished 3/31/2024)
27. Grow Your Own Optimist! by Olivie Blake (finished 3/3/2024)
28. Twelve Hours in Manhattan by Maan Gabriel (finished 3/5/2024)
29. Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Allison Epstein (finished 3/7/2024)
30. Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin (finished 3/7/2024)
31. Twice a Quinceañera by Yamile Saied Mendez (finished 3/8/2024)
32. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (finished 3/10/2024) - 5 stars
33. The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett (finished 3/11/2024) - 4 stars
34. The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde (finished 3/13/2024)
35. The Cancer Factory: Industrial Chemicals, Corporate Deception, and the Hidden Deaths of American Workers by Jim Morris (finished 3/13/2024) - 5 stars
36. I Don't Know What You Know Me From: My Life as a Co-Star by Judy Greer (finished 3/15/2024) - 4.5 stars
37. Girl Missing by Tess Gerritsen (finished 3/15/2024)
38. House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson (finished 3/17/2024)
39. Karma by Boy George (dnf at around 5% on 3/17/2024, wasn't interested)
40. No One Asked for This by Cazzie David (finished 3/20/2024) - 4 stars
41. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (finished 3/23/2024) - 4 stars
42. Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini (finished 3/25/2024)
43. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (finished 3/26/2024)
44. The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore (finished 3/29/2024) - 5 stars
45. The Assassin and the Pirate Lord by Sarah J. Maas (finished 3/30/2024)
46. Say Anarcha by J.C. Hallman (finished 3/30/2024) - ARC, terribly painful and disappointing to read
47. Cold People by Tom Rob Smith (finished 3/31/2024)
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April books already?!
48. The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (finished 4/1/2024) - 4 stars
49. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead (finished 4/3/2024)
50. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (finished 4/3/2024) - a rare 1 star
51. The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl (finished 4/4/2024)
52. Finlay Donovan by Elle Cosimano (finished 4/4/2024) - 5 stars
53. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes (finished 4/6/2024) - 4.5 stars
54. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (finished 4/9/2024) - 4.5 stars
55. My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (finished 4/9/2024) - 4 stars
56. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (finished 4/10/2024)
57. Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York by Barbara Weisberg (finished 4/10/2024)
58. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher (finished 4/12/2024) - 5 stars
59. Bride by Ali Hazelwood (finished 4/14/2024) - 4 stars
60. The Reanimator's Heart (finished 4/17/2024)
61. The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas (finished 4/18/2024)
62. The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker (finished 4/18/2024)
63. Nothing but the Rain by Naomi Salman (finished 4/18/2024)
64. How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin (finished 4/21/2024) - 4 stars
65. Murder Road by Simone St. James (finished 4/22/2024) - 4 stars
66. Social Queue by Kay Kerr (finished 4/23/2024) - 4 stars
67. Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell (finished 4/24/2024) - 4 stars
68. The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea (finished 4/25/2024)
69. Truth and Other Lies by Lyra Wolf (finished 4/25/2024)
70. The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas (finished 4/25/2024)
71. Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings (finished 4/26/2024)
72. An African American and Latinx history of the United States by Paul Ortiz (finished 4/28/2024)
73. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (finished 4/30/2024) - 5 stars
48. The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw (finished 4/1/2024) - 4 stars
49. Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead (finished 4/3/2024)
50. My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh (finished 4/3/2024) - a rare 1 star
51. The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl (finished 4/4/2024)
52. Finlay Donovan by Elle Cosimano (finished 4/4/2024) - 5 stars
53. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes (finished 4/6/2024) - 4.5 stars
54. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (finished 4/9/2024) - 4.5 stars
55. My Roommate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine (finished 4/9/2024) - 4 stars
56. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (finished 4/10/2024)
57. Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York by Barbara Weisberg (finished 4/10/2024)
58. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher (finished 4/12/2024) - 5 stars
59. Bride by Ali Hazelwood (finished 4/14/2024) - 4 stars
60. The Reanimator's Heart (finished 4/17/2024)
61. The Assassin and the Healer by Sarah J. Maas (finished 4/18/2024)
62. The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker (finished 4/18/2024)
63. Nothing but the Rain by Naomi Salman (finished 4/18/2024)
64. How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin (finished 4/21/2024) - 4 stars
65. Murder Road by Simone St. James (finished 4/22/2024) - 4 stars
66. Social Queue by Kay Kerr (finished 4/23/2024) - 4 stars
67. Reader, I Murdered Him by Betsy Cornwell (finished 4/24/2024) - 4 stars
68. The Suicide House by Charlie Donlea (finished 4/25/2024)
69. Truth and Other Lies by Lyra Wolf (finished 4/25/2024)
70. The Assassin and the Desert by Sarah J. Maas (finished 4/25/2024)
71. Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings (finished 4/26/2024)
72. An African American and Latinx history of the United States by Paul Ortiz (finished 4/28/2024)
73. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (finished 4/30/2024) - 5 stars
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May books!
74. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy (finished 5/1/2024)
75. I Take You by Eliza Kennedy (finished 5/1/2024)
76. Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn (finished 5/2/2024)
77. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (finished 5/3/2024) - 4.5 stars
78. Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis (finished 5/3/2024)
79. It Calls from the Sea: An Anthology of Terror on the Deep Blue Sea (finished 5/4/2024)
80. Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane (finished 5/6/2024)
81. Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck (finished 5/6/2024 in one sitting)
82. A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña (finished 5/7/2024) - 4 stars
83. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (finished 5/8/2024) - 4 stars
84. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (finished 5/10/2024)
85. Dead Men's Silver: the Story of Australia's Greatest Shipwreck Hunter by Hugh Edwards (finished 5/12/2024) - tedious and I doubt the 'greatest' claim
86. All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (finished 5/14/2024)
87. All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (finished 5/16/2024) - 4 stars
88. Chlorine by Jade Song (finished 5/16/2024)
89. A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel (finished 5/18/2024) - 4 stars
90. Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long (finished 5/23/2024) - 4 stars
91. Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He (finished 5/23/2024)
92. Lightlark by Alex Aster (finished 5/25/2024)
93. Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (finished 5/25/2024)
94. Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn (finished 5/28/2024)
95. Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (finished 5/29/2024)
96. How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (finished 5/31/2024)
74. Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy (finished 5/1/2024)
75. I Take You by Eliza Kennedy (finished 5/1/2024)
76. Luck of the Draw by Kate Clayborn (finished 5/2/2024)
77. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson (finished 5/3/2024) - 4.5 stars
78. Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis (finished 5/3/2024)
79. It Calls from the Sea: An Anthology of Terror on the Deep Blue Sea (finished 5/4/2024)
80. Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane (finished 5/6/2024)
81. Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck (finished 5/6/2024 in one sitting)
82. A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña (finished 5/7/2024) - 4 stars
83. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (finished 5/8/2024) - 4 stars
84. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (finished 5/10/2024)
85. Dead Men's Silver: the Story of Australia's Greatest Shipwreck Hunter by Hugh Edwards (finished 5/12/2024) - tedious and I doubt the 'greatest' claim
86. All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace (finished 5/14/2024)
87. All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter (finished 5/16/2024) - 4 stars
88. Chlorine by Jade Song (finished 5/16/2024)
89. A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel (finished 5/18/2024) - 4 stars
90. Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long (finished 5/23/2024) - 4 stars
91. Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He (finished 5/23/2024)
92. Lightlark by Alex Aster (finished 5/25/2024)
93. Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (finished 5/25/2024)
94. Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn (finished 5/28/2024)
95. Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (finished 5/29/2024)
96. How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (finished 5/31/2024)
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June books!
97. Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (finished 6/1/2024)
98. Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (finished 6/1/2024)
99. A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (finished 6/3/2024)
100. To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (finished 6/5/2024)
101. Silk & Steel: A Queer Speculative Adventure Anthology (finished 6/6/2024)
102. All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown (finished 6/7/2024)
103. Little Thieves by Margaret Owen (finished 6/10/2024)
104. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (finished 6/14/2024)
105. Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (finished 6/15/2024)
106. The Fever King by Victoria Lee (finished 6/17/2024)
107. Olivia by Dorothy Strachey (finished 6/18/2024)
108. The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth (finished 6/19/2024)
109. The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta (finished 6/20/2024)
110. Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (finished 6/20/2024)
111. It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility (finished 6/22/2024)
112. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston (finished 6/23/2024) - 4 stars
113. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (finished 6/25/2024) - 4 stars
114. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (finished 6/25/2024) - 4.5 stars
115. The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta (finished 6/25/2024)
116. The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl (finished 6/27/2024)
117. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (finished 6/28/2024)
118. The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag (finished 6/28/2024) - 4 stars
119. The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (finished 6/28/2024)
120. Queer Ducks (and other animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer (finished 6/28/2024) - 4.5 stars
121. The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate (finished 6/28/2024)
122. Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (finished 6/29/2024)
97. Strange Love by Ann Aguirre (finished 6/1/2024)
98. Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (finished 6/1/2024)
99. A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall (finished 6/3/2024)
100. To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (finished 6/5/2024)
101. Silk & Steel: A Queer Speculative Adventure Anthology (finished 6/6/2024)
102. All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown (finished 6/7/2024)
103. Little Thieves by Margaret Owen (finished 6/10/2024)
104. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (finished 6/14/2024)
105. Gwen and Art are Not in Love by Lex Croucher (finished 6/15/2024)
106. The Fever King by Victoria Lee (finished 6/17/2024)
107. Olivia by Dorothy Strachey (finished 6/18/2024)
108. The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth (finished 6/19/2024)
109. The Brilliant Death by A.R. Capetta (finished 6/20/2024)
110. Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (finished 6/20/2024)
111. It Gets Even Better: Stories of Queer Possibility (finished 6/22/2024)
112. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston (finished 6/23/2024) - 4 stars
113. Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (finished 6/25/2024) - 4 stars
114. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (finished 6/25/2024) - 4.5 stars
115. The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta (finished 6/25/2024)
116. The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl (finished 6/27/2024)
117. You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi (finished 6/28/2024)
118. The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag (finished 6/28/2024) - 4 stars
119. The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (finished 6/28/2024)
120. Queer Ducks (and other animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer (finished 6/28/2024) - 4.5 stars
121. The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate (finished 6/28/2024)
122. Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram (finished 6/29/2024)
