Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of J.P. Behrens's books

1337 ratings | 37 reviews | avg rating:4.13

J.P.’s Year In Books

J.P.’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at J.P.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to J.P.’s 2025 Year in Books

J.P. Behrens’s Followers (100)

J.P.’s Bookshelves

to-read (713)
currently-reading (5)
read (1335)
did-not-finish (7)
dnf (5)

J.P.’s Friends (89)

Jonathan Janz

738 books | 4,988 friends

Ai Jiang

1,387 books | 225 friends

Samantha Shannon

1,407 books | 5,001 friends

Douglas

5,917 books | 192 friends

Suzanne Paul

1,807 books | 563 friends

Heather Lin

594 books | 109 friends

Nicholas Kaufmann

1,425 books | 213 friends

Rio Youers

84 books | 402 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

J.P. Behrens has read 37 of 60 books.

62%

J.P. Behrens

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Website

http://www.jpbehrensauthor.com

Twitter

JPBehrens

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

Member Since

March 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/jpbehrens

edit data

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask J.P. Behrens questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
J.P. Behrens’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 1,428 ratings · 443 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Portrait of a Nuclear Family 3.77 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Horror Collection: Morte Edition by Kevin J. Kennedy (Goodreads Author), D.W. Hitz (Goodreads Author), J.P. Behrens (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 188 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missing in Miskatonic (Travis Daniels Investigations #1) 4.22 avg rating — 163 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Hell and Back by Joe Mynhardt (editor), Jeff Strand (Goodreads Author), Nick Roberts (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 81 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Don't Talk Anymore and Other Dark Fictions 4.27 avg rating — 52 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Monashee Mountains (Travis Daniels Investigations #2) 4.17 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Town of Deathlehem: An Anthology of Holiday Horrors for Charity by Michael J. Evans (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matt Cowan (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), D. Alexander Ward (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Condemned in Carcosa (Travis Daniels Investigations #3) by J.P. Behrens (Goodreads Author), Crystal Lake Publishing, Joanna Halerz (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Trinity of Chosen (Ages of Avarath #1) 4.21 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Legs & Other Coming of Age Stories by J.P. Behrens (Goodreads Author) (editor), Everett Cooney, Laura L. Mays Hoopes 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by J.P. Behrens…

I’ve been busy working on the release of my debut Young Adult Fantasy, A Trinity of Chosen: An Age of Avarath. This is meant to be the first book in a longer series, but can easily exist as a stand-alone.

The cover of A Trinity of Chosen by JP Behrens. The first book in the Ages of Avarath Series. It depicts three children and a large, blue creature looking out over a landscape. A village is below them and a volcano is in the distance.

The idea behind the structure of the series is based on The Chronicles of Narnia, The NeverEnding Story, and The animated Avatar Series.

Billy has felt forgotten and invisible since the

Series by J.P. Behrens

Travis Daniels Investigations (2 books)
by

J.P. Behrens (Goodreads Author)

4.21 avg rating — 209 ratings

The Ages of Avarath (1 book)
by

J.P. Behrens (Goodreads Author)

4.24 avg rating — 17 ratings

J.P. is Currently Reading

J.P. Behrens is currently reading

The Essential Ellison : A 50 Year Retrospective

by Harlan Ellison

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 07, 2026 07:09PM

J.P. Behrens is currently reading

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

by George Saunders

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Sep 26, 2026 12:07PM

J.P. Behrens is currently reading

Reamde

by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 28, 2023 05:31AM

J.P.’s Recent Updates

J.P. Behrens liked Ana M's review of Portrait of a Nuclear Family:
Oct 30, 2026 03:51PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Portrait of a Nuclear Family by J.P. Behrens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Portrait of a Nuclear Family by J.P. Behrens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
J.P. Behrens liked TheReadSociety's review of Portrait of a Nuclear Family:
Oct 30, 2026 03:49PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Portrait of a Nuclear Family by J.P. Behrens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Portrait of a Nuclear Family by J.P. Behrens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
J.P. Behrens liked Chantale's review of Portrait of a Nuclear Family:
Oct 30, 2026 03:49PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Portrait of a Nuclear Family by J.P. Behrens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Portrait of a Nuclear Family by J.P. Behrens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
J.P. Behrens liked Aerilyn's review of A Trinity of Chosen (Ages of Avarath #1): "Thank you to the author for sending me this book. I really appreciate it. I end up enjoying this book more than I thought I would. I really like the world-building, the magical creatures, and the concept of this book. The writing was easy to get thro" Read more of this review »
Oct 24, 2026 03:59PM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Trinity of Chosen by J.P. Behrens. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Trinity of Chosen by J.P. Behrens <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
J.P. Behrens entered a giveaway Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami 20 copies available, ends on November 14, 2026 Enter to win »
Oct 15, 2026 05:33AM · like · see giveaway · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
J.P. Behrens started reading The Essential Ellison : A 50 Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 07, 2026 07:09PM · 1 like · like
J.P. Behrens rated a book liked it V-Wars: Shockwaves by Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 06, 2026 05:22AM · 1 like · like
J.P. Behrens is currently reading A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 26, 2026 12:07PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
J.P. Behrens rated a book really liked it DC K.O. by Scott Snyder (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 25, 2026 07:01PM · like
J.P. Behrens rated a book really liked it Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Sep 25, 2026 04:43PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">