3147 ratings | 197 reviews | avg rating:3.94

Caroline’s Year In Books

Caroline’s 2025 Year in Books

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

Go to Caroline’s 2025 Year in Books

Caroline O. Berg’s Followers (25)

Caroline’s Bookshelves

to-read (1877)
currently-reading (50)
read (3178)
aborigine-mythology (9)
african-mythology (10)
airships-zeppelins-dirigibles (72)
aliens-with-sentient-hair (12)
all-about-revenge (203)
alternate-history (97)
ancient-history (20)
See all bookshelves »

Caroline’s Friends (43)

Amy

80 books | 23 friends

Rindis

2,621 books | 82 friends

Noreen

4,508 books | 16 friends

Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*

2,253 books | 463 friends

Holly

1,385 books | 55 friends

Linda

2,130 books | 89 friends

Skylar

3,172 books | 93 friends

Laurie B

2,444 books | 78 friends

More friends…

2026 Reading Challenge

2026

READING

CHALLENGE

Caroline Berg has read 5 of 100 books.

Caroline O. Berg

Goodreads Author

Website

https://worldsofcarolineberg.wordpress.com/

Member Since

June 2012

edit data

Caroline Berg has held many interesting jobs, most recently holding the title of Senior Quest Designer on an MMORPG.

When not working on video games, she makes narrative heavy indie board games and RPGs.

Many of her games are based on Sci-Fi stories, fairy tales, mythology, and history. Which are, not surprisingly, her favorite genres to read. This can be seen with her board games Idunn's Apples; and Everything Except Air, a game about making it back to your spaceship after being abandoned on Mars. This is also reflected in her roleplaying games, such as the DramaSystem series pitch The Last Days of the Library, based on the second burning of the Library of Alexandria; the Fiasco playset Relative Gods, based on ancient Sumerian mythology; a ...more

128 posts
Caroline O. Berg's Blog: Enduring Ephemera

Recognizing Racism in Myths and Fairy Tales

I love fairy tales, mythology, epic fantasy stories. But many of them are, at their heart, very racist. And sometimes it is best to take a step back, look at the tales from a different perspective, and realize that what happens in them is not OK.

There is a huge problem in many tales where they equate black with all that is bad, ugly, and terrible in the world. Villains, and often only villains, a Read more of this blog post »

1 like · Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on June 12, 2020 15:21 • Tags: fairy-tales, myths, racism

View all 128 posts »

Combine Editions
Caroline O. Berg’s books

Average rating: 4.2 · 10 ratings · 2 reviews · 1 distinct work

Sacred Stories: Wisdom from World Religions
by

Marilyn McFarlane (Goodreads Author),

Caroline O. Berg (Goodreads Author)

4.13 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions

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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Caroline is Currently Reading

Caroline Berg is currently reading

For Whom the Belle Tolls

by Jaysea Lynn (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 13, 2026 11:35PM

Caroline Berg is currently reading

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

by Julie Berry (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

Jan 25, 2026 03:49PM

Caroline Berg is currently reading

Helen of Wyndhorn

by Tom King (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, comics-or-manga

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

Jan 25, 2026 03:41PM

rss
Caroline’s Recent Updates

Caroline Berg wants to read The Library of Amorlin (The Age of Beasts, #1) by Kalyn Josephson (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
18 hours, 6 min ago · like
Caroline Berg rated a book liked it The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman (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
Feb 27, 2026 09:35PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Caroline Berg rated a book really liked it The Prince Is in the Villainess' Way!, Volume 4 by Minami Shiina	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
Feb 26, 2026 12:22PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Prince Is in the Villainess' Way!, Volume 4 by Minami Shiina. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Prince Is in the Villainess' Way!, Volume 4 by Minami Shiina <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Caroline Berg rated a book really liked it The Prince Is in the Villainess' Way!, Volume 5 by Minami Shiina	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
Feb 26, 2026 12:20PM · like
Caroline Berg rated a book it was amazing Lore Olympus: Volume Nine (Lore Olympus, #9) by Rachel Smythe (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
Feb 25, 2026 09:55AM · like
Caroline Berg rated a book really liked it Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild, #1) by Ruby Dixon (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
Feb 25, 2026 09:48AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Caroline Berg wants to read Raiders of the Lost Heart (Raiders of the Lost Heart, #1) by Jo Segura (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
Feb 14, 2026 05:05PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Caroline Berg wants to read King of Ravens (Upon a Broken Throne, #1) by Clare Sager (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
Feb 14, 2026 05:04PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of King of Ravens by Clare Sager. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — King of Ravens by Clare Sager <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Caroline Berg started reading For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn (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
Feb 13, 2026 11:35PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — For Whom the Belle Tolls by Jaysea Lynn <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Caroline Berg wants to read Belladonna Nights and Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds	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
Jan 31, 2026 04:37PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Belladonna Nights and Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Belladonna Nights and Other Stories by Alastair Reynolds <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Caroline's books…

Caroline’s Quotes

“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
― Tom Clancy

tags: life

1997 likes

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

tags: design, foolproof, ingenuity

3747 likes