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1. Tastes So Sweet (The Everheart Brothers of Texas #3) - Kelly Cain 3/5
Hoopla Audio.
I'm a rule-follower to the core so when someone breaks the rules, I can't back them. Even in a book. If there is a no-fraternization policy, there is a no-fraternization policy! I couldn't support this 'ship so that detracted from the book.

2. The Rejected Writers' Christmas Wedding (Southlea Bay #3) - Suzanne Kelman 4/5
Kindle Unlimited.
A cute if sometimes annoying end to the Rejected Writers of Southlea Bay. I feel like every time I read another book, I was annoyed. Some of the antics in this trilogy go too far. Poor Flora, my goodness. And aside from the twins' doorbell chime, you'd never know this was set around Christmas so that was a little disappointing. But I really enjoy most of these characters and I will miss them!

3. Why We Fly - Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal 2/5
Hoopla Audio.
I'm just the latest in a string of disappointed readers after finishing this book. I can only reiterate what other reviewers have said; it started out strong, it had something to say, and then it got caught up in high school and completely flopped. After someone got suspended, the sole Black participator, NOTHING HAPPENED. What the hell? I was expecting so so much more commentary on racism, social justice, etc and absolutely nothing happened. I was and am a firm supporter of Colin Kaepernick's actions when he knelt during the national anthem during a 2016 football game and I'm so unbelievably disappointed that this book petered out.

4. Strike the Zither (The Three Kingdoms #1) - Joan He 4/5
Won Finished Hardcover from BookishFirst.com!
I had never heard of The Three Kingdoms until reading Joan He's Author's Note at the end of Strike the Zither. So this is a retelling of The Three Kingdoms with females reimagined into most of the male roles and a couple of pivotal points changed. But it's all new to me! I didn't have a hard time getting into this book at all. I settled right into the story of Zephyr, strategist to Xin Ren. What threw me was what came halfway through! What a twist! It got so much more interesting and fantastical when the twist happened. I have no idea what will be coming in the next books, there was so much swapping sides and backstabbing in this one. I don't think I'll be seeking out The Three Kingdoms so the rest of the series will be a nice surprise to me. I really enjoyed this book and I look forward to the second one, Sound the Gong! I'm excited for the cover reveal because the cover of Strike the Zither is so beautiful!

5. The Christmas Box (The Christmas Box Trilogy #1) - Richard Paul Evans 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
A sweet Christmas story about how family comes first. I'm not religious and apparently this book is not very Christian even though it's been touted as Christian fiction, whatever. That's not why I read it. I enjoyed it for the simplicity of the message that family is more important than anything else.

6. Timepiece (The Christmas Box Trilogy #2) - Richard Paul Evans 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
A heartstring tugger for sure. Much less religious in all aspects than The Christmas Box but no less full of lessons to be learned. A sweet, sad story, the love story of David and MaryAnne and sweet little Andrea, that, really, is a prequel to The Christmas Box.

7. The Honeys - Ryan La Sala 4/5
Hoopla Audio.
What the hellllll?? Parts of this gave me chills, damn!! Creepy AF! I will forever be scared of bees now. 🤣 I think the ending lost it, or me, a little bit but overall I really enjoyed this book. The narrator was excellent and I loved the added sound effects. Made me a *little* paranoid! I didn't really know what it was about going into it, like most books I read, and I highly suggest it because WOW you are thrown into the deep end! It's a dramatic first chapter! And the drama continues throughout.

8. So, This Is Christmas - Tracy Andreen 4/5
Home Library Paperback.
So. Darn. Cute! I've had a string of bad luck with closed door romances, adult and YA, for like months. I thought maybe it was me, maybe I just needed more from my romances. But no! It's them! Because this was so cute. The cover is adorable and so pink. The pages have snowflakes lining the bottom. Oh and the story was just the Christmas story I needed! Dislike to like, a smidgen of fake dating, it was just adorable and so fun. I'm so glad I read it, it warmed my heart. I don't even think it needed a sequel? But I will be reading it because we really didn't get enough of Barrington Academy!

9. Sunrise (Ashfall #3) - Mike Mullin 4/5
Libby E-Book.
There is no need for Blades of Spring. If you're afraid of this series not getting an ending because the 4th book isn't out, don't worry. Read this series anyway. It's not needed! There is a conclusion in this book. It got really dark but there is a sunrise.

10. Darla's Story (Ashfall #0.5) - Mike Mullin 3/5
Kindle.
This wasn't needed at all. It gave me nothing to add to the Ashfall trilogy story.

11. You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain - Phoebe Robinson 3/5
Audible.
I enjoy comedians' books and I knew Phoebe Robinson was a comedian so when this was a Daily Deal in 2021, I nabbed it. Welllllll, it was fine. It wasn't great. I'm not familiar with 2 Dope Queens so I have no relation to Phoebe Robinson. Some parts were funny but she's kind of annoying? Sorry. I enjoyed parts of it, good points were made, but ultimately it was pretty mediocre.

12. Contact - Carl Sagan 2/5
Home Library Hardcover.
Brevity? Who is she? Conciseness? We don't know her. This was boring and rambling. I quickly switched to the audiobook because I was getting glassy-eyed trying to read it. It's just...not interesting. To me. The movie was pretty boring too (saw it probably 15 years ago) and it turns out the ending points are very different between the movie and the book. And I just didn't care for the religious explanation. The characters were so flat, Ellie was so dull.

Elyse wrote: "12. Contact - Carl Sagan 2/5
Home Library Hardcover.
Brevity? Who is she? Conciseness? We don't know her. This was boring and rambling. I quickly switched to the audiobo..."

Yeah, I wanted to like it because...Carl Sagan. Can you even be a fan of science and science fiction if you don't admire everything about him? Turns out the answer is "Yes." Because I did not like this book at all. Had some interesting ideas but didn't do a great job explaining them, IMO.

Stacie wrote: "Yeah, I wanted to like it because...Carl Sagan. Can you even be a fan of science and science fiction if you don't admire everything about him? Turns out the answer is "Yes." Because I did not like this book at all. Had some interesting ideas but didn't do a great job explaining them, IMO..."

Right?! Thank you! lol

13. New Kid (New Kid #1) - Jerry Craft 5/5
Hoopla E-Book.
Great. Just great. Jordan is Black and hasn't hit his growth spurt yet and is starting a new school with a LOT of white people. Jordan has a lot on his plate. This graphic novel shows what Jordan, and a lot of children of color go through and deal with on a daily basis. It was refreshing and eye-opening and kids and adults alike of all races should be reading this. Together if you are a parent. It's easy enough to understand for even elementary school children. Loved it.

14. The Letter (The Christmas Box Trilogy #3) - Richard Paul Evans 3/5
Hoopla Audio.
Nah this was not needed. Because it wasn't enjoyable and heartwarming. It was upsetting and miserable! The Christmas Box should have been the third book in the trilogy because it is, chronologically. And this should have been the second book. But it was just upsetting.

I realized my books were out of order because I hadn't written 2 reviews yet...and then I realized who cares? 🤣 Freeing.

15. Within These Wicked Walls - Lauren Blackwood 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
I really enjoyed this Jane Eyre retelling! It was familiar and new at the same time. I loved the dusty, hot setting of the deserts of Ethiopia (I think it took place there but it was never specifically said). I loved how the house was a character and how well it was done. I went back and forth between the hardcover and the audiobook but enjoyed reading it more than listening to it, though the narrator was very good. But this is a book you want to sink your teeth (eyes) into! I would've liked more time spent on the debtera, besides Andromeda and Jember, and more about the Evil Eye but overall, really enjoyed this one. Looking forward to Blackwood's next book!

16. Another Dimension of Us - Mike Albo 2/5
Won Finished Hardcover in a Goodreads Giveaway!
Umm hmm. This was something else…and unfortunately not very good. It was messy, it was confusing. It had a lot of interesting potential but it was like two stories were being told at the same time, fighting for the spotlight. They just didn't mesh well together. When they were in the astral plane, it was like what absurd things can I think of to be weird and stand out? ...list... I wanted to like it. I liked Renaldo and Tommy. And I feel like it was not nearly enough in the future for what this future in 2044 was imagined to be. And the astral projection was...there was no explanation. It was supernatural. Time travel would have been better. But again, not in 2044, just 21 years from now.

17. Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food - Julia Turshen 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
I love reading cookbooks. Like actually reading through each anecdote, all the ingredients, every step of every recipe. I discovered Julia Turshen last year from someone I follow on Instagram. I tabbed up this cookbook like mad. I've owned it for about a year and have made several dishes from it. I'll be going through and making more, I like to cook my way through each cookbook (based on my tabs, not every single recipe) and I will try to remember to keep updating this review!

Update 2/21/23: I have lowered my rating to 4 stars. I don't like that there are no total times on recipes, you have to read through and add it all up. Makes it harder. Lack of photos as well. And I'm nearing the end of what I was interested in cooking and it's about a quarter of the recipes. Also portions are large. Serves 4 is more like serves 6! We are only 2!

I've made:
Stewed Chicken with Sour Cream & Chive Dumplings. Delicious. A good Sunday meal.
Jody's French Lentil & Kale Stew I added spicy Italian sausage to this. Not my favorite but not bad.
Kitchen Sink Frittata. Not my favorite but not bad.
Sesame Rice Bowls with Tofu, Quickles, & Peanut Sauce SO GOOD!! And easy (for me). A definite repeat.
Sizzle Burgers over Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes with Matchstick Carrot Salad. I used ground turkey. Very good. A definite repeat.
Arayes with Yogurt Sauce. Didn't buy lean ground beef so this was greasy and sogged up the pita. Also didn't grill it, went with the cast iron skillet option and that didn't cook the meat before the pita darkened so I put them in the oven and that made the pita soggy. Next time I will make the meat beforehand and drain it, then fill the pita and broil them. Taste was good!!
Ratatouille & Ricotta Pasta Bake. I halved most everything because we're only 2 people. Low on the eggplant, low on the cherry tomatoes as we don't really like both too much (cooked tomatoes blech) but I did not halve the ricotta so this was nice and cheesy and creamy! Yum! But I probably won't make it again anytime soon.
Carrot & Chickpea Korma. Who needs meat? Who needs dairy? This was delicious!! I added frozen peas and ACCIDENTALLY added chili pepper paste (TWO TABLESPOONS) instead of tomato paste! 🤣 It was hot! But very tasty! Amore pastes all look identical and I bought the chili pepper paste instead of the tomato paste.
Turkey Shepherd's Pie. Yum! Loved the potato/cauliflower mash mix. Definite repeat.
Creamy Roasted Tomato & Orzo Soup. Yummy! I love a good tomato soup and the added orzo was perfect. Made grilled cheese as well. Definite repeat.
Roger's Jambalaya. Delicious! Excluded the shrimp and only used one green pepper. Very good! Needs pita for sopping up juices. Definite repeat.
Italian Sausage, Farro, & Tomato Stew. Tasty. Used quinoa instead of farro. Worked well! Also used crushed tomatoes instead of diced and spicy sausage. Definite repeat but less kale.
Zucchini, Green Olive, & Feta Fritters with Palm Springs Pearl Couscous & Citrus Salad. Delicious! Will definitely make again. Maybe not together every time but they did complement each other.
Asparagus & Snap Peas with Peanuts & Basil. I did make the zucchini fritters again and made this with it. This little cold salad was so good!! Will definitely make as a side again.
Breakfast Nachos. Made for supper. The only thing that makes these "breakfast" is the scrambled eggs on top and you can do that for any meal anyway! A lot of nachos but super tasty. Definite repeat.
Sweet & Salty Sesame Peanuts. Hubs loved these! A yummy snack.
Coconut Marble Loaf. Soooo good!! Hubs wants this as his birthday cake! lol.
Spinach & Artichoke Dip Chicken Bake with Buffalo Brussels Sprouts. Threw this over white rice. Liked that vs noodles and kept separate for leftovers so the sauce didn't get absorbed. Probably won't make again anytime soon but the Brussels sprouts were delicious.
Sticky Chicken. Served over white rice and steamed broccoli with leftover gorgonzola cheese (from the Buffalo Brussels Sprouts). Yummy! Definite repeat.
Spinach & Potato Bites. This did not turn out like it probably should have. Flat, kind of tough, very weird. I was disappointed. Also, no picture so I don't know what they're actually supposed to look like. They tasted fine with ketchup, sriracha, or Ranch dressing but presentation was meh.
Card Night Ginger Cookies. Broke out the KitchenAid mixer for this one and I'm glad I did. The mix had me a little worried but never judge it by what it looks like in the middle of the process! These cookies came out good but maybe a little too much molasses. I'll have to see if I need to substitute something else if I halve the molasses next time.
Khao Man Gai. Not a favorite. It was fine. I did use brown rice instead of white and that was a mistake because I have no experience with brown rice, where I have perfected white rice, so the brown rice took forever and was still wet 50 minutes later. But that's on me. The chicken was was fine but the sauce was really good. Probably won't make again.

18. Right of First Refusal (Radleigh University #2) - Dahlia Adler 3.5/5
Hoopla Audio.
I am NOT a fan of secretly pining for someone who is with someone else. Yes, it happens, I know it happens, but I don't want to be in someone's head who is doing it. Especially when the person he is with is your ROOMMATE. That was a bit ick for me and barely broken up is just...tasteless. Disrespectful. It makes me remember Rory thinking she had dibs on Dean even though he was married (yes a quite bit of a different circumstance for sure) because she had him first. Who had him FIRST does NOT matter. So yeah, a bit rude, IMO. So it was a little hard to get past that.

19. Out on Good Behavior (Radleigh University #3) - Dahlia Adler 4/5
Hoopla Audio.
Why was this so short?! I wanted everything for Frankie! But I read (listened to) this in an afternoon. I loved that Frankie was unapologetically sexual. GOOD. FOR. HER. She's been my favorite character through the trilogy so I was glad she got her own book and she got to dissect some of her feelings and wants and needs. I also really liked Samara and liked that TWO side characters from the previous books got their time to shine.

Elyse wrote: "15. Within These Wicked Walls - Lauren Blackwood 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
I really enjoyed this Jane Eyre retelling! It was familiar and new at the..."


Oh, I want to read that!

Juli wrote: "Oh, I want to read that!..."

It was so good!

20. Well Traveled (Well Met #4) - Jen DeLuca 4/5
Libby Audio.
Not my favorite of the series but a contender for second place! I enjoyed traveling with the renaissance faire! And I'm glad Dex got his HEA even though he was kind of an asshole in Well Played. I liked Louisa in Well Matched so I'm glad she also got her HEA!

21. The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy #1) - Katherine Arden 5/5 (re-read)
Home Library Paperback.
I loved it more the second time around! I gave it 4 stars the first time and that was on e-book. This time was on paperback and I was able to savor it more. Could be because I was interacting with the author as I was re-reading it, that's pretty awesome! 😎 Can't wait to start re-reading The Girl in the Tower in February! Follow @arden_katherine on Instagram for the readalong! I read it for the first time almost exactly 5 years ago!

22. While We Were Dating (The Wedding Date #6) - Jasmine Guillory 4/5
Home Library Paperback.
Not my favorite of the series. It sits pretty even with most of them. And it was longer than all of them! The colors on the covers are a bit too neon. lol. The story was cute, I really liked Ben and Anna together. Sad that this series has come to an end.

23. Galatea - Madeline Miller 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.
This lil bebe was not worth what I paid for it. I bought the Waterstones edition (I live in the US) and I did not know it was only 56 pages and the tiniest hardcover book I've ever seen in my LIFE. 🤣 It's adorable but definitely silly to be in print. I will treasure it forever. lol. I liked the story but I feel like Miller could have filled this mythology out and made it into a full-length novel. I've read her other books, she could've done it! This was just a taste of Pygmalion and his statue. I loved it but I wanted more. I wanted everything for Galatea.

24. Stone Heart (Dark Olympus #0.5) - Katee Robert 4/5
Kindle.
Lovely and fun and quick and oh Medusa is so broken. 💔

25. Her Every Fear - Peter Swanson 3/5
Home Library Paperback.
Maaaaybe Peter Swanson is not for me. This is only my second novel by him so I'll probably try at least one more. But I don't know. This just didn't hit for me. I felt like the trauma Kate had previously gone through didn't necessarily do anything for the current plot. All women, regardless if they've been through trauma or not, would have had similar reactions to the current plot because we live on edge folks. We have to. The book was just so middle of the road. Did I like it better than Nine Lives? Yes.

26. How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
This was my first Grady Hendrix book but it won't be my last! I was CREEPED OUT for most of this book!!! I would urge you to NOT read reviews for this one. Please go in blind. Only read the synopsis and go off of that! Please! I feel like a lot of reviews spoil the book with far too many details! This book had me scared, confused, and thrilled all at once! One thing I didn't like was that there wasn't an explanation for one piece of the puzzle: (view spoiler)[My only gripe is Spider the dogtula (dog tarantula) still did not make any sense. He was only imaginary, he wasn't a puppet, a doll, a stuffed animal. Why? I get the whole if you believe in something hard enough you can make it exist which this book leant heavily on but everything else was an inanimate object come to life. So that was confusing. (hide spoiler)] But overall, this was sad sad story about a highly dysfunctional family who did not handle grief and tragedy well AT ALL.

27. It Calls from the Doors - Damien Allmark, Benjamin Allocco, Aisling Campbell, Richard Clive, Georgia Cook, Matthew R. Davis, Adam H. Douglas, Mason Gallaway, Michael Gore, David Green Sr., Chris Hewitt, R.L. Meza, Steve Neal, Paul O'Neill, Jennifer Quail, Steven Streeter, Rachel Unger, Ally Wilkes 4/5
Kindle Unlimited.
The Waiting Room (view spoiler)[I feel like I'm going to say this for every story so I won't say this was creepy. lol. But I did enjoy it! I feel like there's been a similar movie or book like this? It felt familiar. (hide spoiler)] 4 stars
Homesick (view spoiler)[Oooh I really liked this one. You think there will be a happy-ish ending. It reminded me of that Julianne Moore movie...let me go IMDb it...yes The Forgotten! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0356618/... (hide spoiler)] 5 stars
Who's That Trip Trappin' (view spoiler)[First female-written story. I hate to say I didn't love it but I didn't love it. (hide spoiler)] 3 stars
No. 43 Peach Street (view spoiler)[Another woman-written short story that was just okay... (hide spoiler)] 3 stars
Till Death Do Us Part (view spoiler)[Oooh I liked this one! And that it ended happily. I don't care if Adam died, Kate got out. lol. (hide spoiler)] 5 stars
The Swirly People (view spoiler)[I didn't love this one. It was fine. I kind of knew what was going to happen. (hide spoiler)] 3 stars
Moss (view spoiler)[I liked this one. Hate and anger can do powerful things but you may regret them after the moment has passed! (hide spoiler)] 4 stars
On the Other Side of Time (view spoiler)[I loved this one! Because I do believe in alternate realities and that every decision makes a new branch. It's fun to think about. lol. (hide spoiler)] 5 stars
Office Education (view spoiler)[I really liked this one but ick to both of them cheating on their spouses. Why even include that? It adds nothing to the story. (hide spoiler)] 3 stars
The Grand Finale (view spoiler)[My least favorite one so far. The old-timey western is not for me. I skimmed this one. (hide spoiler)] 2 stars
The Artist is Not Present (view spoiler)[I liked this one! I kind of suspected that the previous person inside would be the one on the other side of the door. But then it lead me down the path of are these people missing? Are they getting cloned and sent back out? What happens after? But I still liked it! (hide spoiler)] 4 stars
Mr. Hobb (view spoiler)[Really liked this one too! Sophie is happy, Hannah is happy, what's she missing? Just this little niggling in the back of her mind...! (hide spoiler)] 4 stars
Hollow (view spoiler)[Another good one! The world will go to shit though now that scientists have their hands on this doom portal! lol. (hide spoiler)] 4 stars
The Black Room (view spoiler)[I was a bit disappointed in this one. The ending just fell flat for me. Oooh they walk in together. End scene. lol. (hide spoiler)] 2 stars
Ringing the Bell (view spoiler)[Loved this one and really loved the ending! 5 stars (hide spoiler)]
Thanks for Answering (view spoiler)[Liked this one but was also sad for Josie. She wanted her mom so badly. But at least the shitty dad is dead. (hide spoiler)] 4 stars
The Next Time Around (view spoiler)[I haven't seen creepy in awhile. This one was creeeeepy! Leaving skinsuits around? Icckkk! I wanted a little more. (hide spoiler)] 3 stars
One Door Closes (view spoiler)[Really liked this one! Even though it was AWFUL. lol. (hide spoiler)] 4 stars

Overall, I enjoyed more stories than I thought I would!

28. My Evil Mother - Margaret Atwood 2/5
Kindle.
I don't get it. What did I miss? That didn't make sense.

29. Family of Liars (We Were Liars #0) - E. Lockhart 3/5
Home Library Hardcover.
Can't capture lightning in a bottle twice. This just didn't have the same impact as We Were Liars. You already know what it took till the end of We Were Liars to find out. Soooo there was no big reveal, no build-up, no excitement. Meh. Too bad.

30. Irish Tales of the Fairies and the Ghost World - Jeremiah Curtin 2/5
Home Library Paperback.
I had this book in my Amazon Wishlist for YEARS. Over 10. I did a little splurge at the end of 2022 and bought the 5 cheapest physical books on my Wishlist. This was one of them at $6.95. It's only 128 pages and I did not know it was originally written in like 1895. So it's old. It's dull. It's boring. A lot duller than I thought it would be. They were not the fairy stories I was looking for!

31. Chasing Your Tail (Whitman Street Cat Cafe #3) - Kate McMurray 3/5
Hoopla E-Book.
I just didn't vibe with this series. It was fine. Nothing really stood out for me as being above and beyond a normal, mediocre romcom. The characters didn't stand out. The romance didn't stand out. The spice didn't stand out. So this just gets 3 stars for being run-of-the-mill.

Forgot this one. Read it in mid-January before the Dahlia Adler books. Oops!

32. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot - Marianne Cronin 4/5
Home Library Paperback.
I really enjoyed this one. I went back and forth between the audiobook and the paperback. I loved the narrator for Lenni but didn't like the narrator for Margot. Lenni is a typical 17-year-old; snarky, rude, annoying, think she knows everything. Lenni is dying. Margot is old. That's all. She's just too old to be caring for herself. An incident in the care home brought her to the hospital for a short stay. Lenni and Margot meet in the hospital and become fast friends who decide to tell their stories to each other through words and art. Margot, having a lived a lot more, has more stories. But they find common ground in the 100 years they have cumulatively lived. I really liked Arthur and how well he handled Lenni. This was a sweet, sad found family novel.

33. The Hermes Protocol - Chris M. Arnone 2/5
Won paperback ARC from BookishFirst.com!
I wanted to give this a good, honest go. It seemed interesting from the excerpt. Futuristic science fiction. The cover was cool, I was into it. But the first thing that threw me was the extremely consistent use of they/them. Look, even if you're writing a futuristic novel, you have to remember that present-day people are reading it. Not people from the future. So when every character's pronouns are they/them, it gets very confusing very quickly. Even more confusing when several other characters are he/them. WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! I would rather have read their names over and over again instead of they/them pronouns. That would have been less confusing. And every time Elise met someone new, she wasn't allowed to assume their gender based on appearance so every new character was they/them until there was any dialogue and the character confirmed their pronouns. It made it so hard to get into and really detracted from the story which was kind of cool but was bogged down by all of these gender neutralities.

34. When No One Is Watching - Alyssa Cole 4/5
Home Library Paperback.
This went in places I had no idea it was going. Crazy plot twists! It reminded me of The Other Black Girl so IYKYK. Not quite as sci-fi as The Other Black Girl but that kind of twist. I don't know if that makes sense. But I really liked this book. I felt the heat (literally and figuratively), the animosity, the fear. It was palpable. Gentrification has come to this Brooklyn neighborhood, Gifford Place, and the current residents aren't happy, as to be expected. White people are invading and weird things start happening. This was my first Alyssa Cole novel and I own a couple of her romance novels so I will definitely be reading more!

35. Promise Boys - Nick Brooks 4/5
Won finished hardcover from BookishFirst.com!
I really liked Promise Boys. I liked that it was short and it had a slew of POVs but more because it was a mixed media format than because you needed to keep track of who was whom. A principal is dead and three young men of color are the suspects. These young men were not the only men of color in this private preparatory school but they became prime suspects for various reasons, each having some sort of altercation with the white principal prior to his being found murdered. It's juicy. It's a juicy story. I love how not all that you think is true, in numerous ways, in how characters are relating to other characters in this book. This prep school though was abysmal. No talking in class, in the halls, at lunch, they had to follow a blue line in the hallway like they're five-year-olds. It was messed up. That's now how you get upstanding, fine young men. To not be allowed to communicate with their peers, how weird is that?! An important part of school, public and private, is socialization. So this control freak of a principal I already didn't care about in this book! But the relationships that the characters created and fostered despite being in bad circumstances and hard to relate to situations was what made this book for me. I really enjoyed it.

36. Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) - Katee Robert 4/5
Kindle.
I'm really enjoying the plot development in these novels. Aside from the smut, there's an actual continuous storyline! And this one revolves around the next Ares. The competition is fierce and Helen is a great character. Achilles and Patroclus aren't so bad themselves. This triad was delightful. I loved that more aspects of Greek mythology are being pulled into the story as well.

37. A Flicker in the Dark - Stacey Willingham 4/5
BOTM.
Look I didn't hate it. Some people tore this book a new one. But I was highly entertained! I don't know, the MC didn't bother me, her vices didn't bother me. I was thoroughly invested in what was happening and what was enfolding. I'm definitely looking forward to reading All the Dangerous Things!

38. We Free the Stars (We Hunt the Flame #2) - Hafsah Faizal 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.
Loved it. I loved it so much. So much that I reevaluated and updated my rating for We Hunt the Flame and gave that 5 stars too. I tabbed a lot in both of these books. Faizal writes some really beautiful, lyrical, romantic lines. The zumra, I loved them. They all had their strengths and weaknesses and you get to know all of them. I feel like this is how people feel about the Crows? I haven't read any of the Grishaverse yet (or watched S&B) but if the Crows are anything like this group, I can understand the love! I'm so excited for A Tempest of Tea!

39. The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (Fairyland #4) - Catherynne M. Valente 3.5/5
Home Library Hardcover.
Maybe 3.5. I liked this one just a smidge less than the others. I don't know, I just didn't feel any connection to Hawthorn when we've spent so much time with September! I didn't care about him or his adventures. I think it would've been different if each book focused on a different character, like the very similar Wayward Children series, but it's just been September until and only this book. So meh. It was fine.

40. The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (Fairyland #5) - Catherynne M. Valente 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.
Took me far too long to finish this series! But now I'm done! And I'm glad. I feel like the series lost its way and just went for quirky by the end here. I actually don't really remember much about this one, probably because I ended up listening to most of it instead of reading it. Because I just wanted to be done with it. lol.

41. Class Act (New Kid #2) - Jerry Craft 5/5
Hoopla Audio.
Loving this series, these friends, and the obstacles they navigate together. I listened to this one and I thought it would be odd but it was a full-cast audio and it was amazing! I do prefer the graphic novel though but audio is also an excellent choice!

42. School Trip (New Kid #3) - Jerry Craft 5/5
NetGalley ARC.
More great lessons learned. And in Paris to boot! This was a great graphic novel series for kids and adults alike of any skin color or gender.

Oh boy, this is embarrassing. I'm up to 196 read now...

Big book dump!

43. The Girl in the Tower (Winternight #2) - Katherine Arden 5/5 (re-read)
Home Library Paperback.

44. Of Love and Forge (Beyond a Contemporary Mythos #1) - Carly Spade 4/5
Free Kindle.

45. With My Little Eye - Joshilyn Jackson 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

46. Seven Days in June by Tia Williams 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

47. If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be #1) - Julie Murphy 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

48. Princes of the Outlands (The Castles of the Eyrie #0.5) - Evie Marceau 4/5
Kindle Unlimited.

49. Ring of Solomon - Aden Polydoros 4/5
Won Finished Hardcover from BookishFirst.com!

50. Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold - Bolu Babalola 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.

51. By the Book (Meant to Be #2) - Jasmine Guillory 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

52. Scarlight (The Castles of the Eyrie #1) - Evie Marceau 4/5
Free Kindle.

53. Heartstopper Vol. 1 - Alice Oseman 5/5 (re-read)
Home Library Paperback.

54. Heartstopper Vol. 2 - Alice Oseman 5/5 (re-read)
Home Library Paperback.

55. Heartstopper Vol. 3 - Alice Oseman 5/5
Home Library Paperback.

56. Heartstopper Vol. 4 - Alice Oseman 5/5
Home Library Paperback.

57. The Heartstopper Yearbook - Alice Oseman 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.

58. Honey Girl - Morgan Rogers 3/5
Home Library Hardcover.

59. The Castles of the Eyrie #2) - Evie Marceau 4/5
Free Kindle.

60. The Angel Maker - Alex North 4/5
Won Paperback ARC from BookishFirst.com!

61. Buried in a Good Book (By the Book Mysteries #1) - Tamara Berry 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

62. The Vibrant Years - Sonali Dev 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

63. The Soulmate - Sally Hepworth 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

64. Token Black Girl - Danielle Prescod 3/5
Kindle Unlimited.

65. Bear - Ben Queen 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

66. The Spinster and the Rake (Never a Wallflower #1) - Eva Devon 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

67. Mothered - Zoje Stage 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

68. Baby Teeth - Zoje Stage 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

69. The Girl Who Knew Too Much - Tiffany Brooks 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

70. The Ferryman - Justin Cronin 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

71. The Bodyguard - Katherine Center 3/5
Borrowed Hardcover from SIL.

72. The List - Carys Jones 3/5
Hoopla Audio.

73. Love Lettering - Kate Clayborn 3/5
Libby Audio.

74. Ship Wrecked (Spoiler Alert #3) - Olivia Dade 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

75. White Stag (Permafrost #1) - Kara Barbieri 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

76. The Love Report - BéKa, Maya 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

77. On Spine of Death (By the Book Mysteries #2) - Tamara Berry 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

78. Chew, Vol. 4: Flambé - John Layman 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

79. To Kill a Mocking Girl (Bookbinding Mystery #1) - Harper Kincaid 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

80. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms - Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, Val Wise 5/5
Kindle Unlimited.

81. Paper Planes - Jennie Wood, Dozerdraws 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

82. Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse #5) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

83. Act Cool - Tobly McSmith 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

84. Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure - Lewis Hancox 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

85. Fairest - Meredith Talusan 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

86. The Witch King (Witch King #1) - H. E. Edgmon 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

87. The Meaning of Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey 5/5
Audible.

88. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple - Tieghan Girard 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

89. Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys #1) - Aiden Thomas 5/5
Hoopla Audio.

90. Nick and Charlie - Alice Oseman 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.

91. Rebel Girls Rock: 25 Tales of Women in Music 5/5
NetGalley ARC.

92. Rebel Girls Animal Allies 5/5
NetGalley ARC.

93. Goblin King (Permafrost #2) - Kara Barbieri 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

94. A Door in the Dark (Waxways #1) - Scott Reintgen 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

95. Dust Child - Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

96. The Winter of the Witch (Winternight #3) - Katherine Arden 5/5 (re-read)
Home Library Paperback.

97. The Egg and Other Stories - Andy Weir 4/5
Audible.

98. Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

99. Never a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey - Jo Ivester 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

100. An Improbable Pairing - Gary Dickson 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

Second book dump.

101. The Chateau - Jaclyn Goldis 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

102. Athena's Choice - Adam Boostrom 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

103. The Fae Keeper (Witch King #2) - H. E. Edgmon 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

104. Jackal - Erin E. Adams 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

105. Chew, Vol. 5: Major League - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

106. Chew, Vol. 6: Space Cakes - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

107. Adrift - Lisa Brideau 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

108. Chew, Vol. 7: Bad Apples - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

109. Soft Flannel Hank (Elements of Pining #1) - Eliza MacArthur 5/5
Home Library Paperback.

110. This Tender Land - William Kent Krueger 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

111. Little Darlings - Melanie Golding 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

112. The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Edgar Allen Poe 4/5
Free Kindle.

113. All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

114. Fierce - Geoffroy Monde, Mathieu Burniat 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

115. Good Girl, Bad Girl (Cyrus Haven #1) - Michael Robotham 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

116. The Wishing Game - Meg Shaffer 4.5/5
NetGalley ARC.

117. Deep into the Dark (Detective Margaret Nolan #1) - P.J. Tracy 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

118. The Luminous Dead - Caitlin Starling 3/5
Hoopla Audio.

119. The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Christy Lefteri 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

120. Dead End (Fear Street #29) - R. L. Stine 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

121. The Curator - Owen King 1/5
Home Library Hardcover.

122. You Shouldn't Have Come Here - Jeneva Rose 5/5
Home Library Paperback.

123. Chew, Vol. 8: Family Recipes - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

124. Chew, Vol. 9: Chicken Tenders - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

125. Chew, Vol. 10: Blood Puddin' - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

126. Chew, Vol. 11: The Last Suppers - John Layman, Rob Guillory 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

127. Chew, Vol. 12: Sour Grapes - John Layman, Rob Guillory 3/5
Hoopla E-Book.

128. Desolation Canyon (Detective Margaret Nolan #2) - P.J. Tracy 4/5
Libby Audio.

129. The Devil You Know (Detective Margaret Nolan #3) - P.J. Tracy 3/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

130. The Hike - Lucy Clarke 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

131. Midnight Strikes - Zeba Shahnaz 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

132. Carrie Soto Is Back - Taylor Jenkins Reid 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

133. Unmarriageable - Soniah Kamal 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

134. A Midsummer Night's Scheme (Bookbinding Mystery #2) - Harper Kincaid 4/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

135. Against the Currant (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries #1) - Olivia Matthews 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

136. Phaedra - Laura Shepperson 3/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

137. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books #1) - K. J. Charles 3/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

138. I Like Me Better - Robby Weber 4/5
Won Finished Hardcover in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

139. French Holiday - Sarah Ready 4/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

140. Northranger - Rey Terciero, Bre Indigo 5/5
NetGalley ARC.

141. The Gifts - Liz Hyder 3/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

142. The Agathas (The Agathas #1) - Kathleen Glasgow, Liz Lawson 4/5
Libby E-Book.

143. Miss Benson's Beetle - Rachel Joyce 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

144. A Brush with Love (A Brush with Love #1) - Mazey Eddings 4/5
Libby Audio.

145. Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake (A Brush with Love #2) - Mazey Eddings 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

146. From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse #8) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

147. You Can Trust Me - Wendy Heard 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

148. Running Out of Time (Out of Time #1) - Margaret Peterson Haddix 4/5
Libby Audio.

149. Global - Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano, Chris Dickey 5/5
NetGalley ARC.

150. Little Thieves (Little Thieves #1) - Margaret Owen 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

151. Her Good Side - Rebekah Weatherspoon 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

152. Falling Out of Time (Out of Time #2) - Margaret Peterson Haddix 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

153. Hello Stranger - Katherine Center 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

154. Ink & Sigil (Ink & Sigil #1) - Kevin Hearne 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

155. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six - Lisa Unger 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

156. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables #1) - Angie Thomas 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

157. A Merry Little Meet Cute (A Christmas Notch #1) - Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

158. No Parm No Foul (Grilled Cheese Mysteries #2) - Linda Reilly 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

159. Hard Dough Homicide (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries #2) - Olivia Matthews 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

160. City of Schemes (Counterfeit Lady #4) - Victoria Thompson 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

Third book dump.

161. Chasing Your Tail (Whitman Street Cat Cafe #3) - Kate McMurray 3/5
Hoopla E-Book. (Missed this back in FEBRUARY 🤣)

162. Furia - Yamile Saied Méndez 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

163. Growing Up Powerful: A Guide to Keeping Confident When Your Body Is Changing, Your Mind Is Racing, and the World Is . . . Complicated 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

164. Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse #9) - Charlaine Harris 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

165. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Charles Mackesy 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

166. Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse #10) - Charlaine Harris 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

167. What the Neighbors Saw - Melissa Adelman 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

168. The Sookie Stackhouse Companion - Charlaine Harris 2/5
Hoopla Audio.

169. Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse #11) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

170. Cheddar Late Than Dead (Grilled Cheese Mysteries #3) - Linda Reilly 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

171. The Night Swim (Rachel Krall #1) - Megan Goldin 2/5
Kindle Unlimited.

172. Taken - Thomas H. Cook 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

173. Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1) - Rebecca Yarros 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

174. Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava #4) - Roshani Chokshi 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

175. Behind the Scenes (Daylight Falls #1) - Dahlia Adler 3/5
Hoopla Audio.

176. Quest for the Hidden City (Star Wars: The High Republic) - George Mann 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

177. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) - Rick Riordan 4/5
Kindle.

178. Race to Crashpoint Tower (Star Wars: The High Republic) - Daniel José Older 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

179. The Girl and the Glim - India Swift, Michael Doig 2/5
Hoopla E-Book.

180. Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

181. River of Fallen Angels (Victorian Mystery #7) - Laura Joh Rowland 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

182. #Murdertrending (MurderTrending #1) - Gretchen McNeil 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

183. Gemina (The Illuminae Files #2) - Amie Kaufman 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

184. Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine - Kelly Sue DeConnick, Taki Soma, Valentine De Landro, Robert Wilson IV, Cris Peter, Clayton Cowles, Lauren Sankovitch 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

185. Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch - Kelly Sue DeConnick, Taki Soma, Valentine De Landro 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

186. Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

187. The Plus One (A Brush with Love #3) - Mazey Eddings 4/5
Libby Audio.

188. Obsidio (The Illuminae Files #3) - Amie Kaufman 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

189. Meet Cute Club (Sweet Rose #1) - Jack Harbon 4/5
Kindle Unlimited.

190. #Murderfunding (MurderTrending #2) - Gretchen McNeil 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

191. Resonance (Dissonance #2) - Erica O'Rourke 3/5
Home Library Hardcover.

192. Gone Tonight - Sarah Pekkanen 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

193. Snotgirl, Vol. 1: Green Hair Don't Care - Bryan Lee O'Malley, Leslie Hung, Mickey Quinn, Maré Odomo 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

194. #NoEscape (MurderTrending #3) - Gretchen McNeil 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

195. Snotgirl, Vol. 2: California Screaming - Bryan Lee O'Malley, Leslie Hung 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

196. Snotgirl, Vol. 3: Is This Real Life? - Bryan Lee O'Malley, Leslie Hung 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

197. Artemis - Andy Weir 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

198. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.

199. Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava #3) - Roshani Chokshi 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

200. None of This Is True - Lisa Jewell 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

Elyse wrote: "Third book dump.

161. Chasing Your Tail (Whitman Street Cat Cafe #3) - Kate McMurray 3/5
Hoopla E-Book. (Missed this back in FEBRUARY 🤣)

162. [bookcover:Fur..."

I kinda hated None of This Is True. 🤣

Juli wrote: "I kinda hated None of This Is True. 🤣..."

Oh boy!! lol! I guess we had different reading experiences! 😂

Book dump #4!

201. The Connellys of County Down - Tracey Lange 3/5
NetGalley Audio ARC.

202. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night (Song of the Last Kingdom #1) - Amélie Wen Zhao 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

203. The Girl from the Sea - Molly Knox Ostertag 5/5
Home Library Paperback.

204. Out of My Heart (Out of My Mind #2) - Sharon Draper 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

205. Kiss Number 8 - Colleen A.F. Venable, Ellen T. Crenshaw 3/5
Home Library Paperback.

206. Certain Dark Things - Silvia Moreno-Garcia 3/5
Won Paperback ARC in a Goodreads Giveaway!

207. The Night in Question (The Agathas #2) - Kathleen Glasgow, Liz Lawson 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

208. Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse #13) - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

209. Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie #1) - Nisha Sharma 4/5
BOTM.

210. Dark Corners (Rachel Krall #2) - Megan Goldin 5/5
NetGalley ARC.

211. The Future of Another Timeline - Annalee Newitz 2/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

212. The Block Party - Jamie Day 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

213. The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories - Charlaine Harris 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

214. After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris 2/5
b>Hoopla Audio.

215. Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick - Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

216. Sex Criminals, Vol. 2: Two Worlds, One Cop - Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

217. Sex Criminals, Vol. 3: Three the Hard Way - Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

218. The Fowl Twins (The Fowl Twins #1) - Eion Colfer 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

219. Father of Lions: One Man's Remarkable Quest to Save the Mosul Zoo - Louise Callaghan 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

220. Sex Criminals, Vol. 4: Fourgy! - Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

221. Murder Off the Books (By the Book Mysteries #3) - Tamara Berry 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

222. Lily and the Octopus - Steven Rowley 3/5
Won Paperback in a Goodreads Giveaway!

223. The Only One Left - Riley Sager 2.5/5
Home Library Hardcover.

224. The Villa - Rachel Hawkings 3/5
Home Library Hardcover.

225. Vagabonds - Hao Jingfang 2/5
Won Paperback ARC from BookishFirst.com!

226. The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2) - Rick Riordan 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

227. Sex Criminals, Vol. 5: Five-Fingered Discount - Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

228. Sex Criminals, Vol. 6: Six Criminals - Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky 2/5
Hoopla E-Book.

229. Weather Girl - Rachel Lynn Solomon 3/5
Home Library Hardcover.

230. The Ex Talk - Rachel Lynn Solomon 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

231. The Lookback Window - Kyle Dillon Hertz 4/5
Paperback ARC from Simon & Schuster.

232. The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing - Lara Love Hardin 3/5
Paperback ARC from Simon & Schuster.

233. The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3) - Rick Riordan 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

234. The Heart Principle (The Kiss Quotient #3) - Helen Hoang 3/5
BOTM.

235. The Jane Austen Society (Jane Austen Society #1) - Natalie Jenner 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in a Goodreads Giveaway!

236. Magpie - Elizabeth Day 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

237. Forgive Me Not - Jennifer Baker 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

238. The Hundred Loves of Juliet - Evelyn Skye 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

239. Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

240. The Last Girls Standing - Jennifer Dugan 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

241. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava #5) - Roshani Chokshi 4/5
Hoopla Audio.

242. I Am Mine - Eddie Vedder 4/5
Audible Plus.

243. Rebel Girls Level Up: 25 Tales of Gaming and the Metaverse 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

244. Batman - One Bad Day: Catwoman - G. Willow Wilson, Jamie McKelvie 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

245. Forty Words for Love - Aisha Saeed 3/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

246. East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Rus Wooton, Frank Martin Jr. 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

247. East of West, Vol. 2: We Are All One - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Rus Wooton, Frank Martin Jr. 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

248. The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4) - Rick Riordan 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

249. East of West, Vol. 3: There Is No Us - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

250. East of West, Vol. 4: Who Wants War? - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Rus Wooton, Frank Martin Jr. 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

Final book dump!

251. The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5) - Rick Riordan 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

252. Off the Map (Beck Sisters #3) - Trish Doller 5/5
Home Library Paperback.

253. East of West, Vol. 5: All These Secrets - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin, Rus Wooton 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

254. East of West, Vol. 6 - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin, Rus Wooton 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

255. East of West, Vol. 7 - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin, Rus Wooton 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

256. East of West, Vol. 8 - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

257. East of West, Vol. 9 - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin, Rus Wooton 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

258. First Comes Love - Emily Giffin 2/5
Home Library Paperback.

259. East of West, Vol. 10 - Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

260. Looking Glass Sound - Catriona Ward 2/5
Home Library Hardcover.

261. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride - Roshani Chokshi 3/5
Home Library Hardcover.

262. Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) - Sarah J. Maas 4/5 (re-read/tandem read with ToD)
Home Library Hardcover.

263. Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) - Sarah J. Maas 4/5 (tandem read with EoS)
Home Library Hardcover.

264. Girl Town - Casey Nowak 1/5
Kindle Unlimited.

265. Mister Magic - Kiersten White 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

266. Girl Haven - Lilah Sturges, Meaghan Carter 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

267. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse #1) - Dhonielle Clayton 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

268. The Girl Who Lived Twice (Millennium #6) - David Lagercrantz 3/5
Libby Audio.

269. When Katie Met Cassidy - Camille Perri 2/5
Won Paperback ARC in Goodreads Giveaway!

270. American Born Chinese - Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien 3/5
Kindle.

271. You're a Mean One, Matthew Prince (Boy Meets Boy #2) - Timothy Janovsky 3/5
Hoopla Audio.

272. The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act - Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

273. The Girl in the Eagle's Talons (Millennium #7) - Karin Smirnoff 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

274. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels - Janice Hallett 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

275. Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead - Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

276. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi #1) - Shannon Chakraborty 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

277. Meet Me at the Lake - Carley Fortune 3/5
Libby Audio.

278. The Wife Before - Shanora Williams 2/5
Hoopla E-Book.

279. The Kiss Curse (The Ex Hex #2) - Erin Sterling 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

280. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Vol. 1: High School Is Hell - Jordie Bellaire, Dan Mora 3/5
Hoopla E-Book.

281. How to Party with an Infant - Kaui Hart Hemmings 2/5
Won Paperback in Goodreads Giveaway!

282. Garfield Vol. 1 - Jim Davis, Mark Evanier, Gary Barker 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

283. Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume I - Matthew Mercer, Matthew Colville, Olivia Samson, Chris Northrop 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

284. The Meadows - Stephanie Oakes 4/5
Won Paperback ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

285. Not Your Ex's Hexes (Supernatural Singles #2) - April Asher 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

286. Almost American Girl - Robin Ha 4/5
Kindle.

287. Dead But Not Forgotten: Stories from the World of Sookie Stackhouse 2/5
Hoopla E-Book.

288. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

289. Suddenly a Murder - Lauren Muñoz 3/5
NetGalley ARC.

290. The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 2: Fandemonium - Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matt Wilson 4/5
Hoopla E-Book.

291. Under the Lights (Daylight Falls #2) - Dahlia Adler 2/5
Hoopla Audio.

292. The No-Show - Beth O'Leary 2/5
Libby Audio.

293. Iron Widow (Iron Widow #1) - Xiran Jay Zhao 4/5
Home Library Hardcover.

294. Catch Me If You Can: The True Story Of A Real Fake - Frank W. Abagnale 2.5/5
Home Library Paperback.

295. If It Bleeds - Stephen King 5/5
Home Library Hardcover.

296. Hello Beautiful - Ann Napolitano 2/5
NetGalley ARC.

297. The Sushi Prophecies - August Hill 2/5
Won e-ARC in BookishFirst.com Giveaway!

298. Take It Back (Zara Kaleel #1) - Kia Abdullah 4/5
NetGalley ARC.

299. Mystic River - Dennis Lehane 4/5
Home Library Paperback.

300. Once More Upon a Time - Roshani Chokshi 5/5
Audible.

Goodreads goal met! Everything else read this year is allllllll gravy, I'm not changing my goal.