2328 ratings (4.03 avg)
1511 reviews
more photos (2)

#38 most followed
#3 best reviewers
#32 top readers
#24 top reviewers

Ben Howard

Add friend

https://www.instagram.com/benh_ward/

Ben’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (431)
currently-reading‎ (2)
read‎ (2334)
audiobook‎ (964)
ebook‎ (330)
read-in-2025‎ (312)
read-in-2022‎ (300)
read-in-2024‎ (300)
read-in-2020‎ (290)
read-in-2023‎ (289)
read-in-2021‎ (268)
library‎ (207)

everand‎ (186)
graphic-novels‎ (184)
read-in-2019‎ (168)
novella‎ (155)
manga‎ (117)
read-in-2018‎ (100)
short-story‎ (98)
illumicrate-edition‎ (71)
fairyloot-edition‎ (63)
favourites-2019‎ (46)
books-that-made-me-cry‎ (44)
favourites-2020‎ (44)

spotify‎ (41)
owned-tbr‎ (34)
read-in-2026‎ (34)
rainbowcrate‎ (33)
favourites-2022‎ (29)
arc‎ (27)
favourites-2021‎ (27)
favourites-2018‎ (26)
libro-fm‎ (26)
favourites-2025‎ (25)
fav-of-all-time‎ (22)
single-issues‎ (22)

autobiography‎ (21)
physically-owned‎ (21)
favourites-2023‎ (20)
favourites-2024‎ (19)
illustrated‎ (18)
manhwa‎ (18)
dnf‎ (10)
book-club‎ (8)
anthologies‎ (6)
the-broken-binding‎ (5)
kickstarter‎ (4)
fanfic‎ (2)

Stats | More…

Ben is Currently Reading

Ben Howard is currently reading

Everything Dead & Dying

by Tate Brombal (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, graphic-novels, single-issues

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

progress:

(page 72 of 160)
"Issue #2 - 5 stars" — Feb 06, 2026 09:39AM

Feb 05, 2026 11:04AM

Ben Howard is currently reading

The Queen's Rising (The Queen's Rising, #1)

by Rebecca Ross (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, ebook, fairyloot-edition

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

progress:

(page 304 of 464)
— 4 minutes ago

Feb 04, 2026 02:04PM

Ben’s Notes & Highlights

See Ben Howard’s 80 books with notes and highlights…

Ben’s Quotes

“By then she was dead. In fact, she may have been dead a while ago. Physically, several seconds ago, mentally, ages ago.”
― Koushun Takami, Battle Royale

tags: dead, mentally, physically

201 likes

“Glasses on or off?" Luis asks.
"Off."
Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them.”
― K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

tags: lgbt, love, romance

1 likes

“Well, don't expect us to be too impressed. We just saw Finnick Odair in his underwear.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

tags: boggs, finnick, funny, humour, hunger-games, katniss, mockingjay, odair, suzanne-collins, witty

9272 likes

“You love me. Real or not real?"
I tell him, "Real.”
― Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay

tags: katniss, love, peeta, suzanne-collins, the-hunger-games

28690 likes

“Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.”
― Thomas Otway

1124 likes

More of Ben’s quotes…

Goodreads Librarians Group — 311619 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Secret Santa gift exchange! — 788 members — last activity Jan 01, 2026 04:15AM
Hi everyone! I thought it would be fun to have a little holiday season **EBOOK** gift exchange! In order to participate, you MUST go to the linked ...more

Gays of Goodreads — 3352 members — last activity Feb 05, 2026 07:41PM
everyone welcome! let's all find cute, bookish (boy)friends. ...more

YA LGBT Books — 13357 members — last activity Feb 02, 2026 04:22PM
For anyone who enjoys LGBTQ books written for young adults. We're a friendly, supportive group that provides a non-judgmental place to discuss the boo ...more

M/M Romance — 37382 members — last activity 29 minutes ago
The #1 resource on the Internet for M/M Romance fans, this group has something for everyone. * Book and Series Discussions * Daily Updates on New Rel ...more

More of Ben’s groups…