Goodreads
200/200 Books 100%
Spooky Season
25/25 Books 100%
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove (9/4/25)
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (9/8/25)
In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant (9/9/25)
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck (9/24/25)
Dr. Mütter’s Marvels by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz (9/25/25)
Lone Women by Victor LaValle (9/27/25)
The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud (9/28/25)
The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers by Jen Campbell (10/3/25)
Zomromcom by Olivia Dade (10/4/25)
Rosen Blood Vol. 1 (10/8/25)
Rosen Blood Vol. 2 (10/8/25)
Rosen Blood Vol. 3 (10/9/25)
Rosen Blood Vol. 4 (10/9/25)
Rosen Blood Vol. 5 (10/10/25)
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (10/11/25)
The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates (10/18/25)
Tomes of Terror by Mark Leslie (10/23/25)
Fiend by Alma Katsu (10/24/25)
Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen (10/25/25)
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco (10/28/25)
The Great Mortality by John Kelly (11/5/25)
My Funny Demon Valentine by Aurora Ascher (11/7/25)
This House is Haunted by John Boyne (11/12/25)
A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig (11/19/25)
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch (11/26/25)
UnRead Shelf Project
26/50 Books 52%
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (1/11/25)
Small Angels by Lauren Owen (1/22/25)
Partials by Dan Wells (1/21/25)
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (2/4/25)
Shark Heart by Emily Habeck (2/15/25)
Horseman by Christina Henry (2/19/25)
Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver (2/18/25)
Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert (4/16/25)
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (4/19/25)
Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (4/18/25)
Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (4/25/25)
The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (5/23/25)
Water Moon by Sammantha Sotto Yambao (6/7/25)
The Wedding People by Alison Espach (6/29/25)
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (7/2/25)
Wicked Pursuit by Katee Robert (7/10/25)
Divine Intervention by RM Virtues (7/10/25)
Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove (9/4/25)
The Antidote by Karen Russell (9/23/25)
Irresistible Devil by Jenny Norbak (9/26/25)
Lone Women by Victor LaValle (9/27/25)
Stolen Vows by Sav R Miller (10/2/25)
Shattered Innocence by Sara Cate (10/16/25)
Royal Heart by Nana Malone (10/22/25)
Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen (10/25/25)
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Mansicalco (10/28/25)
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Kid Read Alouds
27/50 Books 54%
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (1/13/25)
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1/17/25)
The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat (2/5/25)
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (2/7/25)
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (2/20/25)
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhla Lai (2/20/25)
The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan (3/14/25)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (3/14/25)
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (4/2/25)
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell (4/18/25)
Matilda by Roald Dahl (4/22/25)
Willodeen by Katherine Applegate (4/29/25)
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (5/2/25)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (5/20/25)
Odder by Katherine Applegate (5/19/25)
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (6/2/25)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (8/15/25)
When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin (8/19/25)
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll (8/26/25)
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (9/10/25)
The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown (9/10/25)
The Story Collector by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb (9/30/25)
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (10/7/25)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories by Washington Irving (10/9/25)
The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien (10/31/25)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill (11/25/25)
Granted by John David Anderson (11/23/25)
Starry River of the Sky by Grace LIn
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
TBD
Finishing the Series
16/20 Series 80%
Cat and Mouse by HD Carlton ✓
Hunting Adeline (1/12/25)
Vicious Lost Boys by Nikki St. Crowe ✓
The Never King (1/17/25)
The Dark One (1/29/25)
Their Vicious Darling (2/1/25)
The Fae Princes (2/7/25)
Alice in Borderland by Haro Aso ✓
Volume 2 (1/24/25)
Volume 3 (1/24/25)
Volume 4 (2/8/25)
Volume 5 (2/22/25)
Volume 6 (2/22/25)
Volume 7 (2/23/25)
Volume 8 (2/25/25)
Volume 9 (2/26/25)
Glimmer Falls by Sarah Hawley ✓
A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing A Vampire (3/1/25)
Sex Criminals ✓
Volume 1 (3/27/25)
Volume 2 (3/27/25)
Volume 3 (3/27/25)
Volume 4 (3/29/25)
Volume 5 (4/23/25)
Volume 6 (4/23/25)
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Part 1 Phantom Blood ✓
Volume 1 (4/22/25)
Volume 2 (4/24/25)
Volume 3 (4/24/25)
Partials Sequence ✓
Partials (1/21/25)
Fragments (3/18/25)
Ruins (3/26/25)
Parasyte ✓
Volume 1 (3/25/25)
Volume 2 (4/2/25)
Volume 3 (4/2/25)
Volume 4 (4/3/25)
Volume 5 (4/11/25)
Volume 6 (4/11/25)
Volume 7 (4/12/25)
Volume 8 (4/12/25)
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Part 2 Battle Tendency ✓
Volume 1 (4/26/25)
Volume 2 (4/26/25)
Volume 3 (4/29/25)
Volume 4 (4/29/25)
Moonshine ✓
Volume 2 (3/19/25)
Volume 3 (3/19/25)
Volume 4 (3/20/25)
Volume 5 (3/20/25)
Jujutsu Kaisen ✓
Volume 0 (6/11/25)
Volume 1 (4/9/25)
Volume 2 (4/15/25)
Volume 3 (4/15/25)
Volume 4 (4/20/25)
Volume 5 (5/14/25)
Volume 6 (5/14/25)
Volume 7 (5/24/25)
Volume 8 (5/24/25)
Volume 9 (5/29/25)
Volume 10 (5/29/25)
Volume 11 (6/5/25)
Volume 12 (6/5/25)
Volume 13 (6/23/25)
Volume 14 (6/25/25)
Volume 15 (6/25/25)
Volume 16 (6/26/25)
Volume 17 (6/27/25)
Volume 18 (6/27/25)
Volume 19 (7/11/25)
Volume 20 (7/16/25)
Volume 21 (7/16/25)
Volume 22 (7/19/25)
Volume 23 (7/19/25)
Volume 24 (7/24/25)
Volume 25 (7/25/25)
Volume 26 (8/20/25)
Volume 27 (10/30/25)
Twisted Wonderland: Book of Heartslabyul ✓
Volume 1 (6/21/25)
Volume 2 (6/21/25)
Volume 3 (6/22/25)
Volume 4 (6/22/25)
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion
Volume 1 (7/3/25)
Volume 2 (7/5/25)
Volume 3 (7/5/25)
Volume 4 (7/6/25)
Volume 5 (7/7/25)
Volume 6 (7/8/25)
Volume 7 (7/9/25)
Volume 8 (7/9/25)
Volume 9
Black Rose Auction ✓
Wicked Pursuit (7/10/25)
Divine Intervention (7/10/25)
Stolen Vows (10/2/25)
Irresistible Devil (9/26/25)
Shattered Innocence (10/17/25)
Royal Heart (10/22/25)
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint
Volume 1 (8/2/25)
Volume 2 (8/7/25)
Volume 3 (8/29/25)
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8
Meant to Be ✓
Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto (9/3/25)
Rosen Blood ✓
Volume 1 (10/8/25)
Volume 2 (10/8/25)
Volume 3 (10/9/25)
Volume 4 (10/9/25)
Volume 5 (10/10/25)
The Savior’s Book Cafe Story in Another World ✓
Volume 1 (10/14/25)
Volume 2 (10/14/25)
Volume 3 (10/15/25)
Volume 4 (10/15/25)
Volume 5 (10/16/25)
TBD
TBD
Nonfiction Reader
9/12 Books 66.7%
A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks by David Gibbins (2/14/25)
The Secret Lives of Colors by Kassia St. Clair (3/14/25)
Kinky History by Esme Louise James (4/13/25)
Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green (4/19/25)
The Darcy Myth by Rachel Feder (7/12/25)
Dr. Mütter’s Marvels by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz (9/25/25)
Tomes of Terror by Mark Leslie (10/23/25)
The Great Mortality by John Kelly (11/5/25)
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane (11/18/25)
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Quarter of a Century
13/25 Books 52%
2000 -
2001 -
2002 -
2003 - Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (1/11/25)
2004 -
2005 -
2006 -
2007 -
2008 -
2009 -
2010 -
2011 - The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab (3/5/25)
2012 -
2013 - Partials by Dan Wells (1/21/25)
2014 - Ruins by Dan Wells (3/26/25)
2015 - Shiver by Junji Ito (5/2/25)
2016 - Tomie by Junji Ito (5/3/25)
2017 - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (2/25/26)
2018 - The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates (10/18/25)
2019 - A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker (1/25/25)
2020 - A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (7/4/25)
2021 -
2022 - The Demon’s Bargain by Katee Robert (3/28/29)
2023 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (3/15/25)
2024 - Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (7/11/25)
Retreat Recommendations
3/12 Books 25%
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (2/13/25)
The Darcy Myth by Rachel Feder (7/12/25)
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli (10/11/25)
The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner
Off with Her Head by Eleanor Herman
Pandora by Susan Stokes Chapman
Empress for All Seasons by Emiko Jean
The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald Shoup
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBride
James by Percieval Everett
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
There There by Tommy Orange
The Governess by Anne Serre
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Divinity 36 by Gail Carriger
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Read Around the USA
12/50 Books 24%
Alabama
Alaska - The Gathering by CJ Tudor (1/16/25)
Arizona
Arkansas
California - Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (6/24/25)
Colordao
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida - Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson (4/25/25)
Georgia - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (6/19/25)
Hawaii - Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (4/18/25)
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Lousiana
Maine - In the Shadow of Spindrift House by Mira Grant (9/9/25)
Maryland
Massachusetts - The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (8/23/25)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana - Lone Women by Victor LaValle (9/27/25)
Nebraska - Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver (2/18/25)
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York - All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (3/7/25)
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island - The Wedding People by Alison Espach (6/29/25)
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas - Shark Hear by Emily Habeck (2/15/25)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Romanceopoly
22/36 Books 58.3%
Crystal Lake (Fairy Tale Retelling) - Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova (1/15/25)
Alpine Cottage Inn (Snowbound) - Blame the Mistletoe by Dani Collins (1/10/25)
Pin & Peak Lanes (Friends to Lovers)
Mystic Pines (Magical Realism)
The Frosty Bistro (Mystery Set in Winter) - My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine (3/8/25)
New Year, New Love (Second Chance) - The Geographer’s Map to Romance by India Holton (7/29/25)
Valentine’s Day Prelude (Grand Gestures) - Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez (6/24/25)
Heroine’s Rising (Strong, Independent Female Character) - A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire by Sarah Hawley (3/1/25)
Luck of the Irish (Irish Main Character or Setting)
The Book Nook (Bookish Main Character)
Butterfly Garden (Morally Gray Character Getting a Happy Ending) - Hunting Adeline by HD Carlton (1/12/25)
Farmers’ Market (Food or Foodie Romance)
Festival Barn (Musician or Rock Star) - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld (3/15/25)
Blooming Acres Farm (Farmer or Cowboy)
Sunset Picnic (New-to-You) - Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti (6/28/25)
Parent Trap (Strong Parental Figure)
Lotus & Lei (Asian American Author) - Seoulmates by Susan Lee (7/18/25)
Spring Fling Pride (LGBTQ+ Characters or Author)
Beachside Cafe (Set by the Water or On Vacation) - Swept Away by Beth O’Leary (5/30/25)
The Lighthouse (Pirate Character) - A Ship of Bones and Teeth by Karina Halle (1/29/25)
Breezy Pier (Strong Summer Vibes, Beach Read) - Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (6/19/25)
Starlight Cinema (Group read) - Is She Really Going Out with Him by Sophie Cousens (8/27/25)
Sunset Bay Marina (Been Sitting on Your TBR Pile)
Full Moon Adventure (Adventure Romance) - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (1/18/25)
Wedding Season (Marriage of Convenience) - Enchantra by Kaylie Smith (6/6/25)
Latinx Summer Fiesta (Latinx Author) - Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura (2/5/25)
Fireworks Spectacular (Military Romance)
Gallery of Shadows (Gothic Setting)
The Highpoint (Workplace Romance) - Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto (9/3/25)
Willow Grove Park (Sweet Fall or Cozy Setting)
Starstruck Sweets (Celebrity Main Character) - The Roommate by Rosie Danan (1/26/25)
The Holiday Spectacle (Holiday Theme or Winter Magic) - The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch (11/26/25)
Spooky Reads (Horror Romance) — Zomromcom by Olivia Dade (10/4/25)
Diwali Lights (Indian Author)
Native American Heritage Month (Indigenous Author)
Krampus Night (Monsters) - My Funny Demon Valentine by Aurora Ascher (11/7/25)
She Reads Romance
6/12 Books 50%
Contemporary
Erotic - The Demon’s Bargain by Katee Robert (3/28/25)
RomCom
Historical
Fantasy - Feathers So Vicious by Liv Zander (8/9/25)
Queer - Sweet Obsession by Katee Robert (4/16/25)
Sports - Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (3/22/25)
Dark - The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe (1/17/25)
New Adult
Paranormal - The Demon’s Queen by Katee Robert (4/10/25)
Suspense
Holiday
COYER
11/20 Books 45%
Blame the Mistletoe by Dani Collins (1/10/25)
Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen (1/14/25)
A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker (1/25/25)
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (2/13/25)
The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab (3/5/25)
The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair (3/14/25)
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green (7/4/25)
Is She Really Going Out with Him by Sophie Cousens (8/27/25)
We are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor (10/1/25)
For We are Many by Dennis E. Taylor (11/25/25)
The Haunting of HG Wells by Robert Masello (12/3/25)
Cover Lover
34/50 Books 64%
Favorite color - Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura (2/5/25)
Headwear of some kind (hat, helmet, yarmulke, hijab, etc.) - The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis (5/23/25)
A mode of transportation - Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen (1/14/25)
Bookish elements - Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakas (3/12/25)
An author that has a common name spelled in an uncommon way (i.e. Stephenie Meyer, Kelley Armstrong, etc.) - The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry (4/4/25)
An illustrated scene - The Demon’s Queen by Katee Robert (4/10/25)
A design that is in desperate need of a makeover - The Roommate by Rosie Danan (1/26/25)
A wintry scene -
A summery scene
Food
A skeleton, bones, or a skull and crossbones - The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe (1/29/25)
Floral elements - The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold (1/30/25)
Sports equipment
A title and/or scene that makes you laugh - This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman (5/20/25)
Something you might see in a hospital - Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes (8/6/25)
Someone wearing period clothing - Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti (6/28/25)
A famous structure or landmark (man-made or natural) - All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall (3/7/25)
A frame-worthy design - Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao (6/7/25)
At least one person of color (POC) - Seoulmates by Susan Lee (7/18/25)
Someone partly or fully submerged in water - Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (3/22/25)
A lighted window - Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune (7/11/25)
A bird - Swept Away by Beth O’Leary (5/30/25)
A futuristic scene - Fragments by Dan Wells (3/18/25)
A weapon - Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (3/21/25)
The name of and/or a depiction of a famous person - Dr. Mütter’s Marvels by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz (9/25/25)
A number in the title or design (numeral or spelled out)
A backpack or piece of luggage
The words "light" and/or "dark" in the title - Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (9/8/25)
A foggy/stormy scene
A television or movie screen
No people - Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (1/18/25)
An object that is broken
A silhouette or shadow - Small Angels by Lauren Owen (1/22/25)
A piece of jewelry - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan (2/25/25)
A sunrise or sunset - The Compound by Aisling Rawle (12/4/25)
A cityscape - Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (5/16/25)
An aquatic animal - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire (2/12/25)
A light source tha can be held in the hand (flashlight, torch, lantern, etc.)
The name of one of the four seasons in the title, design, or author's name
Depiction of something that has been spilled (milk, paint, blood, etc.)
Eyewear of some kind (sunglasses, goggles, eyepatch, etc.) - My Vampire Plus-one by Jenna Levine (3/8/25)
A spooky scene - The Way Up is Death by Dan Hanks (2/21/25)
Something you might find in a child's bedroom (teddy bear, nightlight, crib, etc.)
A key and/or a keyhole - The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers by Jen Campbell (10/3/25)
A real, historical photograph - The Antidote by Karen Russell (9/23/25)
A proper noun in the title or design - Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett (4/5/25)
Something that is plaid
Outdated technology (typewriter, film camera, rotary telephone, etc.) - The Haunting of HG Wells by Robert Masello (12/3/25)
The name of a month in the title, design, or author's name
A flag, pennant, or banner
Fairytale Retelling
5/12 Books 41.7%
January (Snow White and Rose Red)
February (Sleeping Beauty)
March (Peter Pan) - The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe (1/17/25)
April (The Twelve Dancing Princesses)
May (Villain Retelling) - Heartless by HG Parry (11/8/25)
June (The Goose Girl)
July (Reader’s Choice) - How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann (5/27/25)
August (The Little Mermaid) - A Ship of Bones and Teeth by Karina Halle (1/29/25)
September (Mythology Retelling) - The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle (3/14/25)
October (Alice in Wonderland)
November (The Snow Queen)
December (Fairytale featuring Santa)
Books to Movies
7/12 Books 58.3%
Horseman by Christina Henry (2/19/25)
Alice in Borderland (2/26/25)
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle (3/14/25)
Parasyte (4/12/25)
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure (4/24/25)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Shining by Stephen King
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
Jujutsu Kaisen (8/20/25)
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (8/2/25)
TBD
TBD
I Read Horror
9/12 Books 66.7%
Vampires - The Gathering by CJ Tudor (1/16/25)
Witches
Folk Horror - The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (8/23/25)
BIPOC Author
Ghost Story - The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas (2/4/25)
Female Author - Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes (8/6/25)
Cosmic Horror - The Way Up is Death by Dan Hanks (2/21/25)
Frightening Cover - Shiver by Junji Ito (5/2/25)
Adapted as movie or tv
Katsu, Ketchum, King, or Koontz - Fiend by Alma Katsu (10/24/25)
Black, Gray, Orange, or Red Cover - The Strange by Nathan Ballingrud (9/28/25)
Cryptid - A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig (11/19/25)