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Showing posts with label End of the Year Stats. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Out With the Old, In With the New
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Happy New Year! It's my favorite time of the year here on the blog—time to analyze my reading for the last year, time to tidy up the blog and get it all refreshed for the new year. I'm not sure what 2025 is going to bring poitically and personally, but I'm hopeful I'll have a good reading year at least.
2024 was an exceptional reading year for me as far as the numbers go. I read more books than I ever have before. As far as exceptional books, though, I didn't find many. While I dished out a lot of four-star ratings on Goodreads, there were only a few titles I deemed worthy of five. Still, I enjoyed most of what I read, discovered some great new authors, did well with my reading challenges (one of which I also hosted), helped to judge three different book awards programs, and headed up a fun, in-person book club. All in all, it was a successful year of reading.
Let's take a look at the numbers:
Like every year, I set my 2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge goal at 200 books. I whizzed past that number, ending with 230 read. That's seven more books than last year and, as I said, more than I've ever read in a year. Go, me! I haven't set my 2025 Goodreads goal yet, but I'm thinking I should up it a little, maybe to 215? Or maybe I'll keep it at 200 so I don't feel too pressured.
No one who hangs out here at BBB will be surprised to know that I, once again, read primarily fiction. Despite serving as a non-fiction judge for the Cybils Awards, I only read 24 non-fiction books this year (although, to be fair, many of the books I read for the Cybils were picture books or middle-grade ones that were under 80 pages, none of which I count toward my yearly total).
This next breakdown has stayed pretty consistent throughout the years, although I did read more middle-grade titles this year than last:
I always like to look at where the books I read throughout the year came from. In 2024, I focused on reading the print books I already own, both those I've purchased and those I've received for review. Looks like I succeeded in my goal, at least more so than last year:
Since mystery/thriller and historical fiction are my favorite genres, these results are no surprise. Although there is a fair amount of crossover between the categories (I read a lot of historical mysteries, for instance), here's a basic breakdrown of the genres I read in 2024:
1. California (13 books)
2. New York (11 books)
3. Tie—North Carolina and Utah (5 books each)
4. Tie—Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, and Washington (4 books each)
5. Tie—Florida, Georgia, and Vermont (3 books each)
The first two places are always California and New York, although sometimes the latter wins out.
Not counting the U.S., I visited 17 different countries in my reading. The Top 4 were:
1. England (32 books)
2. Australia (9 books)
3. Tie—Canada, Ireland, Poland and Scotland (4 books each)
4. Tie—China, France, and Russia (2 books each)
In past years, I've tracked the formats (print, digital, audio) of the books I read during the year, but that got to be too much for my aging memory to handle. I did track audiobooks, though. In 2024, I listened to 30 of them.
As for blogging resolutions, I'm not going to make any. I want to keep doing what I'm doing and continue to enjoy it. Actual reviews have been really scarce around here lately, so I am going to try to review more in 2025. That shouldn't be too hard, considering I only posted a handful of reviews in 2024. Oops!
How about you? How did your 2024 reading year go?
Just for my records, here are the books I read in 2024:
- 1. The Nightmare House by Sarah Allen (Jan)
- 2. The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan* [audio] (Jan)
- 3. Graysen Foxx and the Treasure of Principal Redbeard by J. Scott Savage (Jan)
- 4. The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman* (Jan)
- 5. Ditch the Glitch by Camille Smithson (Jan)
- 6. Zeke Zooter and the Eye of Balor by Bruce Jacobs (Jan)
- 7. Never Lore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya and Nathan Okerlund (Jan)
- 8. God Spare the Girls by Kelsey McKinney [audio] (Jan)
- 9. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Jan)
- 10. The Last One by Will Dean (Jan)
- 11. Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire (Jan)
- 12. My Plain Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Jan)
- 13. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong (Jan)
- 14. Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda* (Jan)
- 15. The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Jan)
- 16. Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity by Elizabeth C. Bunce* (Jan)
- 17. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson* (Jan)
- 18. More Than a Body by Lindsay and Lexie Kite (Feb)
- 19. All That Is Mine I Carry With Me by William Landay (Feb)
- 20. Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley (Feb)
- 21. My Imaginary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Feb)
- 22. Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee (Feb)
- 23. Artifice by Sharon Cameron* (Feb)
- 24. Something About Sophie by Mary Kay McComas (Feb)
- 25. Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow (Feb)
- 26. My Lady Jane by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Feb)
- 27. Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt (Feb)
- 28. Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead (Feb)
- 29. Murder on Millionaires' Row by Erin Lindsey (Feb)
- 30. Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson (Mar)
- 31. End of Story by A.J. Finn (Mar)
- 32. None of This is True by Lisa Jewell (Mar)
- 33. My Contrary Mary by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Mar)
- 34. Where There's Smoke by E.B. Vickers (Mar)
- 35. Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong* (Mar)
- 36. The Kind to Kill by Tessa Wegert (Mar)
- 37. Lying in the Deep by Diana Urban (Apr)
- 38. Agony Hill by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Apr)
- 39. Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright (Apr)
- 40. The Girl Who Wasn't There by Penny Joelson (Apr)
- 41. The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers [audio] (Apr)
- 42. The Secret of Rainy Days by Leslie Hooton (Apr)
- 43. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin (Apr)
- 44. The Nights the Lights Went Out by Karen White (Apr)
- 45. Flippin' Skaters by Teresa Richards (Apr)
- 46. Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch [audio] (Apr)
- 47. The Expectant Detectives by Kat Ailes* (Apr)
- 48. Dust by Dusti Bowling* (Apr)
- 49. Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie (Apr)
- 50. One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware (Apr)
- 51. Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest (Apr)
- 52. The Hunter by Tana French (May)
- 53. Murder at Rough Point by Alyssa Maxwell (May)
- 54. The Hard Parts by Oksana Masters [audio] (May)
- 55. Watch It Burn by Kristen Bird (May)
- 56. Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson* (May)
- 57. No Matter What by K.M. Frost (May)
- 58. Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen (May)
- 59. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain [audio] (May)
- 60. Candy Cane Crime by Amanda Flower [novella] (May)
- 61. An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves (May)
- 62. Fire and Bones by Kathy Reichs* (May)
- 63. Borrow My Heart by Kasie West (May)
- 64. Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham (May)
- 65. Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (May)
- 66. The Weight of Everything by Marcia Argueta Mickelson (May)
- 67. Make the Fireflies Dance by Rachel Bateman (May)
- 68. The Lost Girls of Willow Brook by Ellen Marie Wiseman [audio] (May)
- 69. A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan (Jun)
- 70. Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan (Jun)
- 71. The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss by Gary Foster [audio] (Jun)
- 72. The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan (Jun)
- 73. A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams (Jun)
- 74. The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie (Jun)
- 75. Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, and the Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn [audio] (Jun)
- 76. The Watchers by A.M. Shine (Jun)
- 77. Deep Water by Jamie Sumner (Jun)
- 78. First Victim by Debbie Babitt (Jun)
- 79. One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome* (Jun)
- 80. Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix [audio] (Jun)
- 81. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer (Jun)
- 82. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth (Jun)
- 83. The Great Trouble: A Story of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson [audio] (Jun)
- 84. 49 Miles Alone by Natalie D. Richards (Jun)
- 85. Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell (Jun)
- 86. Trouble Island by Sharon Short (Jun)
- 87. Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn (Jun)
- 88. I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever by Barbara Rae-Venter* (Jun)
- 89. Falling Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Jun)
- 90. Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey (Jun)
- 91. First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly* (Jun)
- 92. Homecoming by Kate Morton* (Jul)
- 93. The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King* [audio] (Jul)
- 94. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager* (Jul)
- 95. The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon (Jul)
- 96. The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave (Jul)
- 97. Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh* (Jul)
- 98. Shutter by Ramona Emerson (Jul)
- 99. Anywhere You Run by Wanda M. Morris (Jul)
- 100. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry by Anna Rose Johnson (Jul)
- 101. The Monsters We Make by Kali White (Jul)
- 102. The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall by Ali Standish (Jul)
- 103. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon [audio] (Jul)
- 104. Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney* (Jul)
- 105. A Patchwork of Clues by Sally Goldenbaum (Jul)
- 106. Popcorn by Rob Harrell* (Jul)
- 107. Library Girl by Polly Horvath (Jul)
- 108. Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson (Jul)
- 109. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (Aug)
- 110. The Outlaw Noble Salt by Amy Harmon (Aug)
- 111. Basket Case by Nancy Haddock (Aug)
- 112. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett* (Aug)
- 113. Front Country by Sara St. Antoine [audio] (Aug)
- 114. Stowaway by John David Anderson (Aug)
- 115. Consigned to Death by Jane K. Cleland (Aug)
- 116. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman* (Aug)
- 117. Louder Than Hunger by John Schu (Aug)
- 118. Wrong Alibi by Christina Dodd (Aug)
- 119. Peanut Butter Panic by Amanda Flower (Aug)
- 120. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl (Aug)
- 121. Flight 171 by Amy Christine Parker (Aug)
- 122. Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower [novella] (Aug)
- 123. The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo (Aug)
- 124. The Last Word by Gerri Lewis (Aug)
- 125. The Last Kids On Earth by Max Brallier* (Aug)
- 126. Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo (Aug)
- 127. It Could Be Anyone by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Aug)
- 128. Return to Wyldcliffe Heights by Carol Goodman (Aug)
- 129. A Winter Grave by Peter May (Aug)
- 130. Laika by Nick Abadzis (Aug)
- 131. Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin [audio] (Aug)
- 132. A Quiet Retreat by Kiersten Modglin (Aug)
- 133. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell [audio] (Aug)
- 134. The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson (Aug)
- 135. Peking Duck and Cover by Vivien Chien (Sep)
- 136. Christmas Crimes at the Mysterious Bookshop by Otto Penzler, ed. (Sep)
- 137. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko (Sep)
- 138. After the Storm by G.D. Wright (Sep)
- 139. Area 51 Interns: Alien Summer by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith (Sep)
- 140. The Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James [audio] (Sep)
- 141. The Wisteria Society for Lady Scoundrels by India Holton (Sep)
- 142. An Uninterrupted View of the Sky by Melanie Crowder* (Sep)
- 143. Up to No Gouda by Linda Reilly (Sep)
- 144. Things We Didn't Say by Amy Lynn Green (Sep)
- 145. Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao (Sep)
- 146. Look in the Mirror by Catherine Steadman (Sep)
- 147. Murder at the Library by Ellen Jacobson (Sep)
- 148. A Fatal Collection by Mary Ellen Hughes (Sep)
- 149. All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris [audio] (Sep)
- 150. My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara (Sep)
- 151. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose* (Sep)
- 152. Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler (Sep)
- 153. Murder is Bad Manners by Robin Stevens (Sep)
- 154. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter* (Sep)
- 155. Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine* (Oct)
- 156. The Boy Who Cried Bear by Kelley Armstrong* (Oct)
- 157. Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James* (Oct)
- 158. Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens by Rebecca E.F. Barone (Oct)
- 159. Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan (Oct)
- 160. The Good of the Woods by Liz Moore (Oct)
- 161. History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner (Oct)
- 162. Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan SaSuWeh Jones (Oct)
- 163. The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods (Oct)
- 164. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien (Oct)
- 165. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene (Oct)
- 166. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James* [re-read] (Oct)
- 167. Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez (Oct)
- 168. Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis (Oct)
- 169. Exclusion and the Chinese American Story by Sarah SoonLing Blackburn (Oct)
- 170. A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner (Oct)
- 171. The Unforgettable Logan Foster by Shawn Peters (Oct)
- 172. Sightseeing With Aliens by Insha Fitzpatrick (Oct)
- 173. Remember This: The Fascinating World of Memory by Monique Polak (Oct)
- 174. The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning [audio] (Oct)
- 175. Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (Oct)
- 176. Mango, Mambo, and Murder by Raquel V. Reyes (Oct)
- 177. The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare* (Oct)
- 178. Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie (Oct)
- 179. The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming (Nov)
- 180. The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin (Nov)
- 181. Sleeping Spells and Dragon Scales by Wendy S. Swore (Nov)
- 182. The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth [audio] (Nov)
- 183. Chadwick Boseman: King of Wakanda: A Hero On and Off the Screen by Chris Singleton (Nov)
- 184. The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole (Nov)
- 185. Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston/adapted for young readers by Ibram X. Kendi (Nov)
- 186. The Beautiful Game by Yamile Saied Méndez (Nov)
- 187. The Body in the Bookstore by Ellie Alexander [audio] (Nov)
- 188. A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey* (Nov)
- 189. The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion by Ann Bausum (Nov)
- 190. Ruby, Who? by Jill Campbell (Nov)
- 191. Gothictown by Emily Carpenter (Nov)
- 192. A Murder at the Movies by Ellie Alexander [audio] (Nov)
- 193. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes (Nov)
- 194. The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore (Nov)
- 195. The Midnight Hour by Eve Chase (Nov)
- 196. Uprising by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Nov)
- 197. Animal Climate Heroes by Alison Pearce Stevens (Nov)
- 198. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson* (Nov)
- 199. Nothing More to Tell by Karen McManus [audio] (Nov)
- 200. Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret by Benjamin Stevenson* (Nov)
- 201. The Girl Who Fought Back: Vladka Meed and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Joshua M. Greene (Nov)
- 202. Booked for Murder by P.J. Nelson (Nov)
- 203. They Saved the Stallions by Deborah Hopkinson (Nov)
- 204. Cece Rios and the Queen of Brujas by Kaela Rivera (Nov)
- 205. The Burning of Rosemont Abbey by Naomi Stephens* (Dec)
- 206. The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth* [audio] (Dec)
- 207. How to Stop Freaking Out: The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Cool When Life Feels Chaotic by Carla Naumburg (Dec)
- 208. Quantum Interstellar Sports League by J. Scott Savage (Dec)
- 209. A Window into the Ocean Twilight: Twenty-Four Days of Science at Sea by Michelle Cusolito (Dec)
- 210. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens* [audio] (Dec)
- 211. Under the Surface by Diana Urban (Dec)
- 212. Why We Need Vaccines: How Humans Beat Infectious Diseases by Rowena Rae (Dec)
- 213. The Last Room on the Left by Leah Konen (Dec)
- 214. The Act of Disappearing by Nathan Gower (Dec)
- 215. Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer (Dec)
- 216. The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James [audio] (Dec)
- 217. The Longest Shot: How Larry Kwong Changed the Face of Hockey by Chad Soon (Dec)
- 218. Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict (Dec)
- 219. Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford (Dec)
- 220. Scar Dakota by Jason F. Wright (Dec)
- 221. The Lawnmonsters by Shannon Cooley (Dec)
- 222. Taffy Nackman's Guide on How to be a Star by Gaylene Wilson (Dec)
- 223. The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore [audio] (Dec)
- 224. Monster Tree by Sarah Allen (Dec)
- 225. The Buried Road by Katie Tallo (Dec)
- 226. Grimmworld: The Witch in the Woods by Michaelbrent Collings (Dec)
- 227. The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose* (Dec)
- 228. The Rush by Michelle Prak (Dec)
- 229. Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio (Dec)
- 230. Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud [audio] (Dec)
Sunday, December 31, 2023
That's a Wrap!
Happy New Year! Even though I'll probably finish another book today, I'm going to go ahead and compile my reading stats for the year. That way, I can refresh my blog today and be all ready to jump into 2024 tomorrow. Woo hoo!
2023 has been a great reading year for me, at least in that I've read more books than I ever have before. I'm not sure how many truly fantastic books I've experienced in 2024. Still, I enjoyed my reading for the most part. I discovered new authors, found hidden treasures, acted as a judge for three different book awards, headed up a fun book club, etc. So, yeah, it's been a successful reading year for me. Let's see what the numbers say:
To no one's surprise, I once again read way more fiction than nonfiction, with 198 of the former and 25 of the latter:
This next breakdown isn't too surprising either, considering it's stayed pretty consistent over the last several years. I read children's books (middle grade and YA) for book awards judging and only occasionally otherwise.
You know how I mentioned needing to put myself on a book buying ban in 2024? Here's a look at why. The books I read this year came from the following sources:
I'm patting myself on the back for making good use of my city and county library systems, but I REALLY need to use my own personal library instead of just adding to it!
Here's how the genres broke down. No surprise that mysteries/thrillers dominated (this includes historical mysteries, which I didn't count for the hist fic genre):
I couldn't get this pie chart right, but here's how the genres broke down:
Mystery/Thriller 70 books (31.4%)
Historical Fiction 32 books (14.3 %)
General Fiction 65 books (29.1%)
Sci Fi/Fantasy 17 books (7.6 %)
Romance 7 books (3.2 %)
Supernatural/Horror 2 books (approx. 1%)
Dystopian 2 books (approx. 1%)
Poetry 1 book (approx. .5%)
General Nonfiction 10 books (4.5%)
Historical Nonfiction 7 books (3.1 %)
Biography/Memoir 10 books (4.5%)
Lastly, I always keep track of the settings of the books I read. This year, I "visited" all 50 U.S. states, plus D.C., in my reading. The Top 5 states I stopped in were:
1. California (23 books)
2. New York (17 books)
3. Washington (6 books)
4. Tie—Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Vermont (5 books each)
5. Tie—Michigan, Ohio, Texas (4 books each)
I also did some international reading. The Top 5 countries I visited were:
1. England (25 books)
2. Canada (10 books)
3. Scotland (4 books)
4. Tie—Ireland and Australia (3 books each)
5. Tie—France and The Netherlands (2 books each)
How about you? How did your 2023 reading year go?
Just for my records, here are the books I read in 2023 (asterisks denote favorites):
- 1. Cece Rios and the King of Fears by Kaela Rivera (Jan)
- 2. Bastille Vs. The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson (Jan)
- 3. Sunny by Jason Reynolds [audio] (Jan)
- 4. The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green (Jan)
- 5. Madwoman by Louisa Treger (Jan)
- 6. The Art of the Decoy by Trish Esden (Jan)
- 7. Ten Days a Madwoman by Deborah Noyes (Jan)
- 8. Booked for Trouble by Eva Gates (Jan)
- 9. Dead and Gondola by Ann Claire* (Jan)
- 10. The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong [audio] (Jan)
- 11. Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron (Jan)
- 12. Exiles by Jane Harper* (Jan)
- 13. The Stranded by Sarah Daniels (Jan)
- 14. No Strangers Here by Carlene O'Connor (Jan)
- 15. Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber [audio] (Jan)
- 16. All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham (Jan)
- 17. Still Alice by Lisa Genova (Jan)
- 18. The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden [audio] (Jan)
- 19. The Silence That Binds Us by Joanna Ho (Feb)
- 20. Five Survive by Holly Jackson (Feb)
- 21. Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Inouye Huey* (Feb)
- 22. The Words We Keep by Erin Stewart (Feb)
- 23. The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong* (Feb)
- 24. The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram (Feb)
- 25. Falling for Korea by Piper Jean (Feb)
- 26. Without the Mask: Coming Out and Coming Into God's Light by Charlie Bird* (Feb)
- 27. American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI by Kate Winkler Dawson (Feb)
- 28. Don't Look For Me by Wendy Walker [audio] (Feb)
- 29. Her Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan (Feb)
- 30. The Silence by Susan Alcott (Feb)
- 31. Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family by Erika Hayasaki (Feb)
- 32. In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward (Feb)
- 33. The Lost Wonderland Diaries by J. Scott Savage (Feb)
- 34. Secrets of the Looking Glass by J. Scott Savage (Feb)
- 35. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park (Feb)
- 36. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Simpson [audio] (Feb)
- 37. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds [audio] (Mar)
- 38. Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare (Mar)
- 39. Murder Off the Books by Tamara Berry* (Mar)
- 40. The Unknown Beloved by Amy Harmon (Mar)
- 41. The Opera Sisters by Marianne Monson (Mar)
- 42. Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country in the World by Sarah Smarsh [audio] (Mar)
- 43. The Letter Carrier by L.C. Lewis (Mar)
- 44. This Fallen Prey by Kelley Armstrong* (Mar)
- 45. Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong* (Mar)
- 46. Courts and Alleys by Elizabeth J. Stewart (Mar)
- 47. A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice by Rebecca Connolly (Mar)
- 48. In the Shadow of a Queen by H.B. Moore (Mar)
- 49. The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede* (Mar)
- 50. The Letter From Briarton Park by Sarah E. Ladd [audio] (Mar}
- 51. Book Lovers by Emily Henry [audio] (Apr)
- 52. A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon* (Apr)
- 53. The Hot Zone by Richard Preston (Apr)
- 54. The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore (Apr)
- 55. A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Apr)
- 56. Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (Apr)
- 57. Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley (Apr)
- 58. The Swell by Allie Reynolds (Apr)
- 59. Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (Apr)
- 60. The Wedding Dress Sewing Cirlce by Jennifer Ryan (Apr)
- 61. To Catch a Storm by Mindy Mejia (Apr)
- 62. Lone Women by Victor LaValle (Apr)
- 63. Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong* [audio] (Apr)
- 64. The Close by Jane Casey* (May)
- 65. Misfortune Cookie by Vivien Chien (May)
- 66. The Bone Hacker by Kathy Reichs* (May)
- 67. The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden (May)
- 68. The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie (May)
- 69. Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke (May)
- 70. Where Are the Children? by Mary Higgins Clark (May)
- 71. A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong* [audio] (May)
- 72. Where Are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke (May)
- 73. The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin Thomas (May)
- 74. Enola Holmes and the Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer* [audio] (May)
- 75. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (May)
- 76. The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz (May)
- 77. The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong* (May)
- 78. Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan (May)
- 79. Zero Days by Ruth Ware (Jun)
- 80. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson [re-read] (Jun)
- 81. Home Away From Home by Cynthia Lord (Jun)
- 82. Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen [audio] (Jun)
- 83. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (Jun)
- 84. The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Jun)
- 85. Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths [audio] (Jun)
- 86. On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis (Jun)
- 87. A Simple Plan by Scott Smith (Jun)
- 88. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser (Jun)
- 89. In Myrtle Peril by Elizabeth C. Bunce* [audio] (Jun)
- 90. I Lived On Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin (Jun)
- 91. The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate (Jun)
- 92. Stiff by Mary Roach (Jun)
- 93. The Talk by Darrin Bell* (Jun)
- 94. Surrender by Bono (Jul)
- 95. The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda (Jul)
- 96. Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA by Richard Hill (Jul)
- 97. A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones [audio] (Jul)
- 98. A Sky Full of Song by Susan Lynn Meyer (Jul)
- 99. The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (Jul)
- 100. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown (Jul)
- 101. A Gathering Of Days by Joan W. Blos (Jul)
- 102. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney* [audio] (Jul)
- 103. What Stands in a Storm by Kim Cross (Jul)
- 104. Enchanted Hill by Emily Bain Murphy (Jul)
- 105. Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen [audio] (Jul)
- 106. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë* [re-read] (Jul)
- 107. The Manor House by Gilly Macmillan (Aug)
- 108. Death in Bloom by Jess Dylan [audio] (Aug)
- 109. O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor (Aug)
- 110. Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow* (Aug)
- 111. What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski (Aug)
- 112. Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O'Shaughnessy (Aug)
- 113. The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor (Aug)
- 114. Sincerely Sicily by Tamika Burgess (Aug)
- 115. Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (Aug)
- 116. Adrift by Lisa Brideau (Aug)
- 117. 102 Days of Lying About Lauren by Maura Jortner (Aug)
- 118. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd [audio] (Aug)
- 119. Death at High Tide by Hannah Dennison (Aug)
- 120. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado (Aug)
- 121. Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright (Aug)
- 122. Lemon Drop Dead by Amanda Flower (Aug)
- 123. Anatomy by Dana Schwartz [audio] (Aug)
- 124. Goldilocks by Laura Lam (Aug)
- 125. The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara Ackerman (Aug)
- 126. The Unbreakable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher (Aug)
- 127. The Ring of Rocamadour by Michael D. Beil [audio] (Aug)
- 128. All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers (Aug)
- 129. The Search for Us by Susan Azim Boyer (Aug)
- 130. Little Wonders by Kate Rorick (Aug)
- 131. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman* (Aug)
- 132. I Survived The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshis (Aug)
- 133. The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman (Sep)
- 134. How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller (Sep)
- 135. The Vanishing Violin by Michael D. Beil (Sep)
- 136. The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne (Sep)
- 137. Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming (Sep)
- 138. Just Another Missing Person by Gillian McAllister (Sep)
- 139. Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig (Sep)
- 140. Yarned and Dangerous by Sadie Hartwell (Sep)
- 141. Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life by Sutton Foster [audio] (Sep)
- 142. Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy (Sep)
- 143. Murder By Degrees by Ritu Mukerji (Sep)
- 144. Before I Called You Mine by Nicole Deese (Sep)
- 145. Off the Grid by Tess Sharpe (Sep)
- 146. Lay Your Body Down by Amy Suiter Clarke (Sep)
- 147. Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan (Sep)
- 148. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier (Sep)
- 149. All the Small Poems and Fourteen More by Valerie Worth (Sep)
- 150. Like Vanessa by Tami Charles [audio] (Sep)
- 151. Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford (Sep)
- 152. Scene of the Climb by Kate Dyer-Seeley (Sep)
- 153. The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer (Oct)
- 154. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (Oct)
- 155. Beer and Loathing by Ellie Alexander (Oct)
- 156. A Brew to a Kill by Ellie Alexander (Oct)
- 157. My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows* [audio] (Oct)
- 158. Solito by Javier Zamora (Oct)
- 159. The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap by Wendy Welch (Oct)
- 160. The Audacity of Sara Grayson by Joani Elliott (Oct)
- 161. The Secret of Snow by VIola Shipman [audio] (Oct)
- 162. The Sewing Machine by Natalie Fergie (Oct)
- 163. War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi (Oct)
- 164. Your Second Act by Patricia Heaton (Oct)
- 165. A Bit of Earth by Karuna Riazi [audio] (Oct)
- 166. Eventide by Sarah Goodman (Oct)
- 167. Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center* (Oct)
- 168. The Inn Between by Marina Cohen (Oct)
- 169. Finally Seen by Kelly Yang (Oct)
- 170. Devil By the Tail by Jeanne Matthews (Oct)
- 171. The Third Mushroom by Jennifer L. Holm* (Nov)
- 172. Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr. [audio] (Nov)
- 173. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Nov)
- 174. The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict (Nov)
- 175. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Nov)
- 176. River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer (Nov)
- 177. The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters (Nov)
- 178. The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor (Nov)
- 179. The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White* (Nov)
- 180. Austenland by Shannon Hale (Nov)
- 181. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree* (Nov)
- 182. The Boy at the Door by Alex Dahl (Nov)
- 183. Year of No Sugar by Eve O. Schaub (Nov)
- 184. Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (Nov)
- 185. Weird Rules to Follow by Kim Spencer (Nov)
- 186. Hope in the Valley by Mitali Perkins (Nov)
- 187. Murder at Haven's Rock by Kelley Armstrong* [audio] (Nov)
- 188. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla (Nov)
- 189. Miracle by Karen S. Chow (Nov)
- 190. Half Moon Summer by Elaine Vickers (Nov)
- 191. The Braid Girls by Sherri Winston (Nov)
- 192. The Great Kid in the World by John David Anderson* (Nov)
- 193. A Touch of Blue by Tory Christie (Nov)
- 194. Murder Road by Simone St. James* (Nov)
- 195. The Gray by Chris Baron (Nov)
- 196. Hands by Torrey Maldonado (Nov)
- 197. On Air With Zoe Washington by Janae Marks (Nov)
- 198. Sixties Girl by MaryLou Driedger (Nov)
- 199. The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh* (Nov)
- 200. An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James [audio] (Nov)
- 201. The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Dec)
- 202. Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li (Dec)
- 203. The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown* (Dec)
- 204. Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan (Dec)
- 205. Tethered to Other Stars by Elisa Stone Leahy (Dec)
- 206. Light a Candle by Jean Kuo Lee (Dec)
- 207. Race for the Ruby Turtle by Stephen Bramucci (Dec)
- 208. Amelia Gray Is Almost Okay by Jessica Brody (Dec)
- 209. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens* [audio] [re-read] (Dec)
- 210. Jiu-Jitsu Girl by Jennifer Dutton (Dec)
- 211. The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt* (Dec)
- 212. The Paper Daughters of Chinatown (Young People's Edition) by Heather B. Moore and Allison Hong Merrill (Dec)
- 213. Never Lie by Freida McFadden [audio] (Dec)
- 214. No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin (Dec)
- 215. Once Upon a Family by Amanda Rawson Hill (Dec)
- 216. The Talent Thief by Mike Thayer (Dec)
- 217. The Winterton Deception: Final Word by Janet Sumner Johnson (Dec)
- 218. Gingersnap! A Redhead's Guide to Not Being Eaten By a Dragon by Daniel Swenson (Dec)
- 219. First, the Conjurer by Mary Locke Jolley (Dec)
- 220. Before by Molly McNamara Carter (Dec)
- 221. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell [audio] (Dec)
- 222. Taigh by Loralee Evans (Dec)
- 223. Branson Garcia and the Sea of Sceros by Amy Dewsnup (Dec)
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