2023 Completed Reads

 Books Completed in 2023 

• After Dark - Haruki Murakami (Magical Realism, Japan, 256)

• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty - Emezi, Akwaeke (Romance, e)

• Clockwork Angels - Kevin Anderson and Neil Peart (Steampunk, dusty, e)

• Black Orchid Blues - Persia Walker (Mystery, 20’s Harlem, dusty, 270)

• Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn (Urban fantasy, reread, e)

• Who Need Enemies - Keri Arthur (Urban Fantasy, Australia, e)

• Kitty Goes to Washington - Carrie Vaughn (Urban Fantasy, reread, e)

• The Blue - Nancy Bilyeau (Historical Fiction, England, dusty, e)

• Write for Life - Julia Cameron (NF, Writing, 208)

• 1Q84 - Haruki Murakami (Magical Realism, reread, 996)

• A Swim in the Pond in the Rain - George Saunders (NF, Masterclass, 432)

• The Winter Lodge - Susan Wigg (Romance, e)

• Absolution by Murder (#1 Sister Fidelma - Peter Tremayne (Historical Fiction, 664 AD, e)

• 2034 -  Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis (Geopolitical Thriller, 303)

• Amari and the Night Brothers -  B.B. Alston (Middle grade fantasy, e)

• Writers and Their Notebooks edited by Diana Raab (nonfiction writing, 224)

• Encore In Death, # 56 - J.D. Robb  (Futuristic police procedural , 370)

• Against the Ice -  Ejnar Mikkelsen (nonfiction historical arctic exploration, e)

• Dewey, the Library Cat - Vicki Myron (Nonfiction, Memoir, e)

• Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks, the - Shauna Robinson (Books, e)

• Cradle of Ice (#2 Moonfall - James Rollins  (Fantasy, 672)

• Novelist as a Vocation - Haruku Murakami (Nonfiction, Writing, 208)

• South Pole Station - Ashley Shelby (Contemporary, Antarctica, e)

• Wraith (#10 Lizzie Grace) - Keri Arthur (Urban fantasy, e)

• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Science fiction Time Travel, 208)

• Red Rising - Pierce Brown (Science Fiction, 416)

• The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro (Literary, 245)

• A Cup of Normal - Devon Monk (Fantasy Short Stories, e)

• Every Tool's a Hammer - Adam Savage (Non Fiction, Creativity, 308)

• Devoted - Dean Koontz (Thriller, e)

• The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant (#1)  - Drew Hayes (Satire Fiction, audiobook)

• City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert (Women's literary fiction, e)

• Bone Shard Emperor (#2 Drowning Empire) - Andrea Stewart (Epic Fantasy, 592)

• City of Bones (#1 Shadowhunters) - Cassandra Clare  (YA Fantasy, reread, 695)

• City of Brass (#1 Daevabad) - S. A. Chakraborty  (Fantasy, 576)

• The Winemaker’s Wife - Kristin Harmel (HF, wwII, 496)

• City of Ashes (#2 Shadowhunters) - Cassandra Clare (YA Fantasy, reread, 512)

• Once Upon a Grind (#14 Coffeehouse mystery) - Cleo Coyle (Mystery, 466, e)

• Lassiter (#21 BDB) - J.R. Ward (Fantasy, e)

• City of Glass (#3 Shadowhunters) - Cassandra Clare (YA Fantasy, 541)

• City of Fallen Angels (#4 Shadow Hunters, e)

• Five Winters - Kitty Johnson (Romance, e)

• City of Lost Souls (#5 Shadow Hunters) - Cassandra Clare (YA Fantasy, 534

• City of Heavenly Fire (#6 Shadow Hunters) - Cassandra Clare (YA Fantasy, 768)

• Bromance Book Club #1 Bromance -  Lyssa Kay Adams (romance, e)

• Riley Jensen 1 through 9 - Keri Arthur (Paranormal romance, e)

• Fractal Noise - Christopher Paolini (Space opera, 304)

• Identity - Nora Roberts (Suspense thriller, 448)

• The Echo of Old Books - Barbara Davis (historical, books, 443)

• The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - Axie Oh (Chinese Mythology, 336)

• One Day - David Nichols (Contemporary, 449)

• Blind Search (#2 Mercy Carr) - Paula Munier (Animal mystery, e)

• Hiding Place (#3) - Paula Munier (e)

• Little Bookshop on the Seine (#1 Little bookshop) - Rebecca Raisin (Holiday romance, e)

• Lost for Words Bookshop - Stephanie Butland (bookstore, e)

• Not the Dead Ones (23 Kate Shugak) - Dana Stabenow (Mystery, e)

• Five Minute Life - Emma Scott (Inspirational romance, e)

• Welcome to Winterville - Carrie Elks (Contemporary romance, e)

• People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry (Romance, 388)

• Ella Minnow Pea - Mark Dunn  (Literary, 208)

• Twisted Love # 1 Twisted  - Ana Huang (Multicultural romance, e)

• Twisted Games #2 

• Twisted Hate #3

• Twisted Lies #4  

• King of Wrath (#1 Kings of Sin) - Ana Huang (Multicultural romance, e)

• King of Pride (#2 Kings of Sin) - Ana Huang (Multicultural romance, e)

• Knockmeout series 1 - 3 - Lucy Score (Romance, e)

• Riley Thorn series 1 -3 - Lucy Score (Romance, e)

• Blue Moon Series 1 - 8 - Lucy Score (Romance, e)

• Nightwatch #12 Amanda Chase - M.L. Buchman  (Military thriller, e)

• Secret Bridesmaid - Katy Birchell (Romance, e)

• It Happened One Summer - Tessa Bailey (Romance, e) 

• Group Therapy - B.B. Easton (Romance, e)

• In a New York Minute - Kate Spencer (Romance, e)

• Hudson Valley 1 -2 series - Alice Clayton (Romance, e)

• Cocktail Series 1 - 4 series - Alice Clayton (Romance, e)

• The Air He Breathes - Brittany Cherry (Romance, e)

• Mr. Fixer Upper - Lucy Score (Romance, e)

• Forever Never - Lucy Score (Romance, e)

• The Last Letter - Rebecca Yarros (Romance, e)

• A Little Too Late #1 Madigan Mountain - Sarah Bowen (Romance, e)

• A Little Too Close #2 Madigan Mountain - Rebecca Yarros (Romance, e)

• A Little Too Wild #3 Madigan Mountain - Devney Perry (

• Cherish Hard #1 Hard Play - Nalini Singh (Romance, e)

• Rebel Hard #2 Hard Play - Nalini Singh (Romance, e)

• Love Hard #3 Hard Play - Nalini Singh (Romance, e) 

• Kiss Hard #4 Hard Play - Nalini Singh (Romance, e)

• Jagged Edge #1 Arsenal - Cara Carnes (Military romance, e)

• Tides of Fire #23 Sigma Force - James Rollins (Thriller, 480)

• Payback in Death # 57 In Death - J.D. Robb (Thriller, 368)

• Northern Lights (reread) - Nora Roberts 

• The Flatshare - Beth O'Leary (Romance, e)

• Seat Filler - Sarah Wilson (Romance, e)

• When It Falls Apart #1 D'Angelos) - Catherine Bybee

• Be Your Everything #2 D'Angelos - Catherine Bybee

• Beginning of Forever #3 D'Angelos - Catherine Bybee

• All the possibilities and One Man’s Art Duo (MacGregor series) - Nora Roberts

• Resonance Surge #7 Psy Changeling - Nalini Singh (Romantic Fantasy, 432)

• Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi (Science Fiction, 272)

• Stars of Fortune #1 Guardians - Nora Roberts (Supernatural romance, 336)

• Bay of Signs #2 Guardians - Nora Roberts (Supernatural Romance, 368)

• Island of Glass #3 Guardians - Nora Roberts (Supernatural Romance, 350)

• Blood Brothers #1 Sign of Seven - Nora Roberts (Supernatural romance, 318)