You can view my entire Year in Review here.
Books marks with 💤 were DNF’d.
Reviews
- Waking Up the Sun – Laura Bailo (2) 💤
- Envy and Other Cravings (Mytho, 3) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- Heir to a Curse (Romancing a Curse, 1) – Lissa Kasey (4)
- Recipe for a Curse (Romancing a Curse, 2) – Lissa Kasey (5)
- Reflection of a Curse (Romancing a Curse, 3) – Lissa Kasey (4)
- Oak King Holly King – Sebastian Nothwell (5)
- Wolf Heart (Outcast Pack, 1) – T.J. Nichols (4)
- Honey & Pepper (When in Pheme, 1) – A.J. Demas (5)
- Witchblood (Kitsune Chronicles, 1) – Lissa Kasey (5)
- Witchbond (Kitsune Chronicles, 2) – Lissa Kasey (4)
- Witch Minion (Kitsune Chronicles, 2.5) – Lissa Kasey (5)
- Witchbane (Kitsune Chronicles, 3) – Lissa Kasey (5)
- WitchWolf (Kitsune Chronicles, 3.5) – Lissa Kasey (4)
- WitchCurse (Kitsune Chronicles, 4) – Lissa Kasey (5)
- Wolf Blood (Outcast Pack, 2) – T.J. Nichols (4)
- Purple Stain – Nat Lewis (3)
- Wolf Soul (Outcast Pack, 3) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- How I Accidentally Slept With A Prince – Susan Laine (2) 💤
- The Billionaire’s Familiar (Familiar Mates, 8) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- A Death in Berlin (Simson Sampson, 2) – David C. Dawson (5)
- The Firefighter’s Familiar (Familiar Mates, 9) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- The Seahorse Prince’s Mate (Familiar Mates, 9.5) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- Entwined Souls (Celestial Affairs, 1) – Clare Solomon (4)
- The Bodyguard’s Familiar (Familiar Mates, 10) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- Vanity and Other Monsters (Mythos, 04) – T.J. Nichols (5)
Netgalley
- The Summer of You (My Summer of You, Vol. 01) – Nagisa Furuya (5)
- Eighty Days – A.C. Esguerra (2) 💤
- WereWoofs – Joelle Sellner, Val Wise (5)
- I’m Looking for Serious Love – Shoko Rakuta (2)
- What Did You Eat Yesterday? – Fumi Yoshinaga (2)
- The Omniscients, Vol. 1 – Dugomier, Renata Castellani (4)
- Let the Dead Speak (Maeve Kerrigan, 7) – Jane Casey (4)
- Perfect Crime (D.I. Callanach, 5) – Helen Fields (3)
- Yagi the Bookshop Goat – Fumi Furukawa (4)
- Tomorrow, Make Me Yours – Kaoruko Miyama (3)
- Taproot, by Keezy Young (3)
- Villainous (Villainous, 1-5) – Stonie Williams, Jef Sadzinski, Giovanna T Orozco, and Chris Fernandez (3)
- Gung-Ho Vol 1 (Gung Ho #1-2) – Benjamin von Eckartsberg, Thomas von Kummant (1)
- The Incredible Nellie Bly: Journalist, Investigator, Feminist, and Philanthropist – by Luciana Cimino, Sergio Algozzino, David Randall, and Laura Garofalo (4)
- Over My Dead Body – Sweeney Boo (2)
- The King is Dead – Benjamin Dean (5) – read as a paperback
- Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQiston (1) 💤 – read as a paperback
- Single White Incubus (Supernatural Selection, 1) – E.J. Russell (4)
- Season of the Bruja, Vol. 1 – Aaron Duran (4)
- Dancing on the Volcano – Floor de Goede (2)
- All Princesses Die Before Dawn – Quentin Zuttion (5)
Paperbacks
- The Heartbreak Bakery – A.R. Capette (5)
- The Cemetery Boys – Aiden Thomas (4)
- Cold – Mariko Tamaki (2)
- The Ghosts We Keep – Mason Deaver (5)
- Spin Me Right Round – David Valdes (1) 💤
- Chef’s Kiss – Jarrett Melendez, Hank Jones, Danica Brine, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (5)
- The Civil War of Amos Abernathy – Michael Leali (5)
- A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, Vol. 1 – Misaki, Sando, Momochi (5)
- A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, Vol. 2 – Misaki, Sando, Momochi (5)
- A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, Vol. 3 – Misaki, Sando, Momochi (5)
- A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, Vol. 4 – Misaki, Sando, Momochi (5)
- A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation, Vol. 5 – Misaki, Sando, Momochi (5)
- Stable Hand (Braided Crop Ranch, 1) – A.E. Lister (5)
- Ponyboy (Braided Crop Ranch, 2) – A.E. Lister (5)
- Dark Horse (Braided Crop Ranch, 3) – A.E. Lister (3.5)
- Heartless Prince (Book 1 of an Unnamed Trilogy) – Angela De Vito, Leigh Dragoon (3)
- Flight of the Prince (Wynd, 1) – James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas (5)
- The Magic Fish – Trung Le Nguyen (5)
- The Other Ones – Fran Hart (3)
- Sixteen Souls – Rosie Talbot (5)
- The King is Dead – Benjamin Dean (5) – reviewed for Netgalley
- Blaine for the Win – Robbie Couch (5)
- Red, White & Royal Blue – Casey McQiston (1) 💤 – reviewed for Netgalley
- Some Kind of Magic (Being(s) in Love, 1) – R. Cooper (5)
- A Boy and His Dragon (Being(s) in Love, 2) – R. Cooper (5)
- A Beginner’s Guide to Wooing Your Mate (Being(s) in Love, 3) – R. Cooper (5)
- Little Wolf (Being(s) in Love, 4) – R. Cooper (4)
- A Mate of One’s Own (Being(s) in Love, 4.5) – R. Cooper (3)
- The Firebird and Other Stories (Being(s) in Love, 5) – R. Cooper (5)
- A Dandelion for Tulip (Being(s) in Love, 6) – R. Cooper (5)
- Treasure for Treasure (Being(s) in Love, 7) – R. Cooper (5)
- His Mossy Boy (Being(s) in Love, 8) – R. Cooper (5)
- Sweet Clematis (Being(s) in Love, 9) – R. Cooper (4)
- A Tale of Two Seers (Being(s) in Love, 10.5) – R. Cooper (5)
- Something Bright (Being(s) in Love, 10.8) – R. Cooper (2)
- A Die Hard Christmas – Doogie Horner (5)
- Forget Me Not (Being(s) in Love, 10) – R. Cooper (5)
- Ain’t Got Time to Bleed – Andrew Shaffer (NEXT)
TBR
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 1 – Hiro Kiyohara (4)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 2 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 3 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Two Lions – Nagisa Furuya (5)
- The Summer With You (My Summer of You, Vol. 02) – Nagisa Furuya (5)
- Bad Boys, Happy Home, Vol. 3 – SHOOWA, Hiromasa Okujima (5)
- Blue Period, Vol. 5 – Tsubasa Yamaguchi (5)
- Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 1 – Keito Gaku (5)
- Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 2 – Keito Gaku (5)
- Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 3 – Keito Gaku (5)
- Boys Run the Riot, Vol. 4 – Keito Gaku (5)
- Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 1 – Syoi Harusono (5)
- Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 2 – Syoi Harusono (5)
- Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 3 – Syoi Harusono (5)
- Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 4 – Syoi Harusono (5)
- The Omniscients, Vol. 2 – Dugomier, Renata Castellani (4)
- My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 1 – Wataru Hinekure, Aruko (4)
- My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 2 – Wataru Hinekure, Aruko (4)
- The Complete Tyrone Swift Mysteries (Tyrone Swift 1-7) – Gretta Mulrooney (2) 💤
- The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan, 1) – Jane Casey (4)
- The Reckoning (Maeve Kerrigan, 2) – Jane Casey (4)
- The Last Girl (Maeve Kerrigan, 3) – Jane Casey (3)
- The Stranger You Know (Maeve Kerrigan, 4) – Jane Casey (4)
- The Kill (Maeve Kerrigan, 5) – Jane Casey (3)
- After the Fire (Maeve Kerrigan, 6) – Jane Casey (4)
- One in Custody (Maeve Kerrigan, 7.5) – Jane Casey (2)
- Cruel Acts (Maeve Kerrigan, 8) – Jane Casey (3)
- Love Lies Bleeding (Maeve Kerrigan, 8.5) – Jane Casey (2)
- Silent Kill (Maeve Kerrigan, 8.6) – Jane Casey (3)
- The Tower – Kate London (2)
- Perfect Remains (D.I. Callanach, 1) – Helen Fields (4)
- Perfect Prey (D.I. Callanach, 2) – Helen Fields (4)
- Perfect Death (D.I. Callanach, 3) – Helen Fields (4)
- Perfect Silence (D.I. Callanach, 4) – Helen Fields (3)
- The Detective’s Familiar (Familiar Mates, 5) – T.J. Nichols (4)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 1 – Hiro Kiyohara (4)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 2 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 3 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 4 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- Puppy Love – Tsuchida Haru (5)
- The Case Files of Jeweler Richard, Vol. 1 – Mika Akatsuki, Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro (5)
- The Case Files of Jeweler Richard, Vol. 2 – Mika Akatsuki, Nanako Tsujimura, Utako Yukihiro (5)
- Twilight Out of Focus – Jyanome, Jacqueline Fung (5)
- Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Vol. 1 – Mito (5)
- Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Vol. 2 – Mito (4)
- Manly Appetites: Minegishi Loves Otsu, Vol. 3 – Mito (3)
- Wish of God – Juugorou Isaka (3)
- Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction – Mike Mignola, John Byrne (4)
- Arthropoda (Arthropoda, 1) – Xenia Melzer (3)
- Eruca (Arthropoda, 2) – Xenia Melzer (4)
- The Perfect Luna – Marissa Gilbert (3)
- The Hunt – Lucid (5) – Ongoing Comic
- A Death in Bloomsbury (Simson Sampson, 1) – David C. Dawson (5)
- Blackwater – Jeannette Arroyo (4)
- The Distant Echo (Detective Karen Pirie, 1) – Val McDermid (3)
- Lust and Other Drugs (Mytho, 01) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- Greed and Other Dangers (Mythos, 02) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- Envy and Other Cravings (Mythos, 03) – T.J. Nichols (5)
- Vampire With Benefits (Supernatural Selection, 2) – E.J. Russell (4)
- Demon on the Down Low (Supernatural Selection, 3) – E.J. Russell (4)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 1 – Hiro Kiyohara (4)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 2 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 3 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 4 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- The Decagon House Murders, Vol. 5 – Hiro Kiyohara (5)
- My Love Mix-Up, Vol. 1 – Wataru Hinekure (5)
- My Love Mix-Up, Vol. 2 – Wataru Hinekure (5)
- My Love Mix-Up, Vol. 3 – Wataru Hinekure (5)
- My Love Mix-Up, Vol. 4 – Wataru Hinekure (5)
- My Love Mix-Up, Vol. 5 – Wataru Hinekure (5)
- I Think Our Son is Gay, Vol. 1 – Okura (5)
- I Think Our Son is Gay, Vol. 2 – Okura (5)
- I Think Our Son is Gay, Vol. 3 – Okura (5)
- I Think Our Son is Gay, Vol. 4 – Okura (5)
Boomer’s Big Date – Nanoff (a one-shot on Twitter, not listed on Goodreads)
Lezhin Comics
▶️ is used for new books, while ⏸ means the series is continuing from a previous year/s. ⏹️ means the series has completed.
- Love in Kitsch, by Dell Studio ▶️
- Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner, by 0L, MUK_BU ⏸
- Blind Play, by Like, YD ⏸
- Mad Place, by Junah ⏸
- Checkmate, by TAN ⏸
- Love for Sale, by Dal HyeonJi ⏸
- Full Volume, by Albert, Yang Eun Ji ⏸
- Mad Dog, by Haribo ⏸
- Pearl Boy, by Inking ⏸
- Legs That Won’t Walk, by black apricot ⏸
- Paid, by Fujoking ⏸
- Shutline, by KYOU ⏸
- The Pawn’s Revenge, by EVY ⏸
- Painter of the Night, by Byeonduck ⏸
- Sexercise, by Choe Namsae, Shuroop ⏸
- Liveta, by Muzi ⏸
- Mania, by Brothers Without A Tomorrow ⏹️
- On My Own, by ZUHA ⏹️
- INSECRET, by leepado ⏹️
NOTE: I actually stopped reading Lezhin comics for a few months, while I was training the puppy. I just didn’t have time to binge-read episodes, and my editing schedule got hectic, so this list is a lot smaller than it could have been.
My Editing
▶️ is used for books I’m writing from scratch, while ⏸ means I’m completing edits or working on an order Work-In-Progress.
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 2: Raised by Wolves ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 2.5: Bitten by the Bond ⏸
- Kingston Academy, Book 1: Script Unwritten ⏸
- Kingston Academy, Book 2: Unholy Prayers ⏸
- Kingston Academy, Book 2: Unholy Prayers ▶️ (After reading-to-edit the book, I realised I hated it, and it needed major rewrites. I’ve kept maybe 30 pages of the original story.)
- Lie to Me / Remember Me (a solo novel, but I’ve not settled on which title, yet) ▶️
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 2.5: Bitten by the Bond ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 3: Lost in Dnara ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 3.5: Charming A Silver Fox ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 4: Sacrifice for Sale ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 4.5: Letting Go ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 5: Preying on Renaii ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 5.5: In Black Ink ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 6: Through His Veins ⏸
- Rediscovering Vihaan, Book 1: To Suffer a Bond ▶️
- Rediscovering Vihaan, Book 2: Take A Bite ▶️
- Kingston Academy, Book 1: Script Unwritten ⏸
- Kingston Academy, Book 2: Untold Prayers ⏸ – DNF’d at 10%. Needs further re-writes! 😣
- Of Gods and Kings, Book 1: King of Beasts ⏸
- Kingston Academy, Book 2: Love Unleashed (Untold Prayers, renamed) ⏸ – read after making edits
- Paper Love ⏸ – paused at 30%. Needs minor edits to about 8 chapters at the start.
- The Boys Who Didn’t Love Me ⏸
- Changeling, Book 1: Roanoak ⏸
- Changeling, Book 2: Avrilac ⏸
- Changeling, Book 3: Cursed ⏸
- Surviving Vihaan, Book 2: Raised by Wolves – intense re-edits, after proof read ⏸