CompSki's Books, Year to Year!

Recently Read:

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (reread)
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A Sea Monster Conundrum by Lisa Yee
Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Currently Reading:

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (reread) (audiobook)
Whistler by Ann Patchett

Now that I am no longer teaching, I have decided to keep track of books from year to year instead of each school year!

Here is what I was reading at the end of 2024:

Recently Read:

Unicornado, Dana Simpson
The Sun and the Star, Rick Riordan
A Court of Silver Flames, Sarah J. Mass

Currently Reading:

Cinder, Marissa Meyer (reread) (audiobook)
The Sherlock Society, James Point
The Inheritance Games, Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Punk Rock Unicorn, Dana Simpson

Happy new thread, and Happy New Year!

Thanks! Happy New Year to you, too! I thought about changing over to the 75 book challenge, but I think I will be reading less since I left the library. I liked it there, I just didn't want to work two jobs anymore. There is no way I would stop working at Nub's! :)

The Sherlock Society and The Inheritance Games are fun middle grade and young adult mysteries. I have also read Punk Rock Unicorn, Unicorn for a Day, and Unicorn Crush.

Book Count: 5
First Reads: 5
Rereads: 0

All caught up with Phoebe and Marigold with Unicorn Time Machine! When Women Were Dragons was an interesting fantasy. I also enjoyed The Hawthorn Legacy.

Book Count: 8
First Reads: 8
Rereads: 0

Unraveled was a nice side story, but I can't wait for the series to continue. The Fifth Season was great, but I am not sure if I will continue the series. I listened to The Eyes and the Impossible and really enjoyed it!

Book Count: 11
First Reads: 11
Rereads: 0

How to Solve Your Own Murder was a fun English countryside mystery. I liked The Final Gambit. It did such a good job wrapping up the trilogy, I don't think I will continue the series. Onyx Storm is another great book in its series.

Book Count: 14
First Reads: 14
Rereads: 0

After reading the third book, I had to reread Fourth Wing! Also enjoyed The God of the Woods.

Book Count: 16
First Reads: 15
Rereads: 1

Reread Iron Flame and noticed a lot more foreshadowing. Another great historical fiction with One Wrong Step. The Teller of Small Fortunes was a nice fantasy.

Book Count: 19
First Reads: 17
Rereads: 2

The One and Only Family was a cute continuation of the series. A Copycat Conundrum was very fun! I really like The Bletchley Riddle. I listened to London Calling and the narrater did a fabulous job with all the accents! I had fun with my first fanfic: Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love!

Book Count: 24
First Reads: 22
Rereads: 2

I loved The Love Hypothesis and am excited to find this new author! The Last Bookstore on Earth was an interesting post-apolcolyptic young adult novel. I listened to a reread of Cinder. I couldn't get into Black Woods, Blue Sky until I realized the conflict was supernatural and not psychological. Then I couldn't put it down!

Book Count: 28
First Reads: 25
Rereads: 3

Reread All Systems Red after watching the first few episodes of Murderbot. I am trying to resist the rest until the series is over. Great Big Beautiful Life is another great Emily Henry book. This one kind of had two stories in one. It took me awhile to get into Rules of Civility, but I then really liked it. The Honey Bus is a a wonderful memoir.

Book Count: 32
First Reads: 28
Rereads: 4

The Maid's Secret is another cute addition to the series. Love on the Brain was a lot of fun! Sunrise on the Reaping is very similar to The Hunger Games but it was great reading Haymitch's story. I listened to Renegades and I still wonder why this series didn't get more recognition.

Book Count: 36
First Reads: 31
Rereads: 5

After readings Haymitch's story, I had to reread The Hunger Games. After watching Murderbot I had to reread All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, and Exit Strategy. It took awhile, but I made it through the illustrated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Great new reads: Jane and Dan at the End of the World and Frozen River!

Book Count: 44
First Reads: 33
Rereads: 11

More fun with Unicorn Book Club. Reread of Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Haymitch raising geese made me cry! A Game of Noctis was a fun competition book for kids.

Book Count: 48
First Reads: 35
Rereads: 13

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy is a fun Dramione fan fiction, but ended with a cliffhanger. I loved The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise. Lots of twists. I reread Network Effect and System Collapse. We Might Just Make It After All is the story behind the creators of Kate Spade. Melody goes to London in Out of My Dreams!

Book Count: 54!
First Reads: 39
Rereads: 15

Finished my reread of Murderbot with listening to Fugitive Telemetry. The Experiment is a fun middle grade novel with great twists. I really liked Heart the Lover, a quick read.

Book Count: 57
First Reads: 41
Rereads: 16

Impossible Creatures is an amazing middle grade fantasy. I really liked Sisters in the Wind, maybe even more than the first book. Spy School Blackout continues the series. Bones and Berserkers is luck 13 in the series.

Book Count: 61
First Reads: 45
Rereads: 16

The Trouble with Heroes was a great book about hiking and grief. I liked Conform, then I didn't, then I liked it again at the end. Don't Want to be Your Monster is another surprising, unpredictable book!

Book Count: 64
First Reads: 48
Rereads: 16

Finished the year up with Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow (good, but I should have done a reread of previous books in the series), North for the Winter (fun Christmas graphic novel), and a reread of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

Book Count: 67 (Ha, ha, ha!)
First Reads: 50
Rereads: 17

That wraps up 2025!

Here is the end of year Recent and Current reads:

Recently Read:

Don't Want to be Your Monster by Deke Moulton
Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
North for the Winter by Bobby Podesta
Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Currently Reading:

Archenemies by Marissa Meyer (reread) (audiobook)
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
James by Percival Everett
How to Read A Book by Monica Wood
Into the Rapids by Ann Braden

I finished (re)listening to Archenemies and read How to Read a Book and Into the Rapids. All good!

Book Count: 3
First Reads: 2
Rereads: 1
Last Year at this point: 0

Recently read Remarkably Bright Creatures, James, The Magician of Tiger Castle, and The Correspondent. All great! Also listened to a reread of Supernova finishing the series.

Book Count: 8
First Reads: 6
Rereads: 2
Last Year at this point: 14

Lots of great books! The Ink Witch, Scarlet Morning, The Book Club for Troublesome Women, War Games, and The House Saphir

Book Count: 13
First Reads: 11
Rereads: 2
Last Year at this point: 19

More great books: Theo of Golden, The Teacher of Nomad Land, Problematic Summer Romance, and Everyone in This Bank is a Thief

Book Count: 17
First Reads: 15
Rereads: 2
Last Year at this point: 24

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (reread)
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
A Sea Monster Conundrum by Lisa Yee
Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Book Count: 24
First Reads: 21
Rereads: 3
Last Year at this point: 28