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book log 2023
this is basically...
this is basically a reboot of Lupine's Monthly Book Log. if you don't know, what you do is post the names of the books you've read every month/week/whatever, and at the end of the year (if the thread doesn't die) you can see how many books you read that year. plus, you can get lots of book recommendations from other people's lists! if you want, you can include a bit of what you thought of each book, or its genres, or maybe how many stars out of five. do as much or as little as you like.
so, yeah! very simple in theory, but a cool idea. here we go. (happy new year, everybody :D)
submitted by Artemis, Indianapolis (not really)
(January 1, 2023 - 2:17 pm)
(January 1, 2023 - 2:17 pm)
Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
(February 15, 2023 - 7:01 pm)
I love that book!
(March 22, 2023 - 8:03 pm)
Yikes, I haven't added to this in ages. Ok, let's see what I can remember...
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Seen and Unseen by Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Witchy by Ariel Slamet Ries
All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero
Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee
Camp QUILTBAG by A.J. Sass and Nicole Melleby
Finally Seen by Kelly Yang
Undercover Latina by Aya de León
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park
Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth la Pensée and KC Oster
Hoops by Matt Tavares
School Trip by Jerry Craft
(April 21, 2023 - 12:24 pm)
Oh, I want to read Camp QUILTBAG! The main character uses ey/em (or something like that) right? I've never seen neopronouns in a book (other than my own, where they're everywhere XD) before! Also I love that the title is not super overtly queer unless you know that acronym because it makes it way easier for me to check out.
I looked up Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim because of the name and it sounds cool. Was it good? Also was there any romance?
Also Midsummer's Mayhem was so fun! I love baking. I don't remember much about it to be honest, I just remember enjoying it. I think I was so inspired I had to make either a lemon-thyme cake afterwards XD (I think that's what it was at least, it might have been adzuki bean and haupia/coconut.)
(September 14, 2023 - 2:19 pm)
Yeah, one of the 2 main characters uses e/em pronouns! That was the first time I'd seen neopronouns in a book too. I think there needs to be more of that in books, since I don't know many people in real life who use neopronouns so I don't get to practice them enough.
Imposter Syndrome was amazing! It was probably one of the best books I've read this year. For a YA it's pretty (for lack of a better word) clean, and the main character doesn't really have a love interest. It's a lot more focused on racial identity and stuff like that.
(September 16, 2023 - 9:03 pm)
This is what happens when you forget to update for a few months...I'm going to split this into 2 posts so it's less immense.
Growing Pains by Kathryn Ormsbee
Other Ever Afters by Melanie Gillman
Sea Sirens by Amy Chu
Ana on the Edge by AJ Sass
Como Agua Para Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo
Oh My Gods by Stephanie Cook
Scout is NOT a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Calling the Moon (anthology)
The Weirn Books vol. 1 by Svetlana Chmakova
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkein
Surprisingly Sarah by Terri Libenson
(June 17, 2023 - 12:04 am)
more!
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd
The Ojja Wojja by Magdalene Visaggio
The Flamingo by Guojing
The Crystal Ribbon by Celeste Lim
On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang
Gussy by Jim Cajoleas
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
(June 17, 2023 - 12:06 am)
@Artemis, I'm so glad you liked Spindlefish and Stars and Hollow Chest! Honestly it is the best feeling when someone reads a book based on my recommendation so thank you ^_^
Witchy vol. 2 by Ariel Slamet Ries
Hilo: Gina and the Last City on Earth by Judd Winick
Just South of Home by Karen Strong
Crumbs by Danie Stirling
Root Magic by Eden Royce (so good, a perfect historical fantasy read)
Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith (an adaptation of Peter Pan with Indigenous protagonists!)
A Few Bicycles More by Christina Uss (sequel to The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle. The first one was better but this one was still pretty good.)
Salt Magic by Hope Larson and Rebecca Sugar
Glister by Andi Watson (fun little comics about a magic house)
A Slip of a Girl by Patricia Reilly-Giff
The Moth Keeper by K. O'Neill
Revenge of the Red Club by Kim Harrington (period activism!)
The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett (SO GOOD! a low fantasy adaptation of Anne of Green Gables--the vibes were perfect I loved it so much)
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McMannis and Tracy Sorrel
Hazel's Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow (great characters, aroace rep)
The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar (read this if you watch the Great British Baking Show)
The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van Otterloo
Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker
(September 12, 2023 - 10:49 pm)
Another Castle by Andrew Wheeler and Paulina Ganucheau (feminist fantasy yay)
Always Human by Ari North
Operation Sisterhood by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani
Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
Sapiens graphic novel adaptation by Yuval Noah Harari
Displacement by Kiku Hughes (very cool memoir/magical realism/historical graphic novel about Japanese incarceration camps)
This is How we Fly by Anna Meriano (a feminist YA book about muggle quidditch, so fun)
Bingo Love by Tee Franklin (will make you cry)
Pixels of You by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota
Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca (middle grade adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, lots of baked goods involved)
Kiss Number Eight by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw (will also make you cry)
Taproot by Keezy Young
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
Hope Springs by Jaime Berry
(September 12, 2023 - 10:51 pm)
The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan.
(January 31, 2023 - 7:10 pm)
Gah I had plans to keep up with this but I kinda forgot about it... oh well here's the books I remember reading in the past two months:
Wilder girls by Rory Power
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Doors to Nowhere by Chris Grine
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Addams (not completely finished with this one but I'm almost done so I thought I'd include it)
The Fault in our Stars by John Green
Sometime in Summer by Katrina Leno
Hm I feel like there should be more but that's good for now. If I remember later I'll post them.
(February 26, 2023 - 1:18 pm)
Death Note books 1-5
(March 24, 2023 - 8:43 am)
A Deadly Education, by Naomi Novik. Highly reccomend, especially for Harry Potter fans who are looking for something a little more amped-up!
(April 12, 2023 - 9:39 am)
ooh I liked that one~
(April 13, 2023 - 8:18 pm)
I've read around forty books already this year (I think!?), but I'll name a few I finished recently. Also yes this seems like a great thread- we have to keep it going! :)
- The Outsiders
- When Life Gives You Mangos
- Shadow and Bone
- Short
- The Windeby Puzzle
- The Secret Garden (half re-read- I didn't finish it the first time)
Happy reading!
~ The Elephant Spirit :)
(May 27, 2023 - 5:00 pm)