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book log 2024!...
book log 2024!
here's the 2024 book log! if you don't know how this works, here's the drill: once you finish a book, post the title and author here (if you want, you can also include your thoughts on the book, its genres, how many stars out of five you'd rate it, whatever). at the end of the year, you can see how many books you've read, plus you get a ton of recommendations from other people's lists!
happy new year, everyone!
submitted by pangolin, age she/they, wherever books are sold
(January 1, 2024 - 12:02 pm)
(January 1, 2024 - 12:02 pm)
Fairest by Marissa Meyer
A side story in the Lunar Chronicles about Levana, the antagonist in the main story. Levana is a Lunar (similar to human but they live on the moon and have mind powers they call bioelectricity manipulation), as well as a princess. She manipulates her appearance with her powers to cover up her disfigurement from when she was pushed into a fire by Channary, her older sister. I rate 7.5/10
(February 8, 2024 - 8:43 pm)
Loveless by Alice Oseman, You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman, Turtles all the Way Down by John Green, The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper, and UNSONG by Scott Alexander.
(February 9, 2024 - 3:49 pm)
Winter from the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Final book in the Lunar Chronicles about Cinder overthrowing evil queen Levana of Luna by getting the people to rebel against her in time to stop the wedding and coronation. Winter is Levana's stepdaughter and slightly crazy though beautiful princess who helps Cinder and her friends. Based loosely on Snow White. I rate 9/10
(February 12, 2024 - 6:20 pm)
Read a lot of books (the Unwanteds to be specific) while CB was down so just gonna list them:
Stars Above
The Unwanteds
The Unwanteds: Island of Silence
The Unwanteds: Island of Fire
The Unwanteds: Island of Legends
(March 8, 2024 - 12:37 am)
UH The Unwanteds are so amazing!!! I especially love how the first series ends (wish I could find the 1st book the the second series...)
(March 11, 2024 - 7:49 pm)
The Unwanteds: Island of Shipwrecks by Lisa McMann
Pretty good book about Alex and his friends from Artime getting stranded on an island and trying to make it out alive while his twin brother and worst enemy Aaron is gathering power. I rate 7/10
(March 11, 2024 - 7:05 pm)
Month of Febuary books! GN means graphic novel, and reread means, well, I've read it before!
1. NONE
2. NONE
3. NONE
4. Son of Neptune- Rick Rioridan (reread)
5. NONE
6. Mark of Athena- Rick Rioridan (reread)
7. House of Hades- Rick Rioridan (reread)
8. The Blood of Olympus- Rick Rioridan (reread)
9. NONE
10. Hatchet- Gary Paulsen
The River- Gary Paulsen
11. Brian's Winter- Gary Paulsen
12. Twilight- Stephenie Meyer
13. The Winglets Quarteret- Tui T. Sutherland
New Moon- Stephenie Meyer
Cabin Fever- Jeff Kinney (reread)
The Long Haul- Jeff Kinney (reread)
14. The Hidden Oracle- Rick Rioridan (reread)
15. NONE
16. The Dark Prophecy- Rick Rioridan (reread)
The Burning Maze- Rick Rioridan (reread)
17. The Tyrant's Tomb- Rick Rioridan (reread)
18. The Tower of Nero- Rick Rioridan (reread)
19. NONE
20. Enemies- Svetlana Chmakova (GN)
Kristy and The Snobs- Ann M. Martin (GN)
Mary Anne's Bad Luck Mystery- Ann M. Martin (GN)
Claudia and The Bad Joke- Ann M. Martin (GN)
Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure- Rachel Renee Russell
Just Jamie- Terri Libson (GN)
21. Becoming Brianna- Terri Libson (GN)
22. Remarkably Ruby- Terri Libson (GN)
Amulet~The Stonekeeper - Kazu Kibuishi (GN) (reread)
Amulet~ The Stonekeeper's Curse- Kazu Kibuishi (GN) (reread)
Amulet~ The Cloud Searchers- Kazu Kibuishi (GN) (reread)
A Tale of Witchcraft- Chris Colfer
City Spies~ Mission Manhatten- James Ponti
Enemies- Svetlana Chmakova (GN) (reread)
23. Beasts and Beauty~ Dangerous Tales- Soman Chainani
24. The Last Fallen Star- Graci Kim
25. The Last Fallen Moon- Graci Kim
The Last Fallen Realm- Graci Kim
Race to the Sun- Rebecca Roanhorse
26. Fury of the Dragon Goddess- Sarwat Chadda
Tiger Honor- Yoon Ha Lee
Wildwood- Colin Meloy (reread)
27. Under Wildwood- Colin Meloy (reread)
Wildwood Imperium- Colin Meloy
28. Brian's Return- Gary Paulsen
TOTAL BOOKS- 42
TOTAL GRAPHIC NOVELS- 10
TOTAL CHAPTER BOOKS- 32
TOTAL RE-READS- 17
(March 11, 2024 - 7:43 pm)
The Blitz by Daniel O'Malley, Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, Macbeth, This is a Book by Demetri Martin, 10 Things that Never Happened by Alexis Hall.
(I was bullied into reading several of those by a friend...)
(March 12, 2024 - 7:39 pm)
so far this month:
the entire inheritance games series--9/10, amazingggg love love love. i suppose i read the first one in march but whatever.
101 essays that will change the way you think--6/10, not a bad book overall, just written in a difficult way that made it hard to understand the content. also likely intended for young adults.
julieta and the romeos (reread)--8/10, light read, chill, just not spectacular.
every soul a star (reread)--8/10, again, not spectacular, but well-written. i loved this book when i was ten so it's been a while since i read it.
lovely war--10/10, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. literally the writing is beautiful and so is the story. definitely recommend.
little white lies--9/10, really good. same author as the inheritance games. there's a sequel which im in the middle of.
the hunger games--10/10, my favorite series probably ever. i reread all of them twice this month.
the summer of impossibilites--?/10, haven't finished, good so far though.
there's so many other books i can't remember ugh but this is a good chunk of it.
(April 23, 2024 - 8:38 am)
THE SUMMER OF IMPOSSIBILITIESSSSS- like the one romance book I really super love XD. YESSSS!!!
Every Soul a Star is pretty good too, especially with the recent eclipse and all (I was going to reread it for that but didn't have time...). :)
(April 23, 2024 - 5:27 pm)