I spent nothing on books this year (using promotional credits on Amazon worth $33.93, the library, and reading for reviews).

My favorite books I read this year:

Out of the 53 books that I read, some reading stats:

• 5 from the same author (Evie Alexander)
• 29 with a romantic element
• 6 nonfiction – goal was 2
• Only 4 YA
• 24 contemporary
• 17,567 pages (average of 325 pages)
• Rated 34 books 5 stars (I’m more selective when choosing books to read)
• 27 books were from Amazon First Reads program
• 17 were review copies
• 4 audiobooks vs. 50 ebooks
• 6 books from the library
• I read 1 book for book club (Yellowface)
• I read 5 books in anticipation of traveling/set in that location (Japan) – goal was 6-12
• I read 1 book from Obamas 2023 Favorite Book list – goal was 2
• I read two books from book tubers (Chelsea Fagan and Katie Wismer)
• In September my review for Kat Girl was featured on the homepage of Reedsy Discovery!
• I reviewed 17 books this year for a total of 449 reviews written in my lifetime
• I won a book contest by naming a character in Suzy Vitello’s WIP.

Next year I want to:

• Read ~1 book from President Obama’s Favorite Books of 2024
• Read ~2 nonfiction books
• Read ~4 books in anticipation of traveling/set in that location
• Write ~13 book reviews

The books I read this year:

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I spent $161.55 on books this year from Half Price Books, The Book Burrow, Bookpeople, Powell’s Online and directly from authors at events and online.

My favorite books I read this year:

• First Things First by Barbara Delinsky
• Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman
• Wool by Hugh Howey
• Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cestari
• An Acquired Taste by Kelly Cain
• A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan
• Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
• Ramón and Julieta by Alana Albertson
• Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond by Andrew Doughty
• I’m Glad My Mom Died by McCurdy, Jennette
• Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
• Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
• The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn
• The Chemistry of Love by Wilson, Sariah
• Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
• The Kiss Quotient by Hoang, Helen

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

1. The Beauty of a Spiral: A Novel by Beth Maddaleni
2. Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
3. Please Live for Me (Brotherhood Series Book 3) by M.W. McKinley
4. Broken Perfect Lies: A Bodyguard Romance by Katie Wismer
5. Demon Whispers (The Survival Chronicles, Book 1) by by N. R. Farrell

Out of the 58 books that I read:

8 Indie Books
4 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

• I read 4 books for book clubs
• I read 14 books in anticipation of traveling/set in that location
• I reviewed 9 books this year for a total of 432 reviews written lifetime
• In September my review for The Beauty of a Sprial was featured on the homepage of Reedsy Discovery!
• I won the Pflugerville Library Winter Reading Challenge

Next year I want to:

• Read 6-12 books about Japan, Japanese history, Japanese culture, etc.
• Read at least 2 books from President Obama’s Favorite Books of 2023
• Read at least 2 nonfiction books

The books I read this year:

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I spent $5.48 on kindle books this year; $13.20 at Barnes and Noble; $35.91 for books from Bookshop; $103.90 at the Neverending Bookshop; $98.95 at Brick & Mortar for a total of $257.44 on books!

My favorite books I read this year:

• The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
• A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary
• Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey
• It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey
• Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1) by Alexandria Bellefleur
• Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem by Laurie Notaro
• Schooled by Ted Fox
• Time of My Life (Time After Time #1) by Mary Frame
• For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa
• Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch, #1) by Marti Dumas
• Well Met (Well Met, #1) by Jen DeLuca
• A Little Too Familiar (An Uncanny Romance, #1) by Lish McBride
• Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
• The Love Con by Seressia Glass
• The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
• Pumpkin (Dumplin’, #3) by Julie Murphy
• Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

1. Musical Games (Kinloch, #4) by Evie Alexander
2. Ex Appeal (Ponto Beach Reunion, #3) by Cathy Yardley
3. Strange Gods by Alison Kimble
4. Kissing Games (Kinloch, #3) by Evie Alexander
5. Delta (The Apex Cycle, #2) by M.T. Zimny
6. Beta (The Apex Cycle, #1) by M.T. Zimny
7. Always the New Girl by Kelly Vincent
8. Boneyard by D.M. Darroch
9. Gouda Friends (Ponto Beach Reunion, #2) by Cathy Yardley
10. Hollywood Games (Kinloch, #2) by Evie Alexander
11. Sting of the Scorpion (Outlawed Myth, #3) by Evelyn Puerto

Out of the 68 books that I read:

18 Indie Books
5 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

I read 16 books for book clubs
I reviewed 20 books this year for a total of 423 reviews written lifetime

The books I read this year:

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I spent $21.91 on kindle books this year

My favorite books I read this year:

• Spinning Silver by Noami Novik
• Alive (The Generations Trilogy, #1) by Scott Sigler
• Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1) by Marie Lu
• Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1) by Penny Reid
• With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
• The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson
• Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

1. Please Fall for Me by M. W. Mckinley
2. A Cemetery for Zoe by Ashe Woodward
3. The Finest Lies by David J. Naiman
4. The Apotheon Awakening (Apotheon Trials #1) by Arya White
5. Highland Games (Kinloch Series, #1) by Evie Alexander
6. Miss Cast and the Headhamster (Miss Cast! Book 1) by LJ Pickles
7. Sex & Sours by Dani McLean
8. Pip and Kitten and the End of the World by David Congreave
9. Killing Dragons (Order of the Dolphin, #1) by Kristie Clark
10. Dragon Gold (Order of the Dolphin, #2) by Kristie Clark
11. I Think the World Owes Me An Apology by Fike Daodu
12. These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden
13. Love & Rum by Dani McLean
14. Please Stay for Me (The Brotherhood Series, #1) by M.W. McKinley
15. At the Cabin by Claudia Blood
16. Coming in from the Outfield by Carrie Wiegman
17. Rebuilding Alexandra Small by Mo Fanning
18. Flicker of the Flame by Evelyn Puerto
19. The Anti-Relationship Year by Katie Wismer
20. Horizon Found (Relic Trilogy #2) by Claudia Blood
21. Company Assassin (Relic Trilogy #1) by Claudia Blood

Out of the 95 books that I read:

38 Indie Books

6 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

I read 11 books for book club

I read both Michelle Obama’s Becoming and Barack Obama’s A Promised Land

I reviewed 46 books this year for a total of 403

I made reviewer of the month in July and September on Reedsy

The books I read this year:

I think I will make my challenge for next year a conservative 75 books!

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I spent $26.33 on kindle books this year

My favorite books I read this year:

• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
• I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
• Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
• Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1) by Holly Jackson
• Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis
• Parachutes by Kelly Yang
• Slay by Brittney Morris
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
• Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
• Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered #1) by Tessa Bailey
• The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
• Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus
• This Mortal Coil (This Mortal Coil #1) by Emily Suvada
• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
• Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
• Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
• Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
• The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient #2) by Helen Hoang

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

1. The Alien in the Backseat by Phillip Knight Scott
2. Destination Azurah by Victoria Bastedo
3. Exile (Forbidden Things #2) by Nikki McCormack
4. Apostate (Forbidden Things #3) by Nikki McCormack
5. Drawing Breath (Drawing Breath #1-3) by Laurie Boris
6. The Anti-Virginity Pact (The Pact #1) by Katie Wismer
7. Flight of the Spark: Book 1 of the Outlawed Myth Fantasy Series (The Outlawed Myth #1) by Evelyn Puerto

Out of the 65 books that I read:

11 Indie Books

8 Nonfiction Books

The books I read this year:

I think I will make my challenge for next year 100 books!

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