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Read Books of December 2023

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.5 - Devil's Mistletoe: A Dark Mafia Romance by Ash, Roselyn and Leone, Sasha

.5 - Welcome to Carnage by Winters, Selena

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4.35 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Maas, Sarah J.

4.5 - X-MEN: THE ANIMATED SERIES - THE ADAPTATIONS OMNIBUS (X-Men: The Animated - The Adaptations Omnibus) by Macchio, Ralph

4.75 - A Court of Sugar and Spice (Wicked Darlings #1) by Kenney, Rebecca F.

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5 - Myths of the Underworld: Timeless Tales of the Afterlife, Love, Revenge, Fatal Attraction and More from Around the World by Christinee, Lindsay

5 - Daughters of Olympus by Lynn, Hannah M.

5 - The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Riordan, Rick

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Book of the Month:

Daughters of Olympus by Lynn, Hannah M.

Book Count: 8

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Read Books of November 2023

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.5 - Hollow (The Hollow Duet #1) by prince, d.d

.5 - Shunned (Kings of Miskatonic Prep #1) by Holmes, Steffanie

.5 - Persephone by Thomas, Kitty

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2 - A Kiss of Salt & Sea (Darkstone Academy #1) by Devlin, Bliss

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4 - One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1) by Gillig, Rachel

4.75 - The Woman in Me by Spears, Britney

4.85 - Together We Burn by Ibañez, Isabel

4.9 - Circus Creeps (Sinner's Sideshow Duet #1) by Pierce, Aiden

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DNF:

@ 20% - Holdon (The Hollow Duet #2) by prince, d.d

Book of the Month:

Together We Burn by Ibañez, Isabel

Book Count: 9

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Read Books of October 2023

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.5 - Harvest Massacre by Briar, A.

.5 - Vampish: The Hunt (Vampish #1) by DeRosa, G.K.

.5 - Finding Persephone by Woodrow, Rosaline

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4 - Bleed for Cupid (Holiday Horror) by Pierce, Aiden

4.4 - Once a Queen (Once a Queen #1) by Arthur, Sarah (Netgalley)

4.5 - A Dowry of Blood (A Dowry of Blood #1) by Gibson, S.T.

4.5 - The Haunted Forest Tour by Moore, James A. & Strand, Jeff

4.8 - Horrorstör by Hendrix, Grady

4.8 - Lilith by Marmery, Nikki

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5 - Burn for Jack (Holiday Horror) by Pierce, Aiden

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Book of the Month:

Burn for Jack (Holiday Horror) by Pierce, Aiden

Book Count: 10

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Read Books of September 2023

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3.8 - Heartless Heathens by Knox, Santana

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4 - Insidious (The Marked Mage Chronicles #1) by Evers, Victoria

4 - A Prince So Cruel (Healer of Kingdoms #1)by Seymour, Ingrid

4.8 - Hollow by Nascosta, C.M.

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5 - Queen of Hope (Empire of Shattered Crowns) by Freighter, May

5 - Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! by Zucker, David + Abrahams, Jim + Zucker, Jerry

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30% = The Monster's Wife (A Monstrous World #2) by West, Jillian

Book of the Month:

Queen of Hope (Empire of Shattered Crowns) by Freighter, May

Book Count: 7

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Read Books of August 2023

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3 - Heart of Night and Fire (The Nightfire Quartet #1) by Tuli, Nisha J. (Netgalley)

3.5 - Run & Hide (Myths & Monsters #1) by Hollow, Beatrix

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4 - Bite the Woman That Feeds: A Dark Fantasy Romance by Barsetti, Penelope

4.6 - Black Sea: A Hades and Persephone Reimagining by Cassera, Melissa

4.75 - What Monstrous Gods by Hodge, Rosamund (Netgalley)

4.8 - To Heal an Earl (Soldiers and Soulmates #1) by Aston, Alexa

4.8 - After Midnight: A Modern Day Cinderella Reverse Harem by Ryan, Wynter

4.8 - The Only One Left by Sager, Riley

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5 - Save A Vamp, Take A Crown by Ashe, Sedona

5 - Medusa: A Novel by Burton, Jessie

5 - Queen of Ashes (Empire of Shattered Crowns #2) by Freighter, May (Book Sirens)

5 - Queen of Deception (Empire of Shattered Crowns #1) by Freighter, May (Book Sirens)

5 - Queens of Moirai (Descendants of Atropos #1) by Hargadon, Rhiannon (Book Sirens)

5 - King's Bride (Chronicles of Urn #1) by Michaels, Beck

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Book of the Month:

Empire of Shattered Crowns Series

Book Count: 14

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Read Books of July 2023

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.5 - Are you lonesome tonight? : the untold story of Elvis Presley's one true love and the child he never knew by De Barbin, Lucy

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1 - The Maleficent Faerie: A Sleeping Beauty Retelling (For the Love of the Villain, #2) by Kenney, Rebecca F.

1 - Elvis and Me by Presley, Priscilla Beaulieu

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2 - Severed by Vengeance: A Dark Romance by Maldonado, Elle

2 - Forget Me Not by Soto, Julie

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3 - Crown of Crimson (Underworld Gods # 1) by Halle, Karina

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4 - River of Shadows (Underworld Gods #1) by Halle, Karina

4 - The Night House by Nesbø, Jo (Netgalley)

4.2 - Silent Came the Monster: A Novel of the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks by Hearth, Amy Hill

4.5 - Psyche and Eros by McNamara, Luna

4.8 - Death's Obsession: A Paranormal Dark Romance by St. Graves, Avina

4.8 - Heeran Love Song by Sooji Kim / Midnight Studio

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5 - Elixir of the Sun (Season 3) by Konn, One / Original: solddam / Artist: Song Yi

5 - Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Ross, Rebecca

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@ 40% - Sundial by Ward, Catriona

@ 25% - Fortune Fae Academy: Book One (Fortune Fae Academy #1)by Thorn, J.R.

Book of the Month:

Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Ross, Rebecca

Book Count: 16

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Read Books of June 2023

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.5 - Foxy Tales (Zodiac Academy) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

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1.5 - Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy #6) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

1.5 - Heartless Sky (Zodiac Academy #7) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

1.5 - Shadow Princess (Zodiac Academy #4) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

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2 - The Awakening as Told by the Boys (Zodiac Academy #1.5) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

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3 - Origins of an Academy Bully (Zodiac Academy #.5) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

3.25 - Sorrow and Starlight (Zodiac Academy #8) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

3.5 - The Awakening (Zodiac Academy #1) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

3.75 - Cursed Fates (Zodiac Academy #5) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

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4 - The Court of the Undead (Trueborn #1) by Aden, F.M. (Netgalley)

4 - Satan's Affair (Cat and Mouse Duet #.5) by Carlton, H.D.

4 - The Big A.S.S. Party by (Zodiac Academy #5.5) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

4 - The Reckoning (Zodiac Academy #3) by Peckham, Caroline & Valenti, Susanne

4.5 - The Curse of the Seelie King (Our Twisted Fates #1) by Everhart, Chloe (ARC by Author)

4.75 - The Hurricane Wars (The Hurricane Wars #1) by Guanzon, Thea (Netgalley)

4.9 - Scorpio Rising (Celestial Society #1) by Marie, Fibi (BookSirens)

4.9 - Woven by Gold (Beasts of the Briar #2) by Helen, Elizabeth

4.9 - A Fragile Enchantment by Saft, Allison

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5 - The King of Spring (The Homeric Retellings #1) by Carmon, Collette

5 - Inheritance (The Lost Bride Trilogy #1) by Roberts, Nora (Netgalley)

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@ 50% - Den of Vipers by Knight, K.A.

Book of the Month:

Inheritance (The Lost Bride Trilogy #1) by Roberts, Nora (Netgalley)

Book Count: 20

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May Books Read of 2023

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3 - Only A Monster (Monster #1) by Len, Vanessa

3 - Prince of Song & Sea (Princes) by Miller, Linsey

3 - The North Wind (The Four Winds #1) by Warwick, Alexandria

3.9 - Demeter & Persephone by Fontes Justine Korman & Kurth, Steve (Illustrator)

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4.3 - A Curse of Blood and Bloom by Saunders, Santana

4.4 - Lessons in Unseelie Discipline by Jonas, Hazel (BookSirens ARC)

4.5 - The Harbinger: A Dark Psychological Occult Romance by Davis, Ann-Marie (BookSirens)

4.8 - The Savage Beasts of Salem by Corvin, Cate

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5 - Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Broadbent, Carissa

5 - A Night of Flesh and Gluttony (Vices and Hedonism #1) by Livingstone, B.

5 - Athena's Child (The Grecian Women Trilogy #1) by Lynn, Hannah M.

5 - Slaying the Frost King by Robinson, Candace & Beaumont, Elle (BookSiren)

5 - The Bride Collector by Silverwood, Cari (BookSiren)

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50% - Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1) by Bardugo, Leigh

Book of the Month:

Athena's Child (The Grecian Women Trilogy #1) by Lynn, Hannah M.

Book Count: 13

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April Books Read of 2023

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1 - Drown Within Me: A Kraken and Wolf Menage Monster Romance by Hawthorne, Quinn & Celeste, Mae

1.5 - Truly, Madly, Deadly by Jayne, Hannah

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2.5 - Raising the Horseman by Valentino, Serena

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3.5 - Monster Slayer (Order of the Cross #1) by Newton, Eve

3.8 - Twisted Devotion: A Dark Obsession Romance by St. John, Poppy

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4.5 - Captain Pan (Neverland Fae #2) by Kenney, Rebecca F.

4.8 - Shadow Kissed (Shadow Kissed, #1) by Garcia, Rebecca L.

4.8 - The Dare (Losers #0.5) by Laroux, Harley

4.9 - Promise Boys by Brooks, Nick

4.9 - An Invocation of Monsters (The Void #2) by Corvin, Cate

4.9 - Wendy, Darling (Neverland Fae #1) by Kenney, Rebecca F.

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5 - Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Hamilton, Edith

5 - The Prince of Prohibition (Fae of the Roaring Age #1) by Marks, Marilyn

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30% - Monster Slayer (Order of the Cross #2) by Newton, Eve

Netgalley Reads:

4.8 - Always Isn't Forever by Cervantes, J.C.

4.8 - The Name Drop by Lee, Susan

4.8 - Pestilence (The Four Horsemen #1) by Thalassa, Laura

Book of the Month:

Pestilence (The Four Horsemen #1) by Thalassa, Laura

Book Count: 18

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March Books Read of 2023

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.5 - The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown by Junor, Penny

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3.8 - Sick Boys by Wild, Clarissa

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4.5 - A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy #1) by Legrand, Claire (Netgalley)

4.6 - UnBreaking by Waters, L.D.

4.7 - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Black, Holly

4.7 - The Sea Witch: A Little Mermaid Retelling (For the Love of the Villain, #1) by Kenney, Rebecca F.

4.8 - A Thirst for Darkness (Midnight Vampires) by Casey, Vivian (Author ARC)

4.8 - The Stolen Throne (Dominions #2) by Owen, Abigail (Netgalley)

4.9 - Bewitched Shadows (The Wicked Belles #1) by Blake, Autumn (Netgalley)

4.9 - Mountains Made of Glass (Fairy Tale Retelling #1) by St. Clair, Scarlett

4.9 - The Liar’s Crown (Dominions #1) by Owen, Abigail

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5 - Ashes to Glass (The Wickedly Grim Series) by Black, Carmen

5 - Requiem by Hart, Callie

5 - Twisted Selection (Edgewood Academy Elite #1) by Nix, P.H.

5 - Court of Tricksters (Fae Tricksters #1) by Prater, S.L.

5 - Cannetella by Rowan, Elodie (Netgalley)

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@ 40 The People’s Princess by Harding, Flora

Book of the Month:

Court of Tricksters (Fae Tricksters #1) by Prater, S.L.

Book Count: 18

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February Books Read of 2023

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2.4 - The Dark Elf's Secret Baby (Secret Babies For Prothekan Dark Elves #1) by King, Celeste

2.6 - Creeping Beauty by Portes, Andrea (Netgalley)

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3.5 - The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire #3) by Stewart, Andrea

3.5 - Filthy Rich Boys (Rich Boys of Burberry Prep #1) by Stunich, C.M.

3.5 - In the Arms of the Elite (Rich Boys of Burberry Prep #4) by Stunich, C.M.

3.5 - The Envy of Idols (Rich Boys of Burberry Prep #3) by Stunich, C.M.

3.7 - The Secret Girl (Adamson All-Boys Academy #1) by Stunich, C.M.

3.8 - Entwined Within the Darkness (Within the Darkness) by Black, Charley

3.8 - The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire #2) by Stewart, Andrea

3.8 - Bad, Bad Bluebloods (Rich Boys of Burberry Prep #2) by Stunich, C.M.

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4 - The Bone Shard Daughter (The Drowning Empire #1) by Stewart, Andrea

4.6 - Court of the Undying Seasons by Strickland, A.M. (Netgalley)

4.7 - Wings Once Cursed and Bound (Mythwoven #1) by Drake, Piper J. (Netgalley)

4.7 - The Carnivale of Curiosities by Gibbs, Amiee (Netgalley)

4.7- Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar #1) by Helen, Elizabeth

4.75 - Midnight Strikes by Shahnaz, Zeba (Netgalley)

4.8 - The Wicked Ones (A Dark Ascension Series ) by Benway, Robin

4.8 - The Lake House by Durst Sarah Beth (Netgalley)

4.8 - Tethered (The Binding Chronicles #1) by Gallea, Elayna R.

4.8 - Charming by Linwood, Jade (Netgalley)

4.8 - The Song of Achilles by Miller, Madeline

4.8 - Willing (The Un series) by Sweet Izzy and Moriarty, Sean

4.9 - The Black Queen by Jumata, Emill

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5 - Save A Life, Tell A Lie (Flawed Fates Book 1) by Sedona Ashe

5 - Bewitched (Bewitched #1) by Thalassa, Laura

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25 - Someone Else's Shadow by James, Monica

Book of the Month

The Black Queen by Jumata, Emill

Bewitched (Bewitched #1) by Thalassa, Laura

Book Count: 26

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January Books Read of 2023

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.5 - The Garden (Into Shadow) by Adeyemi, Tomi

.5 - Marked, Bitten, Claimed BOXSET: Werewolf Arranged Marriage (Royal Blood and One Commitment Series) by Elise, Simone

.5 - She Died Famous by Rutkin, Kyle

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1 - Death's Captive (Of Gods and Wolves #1) by DeRosa, G.K.

1 - Persephone (Into Shadow) by Grossman, Lev

1.2 - Raven's Solstice (The Winter Court #1) by Rose, Faedra

1.3 - Blood Moon by Graves, Jillian

1.5 - Carnage Island (Reject Island) by Foss, Lexi C.

1.5 - The Silent Patient by Michaelides, Alex

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2.3 - Stalked by the Boogie Man by Shade, Siggy

2.3 - The Good Lie by Torre, A.R.

2.5 - The Seventh Bride by Kingfisher, T.

2.9 - Forestfall (World at the Lake's Edge #1) by Clipstone, Lyndall

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3.5 - Lock the Doors by Ralph, Vincent

3.5 - A Taste of Torment (Shadow Hills Academy: Relentless #1) by Trombley, Stacey

3.8 - Tender is the Flesh by Bazterrica, Agustina

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4 - Big Bad by Anderson, Lily

4 - Spare - Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex

4 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by Kingfisher, T.

4 - The Honeys by La Sala, Ryan

4 - Devils' Day Party by Stunich, C.M.

4.1 - The Devil Makes Three by Bovalino, Tori

4.25 - And Then There Were None by Christie, Agatha

4.3 - Among Wolves by Blaque, Erica

4.5 - Titanic - 'Iceberg Ahead': The Story of the Disaster by Some of Those Who Were There by Bancroft, James W. (Netgalley)

4.5 - Lakesedge (World at the Lake's Edge #1) by Clipstone, Lyndall

4.5 - Throwback by Goo, Maurene (Netgalley)

4.5 - Sweet Berries (Cambric Creek #2) by Nascosta, C.M.

4.6 - An Inheritance of Monsters (The Void #1) by Corvin, Cate

4.8 - This Delicious Death by Cottingham, Kayla (Netgalley)

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5 - Fairydale by Lancet, Veronica

5 - The Haunting of Abraham Lincoln by Wolfson, Kyle (Netgalley)

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25% - I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter: 6 Patient Files That Will Keep You Up At Night (Dr. Harper Therapy #1) by Harper, Dr.

35% - The Ritual by Shantel, Tessier

Book of the Month:

Fairydale by Lancet, Veronica

Book Count: 34