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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)
Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle
A really good book in verse about a girl named Oriol who meets a famous poet and aspires to write poetry as well. It also includes topic on xenophobia (fear of outsiders/foreigners) and animal cruelty. I would definitely recommend this book. I rate 8.5/10
(January 23, 2024 - 11:20 am)
Cinder: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
A sci-fi version of Cinderella set in the future in New Beijing where Cinder is a cyborg mechanic amidst a deadly disease and danger from a race called the Lunars (who live on the moon). Yet Cinder has a secret she doesn't know about herself, until one day she realizes she's immune to the disease. I rate 9/10
(January 27, 2024 - 8:44 pm)
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang. if anyone's seen Arrival, this has the short story that it was based on!
(January 28, 2024 - 11:42 am)
Pilar Ramirez: The Escape from Zafa by Julian Randall
It was an okay book about a girl named Pilar who goes to investigate the disappearance of her cousin Natasha and ends up on the fantasy island of Zafa. I rate 6.5/10
(January 28, 2024 - 3:49 pm)
So! Books I've read for January (won't be able to finish any today or tomorrow so)
Btw, I put 'reread' next to some bc it isn't the first time I've read it, and GN stands for graphic novel. And no, I didn't accidently put some books twice ;)
Jan 1-NONE
Jan 2- NONE
Jan 3- Brave- Svetlana Chmakova (GN)
Invisible Emmie- Terri Libson (GN)
Positivly Izzie- Terri Libson (GN)
Truely Tyler- Terii Libson (GN)
Jan 4- Fall of the School for Good and Evil- Soman Chainani
Act- Kayla Miller (GN)
Compass South- Hope Larson (GN) (reread)
Knife's Edge- Hope Larson (GN) (reread)
Atana and the FireBird- Vivian Zhou (GN)
Jan 5- School for Good and Evil (SGE), book 1- Soman Chainani (reread)
Jan 6- Dragonwatch, book 1- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 7- Dragonwatch, Wrath of the dragon king, book 2- Brandon Mull (reread)
the BAD GUYS in Superbad- Aaron Blabey (GN) (reread)
Jan 8- Dragonwatch, Master of the Fhantom Isle, book 3- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 9- Dragonwatch, Champion of the Titan Games, book 4- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 10- Dragonwatch, Return of the Dragonslayers, book 5- Brandon Mull (reread)
Keeper of the Lost Cities, part 1- Shannon Messenger (GN)
Brave- Svetlana Chmakova (GN) (reread)
Invisible Emmie- Terri Libson (GN) (reread)
Truely Tyler- Terri Libson (GN) (reread)
A Single Shard- Linda Sue Park
Jan 11- Positivly Izzie- Terri Libson (GN) (reread)
Keeper of the Lost Cities, part 1- Shannon Messenger (GN) (reread)
Jan 12- SGE, World without Princes- Soman Chainani (reread)
Jan 13- NONE
Jan 14- SGE, The Last EverAfter- Soman Chainani (reread)
Jan 15- SGE, Quest for Glory- Soman Chainani (reread)
Jan 16- SGE, A Cystal of Time- Soman Chainani (reread)
Jan 17- SGE, The One True King- Soman Chainani (reread)
Jan 18- Sky Raiders- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 19- NONE
Jan 20- Rogue Knight- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 21- Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Laybrinth- Rick Rioridan (reread)
Jan 22- Death Weavers- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 23- Time Jumpers- Brandon Mull (reread)
Jan 24- Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian- Rick Rioridan (reread)
The Shadow Moth- Francesca Gibbons
Jan 25- NONE
Jan 26- NONE
Jan 27- Beyond the Mountains- Francesca Gibbons
Jan 28- NONE
Jan 29- The Lost Hero- Rick Rioridan (reread)
The Rise of the School for Good and Evil- Soman Chainani (reread)
TOTAL BOOKS- 38
TOTAL GRAPHIC NOVELS- 15
TOTAL CHAPTER BOOKS- 23
TOTAL RE-READS- 27
(January 30, 2024 - 5:33 pm)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Sequel to Cinder, it's a great book full of action and mixing the fairy tale Red Riding Hood and sci-fi, while still continuing Cinder's story. I rate 8.5/10
(January 31, 2024 - 11:27 am)
Cress: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Third sequel to Cinder, a sci-fi fantasy based on Rapunzel but not focused on it. Cress is a hacker who lives in a satellite orbiting space. Her isolated life intertwines with Cinder, Scarlet, and the rest of the main characters. I rate 8.5/10
(February 3, 2024 - 9:43 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)
I've read sooo many of those books!
(May 21, 2024 - 5:35 pm)