2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I finally reached the goal of reading 200 books/novellas/short stories in a year, but that number is still a decent goal for 2023!

Last year, I pledged to read more "on hand" or "on Kindle or Audible" than to buy more, and that so didn't work out. Giving that a try again with two caveats. First, if I buy a new book, I will get the ebook edition rather than a paperback or hardcover one. Physical books just aren't physically comfortable reading any longer, and secondly, I have a huge backlog of books that authors want reviewed. Focus on those ARCs this year.

The first 50 titles completed!


50. Rain Dance (Rain Mystery Trilogy, #2) - David Homick
49. Any Fin For Love - Petie McCarty
48. It Happened on Saturday - Sydney Dunlap
47. Central Station: A Ray DeLuca Novel (Ray DeLuca, #1) - Joseph Cariffe Survival (Fallout, #1) - Lisa Harris
46. Survival (Fallout, #1) - Lisa Harris
45. River of Wrath (St. Benedict, #2) - Alexandrea Weis, Lucas Astor
44. Good For It (A Grifter's Song, #30) - T.G. Wolff
43. Born to Bead Wild: A Humorous Cozy Mystery (Glass Bead Mystery, #5) - Janice Peacock
42. Wined and Died in New Orleans (Vintage Cookbook Mystery, #2) - Ellen Byron
41. The Lost Journals of Bud Wiper - A Middle Grade Adventure Kids Will Love: An Exciting Adventure Full of Life Lessons and a Healthy Dose of Potty Humor for Kids - S.M. Morgan
40. Phantom Hearts (Ghosts) - Minnette Meador
39. Race Against Time (Sands of Time Trilogy, #2) - C.J. Peterson
38. Siba - The Eternal Quest - B. Singh
37. Appointed Time (Sands of Time Trilogy, #1) - C.J. Peterson
36. Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1) - M.K. Lobb
35. Summer of Love: A Music & Murder Mystery - Paul D. Martin
34. In the Frame (Rosedale Investigations, #3) - Lyn Farrell
33. Shadowed Seats (Oliana Mercer, #1) - Marguerite Ashton
32. The Greenleaf Murders (Historic Homes Mystery, #1) - R.J. Koreto
31. Titanian Warrior (Titanian Chronicles, #3) - Victoria Saccenti
30. Meringue Snowflake Magic (Christmas Cookies) - Tena Stetler
29. Dark of Night (Annie Pederson, #2) - Colleen Coble
28. Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson, #1) - Colleen Coble
27. The Bone Records - Rich Zahradnik
26. A Grave Roast: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery (Orchard Hollow, #1) - A.N. Sage
25. Santa's Little Yelpers (Andy Carpenter, #26) - David Rosenfelt
24. Sun Keep Rising - Kristen R. Lee
23. Under a Veiled Moon (Inspector Corravan Mystery, #2) - Karen Odden
22. Spice Road (The Spice Road Trilogy, #1) - Maiya Ibrahim
21. The Pepper Peach Murder (Luscious Delights Mystery, #1) - Meg Benjamin
20. Vampires and Villains (Magical Mystery Book Club, #2) - Elizabeth Pantley
19. The Accidental Spy - David Gardner
18. Cookie Monsters - Erika J. Kendrick
17. The Girl Who Knew Death (Spider Green, #4) - Norm Harris
16. Snuffed Out (Magic Candle Shop Mysteries, #1) - Valona Jones
15. Pretty Evil - Zoe Rosi
14. The Man Who Screams At Nightfall...and other stories - Rush Leaming
13. Fire Ants - Adam K. White
12. Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle (Murder, She Wrote, #56) - Jessica Fletcher
11. Roly-Poly Prole - Elizabeth Javidan
10. Dial M for Meow (Bookshop Kitties Mysteries, #1) - Ruth J. Hartman
9. Doc Showmance - Zoe Forward
8. Gingerbread Dead (Christmas Cookies) - Lori L. Robinett
7. Only One Lie - Audrey J. Cole
6. What Meets the Eye (Kate Myles, #1) - Alex Kenna
5. The Personal Librarian - Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
4. Moving is Murder (Middle Age is Murder, #1) - Nellie H. Steele
3. The Low Road (McLaren Mystery, #16) - Jo A. Hiestand
2. The Key to Circus-Mom Highway - Allyson Rice
1. In The Shadow of The Apennines - Kimberly Sullivan

The second 50 titles are in the bag as of April 18, 2023!


100. The Gold Rose - Jodi Lea Stewart
99. The Babel Apocalypse (Songs of the Sage, #1) - Vyvyan Evans
98. Fire and Rain (Rain Mystery Trilogy, #3) - David Homick
97. Blacklands (Exmoor Trilogy, #1) - Belinda Bauer
96. Strange Alliances for Future Betrayals (Calliope, #5) - Scott Mari
95. The Efficiency Journal - Misha Saidov
94. The Little Shop of Murders - J. New
93. Murder in Postscript (Lady of Letters Mystery, #1) - Mary Winters
92. The Dead Certain Doubt (Ed Earl Burch, #4) - Jim Nesbitt
91. The Frights of Fiji (Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions, #1) - Sunayna Prasad
90. Moody Moody Cars - Eileen Kennedy-Moore
89. Skyriders (Skyriders, #1) - Polly Holyoke
88. Silhouette - Paul G. Swingle
87. The Vanishing at Castle Moreau - Jaime Jo Wright
86. Girl Forgotten - April Henry
85. A Bad Bout of the Yips: From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish (From the Case Files of Steve Rockfish, #3) - Ken Harris
84. Xzion (Hexonian, #0.5) - Charmaine Ross
83. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tatooist of Auschwitz, #1) - Heather Morris
82. Last Sunrise in Eterna - Amparo Ortiz
81. I Dream of Demigods - Alexa Sullivan
80. The Fifth Horseman - Jon Smith
79. Far Out! - Anne Bustard
78. The Detective - Jake Zuurbier
77. Slaves of an Alien Game: Book 1 (Slaves of an Alien Game, #1) - Nina Schluntz
76. Meesh the Bad Demon #1 (Meesh the Bad Demon, #1) - Michelle Lam
75. You Must Remember This - Kat Rosenfield
74. Moon Life - Marlene Fabian Stiles
73. Lucha of the Night Forest - Tehlor Kay Mejia
72. Murder's Legacy: (Tori Wiinters, #2) - Anita Dickason
71. Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery, #1) - Joyce Proell
70. A Cop's Necklace (Alex McNeil, #3) - Norm Meech
69. I Will Find You Again - Sarah Lyu
68. Pacer Coulee Chronicles - Wayne Edwards
67. So Close to Heaven: A Novel - Annette Oppenlander
66. Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1) - Elizabeth Goddard
65. Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home (Rabbi Small Mysteries, #3) - Harry Kemelman
64. Royal Blood (Royal Blood, #1) - Aimee Carter
63. Sweet Comfort (Comfort & Joy, #1) - Kimberly Fish
62. Fact & Fiction (Parker City Mystery, #3) - Justin M. Kiska
61. Charred: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery (Whipped & Sipped Mystery, #3) - G.P. Gottlieb
60. Bakeries and Buffoonery (Magical Mystery Book Club, #4) - Elizabeth Pantley
59. Homicide Herault (Hardy Durkins Travel Mystery, #6) - Bluette Matthey
58. No Small Murder (Mini-Meadows Mystery, #1) - Lena Gregory
57. A Study in Chocolate (Bean-to-Bar Mystery, #5) - Amber Royer
56. The House That Whispers - Lin Thompson
55. Copper Waters (Annalisse, #4) - Marlene M. Bell
54. Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind (Momo Arashima, #1) - Misa Sugiura
53. Falling into Magic (Destiny Falls, #1) - Elizabeth Pantley
52. Murder Served Neat (Cocktails & Catering Mystery, #2) - Michelle Hillen Klump
51. What the Monkey Saw: A Death Doula Novel (Death Doula, #1) - Lynn Chandler Willis

On to the third set of 50 reads!


150. Murder To My Ears (Octavia Fields, #1) - Rebecca McKinnon
149. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) - Elizabeth Peters
148. Murder for Liar - Verlin Darrow
147. Bob Becomes an Agent (Bad Luck Bob, #1) - P.J. Cruz
146. ChupaCarter (ChupaCarter, #1) - George Lopez, Ryan Calejo
145. Borrow My Heart - Kasie West
144. Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically by the Metal Horn Unicorns - Sybrina Durant
143. Elvia and the Gift of Passion (Tales by Moons-light, #3) - Ruthy Ballard
142. Far Out - Khaled Talib
141. Revenge of Azazello (Assassins of Mars, #2) - Scott Mari
140. A Deadly Wilderness: The Ties that Kill - Kelly Irvin
139. Transcendent - Jay Antani
138. The Agency of Supernatural Events: The Doctor - Justin Richman
137. The Puppy Adventures of Porter and Midge: Out and About - Giselle Nevada
136. Suspicious: A tangled web of suspicion - Jens Laursen-Schmidt
135. Devil’s Delight (Agatha Raisin, #33) - M.C. Beaton
134. Watermelon Tattoo - Tony Burnett
133. Escape Velocity: A Dystopian Time Travel Sci-Fi Thriller - Victoria Romanski
132. Earl Grey and Shallow Graves: A British Cozy Murder Mystery with a Female Sleuth (Waterwheel Cafe, #1) - Victoria Tait
131. Security Force of Two - Tena Stetler
130. Overdue (McLaren Mystery, #17) - Jo A. Hiestand
129. Picture Perfect Boyfriend - Becky Dean
128. Of Light and Shadow - Tanaz Bhathena
127. When Oceans Rise - Robin Alvarez
126. The Intrepid: Dawn Of The Interstellar Age - Arnie Benn
125. Ghostly Bugles: A Novel of the Alamo - Max L. Knight
124. The Lady of the Mirrored Lake (The Wild Rose and The Sea Raven, #2) - Jennifer Ivy Walker
123. The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven (The Wild Rose and The Sea Raven, #1) - Jennifer Ivy Walker
122. The Not so True Adventures of Brandon, Josh, and Adam - Barry M Fellinger
121. If I had a Hammer (Swinging Sixties Mystery, #2) - Teresa Trent
120. Whiskey on Our Shoes - Tonya Preece
119. Book Tour Madness - S.J. Slagle
118. Covert in Cairo (Fiona Figg & Kitty Lane Mystery, #2) - Kelly Oliver
117. Moral Code - Lois Melbourne
116. So Sorry for Your Loss: How I Learned to Live with Grief, and Other Grave Concerns - Dina Gachman
115. Accusations (Faces Behind the Stone, #5) - Fran Lewis
114. Blind Trust (The SNAP Agency Trilogy, #3) - Natalie Walters
113. My Dead True Love - Kim Pierce
112. Undertaking Love (Last Responders, #2) - Megan Montgomery
111. The Anchor - Kevin R. Doyle
110. DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test (DeadEndia, #1) - Hamish Steele
109. Eyes on the Road (Tow Truck Murder Mystery, #3) - Karen C. Whalen
108. Notice to Mariners: Book 1, Orion Federation Series (Orion Federation, #1) - Jack Heape
107. Howling With Huskies: And Other Ways to Feel Good! - Linda Chamberlain
106. Confessions of a Knight Errant: Drifters, Thieves, and Ali Baba's Treasure - Gretchen McCullough
105. The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh
104. Shannon in the Spotlight - Kalena Miller
103. The Knockout - Sajni Patel
102. The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz Investigate, #1) - Anthony Horowitz
101. Violins and Vampires (Vampires of the Daemonverse, #1) - Cee Bee

Here are the final 50 titles to complete this challenge!


200. A Cat Was Involved (Chet and Bernie Mystery, #0.1) - Spencer Quinn
199. Mumentous: Original Photos And Mostly-True Stories About Football, Glue Guns, Moms, And A Supersized High School Tradition That Was Born Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Amy J. Schultz
198. Treasure State (Cassie Dewell, #5, Highway Quartet, #6) - C.J. Box
197. Smash, Smash, Smash: The True Story of Kai the Hitchhiker - Philip Fairbanks
196. To Die A Hero: An Orion Federation Series Novella - Jack Heape
195. Tessa Miyata Is No Hero (Tessa Miyata, #1) - Julie Abe
194. Death Takes a Bath: A Cotswold Crimes Mystery (Cotswold Crimes, #1) - Sharon Lynn
193. Dust - Dusti Bowling
192. L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 39 - Dean Wesley Smith, Jody Lynn Nye
191. Murder A La Mode (Coffee & Cream Cafe Mystery, #1) - Lena Gregory
190. Things Get Ugly: The Best Crime Fiction of Joe R. Lansdale - Joe R. Lansdale
189. Sammy The Sailing Sea Turtle - Gwendol
188. Obsidian Tomorrow: The Storm (Obsidian Tomorrow, #1) - Chad Wannamaker
187. Cocktails & Casualties (Crooked Cove Mysteries, #1) - Carly Wayne
186. Devil Within: A Nathan Parker Detective Novel (Detective Nathan Parker Novel, #2) - James L'Etoile
185. Weeding Out Lies: A Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery (Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery, #1) - Jackie Layton
184. Psycho Therapy: A Diamond Mystery (Diamond, #3) - TG Wolff
183. The Name Jar - Yangsook Choi
182. Deadly Depths - John F. Dobbyn
181. Momma Would You Ever? - Rebecca Marklund
180. Mama Dida: My Road to Canada - Leonida Teohari
179. Echo from a Bayou: One Man's Journey To Hunt Down His Murderer - J. Luke Bennecke
178. This Mess is Making Me Stress!: How to organize your home and find peace - Donna Barwald
177. The Mule Ears: A Big Bend Country Mystery 4 (Big Bend Country Mystery, #4) - J.J. Rusz
176. In the Shadow of the Bull (Ancient Crete Mystery, #1) - Eleanor Kuhns
175. Hidden Pieces (Misty Pines Mystery, #1) - Mary Keliikoa
174. Time for PsyQ (Quantum Talents, #1) - Marti Ward
173. Everyone Here Is Lying - Shari Lapena
172. The Broken Darkness - Theresa Braun
171. The Lost Photograph(er): A Viking P.I. Mystery (Viking P.I., #5) - Tommy Ueland
170. Far Out - Khaled Talib
169. The One - Audrey J. Cole
168. Dakota's Dragon - Cherie' Waggie
167. Cold Pursuit (Ryland & St. Clair, #1) - Nancy Mehl
166. Dame Alice Hits Hollywood: A Cozy 1930s Mystery Featuring Author-Turned-Sleuth Dame Alice Cartwright (Dame Alice Mysteries, #1) - Allie Mahoney
165. The Heir Apparent (Orb of Zorn, #1) - John Gorman
164. The Water Tower (Lakeview Mystery, #1) - Amy Young
163. The Emerald Fairy and the Dragon Knight (The Wild Rose and the Sea Raven, #3) - Jennifer Ivy Walker
162. Reflections on the Boulevard (Reflections of Michael, #2) - L.J. Ambrosio
161. BAD HENRY: The Murderous Rampage of ‘The Taco Bell Strangler’ - Ron Chepesiuk
160. Business and Personal Secrets for Getting Unstuck: Overcoming the Quagmires - Frank Zaccari
159. And They Danced (The Tess Corona Chronicles, #1) - Tiffany Seitz
158. One Polar Bear - Crystal Beach
157. Dog on It (Chet & Bernie Mystery, #1) - Spencer Quinn
156. Kidnapped in the Woods - Deena Alexander
155. The Killer's Wife - Susan Furlong
154. Out Of Darkness Comes: The First Threat (Out of Darkness Comes, #1) - Nala Nicole
153. Temptation Trials Rebellion: Men's & Temptresses’ POV (The Tempted, #2) - B. Truly
152. The Jules Verne Prophecy - Larry Schwarz & Iva-Marie Palmer
151. Paint Me a Crime (Rose Shore Mystery, #1) - Holly Yew

Challenge completed on August 26, 2023! But I still have some reading commitments this year.

Here is my list of the next 50 "bonus" reads for this year.


250. Eat, Pray, Hex (Crescent Moon Mystery, #1) - Tara Lush
249. Treachery Among the Stars - Robert Aubecker
248. Pringle Prawn - Michael Scott Clifton
247. Ellis Johnson Might Be Famous (Cookies & Milk, #2) - Shawn Amos
246. The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater - Jaime Jo Wright
245. She Thought I Knew: A West Coast Thriller (West Coast Thriller, #1) - C.S. Cowan
244. McMinnville - Derrick McCartney
243. The Adventures of Captain Jimmy Jams - Summerton Thompson Connor
242. Rip the Sky - Mark Packard
241. The Socialite’s Guide to Death and Dating (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #2) - S.K. Golden
240. THE LAST MARDI GRAS: A Code Crackers Thriller (Code Crackers Thriller, #1) - Bill Black
239. Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War - Talia Aikens-Nunez
238. Mostly Me - Collin Hall
237. Blood Relations: A DS Ryan McBride Novel (DS Ryan McBride, #2) - J. Woollcott
236. When Ghosts Call Us Home - Katya de Becerra
235. The Group (The Group, #1) - Kevin R. Doyle
234. Hanging by a Thread (Sewing Studio Mystery, #2) - Dorothy Howell
233. The Need for a Little Dog - James Edmund Dennis
232. All Body Bags and No Knickers: Mercenaries in Suits Book 3 (Mercenaries in Suits, #3) - Shawe Ruckus
231. Reading, Writing, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery, #2) - Brenda Whiteside & Joyce Proell
230. Dead By Proxy: A Lawyer On The Run Action Suspense (Proxy Legal Thriller, #1) - Manning Wolfe
229. Secrets and Scallywags (Magical Mystery Book Club, #5) - Elizabeth Pantley
228. The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent - Ann Jacobus
227. Dead West: A Novel (Endings, #3) - Linda L. Richards
226. Death and the Sisters (Mary Shelley Mystery, #1) - Heather Redmond
225. Root of All Evil (Laurel Highlands Mystery, #1) - Liz Milliron
224. The Society for Soulless Girls - Laura Steven
223. Down Range (Garrett Kohl, #1) - Taylor Moore
222. Parallel Secrets - M.L. Barrs
221. At the Ready (Global Security Unlimited, #3) - Sharon D. Michalove
220. Dogged Pursuit (Veronica Kildare K-9 Mystery, #1) - Tracy Carter
219. Citizen Orlov - Jonathan Payne
218. Wrapped with a Beau - Lillie Vale
217. A Storm of Infinite Beauty - Julianne MacLean
216. Things That Go Jack In The Night - T.G. Wolff
215. Izzy Hoffman is Not a Witch Alyssa Alessi
214. A Fatal Deception at Shanghai - Richard D. Colbert
213.Midnight at the Houdini - Delilah S. Dawson
212. The Cygni Gambit: Book 2, Orion Federation Series (Orion Federation, #2) - Jack Heape Midnight at the Houdini - Delilah S. Dawson
211. There's No Way I'd Die First - Lisa Springer
210. Intergalactica - F. P. Trotta
209. The Litter - Kevin R. Doyle
208. Carmel Conundrum (Liz Adams Mystery, #2) - Stacy Wilder
207. MURDER OF NECESSITY (Gibb Bohannon, #1) - DOUG MCNICOL
206. Facing the Enemy - DiAnn Mills
205. Extra Normal - Kate Alice Marshall
204. The Body in the Back Garden (Crescent Cove Mystery, #1) - Mark Waddell
203. Future Dreams and Nightmares - Donald Firesmith
202. Tail of Vengeance (Chet and Bernie Mystery, #0.3) - Spencer Quinn
201. Cold Girls - Maxine Rae

I wonder if I can manage another 50 "bonus" reads for this year or clean house?


300. The Immortal Detective - D.B. Woodling
299. The Edge of Too Late (Harbor Pointe, #5) - Jan Sikes
298. Mixed Plate: Chronicles of an All-American Combo - Jo Koy
297. Christmas in the Crosshairs - Deena Alexander
296. Christmas Cove - Sarah Dressler
295. It's a Wonderful Dog - Keri Salas
294. Countdown to Christmas: A Sweet Romance Christmas Book (Holiday Countdown, #1) - Dianna Houx
293. Win Lose Kill Die - Cynthia Murphy
292. Death Tango - M. Lachi
291. Ten Million Ways to Die: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 18 - C.W. Hawes
290. Spiked Punch (Maddie Sparks Mystery, #1) - Lesley A Diehl
289. Lest She Forget - Lisa Malice
288. Winter Solstice in the Crystal Castle (Christmas in the Castle series) - Jennifer Ivy Walker
287. The Sea's Edge (The Atheling Chronicles, #4) - Garth Pettersen
286. Cry Wolf (Alaska Untamed Mystery, #2) - Lark O. Jensen
285. Dark Dweller - Gareth Worthington
284. The Oxygen Farmer - Colin Holmes
283. Falcon Pilot: Book 3 of the Orion Federation Series (Orion Federation, #3) - Jack Heape
282. Flop Dead Gorgeous (Andy Carpenter, #27) - David Rosenfelt
281. Girl Among Crows - Brendon Vayo
280. The Medusa Murders (Bay Browning Mystery, #1) - Joy Ann Ribar
279. Face of Greed (Detective Emily Hunter Mystery, #1) - James L'Etoile
278. Deacon of the Dead (The Second Chance Inn Cozy Mystery, #1) - M.J. O’Neill
277. Realm of Ice and Shadow: Kingdom of Cymmera (Kingdom of Cymmera, #1) - Leigh Stratton
276. One Love for Liv - Marianne Arkins
275. Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail - Joan M. Griffin
274. Carrie Can Fly Too - Ashley Bolliger, Breanna Bolliger
273. Deadly Tides(Misty Pines Mystery, #2) - Mary Keliikoa
272. A CATastrophic Neighborhood (Pet Momma Cozy Mystery, #1) - Maryann Shanesy
271. The Crafter: Book 1 - Dan Sugralinov
270. The Third Dawn - Thomas J. Nichols
269. Racing the Dream: Fly Low…Fly Fast…and Turn Left… (White Hawk Aviation Stories, #3) - M.T. Bass
268. Killing Johnny Miracle - J.K. Franko
267. Dead on Target (Agatha Raisin, #34) - M.C. Beaton, R.W. Green
266. As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back - Alle C. Hall
265. Girl on Trial - Kathleen Fine
264. In the Key of Dead: A Miami Music Mystery (Miami Music Mystery, #2) - Zaida Alfaro
263. Grandpa's Cabin: Book 1 - Ross Victory
262. The Folly at Raighvan Park: A chilling gothic horror novella - Judith Crow
261. Holly, Baubles and Murder: A British Cozy Murder Mystery with a Female Amateur Sleuth (Dotty Sayers Antique Mystery, #8) - Victoria Tait
260. The Cottage: A McLaren Mystery (McLaren Mystery, #18) - Jo A. Hiestand
259. A Parfait Crime (Five-Ingredient Mystery, #9) - Maya Corrigan
258. Gobbledy - Lis Anna-Langston
257. Future Imperfect - Babette Gallard
256. The Un-Diet Diet ... Healthier Boomers in 21 Days: A Health Reclamation Manual for Those Age 55 Plus - Douglas Pooley
255. Mercury's Wake - Day One: Before Chaos (Mercury's Wake, #1) - Stephanie Vlahos
254. Veils And Vampires (Vampires of the Daemonverse, #2) - Cee Bee
253. Hawke's Prey (Sonny Hawke Thriller, #1) - Reavis Z. Wortham
252. Murder in Trastevere: A Roman Holiday Mystery (Roman Holiday Mystery, #2) - Jen Collins Moore
251. Where the MEAN GIRLS Go: The Complicated & Hurtful Relationships Between Women - Laura Downey Hill

Continuing with a couple more bonus reads.

325. Olivia - Ian Falconer
324. I Want My Hat Back - Jon Klassen
323. The Day the Crayons Quit - Drew Daywalt
322. Let Us Descend - Jesmyn Ward
321. Finding Katya: How I Quit Everything to Backpack the Former Soviet States - Katie R. Aune
320. Relentless (Kate Preacher, #1) - Michael Maloof
319. The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf
318. A Shelter in Our Car - Monica Gunning
317. Last Stop on Market Street - Matt de la Peña
316. Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire? - Una Woods
315. Murder at the Come On Inn (Jeremy Pendelton Murder, #1) - P.M. Berk
314. Whisky Hernandez - J.S. Mason
313. The River Against the Sea - Z. Lindsey
312. The Pompadour Necklace: Sophie's Adventures (Sophie's Adventures, #1) - Nupur Tustin
311. Indies Inferno (Cutter Kauai Sea Adventure, #5) - Edward Hochsmann
310. Theft in Sleepy Hollow (Sophie's Adventure, #2) - Nupur Tustin
309. Boy of the Congo Forest - Grace W. McGavran
308. With God We Burn - Joshua Lange
307. Conquergood & the Center of the Intelligible Mystery of Being - C.G. Fewston
306. Blood and Shadows (Lucius Sestius Mystery, #3) - Fiona Forsyth
305. The Lost Child - Thomas Grant Bruso
304. Party Like It's 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death - Joni B. Cole
303. A Poet's Ballad: A Crossword Mystery (Crossword Mystery, #1) - Aditya Banerjee
302. Killing Grinds (Orchard Hollow, #3) - A.N. Sage
301. Malice, Matrimony, & Murder - Joslyn Chase

Final count for 2023 - 325