My Bookshelf

The Library

As a kid, I was an avid reader. As an adult? Not so much. In 2020, I was preparing to go back to school and had plenty of free time on my hands so I decided to get back into the habit.

I've also moved a lot over the years, and have several boxes of books just stacked up waiting to be read. Some of the boxes are books I inherited when my mother downsized her own library. I just couldn't say no to a pile of books I hadn't read yet, even if I had no clue what they were or if I was even interested in reading them.

As I read through my books, some familiar and some not, I am deciding what goes, what stays, and what I'm missing. Hopefully by the time I've gone through the last box, I will have built a libarary of my own.

I have added a review section to the top of each book. It should be mouse-over to view on pc and clickable on mobile or tablet. I have also added Goodreads links to each book title for additional reviews, although if any of these books catch your interest, I would highly recommend checking the Overdrive link above to see if you can access a copy with your local library card for free, or the Bookshop.com link above to buy a copy from a local bookseller rather than from Amazon.

The firefly JS can be found here.

Click on the number of Books Read on the bottom of each shelf to return to the top of the page.

2023

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2022

Thanks to a heavy dose of college burnout and a stressful move, I read a substantial amount of manga online in 2022 instead of digging into my book piles. Please check the MyAnimeList link above to see what manga I've completed!

The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. LeGuin
Genre: Science Fiction

2021

Lord of the Far Island
by Victoria Holt
Genre: Romance
Next
by Michael Crichton
Genre: Mystery
Storm Thief
by Chris Wooding
Genre: Dystopian
Deception Point
by Dan Brown
Genre: Mystery
Lady and The Wolf
by Julie Beard
Genre: Romance
Double Identity
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Genre: Mystery
Who Owns the Ice House
by Clifton Taulbert
Genre: Non-Fiction
The Autistic Brain
by Temple Grandin
Genre: Non-Fiction
Born to Build
by Jim Clifton
Genre: Non-Fiction
Dealing with Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Genre: Fantasy
Searching for Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Genre: Fantasy
Calling on Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Genre: Fantasy
Talking to Dragons
by Patricia Wrede
Genre: Fantasy
Dark Lord of Derkholm
by Diana Wynne Jones
Genre: Fantasy
Princess Bride
by William Goldman
Genre: Fantasy
Sebastian
by Anne Bishop
Genre: Romance
Earth Song
by Catharine Coulter
Genre: Romance
Reflections in the Nile
by Suzanne Frank
Genre: Romance
Shadows on the Agean
by Suzanne Frank
Genre: Romance
Charmed Life
by Diana Wynne Jones
Genre: Fantasy
The Lives of Christopher Chant
by Diana Wynne Jones
Genre: Fantasy

2020

A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Genre: Fantasy
The Tombs of Atuan
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Genre: Fantasy
Fortune's Fool
by Mercedes Lackey
Genre: Romance
Divergent
by Veronica Roth
Genre: Dystopian
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth
Genre: Dystopian
Allegiant
by Veronica Roth
Genre: Dystopian
The Crystal Cave
by Mary Stewart
Genre: Fantasy
Nine Princes in Amber
by Roger Zelazny
Genre: Fantasy
Guns of Avalon
by Roger Zelazny
Genre: Fantasy
Sign of the Unicorn
by Roger Zelazny
Genre: Fantasy
The Hand of Oberon
by Roger Zelazny
Genre: Fantasy
The Courts of Chaos
by Roger Zelazny
Genre: Fantasy
Green Angel
by Alice Hoffman
Genre: Paranormal
Tell Me No Lies
by Elizabeth Lowell
Genre: Romance
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown
Genre: Mystery
The Husband Who Ran Away
by Hildegarde Dolson
Genre: Romance
The Devil on Lammas Night
by Susan Howatch
Genre: Romance
Cold Tom
by Sally Prue
Genre: Fantasy