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Monday, September 14, 2009

Tuesday Tomorrow

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Published by: Doubleday Books
Publication Date: September 1st, 2009
Format: Hardcover, 528 Pages
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The official patter:
"Dan Brown’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 international phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code, which was the bestselling hardcover adult novel of all time with 81 million copies in print worldwide, will be published in the U.S. and Canada by Doubleday on September 15, 2009.

THE LOST SYMBOL will have a first printing of 5 million copies, and it will once again feature Dan Brown’s unforgettable protagonist, Robert Langdon. Brown’s longtime editor, Jason Kaufman, Vice President and Executive Editor at Doubleday said, "Nothing ever is as it first appears in a Dan Brown novel. This book’s narrative takes place in a twelve-hour period, and from the first page, Dan’s readers will feel the thrill of discovery as they follow Robert Langdon through a masterful and unexpected new landscape. THE LOST SYMBOL is full of surprises."
Dan Brown’s popularity continues to grow. The film of The Da Vinci Code was a #1 box office smash when it was released by Columbia Pictures in May 2006 with Ron Howard directing and Tom Hanks starring as Robert Langdon. Box office receipts were $758 million. The same team will release Angels and Demons theatrically worldwide on May 15, 2009."

Yeah, so this book just screams No. 1 New York Times Bestseller. Even if you won't admit it you've probably read The Da Vinci Code and will probably pick this one up. Though in good news, this book will probably save Doubleday from declaring bankruptcy.

Forest Born by Shannon Hale
Published by: Bloomsbury
Publication Date: September 15th, 2009
Format: Hardcover, 400 Pages
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"Rin is sure that something is wrong with her…something really bad. Something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest homestead where she’s lived all her life. Something that is keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all. When her brother Razo returns from the city for a visit, she accompanies him to the palace, hoping that she can find peace away from home. But war has come to Bayern again, and Rin is compelled to join the queen and her closest allies—magical girls Rin thinks of as the Fire Sisters—as they venture into the Forest toward Kel, the land where someone seems to want them all dead. Many beloved Bayern characters reappear in this story, but it is Rin’s own journey of discovering how to balance the good and the bad in herself that drives this compelling adventure."

The newest Bayern book by Shannon Hale is also finally released. While not my favorite in the series (read my review), I'm happy to see my favorite characters return once more.

Shannon will also be making appearances for this book, so make sure to go a check her out if you have the chance, she's an awesome public speaker!

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Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Published by: Crown
Publication Date: September 15th, 2009
Format: Hardcover, 448 Pages
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Also not to be forgotten, Michelle Moran's highly anticipated book, Cleopatra's Daughter, is released today as well! What a week for new books! Michelle was kind enough to stop by my blog last week and answer a few questions and hold a contest, the least we can do is go out today and buy her book! So go, go now...go buy...can't get out today? Amazon? There's a link right there for you, go buy!

Posted by Miss Eliza at 12:02 AM 1 comments

Labels: Bayern, Cleopatra's Daughter, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, Enna Burning, Forest Born, Goose Girl, Michelle Moran, River Secrets, Robert Langdon, Shannon Hale, The Lost Symbol, Tuesday Tomorrow

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Book Review - Shannon Hale's Forest Born

Forest Born by Shannon Hale
Published by: Bloomsbury
ARC Provided by a Friend
Publication Date: September 15th, 2009
Format: Hardcover, 400 Pages
Rating: ★★
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"Rin is sure that something is wrong with her…something really bad. Something that is keeping her from feeling at home in the Forest homestead where she’s lived all her life. Something that is keeping her from trusting herself with anyone at all. When her brother Razo returns from the city for a visit, she accompanies him to the palace, hoping that she can find peace away from home. But war has come to Bayern again, and Rin is compelled to join the queen and her closest allies—magical girls Rin thinks of as the Fire Sisters—as they venture into the Forest toward Kel, the land where someone seems to want them all dead. Many beloved Bayern characters reappear in this story, but it is Rin’s own journey of discovering how to balance the good and the bad in herself that drives this compelling adventure."

Shannon Hale has been a very busy writer, since her last Bayern book was released in 2006. She has written two adult books, another adaptation of a fairy tale and a graphic novel. But with Forest Born she finally gives us readers what we have been waiting for, a return to Bayern. In this book we follow Rin, Razo's little sister. Her abilities are far different to any of the "fire sisters" we have seen before, which also leads to a new more free flowing, train of thought writing when we are in Rin's mind. We see all the characters we love and learn what has been happening in their lives. But I had problems with Rin as the focal point of all these intertwined lives. Rin is such a non-character, in the beginning, and she was obviously written as such. She is quite literally a shadow who eventually takes form. But it is hard to befriend a shadow. It is hard to identify with a wraith. It is hard to take a girl into your heart who you aren't sure who she is. But then again she doesn't know who she is either, and therefore your unease with her mirrors her own feelings about herself very well. I found Rin and her powers fascinating, but I think her progress could have been more rapid in parts. It takes awhile to face your demons, but sometimes narratively they should be faced faster.

The journeys contained within the book, both of body and mind lead our characters to Kel. There they do valiant deeds and Rin discovers more about herself than she originally bargained for when she followed Razo to the great city. I will not spoil anything as per the author's request, but I felt that Shannon Hale relied too much on a few cliched conventions in this book then her previous ventures. When I went to WisCon back in May I attended a panel entitled "Kick Ass Moms" wherein the authors discussed the habit of when you have a mother the cliched thing to do is to put that child in danger. Baby jeopardy is a big theme which is overused, and Shannon Hale does use this in Forest Born. She does handle it better than I was expecting, but still, I'm not sure it works as a driving plot force for a teen book. Also she uses the old trick of old enemies always return for the sequel. It felt a bit like that last scene in Bruce Campbell's film, My Name is Bruce, where they have just defeated Guan-Di, and then the sequel set-up is literally two seconds later. While the end result is great, it still felt a little worn.

But in the final analysis I loved seeing where our friends in Bayern have ended up and even if I wasn't wild about Forest Born the first read-through, it got the same rating I gave Enna Burning the first time, and I now love Enna! So Forest Born might grow on me to be a four star review, now that I know Rin more I'd be willing to give it another chance. But it is strongly recommended for all those who love the denizens of Bayern.

Posted by Miss Eliza at 1:40 AM 0 comments

Labels: Bayern, Book Review, Bruce Campbell, Enna Burning, Forest Born, Goose Girl, My Name is Bruce, River Secrets, Shannon Hale

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Book Review - Shannon Hale's River Secrets

River Secrets by Shannon Hale
Published by: Bloomsbury
Publication Date: September 2006
Format: Paperback, 290 Pages
Rating: ★★★★★
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River Secrets is the third book in Shannon Hale's popular Bayern series. If Goose Girl was about discovering your hidden power, and Enna Burning was about learning to control your power, then River Secrets is more an acceptance and dealing with the consequences of your power. The war between Tira and Bayern is at an end and a shaky alliance exists between the two countries. In order to forge a lasting peace Bayern sends an ambassador to Tira to sway the assembly's vote for peace instead of resuming the war. Among Bayern's Own chosen to escort the ambassador is Razo. Razo is so alive and fully formed the little runt of a forest boy jumps off the page and into your heart. Unlike the two previous books we are following someone with no magical powers and who does not think very highly of himself, despite all the things he's good at which he is blind to. River Secrets is also unique because unlike the first two books that were almost purely a journey of the central character, here we have a journey wrapped around a tangled web of a mystery.

Upon the Bayerns arrival in Tira, Razo discovers a burned body, the first of many. Trying to find out who the burner is and why they are burning is the mystery Hale presents us with. We are offered many likely suspects, from the cute red-headed ambassador's daughter Dasha, to the more nefarious of Tiran's, even to Bayern's own Enna. Talone, the Bayern's head of security assigns Razo to route out the pyro, because even if Razo hasn't noticed, he happens to be a very good subconscious observer, and therefore the perfect spy. Razo eventually saves the day, and not just by uncovering the burning consipicy, but just by being his wonderful food loving, life loving self and showing the Tiran's that the Bayern aren't all bad baby eaters, some are cute spiky haired forest boys who used to herd sheep. Also Enna learns that though her power is destructive by nature, her own nature can help to control it and heal the wounds she inflicted on others.

Like Enna Burning, the first time I read this book I did not like it as much as I did Goose Girl, but again I have surprised myself with loving it the second time around. Razo is so wonderfully lovable and is able to make the best of a bad situation, plus as a personal prejudice, he used to take care of the sheep, how awesome is that!?! Also the lush and very Venetian Tiran capital of Ingridan is such an interesting city of white buildings and tile work, you get lost in the lush descriptive city with its oppressive heat. But what I find draws me to this book most is the mystery. Readers love a mystery, it propels us to finish, reading late into the night, way past the time we should have turned out the light. While in Goose Girl we wait with baited breath to see how Isi will get what is rightfully hers and with Enna we hope she survives but with River Secrets, we have to know the hidden depths the book contains. Who is burning? Why? Will Razo stop them in time? Will he ever be the one to get the girl? It's a page turner, no doubt!

Posted by Miss Eliza at 3:16 AM 0 comments

Labels: Bayern, Book Review, Enna Burning, Goose Girl, Razo, River Secrets, Shannon Hale

Monday, June 22, 2009

Book Review - Shannon Hale's Enna Burning

Enna Burning by Shannon Hale
Published by: Bloomsbury
Publication Date: August 2004
Format: Paperback, 317 Pages
Rating: ★★★★
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Enna Burning is Shannon Hale's follow up to her successful Goose Girl. While Goose Girl does stand fully on its own, the second installment of the Bayern series delves deeper into the surrounding characters and also the consequences of the first book. As we left our cast of characters, Isi had reclaimed her name, stopped a war, met and was going to marry the man of her dreams and had developed the power to hear and coerce the wind. Since then two years have past and we pick up in the forest with one of her fellow animal watchers and her best friend, Enna, the former chicken girl. Enna has left the palace because her mother was ill and has now died and she is helping her older brother Leifer in the forest. She is also seeing a lot of Finn, the son of the woman who took in Isi when she was escaping Selia's masacre. One day her brother Leifer finds a parchment and he gains the ability to talk to fire. The fire starts to consume him and he lashes out in fits of uncontrollable anger, during one outburst Enna is badly burned. Enna at a loss heads to the castle to talk to Isi because with her wind talking she is the only one who might understand what Leifer is going through. But Enna finds a far changed Isi, the wind is wearing her down, she has no rest or respite and does not look as if she can go on. But everything is forgotten because war breaks out with Tira, the country to the South East. The forest born all head to war and Leifer burns, so big and so bright he saves the day, only he dies in the process. Enna is distraught and she finds the parchment on his corpse and she becomes a fire speaker as well.

Enna resolves to not be like Leifer, she will not loose control, she will stick to three key rules: tell no one, kill no one and never submit to the desire to let it consume her. She secretly starts carrying out night raids on her own and setting fire to the Tiran camps, but she is frustrated that the Bayern aren't hearing about this. After killing a man she asks Razo, fellow forest born and scout, for help to keep the final rule she made for herself. With Razo and eventually Finn's help they are able to better target the Tiran from within their own camps. But when they are almost caught Razo and Finn say that they want to stop but Enna hearing of a gallows being erected in own of the towns heads there on her own and is captured by the trap the Tiran's set to get this "fire-witch". After this Enna is drugged and held in the Tiran camp by the charismatic people speaker Sileph. She is conflicted and falls for Sileph, yet when her country is at stake she breaks free and saves Bayern. Only something breaks inside her when she burns that big and that bright.

Isi decides that her and Enna must travel south to find out about the land where fire witches come from, hoping that these desert monks can teach them balance and save Enna from the fever that is killing her from the fire within. They learn that if they each teach the other their gift they could create balance, by both being fire talkers and wind talkers the fire will keep the wind away while the wind will burn off the heat of the fire. Not only is Enna saved but so is Is. With balance restored they all head back to Bayern with a very pregnant Isi and all is well.

The first time I read this book I did no really like it as much as The Goose Girl, but I have since come around. The book delves deeper into the abilities these characters posses and shows that while something may seem great and wonderful there are cons with the pros. I especially liked how the interaction of the wind and fire flows through the entire book yet it is not until the end that we see they must be combined. Also this book is far more psychologically complex, with Enna being a prisoner of war we see first hand Stockholm Syndrome and see how easy it would be to fall for a charismatic tyrant. The fire is also an interesting difference to the wind in the previous book. Fire is so much more of a consuming force, and the feeling to make what was once dead alive again for a brief instant of flame is compelling. You could really see why a pyromaniac might sympathize with Enna's dilemma of need versus restraint and control.

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Labels: Bayern, Book Review, Enna Burning, Goose Girl, Shannon Hale

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The Nice House on the Lake #6 - James Tynion IV

The Vanishing Box (The Brighton Mysteries #4) - Elly Griffiths

The Blood Card (The Brighton Mysteries #3) - Elly Griffiths

The Garden Intrigue (Pink Carnation #9) - Lauren Willig

The Me You Love In The Dark #4 - Skottie Young

OCTOBER
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #7 - Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

The Dead Don't Drink at Lafitte's (Sam Quinn #2) - Seana Kelly

The Nice House on the Lake #5 - James Tynion IV

Locke and Key/Sandman: Hell and Gone #2 - Joe Hill

Star Wars #17 - Charles Soule

Tales from Harrow County: Fair Folk #3 - Cullen Bunn

The Orchid Affair (Pink Carnation #8) - Lauren Willig

SEPTEMBER
The West Wing - Edward Gorey

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - Boushh #1 - Alyssa Wong

Star Wars: Darth Vader #16 - Greg Pak

Doctor Aphra #14 - Alyssa Wong

Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters #4 - Charles Soule

The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery #5 - Chris Roberson

The Nice House on the Lake #4 - James Tynion IV

The Panda, the Cat and the Dreadful Teddy: A Parody - Paul Magrs

Smoke and Mirrors (The Brighton Mysteries #2) - Elly Griffiths

Star Wars #16 - Charles Soule

Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters #3 - Charles Soule

Tales from Harrow County: Fair Folk #2 - Cullen Bunn

V.E. Schwab's ExtraOrdinary #3 - V.E. Schwab

AUGUST
Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche (Enola Holmes #7) - Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons (Enola Holmes #6.5) - Nancy Springer

The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye (Enola Holmes #6) - Nancy Springer

The Mischief of the Mistletoe: A Pink Carnation Christmas (Pink Carnation #7) - Lauren Willig

The Nice House on the Lake #3 - James Tynion IV

The Nice House on the Lake #2 - James Tynion IV

The Nice House on the Lake #1 - James Tynion IV

The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery #4 - Chris Roberson

The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Enola Holmes #4) - Nancy Springer

The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes #3) - Nancy Springer

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (Enola Holmes #2) - Nancy Springer

The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes #1) - Nancy Springer

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - 4-Lom & Zuckuss #1 - Daniel José Older

Tales from Harrow County: Fair Folk #1 - Cullen Bunn

The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (Pink Carnation #6) - Lauren Willig

JULY
Star Wars #14 - Charles Soule

Star Wars: Darth Vader #12 - Greg Pak

Star Wars: War Of The Bounty Hunters #1 - Charles Soule

The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery #3 - Chris Roberson

Buffy the Vampires Slayer: Tea Time #1 - Mirka Andolfo

JUNE
The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry

The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery #2 - Chris Roberson

Buffy the Vampires Slayer #25 - Jeremy Lambert

The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery #1 - Chris Roberson

Locke and Key/Sandman: Hell and Gone #0 - Joe Hill

Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons #4) - Julia Quinn

Lakewood - Megan Giddings

The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation #4) - Lauren Willig

MAY
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) - Julia Quinn

The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) - Julia Quinn

The Deception of the Emerald Ring (Pink Carnation #3) - Lauren Willig

APRIL
Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) - Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) - Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows (Six of Crows #1) - Leigh Bardugo

The Lives of Saints - Leigh Bardugo

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic - Leigh Bardugo

Ruin and Rising (The Grisha Trilogy #3) - Leigh Bardugo

MARCH
Siege and Storm (The Grisha Trilogy #2) - Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy #1) - Leigh Bardugo

Lore - Alexandra Bracken

The House of Whispers - Laura Purcell

The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation #2) - Lauren Willig

FEBRUARY
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation #1) - Lauren Willig

JANUARY
Black Magick: The First Book of Shadows - Greg Rucka

The Portable Dorothy Parker - Dorothy Parker

Best Reads 2020

DECEMBER

Plunge #5 - Joe Hill

Plunge #4 - Joe Hill

Plunge #2 - Joe Hill

Plunge #1 - Joe Hill

The Low, Low Woods #5 - Maria Carmen Machado

Basketful of Heads #7 - Joe Hill

The Dollhouse Family #6 - Mike Carey

Christmassy Tales - Paul Magrs

Murder on a Midnight Clear (High Society Lady Detective #6) - Sara Rosett

Locke and Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go... #2 - Joe Hill

Locke and Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go... #1 - Joe Hill

Doctor Aphra #6 - Alyssa Wong

Doctor Aphra #5 - Alyssa Wong

Doctor Aphra #3 - Alyssa Wong

Doctor Aphra #2 - Alyssa Wong

Doctor Aphra #1 - Alyssa Wong

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #5 - Mariko Tamaki

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #4 - Mariko Tamaki

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #3 - Mariko Tamaki

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #2 - Mariko Tamaki

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow #1 - Mariko Tamaki

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14 - Jordie Bellaire

Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #1) - Tamsyn Muir

NOVEMBER

The Black God's Drums - P. Djèlí Clark

The Dark Heart of Florence (Lady Emily Book 15) - Tasha Alexander

The Battle for WondLa (WondLa #3) - Tony TiDerlizzi

A Hero for WondLa (WondLa #2) - Tony TiDerlizzi

The Search for WondLa (WondLa #1) - Tony TiDerlizzi

OCTOBER
The Sittaford Mystery - Agatha Christie

SEPTEMBER
Lock Every Door - Riley Sager

AUGUST
The Luminaries - Eleanor Catton

JULY
Caddie Woodlawn's Family (Caddie Woodlawn #2) - Carol Ryrie Brink

Home Before Dark - Riley Sager

Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn #1) - Carol Ryrie Brink

The Marvels - Brian Selznick

JUNE
Criminal #11 - Ed Brubaker

Criminal #10 - Ed Brubaker

Criminal #8 - Ed Brubaker

Criminal #6 - Ed Brubaker

Criminal #5 - Ed Brubaker

Criminal #3 - Ed Brubaker

Criminal #2 - Ed Brubaker

Night of Knives #4 - V.E. Schwab

Night of Knives #3 - V.E. Schwab

Night of Knives #2 - V.E. Schwab

Night of Knives #1 - V.E. Schwab

Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir #4 - Cullen Bunn

Wicked Things #1 - John Allison

The Dollhouse Family #5 - Mike Carey

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 - Alyssa Wong

MAY
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #40 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #39 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #38 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #37 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #36 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #33 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #32 - Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 5: Worst Among Equals - Simon Spurrier

Ghosted in L.A. #9 - Sina Grace

APRIL
Ghosted in L.A. #8 - Sina Grace

Ghosted in L.A. #7 - Sina Grace

Ghosted in L.A. #6 - Sina Grace

Ghosted in L.A. #5 - Sina Grace

The Consuming Fire (The Interdependency #2) - John Scalzi

The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependency #1) - John Scalzi

MARCH
Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12) - Patricia Briggs

Bernard Pepperlin - Cara Hoffman

FEBRUARY
Plunge # 1 - Joe Hill

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton

The Dollhouse Family #4 - Mike Carey

The Likeness (Dublin Murder Squad #2) - Tana French

JANUARY
Angel #8 - Bryan Hill Edward

Basketful of Heads #3 - Joe Hill

In the Shadow of Vesuvius (Lady Emily Book 14) - Tasha Alexander

Best Reads 2019

DECEMBER
Addams' Apple: The New York Cartoons of Charles Addams - Charles Addams

Tales from Harrow County: Death's Choir #1 - Cullen Bunn

Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas - Lillian and Russell Hoban

Stumptown, Vol. 4: The Case of the Cup of Joe - Greg Rucka

The Dollhouse Family - Mike Carey

NOVEMBER
Basketful of Heads #1 - Joe Hill

Locke and Key: Dog Days - Joe Hill

The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern

Upon the Midnight Clear (Lady Emily Book 13.5) - Tasha Alexander

OCTOBER
Darth Vader, Vol. 4 End of Games - Kieron Gillen

Star Wars, Vol. 3: Rebel Jail - Jason Aaron

Star Wars: Vader Down - Jason Aaron

Stumptown, Vol. 1: The Case of the Girl Who Took Her Shampoo (But Left Her Mini) - Greg Rucka

The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust Book 2) - Philip Pullman

Lyra's Oxford - Philip Pullman

The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials Book 3) - Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Book 2) - Philip Pullman

SEPTEMBER
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Book 1) - Philip Pullman

La Bell Sauvage (The Book of Dust Book 1) - Philip Pullman

Harley Merlin and the Secret Cover (Harley Merlin Book 1) - Bella Forrest

Uzumaki - Junji Ito

Hilda and the Mountain King (Hilda Book 6) - Luke Pearson

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter Book #7) - J.K. Rowling

Sleepless, Vol. 2 - Sarah Vaughn

Sleepless, Vol. 1 - Sarah Vaughn

The Woods, Vol. 7: The Black City - James Tynion IV

AUGUST
Angel #4 - Bryan Edward Hill

Angel #3 - Bryan Edward Hill

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter Book #6) - J.K. Rowling

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 4: The Catastrophe Con - Kieron Gillen

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 3: Remastered - Kieron Gillen

The Woods, Vol. 4: Movie Night - James Tynion IV

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter Book #5) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter Book #4) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter Book #3) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter Book #2) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter Book #1) - J.K. Rowling

JULY
Stiletto (The Checquy Files Book 2) - Daniel O'Malley

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 1: Aphra - Kieron Gillen

Amphigorey Again - Edward Gorey

The New Deadwardians - Dan Abnett

The Escapists - Brian K. Vaughan

Elephant House: of, the Home of Edward Gorey - Kevin McDermott

The Rook (The Checquy Files Book 1) - Daniel O'Malley

JUNE
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line - Rob Thomas

The Iron Tonic - Edward Gorey

Amphigorey Also - Edward Gorey

Amphigorey Too - Edward Gorey

Amphigorey - Edward Gorey

The Glass Ocean - Lauren Willig, Karen White, and Beatriz Williams

MAY
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde

The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson Book 11) - Patricia Briggs

APRIL
The High Street - Alice Melvin

Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4 - Jordie Bellaire

Giant Days #49 - John Allison

The Dark Days Deceit - Alison Goodman

The Dark Days Pact - Alison Goodman

Lusus Naturae - Alison Goodman

The Dark Days Club - Alison Goodman

The True Queen - Zen Cho

MARCH
Sorcerer to the Crown - Zen Cho

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #3 - Jordie Bellaire

Lethal White (Cormoran Strike #4) - Robert Galbraith

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2 - Jordie Bellaire

FEBRUARY
Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 - Jordie Bellaire

Dark Triumph - Robin LaFevers

Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers

JANUARY
Locke and Key - Joe Hill

The Summer Country - Lauren Willig

Miss Mink: Life Lessons for a Cat Countess - Janet Hill

The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang

Firefly #1-2 - Greg Pak

Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #1-3 - V.E. Schwab

Best Reads 2018

DECEMBER
The Decemberist by George Mann

The Consuming Fire (The Interdependecy Book #2) - John Scalzi

Kill or be Killed, Vol. 4 - Ed Brubaker

The Collapsing Empire (The Interdependecy Book #1) - John Scalzi

NOVEMBER
Uneasy Lies the Crown (Lady Emily Book #13) - Tasha Alexander

Amid the Winter's Snow (Lady Emily Book #12.5) - Tasha Alexander

Death in St. Petersburg (Lady Emily Book #12) - Tasha Alexander

A Terrible Beauty (Lady Emily Book #11) - Tasha Alexander

That Silent Night (Lady Emily Book #10.5) - Tasha Alexander

The Adventuress (Lady Emily Book #10) - Tasha Alexander

Star of the East (Lady Emily Book #9.5) - Tasha Alexander

The Counterfeit Heiress (Lady Emily Book #9) - Tasha Alexander

OCTOBER
Behind the Shattered Glass (Lady Emily Book #8) - Tasha Alexander

Death in the Floating City (Lady Emily Book #7) - Tasha Alexander

A Crimson Warning (Lady Emily Book #6) - Tasha Alexander

Dangerous to Know (Lady Emily Book #5) - Tasha Alexander

SEPTEMBER
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I and II - John Tiffany

The Hogwarts Library - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter Book #7) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter Book #6) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter Book #5) - J.K. Rowling

AUGUST
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter Book #4) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter Book #3) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter Book #2) - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter Book #1) - J.K. Rowling

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay - J.K. Rowling

Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily Book #4) - Tasha Alexander

JULY
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike #3) - Robert Galbraith

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: Future Shock, Part 3 - Joss Whedon

Monstress #18 - Marjorie Liu

The Bridal Strain: Emily and Colin's Wedding (Lady Emily Book #3.5) - Tasha Alexander

A Fatal Waltz (Lady Emily Book #3) - Tasha Alexander

The Secret Life of Mrs. London - Rebecca Rosenberg

JUNE
Locke and Key: Small World - Joe Hill

Harrow Country #32 - Cullen Bunn

Locke and Key Vol. 6: Alpha and Omega - Joe Hill

The Grave's a Find and Private Place (Flavia De Luce #9) - Alan Bradley

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 12: The Reckoning, Part 1 - Joss Whedon

Monstress #17 - Marjorie Liu

Giants Days #39 - John Allison

Locke and Key Vol. 5: Clockworks - Joe Hill

Locke and Key Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows - Joe Hill

Locke and Key Vol. 2: Head Games - Joe Hill

MAY
And Poisoned Season (Lady Emily Book #2) - Tasha Alexander

Locke and Key Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft - Joe Hill

Hilda and the Stone Forest (Hilda Book 5) - Luke Pearson

Hilda and the Black Hound (Hilda Book 4) - Luke Pearson

Hilda and the Bird Parade (Hilda Book 3) - Luke Pearson

Hilda and the Midnight Giant (Hilda Book 2) - Luke Pearson

Hildafolk (Hilda Book 1) - Luke Pearson

And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily Book #1) - Tasha Alexander

Monstress #16 - Marjorie Liu

I'll Be Gone in the Dark - Michelle McNamara

Stack the Cats - Susie Ghahremani

Giant Days # 38 - John Allison

APRIL
Mother of Souls (Alpennia Book #3) - Heather Rose Jones

A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab

Giant Days # 37 - John Allison

MARCH
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo - Jill Twiss

Monstress #14-15 - Marjorie Liu

Harrow Country #29 - Cullen Bunn

Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #1-2 - Simon Spurrier

Murder, Magic, and What We Wore - Kelly Jones

Home Time - Campbell Whyte

Giants Days #36 - John Allison

FEBRUARY
The Princess Bride - William Goldman

Monstress #13 - Marjorie Liu

Snotgirl # 9 - Bryan Lee O'Malley

Giant Days #35 - John Allison

JANUARY
The Tea Dragon Society - Katie O'Neill

Giant Days #28-33 - John Allison

Lovers' Lane: The Hall-Mills Mystery - Rick Geary

Best Reads 2017

DECEMBER
Envious Casca - Georgette Heyer

Giant Days #25 - John Allison

Burn Bright (Alpha and Omega Book 5) - Patricia Brigg

Brian Kesinger's Penned Dragons - Brian Kesinger

Brian Kesinger's Inked Tails - Brian Kesinger

Bandette, Volume 3: The House of the Green Mask - Paul Tobin

Bandette, Volume 2: Stealers Keepers! - Paul Tobin

Bandette, Volume 1: Presto! - Paul Tobin

Herding Cats - Sarah Andersen

NOVEMBER
FukuFuku: Kitten Tales 2 - Kanata Konami

The Bedlam Stacks - Natasha Pulley

The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick

OCTOBER
La Bell Sauvage (The Book of Dust Book 1) - Philip Pullman

Lyra's Oxford - Philip Pullman

The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Book 2) - Philip Pullman

Harrow County Volume 6: Hedge Magic - Cullen Bunn

In The Pines - Erik Kriek

SEPTEMBER
Once Upon a Time in the North - Philip Pullman

The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials Book 1) - Philip Pullman

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

AUGUST
Wylding Hall - Elizabeth Hand

The English Wife - Lauren Willig

JULY
We Are In a Book - Mo Willems

Persuasion - Jane Austen

JUNE
Emma - Jane Austen

Harrow County Volume 4: Family Tree - Cullen Bunn

The Circle - Dave Eggers

MAY
Mansfield Park - Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

APRIL
Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen

MARCH
Lovers' Lane: The Hall-Mills Mystery - Rick Geary

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic Book 1) - V.E. Schwab

Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson Book 10) - Patricia Briggs

FEBRUARY
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

JANUARY
The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson

The Pirates! in an Adventure with Ahab (The Pirates! Book 2) - Gideon Defoe

The Pirates! in an Adventure with the Romantics (The Pirates! Book 5) - Gideon Defoe

Creature Comforts - Charles Addams

Best Reads 2016

DECEMBER
Frenchman's Creek - Daphne Du Maurier

Big Mushy Happy Lump - Sarah Andersen

Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

The Earthsea Trilogy - Ursula K. Le Guin

Adulthood Is a Myth - Sarah Andersen

NOVEMBER
Adventures of Blanche - Rick Geary

Ghosts - Raina Telgemeier

Harrow County Volume 2: Twice Told - Cullen Bunn

OCTOBER
Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries - Helen Fielding

A Bride's Story Volume 8 - Kaoru Mori

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

SEPTEMBER
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies - J.K. Rowling

Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire - Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden

Seconds - Bryan Lee O'Malley

Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide - J.K. Rowling

Mata Hari's Last Dance - Michelle Moran

AUGUST
Ghost Talkers - Mary Robinette Kowal

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - J.K. Rowling

JULY
Star Wars: Bloodline - Claudia Gray

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Napoleon (The Pirates! Book 4) - Gideon Defoe

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Communists (The Pirates! Book 3) - Gideon Defoe

JUNE
Fatale, Vol. 5: Curse the Demon - Ed Brubaker

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists & The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab (The Pirates! Books 1 and 2) - Gideon Defoe

The Master of Heathcrest Hall (Mrs. Quent Book 3) - Galen Beckett

MAY
The Fade Out, Vol. 2: Act Two - Ed Brubaker

The Fade Out, Vol. 1: Act One - Ed Brubaker

APRIL
The House on Durrow Street (Mrs. Quent Book 2) - Galen Beckett

The Magicians and Mrs. Quent (Mrs. Quent Book 1) - Galen Beckett

Matilda - Roald Dahl

MARCH
Margaret Dashwood and the Enchanted Atlas (Regency Magic Book 2) - Beth Deitchman

Mary Bennet and the Bloomsbury Coven (Regency Magic Book 1) - Beth Deitchman

Courtship and Curses (Leland Sisters Book 3) - Marissa Doyle

Betraying Season (Leland Sisters Book 2) - Marissa Doyle

Chi's Sweet Home, Volume 12 - Kanata Konami

Fatale, Vol. 2: The Devil's Business - Ed Brubaker

FukuFuku: Kitten Tales - Kanata Konami

Bewitching Season (Leland Sisters Book 1) - Marissa Doyle

FEBRUARY
Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill

Sorcerer to the Crown - Zen Cho

JANUARY
The Lake House - Kate Morton

Best Reads 2015

DECEMBER
Nimona - Noelle Stevenson

Fatale, Vol. 1: Death Chases Me - Ed Brubaker

NOVEMBER
Welcome Home, Bernard Socks - Paul Magrs

Nimona - Noelle Stevenson

The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes - David Pirie

Let's Pretend This Never Happened - Jenny Lawson

OCTOBER
Basil of Baker Street (Basil of Baker Street Book 1) - Eve Titus

The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Book 1) - Maryrose Wood

SEPTEMBER
Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle

Buffy Comic Season 10: I Wish - Joss Whedon

Buffy Comic Season 9: The Core - Joss Whedon

Willow: Wonderland - Joss Whedon

Buffy Comic Season 8: No Future for You, Wolves at the Gate, and Time of Your Life - Joss Whedon

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Nail Gaiman

I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld Book 38) - Terry Pratchett

AUGUST
A Room with a View - E.M. Forster

Angel and Faith Comic Season 10 - Christos Gage

A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes Book 1) - Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lure of the Moonflower (Pink Carnation Book 12) - Lauren Willig

The Martian - Andy Weir

Day Shift (Midnight, Texas Book 2) - Charlaine Harris

JULY
The Other Daughter - Lauren Willig

The Lure of the Moonflower (Pink Carnation Book 12) - Lauren Willig

Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (Pink Carnation Book 11) - Lauren Willig

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia De Luce Book 1) - Alan Bradley

JUNE
High Rising - Angela Thirkell

Nine Coaches Waiting - Mary Stewart

Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly - Patricia Briggs

MAY
The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation Book 10) - Lauren Willig

The Other Daughter - Lauren Willig

Congo - Michael Crichton

The Garden Intrigue (Pink Carnation Book 9) - Lauren Willig

Lost on Mars - Paul Magrs

APRIL
Rising Sun - Michael Crichton

Of Noble Family (Glamourist Histories Book 5) - Mary Robinette Kowal

How to Be a Woman - Caitlin Moran

Valour and Vanity (Glamourist Histories Book 4) - Mary Robinette Kowal

Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories Book 3) - Mary Robinette Kowal

Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories Book 2) - Mary Robinette Kowal

Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories Book 1) - Mary Robinette Kowal

MARCH
The Orchid Affair (Pink Carnation Book 8) - Lauren Willig

The Mischief of the Mistletoe (Pink Carnation Book 7) - Lauren Willig

The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (Pink Carnation Book 6) - Lauren Willig

The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation Book 4) - Lauren Willig

Courting Magic - Stephanie Burgis

Stolen Magic (Kat, Incorrigible Book 3) - Stephanie Burgis

FEBRUARY
Renegade Magic (Kat, Incorrigible Book 2) - Stephanie Burgis

Kat, Incorrigible (Kat, Incorrigible Book 1) - Stephanie Burgis

Chi's Sweet Home, Volume 11 - Kanata Konami

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke

The Deception of the Emerald Ring (Pink Carnation Book 3) - Lauren Willig

JANUARY
Fairest - Marissa Meyer

The Fortune Hunter - Daisy Goodwin

Cavendon Hall - Barbara Taylor Bradford

Seconds - Bryan Lee O'Malley

Sphere - Michael Crichton

Best Reads 2014

DECEMBER
The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable (Discworld Book 27) - Terry Pratchett

The Slow Regard of Silent Things - Patrick Rothfuss

The Scapegoat - Daphne Du Maurier

Traveling with Your Octopus - Brian Kesinger

Jamaica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier

NOVEMBER
Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier

Ghosts of Manhattan (Ghosts Book 1) - George Mann

Paradox Lost - George Mann

The Executioner's Heart (Newbury and Hobbes Book 4) - George Mann

The Immorality Engine (Newbury and Hobbes Book 3) - George Mann

The Story of Fester Cat - Paul Magrs

OCTOBER
The Osiris Ritual (Newbury and Hobbes Book 2) - George Mann

The Affinity Bridge (Newbury and Hobbes Book 1) - George Mann

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

The Masque of the Black Tulip (Pink Carnation Book 2) - Lauren Willig

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust (Flavia De Luce Book 7) - Alan Bradley

Burial Rites - Hannah Kent

SEPTEMBER
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation Book 1)- Lauren Willig

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

Seconds - Bryan Lee O'Malley

My Crowd - Charles Addams

Top 10 (Volumes 1 and 2) - Alan Moore

Lost at Sea - Bryan Lee O'Malley

AUGUST
The Pretenders (Cemetery Girl Trilogy Book 1) - Charlaine Harris and Christopher Golden

Fairest in All the Land - Bill Willingham

Necromancer (Necromancer Book 0.5) - Lish McBride

White Cat (The Curse Workers Book 1) - Holly Black

Letter from New York: BBC Woman's Hour Broadcasts - Helene Hanff

JULY
That Summer - Lauren Willig

The Spellman Files (The Spellman Files Book 1) - Lisa Lutz

JUNE
Wither (The Chemical Garden Book 1) - Lauren DeStefano

Ruin and Rising (The Grisha Book 3) - Leigh Bardugo

Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla (Pink Carnation Book 11) - Lauren Willig

Siege and Storm (Grisha Book 2) - Leigh Bardugo

MAY
Shadow and Bone (Grisha Book 1) - Leigh Bardugo

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Bronte

Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell

Middlemarch - George Eliot

APRIL
A Perfect Proposal - Katie Fforde

MARCH
That Summer - Lauren Willig

Of Noble Family (Glamourist Histories Book 5) - Mary Robinette Kowal

The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella

Night Broken (Mercy Thompson Book 8) - Patricia Briggs

Highland Fling - Nancy Mitford

FEBRUARY
Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh

Cress (The Lunar Chronicles Book 3) - Marissa Meyer

JANUARY
Color: A Natural History of the Palette - Victoria Finlay

The Days of Anna Madrigal (Tales of the City Book 9) - Armistead Maupin

Ravenscliffe (Netherwood Book 2) - Jane Sanderson

St. Trinian's: The Entire Appalling Business - Ronald Searle

Best Reads 2013

DECEMBER
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons

The Mischief of the Mistletoe (Pink Carnation Book 7) - Lauren Willig

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Bridget Jones Book 3) - Helen Fielding

NOVEMBER
From Wildthyme with Love - Paul Magrs

Enter Wildthyme - Paul Magrs

The Silent Stars Go By - Dan Abnett

Valor and Vanity (Glamourist Histories Book 4) - Mary Robinette Kowal

OCTOBER
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones Book 2) - Helen Fielding

The Iron Wyrn Affair (Bannon and Clare Book 1) - Lilith Saintcrow

Last of the Gaderene - Mark Gatiss

SEPTEMBER
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches (Flavia De Luce Book 6) - Alan Bradley

Netherwood (Netherwood Book 1) - Jane Sanderson

The American Heiress - Daisy Goodwin

AUGUST
Simon's Cat vs. The World - Simon Tofield

Flying too High (Phyrne Fisher Book 2) - Kerry Greenwood

The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan - Beatrix Potter

Murder on the Flying Scotsman (Daisy Dalrymple Book 4) - Carola Dunn

JULY
Requiem for a Mezzo (Daisy Dalrymple Book 3) - Carola Dunn

Brenda and Effie Forever (Brenda and Effie Book 6) - Paul Magrs

How to Negotiate Everything - Lisa Lutz

The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman

The Return of Captain John Emmett (Laurence Bartram Book 1) - Elizabeth Speller

JUNE
The Shining (The Shining Book 1) - Stpehen King

Roger Sheringham and the Vane Mystery (Roger Sheringham Book 3) - Anthony Berkeley

The Long War (The Long Earth Book 2) - Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

Isabel Spellman's Guide to Etiquette: What is Wrong with You People - Isabel Spellman with Lisa Lutz

The Red House Mystery - A.A. Milne

Walking Your Octopus: A Guidebook to the Domesticated Cephlapod - Brian Kesinger

MAY
The Mystery of The Fool and The Vanisher - David Ellwand

The White Cottage Mystery - Margery Allingham

Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse Book 13) - Charlaine Harris

The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie

APRIL
A Spear of Summer Grass - Deanna Raybourn

The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation Book 10) - Lauren Willig

The Last Word (The Spellmans Book 6) - Lisa Lutz

MARCH
The Flame Trees of Thika - Elspeth Huxley

The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton

Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson Book 7) - Patricia Briggs

Wigs on the Green - Nancy Mitford

FEBRUARY
Death in Kenya - MM Kaye

Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking - Jessica Mitford

Love in a Cold Climate - Nancy Mitford

The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford

Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin Book 2) - Robin (R.L. LaFevers)

JANUARY
Fables Volume 18: Cubs in Toyland - Bill Willingham

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin Book 1) - Robin (R.L.) LaFevers

The Ashford Affair - Lauren Willig

Best Reads 2012

DECEMBER
Peter and Max: A Fables Novel - Bill Willingham

Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone Book 1) - Laini Talor

Silent in the Sanctuary (Lady Julia Book 2) - Deanna Raybourn

NOVEMBER
The Dangerous Alphabet - Neil Gaiman

Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia De Luce Book 5) - Alan Bradley

OCTOBER
The Ninnies - Paul Magrs

The Angel's Kiss: A Melody Malone Mystery - Justin Richards

SEPTEMBER
The Affinity Bridge (Newbury and Hobbes Book 1) - George Mann

The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

AUGUST
Cranford - Elizabeth Gaskell

Hell's Belles (Brenda and Effie Book 4) - Paul Magrs

JULY
Conjugal Rites (Brenda and Effie Book 3) - Paul Magrs

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall - Bill Willingham

The Long Earth - Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

JUNE
Phoenix Rising (Ministry of Peculiar Occurances 1) - Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris

MAY
Princess Academy (Princess Academy 1) - Shannon Hale

Aunt Dimity and the Duke (Aunt Dimity Book 2) - Nancy Atherton

Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse Book 12) - Charlaine Harris

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirl Gently Book 1) - Douglas Adams

APRIL
Glamour in Glass (Shades of Milk and Honey Book 2) - Mary Robinette Kowal

MARCH
Coraline - Neil Gaiman

Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie

A Feast of Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 4) - George R R Martin

Soulless: The Manga Vol. 1 - Gail Carriger

Fair Game (Alpha and Omega Book 3) - Patricia Briggs

The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You - Neil Gaiman

FEBRUARY
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 3) - George R R Martin

Timeless (Parasol Protectorate Book #5) - Gail Carriger

Bunny & Buscuits: A Very Dorrington Valentine's Day - Lauren Willig

JANUARY
And Only to Deceive (Lady Emily Book #1) - Tasha Alexander

Shades of Milk and Honey (Shades of Milk and Honey Book 1) - Mary Robinette Kowal

Sweet Revenge (A Lady Arianna Regency Msyerty Book #1) - Andrea Penrose

Cinder (Lunar Chronicles Book #1) - Marissa Meyer

Something Borrowed (Brenda and Effie Book #2) - Paul Magrs

Best Reads 2011

DECEMBER
Never the Bride (Bredna and Effie Book #1) - Paul Magrs

Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin Book #1) - Robin LaFevers

NOVEMBER
You Might as Well Die (Algonquin Round Table Mystery #2) - J.J. Murphy

Trail of the Spellmans (Spellmans #5) - Lisa Lutz

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - L. Frank Baum

It Ends with Revelations - Dodie Smith

OCTOBER
The Charles Addams Mother Goose - Charles Addams

The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

Never Learn Anything From History - Kate Beaton

The Garden Intrigue (Pink Carnation Book 9) - Lauren Willig

SEPTEMBER
Wonderstruck - Brian Selznick

A Charmed Death (A Bewitching Mystery Book 2) - Madelyn Alt

My Sister's Song - Gail Carriger

AUGUST
Q's Legacy - Helene Hanff

I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows (Flavia De Luce Mystery 4) - Alan Bradley

A Clash of Kings (A Song of Fire and Ice Book 2) - George R R Martin

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice Book 1) - George R R Martin

JULY
Away in a Manger: A Very Turnip Wedding Night - Lauren Willig

The Truth (Discworld Book 25) - Terry Pratchett

JUNE
The Wise Man's Fear (Kingkiller Chronicle Book 2) - Patrick Rothfuss

Heartless (The Parasol Protectorate Book 4) - Gail Carriger

The Doll Short Stories - Daphne Du Maurier

Murder Your Darlings (Algonquin Road Tavle Mystery #1) - J.J. Murphy

MAY
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Dead Reckoning (Southern Vampire Book 11) - Charlaine Harris

Dead in the Family (Southern Vampire Book 10) - Charlaine Harris

Castle Waiting - Linda Medley

APRIL
Chi's Sweet Home - Konami Kanata

MARCH
The Fifth Elephant (Discworld Book 24) - Terry Pratchett

Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale

River Marked (Mercy Thompson Book 6) - Patricia Briggs

The Children of Green Knowe (Green Knowe Book 1) - L.M. Boston

The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicle Book 1) - Patrick Rothfuss

FEBRUARY
The Unicorn's Tale (Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist Book 4) - R.L. LaFevers

Madame Tussaud - Michelle Moran

JANUARY
Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega Book 1) - Patricia Briggs

Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson Book 4) - Patricia Briggs

Theodosia and the Last Paraoh (Theodosia Throckmorton Book 4) - R.L. LaFevers

Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus (Theodosia Throckmorton Book 3) - R.L. LaFevers

Heads You Lose - Lisa Lutz & David Hayward

Best Reads 2010

DECEMBER
The Mischief of the Mistletoe: A Pink Carnation Christmas - Lauren Willig

Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson Book 3) - Patricia Briggs

Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson Book 2) - Patricia Briggs

NOVEMBER
The Winter Garden Mystery (Daisy Dalrymple Book 2) - Carola Dunn

The Orchid Affair (Pink Carnation Book 7) - Lauren Willig

Mary Ann in Autumn (Tales of the City Book 8) - Armistead Maupin

The Birds and Other Stories - Daphne Du Maurier

OCTOBER
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation Book 4) - Lauren Willig

SEPTEMBER
The Wyvern's Treasure (Nathanial Fuldd Beastologist Book 3) - R.L. LaFevers

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation Book 1) - Lauren Willig

AUGUST
Blameless (Parasol Protectorate Book 3) - Gail Carriger

I Shall Wear Midnight (Discworld Book 38) - Terry Pratchett

Wintersmith (Discworld Book 35) - Terry Pratchett

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Bryan Lee O'Malley

A Hat Full of Sly (Discworld Book 32) - Terry Pratchett

JULY
The Wee Free Men (Discworld Book 30) - Terry Pratchett

Jamaica Inn - Daphne Du Maurier

Carpe Jugulum (Discworld Book 23) - Terry Pratchett

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter Year 7) - J.K. Rowling

Tales of Beedle the Bard - J.K. Rowling

JUNE
The Mischief of the Mistletoe, A Pink Carnation Christmas - Lauren Willig

Haunt Me Still - Jennifer Lee Carrell

Death at Wentwater Court (Daisy Dalrymple Book 1) - Carola Dunn

The Haunting of Andrew Sharpai - Jerome Peterson

APRIL
From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse Book 8) - Charlaine Harris

MARCH
Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody Book 4) - Elizabeth Peters

Changeless (Parasol Protectorate Book 2) - Gail Carriger

Hons and Rebels - Jessica Mitford

The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce Book 2) - Alan Bradley

Jingo (Discworld Book 21) - Terry Pratchett

FEBRUARY
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris (Theodosia Throckmorton Book 2) - R. L. LaFevers

Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus (Theodosia Throckmorton Book 3) - R.L. LaFevers

Shades of Grey Book 1: The Road to High Saffron - Jasper Fforde

JANUARY
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton Book 1) - R.L. LaFevers

Letter from New York: BBC Woman's Hour Broadcasts - Helene Hanff

Nightcrawlers - Charles Addams

Homebodies - Charles Addams

Monster Rally - Charles Addams

Best Reads 2009

DECEMBER
Shades of Grey Book 1: The Road to High Saffron - Jasper Fforde

NOVEMBER
The Spellman Files (The Spellman's Book 1) - Lisa Lutz

Curse of the Spellmans (The Spellman's Book 2) - Lisa Lutz

Revenge of the Spellmans (The Spellman's Book 3) - Lisa Lutz

The Spellmans Strike Again (The Spellman's Book 4) - Lisa Lutz

OCTOBER
The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody Book 2) - Elizabeth Peters

Soulless (Parasol Protectorate Book 1) - Gail Carriger

SEPTEMBER
Odd and the Frost Giants - Neil Gaiman

The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (Pink Carnation #6) - Lauren Willig

Catching Fire (The Hunger Games Book 2) - Suzanne Collins

AUGUST
Addams and Evil - Charles Addams

The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street - Helene Hanff

JULY
Hogfather (Discworld Book 20) - Terry Pratchett

Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody Book 1) - Elizabeth Peters

River Secrets (Bayern Book 3) - Shannon Hale

JUNE
The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett

Candleford Green - Flora Thompson

Goose Girl (Bayern Book 1) - Shannon Hale

Enna Burning (Bayern Book 2) - Shannon Hale

MAY
Fray - Joss Whedon

Significant Others (Tales of the City Vol. 5) - Armistead Maupin

Sure of You (Tales of the City Vol. 6) - Armistead Maupin

APRIL
Feet of Clay (Discworld #19) - Terry Pratchett

Dead and Gone (Southern Vampire #9) - Charlaine Harris

FEBRUARY
Monster Rally - Charles Addams

Drawn and Quartered - Charles Addams

Black Maria - Charles Addams

Favorite Haunts - Charles Addams

JANUARY
Babycakes (Tales of the City Vol. 4) - Armistead Maupin

The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman

Best Reads 2008

DECEMBER
The Revenge of the Spellmans (Spellmans #3) - Lisa Lutz

Tales of Beedle the Bard - J. K. Rowling

NOVEMBER
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (Pink Carnation #5) - Lauren Willig

JULY
Maskerade (Discworld #18) - Terry Pratchett

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris (Theodosia Throckmorton #2) - R. L. LaFevers

JUNE
Stop in the Name of Pants! (Georgia Nicolson #9) - Louise Rennison

Inkdeath (Inkworld #3) - Cornelia Funke

MAY
Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Books 3-8 - Charlaine Harris

APRIL
Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Books 1-2 - Charlaine Harris

MARCH
The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire Chronicles #1) - Colleen Gleason

Tales of the City (Tales of the City Vol. 1) - Armistead Maupin

More Tales of the City (Tales of the City Vol. 2) - Armistead Maupin

Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City Vol. 3) - Armistead Maupin

FEBRUARY
The Spiderwick Chronicles 1-5 - Holly Black

Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding

JANUARY
Small Gods (Discworld #13) - Terry Pratchett

Lords and Ladies (Discworld #14) - Terry Pratchett

Men at Arms (Discworld # 15) - Terry Pratchett

The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Brian Selznick

Best Read 2007

DECEMBER
Curse of the Spellmans (Spellmans #2) - Lisa Lutz

Inkspell (Inkworld #2) - Cornelia Funke

NOVEMBER
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose (Pink Carnation #4) - Lauren Willig

Witches Abroad (Discworld #12) - Terry Pratchett

OCTOBER
Slam - Nick Hornby

Reaper Man (Discworld #11) - Terry Pratchett

SEPTEMBER
Coraline - Neil Gaiman

An Ice Cold Grave (Haper Connelly #3) - Charlaine Harris

The Deception of the Emerald Ring (Pink Carnation #3) - Lauren Willig

Book of a Thousand Days - Shannon Hale

AUGUST
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Blue Bear - Walter Moers

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book #7) - J. K. Rowling

JULY
Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next #2) - Jasper Fforde

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book #7) - J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book #6) - J. K. Rowling

Love is a Many Trousered Thing (Georgia Nicolson #8) - Louise Rennison

JUNE
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - Chuck Barris

MAY
The Spellman Files (Spellmans #1) - Lisa Lutz

Pyramids (Discworld #7) - Terry Pratchett

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation #1) - Lauren Willig

The Masque of the Blank Tulip (Pink Carnation #2) - Lauren Willig

All Together Dead (Southern Vampire #7) - Charlaine Harris

APRIL
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton #1) - R. L. LaFevers

MARCH
Mansfield Park - Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen

Persuasion - Jane Austen

Eragon (Inheritance #1) - Christopher Paolini

Eldest (Inheritance #2) - Christopher Paolini

FEBRUARY
Matilda - Roald Dahl

JANUARY
Mort (Discworld #4) - Terry Pratchett

Jane Austen - Carol Sheilds

Sorcery and Cecelia - Caroline Stevermer & Patricia C. Wrede

Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) - Jim Butcher

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