Now 2023 Previous Articles Road Essays Road Reviews Author Black Authors Title Source Age Genre Series Format Inclusivity LGBTA Portfolio Artwork WIP

Recent posts


Month in review

Reviews
All Fudged Up by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (Narrator)
August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White
Batman: Detective Comics, Volume 3: League of Shadows by James Tynion IV
Blind Descent by Nevada Barr and Barbara Rosenblat (Narrator)
Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle
Clammed Up by Barbara Ross and Dana Rosenberg (Narrator)
The Collectors by Jacqueline West
Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer and Tamaryn Payne (Narrator)
Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
Galaxy Next Door, Volume 1 by Gido Amagakure
Harmony and Heartbreak by Claire Kann
Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 1 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translator)
Lead-Pipe Cinch by Christy Evans
Mazebook by Jeff Lemire
The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights by Kyra Davis and Gabra Zackman (Narrator)
Picturing a Nation by Martin W. Sandler
Prancer the Demon Chihuahua by Pam Pho and Cloris Chou (Illustrations)
Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)
Reserved for Murder by Victoria Gilbert
Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton and Tibor Gergely
Socks by Beverly Cleary
The Stolen Show by Carolyn Keene
Sweetness and Lightning Volume 2 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator)
A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator)
The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish by Karina Yan Glaser
Wedding Day Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator)
Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White
The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos

Miscellaneous
December 2022 Sources

December 2022 Summary

Previous month


Rating System

5 stars: Completely enjoyable or compelling
4 stars: Good but flawed
3 stars: Average
2 stars: OK
1 star: Did not finish

Reading Challenges

Canadian Book Challenge: 2023-2024

Beat the Backlist 2023

Artwork
Chicken Art



Privacy policy

This blog does not collect personal data. It doesn't set cookies. Email addresses are used to respond to comments or "contact us" messages and then deleted.


Beat the Backlist 2023: 01/01/22

Beat the Backlist
Hosted by Austine of Novel Knight.

Although I did surpass my usual goal of 300, I am going to do another year of a smaller goal, 200. As with previous years, my goal for this challenge is to have half my reading be from backlist books. Ideally, I'd like to complete my 2021 books and make a serious dent in my 2022 purchases.

Below is my list of unread books from 2021, 2020 and 2019. I will cross them out as I read them. I will also add other books to the list as I read them, and will bold them.

TBR from 2022

  1. Frozen Detective by Amanda Flower and Laura Faye Smith (Narrator)
  2. Well Traveled by Jen DeLuca
  3. A Streetcar Named Murder by T.G. Herren
  4. Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes and Frankie Corzo (Narrator)
  5. Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Victoria Ying (Illustrator)
  6. High Spirits by Carol J. Perry
  7. Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe
  8. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator)
  9. The Ghost and the Stolen Tears by Cleo Coyle
  10. Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
  11. Soul of a Killer by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator)
  12. Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski
  13. Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White
  14. Gone for Gouda by Korina Moss and Erin Moon (Narrator)
  15. Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook and Marilyn Levinson (Narrator)
  16. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder by Valerie Burns and Jasmin Walker (Narrator)
  17. August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White
  18. Crunch by Kayla Miller
  19. The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela
  20. Two Dogs by Ian Falconer
  21. Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman and Emily Rankin (Narrator)
  22. Spy x Family, Volume 9 by Tatsuya Endo
  23. Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett
  24. Pink, Blue, and You! by Elise Gravel with Mykaell Blais (Contributor)
  25. Frank and Bert by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

    TBR from 2021

  26. East Bay Artists 2021 by Jessica Warren (2021)
  27. Spy x Family, Volume 8 by Tatsuya Endo
  28. Well Matched by Jen DeLuca
  29. Dinosaur Sanctuary, Volume 1 by Itaru Kinoshita
  30. A Fatal Feast by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator)
  31. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
  32. Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders
  33. No Grater Crime by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator)
  34. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Volume 1 by Sakaomi Yuzaki and Caleb David Cook (Translator)
  35. Yes & No by Elisha Cooper (2021)
  36. Danger at the Iron Dragon by Carolyn Keene (2021)
  37. Lost Lad London, Volume 2 by Shima Shinya (2021)

    Older books

  38. A Cop and a Coop by Hillary Avis and Kitty Hendrix (Narrator) (2020)
  39. Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower and Laura Faye Smith (Narrator) (2020)
  40. A Design to Die For by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator) (2020)
  41. Grounds for Murder by Tara Lush and Kae Marie Denino (Narrator) (2020)
  42. Hidden Pictures by Carolyn Keene (2020)
  43. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (2020)
  44. House of El: Book One: The Shadow Threat by Claudia Gray and Eric Zawadzki (Illustrator) (2020)
  45. I Am a Cat Barista, Volume 2 by Hiro Maijima (2020)
  46. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation) (2020)
  47. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 3 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translator) (2020)
  48. Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator) 2020
  49. My Dress-Up Darling, Volume 5 by Shinichi Fukuda and Taylor Engel (Translator) (2020)
  50. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter, Volume 1 by Kazuki Irodori (2020)
  51. The Vanishing Statue by Carolyn Keene (2020)
  52. Ya Boy Kongming!, Volume 1 by Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa (illustrator) (2020)
  53. Call of the Night, Volume 1 by Kotoyama (2019)
  54. Karl the Fog: San Francisco's Most Mysterious Resident by Karl the Fog (2019)
  55. Murder on Cape Cod by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator) (2019)
  56. No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator) (2019)
  57. Dying for Devil's Food by Jenn McKinlay and Susan Boyce (narrator) (2019)
  58. Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (2019)
  59. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Volume 4 by Sumito Oowara and Kumar Sivasubramanian (Translator) (2019)
  60. Laughter at the Academy by Seanan McGuire (2019)
  61. A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh (2019) -->
  62. The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again, Today by Hitsuji Yamada (2019)
  63. The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again, Today, Volume 2 by Hitsuji Yamada (2019)
  64. Shadows House, Volume 1 by Somato (2019)
  65. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 3 by Keigo Maki (2019)
  66. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 2 by Keigo Maki (2019)
  67. A Storm of Wishes by Jacqueline West (2019)
  68. Superwomen in Love!, Volume 1 by sometime (2019)
  69. Fly Me to the Moon, Volume 3 by Kenjirō Hata (2018)
  70. The Hollow of Fear by Sherry Thomas and Kate Reading (Narrator) (2018)
  71. Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer(2018)
  72. A Wrench in the Works by Kate Carlisle and Eileen Stevens (Narrator) (2018)
  73. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (2017)
  74. Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper (2017)
  75. Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle and Angela Starling (Narrator) (2017)
  76. Komi Can't Communicate, Volume 4 by Tomohito Oda (2017)
  77. Komi Can’t Communicate, Volume 5 Tomohito Oda (2017)
  78. Olivia the Spy by Ian Falconer (2017)
  79. The Promised Neverland 2 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (Illustrator), and Luise Steggewentz (Translator) (2017)
  80. A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator) (2017)
  81. Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, Volume 1 by Ren Eguchi and Kevin Chen (Translator) (2016)
  82. The Gathering by Dan Poblocki (2016)
  83. Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Volume 1 by Kagiji Kumanomata (2016)
  84. You Can't Hide by Dan Poblocki (2016)
  85. Dressed to Kill by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2015)
  86. A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2015)
  87. Oh Say Can You Fudge by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (2015)
  88. Goth Girl and the Pirate Queen by Chris Riddell (2015)
  89. A History of Glitter and Blood by Hannah Moskowitz (2015)
  90. Musseled Out by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator) (2015)
  91. Perfect World, Volume 1 by Rie Aruga (2015)
  92. Boiled Over by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator) (2014)
  93. To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (Narrator) (2014)
  94. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death by Chris Riddell (2014)
  95. If the Shoe Kills by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2014)
  96. Mission to Murder by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator) (2014)
  97. On Borrowed Time by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2014)
  98. Sweetness and Lightning, Volume 2 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator) (2014)
  99. Sweetness and Lightning, Volume 3 by Gido Amagakure and Adam Lensenmayer (Translator) (2014)
  100. xxxHOLiC Rei, Volume 1 by CLAMP (2014)
  101. The Case of the Toxic Mutants by Ursula Vernon (2013)
  102. Dyeing Wishes by Molly MacRae and and Emily Durante (Narrator) (2013)
  103. Read It and Weep by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2013)
  104. Topped Chef by Lucy Burdette (2013)
  105. Last Wool and Testament by Molly MacRae (2012)
  106. The Lonely Phone Booth by Peter Ackerman and Max Dalton (Illustrator) (2010)
  107. A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (2009)
  108. Obsession, Deceit, and Really Dark Chocolate by Kyra Davis and Gabra Zackman (Narrator) (2007)
  109. Saturn Apartments, Volume 2 by Hisae Iwaoka and Rachel Balzora Thorn (Translator) (2007)
  110. The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl by Tomihiko Morimi and Emily Balistrieri (Translator) (2006)
  111. Star Spangled Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2005)
  112. The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi and Emily Balistrieri (Translation) (2004)
  113. Father's Day Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2003)
  114. Hope Springs by Lynne Hinton (2003)
  115. This Pen for Hire by Laura Levine and Brittany Pressley (Narrator) (2002)
  116. Deep South by Nevada Barr (2000)
  117. Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2002)
  118. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (2000)
  119. A Long Way from Chicago by Richard Peck (1998)
  120. The Starlite Drive-In by Marjorie Reynolds (1997)
  121. Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely (1994)
  122. A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle (1971)
  123. Death of a Citizen by Donald Hamilton (1960)
  124. The Wrecking Crew by Donald Hamilton (1960)
  125. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton and Tibor Gergely (Illustrator) (1945)
  126. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift and Lynd Ward (1942)
  127. Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky (1939)
  128. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie and David Suchet (Narrator) (1924)
  129. Windy McPherson's Son by Sherwood Anderson (1916)
  130. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (1881)

Comments  (0)


Lab puppy
Name:
Email (won't be posted):
Blog URL:
Comment:

Twitter Tumblr Mastadon Flickr Facebook Facebook Contact me

1997-2023 Sarah Sammis