Book Review Directory
110+ Books Reviewed (and counting)!
The Book Review Directory is organized by Author’s Last Name. If a book has two authors, it’s added by the author whose last name comes first, alphabetically.
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Incomplete Book Reviews (aka books I did not finish) are marked as DNF.
As of 2025, I no longer include DNFed books in this list.
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[2024] Anthony, Jessica - The Most - Literary | Historical Fiction - ★★★
[2024] Arden, Katherine - The Warm Hands of Ghosts - Historical/Fantasy - ★★★
[2026] Arden, Katherine - The Unicorn Hunters - Historical/Fantasy - ★★★★★
[2024] Atwood, Margaret - The Handmaid’s Tale- Dystopian/Speculative/Fiction - ★★★★
[2025] Atwood, Margaret - Testaments- Dystopian/Science Fiction - ★★★
[2025] Awad, Mona - We Love You, Bunny- Horror/Fantasy - ★★★★★
B
[2025] Baker, Kylie Lee - Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng- Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★
[2025] Baldacci, David - A Calamity of Souls- Historical/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★
[2023] Barnhill, Kelly - The Crane Husband- Magical Realism/Literary - ★★★★★
[2023] Barnhill, Kelly - When Women Were Dragons- Fantasy/Historical - ★★★
[2023] Bartz, Julia - The Writing Retreat - Thriller/Horror - ★★★
[2024] Bartz, Julia - The Last Session- Thriller/Horror - ★★★ 1/2
[2025] Bohman, Therese - Andromeda- Contemporary/Literary - ★ 1/2
[2023] Braverman, Blair - Small Game - Mystery/Thriller - ★★
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[2024] Chambers, Becky - A Psalm for the Wild Built - Fantasy/Science Fiction - ★★★★ 1/4
[2025] Chambers, Becky - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy- Fantasy/Science Fiction - ★★★
[2026] Charlton, Meg - Voyagers - Literary/Science Fiction - ★★★★★
[2024] Chronister, Kay - The Bog Wife - Horror/Fantasy/Gothic - ★★
[2025] Coile, Mason - Exiles- Science Fiction/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★ 1/2
[2025] Craig, Erin A - The Thirteenth Child- Fantasy/YA/Fiction - ★★★
[2026] Crum, Tiffany - This Story Might Save your Life- Mystery/Thriller - ★★★ 3/4
D
[2024] de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine - The Little Prince - Classic/Fantasy/Fiction - ★★★ 1/2
[2023] DiLouie, Craig - Episode Thirteen - Horror/Thriller - ★★★
[2024] Durst, Sarah Beth - The Spellshop - Fantasy/Romance/Cozy - ★★★
[2026] Durst, Sarah Beth - The Enchanted Greenhouse - Fantasy/Romance/Cozy - ★★★
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[2025] El-Mohtar, Amal - The River has Roots - Fantasy/Folklore - ★★★★★
[2026] El-Mohtar, Amal - Seasons of Glass and Iron - Fantasy/Short Stories - ★★★
[2023] Erlick, Nikki - The Measure - SciFi/Fantasy - ★★ 1/2
[2025] Everett, Percival - James- Historical/Literary - ★★★★★
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[2024] Foley, Lucy - The Midnight Feast - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★
[2025] Francis, Dani - Silver Elite - Romantasy/Fantasy/Dystopian - ★★★ 3/4
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[2025] Greer, Sierra - Annie Bot - Science Fiction/Fantasy - ★★
[2024] Grossman, Lev - The Bright Sword - Retelling/Fantasy/Historical Fiction - ★★★★★
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[2025] Hall, Clare Leslie - Broken Country - Historical Fiction/Romance - ★★★★ 1/2
[2024] Harrow, Alix E. - Starling House - Fantasy/Mystery/Romance - ★★
[2023] Hart Emilia - Weyward - Magical Realism/Fantasy - ★★★★
[2026] Hart, Rob and Rake, Jeff - Detour- Science Fiction/Mystery/Thriller - ★★ 1/2
[2024] Harvey, Samantha - Orbital - Science Fiction/Literary Fiction - ★★★★★
[2023] Hays, Katy - The Cloisters- Historical/Mystery - ★★
[2025] Hazell, Lottie - Piglet - Contemporary/Literary - ★★★★
[2024] Heller, Peter - Burn -Dystopian/Thriller - ★ 1/2
[2023] Hendrix, Grady - How to Sell a Haunted House - Horror/Thriller - ★★★★★
[2024] Hendrix, Grady - My Best Friend’s Exorcism - Horror/Thriller/Mystery - ★★★★
[2024] Hendrix, Grady - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires- Horror/Thriller - ★★★★★
[2025] Hendrix, Grady - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - Horror/Historical Fiction/Thriller - ★★★ 3/4
[2023] Holland, Jacqueline - The God of Endings- Historical/Fantasy - ★★1/2
[2023] Hoover, Colleen - Verity - Mystery/Thriller - ★
[2024] Howard, Scott Alexander - The Other Valley - Science Fiction/Speculative Fiction/Fantasy - ★★★★★
[2025] Huang, Ling Ling - Immaculate Conception- Science Fiction/Literary/Horror - ★★★ 3/4
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[2024] Jones, Diana Wynne - Howl’s Moving Castle - Fantasy/Fiction/Middle Grade - ★★★
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[2026] Kennedy, Elle - The Deal- Romance/Contemporary - ★★★ 1/2
[2023] Kid, Jess - The Night Ship - Historical/Fiction - ★★★★★
[2024] Kim, Angie - Happiness Falls - Contemporary/Mystery/Thriller - ★★ 3/4
[2023] King, Stephen - Fairy Tale- Fantasy/Horror - ★★★★★
[2023] Kingfisher, T. - Thornhedge - Fantasy/Horror/Retelling - ★★★★ 1/2
[2024] Kingfisher, T. - What Feasts at Night- Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★
[2024]Kliewer, Marcus - We Used to Live Here - Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★ 1/2
[2022] Korelitz, Jean Hanff - The Plot - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★ 3/4
[2023] Kuang, R.F - Babel-Historical/Fantasy - ★★★★★
[2023] Kuang, R.F. - Yellowface- Contemporary/Literary Fiction - ★★★★
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[2024] Link, Kelly - The Book of Love- Magical Realism/Fantasy/Mystery - ★
[2024] Lowry, Louis - The Giver- Dystopian/Fantasy/Classic -★★★★★
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[2026] Madden, T Kira - Whidbey- Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★★
[2024] Mandel, Emily St. John - Sea of Tranquility- Science Fiction/Fantasy - ★★★★★
[2023] Marshall, Kate Alice - What Lies in the Woods - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★
[2025] McConaghy, Charlotte - Wild Dark Shore - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★★
[2025] McConaghy, Charlotte - Migrations - Eco/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★
[2026] McCurdy, Jennette - Half His Age- Contemporary - ★
[2024] McGowan, Heather - Friends of the Museum- Literary/Contemporary - ★★★★ 1/2
[2025] McGuire, Seanan - Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear - Fantasy/Novella - ★★★★★
[2026] McGuire, Seanan - Through Gates of Garnet and Gold- Fantasy/Novella - ★★★★★
[2024] Mellors, Coco - Blue Sisters- Contemporary/Literary/Fiction - ★★★ 3/4
[2024] Mohamed, Premee - The Butcher of the Forest - Fantasy/Horror/Novella - ★★★
[2024] Moore, Liz - Long Bright River- Literary Fiction - ★★★★
[2024] Moore, Liz - The God of the Woods- Historical/Literary Fiction - ★★★★★
[2026] Mullen, Caitlin - Heather - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★ 1/2
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[2024] Napolitano, Ann - Hello Beautiful - Contemporary/Literary - ★★★★
[2025] Newman, Nick - The Garden - Fantasy | Dystopian | Horror - ★★★★ 1/2
[2023] Ng, Celeste - Our Missing Hearts - Contemporary/Literary - ★★★★
[2024] Noah, Trevor - Into the Uncut Grass - Children’s Lit - ★★★
[2023] Nowlin, Laura - If He Had Been With Me- Young Adult - ★★★★
O
[2024] Orlando, Clarissa - The September House- Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★★
[2024] Orwell, George - 1984- Dystopian/Speculative/Fiction - ★★ ★ 1/2
[2024] Orwell, George - Animal Farm- Dystopian/Speculative/Novella - ★★★★★
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[2022] Penner, Sarah - The Lost Apothecary - Historical Fiction - ★★★ 1/2
[2025] Perry, Devney - Shield of Sparrows- Romantasy/Fantasy - ★★ 1/2
[2023] Pokwatka, Aimee - Self-Portrait with Nothing - SciFi/Fantasy/Magical Realism - ★★
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[2026] Rawle, Aisling - The Compound - Dystopian/Thriller - ★★★★
[2024] Reid, Ava - Lady Macbeth- Retelling/Historical Fiction/Fantasy - ★★★★
[2025] Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Atmosphere - Historical Fiction/Romance - ★★★★ 1/4
[2023] Rice, Waubgeshig - Moon of the Crusted Snow - Dystopian/Horror/Fiction - ★★★★
[2024] Rice, Waubgeshig - Moon of Turning Leaves - Dystopian/Horror/Fiction - ★★★★★
[2025] Robbins, Denise S - The Unmapping- Science Fiction - ★★ 1/4
[2024] Rundell, Katherine - Impossible Creatures - Fantasy/Children’s Lit - ★★★ 1/2
[2025] Rundell, Katherine - The Poisoned King- Fantasy/Middle Grade - ★★★★
[2026] Rundell, Katherine - The Neverfear - ★★★ 1/2
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[2023] Sager, Riley - The Only One Left - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★ 1/2
[2024] Sager, Riley - Middle of the Night - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★
[2025] Sager, Riley - With a Vengeance - Mystery/Thriller - ★1/2
[2023] Shaffer, Meg - The Wishing Game- Fantasy/Romance/Contemporary - ★★★ 1/2
[2024] Shaffer, Meg - The Lost Story - Fantasy/Romance/Contemporary - ★★★ 1/2
[2023] Shepherd, Peng - The Cartographers- Magical Realism/Fantasy - ★★★★
[2023] Sims, Laura - How Can I Help You - Thriller/Mystery - ★★★ 1/2
[2023] Song, Jade - Chlorine- Horror/Fantasy/LGBT - ★★★★★
[2024] Stienstra, Lauren - The Beauty of the End- Science Fiction/Speculative - ★★★ 1/2
[2026] Stine, R.L. - Nightmare on Nightmare Street - Horror/Middle Grade - ★★★★★
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[2025] Townsend, Jessica - Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow- Fantasy/Middle Grade - ★★★★★
[2023] Tran, Trang Thanh - She is a Haunting - Horror/YA/LGBTQ - ★★ 1/2
[2024] Turton, Stuart - The Last Murder at the End of the World - Science Fiction/Mystery - ★★★
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[2023] Ward, Catriona - Looking Glass Sound - Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★★
[2023] Ward, Catriona - The Last House on Needless Street- Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★
[2026] Ward, Catriona - Nowhere Burning - Horror/Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★
[2024] Whalen, Marybeth Mayhew - Every Moment Since - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★ 1/2
[2024] Wendig, Chuck - Black River Orchard- Horror/Thriller/Mystery - ★★★★★
[2025] Wendig, Chuck - The Staircase in the Woods - Horror/Thriller/Mystery - ★★★★
[2024] Winstead, Ashely - This Book Will Bury Me - Mystery/Thriller - ★★★★ 1/4
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[2024] Yambao, Samantha Sotto - Water Moon- Fantasy/Magical Realism/Cosy - ★★★★★
[2025] Yeong-Gwang, You - The Rainfall Market - Fantasy/Magical Realism/Cozy - ★★ 1/2
[2024] Young, Adrienne - The Unmaking of June Farrow - Fantasy/Mystery/Romance - ★★
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[2023] Zevin, Gabrielle - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Contemporary/Literary - ★★★★