#December reads !!

[azspymasters-hoe]

“Even if you hate yourself, I’ll love you for the both of us.”

— Nikolai Sokolov— God of fury by Rina Kent

[lainahastoomuchsparetime]

Well, I read 13 books in October (spooky!) and 12 in November, so this might be a realistic TBR! Not too sure of that lol

[franticvampirereads]

Hello December! This month’s tbr is filled with holiday ebooks and plenty of other fun wintery reads. Here’s what I’m planning to read:

The Sunshine Court (not pictured) -currently reading

You Can Count On Me (not pictured) -currently reading

Ocean’s Echo

Delayed For The Holidays

Merry In Spite

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

Ice Palace Prince

A Holly Jolly Mess

The Boyfriend Subscription

Time To Shine

Cosmoknights vol 2

Cold Fire

There are a few book releases happening this month that may or may not throw this whole tbr out the window. But we’ll have to wait and see! 😊

[monomatica]

December Reading Wrap-up 🖤

I did some rereads of the Empyrean series in prep of Onyx Storm coming out in 3 weeks, as well as I finally read the Captive Prince series, which I loved. Laurent & Damen are one of the all-time great couples. May they reign together as Co-Kings for all time. 👑👑

[thecozybimbo]

“…he swore she'd mapped his future in the twisted rings of the trees. That she'd designed his every failure, his every fear, to get to this moment”

— two twisted crowns by rachel gillig

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Did I relisten to a bunch of mysteries during the month of festivities? Yes, yes I did.

Criminal Past, Twisted Shadows, and Northranger were new to me. I relistened to Liar City in anticipation of Twisted Shadows releasing, and nearly listened to them both again after I finished TS. Allie Therin never disappoints 👌

Speaking of never disappoints, if you haven't read The Big Bad Wolf series by Charlie Adhara this is your official notice to do so. The character and relationship development across the series is off the charts, and if you like werewolves without all the usual dynamics then this is definitely for you. (Also my friend @bencalico has been making some beautiful alternate covers for this series !)

Criminal Past was the end of the first Hazard and Somerset series, and was probably my least favorite of the series but still pretty good. I just wasn't in a good headspace for all the shenanigans that happened. On a side note, I read the Off Duty novella this past weekend, and that was full of good feels.

Northranger was a quick horror like novella with a cute budding romance, and the realization that sometimes the biggest horror is our own thoughts.

[godzilla-reads]

📚December Reading Wrapup 📚

In December I finished 13 books, bringing my yearly final total to 177 books finished! Here is the list, plus my Top 3 books have been starred:

❄️ The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin

🔥 Fire Punch Vol. 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

🧚 Walking Through the Landscape of Faerie by Charles Vess

🍄 The Hidden World of Gnomes by Lauren Soloy

��� Born This Gay by Babet Van De Schot

⭐️ The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

🧚‍♀️ The Good Neighbors by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh

⭐️ The Dragon Ark: Join the Quest to Save the Rarest Dragon on Earth by Emma Roberts and Tomislav Tomić

💤 The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz and Angela Barrett

🐸 How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black and Rovina Cai

⭐️ Heartstopper Vol. 5 by Alice Oseman

🐰 The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams

🐲 Dragons by Wellern Polturnees and Elizabeth Ratisseau

[spiritedstars]

December Reads 📚

*Glow (The Plated Prisoner #4) by Raven Kennedy - 4.5/5

*The Hating Game by Sally Thorne - 5/5

Gold (The Plated Prisoner #5) by Raven Kennedy - 4.5/5

One Piece Vol. 1 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 2 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 3 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 4 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 5 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 6 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 7 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 8 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 9 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 10 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 11 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 12 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 13 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 14 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 15 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 16 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 17 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 18 - 4/5

One Piece Vol. 19 - 4/5

*ACOMAF (ACOTAR #2) by SJM - 5/5

*ACOWAR (ACOTAR #3) by SJM - 4/5

*marked for rereads

I really took that manga palate cleanser and dived deep lol. I'm taking a break from watching One Piece until the new year so naturally, I dived into the manga instead and I LOVE going through the beginning with them again. It's very similar to the anime, which I appreciate! Gold was one of an anticipated read and I'm so glad I loved it! It was so good!!! ACOMAF will always have my whole heart and every time I reread, I wanna cry. Planning to continue with my SJM reread before HOFAS comes out.

Total reads of 2023: 90!

Happy reading in 2024! ✨

[sunscreenstudies]

December Reads

- How to Solve Your Own Murder 🪶 ☆☆☆☆ - Murder of an Amish Bridegroom 🧊 ☆☆☆ - Yellowface 📙 ☆☆☆☆☆ - Andy Warhol biography 🎨 ☆☆☆ - The Dyatliv Pass Mystery 🏔️ ☆☆☆ - The Night Shift 🔪 ☆☆☆☆☆ - Snakehead 🐍 ☆☆☆☆☆

[remusfinglupin]

December Wrap-Up (and ratings)

- Antony and Cleopatra: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Ninth House (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Bunny: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- This Winter (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- The Lightning Thief (reread): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

- Heartstopper Volume 5: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

[apocketfullofpoem]

You should know lying under the stars alone wasn't my first choice; laying there alongside you was always my first.

[lainahastoomuchsparetime]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge Day 18 coming in with that "Warm and Cozy" theme right as a blizzard is kicking up! Perfect day for it.

[franticvampirereads]

Hi, so…..I totally forgot to post my December TBR 😅. I’m already deep into some of my books and loving them. And I kind of maybe already threw part of this TBR out the window…🤦‍♀️. But that’s okay! Here’s what I planned and some of the other books that have snuck onto the TBR:

The Circle Of Magic book 1 -finished

The Circle Of Magic book 2 -currently reading

The Rivals of Casper Road -currently reading (almost done, still counting this as a November read)

Shelter In Garnet Run (snuck up on me)

Let Your Hearts Be Light

Victor & Nora A Gotham Love Story

Santa’s Favorite

The Circle of Magic book 3 (snuck up on me)

The Circle of Magic book 4 (snuck up on me)

A Reluctant Santa

Captive Prince

Us

I think my TBR might be a bit out of hand? But whatever, I’m just gonna roll with it. Wish me luck?

[staciass]

This has such a strong and exciting start !!!!

I looooove layala

Hopefully I finish this book !!

I really need a goooood book!

[lexaprolexicon]

Finally finished this today. Such a good read. Also, it was a very easy read, in my opinion. Some of the stuff I'm reading is written in a way that requires a lot of brain power, but this book is written in a way that lets me get lost in the story. It feels very down to earth and conversational but in a very good way. Highly suggest it for anyone thinking about reading it!

[brightbeautifulthings]

June - December

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reviews Strange Grace by Tessa Gratton (4/5) Summer's Edge by Dana Mele (4/5) Katzenjammer by Francesca Zappia (4/5) The Infinite Miles by Hannah Fergesen (4/5) A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone (4/5) All the Dead Lie Down by Kyrie McCauley (4/5) A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland (4/5) The Black Guy Dies First: Black Horror Cinema from Fodder to Oscar by Robin R. Means Coleman & Mark H. Harris (4/5) Captain America: Red Menace, Ultimate Collection by Ed Brubaker (4/5) Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe (4/5) Dark Waters by Katherine Arden (4/5) Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden (3/5) Captain America, Vol. 3: Loose Nuke by Rick Remender (3/5) Find Him Where You Left Him Dead by Kristen Simmons (3/5) A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair (3/5) This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (3/5) Into the Sublime by Kate A. Boorman (3/5) Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe (3/5) Runaways, Vol. 3: That Was Yesterday by Rainbow Rowell (3/5) One of Us Is Back by Karen M. McManus (3/5) How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine (2/5) A Room Away From the Wolves by Nova Ren Suma (2/5) Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (2/5) Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith (2/5)

rereads Dreamcatcher by Stephen King (4/5) Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (4/5)