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Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker
The Biograph Girl by William J. Mann Break the Chains by Megan E. O'Keefe
Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss and Erin Moon (Narrator)
The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
Curtain Call by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Illustrator)
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney and Stephanie Racine (Narrator)
Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette and Melanie Carey and Paul Bellatoni (Narrators)
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Leviathan by Jason Shiga
The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito
Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape) by Carrie Jones
Manor of Dying by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator)
Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott and Karen White (Narrator)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie and Hugh Fraser (Narrator)
On This Airplane by Lourdes Heuer and Sara Palacios (Illustrations)
The Orphan and the Mouse by Martha Freeman and David McPhail (Illustrations)
Primordial by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino (Artist) and Dave Stewart (Artist)
Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette and Karissa Vacker
Sophie Go's Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim and Annie Q (Narrator)
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner and Jeremy Holmes (Illustrator)
Tumble by Celia C. Pérez
Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

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December in Review: 12/31/22

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen
  2. Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator)
  3. Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
  4. Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon and Susan Boyce (Narrator)
  5. A Killing in Costumes by Zac Bissonnette and Melanie Carey and Paul Bellatoni (Narrators) (2022)
  6. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
  7. Leviathan by Jason Shiga
  8. Manor of Dying by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator)
  9. On This Airplane by Lourdes Heuer and Sara Palacios (Illustrations)
  10. Primordial by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino (Artist) and Dave Stewart (Artist)
  11. Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette and Karissa Vacker
  12. Tumble by Celia C. Pérez
  13. Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones
  14. What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  15. Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss and Erin Moon (Narrator)
  16. Curtain Call by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Illustrator)
  17. The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs
  18. Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliott and Karen White (Narrator)
  19. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie and Hugh Fraser (Narrator)

    Three Stars: (Average)

  20. Along the Saltwise Sea by A. Deborah Baker
  21. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney and Stephanie Racine (Narrator)
  22. The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito
  23. Love (and Other Uses for Duct Tape) by Carrie Jones
  24. The Templeton Twins Have an Idea by Ellis Weiner and Jeremy Holmes (Illustrator)

    Two Stars: (OK)

  25. Break the Chains by Megan E. O'Keefe
  26. The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon
  27. The Orphan and the Mouse by Martha Freeman and David McPhail (Illustrations)

    One Star: (Did not finish)

  28. The Biograph Girl by William J. Mann

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Book, Line and Sinker by Jenn McKinlay and Allyson Ryan (Narrator) (2012)
  2. Cat Raise the Dead by Shirley Rousseau Murphy (1997)
  3. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas and Kate Reading (Narrator) (2017)
  4. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell (2013)
  5. Lore Olympus: Volume Two by Rachel Smythe (2022)
  6. Outbreak Diaries by Jason Turner (2022)
  7. Pulp Friction by Julie Anne Lindsey and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator) (2020)
  8. Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton (1946)
  9. Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue and Kristin Price (Narrator) (2022)
  10. The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish by Karina Yan Glaser (2021)
  11. The Vanderbeekers on the Road by Karina Yan Glaser (2022)

    Research

  12. Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand (2011)
  13. The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon (2022)
  14. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney and Stephanie Racine (Narrator) (2022)
  15. Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese (2022)
  16. Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker (2022)
  17. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 1 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translator) (2020)
  18. Mazebook by Jeff Lemire (2022)
  19. Primordial by Jeff Lemire, et. al (2022)
  20. Tumble by Celia C. Pérez (2022)

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