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Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand
Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator)
Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely and Lisa Reneé Pitts (Narrator)
A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas and Kate Reading (Narrator)
Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman and George Guidall (1973) (re-read)
Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle
A Design to Die For by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator)
Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook and Marilyn Levinson (Narrator)
Fly Me to the Moon, Volume 2 by Kenjiro Hata
The Game is a Footnote by Vicki Delany
High Spirits by Carol J. Perry and C.S.E. Cooney (Narrator)
Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker
Komi Can't Communicate, Volume 3 by Tomohito Oda
Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation)
Lore Olympus, Volume Two by Rachel Smythe
Lost Places by Sarah Pinsker
Monkey Prince by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang (Illustrator)
The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela
Nightmare of the Iguana by Ursula Vernon
No Judgments by Meg Cabot
Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders
6 Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe
Soul of a Killer by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator)
Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue and Kristin Price (Narrator)
A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron
Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White
Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)

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February in Review: 02/28/23

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator)
  2. Blanche Among the Talented Tenth by Barbara Neely and Lisa Reneé Pitts (Narrator)
  3. A Design to Die For by Kathleen Bridge and Vanessa Daniels (Narrator)
  4. Fly Me to the Moon, Volume 2 by Kenjiro Hata
  5. The Game is a Footnote by Vicki Delany
  6. High Spirits by Carol J. Perry and C.S.E. Cooney (Narrator)
  7. Komi Can't Communicate, Volume 3 by Tomohito Oda
  8. Kowloon Generic Romance, Volume 2 by Jun Mayuzuki and Amanda Haley (Translation)
  9. Lore Olympus, Volume Two by Rachel Smythe
  10. Lost Places by Sarah Pinsker
  11. Nightmare of the Iguana by Ursula Vernon
  12. Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders
  13. Soul of a Killer by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator)
  14. Steeped to Death by Gretchen Rue and Kristin Price (Narrator)
  15. Vampiric Vacation by Kiersten White
  16. Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator)

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  17. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas and Kate Reading (Narrator)
  18. Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman and George Guidall (re-read)
  19. Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook and Marilyn Levinson (Narrator)
  20. Monkey Prince by Gene Luen Yang and Bernard Chang (Illustrator)
  21. No Judgments by Meg Cabot

    Three Stars: (Average)

  22. Available Dark by Elizabeth Hand
  23. Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle

    Two Stars: (OK)

  24. Into the Windwracked Wilds by A. Deborah Baker
  25. The Neapolitan Sisters by Margo Candela
  26. 6 Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe
  27. A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron

    One Star: (Did not finish)

  28. Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

Books by Age

Books by Source

Books by Age Group
Books by Format

Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman and Emily Rankin (Narrator) (2022)
  2. Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator) (2022)
  3. Birthday Party Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator) (2002)
  4. Goth Girl and the Fete Worse than Death by Chris Riddell (2014)
  5. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (2023)
  6. Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky (1939)
  7. Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker and Thérèse Plummer (Narrator) (2018)
  8. The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift and Lynd Ward (1942)
  9. The Lonely Phone Booth by Peter Ackerman and Max Dalton (Illustrator) (2010)
  10. No Grater Crime by Maddie Day and Laural Merlington (Narrator) (2021)
  11. The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter, Volume 1 by Kazuki Irodori (2020)
  12. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain (1881)
  13. The Promised Neverland 2 by Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu (Illustrator), and Luise Steggewentz (Translator) (2017)
  14. Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant (2023)
  15. 6 Times We Almost Kissed by Tess Sharpe (2023)
  16. Soul of a Killer by Abby Collette and L. Malaika Cooper (Narrator) (2022)
  17. She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat, Volume 1 by Sakaomi Yuzaki and Caleb David Cook (Translator) (2021)
  18. Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie, Volume 2 by Keigo Maki (2019)
  19. Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni (2023)
  20. Spy x Family, Volume 7 by Tatsuya Endo (2021)
  21. The Starlite Drive-In by Marjorie Reynolds (1997)
  22. To Fudge or Not to Fudge by Nancy CoCo and Vanessa Johansson (Narrator) (2014)
  23. Wined and Died in New Orleans by Ellen Byron and Amy Melissa Bentley (Narrator) (2023)

    Research

  24. Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire (2023)
  25. A Storm of Wishes by Jacqueline West (2019)
  26. The Gathering by Dan Poblocki (2016)

    Review

  27. Lost Places by Sarah Pinsker (2023)

    Library book

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