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Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes and Frankie Corzo (narrator)
Bocchi the Rock!, Volume 1 by Aki Hamazi
Coaching Fire by Victoria Laurie and Rachel Dulude (narrator)
Fire Force, Volume 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
How Spider Saved Halloween by Robert Kraus
A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins
Live and Let Grind by Tara Lush and Kae Marie Denino (Narrator)
Memoirs of a Mangy Lover by Groucho Marx and Leo Hershfeld (illustrator)
Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator)
Murder at the Lobstah Shack by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator)
No Way Out by Dan Poblocki
Oh No, the Aunts Are Here by Adam Rex and Lian Cho (Illustrator)
Prologue to Murder by Lauren Elliott and Karen White (Narrator)
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and W. W. Denton
Ya Boy Kongming! Volume 2 by Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa

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November 2023 Summary

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4 stars: Good but flawed
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2 stars: OK
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December in Review: 12/31/23

    Rating out of 5 stars

    Five Stars: (Completely loved the book)

  1. Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal by Raquel V. Reyes and Frankie Corzo (narrator)
  2. Coaching Fire by Victoria Laurie and Rachel Dulude (narrator)
  3. How Spider Saved Halloween by Robert Kraus
  4. Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala and Danice Cabanela (Narrator)
  5. Murder at the Lobstah Shack by Maddie Day and Rachel Dulude (Narrator)
  6. Live and Let Grind by Tara Lush and Kae Marie Denino (Narrator)
  7. Oh No, the Aunts Are Here by Adam Rex and Lian Cho (Illustrator)
  8. Prologue to Murder by Lauren Elliott and Karen White (Narrator)
  9. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
  10. When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
  11. Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and W. W. Denton
  12. Ya Boy Kongming! Volume 2 by Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa

    Four Stars: (Good but flawed)

  13. Bocchi the Rock!, Volume 1 by Aki Hamazi
  14. Fire Force, Volume 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo
  15. Fogged Inn by Barbara Ross and Dara Rosenberg (Narrator)
  16. Memoirs of a Mangy Lover by Groucho Marx and Leo Hershfeld (illustrator)
  17. New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier and Karen White (Narrator)

    Three Stars: (Average)

  18. A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins
  19. No Way Out by Dan Poblocki

    Two Stars: (OK)

    One Star: (Did not finish)

Books by Age

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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)

    Personal Collection

  1. Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution by Brent Berlin and Paul Kay (1969)
  2. Coaching Fire by Victoria Laurie and Rachel Dulude (narrator) (2023)
  3. Dog Dish of Doom by E.J. Copperman and Christy Romano (narrator) (2017)
  4. Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges (1944) (December 2023)
  5. Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian and Rachel Dulude (2018)
  6. Last Writes by Laura Levine and Brittany Pressley (Narrator) (2003)
  7. Layers: A Memoir by Pénélope Bagieu, Montana Kane (Translator) (2021)
  8. Lost Lad London, Volume 3 by Shima Shinya (2021)
  9. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Volume 5 by Sumito Oowara and Kumar Sivasubramanian (translator) (2020/2023)
  10. My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee (2022)
  11. Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman and Amanda Ronconi (2010) (December 2023)
  12. A Night's Tail by Sofie Kelly and Cassandra Campbell (Narrator) (2019)
  13. The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle (2022)
  14. Six Feet Deep Dish by Mindy Quigley and Holly Adams (Narrator) (2022)

    Research

  15. The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (2016)
  16. Oh No, the Aunts Are Here by Adam Rex and Lian Cho (Illustrator) (2023)
  17. Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum and John R. Neill (1916)
  18. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900)

    Review

    Library book

Read vs Review by Date - 2023
Read vs Review by Date for 2023

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