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1. Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

I have an arc of this YA urban fantasy set in New Orleans. I enjoyed it though I did think it had some problematic issues.

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2. A Trace of Poison by Colleen Cambridge Agatha Christie's friend/housekeeper solves mysteries. it was pretty entertaining

3. A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens I had never read it before and was pleasantly surprised to see how close the tv adaptations stuck to the book.

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4 Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich

5 Murder at the Puppy Fest by Laurien Berenson

6 The First Cut by Dianne Emley
Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin

7 Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood

8 Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

9 Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman

10 & 11 Chainsaw Man, Vol. 3-4 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

12 Spy x Family, Vol. 2 by Tatsuya Endo

13. Cells at Work! Vol. 2 by Akane Shimizu

14. The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander

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Oops I got behind again
15 The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh. I enjoyed this Welsh mystery

16 This was a fun fantasy novella

17 Hell and Back by Craig Johnson A very different, definitely paranormal infused Longmire

18 The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle a fantastic Lovecraftian (or more appropriate giving it Lovecraft) horror novella

19 I, Robot by Isaac Asimov I was bored by this 40 years ago. Still am

20 The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott I enjoyed this fantasy novella

21 Spy x Family, Vol. 3 by Tatsuya Endo

22 Cells at Work! Vol. 3 by Akane Shimizu I love this manga

23 M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton a Frankenstein inspired fantasy graphic novel. I like it

24 The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie M. Liu & Sana Takeda loved this horror graphic novel

25 Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger another Poison Ivy origin story. I did like it

26 Lore Olympus: Volume Three by Rachel Smythe This is okay but if it wasn't a library book I'd bail on it

27 Everybunny Loves Magic by Aaron Reynolds it was an okay middle grade book

28 Sonnets from the Portuguese and Other Love Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (I was not as blown away by these as I expected)

29 Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann While needing much editing it was very good

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Here's March's reads

30 Greensmith Girls by Raven Snow

31 Death on a Deadline by Joyce St. Anthony

32 Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol

33 The Rush: This Hungry Earth Reddens Under Snowclad Hills by Simon Spurrier

34 The Mythology Class by Arnold Arre

35 Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend by Alys Arden

36 The Silver Eyes by Scott Cawthon

37 Come Again by Nate Powell

38 A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman & Rafael Albuquerque

39 & 40 Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume I and Volume2 by Matthew Mercer

41 Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

42 The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich

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43 Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz

44 Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally

45 Little Eve by Catriona Ward

46 Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

47 Raincheck by Sarah Madison

48 Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

49 Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

50 Incognegro by Mat Johnson

51 Anthony Bourdain's Hungry Ghosts by Anthony Bourdain & Joel Rose

52 Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

53 The Night Witches by Garth Ennis

54 Angel Vol. 1: Being Human by Bryan Edward Hill

55 Isola, Vol. 1 by Brendan Fletcher

56 Squire by Sara Alfageeh

57 Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume three by Matthew Mercer

58 Liar City by Allie Therin

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59 White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton

60 Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord by Celeste Connally

61 Willows Weep: The Beginning by Dave Spinks

62 I'm in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie

63 Barbarities, vol. 1 by Tsuta Suzuki

64 The Joy Machine by James E. Gunn & Theodore Sturgeon

65 An Unforgiving Place by Claire Kells

66 Death on the Danube: A New Year's Murder in Budapest by Jennifer S. Alderson

67 The World After the Fall, Vol. 1 by Undead Gamja

68 Body and Soul Food by Abby Collette

69 チェンソーマン Chainsaw Man, Vol. 6 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

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70 I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, Volume 2 by Yuki Fumino

71 There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool

72 Together We Rot by Skyla Arndt

73 Cat in a Vegas Gold Vendetta by Carole Nelson Douglas

74 Andújar: The Robot Gentleman of San Juan by Carolina Cardona

75 The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear by Nat Segaloff

76 Straight into Darkness by Faye Kellerman

77b Case of the Bleus: A Cheese Shop Mystery by Korina Moss

78 Queen of the Night by J.A. Jance

79 Malum by Stacy Bender

80 Camp Arcanum by Josef Matulich

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81 Killer Crust by Chris Cavender,

82 Not Famous in Hollywood by Leonie Gant

83 The Diabolical Miss Hyde by Viola Carr

84 Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis

85 What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

86 Vampires on the Run by C.M. Surrisi

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87. The Autumnal by Daniel Kraus

88 The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado

89 Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa

90 Bittersweet in the Hollow by Kate Pearsall (this was excellent)

91 Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji

92 Fire Punch #1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

93 The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes

94 X-Wing Fighter: Wraith Squadron by Aaron Allston

95 Kemono Jihen, #1 by Sho Aimoto

96 & 97 A Silent Voice, Vol. 1 & 2 by Yoshitoki Oima

98 - 106 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1- 9 by Hiromu Arakawa

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Been awhile

107 Snow Place for Murder by Diane Kelly

108 A Midlife Mountain Murder by Julie Ecker

109 Noni & The God Tree: A Shrouded Spark by Breshea Anglen

110 Demon Ex Machina by Julie Kenner

111 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmasadapted by Megan Shepherd

112 Ornamental Danger: a holiday short story by Kerri Nelson

113 Noragami: Stray God, Vol. 22by Adachitoka

114 Public Anchovy #1 by Mindy Quigley

115 Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Vol. 1 by Hiromu Arakawa

116 The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (Manga) Vol. 1 by Mika Akatsuki

117 Disney Twisted-Wonderland, Vol. 1: The Manga: Book of Heartslabyul by Yana Toboso

118. Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 1by Ryōsuke Takeuchi

119 怪物事変 2 Kemono Jihen by Sho Aimoto

120 Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

121 Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation by Tiya Miles

122 Blue Exorcist, Vol. 22 by Kazue Kato

123 Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart

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December only had a few books to 124 Broken Prey by John Sandford

125 The Darkly Luminous Fight for Persephone Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber

126 Ghostbusters: Ghost Busted by Matt Yamashita