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29th Book of the Year

Of Kindness and Kilowatts by @susankayequinn.bsky.social

4.5 ⭐

This is the 3rd in the Nothing is Promised series. What I love is how family is one of the themes of the book. Yes, it deals with a climate crises, and I love the science behind it, but I love the people more.
Cover of Of Kindness and Kilowatts. The Title is in white along with the author's (Susan Kaye Quinn) name. The author's name is underneath the title, which takes up the majority of the book's cover. On the cover is a futuristic looking city. In the upper right corner is what appears to be a wave of water. The color scheme is blues and purple
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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28th Book of the Year

Atomic Habits by James Clear

I normally don't read self help books, but I must say I needed to listen to this. It explained why I self sabatoge. Not because I want to, but because I don't have a good system in place to start.

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Beige cover of the book Atomic Habits. The title is in gold letters in the center. In the upper left corner is a small penguin and the words penguin audio. Above the title is Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results. Below the title is An Easy & Proven way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Below that is the books author's name James Clear. Underneath that says Read by the Author and below that in unabridged
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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27th Book of the Year

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook For Surviving Medieval England

4⭐

First ever Brandon Sanderson novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd love to see more of these characters, but from what I saw announced I doubt I will. Man is a machine.

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Blue cover for The Frugal Wizard's Handbook For Surviving Medieval England. The title and author's name (Brandon Sanderson) is in white. There is an open book, wizard's hate, and ray gun directly under medieval England. There is gold scroll work along the outer edge of the book.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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26th Book of the Year

Chain-Gang All-Stars

5⭐

This one is going to stick with me.
Yellow cover with a red scythe on it. There are black, red, and blue flames coming from it. The title Chain-Gang All-Stars is in black and take up the bottom half of the book. Directly underneath the blade of the scythe is a novel in red. The author's name (Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah) in at the top of the cover in black. Underneath the author's name is New Your Times Best-Selling Author of Friday Black. In the upper right corner are two fake stickers one in yellow and one in silver.
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Mini book haul! Was supposed to go to Big Barnies Wednesday, but was already there for something unrelated so why not

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Four book covers: Top left: Red Rising by Pierce Brown. Black cover with a red wing going across it. The title is in gold down the left side, while the author's name is in the bottom right corner. Top right: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman. Green book with stripes alternating from dark green to light back to dark. There are green flames behind two people in cloaks facing in opposite directions. In front of each person is a stylized scythe. The title is at the top of the book. The author's name is at the bottom. Bottom left: 1984 by George Orwell. The cover is red with a large wide open eye on it in black. The title takes up most of the cover and is in white. The author's name has been split between the top and bottom of the book. Bottom right: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. The title is red and looks separated into several pieces. The author's name is stylized the same way and at the bottom of the book. A faux white sticker says now on apple TV plus.
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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I mainly lean towards fantasy. The one on the left has YA. Under the stuffie is where my collection really begins. I have Stephen King and Brandon Sanderson shelves on the left. I'm currently filing up the middle. I go to Barnes and Noble Wednesday.

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Room with blue wall with three white bookshelves holding several books. In the picture is also two armchairs and an ottoman. On the chair on the left is a black tote bag and a blanket. On the table next to that table is a pair of mint green headphones, water bottle, books, and paper. Next to the right chair is also a table with books.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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25th Book of the Year

Margo's Got Money Troubles

4.5 ⭐

Funny! Funny and absurd and completely ridiculous BUT also sweet and nerve-wracking. I'm buying my own copy so I'll have something to give people who want dumb yet moving.

#BookSky #BlackBookSky #NowReading
Pink cover of the book Margo's Got Money Troubles. The title is in white letters. Above the title is the author's name in black Rufi Thorpe. Underneath her name is author of Author of The Knockout Queen. There is a pink couch withe a striped blanket on the back. On the couch is a blonde woman in a orange shirt and jeans. Her hand is on the floor touching a laptop on a black and white carpeter. There is also a red pacifier on the carpet as well.
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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24th Book of the Year

Scythe 5⭐

Wow! So good! It's amazing how even in utopia people will people. So many thoughts swirling around my head. I'm IMMEDIATELY getting the sequel.

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Red and white cover of the book Scythe. Scythe is in ombre from black to red. The author's name Neal Shusterman is in yellow in all caps along with New York Times best selling author of unwind. In the middle of the book is a figured ina red cloak. In front of them is a black scythe. On the left side of the book is a silver medal with a large P on it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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So much tea! I love loose lea. I've got infusers, sweetener, measuring spoons. All dat!
A messy cubby filled with glass containers of tea with white labels and red writing. There is a black mug filled with a variety of packets and a silver measuring spoon. There is a blue and silver tea infuser as well as the tops and bottoms of the infusers. There is a black packet with a white label in front of a green and white box. There is also a red bowl next to a white packet. A drawer filled with several packets of tea. At the bottom of the drawer is a box filled with Winnie the Pooh tea.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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We need something like this for the South East.

Or, more specifically, the Metro Atlanta area.
Paper with Midwest indie bookstore roadmap in white calligraphy. In the upper left corner is 2025 and in the lower right is information on winning prizes and gift cards. The rest of the paper is covered in pictures of books with names like for the love of books.
October 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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23rd Book of the Year

Murder Your Employer

4⭐

Really fun book. Loved the premise. Fun fact! The author, Rupert Holmes, is the Piña Colada song guy.

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Black cover with red roses on the side. A red banner with murder Your Employer in yellow is toward the top of the book.
October 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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On its birthday, share one image from your favourite #TNG episode.
Cap. Picard and the Tamarian capt holding daggers standing in a weedy field. Trees are in the background.
September 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Book 22 of the Year (remember I forgot 2 audiobooks)

In The Lives of Puppets

5⭐

It's beautiful and heartbreaking and hopeful. The very end is so bittersweet.
Green book covered in trees. There is a small red house at the base of one tree, with 2 houses in the branches of 2 different trees. In The Lives of Puppers is written across the book in white while the author's name TJ Klue is in yellow underneath the title.
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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19th Book of the Year:

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1)

4⭐

Murderbot is a lazy slacker that ends up carring about people. Good for him.

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Book cover for Martha Wells All Sytems Red
September 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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18th Book of the Year:

Piranesi 3⭐

This book took a very hard right. I don't know how I feel about it.

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Book cover for Susanna Clarke's piranesi
September 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Birthday book haul! #BlackBookSky #BookSky
Eight books on a gray armchair. The books are Horrorstor. It's white with a yellow couch and brown shelves. There are pictures on the wall, and a checkered floor. It looks like an IKEA catalouge. Dungeon Crawler Carl. It's a black book with its name and Matt Dinniman in yellow bold font. There is a picture of a man and cat running in what looks like a mouth full of teeth. Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Stephen King and the title are in white. The book is blue at the top and orange at the bottom. There is an old car in the bottom section of the book. Tress of the Emerald Sea. Green book with its name and Brandon Sanderson in gold. There is a woman standing in front of a yellow sun on a hill. Lavender House. It's a purple book with it's name and Lev AC Rosen in shite. There is an silhouette of a woman looking right. Inside the silhouette is purple and gold scroll work. Katabasis Black book with its name and R.F. Kuang in brass. There is a building full of stairs. Accomplice to The Villian. Blue book with its name and Hannah Nicole Maehrer in white. There are books in an arch over the title. Directly under those books is insert witty evil catchphrase here. There are lilypads on the bottom of the book with an crocodile peaking out of the water. There are several small red signs with white writing. There is a small frog with a gold crown in the upper right corner. The last book: The Green Mile by Stephen King. The picture on the book is of a long hallway with a green floor.
September 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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17th Book of the Year

3.25 ⭐

For whatever reason, Colson Whitehead had his black characters using the hard r. We don't do that. I switched to the audiobook where the narrator used our usual colloquialism. That's why it's 3.25 and not just 3.

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Color blocked book in red, green, and yellow. Colson Whitehead in black. Harlem in yellow. Shuffle in black. There is a diamon on the cover, a person walking, an eye, a face, a bulding. A novel is written in yellow. There is a yellow dial to a safe.
August 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Behold! My idiot!
White dog with tan markings laying on a wooden floor. In front of the dog is a pink, green, and yellow squeaky toy.
August 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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16th Book of the Year:

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman

4.5 ⭐

The Borant Co. is pissing me off. I almost stopped reading because I was so irritated by this fictional company. Still a really good book.

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (in yellow letters) Dungeon Crawler Carl Book III (white letters) White man wearing a gray cloak, one armed leather jacket, blue boxers with red hards, spiked knee pads, and a gauntlet jumping through the air to fight a Mantaur (it's a minotaur that's all man) with blue strips across it's body, a white shirt that says 'welcome to the gun show' and metallic claws coming out of it's second set of arms. They're in a red train tunnel.
July 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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15th Book of the Year

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

4.25 ⭐

It's not as good as the first. Still a fun read. Princess Donut is still fabulous. I feel like...🤷🏾‍♀️ I like the idea of quests. Grimaldi's circus showed just how smart Carl actually is.
Black book with a man and a cat running away from an explosion. The mushroom-shaped cloud is yellow. On the left side of the book are three skulls. Two of the skulls are yellow, the last is black. Carl's Doomsday scenario is in large pink letters. Matt Dinniman is also in pink underneath Dinniman is New York times best selling author.
July 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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14th Book of the Year:

Magic Bites

3⭐
This book reads like it was written in the 90s. I don't think I'll keep reading the series.
Picture of a white woman with a sword on her back. She has a long braid. In the left corner is a lion. The cover reads: Ilona Andrews #1 New York Times Bestsellng Author Magic Bites The First Kate Daniels Novel
June 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Book 13 of the Year:

The Weight of Blood

4.5 ⭐

Carrie retelling with a WHOLE LOT of racism. Why are they so obsessed with us?
Black book with THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD in white. There is a picture of a girl with curls in her hair wearing a tiara. She is covered in blood.
June 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Book 12 of the Year:

You Knew The Price

4 ⭐

It's a continuation of the Nothing Is Promised Series. Like the first one I enjoyed it. It still felt real. Like the things written in it could happen.

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Purple, blue, and green book cover. You Knew The Price Susan Kaye Quinn written in white letters.
May 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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11th Book of the Year: (Yes, I am WAY behind)

Dungeon Crawler Carl

4 ⭐

Four words: Trailer Park Grade Meth

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Black book with yellow writing: Dungeon Crawler Carl Matt Dinniman New York Times Bestselling Author. The A in Carl is filled with a pink eye. Next to the L in Carl are skulls. The First one is pink. Between the Ts in Matt is a yellow pineapple. There is a small man, holding a stick of dynamite, wearing yellow boxers. He's being followed by a cat. The cat's name is Princess Donut.
May 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Look what my bestie made me!
Clear pick of a woman with a black fro.
April 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM