What I'm Reading
Growing up, I always heard folks associate smart people with reading books. Well, the books these "smart people" read may not be the same as mine, but I still firmly believe that reading (and listening to) books has benefited my life in multiple ways. It's helped me build strong bonds with other readers (starting with my mom and sisters reading Harry Potter together), and it's boosted my creativity and writing skills.
If you're looking for new books to read, try taking a look at the books I've been reading. Most of them will be fantasy or sci-fi, but there are one or two non-fiction gems in there. Feel free to ask me my opinions if you see a book you think you might like, and if you have any suggestions, please let me know!
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Books Read in 2023
| Book Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Tress of the Emerald Sea* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Hobbit* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings)* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings)* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings)* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England | Brandon Sanderson |
| Spec Ops (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Paradise (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Trouble on Paradise (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Black Ops (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Neil Gaiman |
| Believing Christ | Stephen E. Robinson |
| Zero Hour (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Mavericks (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Yumi and the Nightmare Painter* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Renegades (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Homefront (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Mavericks: Death Trap (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Armageddon (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
| Ahsoka | E.K. Johnston |
| Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | Phillip K. Dick |
| Heir to the Empire* | Timothy Zahn |
Books Read in 2022
| Book Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Turn Coat (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| Sourdough | Robin Sloan |
| The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast | Laura Vanderkam |
| Crossroads of Twilight (The Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| The Gathering Storm (The Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| A Memory of Light (The Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| Changes (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| Ghost Story (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| WIP (Beta Read) | L.J. Bucci |
| Cold Days (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| Skin Game (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| Peace Talks (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| We Are All the Same in the Dark | Julia Heaberlin |
| Battle Ground (Dresden Files)* | Jim Butcher |
| The Original | Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal |
| Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera)* | Jim Butcher |
| Academ's Fury (Codex Alera)* | Jim Butcher |
| Ready Player One* | Ernest Cline |
| Cursor's Fury (Codex Alera)* | Jim Butcher |
| Captain's Fury (Codex Alera)* | Jim Butcher |
| Venom Wars of the Desert Realm | Michael C. Baumann |
| Princep's Fury (Codex Alera)* | Jim Butcher |
| First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera)* | Jim Butcher |
| Alloy of Law (Mistborn)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Shadows of Self (Mistborn)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Bands of Mourning (Mistborn)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Arcanum Unbounded | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Lost Metal (Mistborn)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Intuitive Eating | Elyse Resch and Evelyn Tribole |
| The Man in the High Castle | Philip K. Dick |
| The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien |
Books Read in 2021
| Book Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Outrider* | J. J. Braley |
| Warbreaker* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive) | Brandon Sanderson |
| Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage Trilogy) | Brian McClellan |
| Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive) | Brandon Sanderson |
| Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive)* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| The Dragon Reborn (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| Arcanum Unbounded* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Shadow Rising (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| The Fires of Heaven (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| New Spring (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| Coraline | Neil Gaiman |
| Small Favor* | Jim Butcher |
| Lord of Chaos (Wheel of Time)* | Robert Jordan |
| Blood Song | Anthony Ryan |
| A Crown of Swords (Wheel of Time) | Robert Jordan |
| Columbus Day (Expeditionary Force) | Craig Alanson |
Books Read in 2020
| Book Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The Power of Vulnerability | Brené Brown |
| Birdbox* | Josh Malerman |
| Maze Runner | James Dashner |
| You | Caroline Kepnes |
| The Count of Monte Cristo* | Alexandre Dumas |
| I Am Legend | Richard Matheson |
| Shutter Island | Dennis Lehane |
| Darkly Dreaming Dexter | Jeff Lindsay |
| And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie |
| Dearly Devoted Dexter | Jeff Lindsay |
| Dracula | Bram Stoker |
| Never Split the Difference | Chris Voss |
| Dexter in the Dark | Jeff Lindsay |
| Partials | Dan Wells |
| Grave Peril | Jim Butcher |
| Elantris* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Fragments | Dan Wells |
| Ruins | Dan Wells |
| Dexter by Design | Jeff Lindsay |
| Dexter is Delicious | Jeff Lindsay |
| Double Dexter | Jeff Lindsay |
| Dexter's Final Cut | Jeff Lindsay |
| Dexter is Dead | Jeff Lindsay |
| The Seven Principles of Making Marriage Work | John M. Gottman, Ph.D. |
| Summer Knight | Jim Butcher |
| The Screwtape Letters | C.S. Lewis |
| Leviathan | Scott Westerfeld |
| Hunting Big Mule Deer: How to Take the Best Buck of Your Life | Robby Denning |
| Behemoth | Scott Westerfeld |
| Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury |
| The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
| The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes* | Suzanne Collins |
| The Great Divorce* | C.S. Lewis |
| The Magician's Nephew | C.S. Lewis |
| The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis |
| Jurassic Park | Michael Crichton |
| The Horse and His Boy | C.S. Lewis |
| Prince Caspian | C.S. Lewis |
| The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | C.S. Lewis |
| The Silver Chair | C.S. Lewis |
| The Last Battle | C.S. Lewis |
| Death Masks | Jim Butcher |
| Blood Rites | Jim Butcher |
| Dead Beat | Jim Butcher |
| Proven Guilty | Jim Butcher |
| White Night | Jim Butcher |
| I Am Not a Serial Killer* | Dan Wells |
| Mr. Monster* | Dan Wells |
| The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman |
| Goliath | Scott Westerfeld |
| The Devil's Only Friend* | Dan Wells |
| Over Your Dead Body* | Dan Wells |
| I Don't Want to Kill You* | Dan Wells |
| Nothing Left to Lose* | Dan Wells |
| Dune | Frank Herbert |
Books Read in 2019
| Book Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The Final Empire* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Well of Ascension* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Hero of Ages* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Daring Greatly | Brené Brown |
| The Alloy of Law | Brandon Sanderson |
| Shadows of Self | Brandon Sanderson |
| Bands of Mourning | Brandon Sanderson |
| Braving the Wilderness | Brené Brown |
| Spellmonger | Terry Mancour |
| Dragon Teeth | Michael Crichton |
| Eaters of the Dead | Michael Crichton |
| Theft of Swords | Michael J. Sullivan |
| Rise of Empire | Michael J. Sullivan |
| Heir of Novron | Michael J. Sullivan |
| Furies of Calderon* | Jim Butcher |
| Academ's Fury* | Jim Butcher |
| Cursor's Fury* | Jim Butcher |
| Captain's Fury* | Jim Butcher |
| Princep's Fury* | Jim Butcher |
| First Lord's Fury* | Jim Butcher |
| Storm Front | Jim Butcher |
| Fool Moon | Jim Butcher |
| The Hunger Games* | Suzanne Collins |
| Catching Fire* | Suzanne Collins |
| MockingJay* | Suzanne Collins |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* | J.K. Rowling |
| I Am Not a Serial Killer* | Dan Wells |
| Mr. Monster* | Dan Wells |
| I Don't Want to Kill You* | Dan Wells |
| I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Iain Reid |
| The Devil's Only Friend* | Dan Wells |
| Over Your Dead Body* | Dan Wells |
| Nothing Left to Lose* | Dan Wells |
Other Books Read as an Adult
| Book Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The Fellowship of the Ring* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Two Towers* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Return of the King* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Hobbit* | J.R.R. Tolkien |
| The Way of Kings* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Words of Radiance* | Brandon Sanderson |
| Oathbringer* | Brandon Sanderson |
| The Devil in the White City* | Erik Larson |
Books Read in Childhood
This is by no means a comprehensive list as my memory of childhood is not the best.
| Book Title (scroll right for more info) | Author |
|---|---|
| Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo* | Obert Skye |
| Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret* | Obert Skye |
| Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want* | Obert Skye |
| Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra* | Obert Skye |
| Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder* | Obert Skye |
| Professor Winsnicker's Book of Proper Etiquette for Well-mannered Sycophants | Obert Skye |
| Pillage* | Obert Skye |
| Choke* | Obert Skye |
| Heroic Adventures of Hercules Amsterdam | Melissa Glenn Haber |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief* | Rick Riordan |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters* | Rick Riordan |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Titan's Curse* | Rick Riordan |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth* | Rick Riordan |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian* | Rick Rioran |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Capture* | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Journey | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Rescue | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Siege | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Shattering | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Burning | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Hatchling | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Outcast | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The First Collier | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: To Be A King | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Golden Tree | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The Coming of Hoole | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The River of Wind | Kathryn Lasky |
| Guardians of Ga'Hoole: The War of the Ember | Kathryn Lasky |
| The Underland Chronicles: Gregor the Overlander* | Suzanne Collins |
| The Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane* | Suzanne Collins |
| The Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods* | Suzanne Collins |
| The Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the Marks of Secret* | Suzanne Collins |
| The Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the Code of Claw* | Suzanne Collins |
| The Hunger Games* | Suzanne Collins |
| Catching Fire* | Suzanne Collins |
| Mockingjay* | Suzanne Collins |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* | J.K. Rowling |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* | J.K. Rowling |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan* | John Flanagan |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge | John Flanagan |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land | John Flanagan |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia | John Flanagan |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Sorcerer in the North | John Flanagan |
| Ranger's Apprentice: The Seige of Macindaw | John Flanagan |
| Ranger's Apprentice: Erak's Ransom | John Flanagan |
| The Hobbit* | J.R.R Tolkien |
| Grey Griffins: The Revenge of the Shadow King* | Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis |
| Grey Griffins: The Rise of the Black Wolf* | Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis |
| Grey Griffins: The Fall of the Templar* | Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis |
| Invasion: A C.H.A.O.S. Novel* | Jon S. Lewis |
| Alienation: A C.H.A.O.S. Novel* | Jon S. Lewis |
| Domination: A C.H.A.O.S. Novel* | Jon S. Lewis |
| The Hardy Boys | Franklin W. Dixon |