August reads

 Christmas Forevermore by Sarah M. Eden, karen Thornell, Ashtyn Newbold, and Sally Britton

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2024

Narrated by Noah Wall

Regency romance, Christmas, short stories

Recommend: Yes

Magic or Not? by Edward Eager

Read sister's copy

Published in 1959

Children's fantasy, friendship, family

Recommend: Yes

Illusions of Fate  by Kiersten White

Read sister's copy

Published in 2014

Teen fantasy, magic

Recommend: Yes

Wretched Waterpark by Kiersten White, book 1 of Sinister Summer

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Keylor Leigh

Teen fiction, magic, mystery, family

Recommend: Yes

A Proper Scandal by Esther Hatch

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Abbigail Warren

Regency romance, marriage

Recommend: Yes

July reads

 Slug Fest by Gordon Korman

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2024

Narrated by Amielynn Abellera, Andrew Eiden, Ramon de Ocampo, Mark Sanderlin, Hope Newhouse, and Vyvy Nguyen

Children's fiction, summer school, sports, friendship

Recommend: yes

Liar & Spy by Rebecca Steadman

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2012

Narrated by Jesse Bernstein

Children's fiction, friendship, family

Recommend: yes

Otherwise Engaged by Joanna Barker

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Noah Wall

Regency romance, horses

Recommend: yes

Seeking Persephone by Sarah M. Eden

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Aubrey Warner

Regency romance, marriage

Recommend: yes

Her Unsuitable Match by Sally Britton

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Jessica Elisa Boyd

Regency romance, marriage

Recommend: yes

Roses of Feldstone by Esther Hatch

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Aubrey Warner

Regency romance

Recommend: yes

Glimmer of Hope by Sarah M. Eden

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Kymberly Mellon

Regency romance, illness

Recommend: yes

June reads

 The Kiss of a Stranger by Sarah M. Eden

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2023

Narrated by Luone Ingram

Regency romance, England

Recommend: yes

The Duke Meets His Match by Karen Tuft

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Noah Wall

Regency romance, historical fiction, England

Recommend: yes

We the Children by Andrew Clements, book 1 in the Benjamin Pratt & The Keepers of the School series

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2010

Narrated by Keith Nobbs

Children's fiction, fantasy, school 

Recommend: yes

The Christmas Book Flood by Roseanna M. White

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2025

Narrated by Talon David

Historical fiction, Christian, romance, Iceland, books

Recommend: yes

The Governess of Penwythe Hall by Sarah E. Ladd

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2019

Narrated by Thomas Nelson

Historical fiction, romance, piracy

Recommend: yes

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Read personal copy

Released in 2022

Fiction, octopus, sea, death

Recommend: yes

The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2019

Narrated by Madison Lawrence

Realistic fiction, humanitarian projects, romance

Recommend: yes

The Holly and the Ivy by Sarah M. Eden, Esther Hatch, Dana LeCheminant, Anneka R. Walker

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Noah Wall

Regency romance, short stories, Christmas

Recommend: yes

The Dreaming Beauty by Anneka R. Walker

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2022

Narrated by Noah Wall

Regency romance, dreams

Recommend: yes

May reads

 Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2023

Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez

Junior fiction, desert, planes, survival, rescue

Recommend: yes

So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin by Steve Martin and Adam Gopnik

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2023

Narrated by Steve Martin and Adam Gopnik

Non-fiction, autobiography, performing arts

Recommend: yes

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, book 1 in the Throne of Glass series

Read on the Kindle app

Published in 2012

Young Adult fiction, kingdom building, fighting, kings

Recommend: yes

Properly Kissed by Kasey Stockton

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2024

Narrated by Vicki-Jo Eva

Regency romance

Recommend: yes

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, book 1 in the Nevermoor series

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2017

Narrated by Gemma Whelan

Children's fantasy, magic, school, talents

Recommend: yes

Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, book 2 in the Nevermoor series

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2018

Narrated by Gemma Whelan

Children's fantasy, magic, school, talents

Recommend: yes

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, book 3 in the Nevermoor series

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2020

Narrated by Gemma Whelan

Children's fantasy, magic, school, talents

Recommend: yes

Murder at the Castle by C.L. Miller, The Antique Hunters series

Read borrowed copy from my daugther

Published in 2026

Mystery, murder, antiques, intrigue

Recommend: yes

April reads

 A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee, book #1 in The Agency

Read on the Libby App

Published in 2009

Mystery, regency England

Recommend: yes

The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee, book #2 in The Agency

Personal copy

Published in 2010

Mystery, regency England

Recommend: yes

The Traitor in the Tunnel by Y.S. Lee, book #3 in The Agency

Read on the Libby App

Published in 2012

Mystery, regency England

Recommend: yes

Rivals in the City by Y.S. Lee, book #4 in The Agency

Read on the Libby App

Published in 2014

Mystery, regency England

Recommend: yes

Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2020

Narrated by Fenella Woolgar

Short stories, mystery, murder

Recommend: yes

The Dreadful Debutante by M.C. Beaton

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2014

Narrated by Lindy Nettleton

Regency Romance

Recommend: yes

Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2008

Narrated by Dylan Baker

Realistic fiction, children's fiction, loss, childhood

Recommend: yes

March reads

 Gorgon's Fury: Tales of Newel and Doren by Brandon Mull

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2025

Narrated by Will Watt

Children's fantasy, fiction, short stories, satyrs, magical creatures

Recommend: yes

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Listened to on the Audible App

Released in 2019

Each book is narrated by a separate narrator: 

Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, Lynn Redgrave, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Northam, Patrick Stewart

Children's fantasy, talking animals, religious, magic

Recommend: yes

Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews, book #1 in the Crinoline Academy Books

Read on the Kindle App

Published in 2025

Regency romance

Recommend: yes

Marriage Method by Mimi Matthews, book #2 in the Crinoline Academy Books

Listened to on the Audible App

Released in 2025

Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden and Will Watt

Regency Romance

Recommend: yes

February reads

 The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter by Mimi Matthews

Listened to on the Libby App

Released in 2018

Narrated by Justine Eyre

Regency romance, fiction

Recommend: yes

Champion of the Titan Games and Wrath of the Dragon King by Brandon Mull. Books #4 and #5 in the Dragonwatch series. 

Personal copy

Published in 2020

Junior fantasy, magic, dragons, series, action

Recommend: yes

Read on the Kindle app

Published in 2021

Junior fantasy, magic, dragons, series, action

Recommend: yes

British Isles Collection by Sarah M. Eden

Read on the Kindle app

Published in 2015

Regency romance, short stories

Recommend: yes

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. #1 in the Emily Wilde series. 

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2023

Narrated by Ell Potter and Michael Dodds

Fantasy, fiction, fairies, romance

Recommend: yes

The Lost Letter by Mimi Matthews

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2018

Narrated by Justine Eyre

Regency romance, fiction

Recommend: yes

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett. #2 in the Emily Wilde series.

Listened to on the Libby app

Released in 2024

Narrated by Ell Potter and Michael Dodds

Fantasy, fiction, fairies, romance

Recommend: yes