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Q1 - 2025 - Books
93 items
By
Lusalma
Books read in Quarter 1 of 2025
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January
February
March
January
Decent Contemporary Witchy Romance
Hot Hex Boyfriend
Not what I was looking for
Reading Like a Writer
Not my favorite from Nghi Vo
The City in Glass
Cute regency romance like romp
What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball
Longmire
The Cold Dish: A Walt Longmire Mystery
Reminds me of Kinley MacGregor's Brotherhood of the Sword
Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Novel)
It felt longer than it was…. I think it had too much pointless sex
The Hookup (Moonlight and Motor Oil Series Book 1)
cute and spicy enough
Gaga for the Gargoyle: A Fated Dates Novella
Moody vibe
Mexican Gothic
Beauty and the Beast Retelling still like Robin McKinley's Beauty best
Bryony And Roses
Guild Codex is very bingeable
A Damsel and a Demigod (Guild Codex: Spellbound)
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Three Mages and a Margarita
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Dark Arts and a Daiquiri (Guild Codex 2)
An interesting companion to things like Siren Queen
The Brightest Star: Anna May Wong's Story
Binge continues
Two Witches and a Whiskey: Spellbound 3
Binge
Demon Magic and a Martini: Spellbound 4
DNF
The Slow Burn (Moonlight & Motor Oil #2)
More Cleric Chih
The Brides of High Hill (Singing Hills 5)
Guild Codex Binge - I liked this series the best
Taming Demons for Beginners (Demonized 1)
Guild Codex Binge
Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors
Guild Codex Binge
Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections
DNF - Not for me
Murder Is Bad Manners (Book 1)
Guild Codex Binge
The Alchemist and an Amaretto (Book 5)
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Monstrous Nights: Witch's Compendium 2
Guild Codex Binge
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble: Book 2
Guild Codex Binge
Druid Vices and a Vodka: Spellbound 6
Longmire
Death Without Company: Longmire Mystery 2
Miss Fisher
Cocaine Blues (Miss Fisher's Mysteries 1)
Non-Fic MN History
Fire in the North: Minnesota Uprising
YA Fantasy - Unicorns
Birth of the Firebringer (Firebringer #1)
Miss Fisher
Flying Too High (Miss Fisher's Mysteries 2)
D&D History
Slaying the Dragon: Secret History of D&D
Light Novel - Originally on Tappytoon; Romance
The Broken Ring: Marriage Will Fail Vol 1
Possession Trope with a twist.
Long Live Evil (Time of Iron Book 1)
Guild Codex Binge
Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped
Guild Codex Binge
Lost Talismans and a Tequila (Book 7)
Guild Codex Binge
Damned Souls and a Sangria (Book 8)
Guild Codex Binge
Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (Book 3)
Guild Codex Binge
Delivering Evil for Experts (Guild Codex 4)
Guild Codex Binge
More Than A Little Warped (Guild Codex)
February
Trilogy, fairly classic romps with Americans
The Destiny Coin: Complete Boxed Set
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Her Vicious Beasts: The Beginning Novella
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Her Feral Beasts: A Paranormal Romance
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Her Rabid Beasts (Her Vicious Beasts Book 2)
Light Novel - Slow Burn romance that feels like a regency romance.
True Love Fades Away - One Star in the Night Sky
Light Novel - still sweet
True Love Fades Away - Volume 2 (Light Novel)
Guild Codex Binge
Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures
Guild Codex Binge
The One and Only Crystal Druid
Guild Codex Binge
The Long-Forgotten Winter King: Book 2
The narrative drags
The Villainess and the Demon Knight Vol. 1
Cute and fluffy
All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Vol. 1
Still meh
The Villainess and the Demon Knight Vol. 2
Guild Codex Binge
The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow
Cute, but not much to it
Meals Made to Order: Domesticate Your Dragon
Miss Fisher
Murder on the Ballarat Train (Book 3)
Guild Codex Binge
The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid (Book 4)
Guild Codex Binge
Mage Assassins & Other Misfits (Book 5)
Middle Grade; cute and sweet
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Longmire
Kindness Goes Unpunished: Longmire Myst. 3
DFN - Might try this on audio
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Light Novel - highly recommend as this is quite well written
Victoria of Many Faces, Vol. 1 (light novel)
Longmire
Another Man's Moccasins: Longmire Mystery
DFN - These just annoyed me more and more.
Her Psycho Beasts (Her Vicious Beasts Book 3)
Miss Fisher
Death at Victoria Dock (Miss Fisher #4)
A bit of a different take on the broken engagement trope
Fiancée No More: The Forsaken Lady Vol 1
Still lovely
Fiancée No More: The Forsaken Lady Vol 2
Worth the read
Fiancée No More: The Forsaken Lady Vol 3
There is a reason this is a classic
The Last Unicorn
March
Cute college romance
Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance
Regression & Levelling
I'm Not the Final Boss' Lover Vol. 1 (novel)
Book 2
I'm Not the Final Boss' Lover Vol. 2 (novel)
Book 3
I'm Not the Final Boss' Lover Vol. 3 (novel)
Book 4
I'm Not the Final Boss' Lover Vol. 4 (novel)
Book 5
I'm Not the Final Boss' Lover Vol. 5 (novel)
The Dead Lands
The Midwinter Mail-Order Bride (The Dead Lands)
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The Man Who Died Twice: A Murder Club Mystery
Book 2
I Abandoned My Engagement Vol. 2 (Light Novel)
Book 2. I am not sure if its the TL or the formatting but this was difficult to follow
Beloved by the Male Lead’s Nephew: Vol II
Nicely creepy
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier Book 1)
Longmire
The Dark Horse: A Longmire Mystery 5
Miss Fisher
The Green Mill Murder (Phryne Fisher #5)
One of my favorite Beauty & Beast retellings
Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Longmire
Junkyard Dogs: Longmire Mystery Book 6
Reminds me of Yasmine Galenorn's otherworld in world building
Leviathan's Song: Paranormal Romance
Light Novel - sweet slow burn and academy
If the Villainess and Villain Met, Vol. 1
Book 2
If the Villainess and Villain Met, Vol. 2
Book 3
If the Villainess and Villain Met, Vol. 3
Valentine themed romance
X Marks The O's: A Valentine’s Romance
Light novel; problematic age gap
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Vol. 1 (novel)|eBook
Light Novel - Cute and Fluffy
All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Vol. 2
Miss Fisher
Blood and Circuses: Miss Fisher Book 6
X-mas romance novella
Wreck The Halls: Holiday Romance Short
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Rules of Redemption: Firebird Chronicles 1
