What I’m reading
Data on this page updates automatically each month from my Goodreads and Fable reviews. It’s not comprehensive of every book I’ve read, only ones I’ve reviewed since I started tracking in fall 2023. I’m always happy to give a recommendation, especially for sci-fi and fantasy.
272
books read
94,218
pages turned
70
five-star reads
1.6
books per week
Just Finished
My 10 most recently finished books — lift one off the shelf to see my take.
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6
★★★★☆ (4.0)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
i was thinking hm this isn’t my favorite of these books, not so much happened…but then….
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5
★★★★★ (5.0)
emma lion may make me a christian “faith in the abstract is more comfortable//but you may find faith in the concrete more comforting” going to be rattling around in the s…
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4
★★★★☆ (4.25)
miss lion, may you no longer need to pull in breaths to outrun your tears 🥹 this one was sooo sweet and melancholy. i’m really not sure how i feel about the Alchemy bit, …
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3
★★★★☆ (4.75)
idk how i feel about pierce and islington being friends!!! but omg the julius cesar ticket adventure had me in STITCHES!
miss lion i hope you have a wonderful winter.
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
★★★★★ (5.0)
august 23
i found myself in the uncomfortable situation of reading someone’s journal again. at some point in time i must stop, but first, i must read on.
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all the ba…
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1
★★★☆☆ (3.5)
witty and hilarious. there was a lot of introduction/setup here and not so much plot, but i can tell it will build so much more! fuck archibald frrrr
The Five-Star Weekend
★★★☆☆ (3.5)
fun pacing but switching pov mid paragraph was hard to follow. it felt like an emotional whodunnit so i thought there was going to be a big twist? it was a bit predictabl…
The Knight and the Moth
★★★★★ (5.0)
dearest bartholomew, i absolutely devoured this! The magic system was so fun, sort of a mix of tarot and stone, and the pacing was really insane… things were always happe…
Operation Bounce House
★★★☆☆ (3.75)
simultaneously fun and depressing. it reminded me a lot of modern day ender’s game, except everyone knows what they’re doing. quite funny, which is no surprise from matt …
Best Offer Wins
★★★☆☆ (3.25)
entertaining read! the characters are deliciously hateable and shallow, but a bit predictable.
Genre Landscape
I have read across 22 genres, but some more than others.
Each bubble is a genre. Bigger means more books read. Greener means I loved them more on average. The upper-right corner are my current favorites: genres I return to and rate highly. I should probably check out some more of the top left genres, since those are highly-rated, low-quantity genres I might like.
Most Read Authors
My Take vs. The Crowd
I’m always curious whether my opinions line up with the community. Each point is a book I’ve read and rated. Hover to see which one.
My ratings tend to sit slightly above the community average overall. The dotted diagonal is perfect agreement. Points above it are books I loved more than most. Points below are books where I didn’t love it as much as others.
Five-Star Reads
Every book I’ve given a perfect score, sorted by how the community rated them. A useful filter if you’re looking for your next read.
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Reading Pace
A running tally of how much I’m reading per month. I’m particularly curious about the gap between book count and page count — some months feel busy but the books were short.
