Books 1-12
- The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
- Every Heart a Doorway (series) by Seanan McGuire — This whole series absolutely stole my heart, but especially In An Absent Dream
- Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
- A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
- The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison
- A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
- Little Thieves by Margaret Owen
- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
- The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
- The Cruel Prince (trilogy) by Holly Black
- The Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Books 13-24
- Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
- Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
- The Perks of Loving a Wallflower and The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley
- Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke
- Spellbound (trilogy) by Allie Therin
- Proper Scoundrels by Allie Therin
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- Silver in the Wood and Drowned Country by Emily Tesh
- Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
- The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
- The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
Overall the books I read this year were excellent, and it was hard to narrow it down even to the overly generous 24 I chose. They were also overwhelmingly very queer which, quite frankly, was a delight.
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