In this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books he read in July, including a few ARCS of August releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his August TBR. More in-depth reviews are available on his review blog at justreaditalready.com. You can also follow him on Instagram for all kinds of bookish news and reviews.

Books discussed include:

1. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
2. Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis
3. Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
4. Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
5. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
6. All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
7. The Wedding People by Alison Espoch
8. The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood
9. The Unraveling by Vi Keeland
10. Bear by Julia Phillips
11. God of the Woods by Liz Moore
12. A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston
13. Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

August ARCs read this month:

1. The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
2. Eye of the Beholder by Emma Bamford
3. Strange Folk by Alli Dyer
4. The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
5. The Chamber by Will Dean
6. House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
7. The Body Next Door by Maia Chance

August Hopefuls:

1. Same As It Ever Was - Claire Lombardo
2. Sacrificial Animals - Kailee Pedersen
3. Fall For Him by Andie Burke
4. Nightmare of a Trip by Maureen Kilmer
5. William by Mason Coile
6. Sleep Tight by J.H. Markert
7. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison
8. I Dreamed of Falling by Julia Dahl
9. All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
10. Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

Chapters:

• 1:01 - July Reads
• 35:29 - August ARCs
• 56:26 - August Hopefuls

All music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion(Intro)
• Rotations by Friends With Animals (July reads)
• Fouh by Twelve (August ARCS)
• Moving Days by Dylan Sitts (August Hopefuls)
• Turn Me Around by American Legion (Play out)

In this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books he read in June, including a few ARCS of July releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his July TBR. More in-depth reviews are available on his review blog at justreaditalready.com. You can also follow him on Instagram for all kinds of bookish news and reviews.

Books discussed include:

1. The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
2. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
3. Evocation by S.T. Gibson
4. We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
5. Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
6. Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman
7. Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
8. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
9. Last Call by Elon Green
10. Swift River by Essie Chambers
11. Joe Nuthin's Guide to Life by Helen Fisher
12. Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
13. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
14. Margo's Got Money Trouble by Rufi Thorpe
15. Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin

July ARCs Discussed:

1. The Lost Story by Meg Sheffer
2. Where Are You, Echo Blue? by Hayley Kirscher
3. The Astrology House by Carrin Jade
4. I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
5. The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff

July Hopefuls:

1. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
2. Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
3. Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
4. Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
5. The Wedding People by Alison Espoch
6. The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
7. Eye of the Beholder by Emma Bamford
8. Strange Folk by Alli Dyer
9. The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
10. The Chamber by Will Dean

Chapters:

• 01:24 - June Reads
• 44:26 - July ARCs
• 01:00:39 - July Hopefuls

All music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion(Intro)
• Purple Beach by Giant's Nest (June Recap)
• Early Hours by Colors of Illusion (July ARCs)
• A New River by Viriya (July Hopefuls)
• Ultra Chill by Imprismed (Play out)

In this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books he read in May, including a few ARCS of June releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his June TBR. More in-depth reviews are available on his review blog at justreaditalready.com. You can also follow him on Instagram for all kinds of bookish news and reviews.

Books discussed include:

1. You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace
2. Maame by Jessica George
3. Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
4. Dragonfruit by Makiaa Lucier
5. The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
6. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
7. The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle
8. Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
9. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
11. The Bump by Sidney Karger

June ARCs Discussed:

1. Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
2. Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
3. The Year of What If by Phaedra Patrick
4. Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
5. Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell

June Hopefuls:

1. The Emperor & the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
2. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
3. Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle
4. Evocation by S.T. Gibson
5. Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian
6. We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson
7. Here We Go Again by Alison Kochrun
8. And They Lived by Steven Salvatore
9. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Chapters:

• 1:09 - May Reads
• 29:31 - June ARCs
• 43:03 - June Hopefuls

All music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)
• Open Doors by Colors of Illusion (May Reads)
• Who Knows by Auxjack (June ARCS)
• Stray by Moon Craters (June TBR)
• Turn Me Around by American Legion (Play out)

In this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books he read in April, including a few ARCS of May releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his May TBR. More in-depth reviews are available on his review blog at justreaditalready.com. You can also follow him on Instagram for all kinds of bookish news and reviews.

Books discussed include:

1. Night's Edge by Liz Kerin
2. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
3. The Falcon & The Foe by A.J. Truman
4. The Return by Rachel Harrison
5. Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
6. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
7. James by Percival Everett
8. How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
9. A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
10. A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke
11. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
12. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
13. Holly Horror by Michelle Jabès Corpora

May ARCs Discussed:

1. When She Was Me by Marlee Bush
2. Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen
3. My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
4. Man's Best Friend by Alana B. Lytle
5. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley
6. Nearlywed by Nicolas DiDomizio
7. The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

May Hopefuls:

1. Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli
2. Maame by Jessica George
3. You'd Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
4. Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco
5. Becoming Ted by Matt Cain
6. Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine
7. Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
8. Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
9. The Year of What If by Phaedra Patrick

Chapters:

• 01:11 - April Reads
• 27:39 - May ARC reviews
• 49:04 - May Hopefuls

All music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound:

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)
• They Do Exist by Cerulean Skies (April Reviews)
• Stay Gold by Colors of Illusion (May ARC Reviews)
• Keep it Running by Imprismed (May Hopefuls)
• Ultra Chill by Imprismed (Play out)

In this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books that he read in March, including a few ARCS of April releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his April TBR.

Books discussed include:

1. The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden
2. The Favorites by Rosemary Hennigan
3. Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
4. The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
5. Baby X by Kira Peikof
6. Murder Road by Simone St. James
7. Bride by Ali Hazelwood
8. Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering
9. The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
10. The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste
11. One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
12. Wolfsong by T.J. Klune
13. We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
14. The House of Hidden Meaning by RuPaul

April ARCs Discussed:

1. Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan
2. While We Were Burning by Sara Koffi
3. I Know What You Did by K.T. Nguyen
4. Providence by Craig Willse
5. In Universes by Emet North
6. Granite Harbor by Peter Nichols
7. The Mother Act by Heidi Reimer

April Hopefuls:

1. Night's Edge by Liz Kerlin
2. The Return by Rachel Harrison
3. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
4. Bad Men by Julie Mae Cohen
5. When She Was Me by Marlee Bush
6. My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
7. Man's Best Friend by Alana B. Lytle
8. The Guncle Abroad by Stephen Rowley
9. Nearlywed by Nicolas DiDomizio
10. The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
11. Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli

Chapters:

• 01:10 - March Wrap-up
• 25:32 - April ARC Reviews
• 42:07 - April Hopefuls

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)
• Burning Tires by Ballpoint (March)
• Plural by Lu-Ni (April)
• Turn Me Around by American Legion (Play out)

On this episode, O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books that he read in February including a few ARCS of March releases. He then gives a look at which books are on his March TBR.

Books discussed include:

1. The Long Game by Elena Armas

2. The Last Love Note by Emma Grey

3. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

4. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

5. Good Material by Dolly Alderton

6. The Women by Kristin Hannah

7. In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

8. Come & Get It by Kiley Reid

9. The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo

10. Night Watching by Tracy Sierra

11. The Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

12. The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead

Audiobooks:

1. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

ARCS:

1. Bad Like Us by Gabriella Lepore

2. Listen for the Lie by Amy Tinterra

3. The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

4. Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis

Chapters:

• 01:20 - February Wrap-up
• 34:03 - March ARCs and March TBR

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)
• Water Mirror by Akibakid
• Speedway by Mindserver Unlimited
• Ultra Chill by Imprismed (Play out)

Welcome to the first episode of 2024!

O'Dell shares his high-level thoughts on all of the books that he read in January including a few ARCS of February releases. He then shares a few books that release in February that he is looking forward to and gives a look at which books are on his February TBR.

Books reviewed include:

• The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner
• The Other Mothers by Katherine Faulkner
• First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
• In Memoriam by Alice Winn
• House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
• Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody
• The Fury by Alex Michaelides
• Where You End by Abbot Kahler
• Everyone Who Can Forgive Me is Dead by Jenny Hollander
• Hard Girls by J. Robert Lennon
• The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill
• Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)
• Forever Wild by Nahra (My Month in Reading)
• Higherberries by Oomiee (What's coming in February)
• Turn Me Around by American Legion (Play out)

We survived 2023! And I read a ton of books (168 to be exact.)

Today I'll take a look back at some of my reading accomplishments from this past year, share my top 10 4-star books and then share my top 10 (all 5-star reads) of the year and reveal my top book of the year.

I close out with my thoughts on some of the January ARCs that I've read and some of the reading challenges I'm taking part in for 2024.

Chapters:

• 00:54 - Welcome, What's Up and Changes Ahead
• 03:10 - Reading accomplishments
• 05:59 - Top 10 4-star reads
• 12:28 - Top 10 reads of 2023 and a few honorable mentions
• 21:31 - Thoughts on a few January releases
• 26:16 - 2024 Releases I'm looking forward to
• 27:16 - My 2024 reading challenges

All music used in this episode was licensed through Epidemic Sound

• Decisions to Make by Colors of Illusion (Intro)

• Burned Books by Craft Case

• Premature by Martin Moses

• Writings on the Wall by Alex Shayne

• Bedroom by Loving Caliber

• Caught in a Motion by Maiwan (Play out)