Here we have an index of book reviews, first by genre and then by the age the books were written for. My favorites are accompanied by a star.

Animal Fiction

• Agretsuko: Metal to the Max – Barnes, Kirkland, Williams, and Hickey *
• Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery – Deborah & James Howe *

Adventure

• Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman *
• The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerlins – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *
• The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees
• Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 – Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, & Chris Northrop *

Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic

• Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman *
• Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman *

Banned or Challenged

• A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
• Crank – Ellen Hopkins
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky *

Christmas Story

• Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
• The Story of Holly and Ivy – Rumer Godden *
• The Twelve Dogs of Christmas – David Rosenfelt

Coming-of-Age

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky *

Contemporary Realistic Fiction

• Crank – Ellen Hopkins
• Guts – Raina Telgemeier
• Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky *

Diary Fiction

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney

Dystopia

• A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
• It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis

Epistolary Fiction

• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky *

Fantasy

• Fairest – Gail Carson Levine *
• Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman *
• Just Ella – Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman *
• Spindle’s End – Robin McKinley
• The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerlins – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *
• The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees
• Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 – Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, & Chris Northrop *

Graphic Novel/Comics

• Agretsuko: Metal to the Max – Barnes, Kirkland, Williams, and Hickey *
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
• Guts – Raina Telgemeier
• The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerlins – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 – Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, & Chris Northrop *

Historical

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *
• The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees

Horror

• Beach House – R. L. Stine
• Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery – Deborah & James Howe *
• Selected Poems & Tales – Edgar Allan Poe
• The Collection – Bentley Little
• The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek – Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neil, Lance Rubin *
• The Shining – Stephen King *

Humor

• Agretsuko: Metal to the Max – Barnes, Kirkland, Williams, and Hickey *
• Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery – Deborah & James Howe *
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
• Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman *
• Guts – Raina Telgemeier
• Look Who’s Back – Timur Vermes
• Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
• Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality: A Field Guide to Curiosity, Creativity, & Tomfoolery – Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neil *
• The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerlins – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek – Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neil, Lance Rubin *

Legal Thriller

• The Twelve Dogs of Christmas – David Rosenfelt

LGBT (plot and/or character rep)

• The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerlins – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky *
• Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 – Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, & Chris Northrop *

Memoir/Biography

• Guts – Raina Telgemeier
• Julie & Julia: My year of Cooking Dangerously – Julie Powell
• Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality: A Field Guide to Curiosity, Creativity, & Tomfoolery – Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neil *
• The Road from Home – David Kherdian

Mystery

• I am the Messenger – Markus Zusak
• Selected Poems & Tales – Edgar Allan Poe
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek – Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neil, Lance Rubin *
• The Twelve Dogs of Christmas – David Rosenfelt

Picture Book

• The Story of Holly and Ivy – Rumer Godden *

Poetry

• Crank – Ellen Hopkins
• Selected Poems & Tales – Edgar Allan Poe

Political Fiction

• It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis

Religion

• Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman *
• Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman *

Retelling

• Fairest – Gail Carson Levine *
• Just Ella – Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Spindle’s End – Robin McKinley
• The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees

Romance

• Crank – Ellen Hopkins
• Fairest – Gail Carson Levine *
• The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch * (well, romance-ish)

Satire

• A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
• Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman *
• It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis

Science Fiction

• A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
• Dune – Frank Herbert
• Selected Poems & Tales – Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story Collection or Anthology

• Agretsuko: Metal to the Max – Barnes, Kirkland, Williams, and Hickey * (short comics in this case)
• Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman *
• Selected Poems & Tales – Edgar Allan Poe
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle *
• The Collection – Bentley Little

Travel Fiction

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *

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Children’s Lit – Picture Book

• The Story of Holly and Ivy – Rumer Godden *

Children’s Lit – Middle Grade

• Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery – Deborah & James Howe *
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
• Fairest – Gail Carson Levine *
• Guts – Raina Telgemeier

Young Adult

• Beach House – R. L. Stine
• Crank – Ellen Hopkins
• I am the Messenger – Markus Zusak
• Just Ella – Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Spindle’s End – Robin McKinley
• The Fool’s Girl – Celia Rees
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue – Mackenzi Lee *
• The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek – Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neil, Lance Rubin *
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky *
• The Road from Home – David Kherdian

Adult

• Agretsuko: Metal to the Max – Barnes, Kirkland, Williams, and Hickey *
• A Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess
• Dune – Frank Herbert
• Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman *
• It Can’t Happen Here – Sinclair Lewis
• Julie & Julia: My year of Cooking Dangerously – Julie Powell
• Look Who’s Back – Timur Vermes
• Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman *
• Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality: A Field Guide to Curiosity, Creativity, & Tomfoolery – Rhett McLaughlin & Link Neil *
• Selected Poems & Tales – Edgar Allan Poe
• Skipping Christmas – John Grisham
• The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle *
• The Adventure Zone: Here There be Gerlins – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal – by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, & Carey Pietsch *
• The Collection – Bentley Little
• The Lost Causes of Bleak Creek – Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neil, Lance Rubin *
• The Shining – Stephen King *
• The Twelve Dogs of Christmas – David Rosenfelt
• Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 – Matthew Colville, Matthew Mercer, Olivia Samson, & Chris Northrop *