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Bookshelf

Books I've read, with notes.

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

Great murder mystery with a surprising twist.

8/102026

Mistborn: The Hero of Ages

Brandon Sanderson

Perfect close to a brilliant series.

8.7/102026

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch

Mind twisting thriller

8.4/102026

Running for my Life

Lopez Lomong

Fascinatingly inspiring book which forced me to rethink how thankful I am

8/102026

Mistborn: The Well of Ascension

Brandon Sanderson

6.8/102026

Mistborn: The Final Empire

Brandon Sanderson

8.2/102026

1984

George Orwell

3.5/102026

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J.K. Rowling

9/102026

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling

8.5/102026

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J.K. Rowling

8/102026

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

J.K. Rowling

Where the series gets serious. The tournament is a blast, the ending is brutal.

9/102026

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

The best of the early books. Time travel, Sirius Black, and real stakes.

7/102026

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

Darker than the first, with better pacing and a stronger mystery.

7/102026

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling

A charming introduction to the wizarding world. Holds up as comfort reading.

6/102026

Into Thin Air

Jon Krakauer

Gripping firsthand account of the 1996 Everest disaster.

7.5/102026

The Road

Cormac McCarthy

Bleak post-apocalyptic prose. Beautifully written but not for me.

4/102026

Elantris

Brandon Sanderson

Sanderson's debut — inventive magic system, solid political intrigue.

7.4/102026

Strength of the Few

James Islington

A strong sequel that expands the world and raises the stakes.

8.5/102026

The Will of the Many

James Islington

Political intrigue meets hard magic in ancient Rome-inspired fantasy.

9/102026

The Wise Man's Fear

Patrick Rothfuss

The sequel that somehow lives up to the first.

9.3/102026

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss

A masterclass in fantasy storytelling.

9.4/102026