{"id":19602,"date":"2026-04-04T14:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=19602"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:52:35","slug":"rereads-from-2016-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/19602","title":{"rendered":"Rereads from 2016: Fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are the books I reread more than twice.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/The-Raven-King.jpg?resize=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Raven King\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-right\"  \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Stiletto <\/em>by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/OMalley_Daniel.php\">Daniel O\u2019Malley<\/a> narrated by Moira Quirk (Checquy Files #2) Average Rating: 9.3 | Rereads: 7<\/li>\n<li><em>The Raven King<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/stiefvater_maggie.php\">Maggie Stiefvater<\/a> narrated by Will Patton (Raven Boys #4) Average Rating: 9.3 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<li><em>Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage<\/em> C.S. Poe, | Average Rating: 9.0 | Rereads: 4<\/li>\n<li><em>Who Killed Sherlock Holmes<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/cornell_paul.php\">Paul Cornell<\/a> narrated by Damian Lynch (Shadow Police #3) Avg Rating: 8.6 | Rereads: 6<\/li>\n<li><em>Midnight Taxi Tango<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/older_daniel.php\">Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older<\/a> narrated by the author (Bone Street Rumba) Avg Rating: 8.5 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<li><em>The Brimstone Deception<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/shearin_lisa.php\">Lisa Shearin<\/a> (SPI Files #3) Average Rating: 8.3 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<li><em>Bloody Acquisitions<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Hayes_Drew.php\">Drew Hayes<\/a> (Fred the Vampire Accountant #3) Average Rating: 8.2 | Rereads: 5<\/li>\n<p>  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"300\" width=\"195\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Who-Killed-Sherlock-Holmes-1-195x300.jpg?resize=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"img-right\"  \/> \t<\/p>\n<li><em>Shadow Rites<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/hunter_faith.php\">Faith Hunter<\/a> narrated by Khristine Hvam (Jane Yellowrock #10) Avg Rating: 8.2 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<li>Soulwood by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/hunter_faith.php\">Faith Hunter<\/a> narrated by Khristine Hvam: <em>Blood of the Earth<\/em> Avg Rating: 8.0 | Rereads: 3; <em>Curse on the Land<\/em> #2 Avg Rating: 8.3 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<li><em>Open for Business<\/em> by <u><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Martinez_Angel.php\">Angel Martinez<\/a><\/u> (Brandywine Investigations) Avg Rating: 8.1 | Rereads: 5<\/li>\n<li><em>Fire Touched<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/briggsp.php\">Patricia Briggs<\/a> (Mercy Thompson #9) Average Rating: 8.0 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<li>Occult Crimes Unit by <u><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Martinez_Angel.php\">Angel Martinez<\/a><\/u>: <em>Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters<\/em> Avg Rating: 7.8 | Rereads: 3; <em>The Pill Bugs of Time<\/em> Avg Rating: 7.3 | Rereads: 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are several of these that I have listened to more times than I&#8217;ve read the stories, namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Stiletto <\/em>by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/OMalley_Daniel.php\">Daniel O\u2019Malley<\/a> narrated by Moira Quirk<\/li>\n<li><em>Who Killed Sherlock Holmes<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/cornell_paul.php\">Paul Cornell<\/a> narrated by Damian Lynch<\/li>\n<li><em>Shadow Rites<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/hunter_faith.php\">Faith Hunter<\/a> narrated by Khristine Hvam<\/li>\n<li>Soulwood series by <a href=\"http:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/hunter_faith.php\">Faith Hunter<\/a> narrated by Khristine Hvam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/klishis.com\/reading\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/bloodoftheearth.jpg?resize=186%2C300\" alt=\"Blood of the Earth\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-right\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Checquy Files and Shadow Police especially are books I listen to when I need to be firmly distracted. In fact, I listened to both series while I was emptying out my parent&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p>There are four books I&#8217;ve read three or more times that did NOT make my end-of-the year favorites.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage<\/em> C.S. Poe (short story)<\/li>\n<li><em>Open for Business<\/em> by <u><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Martinez_Angel.php\">Angel Martinez<\/a><\/u> (Brandywine Investigations)<\/li>\n<li>Occult Crimes Unit by <u><a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/Books\/authors\/Martinez_Angel.php\">Angel Martinez<\/a><\/u>: <em>Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters <\/em>&amp; <em>The Pill Bugs of Time<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage<\/em> is a short story, and it fills me with glee every time I read it, because it is <em>extremely<\/em> silly.<\/p>\n<p>The Angel Martinez books are also silly&#8211;especially the Occult Crimes Unit series, which, honestly, was reread multiple times mostly for books four and five&#8211;the ones about Alex Wolf, a wolf who was cursed and turned into a human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the books I reread more than twice. Stiletto by Daniel O\u2019Malley narrated by Moira Quirk (Checquy Files #2) Average Rating: 9.3 | Rereads: 7 The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater narrated by Will Patton (Raven Boys #4) Average Rating: 9.3 | Rereads: 3 Love, Marriage, and a Baby Carriage C.S. 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