In this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we give all of our opinions about this year's Goodreads Choice Awards. We talk about the books we think will win in each category and what books we've read that made it into the first round of the awards. 

What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:

In an Absent Dream (Wayward Children #4) by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Cynthia Hopkins

Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children #5) by (and narrated by) Seanan McGuire

Juice Like Wounds (Wayward Children #4.5) by Seanan McGuire

Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #2) by Sue Lynn Tan. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Heat Wave by TJ Klune and narrated by Michael Lesley

Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire and narrated by Whitney Johnson

The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James & Rachel McCarthy James and narrated by John Bedford Lloyd

Additional Book Mentions:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and narrated by Miranda Raison and Pandora Sykes

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas and narrated by Avi Roque

Lost in the Neverwoods by Aiden Thomas and narrated by Avi Roque

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Cursed by Marissa Meyer

Our Predictions: Morgan (M) and Sophia (S)

Fiction:

M=Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin or  Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

S= Remarkably Bright Creature by Shelby Van Pelt or The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

Mystery & Thriller:

M & S= The Maid by Nita Prose

Historical Fiction:

M= Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

S= Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

M & S= House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J Maas

Romance:

M & S= The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas

Science Fiction:

M= Upgrade by Blake Crouch

S= The Measure by Nikki Erlick

Horror:

M= The Children on the Hill by Jennifer McMahon

S= Gwendy’s Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

Humor:

M & S= All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks

Nonfiction:

M= Unmasked by Paul Holes

S= Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

Memoir & Autobiography:

M= Finding Me by Viola Davis

S= I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

History & Biography:

M & S= We weren’t sure what to choose….

Graphic Novels & Comics:

M & S= Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

Poetry:

M & S= Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman

Debut Novel:

M & S= Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Young Adult Fiction:

M= See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

S= Loveless by Alice Oseman

Young Adult Fantasy:

M & S= The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Middle Grade & Children’s:

M= No prediction

S= Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani  & Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston

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