I finished the last four novels of my challenge, just in time, and delayed writing about any of them until the last minute. Really so like me. So, I am going to keep this short:

#9 Yield Under Great Persuasion by Alexandra Rowland: this is a cozy M/M romantasy novel with an emphasis on cozy. For some reason it took me a while to get into, but I did get into it. The fantasy elements seemed a little underdeveloped, but that may be because it is a part of a larger universe(?), and I am not sure if 'cozy' is really for me. Everything feels a bit too safe. It was not quite to the point of 'educational hugboxing' but it felt a bit close for me.

#10 Harrow The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir: This is the second time I've read Harrow The Ninth and I read it along with the Frontline Fifth Podcast which was a fun experience. Reading through it again, I definitely feel like I mostly experienced the first readthrough on vibes and have a much better understanding (and appreciation) of the book.

#11 Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett: I've read a decent amount of Discworld novels but not this one before. Me and my husband were discussing collecting all of the Discworld novels in mass market paperback (which are getting harder to find) and we've started a decent collection. Guards! Guards! however was one of the books my husband still had after getting rid of many, so that's the one I started with. It's interesting because even though Discworld generally holds up, it's blaringly obvious that a project like Discworld would be almost impossible to publish right now, as a vast, sprawling, loosely-related series with little romance. And also reading it today, much of the stuff being directly parodied in the books is quite vintage now to the point that many younger readers probably wouldn't even recognize it now.

#12: A Gentleman's Gentleman by T. J. Alexander: I really enjoyed this one, and if you could only read one book of my 12 it'd probably be this one -- it's a Regency romance with a trans man as the main character. Now, I know that apparently all m/m Regency romances are the lord of the house and the valet to the point that people are tired of it but I am not completely burned out on it yet, and you should definitely read this one before you are, too.

Whew! I managed to get to 12. I think considering I almost missed 12 this year, I will keep the 12 for next year. Maybe I will add in a few nonfiction books, not just novels? Who knows. I have a day to think about it.