I was worried that this series would falter without the war. Clearly I underestimated Bess. This was solid.

I want to be Sloane Crosley‘s friend.

Not to be punny but I enjoyed the candor in this book. If you like his podcast, you‘ll like this.

An interesting story, but I feel like I missed something early on and was out of step for most of the book.

I just couldn‘t get into this one.

Cute story with snappy dialogue.

I wasn‘t sure about this one at first, but it had some unexpected twists and turns. Reminded me of Pretty Little Liars.

It took a little while to get into it, but I really enjoyed this story.

This is the feminist retelling of Sleepy Hollow I didn‘t know I needed.

I wanted to read the book before I saw the movie. I fell utterly in love with these characters and their story. While the casting of the movie was spot on I will not forgive what was done to the story.

The way Meg Wolitzer weaves these characters together...so good!

I really enjoyed Riley Sager‘s last book and this one did not disappoint. I was still thinking about that ending days later.

It took me a few chapters to get into it, but this book was a smart, funny, and timely read. I really liked Jo Piazza‘s note at the end.

Take a potshot at librarians and your book gets panned. I don‘t care how much I loved Blackout and All Clear.

This book was definitely unique. It was an interesting story and took some turns as it unfolded.

A solid installment in the Kendra Donovan series with a nice twist.

Not my favorite of the series, but it set things up and I‘m really looking forward to the next installment.

I hadn‘t heard anything about this book and then suddenly it seemed like everyone was raving about it. For good reason. It‘s fantastically written and wholly engaging.

I was drawn to the portrayal of Eleanor Roosevelt in this. It was interesting to read her as Eleanor the love interest, rather than just Eleanor the do-gooder.

Another solid delivery from a Kelley Armstrong series.

I DEVOURED this book.

I wanted to like this one. It was all there, but I just couldn‘t get into it.

Hands down the weirdest—and I do mean weirdest—book I‘ve read in a while. Incredibly well-written though. I think I enjoyed it? I‘m still sorting that out.

I thought I was done with my 2016 election reads, but I couldn‘t help myself. This was well done.

This was odd—very odd—but enjoyable.

I do enjoy a good feminist manifesto.

Completely engrossing and at times utterly heart wrenching. Lawhon did an amazing job with this story.

An enjoyable read.

I love the premise but don‘t think that it was executed well. Still my love of all things Mitford means I‘ll read the next one when it comes out.

It‘s observations like this that really make me wish I could be besties with Annie Spence. Also the shared horror of having to explain Fifty Shades to a geriatric.

I follow Matthew Haig on Twitter and have seen so many people raving about this book that I almost didn‘t want to read it and risk not liking it. But... it was such a beautiful read. It seemed a bit rushed in the end, especially since I wanted to stay with the characters a bit longer.

As always I adore Flavia, but I loved the tidbits of Dogger‘s backstory in this one.

I‘m finding that I‘m a huge fan of the “hidden history” genre.

I tried. I really did try for World Poetry Day, but poetry still isn‘t my thing.

This lived up to the hype. I was recommending it before I had finished. A really interesting period of history and just so well written.

This fit in perfectly with my obsession with the You Must Remember This podcast. Such a good read.

Beatriz Williams books are always enjoyable and this is no exception. She does a good job with the 1920s and sucks you right into that world.

I enjoyed this but the ending felt really rushed.

I heard good things about this one and really wanted to read it, but I just couldn‘t.

I couldn‘t stand the narrator/main character but still managed to get sucked into the story anyway.

I love how this story unfolded.

This was not written well, but I didn‘t pick it up for its literary merit. 3/3 of my election reads

It might‘ve been a bit too soon to dive into this one. Still the message was a good one even if parts of it were tough to get through. I loved the quotes throughout it. 2/3 of my election reads.

The dedication sums up the book in 5 words. Incredibly readable and entirely horrifying. 1/3 of my election reads.

It may only be January but this book has made my Best of 2018 list. Read it.

I appreciate how they didn‘t shy away from the awkward and uncomfortable moments.

Very into this period of British history so I enjoyed this one.

This multi-perspective novel was a highly entertaining read.

The story of a family...and the nuns that guide them in mid-20th century Brooklyn. It was a really good read.

Sweet story but I was reminded how I‘m not the biggest fan of epistolary novels.