Definitely one of the coolest books I‘ve ever read! The “main book” itself was kind of dull but the “side story” of the characters writing to each other in the margins and scrutinizing about the book and the mysterious author was AMAZING. So fun to follow these characters through months of their lives as they get to know each other and see the postcards and notes they leave each other between the pages.

“They said, “if you keep carrying on like this, you won‘t even be the person people root for in your own stories.”
I said, “Good.””

If Jude and Cardan aren‘t in the next book, Holly Black better hide her address because I‘m coming to ask some questions. I do really like the new focus on these books being Suren and Oak though.

“Are we really going to do this? Are we going to risk it”
Screaming crying throwing up till Foul Heart Huntsman comes out

Finished right in time for the show to come out!
I thought this book was fun but I definitely would‘ve liked it more as an audio book since it‘s written in interview form. Still a fun read, absolutely wild band dynamic.

Decided to start my year with nonfiction and I do not regret it in the slightest. This book is sad and filled with trauma but also funny and full of love, not just for other people in her life but for herself as well.
10/10

“This place is ours, isn‘t it?”
“Yes ma‘am”
“Good”
If anyone needs me I will be sobbing until the next book comes out. Mixing the legend of the round table with generational magic and trauma is just absolutely brilliant. All of these characters have my whole heart and I need the next book immediately.

One of the best books I‘ve ever about institutional racism. This is an adult version of Monster House.
Thanks for the rec @kera_11

I‘m done but I don‘t think I know what happened?
A rich guy leaves a scavenger hunt for people to win his fortune after he dies but there are 2 people pretending to be the same person and potentially a murder and potentially a massive new find for the art community and potentially a love story and potentially a real ghost but not the ghost of the scavenger hunt guy or the potential murder. Someone please read this and tell me if I‘m just dumb.

“I‘ve taken what they‘ve given me and turned it into a mockery of them. I will turn it into what destroys them.
If they wanted me to be a monster one step closer to God, that‘s fine. In what world was their God ever a benevolent one?”
I don‘t know what I expected from this book but I really liked it! All the characters and representation is amazing. This book is Armageddon meets religious trauma, absolutely would recommend

“It‘s okay, if you trust me, you can trust him”
“What a bizarre idea. Trust didn‘t come in package deals. Just because he treated Celia well didn‘t mean that same kindness would extend to everybody”
I absolutely adore *almost* ever character in this book and will be thinking about it nonstop until the sequel comes out

With the rereading of this book, it is now officially time for the commencement of, Sad Girl Autumn.
I think out of every book in my library, this is the one I‘ve owned the longest

If anyone needs me, I will be scrubbing this book out of my brain.
For how beautifully the author tried to write queerness, it was ruined by the end. Pin and Glory‘s relationship was potentially the only thing I liked about this book.
I was never anything but indifferent toward our MC, Pin. Henry is a no, Charlie Chaplin appearing is a no, and our villain? A MASSIVE FUCK NO.
The metaphor of men seeing young girls as “toys” just didn‘t hit.

SHIORI AND TAKKAN SUPREMACY!!!
Shiori is an amazing MC. Her stubbornness and humor make her such a fun character to follow. I love the sequel as much as the first book, which says quite a lot.
This duology makes me want to read the original fairytale but also, there‘s no way it‘s as good as these books🤷🏻‍♀️
Kinda wish I would‘ve bought the UK covers but oh well, such is life

This book will haunt me for the rest of my life. I haven‘t eaten meat since I read it.
It is very good though. I really enjoyed it and it‘s message. The writing was great and made it a quick read.
Also, it‘s taken about 10 years but this book has finally dethroned Cassandra Clare from the spot of: most heinous sentence I‘ve ever read. Better late than never I guess.

A murder mystery like I‘ve never read. Page 1, you know who the killer is, but you don‘t know who she killed or why. I quite enjoyed this book and its social commentary which is still quite relevant a few decades later

“He‘d called them “beasts of ruin”, creatures of war that could only destroy. Very well, then. Perhaps that was what she would become.”
You ever get 200 pages into a sequel and realize the author has no intention of moving the plot along until the very end so you‘ll have to buy the next book? Bc I just did. There were exactly 3 plot points in the whole book and they could‘ve been the first 40 pages of the next book.
Still gonna finish the series

My new favorite duology. I love how each book followed a different twin but still showed how their lives intertwined the whole time.
Red is to be sacrificed to the Wolf to keep her kingdom safe, but she might not be the only person given a role they don‘t want.
Neve is trapped in the Shadowlands after trying to save her sister and the only person she can trust might be the one person she shouldn‘t.
TW:if you‘re a twin, book 2 will make you cry

I really enjoyed this sequel! Abriella‘s character stayed true to her original wants and goals which was great, because that typically doesn‘t happen in a fantasy book once the MC meets and is with her love interest. Felt a bit ACOTAR-ish at the end but still a fun ending. I wanted her to kick a couple people‘s asses more but that‘s probably just me.
Side note: fuck that guy on the cover, 2/10 would not recommend him

Kicking off, sequels that came out this week. I was slightly disappointed in this sequel. I loved the first book so much and it just felt like it took 200 pages to get into anything again. It was a good ending to the series though, I like how it wrapped up everyone, especially Briseis.

I recently moved 3,000 miles so I haven‘t been reading much of anything new, just rereading all my old comfort reads but I did read a bunch of romances at my sister‘s behest. Not pictured due to bodily harm being threatened if they weren‘t returned in a quick manner are, the Written in the Star trilogy by Alexandria Bellefleur, and The Love Study by Kris Ripper. @kera_11
Don‘t worry @Sydneypaige I‘m getting to Seven Days in June soon.

Probably one of the most beautifully written books I‘ve ever read. This book covers so many topics, ornithology, grief, identity, immigration, belonging, and it doesn‘t gloss over any of them. They‘re all handled and discussed beautifully. 10/10
Thanks for the recommendation @kera_11 . I‘ll probably give this back at some point.

Finished falling down the Emily Henry rabbit hole and I absolutely love all of her books. They‘re so fun and the MCs are just the best

Truly one of my new fav book couples, they‘re so funny and cute.
January‘s life is falling apart so she moves in to her dad‘s beach house for the summer, only to learn that her neighbor is her old college writing nemesis, except she never really hated him. Both of them in a writing slump, they challenge each other to write a book in each other‘s preferred genre and help each other do research for it. And no one is going to fall in love.

Always have to do a reread of these. Truly my favorite series that‘s ever existed.

“My reign is not yet over- you live, and my power is complete”
I‘ve only ever seen the Frankenstein movie so I was very pleasantly surprised and shocked that the original monster does in fact speak. I have many many thoughts on this book and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. I know she‘s credited with one of the first science fiction novels ever but I think this book is so much more complex than she‘s given credit for.
9/10

I absolutely loved this book as much as the first one. I loved that all the lady pirates were back in this book and that our MC Charlotte was just as badass as our first heroine but with more ✨magic✨

12/10. That‘s it. That‘s the review.
Romy‘s life has always been different. She was born on a spaceship, living entirely in space with just her parents. Until they both die, leaving Romy completely alone, hurtling away from Earth, running a spaceship. Years pass, then Romy learns NASA is sending another ship to meet with hers. Messaging the other ships captain, J, she finally feels connected to another person again. Except J might be lying to her.

I read this whole series in one day so it definitely was interesting! A little more slow burn than I expected. I definitely would‘ve liked it better when I was younger but I still quite liked the series and dynamic between Jude and Cardan!

“This was the first time I came face-to-face with Alicia Berenson. The rest, as they say, is history.”
It may only be March but this is probably going to be one of the best recommendations I get all year so thank you so much @Mariasimon. This book is absolutely wild and so fun to read. Please check trigger warnings before reading.

This book released today but I was lucky enough to get it a few days ago and I loved it! I loved this series so much and was so happy with Hannah & Fox‘s story and everyone‘s endings.

The world building was a bit hard for me to get into as the magic system didn‘t make sense to me but this book was still good! CRAZY twist that I did not see coming, truly horrendous but I probably won‘t read the sequel.

Please check trigger warnings before reading this book.
This book covers a lot of family trauma and how times of crisis are particularly exacerbating. I liked the narrating from different POV‘s but wished we could‘ve heard from the main character‘s daughters. Some points were a bit underdeveloped for me but I still really liked this book and would definitely recommend it.

This will easily be one of my favorite books of the year. This book is so beautifully written and wonderfully melancholy.
Ada was born with “one foot on the other side”, hosting gods and goddess inside her body from the day of her birth. After a traumatic event makes the other selves more prone to keeping control of Ada‘s body to help protect her, Ada feels herself fading into the background and losing control of her own mind.
11/10

“Underneath him, she curled her body into a ball, and he used his arms and chest to cover as much of her as he could. Ultimately, he knew the gesture wouldn‘t do much against the beast‘s wrath, but maybe while the thing was busy eating him, she could run.”
You will never convince me that even though this book is about magic and monsters and gods and identity crises, it is ABSOLUTELY a romance.

This book is devastating to read. I really liked the premise but wasn‘t a big fan of the jumping of timelines and how some of these friends trauma seems to just be glossed over. Still definitely worth a read.
Claudia is the only person who notices that her best friend Monday is missing and no one even attempts to look for her…until her body is found a year later.

I absolutely LOVED this book! Cinderella meets Crazy Rich Asians. Izumi is hilarious and so open and real, I read this book in one sitting.

I really liked this book! The consistent pace made it super easy to fly through and I‘m excited for the sequel!

Bree witnesses a demon attack her first night on campus and unlocks a hidden memory. She‘s seen magic before; the night her mom died and someone stole the memories of what happened from her. She‘ll do whatever it takes to find out what really happened to her mom and what connection she has to magic, including infiltrate The Knights of the Round Table and take them down from the inside. She might even convince King Arthur‘s descendent to help her.

These will definitely be the last Nevil Shute books I read. Pied Piper isn‘t as bad as the last one in terms of racism and terminology, still a bit white savior-y for me.
An Old Captivity is definitely a skip. He‘s back to all of his racism and sexism, but with a bit of a magical realism twist I wasn‘t expecting from him.
He‘s still going to be a no for me.

In Huaxia, male pilots sacrifice women to help pilot their ships and fight their enemies. Until one pilot sacrifices the wrong woman, leading to her sister delivering such swift vengeance, she becomes what everyone fears-a female pilot capable of sacrificing men instead, but she‘s not as easy to kill as they thought.
Zetian is one of my favorite main characters EVER. Absolutely everyone should read this book.

I can‘t even tell you how many times I cried reading this book. This book is beautiful and haunting and so full of love. Took until the last chapter of this book to realize the author is the lead singer of one of my favorite bands, so amazing!!

I would rate this book 0 stars but my Grandpa asked me to read it as it‘s his favorite book so I will give it a 1. Yes it‘s a “product of its time” but tries to be enlightened with unpopular takes for the time on racism, religion, and colonialism, all while the main character does not exhibit the ideals he pretends to be enlightened about. A gross simplification of Eastern philosophy and religion. Absolutely do not recommend

What can I say, another book that is not a standalone like I thought. Our protagonist Isolde is quite funny and fun plot line that was a bit predictable but still a really good read.

This book was absolutely perfect. Lady pirates, assassination attempts, flying houses and one of the funniest heroines ever

Book 1 of 2022☑️
I truly don‘t know if I actually understand what happened in this book but I kind of like that the ending seems up to each reader‘s interpretation. The dynamic between Merritt, Audrey, and Harper is a bit confusing but overall fun to watch unfold.

“There can be magic in the ordinary”
Very glad my sisters pushed me to move this up my TBR, a fantastic book.

I will not be reading another book EVER AGAIN until I can wholeheartedly confirm it‘s a standalone or a finished series. Waiting for this sequel till next summer might actually break me. I love all of the characters and I can‘t wait to see what Brie does in book 2. I hope she fucks up everyone that‘s been manipulating her. Every single one of them.

Finished this book 2 hours before November ended so we‘re gonna call it a success! I absolutely loved this book and the main characters who are so real.
Anda is the Witch of November; the storms that make Lake Superior especially deadly in November around Isle Royale. Hector is running from his life and in need of somewhere to hide. Maybe an island everyone abandons during the storm season wasn‘t his best choice, especially since he‘s not alone.

“To have and to hold, where even death cannot part us”
Just spent the past 6 hours realizing I don‘t think I‘ve actually ever read Romeo and Juliet and now I don‘t think I ever will because I know I will never love them more than this version of them.
This book is absolutely amazing and an incredible way to wrap up the series. I can not wait for Chloe Gong‘s next retelling!