I‘m very familiar with feeling guilty. It‘s one of the things you have to learn to be a Christian. 😂

One of my first thoughts after a tragedy is for the parents of people who are killed. And this broke my heart

So Litsy is throwing a fit about me posting a picture that had my review of this book. To summarize: beautiful writing, but didn‘t make sense with the story. Nor did the POV. So disappointing, and I DNF-ed at 68 pages. Only the 10th book I‘ve ever DNF-ed :(

I‘m already caught in the flurry of this one. I‘m listening to the audiobook and the actor is great, but I‘m still missing some stuff and having to go back. Hopefully I can get accustomed to the cadence of this book, because the story itself is riveting.

VERY much enjoyed this one. It‘s funny and true, and told simply. Totally recommend!

The look in her eyes is of a person who drank from the end of a gun barrel and found it delicious.

“Speaking to a human you cared about, I realized, was so fraught with hidden danger that it was a wonder people bothered speaking at all.”
TRUTH. That‘s why I never talk and only read.

I couldn‘t NOT get this one 😭👍🏻📚

To be a human is to state the obvious. Repeatedly, over and over, until the end of time.

The most important question about a book 😂 follow up question being if the dog is happy and healthy at the end. Anyway this book is already making me laugh, and I‘m barely 20 pages in. I‘m hopeful for the rest!

I love my country. I love America. Being American is as much a part of me as breathing.
Except it turns out I‘m not American where it counts.
On paper.

I couldn‘t figure out how I felt about this book until now. The story should‘ve stopped at what she was telling about integration. It was powerful, heartbreaking, and genuine.
And then dropped a toxic, unrealistic, and offensive lesbian romance. Not that interracial couples aren‘t a thing (pictured: me and my wife), but because the white girl still wasn‘t convinced black people are worthy like white people. Nope. Nope. Just no.

So, so good. I love Xiomara‘s journey and how it isn‘t entirely clean in the end. For sure worth a read.

How is this not talked about more? This is a BLM-inspired graphic novel told from the perspective of the victim‘s ghost, who travels through recent history to other incidences of police brutality. It can be confusing at times, but it‘s so poignant.

Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is exhausting for children to have to provide explanations over and over again.

So, this is embarrassing. I thought Litsy didn‘t work on iPhone X for some reason, so I‘ve been gone 😂 buuuut I just hit my goal of 50 books this year and this one is badass! Not a bad book to finish with

The ending could‘ve been better, but the journey was GREAT.

So many words for this book. But please just read it. The story is fleshed out, and the artwork is beautiful. They complement each other so perfectly.

Hits me right through the heart.

I just really feel like I was missing something. This has gotten some great reviews, but I just didn‘t see it.

This one was funny and felt true to the source material. Definitely worth a read!

It wasn‘t the worst, but it was disappointing.

It took a full third of the book before the incident in question even happened. I‘m hoping it picks up from here, because I don‘t love it yet 😕

This was beautifully written, but I think a lot of the nuance was lost on me due to the time period. I didn't get the draw of Carol, but I LOVED the language Therese used to describe her. All in all, I'm still glad I read it.

I just started reading this one and it's cracking me up! Austen is kind of hard for me to get into, but I love retellings and so far this one has the spirit of Pride and Prejudice without the language, which was difficult for me to wade through.

Love letters ❤️

Happiness was a little like flying, she thought, like being a kite.

YOU GUYS THIS IS NOT A DRILL. David Tennant and Michael Sheen's first photo on the set of Good Omens. ❤️❤️❤️

So excited to read this one! Starting soon, because I'm severely lacking poetry in life, and she has such a unique perspective.

Because duh.

Idk what's taken me so long to read this, but now I'm pissed about it. The narration from the past generation of gay men taken by AIDS was not my favorite thing at first, but I grew to love it. And thus, this picture is of the Turtle Creek Chorale in Dallas.

Y'all. This is SO REAL.

So, confession: I have never read this book. Verdict: I am the worst gay.
But I'm starting it now, and am liking the first 20 pages!

It was funny and interesting, but forgettable in the end. I read it because it was on my tbr for several years 😂

Tentatively a pick.
I've never been a skinny person. I consider myself to be a reasonably well-adjusted now, but I made enough bad decisions out of insecurity. The main character is not likable. Her insecurities warp her sense of self and how she related to others. I was never as bad as her, but I can see some of myself in her, and relate to the feelings that made her unbearable. This was a hard read, but I think it was beneficial for me to do so

I really enjoyed this book. It's not usually my taste, but it made me laugh and I ended up liking their dynamic after my initial hesitation with Josh.
(Also, there is a sex scene in here that is the least cheesy I've ever read. Yay!)

My wife is not a huge reader, but this is one of her favorites. It's a beautiful little book, with some great insights. Also, who can read this inscription??

I am far too lazy to re-type my review lol. This one was okay, but gave me enough to continue with hope into book two.

Love this book! And I looked into different women in engineering, so here's a photo and quick blurb from some online magazine 😂

My nephew, who is the cutest and the best, is mixed. And now I have to get him this book (along with any of mine and my wife's future children).

It was super promising, but didn't end the way I wanted it to.

So I'm almost finished with this one, and am becoming more and more intrigued with these little blurbs before the chapter. This one is gorgeous, but not all of them make sense just yet.

So far, I'm really enjoying this book!! One of my favorite tropes, of it's done well. House points for the first person to name the movie this photo is from ❤️

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I love her!! Anyone else a Sense8 fan??
Also, for this reason alone, this was an auto-checkout 😂

So, I'm trying to tackle the larger books on my tbr. This was super-hyped for a hot minute, but I've seen some really negative reviews since then. Here's hoping it's good, and I'm not burned by my first long tbr-pile book 📚

I'm not bipolar, but this goes for me as well in my mental health circles 😂😂

I'm two chapters in, and I love this so much. I love that she's acknowledging the romanticism of mental illness, especially when it come to artistic creativity. Can't wait to be able to finish this!

One thing I really loved about this book was female friendship. So here's a pic of one of the most precious female friendships.
I also really loved how sex was discussed, with weight on consent and safety. I loved women helping women. I loved the little insights into being an Indian American. I loved the fluff.
This book is exactly what I needed ❤️

This is a great fucking book. It's a slow burn story, that's pitched kind of as a romance, but honestly the romance wasn't even the best part. That would easily go to the main character's BLOG. This is an excellent way to illustrate how her experience as a non-American black immigrant to the US differs from American-born black people, and why it matters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️