Max could practically hear Brand bark in his ear, “Now is when you keep your mouth shut and let the stupid bad guy explain every stupid element of their stupid life-plan-slash-life-story.” - The Eidolon: Magnus Academy #1 by K.D. Edwards
“You remind me of those bullies:” Bullying Purporting to be Romance - Sick by Tomo Kurahashi
“No one could ever truly love a twisted person like me as an equal.” - Training Mister Sakurada by Kaya Azuma
“Drawing is completely useless…” - Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto
“I think you’ll find ‘in heat’ only applies to dogs. De Niro is a man, an acting man” - The Clementine Complex by Bob Mortimer
Come for the Stories, Stay for the Activism - A Portrait of the Piss Artist as a Young Man by Tadhg Hickey
A cyberpunk space adventure romance - City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn
A supernatural bounty hunter who needs to remember age is just a number - Mid-Life Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer
A Storm Is Coming and More Change Is On Its Way - The Silver Mist by Yasmine Galenorn
Disrupted Dreams And Cat Angst - Sleep No More by Seanan McGuire; The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire
Another Airport Transit Read - Sleep Donation: A Novella by Karen Russell
An Asian option for Veganuary, especially if you like eggplant - Vegan Asian by Jeeca Uy
An Enigma Appears in My Life… Now What? - Heartless by Marissa Meyer
Hoops is the name, being true to you the game - Lion on the Inside: How One Girl Changed Basketball by Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir
Smile! You’re exploding - Kaboom! A Volcano Erupts by Jessica Kulekjian
Zooni is a plucky, friendly pup - Zooni Tales: Keep It Up, Plucky Pup by Vikram Madan; Zooni Tales: A Friend Till the End by Vikram Madan
I ended 2023 reading Part 2 - Moonstruck Volume 2: Some Enchanted Evening by Grace Ellis
I ended 2023 reading Part I - Teen Killers Club V02 Teen Killers in Love, by Lily Sparks
Heavy emotions - The Heavy Bag: One Girl's Journey Through Grief (US Version) by Sarah Surgey
Food and family - Rainbow Shopping by Qing Zhuang
Memorable but depressing - Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
Sentient object romances are a thing - Unhinged by Vera Valentine
Woof. - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
GENTLEMAN THIS IS DEMOCRACY MANIFEST - Carnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill, and the Australian Manson Murders by Mark Dapin
I can’t help myself! I keep finding things to read! - The Shadow and the Ghost by Cat Min; A Damsel Not in Distress! by Bethan Stevens
What in the name of Loki’s daughter Hel…..? - Gunhild, Volume 1: The New God? by Fred Tornage; Gunhild, Volume 2: The Hunt for Loki by Fred Tornage
A bit like My Fair Lady, but in ancient China - My Fair Concubine by Jeannie Lin
No One Sleeps on this Overnight Train - Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict
“Reading a book makes a sexy someone even sexier.” - Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese
I forgot how much I liked these books - Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
It was difficult to cry and subject one’s sister-in-law to a withering look at the same time. - A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
Awkward encounters in the giant wooden elephant and beyond - Treachery on Tenth Street by Kate Belli
“There is nothing wrong with being a monster.” - The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
“When love buds between great princes” - Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir
Some Unexpected Twists and Turns - The Housekeepers by Alex Hay
The Relentless Tragedy of Empress Alexandra - Alexandra: The Last Tsarine by Carolly Erickson
A Solid David Geffen Biography - The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood by Tom King
Exploring the Newgate State Prison and Copper Mine: Connecticut’s Most Interesting Tourist Attraction - Newgate: From Copper Mine to State Prison by William G. Domonell
The motion in the ocean and other places - Hands-On Science: Motion by Lola M. Schaefer
Surprises sent in the email - Archie Celebrates an Indian Wedding by Mitali Banerjee Ruths; Sami's Special Gift by M O Yuksel
A few fouls didn’t stop him - If Lin Can: How Jeremy Lin Inspired Asian Americans to Shoot for the Stars by Richard Ho
The odd email that gave me my next read - Military's Most Powerful Powerful Tanks by Susan E. Hamen
2024 is going to be a busy year - Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines by Rachell Abalos; I Am Both : A Vietnamese Refugee Story by Kerisa Greene; Two Homes, One Heart by Jessica Young; All About Color by Elizabeth Rusch; Of Words and Water: The Story of Wilma Dykeman—Writer, Historian, Environmentalist by Shannon Hitchcock
Norway 1620, France 1731, Pennsylvania 1929, Lesotho 1948… - Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
Entertained, But Left Wanting - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
I keep finding new books to read and then review! - Table Titans Club by Scott Kurtz
Cozy Fantasy(?) Reviews - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna; Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Come for the story, leave appreciating some lovely art - Is This a House for Hermit Crab? by Megan McDonald; A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup; Imperfectly Perfect: A Story That Cherishes Beauty in Imperfection by Perry Emerson
Fire and Dark - Do Fire Ants Fight Fires?: How Animals Work in the Wild by Etta Kaner; Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett
Monstrocity! Your kind of town - Olivia Wolf and the Moldy Sandwich by Jose Fragoso; Olivia Wolf and the Night of the Giant Monsters by Jose Fragoso; Olivia Wolf and a Million Olivia's by Jose Fragoso