1st half was better - Dune by Frank Herbert
Well that was a lot… and there’s still more - Dune by Frank Herbert
Why does having multiple values cause you to be a minority? - Divergent by Veronica Roth
For everyone who was born before us, your story matters. - Back Then: A queer journey back in time by Ralf König and Łukasz Majcher
“If yes is no and once is never, then how many sides does a triangle have?” - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
If Agatha Christie wrote The Wind in the Willows - Shady Hollow by Juneau Black
Interestingly written biography - Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
Murderbot is not OK but the reason why is [redacted] - System Collapse by Martha Wells
The Navajo Lens - Shutter by Ramona Emerson
How Many Lies, How Many Truths - The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
Liar Liar Pants Incredibly on Fire - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Who Wants to Be the Next Caliph? - American Caliph by Shahan Mufti
“But afterwards you went on remembering.” - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Adventures, Both Realistic and Fantastical - The Book of Road and Kingdoms by Richard Fidler
The Dodgers Beat the Yankees? Where Have I Heard That Before? - Split Season 1981 by Jeff Katz
I have become a functioning part of the world. - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
“In these islands there is no certainty. Bring your own food, your own gods, your own flowers and fruits and concepts. “ - Hawaii by James A. Michener
Sofi glared at him and it felt like coming home. - Sleeping with the Frenemy by Natalie Caña
Secret Agent Man - A Perfect Spy by John Le Carré
Only Room for One Goat at the Top - The Feast of the Goat / La fiesta del Chivo by Mario Vargas Llosa
Murderbot deals with a lot of (redacted) and more thwarting evil big business - System Collapse by Martha Wells
Murder on an interplanetary cruise - The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal
We’ve done it all before and now we’re back to get some more. - The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
For any girl who ever broke up with a guy because her friends or family didn’t approve - Persuasion by Jane Austen
Autumnal Reading - 1979 by Val McDermid; The Survivors by Jane Harper; De Metsiers by Hugo Claus; Normal People by Sally Rooney
When in doubt, tea. - Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
“Friendship is a contract between two hearts. With hearts united, women can laugh and cry, live and die together.” - Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
“The problem with family is that they know where all the levers are that make you move. They’re usually the ones who installed the levers in the first place.” - A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
Where is the win for Winifred? - The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle
The hero really does behave quite beastly to begin with - The Beast Takes a Bride by Julie Anne Long
A (not so humble) brag: This 2025 book has made my 10th Cannonball. - Stalactite & Stalagmite: A Big Tale from a Little Cave by Drew Beckmeyer
Death & Intrigue at a Wizarding School - Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
I’ve read 18 books this year. 7 of them were read in the last week. - Hunger by Lan Samantha Chang
Mystery, Political Intrigue, Science Fiction, and Quiet Romance - The Mars House by Natasha Pulley
Another Solid Read by Emily Henry - Beach Read by Emily Henry
Come for the Murder, Stay for the Food - Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala
“You are in all of my happiest places.” - Happy Place by Emily Henry
She now knew who she was dealing with: Buttface McKilljoy of the Speech and Debate club, class of 2010. - The Anti-Social Season by Adele Buck
The next cooking book but without the Jem Milton connection - Cooking with Monsters Volume 1 The Beginner's Guide to Culinary Combat by Jordan Alsaqa
Few triggers but overall a delightful read - Layers: A Memoir by Pénélope Bagieu
“I had you in my life, and I had you in my future, and that was enough for me.” - The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen
A Personal Story of Deconstruction - The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church by Sarah McCammon
My Favorite Maisie Dobbs So Far - An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
“Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you…” (Double bingo) - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou
A different kind of horror - Audition by Ryu Murakami; Piercing by Ryu Murakami
“Tech is racist and sexist and ableist because the world is so. Computers just reflect the existing reality and suggest that things will stay the same—they predict the status quo.” - More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech by Meredith Broussard
I’m crying because I was just in a bloody battle. I hated every second of it and I would not recommend it to a friend. - Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Semi-Fake Dating with Great Romantic Leads - Funny Story by Emily Henry
SMBC but in book form + with SPACE - A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
a re-read before the fourth book was coming out later in the year - Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher