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Road Trips and Christmas Huzzah! - Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh; Snowed In by Catherine Walsh

Is this a romance? I’m saying yes. - This Could be Us by Kennedy Ryan

Terrible the first time through, amazing on re-read - Blindsight by Peter Watts

Getting Bougie With It - Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann

HS rom-com, monster battle apocalypse, and a historical mystery all make progress - Kaiju No.8 vol. 9, Komi Can't Communicate vol.27, The Apothecary Diaries vol. 9 by Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage, Tomohito Oda, Naoya Matsumoto

A hockey romance with less hockey and more coping with grief - Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday

Are you ready to think about tomorrow?” he asked. - The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond

“I live with bread like you, feel want / Taste grief, need friends: subjected thus, / How can you say to me, I am a king?” - The Crown in Crisis: Countdown to the Abdication by Alexander Larman

For the dead travel fast - Dracula by Bram Stoker, Tavia Gilbert (Narrator), J.P. Guimont (Narrator)

“We didn’t call the police right away.” - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

Another (Accidental) Picture Book for Me - The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström, Karin Eklund (Illustrator)

Why did someone tell me I’d hate this? - Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

A Sweet Supernatural Afterlife Gay Romance Manga - Love in Limbo (Vol 1-2) by HAJI

New Old Beginnings - The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie

Gotta let it burn - So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole

“You ready to go be friendly?” He says “friendly” like someone might say “roasted” or “impaled.” - The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett

Love in Masquerade - My Only Valentine by Victoria Henshaw, Julia Parks, Donna Simpson

Adventures in Babysitting - Midnight on Beacon Street by Emily Ruth Verona

Better the first time - Internment by Samira Ahmed

Between the Freeze and the Thaw - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

I Too Have Succumbed to the Horny Dragon Book - Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha

A Slightly Uneven Outing That Moves the Story Forward - Daindreth's Sorceress by Elisabeth Wheatley

“If I’m on my very best behavior, maybe no one will notice how spooky I am.” - Hardly Haunted by Jessie Sima

A lovely historical romance with some supernatural elements - The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

Hello, Old Friend - In the Midst of Death by Lawrence Block

Outside of their comfort zone - Haru: Book 1: Spring by Joe Latham

War makes Hell look cozy - The Horizon Volume One by jh

“He wasn’t grateful, he was homicidal. It wasn’t enough that they endanger his friends and servants, they had to attack his most valued enemy as well.” - The Book of Ile-Rien by Martha Wells

As long as he was with her, disaster counted as adventure. - The Roommate Risk (The Midnight Heat Collection #3) by Talia Hibbert

Friends ’til the End - In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

Why have just one epilogue when you can have four sweet, silly, and sexy vignettes instead? - Green but for a Season (Captive Prince Short Stories, #1) by C.S. Pacat; The Summer Palace (Captive Prince Short Stories #2) by C.S. Pacat; The Adventures of Charls, the Veretian Cloth Merchant (Captive Prince Short Stories, #3) by C.S. Pacat; Pet (Captive Prince Short Stories, #4) by C.S. Pacat

BL Manga Review Grab Bag! - A Hero in the Demon's Castle by Inutoki and Syohei; Tsumasaki Ni Kourozu by Aki Aoi; Secret XXX by Meguru Hinohara; The Ruthless Commander and his Reincarnated Warhorse by Nomoto Narita and Sakashima; Send Them a Farewell Gift for the Lost Time by Cocomi; Don't Call Me Dirty by Gorou Kanbe; Don't Call Me Daddy by Gorou Kanbe; The (Pet) Detective Agency by noji; You Are My Happiness by Bukuro Yamada

Is the kid traumatized or murderous? - House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen

An Atmospheric Gothic Fantasy Novel That Tackles Trauma Deftly - A Study In Drowning by Ava Reid

A Strong Debut With a Fascinating Setting - Tonight, I Burn by Katherine J Adams

“As Charlotte plummeted to the ground, still locked in Alex’s arms, she recollected Miss Plim’s warning that kissing a man was bad for one’s health.” - The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton

You okay?” “I think so.” A more accurate response would have been clinically alive but dead inside, but that probably wasn’t appropriate with strangers. - Skin and Bones: London Love Book Three by Sophia Soames

Long drawn-out pining, really not my cup of tea - Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

“Consequences are literally the reason not to do things. That’s what they’re for.” - The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

Horrifically funny - The September House by Carissa Orlando

When Josh Met Ari… - You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

Forced Perspective - Good Material by Dolly Alderton

The Past is a Different Country - Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age by Reid Mitenbuler

Darkest moments and hope - Finding the Light: A Mother's Journey from Trauma to Healing  by Marian Henley

Highwaywomen, Smugglers, Ghosts, and Dukes - Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain; Chance The Winds of Fortune by Laurie McBain; Dark Before the Rising Sun by Laurie McBain

I was probably the target audience for this book when it was written, 25 years ago. But I still love it today. - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Well, at least I didn’t ugly cry this time….. - Viewfinder by Christine D. U. Chung

Pancakes, britches and home - Pancakes for Findus (Findus and Pettson) by Sven Nordqvist; The Van Buren Sisters vs. the Pants Police by J.F. Fox; A Garden Called Home by Jessica J. Lee and Elaine Chen

“Buying up the bargains in the ol’ marketplace” - In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire

POV: When you pay for more audiobook time on Spotify because you can’t wait to finish the book - Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

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