Then he got down to the serious business of kissing his favorite nemesis. - Kiss Hard by Nalini Singh
“He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.” - Songs of Achilles by Madeline Miller
“Open this to learn all that will amaze you.” - Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Grab bag of goodness! - Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid; Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise; Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard
“Children long to be eaten. Everyone knows that.” - XO Orpheus: 50 New Myths by Kate Bernheimer (editor)
Podcast Me To Hell, Baby! - If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell
Best Historical Fiction Book Ever! - The Book Theif by Marcus Zusak
Potentially Sinister Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous - Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow
“Some things belong so much they could never break” - She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick
Overall good but appreciated the stories by characters that aren’t Harry Dresden in particular. - Brief Cases by Jim Butcher
“It was odd. As a girl, Sophie would have shriveled with embarrassment at the way she was behaving. As an old woman, she did not mind what she did or said. She found that a great relief.” - Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Minor Miracle: Unlocked - Sweethearts and Savages: Eden Academy Book Two by Grace McGinty
Kaiju fun and a great standalone from Scalzi - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
If anyone else had made that comment, she’d assume they were flirting. - What a Match by Mimi Grace
“He’s got an arm off!” - You've Got Red On You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life by Clark Collis
A new series to fill the Harry Bosch shaped hole in my heart - Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas #1) by Dean Koontz
A classic mystery that I apparently read twice? - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
A wide variety of horror from Lovecraftian to historically inspired - Dark Stars by John F.D. Taff
The Nameless Ones - The Nameless Ones by John Connolly
Necromantically animated mice, revenant nannies, and toe bones as love tokens - Saint Death's Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney
I almost couldn’t finish this book - My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
“Because love is real, and it happens everywhere. It even happens here.” - For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes
Does Crime Pay? - Boss of Bosses: The Fall of the Godfather: The FBI and Paul Castellano by Andris Kurins and Joseph F. O'Brien; Sacred by Dennis Lehane
What Do We Want From Our Higher Education? - The Good University: What Universities Actually Do and Why It’s Time for Radical Change by Raewyn Connell
Rabbit Redux - Rabbit Redux by John Updike
Vernon Subutex part 1 - Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes
Love In Plaid - The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose
I would never go back to middle school - Girlhood by Melissa Febos
What Would You Trade for Magic? - Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
Family Feud: Medieval Scotland - The Highlander's Stolen Bride by Madeline Martin
‘Do you want the real answer to that? Or the one that’s going to keep everything the way it is?’ - Finding Forever on Their Island Paradise by Therese Beharrie
The only book where a plant smells like dead critters - Pretty Tricky: The Sneaky Ways Plants Survive by Etta Kaner
If it was possible to make resentful coffee, that’s what I did. - Book Boyfriend by Kris Ripper
Adorable, funny polyam road trip romance - Shake Things Up by Skye Kilaen
“That we have some history together that hasn’t happened yet.” - A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Literary Hub Made Me Do It - Hôtel Splendid by Marie Redonnet; Rose Mellie Rose by Marie Redonnet; Forever Valley by Marie Redonnet
The Endless Beach - The Endless Beach by Jenny Colgan
Doesn’t get any feta than this! - Gouda Friends by Cathy Yardley
Baby’s First Fantasy Court Intrigue - Castles in Their Bones by Laura Sebastian
Quirky and fun (for different ages) - Barb the Last Berzerker V02 Barb and the Ghost Blade by Dan (Abdo) and Jason (Patterson); The Nightmare Bridge V02: Into the Woods by Frank Thillez
Zombies, But Literary - Zone One by Colson Whitehead
‘She’s very good at stalling. Masterfully manipulative’ - My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress (2022) by Rachel DeLoache Williams
Cat Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Cat Chaser by Elmore Leonard
It occurred to her that, besides baking, Ray had become her favorite topic. - Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander
The Christmas Bookshop - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
The Overnight Guest - The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
The Lynx Knows - Secret Identity: A Novel by Alex Segura
“.. nothing makes him tick. It just happens all by itself …” - Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
Fat is Not a Bad Thing - Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World that Wants to Shrink You by Sofie Hagen
A good start to my year of Helen Garner - The Spare Room by Helen Garner