“I seem to have caught the eye of a real handful of a guy.” - Real-Time Fever by Taberu Kasumi
Fish out of water in deep political intrigue - The Goblin Emporer by Katherine Addison
“I’m bored if you’re not around.” - Here and There and Us (Volume 2) by Thanat
Let me save you some time. - The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
Don’t worry about a thing because every little thing is going to be alright - The Neddiad: How Neddie Took the Train, Went to Hollywood, and Saved Civilization by Daniel Pinkwater
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison - Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
One Burning Heart by Elizabeth Kingston - One Burning Heart by Elizabeth Kingston
“She’s got a strong will and a kind heart. She’s not just some cutesy princess. It’s as if she sees things differently compared to the rest of us.” - Fall in Love, You False Angels (Volume 4) by Coco Uzuki
Oxford Bomber - Down Cemetery Road by Mick Herron
They have an audiance, but that wasn’t really me - SCRAM: Society of Creatures Real and Magical by Roy Lucey; Stray Cat V01 Shy Cat and the Stuff-the-Bus Challenge by Dian Day
Please inhale, Ted Chiang - Exhalation by Ted Chiang
less compelling second adventure with our sister hellraisers - The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman
Talking Donuts Explode - The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman
In it for the ‘nana bread - Healthy Vegan Breakfasts & Lunches by Jillian Glenn
It’s hard to resist a book with a cat on the cover - We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida
I think I’m done with dystopian fiction for a while - Julia by Sandra Newman
Navel Gazers United - Justine by Lawrence Durrell
No One Can Hear You Squish - The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
left me a bit cold despite the emotional content - Heart the Lover by Lily King
The Locked Ward- It’s a trashy domestic thriller that scratched the itch - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
More Like A Collection of Art Pieces Than a Book - The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker
Mean Sabine - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
“I want to satisfy my kind boyfriend the way he satisfies me.” - Do You Really Want Only a Meal? (Volume 2) by Yasu Tadano
Still a Bit Too Reliant on Its Original Inspiration - Alchemised by SenLinYu
Yet another fake engagement story with old friends who have secretly loved each other for ever - Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan
Magic of a snow day - Thank You, Snow (Thank You, World) by Dan McCauley and Jo Loring-Fisher
Munchies and Crunchies animal friendly - Picadillo for Paulina by Ruth Behar, Gabriel Frye-Behar, Erika Rodriguez Medina
Asking questions and getting answers - Jibberjack, Fibberjack: A Made-Up Monster Mystery by Stefanie Gamarra
Gimmie nuggets - I Am a Spicy Nugget by Loryn Brantzas
Archetypecasting - In the Stacks: Short Stories About Libraries and Librarians by Michael Cart, ed.
“I’m not a pervert!” — Queer Themes in 1980s Shonen Manga - Stop!! Hibari-kun! (Volume 1) by Hirashi Eguchi
A Life Well Lived - The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop
Let’s start this year with a green light! - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
“American boyfriends seem like a real pain in the ass…” - I Can't Get Through the Night Alone by Yoh Matsumoto
The Mystery of the Ward and the Family Curse - All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles
Up in the Air - Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
“…she couldn’t have done it and she must have done it.” - Iphigenia in Forest Hills by Janet Malcom
The book I thought I’d hate, but turned out pretty good. - Beep, Beep, Beep, Trunk-or-Treat!: A Lift-the-Flap Book by Tracie Schneider
If Vox Machina Was Family Friendly - Imagine Nation #1 The Blood of Kings by Matt Myklusch
Not what I wanted from this concept 🙁 - The Names by Florence Knapp
Great Potential, Lacking in Execution - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
these keep being put on hold at my multiple library cards so I keep reading them - Business Casual by B.K. Borison
Go see a weed - The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends by Margaret Renkl and Billy Renkl
My grandfather told me about his pet fish that drowned - Grandpas, Piranhas, and Other Stories by Rocío Bonilla
We’re in for nasty weather - Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta
History Sticks With Them - Entry Island by Peter May
“There was, she thought, not very much difference in the behavior of a cat and a high-handed, chauvinistic Tudor autodidact in the body of a cat. The only thing to truly set them apart was the vocabulary.” - The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner
Lesser but Diverting Austen - Persuasion by Jane Austen
Great if you like Wes Anderson but unfortunately, I don’t. - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
“Back there, for one moment, I felt something electric streak through my chest.” - God of Seduction in the Bedroom by Fumi Tsuyuhisa