whoever said you can’t go home (to spindle cove) might be right - A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare
bit of a power disparity at play here, ymmv - The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
another castle, another lord - When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare
Support your local drag queens! - 50 Drag Queens Who Changed the World by Dan Jones
I would live your life so much better than you, if I had your face. - If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
I had a book read to me part two - Dear Little One by Nina Laden; Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
Word of the Day: Kindness - Can Sophie Change the World? by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace; A Small Kindness by Stacy McAnulty; Hundred Feet Tall by Benjamin Scheuer
I had a story read to me! - Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood
Good for what it is - White Bird by R.J. Palacio
Really, LA County Library, I’m still reeeeeeeading it! - Lush Life by Richard Price
Basic But Not Bad - Essential Managers: Managing People by Philip L. Hunsaker and Johanna Hunsaker
Sophy is fine, Charles is a pill - The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
“Maybe she is reaching out because she has sent another man to his grave prematurely. Or maybe she wants to know if I can buy eggs on the way home. Either way, I’m not picking up.” - My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
“The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.” - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
south asian P&P adaptations never really do it for me 🙁 - Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
not memorable HR double header - Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett; The Duchess Hunt by Lorraine Heath
Eat the Rich. - Strip Jack by Ian Rankin
romance novel jobs are hilarious to me - Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey
Not up to standards - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
Mediocre at best - Linked by Gordon Korman
What Else Would You Look With? - My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Be (So) Over Him - I'm So (Not) Over You by Kosoko Jackson
I liked this more as an exercise in boundary pushing for me - Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
More romance in the Pacific Northwest - Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Lesbians in Seattle, an entire genre I think - Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
This elephant didn’t fly but did help save a village - Bandoola: The Great Elephant Rescue by William Grill
Dream job? - Hey Ranger! by Jim Burnett
When a house is a home - The Lantern House by Erin Napier
And this little Piglet came home - Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family by Melissa Shapiro
Did not expect my reaction to this one. - Defending Jacob by William Landay
Strangers with shared memories. - We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
I can’t tell if this is a good or bad thing. - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
Slightly uncomfortable thriller, and not in a good way - Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse
Just pug out - Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano
When she says old she means old (and sassy!) - Old Friends by Margaret Aitken
Bye Bye Birdie - Broadway Bird by Alex Timbers
The Spanish Dancer - Dare to Love by Jennifer Wilde
Hit and Miss: Persuasion and Emma - Emma by Jane Austen; Persuasion by Jane Austen
All ghosts were once alive - The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
For the OG Sex and the City fans, if Samantha was the writer - Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer by Rax King
“It was lunacy, this idea, that I could sleep myself into a new life. Preposterous. But there I was, approaching the depths of my journey” - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
May we all in our dotage be proud to say, “I was adored once too” - From Hollywood with Love by Scott Meslow
Do Cryptozoologists make house calls? - Sorceline by Sylvia Douyé
From the Iliad to tomorrow - Robots and Drones: Past, Present, and Future by Mairghread Scott
Hop in, we’re going for a read - Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
“But maybe let’s set the low bar of just not dying” - Something Wilder by Christina Lauren
“Now that that is all taken care of, let’s talk about love and blackmail.” - A Proposal They Can't Refuse by Natalie Caña
Fresh Setting, Familiar Story - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
A three for one deal - Kind Like Marsha: Learning from LGBTQ+ Leaders by Sarah Prager; Cinderelliot: A Scrumptious Fairytale by Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson; Dolls and Trucks Are for Everyone by Robb Pearlman (
Explore, embrace, experience - You Are Here by Zach Manbeck