into the woods to see the troll, to meet the boy, to sell the girl, to trick the teens, to catch the murderer, to erase the memories, to exact revenge… - The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell; Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone; The Princess Game by Soman Chainani; The Cleaners by Ken Liu; The Wickeds by Gayle Forman
I Just Wanted a Nice Soothing Book about Murder - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
maybe THIS is what Quibi was supposed to be? - Snow Flakes by Ruth Ware; Treasure by Oyinkan Braithwaite; Slow Burner by Laura Lippman; Buried by Jeffrey Deaver; The Gift by Alison Gaylin; Let Her Be by Lisa Unger
A cozy mystery for coffee geeks - On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
One of my least favorite characters gets her own story; not a lot is accomplished. - Avatar the Last Airbender: Smoke and Shadow by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang, Gurihiru
Books to buy with gift cards: Picture books - Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone by Michelle Meadows; Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontornvat
I really wanted to like this one; I really, really tried. - The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow
BFL: Big Friendly Leviathan (Or not) - Doodleville V01 by Chad Sell
A moody Vampire falls in love with an Ice Fey-Valkyrie - Untouchable (Immortals After Dark Book 7) by Kresley Cole
Lunch was less than satisfyingly, but these picture books made up for it - Here Comes Ocean by Meg Fleming; My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard; Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down by Kate Dopirak; Smashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman; The Ocean in Your Bathtub by Seth Fishman; Meet the Latkes by Alan Silberberg
Cozy mystery involving spies and Girl Scouts - Merit Badge Murder by Leslie Langtry
Sailing sailing the ocean blue - Kondo & Kezumi Visit Giant Island by David Goodner
Fly My Pretties! Oh wait, wrong witch…. ! - Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse
You wish there were only lions and tigers and bears in this forest - Kerry and the Knight of the Forest by Andi Watson
Battle on my Cousin! - 13th Street V01 Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowels
Adorable child or annoying brat? You decide! - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley; The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley; A Red Herring without Mustard by Alan Bradley
Realizing that I need to review some of these books so that I remember I actually read them this year. - The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams; Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone
A Great Story Ruined by Some Incel Behavior - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Read This for the Backstory of the Show - Watchmen by Alan Moore
Get Out but with a New Orleans Setting - The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
The Show Improves the Faults of the Book - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
stories about WOMEN by WOMEN for WOMEN…have I said WOMEN enough yet? - This Telling by Cheryl Strayed; Graceful Burdens by Roxane Gay; Sweet Virginia by Caroline Kepnes; The Contractors by Lisa Ko; Halfway to Free by Emma Donogue; Bear Witness by Mary Gaitskill; Shine, Pamela! Shine! by Kate Atkinson
A delightfully quick and fun mystery - The House on the Water by Margot Hunt
Interesting exploration on how we find meaning, iffy delivery - The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino
Fine - Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau
When What You Think Is Real, Isn’t - Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
It Started Out Strong but Didn’t Stick the Landing - The Lost Book of Adana Moreau by Michael Zapata
Fern and Otto besties on an adventure - Fern and Otto: A Story about Two Best Friends by Stephanie Graegin
Just breathe, Juliet, just breathe - Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
I found this dull, and won’t be continuing the series. - Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Rise of the Empress, #1) by Julie C. Dao
Rudderless - Spineless by Juli Berwald
Aww Shucks - Shucked by Erin Byers Murray
That Is a Very Different Life - Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid by Margaret Powell
An abundant world of recipes, most of which I’ll never cook - Vegetable Kingdom by Bryant Terry
Ehhh, it was fine, but a lot of the magic was lost from the first - The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith
A rush through the author’s experience - Home Body by Rupi Kaur
Not as good as her last one - The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Scooting on My Arse, Flying Between Fight Scenes. And I’m Failing to Articulate - Battle Ground by Jim Butcher
Thank you, I know what fads are. - Flavor of the Month by Joel Best
Mindless Creator - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
I’m gonna have fun with Hillbilly Elegy, aren’t I? - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
I Can’t Tell One From Another - This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell
I mean, new-new? - A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink
Things We Still Don’t Talk About Today - Things We Didn't Talk About When I Was a Girl by Jeannie Vanasco
Man of La Mafia - The Kiss Off by Jim Cirni
Dying for Brain Candy? A cozy fine mystery series. - Dying for Chocolate (A Goldy Bear Culinary Mystery, #2) by Diane Mott Davidson
Okay, I’m cheating. The second image belongs to book one. I just like it! - The Time Museum V02 by Matthew Loux
Opposites Attract Fake Relationship Holiday Romance Novella – a book made for me - Her Pretend Christmas Date (Cider Bar Sisters #2.5) by Jackie Lau
Oh, I got a brand new pair of roller skates - Karen’s Roller Skates: Babysitters Little Sister Graphic novel by Ann Martin
Teen Lois has a long way to go before she becomes Lois Lane, great journalist - Lois Land and the Friendship Challenge by Grace Ellis