Family Friendly Cautionary Tale - Dad Is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
The classic to end all classics, or is it? - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Cell – Stephen King (2006) - Cell by Stephen King
*Insert Always Sunny Duster Comments Here* - Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Remind me that once I was free, once I was cool, once I was me - The Secret Place by Tana French
It’s like “Oklahoma!” But for Texas - Simon the Fiddler: A Novel by Paulette Jiles
A Few Things Get Lost in Translation from Podcast to Book - Sawbones: the Horrifying, Hilarious Road to Modern Medicine by Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy
50 Shades of 9/11 - Small Town by Lawrence Block
A rather Gothic mystery - The Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee Huber
CANNONBALL!!! - Balck Widow, Volume 1: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmondson
Wonder Woman, Cheetah, and Dr. Cyborg Walk Into a Bar… - Wonder Woman, Volume 4: Godwatch by Greg Rucka
Ares + Aphrodite = PROBLEMS - Wonder Woman, Volume 3: The Truth by Greg Rucka
When You Think You’re Identity is All a Lie, Or the Gods are Playing a Trick on You - Wonder Woman, Volume 1: The Lies by Greg Rucka
Genghis Khan: A guy from a long time ago who was very important. I know some things about him now! - Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Wonder Woman Fights Modern Day Ills - Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson
News from back then - Strange Victoriana: Tales of the Curious, the Weird and the Uncanny from Our Victorian Ancestors by Jan Bondeson
Didn’t super like this one, but also didn’t give it a fair shake. - The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War, #2) by R.F. Kuang
The reviews I forgot to post, part 4! - Here Comes the Night by Rob Jones
The reviews I forgot to post, part 2! - Unplugged and Unpopular by Mat Heagerty, Tintin Pantoja, and Mika Amante
Re-read a Year in Provence instead - Hotel Pastis by Peter Mayle
I guess I just don’t get the “narrative in verse” sensibility. - SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson
The King who brought back partying - A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration by Jenny Uglow
Best read with tissues handy - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
“You need to believe in things that aren’t true. How else can they become?” - Hogfather (Discworld #20) by Terry Pratchett
The Justice Bits are the Best - Defy or Defend by Gail Carriger
“A good man is made through a lifetime of work. Great men are made by their monsters.” - The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold
Hubris is the name of the game. - Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Leopard lovers - Mine to Possess (Psy-Changeling #4) by Nalini Singh; Hostage to Pleasure (Psy-Changeling #5) by Nalini Singh
Star Scouts! Star Scouts! They’re the best! (Yeah baby!) - Star Scouts V03 The Invasion of the Scuttlebots by Mike Lawrence
Blood in the streets - Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury
Sadly, one of my biggest disappointments of the year - Gul book (Yellow Book) by Zeshan Shakar
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