Shaping our shape of self - Unretouchable by Sofia Szamosi
“…there are two things I simply cannot tolerate: feminists and margarine.” - Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki
One of the books from the “nope, not going to read, well maybe I will…” list - Ride / Đạp Xe by Bao Phi and Thi Bui
The celebrity I would be most excited about sitting next to on a plane - The Look by Michelle Obama
Three sci-fi books making me think about robots and AI - Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz; Rose/House by Arkady Martine; Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My friend wrote a book (two, actually) and you won’t be able to read it if you can’t read Danish - Kraft & Mod (Courage) by Trine J. Cederlof
Strong Concept, Uneven Writing - Burn Down Master's House by Clay Cane
It’s never too late for a comeback - Awake by Jen Hatmaker
Second Read, First Listen - Long Island by Colm Toibin
“My mom made it pretty clear that ballet was going to be my thing, whether I liked it or not.” I shrug. “I guess it’s good I liked it.” - Toe to Toe by Falon Ballard
That is when he puts his arms around me and gathers me into them as though I were his own. - Foster by Claire Keegan
Come Out, Come Out…Wherever You Are! - Hide by Kiersten White
After an empire fails - The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
They did the monster mash - Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
Grief and romance - The Hope Once Lost by Ambar Cordova
Fake Flame revisited with my ears - Fake Flame by Adele Buck
An account of life - I Won't Pretend These Missiles Are Stars: Life in Iran During the 12-Day War by Tehran's Cartoonist Collective / The Cartoonist Collective
A Regency Parent Trap retelling - Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch
The Earl and the Sheepfarmer - In Which Winnie Halifax is Utterly Ruined by Alexandra Vasti
Why Giant Companies and Government Policies Suck - Enshitification by Cory Doctorow
Sharing the message No Limits - No Legs, No Limits (An Empowering Picture Book for Kids) by Kanya Sesser, Nisha Lamsam Ligon, and Lenny Wen
just like a leaf - I Am a Leaf by Angelo Mozzillo and Marianna Balducci
And did I mention, I really hated the ending? - When We Ride by Rex Ogle
Road trips, miscommunication and untruths - The Halifax Hellions by Alexandra Vasti
Traveling back into Viv’s world was a cozy reminder of why I love to read - Bookshops and Bonedust (prequel to Legends and Lattes) by Travis Baldree
OK Colonizer - Attacking Earth and Sun by Mathieu Belezi
Found family with a little magic - A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
I can’t stop thinking about my lost pizza. - The Kamogawa Food Detectives (The Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1) by Hisashi Kashiwai
“I wasn’t just going to abandon you, Carl,” Donut said. “Who do you think I am? Miss Beatrice?” - The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
The talk is had and the kitties get fed - The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison
Blood and Sand and Diamonds - The Burning Shore by Wilbur Smith
Might be time for a Hidden Legacy reread! - Beast Business by Ilona Andrews
“What’s the difference between a private library and a book hoarder?” “Feces.” - The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein
Pretty much nothing like the movie - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
“Why is it I tell you all my secrets?” “Because you like the way I look draped over a tree branch?” - Beast Business by Ilona Andrews
An Adults Only Lord of the Flies - Batavia by Peter FitzSimons
“In-Yo would say that the war was won by silenced and nameless women, and it would be hard to argue with her.” - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Raven’ about bath time - Arlo and the Raven by Lucy Fleming; Bathtime for Snow Monkeys by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura
I’m always looking to scratch my Michael Connelly itch - The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer #8) by Michael Connelly
Sun reigns; desert shapes - Sundust: (A Caldecott Honor Book) by Zeke Peña
Dissonance and Resolution - The Fetishist by Katherine Min
Lincoln Viewed through the Power of Melancholy - Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled his Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk
Pride and Prejudice and Poetry - Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Picture it, Haiti, 1930s - When the Mapou Sings by Nadine Pinede
“It was the hubris of each generation to think this anew, to think that their time was special, that all things would come to an end with them.” - Shift (Silo #2) by Hugh Howey
“And Now I’m Covered in the Colors” - Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
The Devil’s Attempt at Playing Guardian Angel - The Devil Three Times by Rickey Fayne
You have to get the words right - Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Allende can still capture the grand narrative of time - The Japanese Lover by Isabele Allende
This is a story about friendship but guard your heart - The List of Suspicious Things: A Novel by Jennie Godfrey