“Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair.” R.D. Laing - Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
“how lucky, not having to live with the ache of saying goodbye” - How Lucky by Will Leitch
“At the end of our conversation she (Martha Stout) turned to address you, the reader. She said if you’re beginning to feel worried that you may be a psychopath, if you recognize some of those traits in yourself, if you’re feeling a creeping anxiety about it, that means you are not one.” - The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Voyage of the Dawn Treader, whoops, I mean Muntjac. - The Magician King (The Magicians, #2) by Lev Grossman
A final book that does this wonderful series justice. - Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) by James S.A. Corey
“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.” - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
“Suddenly revenge is so close he can actually taste it. It tastes like steak, rare.” - Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Prospero is a dickhead. - The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Here be spiders. (Cute ones! A little creepy sometimes, but cute. Do I like spiders now?) - Cackle by Rachel Harrison
Understanding dogs and humans - The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell
“Every woman who enters the sea carries a coffin on her back.” - The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
“She was right, it would just be another box. It was going to be just another box for him, too, but he’d figured it out. You didn’t get out of one box without getting into another, and you didn’t get out of one box without getting into another, and you didn’t get out without it costing you. “ - The Runner (Tillerman Cycle #4) by Cynthia Voigt
How could I pass this up? - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe
This was fun - First Comes Like by Alisha Rai
The struggle between who you are and who you want to be - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Love Languages in Toronto - Bidding for the Bachelor by Jackie Lau; A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau
“I’m on Aslan’s side even if there isn’t any Aslan to lead it. I’m going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn’t any Narnia.” - The Silver Chair (The Chronicles of Narnia, #6) by C.S. Lewis
Mum’s the Bird - Malorie by Josh Malerman
Some Wellness Resort porn for a year of no travel - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
Everyone likes a sexy bodyguard - Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
A city that comes alive - The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
It’s no Goon Squad, but Egan is an impressive writer - Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
If you think Ali Wong is hilarious, read this book! - Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
Like hanging around with a couple of great mates who just happen to be famous, incredibly smart and interesting - Well Hello: Meanderings from the world of Chat 10 Looks 3 by Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales
Shining a light in dark places - Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark by Julia Baird
This book hits differently when you’re going through it - You Can Thank Me Later by Kelly Harms
A slightly happier ending to this story of fatal foes than Romeo and Juliet - Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews
Getting One In Under the Wire - Pregnancy Day by Day by DK
“I might be young, but I am good. I work hard, and I’m a good person. I know what’s right. I know what’s wrong. And if you give me this chance– if you just give me one shot — I won’t let you down. I promise.” - Hawkeye Volume 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction, Javier Pulido (Artist & Cover), Matt Hollingsworth (Color Artist), VC's Clayton Cowles (Letterer), Annie Wu (Artist); Hawkeye Volume 4: Rio Bravo by Matt Fraction, Chris Eliopoulos (Artist), David Aja (Artist), Jordie Bellaire (Color Artist), Francesco Francavilla (Artist), Matt Hollingsworth (Color Artist)
Not as good as The Martian but still pretty good - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
“Some kindnesses you do not ever forget.” - Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“You asked me questions nobody ever asked me before. You knew that I was a murderer two times over, but you treated me like a man.” - Native Son by Richard Wright
How alcoholism (and many other things) can ruin a childhood - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
Speaking a universal language - How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
Jane Eyre meets H.P. Lovecraft - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Down among a bait and switch - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seannan Maguire
“Shakespeare knew too much.” - The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
Very big thanks to andtheIToldYouSos for the heads up that this existed! Had a fun time nerding out. - The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro
Proud Graduate of the Harpy Institute for Crone Sciences - All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2) by Olivia Dade
One of the first queer novels has a happy ending. - Maurice by E.M. Forster
Kissing the groom on his wedding day is not the best idea - Who's That Girl? by Mhairi McFarlane
This book is TOO SHORT, which is probably the best critique a book can get - A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow
Anachronism isn’t always a bad thing - The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley
Why every species matters, and how to convince your friends and family - The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild by Enric Sala
“His big, obnoxious Scorpio energy is invading your cozy Cancer safe space!” - Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
My favorite Olivia Waite book yet, with one of the worst covers I’ve ever seen. - The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits, #2) by Olivia Waite
Just a lovely, insightful, nostalgic, and kind of sad read. - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
“There’s shock and then there’s grief, and there’s the simple tiring unending chore of life afterward.” - Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane
There’s no place like home - The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Animorphs Assemble! - Animorphs Graphic Novel Book One: The Invasion by K. A. Applegate & Michael Grant