Don’t Judge a Character By Its Cover - Silent Scream by Angela Marsons
Snatch, Lewks, Shade, and Werk (an no, there are no typos here) - Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Marquez
The Echo Wife: Come for the thriller, stay for the ethical quandaries - The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
A great roilicking read, well worth the time to get into the world - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
I should learn to not judge a book by my vague sentiment as to what they are! - The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djèlí Clark
Murder Makes Growing Old Fun - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Well I certainly couldn’t… - You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacy by Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar
Not That I Could Tell: Nosy and Nefarious Neighbors - Not That I Could Tell by Jessica Strawser
“We’re not helpless. Novels are full of ragtag bands facing impossible odds.” - Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo
Too many mortals, not enough gods to kill - Lore by Alexandra Bracken
You Are Not Alone: Let the women do the work! - You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
Abandon hope all ye who enter here - When darkness loves us by Elisabeth Engstrom
“Were I to attempt to be good to everyone, to the entire world and to all the creatures living in it, it would be a drop of fresh water in the salt sea. In other words, a wasted effort. Thus, I decided to do specific good; good which would not go to waste. I’m good to myself and my immediate circle.” - Baptism of Fire (The Witcher, #3) by Andrzej Sapkowski
“I’m not joking, but we still laugh because laughter is the best way to cover pain.” - Broken (in the best possible way) by Jenny Lawson
This whole book is SHENANIGANS and it is beautiful. - Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Perfect summer anthology for the anti-romance beach reader - Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong
More Heartfelt and Hilarious Storytelling - Broken by Jenny Lawson
Fairies, wraiths and dragons – a dangerous combination - Thief of Dreams by Bec McMaster; Thief of Souls by Bec McMaster
Future reads I recommend now (so go and preorder at your local independent bookstore) - Book Buddies V01 Ivy Lost and Found by Cynthia Lord; Spider-Ham Graphic Novel: Great Power, No Responsibility by Steve Foxe; Waffles and Pancake: Planetary-YUM by Drew Brockington
Take a Trip - Grandad’s Camper by Harry Woodgate
Well, that’s Betty alright! - That’s Betty!: The Story of Betty White by Gregory Bonsignore
The bog is a metaphor. - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Drawing the Joker - Lady Joker, Volume One by Kaoru Takamura
And Now For Something Completely Different - Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern
A perfect draw that’s enticed me to read the first novel - A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
The Courage to Start Running - The Courage to Start by John Bingham
“How does she explain that she used to be afraid to love anyone because there’s a well at the center of her chest and she doesn’t know where the bottom is?” - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
The first book in a series without much resolution, but a very strong start - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Finally figured out which book I forgot to review! - Black Star by Eric Glover
“The world might crumble, but Nikolai Lantsov would be holding up the ceiling with one hand and plucking a speck of dirt from his lapel with the other when it all went to ruin.” - Rule of Wolves (King of Scars, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
You don’t need to remember very much of The Great Gatsby to appreciate retellings - The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
Not at all the book I was expecting but that’s my fault (and a thing I have done before) - The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
Only nineteen pages but I’ll take every last one - Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory by Martha Wells
Very specific genre of older gay men romance, please give me all - The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley
A very specific genre done well: romances in the Pacific Northwest - We Can't Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon
Harleigh and Calliope - False Witness by Karin Slaughter
“I knew how to do nothing. I just did everything. There’s a difference.” - Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Write Your Way Out - Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
ORGANIZE ALL THE THINGS - The Home Edit: Conquering the Clutter with Style by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin
“Polka. Will Never. Die!” - Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Fun with Family Secrets - Spy x Family vol 4 by Tatsuya Endo
Who wants to date a professional athlete? - Blitzed by Alexa Martin
“I grew up with nightmares but they are living through nightmares.” - The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Who is really lost here? - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Friends writing a story about friendship - I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones
“Are there really public servants out there sucking terrorist tongues for my freedom?” - Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West
“Persist, pivot, or concede. It’s up to us, our choice every time.” - Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
John Slattery as an AI - The Municipalists: A Novel by Seth Fried
“I am not asking a stranger, I’m asking my best friend.” - The Friend Contract by Dria Andersen
“Maybe things can always get better between people who want to do a good job loving each other. Maybe that’s all it takes.” - People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry