It’s a bestseller for a reason! - The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
“it is possible to develop an intimacy with the most disturbing of things” - A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro
Camp Half-Blood 4 Life (Percy Jackson and the Olympians series review) - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan; The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan; The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan; The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan; The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
sometimes all we want is to see the other half live (bad lives) - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Podcasting reaches its natural conclusion - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai
A good reminder that the “banality of evil” led to real harm - Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
The Kopp Sisters - Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart
“Now and then the images from those years come into alignment, and I see something…” - Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White by Lila Quintero Weaver
“Even though the world is ending in the spring, that’s still two quarters of a school year away. And school years last forever.” - The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty
Ask me about my weiner… - Pay-Per-Heart by Grace McGinty
“When did we become such terrible people?””Maybe we’ve always been terrible.” - If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
A delightful journey into the world of lexicography - Word by Word by Kory Stamper
“Sometimes a life is so entirely disrupted, on such a large and ungraspable scale, all one can do is face the ruined day.” - The Christie Affair by Nina De Gramont
Titanium Noir - Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway
Her only short story - Recitatif by Toni Morrison
“I started out in a green house with a red door in a small town, where mysteries abounded.” - Born With Teeth by Kate Mulgrew
Heartwarming advice from Michelle - The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
The Secret to Getting Rich - The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Merriweather Post by Allison Pataki
The burden and the gift of knowing one’s history - The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes
I finally understand the French Revolution. - A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) by H.G. Parry
More Women Getting Justice - Silenced by Ann Claycomb
Pregnancy Blues - Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott
Series Conclusion but Maybe Not the End - The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman
“Everything you do matters. Act Accordingly.” - The Pocket Guide to Action by Kyle Eschenroeder
Are you a member of the tiny and shiny club? - Glitter Everywhere!: Where it Came From, Where It's Found & Where It's Going by Chris Barton
Because she wanted to - The Lobster Lady by Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs
You can’t fit a National Park in your pocket, but you can read books about both - I Am Made of Mountains by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs; The Pocket Book by Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs
I Guess I’ll Have to Watch the Movie Now - The Martian by Andy Weir
“Literarily speaking,” he said, and proceeded to lecture. Christie, he contended, was overrated. More of a popular author. - Last Word to the Wise by Ann Claire
A Woman is a Mule, or “What’s in that trunk, Adelaide?”, or a Novel of Second Chances - Lone Women by Victor LaValle
Good Boy, Good Book - Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
When you amass a trove of flavorful bits and pieces, dinner cooks itself - Piecemeal by Kathryn Pauline
I need to feel certain in who I’m kissing. I mean, a kiss isn’t just a kiss to me. - Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky
I Chortled Often - Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
Two more Enola Holmes books! - Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche (Enola Holmes #7) by Nancy Springer; Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade (Enola Holmes #8) by Nancy Springer
A teen goes missing… years later the truth comes out - Open House: A Novel by Katie Sise
A short essay I heard about on NPR and needed to know more - On Grief: Love, Loss, Memory by Jennifer Senior
“Everyone’s got secrets; it’s Florida!” - Grounds for Murder (A Coffee Lover's Mystery) by Tara Lush
Drug Store Showdown - The Time Has Come by Will Leitch
Panic! At the Book Show - I Didn't Do It by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
The Sea Was Angry That Day, My Friends - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Welcome to OZ - Tin Man by Justin Madson
Girls just want to have graphic hyperbole - Girl Juice by Benji Nate
Back on my grief kick - You Are Not Alone by Cariad Lloyd
Loss, Mental Illness, and Betrayal - The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
Fellow CBR reviewer for the win - Komarr by Lois Bujold
Fake Dating Relationship Speedrun - The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
How to still give a fuck without tearing yourself to shreds in the process - The Art of Extreme Self-Care by Cheryl Richardson
“We must, we must, we must increase our bust!” - Are you there God? It's me Margaret. by Judy Blume