two shorter reviews as I try to get ahead of the queue - The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr; Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot
here’s a large swing in politics - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
“Even small actions have consequences. And while we can often choose our actions, we rarely get to choose our consequences.” - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
I wanted to be the monster that kills other monsters. - Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
“With this book, I wanted to pit a man freed from all responsibilities but his appetites against women whose lives are shaped by their endless responsibilities. I wanted to pit Dracula against my mom. As you’ll see, it’s not a fair fight.” - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
A Plot Within A Plot - The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
You say goodbye, I say hello - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
“The heir and the spare.” - Spare by Prince Harry (Ghostwritten by J.R. Moehlinger)
Monkeys and unicorns, and monsters, oh my! - The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die book #2) by Danielle Paige
A Lot to Take In - The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings: Transforming Suffering Into Peace, Joy and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hanh
Natalie Naudus saved me on this one. - Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom Duology, #2) by Sue Lynn Tan
“This is so exciting! I feel like I’m living in a Taylor Swift song!” - The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur
How does your island grow? - Stranded!: A Mostly True Story from Iceland by ÆVar þÓr Benediktsson
Murder mystery romance magic ON A BOAT. - A Restless Truth (The Last Binding, #2) by Freya Marske
We can’t go faster than light but maybe spacetime can!? - The Science of Sci-Fi: From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel by Erin Macdonald
In Which the Serial Killer Is Besides the Point - Devices and Dexires: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery by PD James
How Am I Just Learning This Now?! - Period Power by Maisie Hill
Math problems on Mars. - Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier
“I disagree. If a feeling knocks and no one answers, it’ll get p[EXPLICIT]d off. It’ll kick the door in, chuck the gift at you and smash your best ornaments so you don’t disrespect it again. You’ll be clearing up a lot more mess than you had to start with. So it’s good, Maxine, to cry if you want. Remember that.” - The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
“You really named her ‘Linnea’?” “Linnea’s a survivor.” “She dies in every movie.” “Her characters do, but she goes from movie to movie,” Letha says. “She never dies.” - Don't Fear the Reaper (The Lake Witch Trilogy, #2) by Stephen Graham Jones
Oh, you mean the GANGS of New York - Rogues' Gallery by John Oller
“Hello, you fighting orphans.” - Tokyo Rose - Zero Hour by Andre R. Frattino, et al.
This ain’t Green Acres - In the Beginning Was the Sea by Tomas Gonzalez
Meta-Romcom for the Frustrated Fan of Typical HEA Romcoms - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
North Stars - Memphis by Tara M. Stringfellow
Sometimes You Have To Make Time To Drink A Cup Of Tea. - Tea Set and Match by Casey Blair
When You Don’t Know What To Do, Sometimes a Cup of Tea Is the Right Place To Start. - A Coup of Tea by Casey Blair
Outland- Escapist Apocalypse - Outland by Dennis E. Taylor
Smokey the Bear was Wrong - The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
The Velveteen Rabbit, Unanticipated Puppet Gore, and The Stages of Grief - How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Judging a book by its cover worked in my favor this time - For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World by Sasha Sagan
“She might be less than what she had once been, but she was still worth a hell of a lot.” - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Love to Loathe this set of novellas - Loathe to Love You by Ali Hazelwood
The book tells you why A Vaccine Is Like a Memory, but my review is just commentary - A Vaccine Is Like a Memory by Rajani Larocca
One Good Book About Edward VIII and One Bad Book - The Woman Before Wallis by Andrew Rose; Traitor King by Andrew Lownie
“Our past whispers in our ears, whether we hear it or not.” - The Shortest History of England by James Hawes; The Shortest History of Germany by James Hawes
His work can be seen along the tunnel walls in the darkest parts of the transit system - Pitch Black by Youme and Anthony Horton
The known and maybe you’ll figure out - What Will I Discover by Tanya Lloyd Kyi
“The way to stay married is simple – don’t get divorced.” - Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun
An unorthodox biography for an unorthodox princess - Diana: My Graphic Obsession by Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth
Fabulous magical creatures - Papa’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesus Trejo; Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llano; Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire by Flavia Z. Drago
“For here was the thing that no fairy tale would ever admit, but that she understood in that moment: love was not inherently good.” - The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean
“Their own words are their best memorial:” Civilian Casualties of WWII - Leningrad by Anna Reid ; In the Ruins of the Reich by Douglas Botting
Community - One Sweet Song by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal
Brains, not just for zombies anymore - Battle of the Brains: The Science Behind Animal Minds by Jocelyn Rish
Duskwalker Brides #3 - A Soul to Touch by Opal Reyne
Sexy Sexy Vampire Sexy Sex - In Her Thrall by Chloe Parker
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life - Demon Copperhead by Barbra Kingsolver
Have a cup of tea? Don’t mind if I have three - The Tea Dagon Society Book One by K. O’Neill; The Tea Dragon Festival #2 by K. O’Neill; The Tea Dragon Tapestry (Tea Dragon, #3) by K. O’Neill
“I never wanted to be a hero, but that doesn’t mean I’ll let you turn me into a villain” - Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire