“What is memory if not a ghost?” - Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
Kathryn Moon’s Sweetverse - Baby and the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon; Lola and the Millionaires parts I & II by Kathryn Moon; Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon; Faith and the Dead End Devils by Kathryn Moon
Paint the town red - Red: A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall
“They were pilgrims. They were cosmonauts. They were as good as dead.” - Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
A perfect way to start the year - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
I don’t want to be that guy….but Cormac McCarthy wrote a really good book. - No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
I See the Appeal - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
A cautionary tale that will probably never appear on a Florida school library shelf - Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin
More of this, please. - Axiom’s End by Lindsey Ellis
“Her mom carefully selected her memories to reflect her established opinions, and it turned her mind into a bowl of lettuce she believed was a salad.” - The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
Searching for Dragons- In Which the Re-read Continues to Totally Hold Up - Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
Dealing with Dragons- In Which I Embark on a Re-read and It TOTALLY Holds Up - Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
“Hello, Hart-ache.” “Hello, Merciless”. - The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
If you have to go, I will go with you. - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
California Soul-less - Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
the end of an era, literally ::insert Chris Traeger gif here:: - The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson
“You’re stuck loving only hearts that can stop beating.” - We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
‘The Habsburgs were the first rulers whose power encompassed the world, and they achieved greatness by luck and by force.’ - The Habsburgs: The Rise and Fall of a World Power by Martyn Rady; In The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World by Edward Shawcross
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches- Like a warm hug - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
“You know what they say. Happy wife, happy life.” - Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews
“I didn’t smuggle the dog into the country; I merely caused him to be smuggled out of Baluchistan.” - Frederica by Georgette Heyer
“No one tells you before you procreate that the hardest thing about being a good parent is that you never feel like one.” - The Winners by Fredrik Backman
A Mystery I Really Didn’t Need to Have Solved - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Heather Ann Thompson (1) - Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson
Hairy Tail - Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Wheel Keeps on Turning - Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
“We are dreamers and makers because that is how we forged ourselves.” - All the Things They Said We Couldn’t Have by T.C. Oakes-Monger
Natalie Haynes (1) - Pandora's Jar by Natalie Haynes
Girls Just Wanna Have . . . Fun? - Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
Toni Morrison (1) - Beloved by Toni Morrison
Don’t sleep on this series - You're My Little Honey Bunny by Natalie Marshall
Fast moving and packed with revelations Another Day is a worthy follow up to The Wicked Years. - The Oracle of Maracoor by Gregory Maguire
The good ass-kicking shepherd - The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Adventure by Terry Pratchett
Art Is Power - Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
The Bitch is Back - Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
“every death is significant, even when every life appears not to be” - The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
“It is the fate of all made things” - “The Secret Life of Bots” by Suzanne Palmer
“You want pi million dollars,” “Yes,” I said. “Why pi?” “It’s a nice round number.” “It’s literally not.” - The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi
Secrets Typed In Blood: The Third Pentecost & Parker Mystery - Secrets Typed In Blood by Stephen Spotswood
Do You Hear What I Hear? and if Not, So? - The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
How is the only her first book, and how long do I have to wait for her second one? - Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
“I have been activated, therefore I have a purpose, the bot thought. I have a purpose, therefore I serve.” - The Secret Life of Bots by Suzanne Palmer; Bots of the Lost Ark by Suzanne Palmer
Who’s Up For a Field Trip to the Murder Room? - The Murder Room by PD James
Mary Shelley (1) - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
A Truly Heroic Narrative of Human Effort - On Sledge and Horseback to Outcast Siberian Lepers by Kate Marsden
Sorry this isn’t really a review but I’m posting it anyway because I want everyone to read this book. - Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.” - A Prayer for the Crown Shy (Monk & Robot #2) by Becky Chambers
This was just as delightful as Emmalita/Rochelle promised - Season of Love by Helena Greer
Finishing 2022 with a Great Read - A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
It’s the biggest and most dangerous dating show in the universe! - Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews