Read this on audio and had to buy a paper copy just because it was so delicious!

I love Sarah‘s books but her Bareknuckle Bastards series is just a cut above the rest! If you love awesome ladies in pre-Victorian London and their criminal with a heart of gold lovers this one is for you.

My run on well done non-fiction has ended. I wouldn‘t call this poorly written, just inconsistent. And often details where rehashed rather than providing anything new.

So, so, so good! I‘m glad I finally picked this up after looking at it for so long! Can‘t wait to read Thunderhead!

“We must, by law, keep a record of the innocents we kill.” I‘re really enjoying Scythe and I can‘t wait to pick up Thunderhead at work later. @ShyBookOwl

I‘m loving this book way more than I thought I would.

Very sweet and sexy! Definitely a good one to read if you are new to romance!

I love Louise Penny and I love Armand Gamache! If you aren‘t ready these you should! That‘s all I can say, they are just so good!!!

Heavy handed from the start but without any real character growth or call to action. I don‘t mind the lack of nuance, I just got tired of the main character constantly being on the brink of having a revelation then immediately falling back on the same behaviors as before.

Finished this one a couple of days ago and I‘m honestly still reeling a little bit. Well written, researched, and overall a perfect example of non-fiction. It is also the most important book I‘ve read in the last five years.

I had to stop reading before I hit the 100 page mark. Personally I can‘t deal with such poor depictions of women, especially women who are mentally ill. There is also one point where the author describes pot smoke as “black” and claims weed is addictive. Neither of these descriptions are true and just adds to the general feeling that no real research was done for this book. Not worth the hype.

I wouldn‘t go out of my way to rec this one. The story was predictable and it seems to be attempting what I call “Gone Girl Lite.” It has all the twisty elements of Gone Girl (missing wife, slimey husband) that make you stay up reading, but without the unreliable narrators, psychopathic behavior, or any semblance of a real mystery.

I‘ve been attempting to finish this book for a year and as it‘s now 2019 I‘m calling it. Gotta start the year off right.

Mostly just underwhelmed by the whole thing. The ending was good, but I felt more of a payoff from The Jellicoe Road.

If you haven‘t already read the webcomic you need to pick up #hockey! I‘ve read the online version a couple times, but being able to hold it in book form is amazing. I‘m so happy for Ngozi Ukazu, there‘s so much love and friendship in this book it makes my heart sing!

If you need me I‘ll be in bed sobbing. This is my reading pile for the weekend and I‘m glad I have Check, Please to deal with all of the feelings I‘m having about Saga. It was so, so, so good though.

I watched the movie first (I know, I‘m a heathen) and I‘ve been meaning to read the book for awhile. I‘m glad I did because it showed more of Margot and her relationship with her sisters. TBH I think I like movie Peter better than book Peter, but oh well, still a pick!

I don‘t know why I wanted to make myself sad but here we are. I also forgot how much of a crush I have on Cassian. If anyone needs me I‘ll be in my fan fiction cave.

This book was described as a rom com to me and it is definitely that! Sometimes you just need a happy ending that comes after the perfect amount of light angst.

5/5 10/10 🌟🌟🌟 absolutely wonderful! I borrowed this from the library but I need to own a copy!!

I love this super cute shoutout to the podcast Oh No! Ross and Carrie. Anyone else catch this?

I didn‘t even have the chance to put this as a current read! I started and didn‘t want to stop! After watch the HBO series I really wanted to read the book, and it was so engrossing and amazing! I love the show and I‘m so glad they stayed almost completely true to the book; the changes made were either needed or totally made sense. #sharpobjects

I‘m really glad this book exists for many reasons. The author is aware that she wrote the “ideal” scenario in which a young woman is believed and treated with the kindness she deserves after a rape. This shouldn‘t be the fantasy, it should be the standard. I think using The Winter‘s Tale as reference also adds to the importance of believing women.

I was interested enough to keep reading, and after the climax I‘m definitely interested in the sequel. I hate saying I wanted the London‘s to feel “more” but that‘s the only way I can describe it...

Thanks @collegecatlady for sending this one to me, I can see why it‘s a fav! Whenever I read a thriller I always want a more complex (read: weird and convoluted) reason for the killer‘s actions and this book delivered. I will definitely be picking up the second one! #unsub

I really wanted to get into this and finish it, but I have other books to read. And to be honest, I want a sweeping generational tale and this is too much of names and things happening without any real relationships between characters.

Loved for so many reason. Sometimes finales can be let downs but KOA delivered and I‘m so happy with how it turned. Lots of tears were shed but my heart is full. #kingdomofash

I had really high hopes for this book and I‘m mostly just disappointed. Everything was just a little bit off; the world building didn‘t feel complete, there were glaring mistakes in the copy editing, the pacing was slow, and the character building felt flat. My copy lists it as a good read for fans of Maas and Bardugo and that is not only untrue in quality, but also content.

1. YA/Contemporary fiction
2. Brussels sprouts (they always taste a little like vinegar to me)
3. Maternal grandparents are 84 and 86(?) and my paternal grandparents are somewhere near there as well.
4. Both my maternal grandparents were born in Washington State (can‘t remember where) and my paternal grandma was born in MT, but I‘m not sure where grandpa was born.
5. 🙌🏻💃🏼🤤😍 #friyayintro

I wish I was enjoying this more than I am. The pacing feels off and it‘s moved onto a heist story which really doesn‘t seem to fit the plot. And to be honest, I think Six of Crows ruined me for book party banter because everything I‘ve read so far is making me cringe a little bit.

“And a deck as dark as my soul.”
Angst to the max I guess. I‘m still intrigued by the story, but whenever a character uses the phrase “dark like my soul” (unless they‘re joking) I have to roll my eyes.

This was a fun read and exactly what I needed after a month of semi lackluster reading! Since I started school again, and I‘m working on top of it, reading has fallen by the way side; I needed something quick and fun and this fit the bill. The steamy bits are great and the writing is even better than I was expecting!

I said I was only going to read spooky books but this one has been sitting on my nightstand, begging to be read, for too long.

The Donner Party tragedy has always fascinated me and I love when books have a slow creeping wrongness that follows the characters. That being said, there were enough “mechanical” problems with the text that it took me out of the story even though I wanted to continue reading. I did enjoy the story though! #thehunger

I‘m really excited to start this one! This year I‘m trying to read only creepy books in October to set the mood.

It was okay. There‘s nothing else to really add; the 20s are not my favorite time period for books to be set in, and I prefer when a place is a character in the story.

I‘m currently three books behind for my yearly reading goal. Hopefully I‘ll finish this today... not really enjoying it so far.

I just finished reading this and I have the most unusual mix of emotions. I wasn‘t expecting this to be as slice of life as it was, but I‘m glad it didn‘t contain the kind of drama we usually see in lit fic.

I loved this examination of childhood and memory. I also love Gaiman as a human, and I think he‘s on full display in this book.

I bought this for a weird reason three or four years ago: it was mentioned on Parks and Rec. After 20 pages (a new record for DNFing for me) I knew I couldn‘t waste my time with it. Also I feel like I‘ve heard too many negative things about the author to actually enjoy the book (even if it was possible to enjoy)

Loved, loved, loved! #thekissquotient

I stayed up too late finishing this last night. Beautiful writing and little unusual, and all in all a great read.

A good end to the series.

Today I‘m trying to take care of myself a little better. Yesterday my therapist pointed out I‘m probably going through a depressive episode, and while I know she‘s right, I hate admitting these cycles are something I‘ll probably always have to deal with. So I‘m trying to focus on the things I enjoy, reading being one, and letting go of the things I can‘t control.

I have been horrendous about posting lately, but I received this lovely package from @collegecatlady a while ago. I took pictures then promptly got distracted by something else. I‘m so excited to read all of these books!!!

@collegecatlady and @JoeStalksBeck I‘m a dummy and didn‘t post a picture when I shipped this out. #myfavoriteswap

I just can‘t with this series any more. And it makes me upset because I don‘t know why. I‘m just going to look up how it ends because there‘s no way I‘m wasting any more time on the book.

The perfect pallet cleanser for today, and a wonderful book. I‘m already looking forward to picking up Vol 2!

This took me forever to get through. Im not sure if I‘m stuck in a reading rut or if I just keep running into sequels I don‘t like, but there were times I didn‘t want to pick this up. I still want to finish the series, but if the 3rd book drags I‘m going to give up.