I find this book to be further proof that politics on both sides of the American spectrum are corrupt. In our politically polarized climate, it‘s more important than ever that we hold all politicians accountable, particularly those we elect to serve us. Turning a blind eye (in this case, to Biden‘s obvious decline) irrevocably damages the trust American people have in our political framework.

Accountability ✨ Delusion ✨ Cover-Up

A woman washes ashore an island not far from Antarctica, and finds herself at odds with the mysterious family appointed as custodians to the island‘s seed bank.

Ghosts ✨ Claustrophobic ✨ Environmental

The last 50 pages almost made up for the dragging pace of the book‘s initial 2/3rds….almost.

The story of a man trying to anchor himself to the world after years of trauma.

Non Linear ✨ Human ✨ Devastating

Alice Scott tracks down the reclusive heiress Margret Ives in the hope of writing her biography, only to find herself in a competition for her story with the award winning author, Hayden Anderson.

Generational ✨ Love ✨ Regret

While still a romance, this Emily Henry explores different types of love (family, parents, siblings, and friends) and the impact our decisions have on how we understand what it means to love and how it is acted upon.

Ed Yong takes us into the different sensory worlds of animals and humans, and draws connectedness even when experiences are clearly different.

Umwelt ✨ Scientific ✨ Stimuli

Sometimes I need a good non fiction book to help reset my reading slump, and this one was actually well written despite how dense it was. That said, even comedic lines and simplified biology explanations, can‘t keep my focus 100% of the time.

A farm wife rekindles with an old flame, causing a chain reaction of deadly events. For fans of The Notebook and Where the Crawdads Sing.

Catalyst ✨ Fate ✨ Forgiveness

Coming to terms with the fact that I‘m not a fan of books built on flash backs and flash forwards.

Bill Furlong reconciles his own upbringing with the truth hidden in a small Irish town.

Concise ✨ Complicit ✨ Empathy

A changeling girl ventures into a Fairy realm to free a princess and steal a treasure.

Fantasy ✨ Romance ✨ Green

For those who need their ACOTR fix

A sweet story about an exceptional child dealing with the death of her parents, and the people who become part of her journey.

Life ✨ Transformation ✨ Bond

The third installment in the Fourth Wing series.

Melodramatic ✨ Long ✨ Voyage

I don‘t understand why I keep reading this series, and I hate Violet and Xaden as a couple.

A story within a story - At the same time that Emsley is grieving her grandmother‘s death, she is gifted an old diary written by Johanna Bonger, Vincent Van Gogh‘s sister in law.

Feminism ✨ Transition ✨ Grief

Seven years after dying in a hit and run, Amber Cane surprises her family by returning home as if no time has passed.

Loss ✨ Love ✨ Miracles

Years after the disappearance of one camper, a summer camp faces another disappearance with chilling parallels.

Survival ✨ Shadowy ✨ Layered

Ophelia Grimm joins the dangerous games at the Phantasma mansion in order to save her sister.

Gothic ✨ Romantacy ✨ Bloody

Most readers aren‘t here for the plot, but the plot was surprisingly entertaining.

Julia Fox‘s memoir detailing her childhood, addiction, and rise to fame.

Wild ✨ Abuse ✨ Rags to Riches

A surprisingly sweet dramedy about a depressed woman who finds a new outlook on life after accidentally getting entangled in a wedding.

Reflective ✨ Honesty ✨ Connection

A reconstructed telling of the murder and investigation of an esteemed Kansas family, and the psychological profile of their killers

True Crime ✨ Violence ✨ Motive

A young girl comes of age during a trial that reveals ugly truths about the close knit Alabama community she is growing up in.

Justice ✨ Conforming ✨ Prejudice

The futuristic British Ministry of Time discovers time travel and brings expats from the past into the present.

Assimilation ✨ Complicity ✨ Alienation

For fans of Loki

A fantastical retelling of Macbeth from the perspective Lady Macbeth.

Atmospheric ✨ Brooding ✨ Witchy

I went back and forth on liking this book, but ultimately felt that in trying to paint Lady Macbeth as a troubled, frightened, and suppressed wife, the story actually does the opposite of what it sets out to do - it takes away her agency and her voice. I think she‘s a more compelling character as a plotting, guilt ridden, and ambitious wife.

A young friendship is tested, devastated, and rebuilt around the events of a serial killer‘s abduction.

Obsession ✨ Humanity ✨ Pain

A book written like a memory. For fans of True Detective.

Fifty-two essays about Margaret Renkl‘s love of nature and her backyard.

Walden ✨ Still ✨ Muse

I‘m not sure if this book is meant to be read all at once. I think a slower paced read would‘ve made me appreciate it more. I‘m also dying to know what the author‘s yard looks like!

Three generations of a Jewish-American family battle the traumas passed down from each generation prior.

Inheritance ✨ Trauma ✨ Wealth

Takes place in an alternate world where prisoners can fight to the death on live TV in order to shorten their prison sentences…if they survive.

Gladiators ✨ Preachy ✨ Freedom

A fascinating concept that couldn‘t have been more boring. The Hunger Games did it better.

In an attempt to make their exes jealous, Daphne and Miles start a fake relationship.

Friendship✨ Trust ✨ Chance

God, Emily Henry really knows how to write the perfect summer beach read. I will read her everytime!

The story of John Sawtelle, his wife Mary, his friends, and the dogs they raise.

Canine ✨ Expansive ✨ Wisconsin

This book is loooooong - at times too long (900+ pages). There isn‘t a plot, just a narrative about a man living his life. The writing is soothing, but I would not recommend for someone who prefers a twisty beach read with action and mystery.

A book of essays by Hanif Abdurraqib that intersects music, pop culture, race, and politics.

Lyrical ✨ 2016 ✨ Meaning

Lara tells her three daughters the story of her past.

Dreamy ✨ Inevitability ✨ Timeless

A simple tale within a tale with a solid ending.

Luzia Cotado‘s magical abilities are discovered, and she is forced to compete in a tournament for the king during the Spanish Inquisition.

Gothic ✨ Fortune ✨ Hope

I love Leigh Bardugo‘s fanatsy - Main characters that are complex, love stories that aren‘t cringey, and world building that feels inspired.

Told during two separate points in time, My Dark Vanessa shows the beginning and the fallout of an affair between a fifteen year old student named Vanessa and her English teacher.

Uncomfortable ✨ Grooming✨ Denial

Collette LeSange is a secret vampire who teaches preschool in upstate New York.

Addict ✨ Instinct ✨ Boring

Another book that seems to have no plot and would‘ve benefited from editing.

A widowed scientist and her two daughters find the frozen body of a wholly mammoth.

Maternal ✨ Isolated ✨ Genetic

Has the plot of a Wes Anderson movie

A fictional retelling of Ted Bundy‘s murders from the perspective of survivors.

Speculative ✨ Retrospect ✨ Reclaiming

Had no idea this book was about Ted Bundy until I was halfway through. I wonder if that was intentional or if I‘m just oblivious.

The Price family follows their fanatical father on a religious mission to Congo during a time of political and emotional upheaval.

Post Colonial ✨ Hardened ✨ Absolution

A heavy family saga that is incredibly well written. A cross between Heart of Darkness and Hello Beautiful.

Piglet learns devastating news weeks before her wedding.

Hollow ✨ Unraveling ✨Ravenous

For fans of Milk Fed

One of the best book covers I‘ve seen in a long time!

Desperate to support her brother and the young boy next store, Kiara turns to prostitution and ends up entangled in a scandal.

Oakland ✨ Survival ✨ Moon

A book with an incredible ending.

Violet enters her second year at Basgiath college.

Inconsistent ✨ Pining ✨ Juvenile

Such a disappointing follow up to a fun first book. Violet and Xaden are insufferable. Most of their problems feel self inflicted. None of their decisions make any sense, especially when they sacrifice logic (and keeping everyone else alive!) for their own romantic plot. Overall terrible writing that could‘ve benefited from some editing guidance.

A marginalized town of Jews and blacks band together to save a young boy.

Community ✨ Unity ✨ Chain Reaction

The classic graphic novel providing a darker take on the superhero genre through the lens of political and nuclear turmoil.

Alternate History ✨ Nihilism ✨ Doom

For fans of The Boys and the darker DC comics

Alison Bechdel‘s coming out story is intertwined with revelations about her father.

Shame ✨ Closeted ✨ Paternity

Jack and Elizabeth reevaluate their marriage in the face of modern love and childhood trauma.

Placebo ✨ Happiness ✨ Marriage

Evie Porter gets sent on a job that might be her last.

Cat and Mouse ✨ Alias ✨ Betrayal

An average thriller that is overhyped.

Susannah Breslin‘s memoir about her life as an emerging writer, and reflections on being part of UC Berkely‘s Block Study.

Musings ✨ Aimless ✨ Eugenics

A memoir that is more about writers‘ block than the Block Study.

Jean M Twenge, PhD reviews year-over-year data to better understand what makes each generation unique.

Culture ✨ Technology ✨ Impact

An interesting concept that felt bogged down by personal opinion and self fulfilling conclusions.

June Hayward steals her friend‘s posthumous manuscript, and poses it as her own work.

Fraud ✨ Moral Authority ✨ Authorship

A clever, meta portrayal of cancel culture, race, and the publishing industry.

Lynnette Tarkington is a real life “final girl.” Years later, she and the members of her Final Girl Support Group find themselves hunted once again.

80s Core ✨ Slasher ✨ Visceral

For fans of classic horror films and WTF moments

Yayoi sets out to find her flighty aunt, and returns with memories of her past.

Family ✨ Loneliness ✨ Lost

This book was meandering and I didn‘t feel like it had a point. I also think part of the story was distorted or lost in its Japanese to English translation.

TFTOP is supposedly the first book in a new series, but about 50 pages in I realized it‘s actually a continuation of The Shades of Magic trilogy. As someone who didn‘t read the original books, I felt lost. The book is probably more entertaining if you read the prior stories first.

World Building ✨ Political ✨ Abilities

A critical overview of Latin America‘s history, and the foreign interference that has negatively impacted its development.

Like The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying, this book is meant to spark discussion and for the reader to derive their own meaning.

Dense ✨ Economics ✨ Socialist

A woman seeks to escape her depression in the desert.

Fever Dream ✨ Meta ✨ Spiritual