My Book of the Month is stressing me out in the best way. Unreliable narrator, cats, and also reaffirmation that I never need to go on a cruise.

Almost done with this gem!

This story could almost be considered ordinary, but Alum's insanely accurate detail completely captured me. He understands the intricacies of female friendships in a way that few can.

Also, this book made me miss NY.

Former band-mates living in Brooklyn, mid-life crisis feelings, and teenagers making mistakes.

The "rich people of NYC problems" can be irritating, but Emma Straub makes you look beyond that, captivating you with her gorgeous descriptions and human characters.

(Also making me miss NY a LOT...)

And on this edition of "finally getting around to that book everyone was talking about last year..."

I've listened to 6 hours in 3 days. It's delicious and frustrating because you can't trust (and don't particularly like) any of the characters. So fun! So good! WHAT IS HAPPENING!!??

Forty pages in and loving this novel...But I keep pausing to stare at the cover art. It makes me so happy!

After I'm done with this, there won't be any Rainbow Rowell books that I haven't read and I'm not sure how I'm expected to carry on with that kind of truth looming over me.

Anything by Emily St. John Mandel gets auto heart eyes. 😍

This one gave me a lot of feelings, including hunger.

"you've got to be something of a dreamer to enjoy books, at least to begin with."