I was surprised I liked this one just as much if not more than the first book.

Good book! Enjoyed reading about the authors writing process and learning some French history.

Third time reading this and it‘s still just as beautiful.

So glad I read this!

This is when kids have that moment they realize their parents are real people and notice how other kids/teens act and behave to fit in or judge.

Fantastic book! Truly eye opening of deaf and hard of hearing culture and history.

This book instantly became one of my new favorites!

Not my cup of tea but if you like gothic with a touch of supernatural fever dream, you will like it!

Absolutely no reason why this book shouldn‘t be available in a high school library.

Went in a weird direction half way through, but worth finishing up.

Fantastic book and a must read for anyone with or knows someone with a chronic illness.

Good thriller that isn‘t about murder!

Interesting read, I just wish it sighed deeper!

Loved this book, South African family drama that takes place during 4 funerals.

Unlikable because the character is privileged and able to act out her depression fantasy of sleeping for a year. It‘s a good read filled with some dark humor.

Novelization of Barbara McClintok‘s life with some libertines taken. Good science read!

Cute book, little too happily ever after, but interesting. A bit spicy.

Such a great book! Finally read it after many years in my tbr pile.

Not for people who hate vague endings! Short book with lots of social dynamics.

Beautiful! I especially liked the poems about chronic illness.

Ew, just ew. Shock writing isn‘t good writing.

Poetry that is meaningful and fills you with rage.

A hard book to describe but is a must read.

Learned a lot about Trevor and South Africa but I love that we had the same side hustle of burning cds back in the day.

This book really lays out what went wrong in Afghanistan and how many people in government lied about it to the public.

Some out there poems but they were all lovely

Good if you want to read manga without committing to a long series.

Fast paced thriller with dark academia vibes.

Beautiful poems about where we are in America and life.

Loved the personal essays and about the different places she had visited or lived in.

Fast pace book that keeps you hooked from the very start.

My faves:
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri
Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder
Forget the Alamo by Bryan Burrough
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

Beautifully written descriptions of modern relationships that are not so easy to define. Lots of sex scenes that are somewhat detailed so If that isn‘t for you maybe skip this one.

Cute book about a philosophizing kitty named Penny.

Poems about the author being intersex and how intersexed people were viewed in the past.

I finished and on time with #tolstoytogether! I learned I know very little about the Napoleonic Wars and should read up on them. I‘m proud I finished this and can now casually mention to people I‘ve actually read it, will I read it again?? Not anytime soon.

Fantastic book! Published in 1996 and it is still extremely relevant today. It is both comforting and terrifying that the same issues from 20+ years are issues we are dealing with today. Comforting because these issues are not new and people have long been pointing these issues out, terrifying because nothing is being done about them and things may start to fall apart. Yay.

Underside of paradise in Barbados. Interesting read and keeps you engaged to see how things play out.

Whether or not you personally have experienced trauma this is a must read to just understand what some people are going through and maybe be able to help someone find the right resources.

Great book! Lots of topics and interesting people to look deeper into!

Just what I needed, a light, funny, and sweet romance book.

Surprise surprise, what we learn in 7th grade Texas history is a revisionist version making white men and America the hero. Highly recommended to all Texans!

Fantastic book that captures both the joy and extra burden of motherhood in today‘s society.

Foxes are amazing and I can see how a scientist who is trained not to anthropomorphize animals does so with a fox she meets.

Absolutely a cute and cozy book to read for autumn, but like half the plot is in the second to last chapter and as a librarian, Josie‘s witchy power of knowing the perfect book for everyone was hella cringe, like I get it, but oof. Will I continue the series? Probably.

We can read old books by authors that have outdated values and still appreciate what they have to say while still being critical of their views. Author talks about people exploiting classics for their political agenda and that you can still enjoy misogynistic Victorian novels while being a feminist by understanding it was a different time and enjoy making comparisons from their time period to present day.

The blurb on this book describes it as a being “wrapped in a big gay blanket” and that is the perfect description for this book. It was so comforting.

Beautiful artwork and wording that describes the cycle of moods as seasons.

Good book to start with to learn the basics about poetry. As someone with no formal training in poetry and just wanted to know more about form and what goes into a poem to better understand the meaning and craft, this book is perfect!

It‘s spooky season! Perfect book to get in the Halloween mood!