This novella has been out for a few years, but I just got an ARC of the audio and WOW that was a weird flight with this as the audio 😂😂

Another day, another work flight, another book titled The End of Love pubbed in 2024. This one was by far my preference ✌🏼

I was with the author on many of her observations about gender, and I'm not Black and don't feel that it's up to me to decide if those observations are correct. I was going to give this 3-4 stars for being kind of interesting but limited in scope and unfounded in conclusion, but hooooly Masterbation Generation/s chapter. The fetishization of trans people. The weird thing about her friend's son. The ... correlation between those concepts? I can't.

Don't read this on an airplane when you're getting married in 2 wks I CRIED five stars no notes

Our Princess Floralinda is locked in a tower waiting for a prince to save her -- but what if princes are, in fact, useless??

I went so long w/o a 5 star and now I'm overwhelmed with them - I guess that reading new-to-me books by my favorite authors was the solution 😂. I wondered where this was going for a minute, but I was not salty about it bc of how much I love Tamsyn Muir's writing; however, the ending of this story is perfect. Just perfect.

The mc is great, and the relationship between her, her mother, and Falada is ... unique, interesting, extremely well-done. Slowly discovering that your mother is a sorceress and that's why you're so afraid of her is quite the premise. YET. Most of this book is supporting characters chitchatting and I never had a good handle on the setting because the haunting tableaus of T Kingfisher's other books weren't present here. So idk. Kind of recommend.

Haunting and beautiful historical fiction about Thomas Gainsborough's daughters 🔥🔥. The author writes young girls well and ages them naturally, giving their development a role in revealing this story's secrets. Gainsborough's paintings are referenced through the girls' memories of sitting for them and seeing them in their homes. I loved the writing, and gasped at the twists - also worth reading the bit about the art inspiring the plot at the end

I cried my eyes out tbh, but in that happy "why is a book even this good" kind of way

this book is sooo beautiful 😍😍

I love when I am sitting down to read a book and I've read everything on the "Also by ... " list ? (and loved every word)

I'm not sure what to say about this, except - LG is one of the greatest living writers. I was having a great morning but now I'm just standing here in my kitchen watering my plants and contemplating my own mortality idk

Quick and practical, this was a great listen for early morning walks. I would compare this favorably to Hidden Potential by Adam Grant, which I got bored with when I realized how targeted towards the majority it is. I'd rather think remarkable ;)

I have the unfortunate job of relaying the news that this short story collection is extraordinary and Em may be at the vertices of "beautiful" and "brilliant" on a graph of those categories. This is highly unfair, but also means that I can love her unconditionally because why would I even bother being toxically envious? We are different species.

And yet. What struck me about all of these stories was just the relatability of her experience.

Absolutely loved this, as I loved There's Going to be Trouble. Jen Silverman gets me.

A great book and absolutely delightful reading experience - Katy Hessel starts from the top and tells the stories of the women who did and did not make the survey texts. It brought me back and inspired me to keep learning.

Finished this #pemberlittens read a bit late 😌😌. The concept of this book is extremely compelling but I found it confusing and slow 😴

I enjoyed this better than the first, and I'm looking forward to the third 😌

About to read both The End of Loves for a bookclub this June and I'm pretty stoked 😌

You definitely get five stars for changing and enlarging my perspective so much that I am no longer the same person.

I L O V E D this.

Once upon a time, I low-key also got a political science degree (even though I'm always shouting about art history) and so actually I've learned a bit about cognitive biases in an academic setting -- and yet, Amanda Montell should have been the one to teach me everything, because now I actually understand ??

I loved the concept but did not enjoy this and dreaded reading it 😂. Would've dnfed but it was for book club 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

In the end I enjoyed the premise and loved the trial scenes, but this book just meanders and so much of it contemplates religion and I just 🥱... but, overall, glad I read it & can cross this off my list of classics tbr 🎉

PERHAPS NOT everyone's cup of tea but I really did enjoy this immensely. Bride got me out of a reading slump. Now that I am finished, I am experiencing a severe book hangover and miss this story 😔. My 30th book of the year and second five-star.

New favorite book dedication just dropped

"This ain't The Brothers Karamazov, we don't need the family tree!" funny shout-out to the other book that I am reading (and reading and reading) in this hilarious paranormal romance that I am enjoying immensely

#pemberlittens

Quick read ... and there's a lot going on here. I liked a lot about this book but didn't connect w the writing. My standards for feminist ya may be a bit high bc I read Anatomy & Immortality recently, perhaps why this is a "good, not great" for me.

I did love the typewriter thing w this duology (me trying not to spoil anything), and I liked how that dynamic changed in the second book. But I just otherwise found this book terribly boring and listened to the last 20% on 1.75x speed... not my fav, but I know that some of y'all loved this story, and I could see why that is as well. It just wasn't a fav for me. Full disclosure, I've been in a bit of a reading slump..

I didn't love this at first, but it grew on me. The last hour or so of audio was extremely engaging and I can't wait to see where the duology goes. Fortunately I have Ruthless Vows up next 🤓

Read this if you know these 9 seasons by heart and want to learn the behind-the-scenes of one of the greatest comedic shows. It's a fun read and focuses on the interesting episodes and off-screen information. I enjoyed the heck out of it. ❤️

I read this quickly and mostly enjoyed it. But I'll defend my rating by saying that it's not the use of various mental health issues to propel a thriller that bothers me – that can be incredible. It's the reliance on dumb tropes to do so that really grinded my gears. Not for me y'all. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC, though.

I am reading it with my girlfriend ... I'm excited to hear someone else's take on this because I found it fascinating and philosophical - but so, so dark.

This is my first experience with studying my own generation retrospectively, so please congratulate me on officially being Old 😌. I loved every minute of this book, it brought me back to mid-2000s Tampa Bay & some of the most fun times of my life. 🤘

A great place-setter for the series & I can't wait to watch the show. If this book kept up the fast-paced sci fi writing in Part 1 it would have been a five-star read for me, but it lost that energy and I gave it 3.75. I am undecided whether I will continue w/the silo saga.

I loved this cliffhanger ending so much that I will definitely continue with this series. I was immersed in this fun "romance" about a magical community college that deals with some heavier topics below the surface. And the cover is just perfect.

I wanted more from this gothic murder mystery! There are several very dark scenes here, but I never felt particularly connected to the narrative and thought the story was shallow. This will be a DNF series for me.

Loved this Egyptian historical fantasy with dark magic undertones. I will definitely continue this series. Would recommend when you are in the mood for something dense & immersive.

"He was a study of secrets and academic pursuit, the mark of an explorer."

I adore this gothic feminist historical fiction duology with an alchemical bent. Anatomy is a beautiful book & this follow-up was done extremely well. They incorporate science and horror delightfully, and I would definitely want any YA readers in my life to have them - and would also recommend to adults who can see some of a strong feminist dark and twisty science girly in themselves.

It took me awhile to gather the threads of this story together, yet I couldn't look away. I'm a sucker for retellings of the same events from different perspectives. I pictured Neda so differently from Ajay's descriptions that I didn't recognize her character in Part 2. By the time that there was a Sunny chapter, I had been thinking to myself - "we better hear from Sunny next." I got this so well & found it excellent.

This sequel of What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher's novella retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher, goes in a slightly different direction, but brings back a great cast of characters and maintains the same mystical gothic overtones. I really enjoy this creepy little series & this author's books overall. I listened to the audio and what a treat this was during all of my little tasks. Y'all are going to love this one.

Jumping in on this because I can't resist sharing my bookish bicep! 🥰🥰 @BookmarkTavern #sundayfunday

My initial reaction was "wait, is this a fantasy novel about drug dealers," but by 80% I was actually really enjoying myself. This is a fun world to spend 500 or so pages in and I will def return for the sequel.

Finished this last night & it was a trip. This is a red and black dreamscape, maybe the nightmare version, and evokes a mid-eighties vibe. Like I feel like this is best enjoyed in a black bathtub overflowing with bubbles while cackling into a glass of champagne. Which is to say, I loved it.

By the epilogue, I was fully nodding along. I like reading about sociology because I walk away with the feeling that things that I thought were outside of the norms are pretty standard -- like seeking fulfillment from more than just a romantic source, and not placing the full burden of your emotions on any one individual. There's a lot of good stuff here about the legal barriers in non-marital relationships, too. Overall, a good read.

As a day one Instagram caption Caroline Calloway fan, I had to read this. It was unhinged and delightful; I loved it.

Finished this & sending it out tomorrow! @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @BarkingMadRead

"And, above all, do not be so ashamed of yourself, for that is at the root of it all."

The title is a little incongruous with the project (not really about cults) and the organization has room for improvement, but I can look past those things. Because I laughed. A lot. Out loud. And thought, "yeah it's cool that she wrote this so that some people who read it learn about this stuff." Would highly recommend for those that like a good life-with-the-mentals memoir!

Sometimes you need fantasy to help understand reality, because we cannot imagine such a fantastic time. I learned about WW1 because Katherine Arden taught me about the Fiddler, and the warm hands of ghosts.

And yeah, I'll remember this story for the rest of my life. So, five stars.

"I'm not suicidal, but I'm also not particularly psyched" ??

4.5 ⭐ from me - a nearly perfect environmental novel/mystery that is just beautiful. Charlotte McConaghy novels are an auto-read for me at this point.