The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

Anthony Bridgerton, eldest of the eight Bridgerton siblings and an established bachelor, has decided to marry. And he knows just the girl! If only her meddlesome older sister, Kate Sheffield, would back off. Kate is determined to stop Anthony's pursuit of her much loved sister, and she intends to ensure Edwina is safe from that reformed rake's clutches. Reformed rakes do not make the best husbands. But Kate and Anthony soon find themselves trying to fight a growing attraction to each other.

Book #2 in the Bridgertons series. 354 pages.

One True King by Soman Chainani

Merlin's beard...hehe

SOPHIE WhAt Do YoU mEaN "At least" Excuse you. 

I love Merlin
ExCuSe YoU giving me advice in my quarter-life crisis...
Sorry I just have the classic "It's me--don't shoot" joke in my head...the real one would never turn down the opportunity to die....
Ooooooh Indiana Jones
Insert Eliza Hamilton gasp
Ok so I have a ship endgame, and like...if it doesn't happen I might die. 
This seems like a Calypso from Pirates of the Caribbean issue....
Did I scream "NOOOO" at a plot twist in the work parking lot as I was leaving and get concerned looks from coworkers....yes...
......Why would you end it there.
624 Pages

Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker

Ok but like....am I seeing how far I've come in my healing...yes... Am I still working on stuff. Also yes. 
I really liked that he went through and showed the process of healing and the steps (in terms of things that need to be dealt with first in order to more fully deal with deeper issues), and gave examples of flashbacks.
I also really liked how he went into the four trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) and detailed other ways that they present themselves even as subtypes.
376 Pages

The Brightest Night by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Luc and Evie... I can't. Like...dskjfklsajfksjafkjaskfdjasdf
Kat and Daemon. I can't. I can't. Someone send help. I can't.
The banana... I love it. Little feet and socks... I just.. heart explodes.
The sass.. chef's kiss.
Grayson perplexes me...
(Ok does anyone else love Luc's love of llamas, and the fact that Jennifer Armentrout also has llamas...because samesies)
Hey look... Jennifer Armentrout predicting the future...again. 
Alexa play the "Oh No" tiktok song.
Aaaaaaaaaaand now we wait. 
512 Pages

The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty

Insert that scene from Grey's Anatomy with Izzy and the ferry accident.
These two children being blushing messes around each other. I can't.

I love all of my children. My beautiful babies. 
Nahri. I'm just. I can't. I love her. Too pure. Ali. Cinnamon roll. Dara. Trying his best.
....How am I supposed to go on after finishing this... like....I need more content. You can't just.. Where is all the fanart. Where's the fanfiction... S.A. CHAKRABORTY where's the bonus content. And don't tease me on Snapchat with you writing that scene and then not giving it to me. 2020 has been hard enough. 
816 Pages

Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen

Marcus!!!!
We stan Agrippa. We love him. He sassy. He reminds me of Harry Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life (mostly because of how he acts around the laundresses (compare to Harry in the scene before his graduation party))
Hey look, it's that "Long live the King" gif from Lion King......
230 Pages

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

Oof. Was I thinking about a certain person during this and then realizing that because I'm doing that that means that I'm like...trying to fix someone else....
Don't mind me laughing uncomfortably.... We're just going to forget about how problematic I was.....
Do I want a book about people who have lived with a codependent person...yes. 
When they talk about hugs releasing endorphins and none of us can hug anyone right now....
meh.
276 Pages

This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria

I love Alix. Plese prtoect him.
I feel like this had the vibes of a series and that it was shoved into a single book, but because of that it was simplified, and I wish it would have been expanded more. But also like.....standalones. 
384 Pages

Brave by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Children.... just talk to each other
Fabian reminds me of someone and I can't remember who.
God I love Tink....Do I picture Brad Mondo...yes.
Staaaaaaaaaaap.
364 Pages

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

Daphne Bridgerton has formed friendships with some of the most eligible bachelors in London. She's kind and witty, which is exactly what no man is looking for. She's too honest, and unwilling to play games. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Back in London from his travels, he's cool and aloof, and determined to avoid marriage and society. A chance encounter with Daphne, younger sister of Simon's friend Anthony, gets Simon to thinking. A fake courtship will get the Ambitious Mamas of the ton off his back, and Daphne's prospects will improve. Their plan works like a charm--at first.  

Book #1 in the Bridgertons series. 438 pages.

Torn by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Really guys... Calm down
Tink
Ew gif
I saw that coming. I called it. I knew it. 
368 Pages

A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier

Ok so as a youngest child who wants things, I feel called out.
Alexa play "Part of Your World" performed by Jessie J
The yearning, y'all
And my head is in the gutter. Curses.
Aaaaaaaaaaaand we back. The yearning. It's so cute
fdsjkalfjdsklafjklsajf;
I'm trash for Disney endings. Don't talk to me
378 Pages

A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's who she is.
Ugh I don't know who to ship.
Ok so I always cringe at the "Confessing/declaring love" scene. Like...so much second-hand embarrassment...
ok ok ok. Also I still love my cameos.
302 Pages

A Dream of Ebony and White by Melanie Cellier

I really do love Snow White...especially when the love interest is the huntsman.
Alexander. Perfect. I love him.
I love the way that the seven dwarves and the Disney homages were brought in. 
Oh the fluff. Chef's kiss
312 Pages

The Rig Veda (Penguin Classics)

One of the oldest sacred texts in the world, it was very interesting to see a glimpse of ancient Indian culture, as well as the mythological foundation of much of the Western world-for example, Indra, king of the gods, has many of the same qualities/abilities as the Greek Zeus, and the name of Varuna the sky god of order is a cognate of Ouranos (Uranus). The descriptions of ritual and stories of the gods were most interesting (sooo many cows!) I was looking forward to the chapter on women, until I read the introduction: "The Rig Veda is a text written by men, for men, about men". Oh... Oh no. Yes, it was as bad as it sounds, and so crude! *disappointed, but not surprised*

352 pages

Of Beast and Beauty by Chanda Hahn

Some of this vibes like John Mulaney's: "I've never climbed a fence that high before! And then I woke up at home"
Me whenever I read any Beauty and the Beast retellings:

So I'm loving this world set up... I'm here for this kind of crossover.
I really hope we get to see past characters in later books because like...we all know I have a special place in my heart for certain characters and I will stalk them through their worlds.
Yes. It's on the prince. Don't act surprised. We knew this would happen.
The twists. I saw them coming. But they were great. I'm here for it. Give me more. 

310 Pages

We Are the Fire by Sam Taylor

You ever get a feeling that everyone is going to die...Hopefully I'm wrong. 
I feel like the pacing was off, but I really liked the characters.
416 Pages

A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier

I was basically here for Selene.
Oliver was cool. 
336 Pages

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Did my brain continually hear the song from 21 Chump Street...yeah.
When you know who the person is just based on the shock value.
It's October 3rd
Daunis is wonderful and I love her.
I learn all of the things.
It slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaps
496 Pages

Lives of the Saints by Leigh Bardugo

Nikolai. All the crying emojis.
Sankta Felix--AKA St. Lawrence --"Turn me over; I'm done on this side"
And Sankta Lukin- (Denis) the Saint who never stopped preaching
ExCuSe Me- Sankta Mattheus...Ummm.. Don't hurt me like this. Not after Crooked Kingdom.
Really. Really Leigh. Really.
128 Pages

A Tale of Beauty and Beast by Melanie Cellier

Yes. I am and always will be a sucker for Beauty and the Beast retellings. 
fjdksljafklsjafkl they've got some of the classic Beauty and the Beast and some of the Disney Beauty and the Beast, and I just can't. 
Dominic yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas. I live for tortured cursed boys.
308 Pages

Graphic Novels

 Attack on Titan Volumes 8-11 by Hajime Isayama

This series is so good. Hey, let's protect humanity-why the heck are you helping the monsters?! Wait... OH MY GOSH THEY ARE IN THE WALL. WHAAA??!? 

768 pages (192*4)

Plunge by Joe Hill and Stuart Immonen

Ghost ship suddenly shows up after being missing for 30+ years? Okay. Out in the middle of no man's (is)land in the Bering Strait? Cool. Zombies? Sure-wait... worms? Alien worms? Animated corpses controlled by alien worms? This just got interesting.

168 pages

Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio by Derf Backderf

I knew of it, but I really didn't know about this event. Wow, the research that was put into this, hunting down the firsthand accounts and interviews of everyone involved. Backderf's work is always great. If you haven't yet read My Friend Dahmer I'd highly recommend it. (That title though! Of course I had that song stuck in my head all the way through it...)

288 pages

The Low, Low Woods by Carmen Maria Machado, Dani and Tamra Bonvillain

Excellent example of body horror. That stomach/sinkhole image will stick with me for a while. Also, why do dear-headed women keep showing up in the things I read recently? Maybe it's too much horror. Wait, no... you can never have too much horror.

160 pages

Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, David Vandermeulen, and Daniel Casanave

Yeah, I've been meaning to get to this one for a while. No, I don't think it's cheating to opt for the graphic novel adaptation. Honestly, I love reading about paleoanthropology and  early human history, so I may go back to the print at some point anyway.

248 pages

A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier

the yearning. the angst. I am here for it. 
Also I love this telling of the twelve dancing princesses. 
I see all this set up for all the other stories. Sign me up.
Jon is fantastic.
348 Pages

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

Gosh I love Nikolai. He owns me.
Zoya. Baby. I love you.
Backstories. I can't.
I want to get behind a certain ship...but I can't...like...maybe it's because I'm still hung up on an old ship...
Ummm. no.. my child (who shall not be named) deserved better. I am and will continue to be in denial. 
Someone send help.
528 Pages

The Burning Shadow by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Luc is a gentleman (the walking on the left side so that he's closer to the road)...I can't....
Jennifer Armentrout really do be predicting the year of our Lord 2020....
I am always down for scary boy being soft for one girl.
Can someone please love me like Luc loves Evie... Plz. Please.
 464 Pages

A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani

*Moral relativism* y'all.
Can we please just let the children take naps. 
~*~*~Character Growth ~*~*~
I'm not saying I'm rooting for the snake, but like..
...Make it pink. Make it blue.
Ok so on that side, I don't know who I'm rooting for....
Man this is the Lion King and Deathly Hallows
WTF. COME ON. I NEED THE NEXT BOOK. AND AGAIN. THE AUDIOBOOK IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND
688 Pages

Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani

Don't mind my uncomfortable laughing
Teddy. Honey. I love you. 

I still hate Sophie. I think her personality just grinds on me the wrong way.
Oh no...Nope nope. Ugh.
Did I see that coming. Yes. And no... Mostly no. 
672 Pages

The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout

gkjfskldjklsafjdklsjafkljsalfj CAMEOS.
I'm not saying get rid of April, but like.
Luc has iconic shirts, and I love him.
oh the snark
ok Jennifer. Stop making jokes about angels and aliens in the two universes where they could be in a crossover. Or give me the crossover, you coward.
Babe he can probably hear you thinking.
Ohhhhh the Twilight vibes.

384 Pages

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

Don't mind me, I'm crying.
Oh this is like The Sound of Music but...different.
I like...feel attacked by this book
368 Pages

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's a Peter Pan story. 
Do I want to include all the gifs of Disney World Peter Pan...yes. 
Ummmmm....what kind of ship is this...Is this like Peter Pan 2 except it's different....
PETER. STOP. FLIRTING. WITH. EVERYONE. Gosh this is like Back to the Future
Don't mind me laughing uncomfortably. 
384 Pages

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

Alexa play Two Black Cadillacs
Sigh....So he's one of those guys
Am I suspicious about how one of the husbands died....yes...and he seemed nice, so I dunno.
352 Pages

The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty

Without context: 

The yearning. Let's go. I'm here for it. Please give it to me. Please. Just let the children be happy. I need it. 
Oh Ali honey.
fdjklasfjklajfdklajfdljAKLFJDASKLFJDSKLAJFKLSAJDFKLSDAJFKLASJFLSKJA

WhY IsN'T tHe LaSt BoOk AvAiLaBlE iN aUdIoBoOk FoRm?!?! DBRL explain.
640 Pages

The Rebel Wears Plaid and Truly Madly Plaid

The Rebel Wears Plaid by Eliza Knight

Lady Jenny Mackintosh so strongly believes in the Jacobite rebellion, she's willing to risk her life for it. By day, she helps to run her family's estate. By night, she raises funds, weapons, and troops for the Bonnie Prince. After his mother's death at the hands of the Jacobites, Toran Fraser wants nothing more than to take down their cause. When he runs into Jenny and her crew one night, he joins them as a way of working on the inside. Of course, falling for the enemy is a longstanding cliché for a reason.... 

428 pages. Book #1 in the Prince Charlie's Angels trilogy.

Truly Madly Plaid by Eliza Knight

Annie MacPherson is lost when her brother dies at the Battle of Culloden and their family's estate is ravaged by the English. Annie, a healer, is determined to do her part and help the injured, including Lieutenant Craig MacLean. As dragoons near the makeshift hospital Annie has set up, Craig knows they must escape or face certain death. When they are eventually discovered and Craig is imprisoned, Annie is determined to go to any means necessary to save him from a grim fate. 

384 pages. Book #2 in the Prince Charlie's Angels trilogy.