Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

...secret identities.... hello Ladybug and Chat Noir vibes.
Sees who second narrator is...concerned. 
There's two ways this can go and I'm like...hoping she goes with the predictable one....
Me: invents crack theory because reasons. Crack theory is correct.
Slaaaaaaaaaaaaaaps
496 Pages

Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6)

Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #6) by Charlaine Harris

Rating: 3 out of 5

Pages: 324

Our heroine Sookie, has received an unexpected inheritance from her cousin, Hadley. Not her favorite person, but still, she was family. Now that Hadley, is truly gone, Sookie has to travel to New Orleans to take care of Hadley's possessions and clean out her apartment. Not a fun job for anyone, but Sookie never imagines it will be so dangerous too.

The Russian Cage (Gunnie Rose #3)

 The Russian Cage (Gunnie Rose #3) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 304

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Picking up right where A Longer Fall left off, we follow Lizbeth Rose as she must venture into the Holy Russian Empire to rescue an old friend. She must rely upon her younger half-sister and the sister's growing magical powers to safely navigate this world of royalty and whole new customs and rules. Lizbeth begins to wonder, will she ever see home again?

Sleep Like a Baby (Aurora Teagarden #10)

 Sleep Like a Baby (Aurora Teagarden #10) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 288

Rating: 5 out of 5

Aurora has begun her new adventure in parenting with newborn, Sophie. When Robin is out of town for an author's convention, her new found domestic tranquility is disturbed by a murder and a missing person. Should she call Robin, or can she and teenage brother Philip handle the case?

A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose #2)

A Longer Fall (Gunnie Rose #2) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 291

Rating: 5 out of 5

 In this second installment in the Gunnie Rose series, Lizbeth hires on with a new crew. They are transporting a crate into Dixie, the self-exiled southeast territory of the former United States. Protecting the crate should be easy for a group of experiences gunnies, but the contains of the crate isn't just valuable it is powerful and forces from across all three territories want to possess it. Up against the wall in Dixie, where the customs have stepped back a least a century, Lizbeth has to go undercover with an old friend to retrieve the contents of the crate and prevent a revolution.

The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote

The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote

Pages: 208

Rating: 3 out of 5

A collection of writings about Native American life in the contemporary world. The mixed-genre works find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the ache of longing, and the language of return. A formally inventive, witty, and generous, the works in this collection draw on Indigenous aesthetics and forms to offer a powerful, vision of Native American life in modern America.

All the Little Liars (Aurora Teagarden #9)

All the Little Liars (Aurora Teagarden #9) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 229
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Charlaine Harris returns to one of her first characters, Aurora Teagarden in this cozy mystery. Librarian, Aurora is enjoying her married life, her pregnancy and taking care of her teenage brother, Phillip, when four kids go missing from the area school. Her husband, Robin Crusoe, a bestselling writer start their own investigation to bring Phillip home.

Midnight Bites (The Morganville Vampires #Shorts collection)

Midnight Bites (The Morganville Vampires #Shorts collection) by Rachel Caine

Pages: 540

Rating: 5 out of 5

A collection of short stories set in Morganville, TX. Stories are told from a variety of character viewpoints. While some are just for fun, most add depth and history to the series characters. Rachel Caine makes it worth your while to track down her short stories that  belong with this series.

Sabriel (The Old Kingdom #1)

Sabriel (The Old Kingdom #1) by Garth Nix

Pages: 491

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

 Sabriel has been sent to a boarding school in Ancelstierre, near the wall that keeps people and other beings from entering the area from the Old Kingdom. She knows that she is different than the other girls at school. Her father only visits on rare occasions and lives in the Old Kingdom, which she doesn't really remember. She also knows that she has more power than most of the students, maybe even more than the magic teacher. In her last semester, she is sent a message that her father is missing. Sabriel knows she must enter the Old Kingdom to find him.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians

 Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

By Rick Riordan

Pages: 1,737

A fun YA series that brings mythology into the present day. I originally started to re-read them to follow along with a book club podcast, but could not stop until I had finished the entire series. The pacing is great with little to no filler in the plot lines and the writing is full of witty one-liners The story follows Percy, who we learn is a demigod (the child of a Greek god or goddess and a human) after his math teacher turns into a Fury of the Underworld and tries to kill him. He then heads to a summer camp for demigods called Camp Half-Blood run by none other than Chiron the Centaur, and the god Dionysus who is there as punishment by Zeus. Cue a Great Prophecy and a Titan lord slowly rising from his prison in the depths of Tartarus and our group of demigods are charged with a series of quests to save the world, arguing the whole way there. Grover pretty much sums up the whole experience, "“Well … sure good to be together again. Arguing. Almost dying. Abject terror. Oh, look. It’s our floor.”

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Adam vine (also he's a science nerd and his name is Adam which sounds like atom--oh I'm funny)
It's the demi rep for me. 
.....How am I smarter than the main character because I've already made the connection.
I'm just cackling. 
"Carry yourself with the confidence of a mediocre white man"
My brain just put together another thing. Evil laugh. 
Ok but is anyone else getting like... Pride and Prejudice Darcy and Wickman vibes....
Is everyone bi....or bi-romantic....because I'm here for that. 
Slaps. Just. I'm fine.
All the claps for consent.
384 Pages

All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7)

 All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris

Pages: 336

Rating: 4 out of 5

Sookie has been recruited by the vampire queen of Louisiana to accompany her to a vampire summit. The queen wants to use Sookie's special abilities in her negotiations. The pay is good, travel and hotel, etc., are all provided. Sookie is hoping this will be a nice vacation only occasionally interrupted by vampires. 

She hadn't counted on encountering previous lovers while she is with the new man in life, Quinn. Nor, the tense situation the queen is in. After the destruction of the hurricane to New Orleans the queen's finances are weakened as are the numbers of vampires she rules, all of which put her in a precarious position with the other kings and queens of neighboring states. Add to the mix that the anti-vampire movement is gaining followers and Sookie's plans for a fun, restful vacation go out the window. 

Major plot lines happen in this particular book in the series.

Literary Murder (Michael Ohayon Series # 2)

Literary Murder (Michael Ohayon Series # 2) 

by Batya Gur (Dalya Dilu - Translator)

Pages: 357

Rating: 4 out of 5

Follow the investigation of one of Israel's police superintendents, Michael Ohayon to see if you can solve the murders in this complex mystery. Two murders occur among the staff of the literary department of one of Israel's top academic institutions. Luckily for the police department, Ohayon attended university and can traverse this universe as well as any grad students. His superiors, grudgingly realize the value of his formal education and cultural interests that they have previously derided. The character also asks ethical questions about the relationship between the artist and his creations and between the artist and a moral code. Not a light read. 

Tell It to the World: an Indigenous Memoir

Tell It to the World: an Indigenous Memoir by Stan Grant

Pages: 255 pages

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

A CNN correspondent shares the story of how he grew up in Australia and how even though he is now successful, growing up an Aboriginal Australian effected him. Grant shares his personal experiences with racism as a child through his adulthood. He found a route to self-worth through reading the writings of James Baldwin. He compares Australia's treatment of the Aborigines to America's treatment of Native Americans and blacks. 

I was unaware of this part of Australia's history. I knew that there were several Aboriginal tribes already living in Australia when Great Britain first sent settlers and then prisoners to live there. However, I did not know how the Aboriginals had been treated from the very beginning and how they are viewed as other, still today. 

He shares how the ongoing racism in Australia and the world continues to cause hardship, anger, and shame for him as an indigenous man. He argues that the effects of early colonialism and oppression are now everyday realties that have shaped countries and governments and we all have to realize this to change it. 

The Tortilla Curtain

The Tortilla Curtain

by T. Coraghessan Boyle

Pages: 355 

Rating 4 out of 5 stars 

Topanga Canyon is home to two couples whose lives are intertwined, Delaney and Kyra Mossbacher wealthy liberals and Candido and America Rincon illegal immigrants from Mexico. This timely novel written in 1995, asks hard questions of those who believe they are the good guys and are doing everything they can for those who want to better themselves. Makes you consider how small everyday choices affects others lives. 

Jade City by Fonda Lee

Me: mafia mafia cool cool. Woaaaaaaaaah back up.. that is...Did not sign up for that... Went from 0-50 in 3 seconds flat. I'm just gonna go...find some more wholesome content....because like...it's too early for this. 
I'm just waiting for a dead horse to show up...
Not once did you offer a blah blah blah
When we're only halfway through the book and ish going down
I can see all the equations
Ok but like...slaaaaaaaaaps.
560 Pages

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

So my favorite high school teacher loved this series....so let's see
oh no she dead (I think)
anyone else gettinng dramatic darth vader cry scream
Sheep herder. Savior. Coincidence?

I have a ship, and if I'm wrong, I quit.
Literally all of the Lord of the Rings
....do you ever see someone doing something stupid and you just....sigh.
So Matt is THAT hobbit who I won't name.
I bet it's not going to work for stupid reasons. 
784 Pages

Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

A companion to author Stephen Fry’s Mythos exploring the adventurous heroes of Greek myth, from Jason and the Argo to Bellerophon and Pegasus.

415 pages.

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry

A modern retelling of the Greek myths, featuring the Titans, Zeus and the Olympians, and more, with the occasional dry comment from the author.

416 pages.

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Young Chiyo lives with her family in a “tipsy” house along the Japanese coast. As her mother’s illness progresses and her father is unable to care for his daughters, the girls are sold to a businessman from a nearby village. They end up in the city of Kyoto, bound for very different paths. Nine-year-old Chiyo, with her startling blue-gray eyes, is to be trained as geisha, while her older sister is sent to a brothel.

Chiyo quickly makes an enemy of the geisha in her okiya, Hatsumomo. While Hatsumomo seeks to torment her, Chiyo finds comfort in thinking of The Chairman, one of the few people who has shown her kindness in life. Such kindness makes Chiyo determined to make something of herself, but with the Great Depression and later World War II looming, she faces an uphill battle.

503 pages.

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

I appreciate it when we break stereotypes. Especially when it's about gender and jobs. 
I don't understand why Stella would actually google what she googled, but she be brave. 
Also apparently Michael looks better than Daniel Henney. I love Daniel Henney. Is it because he voiced Tadashi in Big Hero 6 and his voice is fantastic and he was in Criminal Minds...yes.
Consent is great. I'm here for it. It should be a standard, but honestly. Excellent. 
Ok but like. The inherent value and dignity of the human person and actually caring about the person you're with. *Grabs soap box*

edit: looks at Daniel's IMDB page, and he's in The Wheel of Time TV series and I just started reading that series.
352 Pages

The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer

The twins. They're fantastic
The vibes: 


So like....there's some Where the Red Fern Grows vibes there too..
I like... I'm like...perplexed..becuase like...Artemis is Artemis.
368 Pages

Hunted by Meagan Spooner

I really do appreciate it when the youngest daughter is the one carrying the family....
the dog. all the crying emojis. 
I love this interpretation of the curse and the beast. I love that GIRL is self aware and is like...knowledgeable about curses and stuff. The storytelling elements. Just.. Fantastic. 
This is my ish.
400 Pages

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

 Alex and Ellis. Similar sounding names.

....I'm...like...sus of these people
Also...my Catholic senses are just...nah bro, don't do any of that.


384 Pages

Crown of Danger by Melanie Cellier

I kind of wish that this book was a part of a larger book and that the events of the book happened quicker.
And characters are being stupid and  not communicating and honestly, I'm just....
But this school does have a ton of Hogwarts vibes
278 Pages

Crown of Secrets by Melanie Cellier

I wish we'd see more of Eleanor, but like...it's obvious why.
There's some Red Queen vibes....and I'm suspicious of like...everyone.
I have a ship, but also the boy is being stupid and angsty. 
290 Pages

Power of Pen and Voice by Melanie Cellier

I wish there had been more external shipping...like... I wanted the ship to talk more.
The magic system is still really cool
268 Pages 

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Summary: "The sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission to save both humanity and the earth, Ryland Grace is hurtled into the depths of space when he must conquer an extinction-level threat to our species."

Eeeeeek!

What a ride. Happy, sad, compelling, suspenseful, thought-provoking, enjoyable.

478 pages

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Plot Twist by Bethany Turner

jklsdfjkjgskldjf
Curse these romance novels having me ship one way and then making me ship another ship.
I LIVE for Clark Kents. I love them.
...y'all...I do not appreciate being attacked like this...Yes I have a messy bun and I always look meh because I'm a writer, not an actor. You're not wrong. But still.. Rude.
Liam is just. Yes.
All the movie references.
336 Pages

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

 .....Inserts all the Spirit of the Cimarron gifs. 
You ever just look at someone and think "Idiot"
The tiger. Just. Yes
I love my babies.
And these tropes. These tropes are fantastic.
Javelin. Just. Like. Yes.
Pterodactyl screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech.
It's the yearning for me. 
When they hint at a mythology but don't ever like confirm it...like I love it and hate it. Gimme more.
....Can I please have an Arin please...because like....what he does when he's stressed, and he just starts fixing things like....
Anyone else want a modern day band AU...or something...anyways.
496 Pages

The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski

I live for these tropes. I am dying. 
Miscommunication is so frustrating, but like...the angst that comes from it...so good.
Wt frick kind of ending is that. Rude.  
432 Pages

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

ok ok ok. I'm here for the ship.
Arin's great. I love him
Alexa play "The Ten Duel Commandments"
I'm just going to be over here, having feelings and stuff
The Remnant Chronicle/Dance of Thieves vibes. Slaps.
384 Pages

The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud

Cough. The One Ring. Cough
And at the end, Solomon reminds me of another Lord of the Rings character
It was kind of hard for me to get into because like...no Nathaniel....
 416 Pages

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The first part of the book was kind of annoying.
Anyone else getting Attack on Titan vibes....just me....
Hiss hiss Kitty cat
Oh there's a ship. 
432 Pages

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

Summary: "It’s the most wonderful time of the year…but not for Maelyn Jones. She’s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.

But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world—the snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy."

Eeeeek, the romantic build-up and pay off was enjoyable!

The payoff to the timeloop however was a bit of a let down. Boo. 

307 pages

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The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer

I feel like there was a giant skip betwen the last book and this book...like..in terms of character...and maybe it's because there are events in between the books and there is a time jump kind of but like....
Also can we talk about OCD and paranoia and multiple personality and psychosis, and how debilitating it can be, and how important it is to be supportive of someone who has it....just me..ok cool
Are we just going to ask like...that....never happened...if there's a weird love triangle in the last book.... wait is that why the twins get a series, so we can see cameos....
384 Pages

The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

 Artemis being a brother. Just. Perfect. I love him. 
"Plotting music. I need plotting music." Mood
No. 1!!!!
Mulch!
We really do be bringing new meaning to self-hatred.
480 Pages

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

As the Civil War draws to a close, Landry and Prentiss, brothers born into slavery, take refuge on the homestead of George and Isabelle Walker as they try and make their way north, seeking their mother, who had been sold years ago. When George stumbles across the boys, he hires them to help him install a crop of peanuts, hoping the work will numb the grief of the loss of his only child to the war. 

 

The forbidden romance of two Confederate soldiers also plays out in the town of Old Ox. The men meet in the woods and, when their secret is discovered, chaos ensues and culminates in murder. The repercussions are greater—for both of them—than either could have ever guessed.

 

In the aftermath of this grief and chaos, Isabelle is thrust to the forefront as the unlikely leader, whose strength results in a vision set to heal both the land and its citizens.

368 pages.

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

 

Summary: "No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.

In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive."

Holy moly. What a ride. Darker than I expected. 

I love any book that can truly surprise me. 

416 pages

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They'll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman

nope nope. nope. No thank you. I am uncomfortable with the atmosphere that we've created in this family today. 
Babe you deserve better. You can easily do better. 
....was I this stupid as a teenager...am I this stupid....
look at all the things y'all will need to go to therapy for. 
....You could throw a rock and find a better guy
336 Pages

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Girl he is too old for you, and you can do better. 
Wait. Edith Wharton. THE Edith Warton?
meh. like. meh
352 Pages

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT ARTEMIS
"I was born knowing how to do three things: how to breathe, how to dream, and how to love you" bro. Just. Marry me right now.

I love this boy. I love him so much.
I'm here for the boys. And Lore.
Also this whole concept. slaps. 
480 Pages

The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith

he knit
....I don't know which ship to root for.
Some of these witches...They must really like bees...
I has bad feeling.
oh fuuuuuuuu
sigh. I just like. I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.
448 Pages

Attack on Titan PART DOS the Final Five (I mean 8...because I can't count) by Hajime Isayama

Y'all know the drill. Talk about the manga under the the cut...because....yeah..

Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud

The book really hits different when you know the ending...cause you catch all the foreshadowing throughout the series. 
Can I please have some good fanart. Because we all know that Nathaniel Nevell-ed up. Also. my ship. 

512 Pages