all the stuff I read the last two days of December....

Maus Vol. 1
Ok but like....why are some people pigs....I get the cats...
159 Pages

Vol. 2
Did I accidentally start with Vol. 2....yes....Also like...I wanna be sympathetic to dad, but it's really hard, even though I know it's trauma and survival.
144 Pages

Graceling (Graphic Novel)
So now I need Fire to be a graphic novel....like...really bad
Also Po is wonderful and I love him.
Also I feel like this graphic novel really captured the book and its vibes and like...the whole book....
272 Pages

Dowry of Blood
Me having no background in Dracula, so I'm probably missing the references.
304 Pages

Eight Perfect Hours
The codependency is mildly alarming.....
But also like....Trying to take care of family.
Go Sam. Go Charlie. Protect at all costs. 
336 Pages

What You Wish For by Katherine Center

She's a school librarian. Like..... Victory screech.
Ok but the trope where one character is drunk/high on pain killer is quite possibly one of my favorite tropes.
HEY LOOK THAT'S JAKE AND HELEN FROM INTRODUCTION TO HAPPINESS AND DUNCAN IS HELEN'S BROTHER.....  I'm fine.
Were parts of the book cringey. Yes.
Was the twist obvious. Yes.
Do I care...no.
368 Pages

Manga

Blue Flag Vol. 2
So like....the cliffhanger was rude.
224 Pages

Black Butler Vol. 1
Ok but Sebastian the butler is WILD
192 Pages

Komi Can't communicate Vol. 4
Summer is over and Tadano tries to teach everyone how to speak Komi
The cat key chains.

188 Pages

Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun Vol. 9
Oh no the characters are becoming self-aware.

162 Pages

Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun Vol. 10

It's the time for the school trip and everyone is way more obvious about their feelings.

160 Pages

Silent Voice Vol. 2
"When do people start seeing themselves as friends"
Hi I've been attacked.
192 Pages

Vol. 3
Can we get rid of Ueno....
192 Pages

Vol. 4
The sibling relationships. Just.....
192 Pages

Snow White with the Red Hair Vol. 7

Zen being Zen, being sneaky and romantic. Fluff.

192 Pages

Vampire Knight Vol. 1
ok but the fact that the vampires wear white instead of black.

200 Pages

Ways of the House Husband Vol. 5
The rap battle.
ALSO. The buffet.

168 Pages

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

Y'all... It's Cassie from How to Walk Away. gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
"I felt enchanted"
Can we just protect our golden retriever child the Rookie....cause...like...you have to....
Also me as a 26 year old who would definitely go to the crochet club and knit.
320 Pages

TS Song: The Man,  Dancing with Our Hands Tied, Karma,

So This is Christmas by Tracy Andreen

Ok so the main character is from Kansas so when they reference Missouri and Branson and Silver Dollar City, I feel seen.
British people reacting to Midwest shenanigans is always my favorite:
"Did you know that person?" "No" "He seemed awful friendly" "Cause that's what we're like here"
368 Pages

TS: The Outside,

Home for Christmas by Camilla Isley

They name dropping ski places in Salt Lake and I'm like... I know where dat is...I've seen it....
Insert that scene from Drake and Josh about pink hair.
This was grossly resolved...like...it was supposed to be fluff, but it didn't hit right.
270 Pages

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

GUYS I FINISHED IT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
If anyone hurts my son John, I will literally throw hands.
I cackle because I can knit and Claire cannot.
Roger, internally singing Sound of Silence because it was released by then (in the 1970s).
1070 Pages

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

Raven Raven Raven.
SCREECH. Like. When the monster is living in your head and every time you use your magic and fdskjl;j
I love Raven so much. That's the one thing.
432 Pages

A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary

There's a cat named Possum Sauce...like...
ALSO. Cat cafe.
Cat named Chaos. I love him.
385 Pages

Twice in a Lifetime by Melissa Baron

Hey guys. Look it's in Missouri.
The Brooklyn 99 Reference. Boom boom.
When you casually make a joke about moving to Idaho because your brother is in Wyoming and your sister is in Utah, and then they bring up Idaho.
I'm not crying... I have no idea what you're talking about.
The fluff.

325 Pages

TS Song: Forever Winter, This Is Me Trying, Invisible String

The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox

I feel like all of the conflict was too easily resolved....like....
But also. Bakeries and boys. Fireman and an ER surgeon. We aiming high.
352 Pages

Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle

So Hol is like...Buddy the Elf
Also this reminds me of my friend and her family who have a Christmas tree in every room of their house.
She wears a sweater with "Better than Revenge" on it..... and her ex has a song titled "Exile"
bunkbeds!
Has idea. what if what if what if
368 Pages

TS Song: the scene in Anti-Hero at Taylor's funeral
Snow on the Beach
Also. THE MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME IS BETTY.

December Extravaganza

 

Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.

Pages: 248

 

How the monarchs of England and Scotland met their deaths has been a wonderful mixture of violence, infections, overindulgence and occasional regicide. In Mortal Monarchs, medical historian Dr Suzie Edge examines 1,000 years of royal deaths to uncover the plots, accusations, rivalries, and ever-present threat of poison that the kings and queens of old faced.

pages: 256

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.

The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awake…she’s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loop—and finally get her true love under the mistletoe.

Pages: 307

 

The Infernal Devices Series (Right to Left for proper order, I'm just too lazy to fix)

This one was a reread but I love it so. 

Tessa Gray gets wrapped up in the world of the Shadowhunters and is pursued by the evil Mortmain who says that Tessa is at the center of his nefarious plans with his clockwork creatures. An awesome love triangle ensues. 

Pages total: 1544

Mixed Signals by B. K Borison

the secret meetings between the two competitors is just icon.
Caleb is the sweetest:

like....the devotion. the steadfast. I can't.
The butter croissants.
The book: don't settle for crumbs
Me: has no cake.
414 Pages

TS Song:  Caleb: You Belong With Me, Mastermind

In the Weeds by B. K. Borison

The Gilmore Girls vibes....like...he's Luke but not.
I love Becket. I love him so much.
The duck. like. sfjklds
Earmuffs. Just.. Let's talk about them because. YES.

Why am I crying....I came here to have a good time not to be like...attacked emotionally and have a mini therapy sessions.
Me after this book: wants and needs more tattoos.
Also like....the way that Becket loves reminds me of my brother.
astronaut astronaut astronaut
410 Pages

TS Song: Sweet Nothing, Jump Then Fall, Ours

The Memory of Babel by Christelle Dabos

Pages: 508

"After two years and seven months biding her time on Anima, her home ark, it is finally time to act, to put what she has discovered in the Book of Faruk to good use. Under an assumed identity she travels to Babel, a cosmopolitan and thoroughly modern ark that is the jewel of the universe, and where automata have taken over the most humble jobs from humans. But under the surface of this pacific and orderly ark social unrest stirs, fed by the memories of a fateful purge long ago, and the inhabitants’ growing fear of being replaced altogether. Will Ophelia’s talent as a reader suffice to avoid her being lured into a deadly trap by her ever more fearful adversaries? Will she ever see Thorn, her betrothed, again?"

Finally some more answers! This third book in the series starts with another mystery for Ophelia to solve though it leads to more information about the world she lives in and why it is deteriorating. It was a little slow at first but worth the wait for the ending. And we are finally seeing Thorn and Ophelia have actual conversations, took them long enough.

The Missing of Clairdelune by Christelle Dabos

 Pages: 540

"When our heroine Ophelia is promoted to Vice-storyteller by Farouk, the ancestral Spirit of Pole, she finds herself unexpectedly thrust into the public spotlight and her special gift is revealed to all. Ophelia knows how to read the secret history of objects and there could be no greater threat to the nefarious denizens of her icy adopted home than this. Beneath the golden rafters of Pole’s capitol, Citaceleste, she discovers that the only person she may be able to trust is Thorn, her enigmatic fiancé. As one after another influential courtier disappears, Ophelia again finds herself unintentionally implicated in an investigation that will lead her to see beyond Pole’s many illusions to the heart of the formidable truth."

I feel for the main character. She gets thrust straight into the middle of the court and its intrigue and constant scheming. I am tempted to say I liked it more than the first book as we are getting more in-depth into the characters, the overall plot line and while some questions are getting answered, even more are appearing. And of course there is a cliff-hanger to get me hooked for the third book!

Well Matched by Jen DeLuca

The cover is purple.
Ok but when everyone treats you based on a stereotype of you, and then you find someone who like....sees beyond that
Grandma. I love Grandma.
The kitty cat making biscuits.....
304 Pages

TS Song: Cruel Summer?

Dream On by Angie Hockman

Summary: "When law student Cass Walker wakes up after surviving a car accident, she is flooded with memories of her boyfriend, Devin. The only problem? Devin doesn’t exist. But everything she remembers about him feels so real, like the precise shade of his coffee-brown eyes; the texture of his favorite hand-me-down scarf; even the slightly crooked angle of his pinkie, broken after falling off a trampoline in third grade. She knows he’s a figment of her imagination—friends, family, and doctors confirm it—but she still can’t seem to get him out of her head.

So when she runs into the real Devin a year later in a Cleveland flower shop, she’s completely shocked. Even more surprising is that Devin actually believes her story, and soon they embark on a real-life romance. With her dream man by her side and an upcoming summer job at a prestigious law firm, Cass’s future seems perfect. But fate might have other plans..."

SO cute. I love Angie Hockman's soft-boy MMCs. 

352 pages 

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A Fire Endless by Rebecca Ross

If my babies aren't happy, I will riot. And they are all my babies....
I'm just waiting for them to refer to him as Jack Frost.
Look at the character growth and relationship development.
Just Torin. Just.. I can't
512 Pages

Homecoming King by Penny Reid

Ok but like... grumpy boy and a girl who can literally get anyone around her to open up cause she's a bartender and she has those vibes.
Also like....the long time crush.
Do I love that the cover looks like a knitting pattern for a sweater....yes....
This is the one time I'll allow for a character to be 6'7"...cause he's a pro football player....
358 Pages

TS Song: Would've Could've Should've; Invisible

Heart and Seoul by Erin Kinsella

Summary: "She's living her very own K-drama. Beside herself with excitement, best-selling author Tessa Hale flies to the vibrant city of Seoul, South Korea, where she's meeting the cast and crew of the film adaptation of her book. The thrill shifts to star-struck panic when she discovers the actor cast as the lead is the idol she's been high-key crushing on for years. The last thing he wants is more real-life drama. Baek Eun Gi is part of one of the biggest K-pop groups in the business. Music has lost its lustre, and he's hoping a shift in focus will bring back that connection he craves. Although he's estranged from his family, he has his friends, a thriving career, and a healthy respect for the dating restrictions imposed upon him. Meet cute, scandal...wedding?"

ha, this is the second book I've read with the same title. I guess the soul/Seoul play on words is too tempting for publishers to pass up.

This book kept me company when our power was out all night during the coldest night of the year. 

The maknae line really made this story! So adorable. And Eun Gi is a sweetie. The end was wild.

These books aren't that great, but oh well.

332 pages

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A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

Ok but like...when you call someone your old nemesis you can't tell me they're not destined to be together....
I still love Tarin. I love him so much. He's doing his best.
Me realizing that the lore is Scottish.... as if "loch" didn't give that away....
496 Pages

Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

The main character is obsessed with Taylor Swift, but like...casually...
"What's your favorite Taylor Swift album, and why is it Evermore"
"Evermore is a Christmas album" .... I mean.
....I came here to have a good time, and honestly I'm feeling so attacked right now with the whole demi/asexual, biromantic, anxiety-ridden mid-20s had a creative dream and kind of stalled at the first sign of a challenge....
They keep talking about a scarf and I keep thinking about All Too Well
It's cute how this was written pre-TicketmasterGate
368 Pages

TS: You're On Your Own Kid, This is Me Trying (also the title makes me think of Paper Rings)

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales

So it's like the Bachelor, but not....
Also the characters felt really immature and petty yet also too old....Like.... I think they're going for it being set in a random European country so 18 is old and stuff, but like....
Also a gas-lighting manipulative ex
384 Pages

TS Song: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together... but also
Girl at Home, Vigilante Ish

A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L Armentrout

Jadis sploot. Like...best content ever.
Do I love the drakens. yes. yes I do.
Do I imagine Reaver looking like a little baby Bakugo.....yes.
Jennifer I see you putting all the book titles in there.
Delfai:

654 Pages

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

Pages: 468

"Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima and, what’s more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her from previous generations. Her idyllic life is disrupted, however, when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan. Ophelia must leave all she knows behind and follow her fiancé to Citaceleste, the capital of a cold, icy ark known as the Pole, where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted. There, in the presence of her inscrutable future husband, Ophelia slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have far-reaching ramifications not only for her but for her entire world."

Talk about political intrigue. It is near impossible to tell a persons real motives in this book and I love it. It kept me guessing the whole time about what was going to happen. And the world being build is so interesting. There are small notes about what happened called the "Rupture" and I am hoping there are more in the next books!

Charm by Tracy Wolff

The shenanigans. The pranks. The payback. Are they immature. Probably. Do I love. yes. 
The. Epilogue.

I love Hudson. So much. Y'all don't understand.
SMOKEYYYYY
The Target version had bonus Hudson chapters and like...best investment of my life.
600 Pages

A Thousand Heartbeats by Kiera Cass

I thought this was a series. It's a standalone.
Also cute boy. 
I'm the lost princess, except it's not the princess.
Lennox is great we love him.
Ok but the fox. the fox the fox the fox.
Also big brother.
It's fluffy. It's adorable. It's enemies to lovers. I love it.
Caves are cool.

576 Pages

TS Song: ...Sweet Nothings...iykyk