Welcome to the MOSL Book Challenge


Friday, June 30, 2023

Apparently I don't have the brain capacity to make individual posts anymore

Accidentally Amy by Lynn Painter
I feel like I've read this story before, but also I love it.
281 Pages


Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika Sharma
ok but the different cultures and like....trying to juggle that.
384 Pages


Rosewood: a Midsummer Meet Cute by Sayantani DasGupta
So it's like....if you were on the set of Bridgerton with all the actors, but they're all teens, so the shenanigans are teen level.
It's also a Jane Austen retelling (that I cant remember atm) and there's references thrown in throughout.
336 Pages



Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend by Penny Reid
Hi so I loved this, no one look at me.
Also the sensory processing and the needing space.
I love this boy. I love him so much.
436 Pages


The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
When you get more content from a world you love.
256 Pages


The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
LISTEN. LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN. Ashley Poston. AND IT'S IN THE SAME WORLD AS DEAD ROMANTICS.
The magic time-traveling apartment.
Kermit hearts gif
I need more content
Also I didn't guess all of the twists so I'm v happy about that.
368 Pages


The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
So like...This felt low stakes so I was kind of...eh.
518 Pages


Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
When you don't remember reading a book until you write about not remembering it.
It was ok. I'm interested in the side characters.
340 Pages

Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
So like...you can tell this was written in the 2010s. It also feels closer to middle grade because of the writing style and the language, but he's 14 so like..
But also...he's 14...
Nick reminds me a bit of younger Percy Jackson
464 Pages



Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood.
So I counted the number of times Jack was described as tall (including like....times it talks about him having his own atmosphere or whatever) ...and it's a lot....like....over 100
But also like....I'm being attacked in this book. And I don't like it:

We love tattoos
389 Pages


A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
My Alchemical Romance
Grumpy demon is my favorite. I love him.
Also. Like. The solution to the problem. Smort.
390 Pages



The Night in Question by Liz Lawson and Kathleen Glasgow
It's the sequel to the Agathas, and now I'm waiting for what might be the third book because there's the set up for it.
Also I really want to hurt Alice sometimes because of her reckless driving
416 Pages


Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Torzs
the talking about blood made me a little uncomfy...because I don't like needles.
But the magic is cool.
400 Pages



Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
The Main MC is from Missouri... which just...gives me so many happys
The SNL vibes. Also the musician vibes.
305 Pages

Five First Chances by Sarah Jost
Ow.
I'm sad and I wasn't planning on being sad and now my coworkers that sit next to me probably think I'm actually dying
400 Pages


Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
Um so I love these beach vibes.
Let's get rid of city boy...like seriously.
*Wants a tree house and a fun artsy house
TS: The Way I Loved You, High Infidelity
302 Pages

Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool
Ok but boi gives me Cardan "I love you and I hate it but I love it" vibes. Like there are so many Jude/Cardan vibes angst-wise.
Also. The curse. Like.
Must protect.
Can I have some more please
352 Pages


From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper
sfjdsajklfdsa Panic attack on pages.
Also enemies to lovers.
351 Pages



Friday, June 9, 2023

The Facade by Judy Corry

RAT TERRIER. BABY.
"squeeze your hand three times" 😭😭
the epilogue "I know Asher" my brain:

378 Pages



Threads That Bind by Kika Hatzopoulou

She can see threads.
Also like all the Greek/Egyptian mythology
432 Pages

Behind the Scenes by Dahlia Adler

I feel like part of that happy ending was a little too easy.
But also. Protect Liam
328 Pages

If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang

....Did this come out before turning red.
It's the commentary on the private school system and the enemies/rivals to lovers for me.
Also the Descartes(?) quote at the end hinting at the thing.
352 Pages

Cherish by Tracy Wolff

Y'all my ship my ship my ship my shipppppppppp
Hudson continues to be the sweet treat that is too good for this world, and we don't deserve him and his singing.
The ribbon mobile for the baby.
Everyone finding out the deets.
Jaxon and his hair.
Flint: 

Alexandria my home.
My ship my ship my ship my ship
I kept expecting the dew to be a baja blast.


My babies. I love them. I can't protect them. I love them.
Me having the bonus content from special editions to give me life.
592 Pages



The Comeback Summer by Ali Brady

Me: Immediately uncomfortable with Lou. It's sus. And I feel unsafe. And not in a good way.
....I'm being attacked

"knock down those walls" no no no no no. There's a door in the wall come through there.
a boy who wants to learn knitting. hellooo
I'm not going to no secondary location, rob.
I hate Libby. And maybe it's because I'm Hannah with an outside view of everything. Granted, I'm also Libby, but with more therapy in my brain....
The irony that the romance reader doesn't like having big feelings.
Ok fine Libby grew on me.... a little
480 Pages



Bow Before the Elf Queen by J.M. Kearl

....the prince Phillip and Aurora vibes, except Aurora isn't from a super royal family, really.
The secret pining is my favorite.
And the magic...Obvs
Oh and in the audiobook they had two narrators, but they swapped back and forth throughout the chapters and had the guy read all of the guy dialogue and stuff. Which I thought was neat.
598 Pages

The Book that Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence

So I didn't understand all of the stuff and my brain kind of got lost, but like....
Library of Alexandria
Love story
The River Song and Doctor vibes.

But I'm excited to see where the next book takes us.
576 Pages



Thursday, June 8, 2023

Lore Olympus Vol. 4 by Rachel Smythe

 

The rumor mill of Olympus is constantly churning, but Persephone and Hades are all anyone can talk about. With the constant gossip creating intense pressure on the pair, they decide to slow down their budding romance and focus on sorting out their own issues first.

But that's easier said than done.


Pages: 416

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Orphaned Jane has spent her life feeling as if she never truly had a place to call home. Her feelings of being an outcast are tested once again upon her arrival at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired as a governess by Edward Rochester. Despite his brooding and proud character, Jane finds herself drawn to Rochester's kind spirit. Yet she finds something troubling about Thornfield and its master, something that has the potential to leave Jane cast aside once again, this time with a shattered heart. 

532 pages.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

News that Netherfield Park has been leased by a wealthy young landowner causes a stir in nearby Longbourn, particularly among the Bennet family. Mr. Bingley is instantly drawn to Jane, the eldest of the five Bennet daughters, much to Mrs. Bennet's delight. However, Mr. Bingley's sisters and his good friend, Mr. Darcy, are not pleased with what society has to offer. As they continue to encounter each other at social engagements, Mr. Darcy finds himself rather unwillingly attracted to Jane's sister, Elizabeth, and both Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth must learn the repercussions of hasty and unfair judgments. 

367 pages. 

Fool Me Once (First Wives #1) by Catherine Bybee

Summary: "Cynical divorce attorney Lori Cumberland lives by one Love is grand, but divorce is a hundred grand. With one failed marriage under her own personal belt, Lori had fallen hard and early—and it isn't something she plans on repeating. She's content focusing on the temporary marriages of her rich and famous clients. When she joins some of her recent divorcées on a celebratory cruise, her only vow is fun, sun, and new friends. But Lori finds herself tempted by a jury of one. For Reed Barlow, falling into the world of private investigation was easy. He knows the law and knows how to avoid breaking it—all while doing his job. His rule to live by? No emotion, no involvement—until Lori."

A simple, easy, enjoyable read!
 
*goes back to read the earlier series

350 pages

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Julieta and the Romeos by Maria E Andreu

The You've Got Mail vibes
Also hi I want colorful hair.
Julieta living the dream of finding a person to write with and a person to talk to about writing and stuff.
400 Pages

Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

The amount of notes I took.
ADHD and PTSD being sibling conditions to autism. like .,sfjkld
"you're only seen as less adult and less of a person if you disrupt the illusions of self-sufficiency" 
"Sensitivity, despite being a sign of attentiveness and discernment, is frowned upon when you're good at detecting things people would rather not see"
 "it is not cultural appropriation or faking a disability to try out these tools. if autism friendly resources and adaptions prove helpful to you--that's another key signal that you belong in our spaces, or at the very least have a great deal in common with us"
304 Pages

Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

The fake dating. The anxiety. The autism. And the attentiveness. jsfkdsafjkld
Jamie's adorable. Anxious tall mess.
362 Pages