Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim

There's a dragon. sfkdasfdkljksld
Also we get the origin story of the step-mother from Six Crimson Cranes
....Elizabeth Lim making me cry, like always.
432 Pages

August Contemporary

Meet Me There by Judy Corry
I'm sorry. How did no one know that his mom died.
And like..How did she not figure it out.
286 Pages

Funny Feelings by Tarah Dewitt
Meyer just doing his best and loving Hazel.
The fake dating + single dad + requited unrequited
328 Pages

First Date Prophecy by Kate and Danny Tamberelli
I don't think the humor of the book is my type of humor.
But I really liked the concept and the characters.
320 Pages

The King is Dead by Benjamin Dean
So the villain motive made sense but also seemed a bit extreme.
384 Pages

Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur
I appreciate all the movie references.
Brendon = Terry

I kind of wanted to stab Darcy. Because she was being too logical.
384 Pages

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Me going into this book: It's a bonus book so it's not like...really necessary/part of the series because it was a trilogy.
Me after the book: Ok so where is book 6 and why isn't it on goodreads.
I still don't know who to ship. Not fair.
480 Pages

Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane
My brain after reading the title:
Can confirm. There were Taylor Swift references.
When your eye starts twitching because you can see the crappy guy being crappy. Like... He gives me The Last Five Years writer vibes.
I was worried for a second about the romance. But we good.
434 Pages

August Fantasy

Timekeeper by Tara Sim
When the library has the first and last book on audio, but not the second.
Also the mythology of clocks having spirits and stuff. fdsjkla
448 Pages

The Darkening by Sunya Mara
It's the re-read before I read the second book. Because otherwise I would be LOST.
400 Pages

Omen of Ice by Jus Accardo
SCREEEEEEEEECH. I love Fae. We know this. But also
seeing the new "she's the bodyguard and they're paired together"
and the magic shenanigans.
400 Pages

A Kingdom Submerged by Deborah Grace White
Classism Classism Classism
Can I punch the jerks plz
It's the spread of misinformation to the public to control them for me.
They really do have 2023 Ariel and Eric vibes. Love it.
364 Pages

Court of Dragons by Frost Kay
so it took half the book to get to the main plot that was in the book blurb
I'm still intrigued.
300 Pages

Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino
The hopping timelines kind of confused me
meh
352 Pages

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
I'm re-reading it.
Must. Protect. Nick.
The time travel. The magic.
I'm totally not stressed for the next book coming out next week.
416 Pages

August Science Fiction

Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
My babies all grown up with babies. Must protect.
I will protect Pax with literally everything in me. He soft boi.
Darrow is raising him right, even if he's never there. Like. His name means Peace. 
624 Pages

Star Bringer by Tracy Wolff and Nina Croft
It's not the Crave series. 😭
There was potential, but meh.
608 Pages

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

ARC. Release Date: October 3

THERE ARE DRAGONS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
This is also on my 2023 Favorites
There's bits and pieces that remind me of Fourth Wing.
I hate you Suite Life

Is this attraction

480 pages

Jasad Heir by Sara Heshem

Ok so this is on my 2023 favorites.
The classic "dead" heir and the prince of a rival kingdom and they hate each other, and he doesn't know. Iconic. Perfection.
The prince is cold and manipulative and probably toxic. I love it. Specifically for the payoff in the rest of the series that comes from character growth.
When. You. Get. the. Boi. Perspective. And he snarky. Love it.

523 Pages

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

Wes: 

I'm just....going to go lay down under my desk and cry because it's too pure and fluffy and I can't take it.

THE NUMBER OF ROM-COM MOMENTS/REFERENCES. and the tropes
Ok but like... Being a music supervisor sounds so cool.
"nothing trashy, just something that doesn't make you look like a librarian"
HE'S SO SOFT. PROTECT AT ALL COSTS.
356 Pages

The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter

fdajklfdsjlsfdjksfdjkssdlafjlkdss;j
It's like a German shepherd and a kitten and the kitten has super powers and the German Shepherd is a kitten on the inside.
The comedic timing. THE BANTER
I love her so much. Because she smart. She inventive
"Sweetheart" 😍😍
HIS TRAUMAAAAAA ;SFJKLD;FJKLDSFJKLDS
I should have guessed the twist but I didn't. fkdsfjkldsjklda

"Touch her and I'll kill you"
304 Pages

Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

The games which, obvs, have Hunger Games vibes.
Like I know the thing was going to happen...but how.

Me having no idea how the story of Antony and Cleopatra goes besides the end.
392 Pages

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Your hands are sisters not twins.
My brain: Your eyebrows are sisters, not twins vine.
So I may have gotten distracted and like....not understood what was happening half of the time.
496 Pages

By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder

By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls and her family once again find themselves traveling, this time heading from Minnesota to Dakota Territory. Pa works to build the new railroad as he scouts out a new homestead, briefly leaving Ma and the girls behind. They later take their first train ride to Silver Lake, where they spend the winter in the surveyors' house. In the spring, residents begin to build what will become the town of De Smet, South Dakota. 

Book #5 in the Little House series. 385 pages.

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls and her family journey north in their covered wagon to Minnesota, settling in a sod house along Plum Creek. As she and her sisters help Ma around the house, Pa works to plant crops and build them a sturdier home, and soon Laura and Mary start attending school in town. But after a terrible winter and a grasshopper infestation, which devours Pa's crops, the Ingalls are left questioning their future in Minnesota. 

Book #4 in the Little House series. 384 pages. 

The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead

 

Summary: "As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she’s dumped for being too meek, the humiliation is a wake-up call. She decides she needs to change..."

I loved parts of this book yet didn't like others. Hmmm.

Heads-up: read the sister's book, Fool Me Once, first!

384 pages

A Lady's Guide to Scandal by Sophie Irwin

Ok but Eliza gives me Middlemarch vibes.
Love triangles continue to vex me. Like...why.
400 Pages

Lone Women by Victor LaValle

 

Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It’s locked at all times. Because when the trunk opens, people around Adelaide start to disappear.

The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, forcing her to flee California in a hellfire rush and make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will become one of the “lone women” taking advantage of the government’s offer of free land for those who can tame it—except that Adelaide isn’t alone. And the secret she’s tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing that will help her survive the harsh territory.

pages: 285

If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

You ever just want to strangle someone for being a jerk. Yeah.
The use of Instagram and Facebook. Yes.
Jamie being wonderful and like. stuff.
432 Pages
TS: You're Losing Me

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

Summary: "After seventeen-year-old prodigy portraitist Isobel receives her first royal patron, the fairies' autumn prince Rook, she makes a terrible mistake that upends her world."

(a re-read)

The cover? Still stunning. 

The need for a sequel or novella? More intense than ever.

300 pages

Not the Plan by Gia de Cadenet

Summary: "An ambitious chief of staff risks her career and her heart when she falls hard for her new colleague."

THE COMMUNICATION! 

Still a bit of a miscommunication trope, but I'll forgive it for how well they communicate the rest of the book.

I liked the author's writing style.

320 pages

Wild Bond by Laurie Ford

Summary: "A thief who becomes a dragon rider…

After surviving two years in the castle dungeons for a crime she didn’t exactly commit, a stroke of luck allows Corrine Darrow a second chance at freedom. During the Bonding Celebrations—the one time each year when wild dragons find their riders—Rin is given the opportunity to petition her case. But her hopes are quickly dashed when she is brought before the queen’s ruthless spymaster—the very dragon rider who captured her in the first place.

When Rake’s intense gaze locks on her once more, Rin is sure he will send her back to her cell. But before her future can be decided, fate intercedes. Now, Rin must train to become a dragon rider, one of the fierce warriors who protect her world. That won’t be easy with Rin’s thieving reputation, the fellow trainees that mistrust her, and the fiery attraction she feels towards a man she should despise."

I just needed more dragons to help with the Fourth Wing hangover. The dragons in their mini-form are just too adorable!!!

427 pages

The Last Word by Katy Birchall

Harper is an idiot and I want to strangle her. Ryan deserves better.
It's supposed to be like..rivals to lovers, but she's just mean.
But also the fact that she treats celebrities like people instead of things.
384 Pages

Planes, Trains, and All the Feels by Livy Hart

I'm insulted for Joplin. Joplin has fun facts. Joplin isn't the middle of nowhere. I'm from the middle of nowhere and I know what nowhere looks like.
I would die for Cassidy. I love her. Must protect.
Can someone talk to me like Luke talks to Cassidy plz.
I had Taylor Swift songs for this but now I don't.
352 Pages

Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler

Josh being the best.
279 Pages

Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

Like...I know age isn't supposed to matter, but I'm uncomfortable.
Also it's spicy....Like..in the first chapter.
352 Pages