Haikyu!! Volume 44 by Haruichi Furudate

Hinata is a little ish and I love him. I love him so much.
Baby Kageyama. My brain literally thought of the Emperor's New Groove opening baby scene.
Pterodactyl screeching. I can't handle the cute. I can't. I can't. It's killing me.
192 Pages

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

That was a wild ride....Like all of the Indiana Jones and Tangled vibes, with the Romanian feel. I never left my goth phase.
I said it before, and I will say it again.... I love Thomas.
480 Pages

Haikyu!! Volume 43 by Haruichi Furudate

Kenma living his best life.
And they were roommates
Family reunion.
..they...they got....they got together....someone help me. I've fallen and I can't get up
208 Pages

Ruined by Amy Tintera

*singing* Everyone's uncomfortable and awkward.
I love Caz
Also her name is Em... She could go by Em as in eM in Mary and get away with it....
Awkward finger guns.
Please tell me y'all see this mess. Bless this mess but someone fix and clean up this mess.
384 Pages

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Awww Ben, you innocent marsupial.
Hazel is so smart. I love her.
Can I keep Jack?
(Also I kind of read this because I heard about the cameos they make in the Queen of Nothing)
368 Pages

Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

This whole book reminds me of a Sherlolly fic I read.....wait...
I am suspicious of everyone. EVERYONE.
Is Thomas Basil of Baker Street...A doggo named Toby.....
Thomas is so snarky, and I love him...
Alexa play "The Greatest Show"
And now I need Indian food
I am #stressed
Aaaaand my theory was correct
416 Pages

Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels #10). By Ilona Andrews.

Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels #10). By Ilona Andrews. 2019. Ace Books. ISBN-13: 9780425270721 (paperback).

Diane take note, the Kate Daniels series is a damn fine cup of coffee.

439 pages

The Collagen Diet: A 28-Day Plan for Sustained Weight Loss, Glowing Skin, Great Gut Health, and a Younger You. By Josh Axe.

The Collagen Diet: A 28-Day Plan for Sustained Weight Loss, Glowing Skin, Great Gut Health, and a Younger You. By Josh Axe. 2019. Little Brown Spark (ARC eBook).

Supported by research, Dr. Axe lays out the importance collagen plays in creating and maintaining healthy joints, hair, gastrointestinal tract and more. And as the title suggests, there is a diet plan included which aims to guide readers in which foods to include or eliminate while incorporating collagen-rich foods or supplements into their daily consumption. Overall, The Collagen Diet will act as a good reference book for collagen research and recipes. 

266 pages

Wildcrafted Fermentation: Exploring, Transforming, and Preserving the Wild Flavors of Your Local Terroir. By Pascal Baudar.

Wildcrafted Fermentation: Exploring, Transforming, and Preserving the Wild Flavors of Your Local Terroir. By Pascal Baudar. 2020. Chelsea Green Publishing (ARC eBook).

A colorful and informative foray into fermentation. I was looking forward to learning recipes beyond kombucha and traditional sauerkraut and boy does this book deliver.

304 pages

Z is for Zoom: A Scientific Alphabet of How Things Go, from Alternator to Zerk Fitting (Baby University). By Ashley Malec, Illustrator: Teresa Bellon.

 

Z is for Zoom: A Scientific Alphabet of How Things Go, from Alternator to Zerk Fitting (Baby University). By Ashley Malec, Illustrator: Teresa Bellon. 2020. Sourcebooks eXplore. (ARC eBook).

What a great way to structure a book so that it can be revisited over time, introducing new elements as the child grows. And the illustrations of rabbits, foxes and alligators cruising down the road are adorable and also clearly demonstrate the parts, mechanisms and actions of each A-Z word. 

26 pages

The Warrior's Curse by Jennifer A Nielsen

Harlyn. Ugh.
Anyone else getting "Monster" from Broadway's Frozen vibes...
Me watching this hot mess:

Me, naively hoping: When you hit rock bottom there's no way to go but up.
This whole lot of dinguses: I've brought my shovel and I'm ready to dig.
Maybe it's the amount of caffeine in my system, but they are giving me so much anxiety. Joth....
Rack is the true MVP
"The Next Right Thing"
.......So I have feelings and I need fanart....
368 Pages

Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin

So we're just gonna ignore are all the incorrect Catholic things going on there...


Tbh I came for the marriage of convenience trope and all of the other fanfic tropes.... I am the trash queen.
Reid is great. I love him. He is such a sweetie. Someone please protect him. He is a gentleman. He brings honor to us all. #husbandgoals
Ansel is a puppy and is too pure for this world.
....Also Reid's favorite book....Anyone else worried about the sequel....
No one: .....
Reid:

544 Pages

Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics by Chris Grabenstein

Andrew really is the "Excuse my potty mouth" vine.
....so the Midwest team dressed up as a cross of frat guy and FFA member....I don't know how to feel about that...Is that the Midwest stereotype?
Preach about banned books. YAAAS.
Look at all those Catholics killing it, being awesome role models.
...A priest... Yas, Fr. Mike.
320 Pages

33 Days to Merciful Love by Fr. Michael Gaitley

Sooooo I love St. Therese, and I love her way of looking at Jesus... She's a freaking Doctor of the Church. How sick is that?
(Yes I have a 6 inch statue of her that hangs out at my desk; she's amazing).
I just relate to her a lot, and I love getting to know her better every year. I love getting to know Jesus with her help. She's brilliant.
212 Pages

Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

For some reason I picture Del looking like Jim Hopper from Stranger Things....
"The teenage boy and the man are as close to wild animal observation as anything I've seen."
And I'm feeling things
416 Pages

The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson

I still love Nate and his sense of humor..
David is such a little ish...somehow his dad is super relevant...for no reason whatsoever....
...I just realized that the name Alice is a combination of Albert and Iris..... Al(bert)(Ir)is.... Way more classy than Stephanie Meyer's Rennesme.

Stevie:

I'm crying. I have feelings.
"Are you trying to make me emotion" Same.
Moose.
400 Pages

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

Screaming meditation... What a mood.

"The best ride is Dumbo"
....I love Larry.
The whole The Great Gatsby/1984 vibe/reference.
Nate is too pure and needs to be protected.
400 Pages

Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

"I'll drink the living blood of trees" Iconic.
The librarian is doing my dream job.
"But, Stevie wondered" .... seriously?!
I love Nate.
...I'm confused.
448 Pages

Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

German Fairy Tales (kind of), World War II, Social Issues, Music, and some magic--these are the things I live for.
Alexa play "Edelweiss"
#Protect Friedrich Squad
Alexa play "It's a Hard Knock Life"
I have so many feelings. Siblings. Ugly sobbing... Mike loves Frankie so muuuuuuuch. I love Mike. Like there's not enough space to tell you how much I love Mike and his adorableness.
Older brothers in every sense give me all the feels.
How dare they make me feel things.

...Ok but this was an amazing audiobook... Cause there was music. And it was great.
587 Pages

33 Days to Greater Glory by Fr. Michael E Gaitley

I loved the analysis of the Gospel of John. I'm fine. I'm not crying. I didn't underline like the first half of the book... I loved that it was focused on growing in relationship with the Father. It was really appropriate reading for Lent.
224 Pages