The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York by Deborah Blum

Completely forgetting why my friend thought of this book during a conversation, and then remembering we talked about it because we were talking about distilling alcohol and how you can't drink the first or last bits because methanol and then no breathing

.
Aaaaaand we're talking about the Spanish flu and wearing masks...Whelp it has been 100 years.

336 Pages

These Divided Shores by Sara Raasch

Yes I forgot what this was about until I suddenly put it all together.
And I was confused because who's related to who. I dunno.
The ships were cute
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN. I love him. 
And I love Vex. And I love Lu. I'm fine. I just... they're all so cute and they deserve naps.
576 Pages

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

I kind of want to go reread/check all the things that happened in Romeo and Juliet to see how many of the scenes/quotes have been adapted.
oooooh masquerade.
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Y'all can drag Romeo and Juliet all you want, but man it has the all the tropes.
464 Pages 

The School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

So like....I want to murder Sophie. And Agatha deserves the world and needs to be protected at all costs.
Prince what's his name reminds me of Nick Jonas's character from Ugly Dolls

There's also so many Glinda and Elphaba vibes. Like. All of the Wicked vibes
544 Pages

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

NO SPOILERS.
Yeah no. This is not YA. The spice level truly went from mild to what the frick.
Did this book mess up my sleep schedule. Yes. Yes it did.
Did it make me feel things. Also yes.
Am I desperately waiting for my best friend to finish reading it so we can talk about it. Yes. (I had to put my mask (haha mask) on over my face while we were at brunch because she asked me a question and I have NO poker face.)
Character growth, y'all. I love it.
I have theories. I have ships. Ask me about the bonus chapters. I have opinions.
784 Pages

The Princess and the Pawn by Kaitlyn Davis

I like that we got to see more of the family relationships. Also I have feelings. As we all know. 
51 Pages

Shadow's Legacy by Julie Kagawa

I love Ethan. 
Aaaaaand I want to strangle Puck... How some things never change.
My ship. and my other ship! aaaaaaagh and my angsty boy
60 Pages

The Princess Pact by Melanie Cellier

Cheesy. But I'm here for it.
Are the relationships underdeveloped. Yeah. Do I fall for them anyway? Yeah.
Rafe's cool. I thought the twist was going to be something different (because his name starts with an R, so like) but.. We good. 
280 Pages

Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams

ok but she released this book about a pandemic and quarantining and stuff...during the pandemic.

My brain kept thinking of the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
And the line "it's not a war, it's not a rapture" from Paramore's Ignorance. 
Zeke. fajdfkljsfk;a

Danny sfkdjlska;j

Just...

I want to get on my soap box about indoctrination and brain-washing and jklfds and how that isn't God. But I'm just gonna sit here and stan for Agnes.
432 Pages

The Hunter and the Mage by Kaitlyn Davis

....you can't just name a guy Patch...
Malek. No. Bad. That. Is. NOT. Healthy. Mental. Health. I'm going to hit him with a wooden spoon and have zero regrets about it. jfdsklajfkslaj  I just wanna strangle him.
I love Xander.
Did I see this coming. The prophecy yes. Do I think I know the rest of it and the twist. Yes I do.
WHY ISN'T THE THIRD BOOK OUT YET.
I'm still worried about the ending of this series (yes we're only halfway through....I have the anxiety)
564 Pages

Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen

MY LORD (Lan Fan from FMA)
I'VE WALKED THIS LONELY ROAD--Inserts all the Green Day gifs
jsfkdjdflkj the tension..the chemistry
I mean that's one way to give everything to your people....
Ohhhhhhhh that's how it connects. Also like
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Guys guys guys.... I need the next book.  Really bad. 
480 Pages

The Princess Fugitive by Melanie Cellier

ok so I'm glad they cover the hair color.
Alexa play lost in the woods
Ok, so.....God and sin allegories. I can dig.
Hey look... It's them!
Ok so the trials.. I'm here for that.
Look at all this tooth rotting fluff.
352 Pages

Evermore by Sara Holland

Again, I can't remember the things.

Oh yeah.

Oh look at this ship.
Ok ok ok... I can get behind this. (like how the characters relate to each other and their pasts). Tbh I was expecting another ship...or three..but ok. 

I still love the magic system. 
368 Pages

Eden Conquered by Joelle Charbonneau

Me trying to remember all of the people and the plot points, even though it's only been like...two weeks since I listened to the first one.
At least my boy is learning 
And I'm, as always, suspicious of literally everyone.
ummmm...is...ummm...
ok we good. I was concerned a certain thing was gonna happen, but nah.
432 Pages

Wings of Ebony by J. Elle

Ok but Miss Leola reminds me of Mama Odie.
Go off Rue. Go off.
I liked that romance wasn't a central focus in the book, and it was about friendship and family and like...dealing with racism.
368 Pages

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

Ummmm....you can't go to Sunday Mass on a Friday night...Saturday night, yes. Friday no.
Me trying to keep all of the girls straight.
Children. Children. Just speak. Use your words. Communication.
WHY IS EVERYONE ON THE ROOF... GUYS.
And yup.
496 Pages

The Raven and the Dove by Kaitlyn Davis

....I'm getting Ariel and Eric vibes...but also...she's like Rapunzel.
So my brain is just thinking of the scene in the Princess Bride where the guy is analyzing the fight with the footprints. 
Play "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" from the Broadway Little Mermaid soundtrack.. but add some angst.
guys.. guys..nope..aaaaand.. yup.
WHAAAAT THE fjklsdfajkLj
WHAT WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT sfjkdahfjkdsa
....why isn't the second book in audiobook form in easy access...come on..
502 Pages

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch

Spanish Inquisition
....Keep your secrets
Ok so pirates and fjkdlsjfklsajfklsajfklsajfdklajkljl
WHAT KIND OF CLIFFHANGER IS THAT.
496 Pages

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

....why do I have a feeling this is going to be a ginormous love triangle....ok cool. we cool....
Lunar Chronicles vibes. 

I'm the lost princess
I really hope he's not Rasputin...and if he is, he's like...not a creepy baddie....
You can't just make a guy a ginger in a retelling of Anastasia and not expect me to like....oh look..hmm

.....Alexa play the Anastasia soundtrack...either one.. I don't care. 
Alexa play the Incredibles soundtrack where Mr. Incredible is snooping through the bad guy's computer
WHY ISN'T THE SECOND ONE IN AUDIOBOOK ANYWHERE.
496 Pages

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Am I keeping track of the sock colors....yes... Aaaaaaaaand it didn't do the pattern I wanted.

sjkdlafjklsjfkljdklajkflj The concept, y'all. 
Luci is cool. 
400 Pages