- WE WILL NOT CANCEL US reads like a thought in progress - it's a bit unpolished, unfinished - but I think that sort of makes sense given that we are actively in this space with these tactics right now rather than looking back and analyzing it after the fact.
- I agree with brown's proposal to think carefully and examine the situation before joining a cancellation pile-on. Unfortunately, by the time a cancellation goes viral, it's usually because these initial avenues of calling in and talking it through have been either ignored by the target or exhausted by their friends, thus giving a good reason for a cancellation? As you can see, I'm still working it out, too.
- I found the comparison between the tactics of cancel culture and the those of the carceral system to be interesting, though I would have liked to see a deeper exploration of it.
- I can see myself returning to the list of questions brown says we should ask ourselves before tearing someone down, especially as a privileged white person with some small amount of power in this corner of the internet. I want to be very sure I do not use my position to hurt people. Overall, lots to think about in this incomplete conversation. 

Thanks to St Martin's Press for the free advance copy of this book.

📚 You probably knew it was coming with this review, but basically my review is QUEER SCREAMINGGGGGG!
📚 Jane and August are a couple for the ages - opposites attract, and the chemistry leaps off the page. They feel completely distinct and real and whole, and also meant for each other.
📚 ONE LAST STOP is also very much about love and family, especially queer found family. August's roommates and the others in their orbit are the kind of people who make being queer so great.
📚 It's also about the wonderful incidents of serendipity that can happen when one lives in a big city, which I loved. The corner of New York occupied by Billy's and its family was the kind of city institution that feels like a decades-long hug.
📚 Even knowing that this was a romance novel and thing were going to turn out okay, I still held my breath through much of the book, and cried more than once at the idea that things MIGHT go sideways for August and Jane. Oh no, I'm crying thinking about it now and I've read the dang book! 

 - CRYING IN H MART is a nuanced, painful, and loving exploration of complicated family dynamics, of finding your way back after a tumultuous adolescence, and grappling with the lost time.
- The writing is really stark - Zauner does not hide how awful her mother's illness was. Much of the book feels like her still fighting through her initial thoughts and feelings - it's all very close to the bone, still.
- As nearly every review has mentioned, the descriptions of cooking and food in this book are wonderful. I'm not terribly familiar with Korean food, and yet I still felt like I was right there in the kitchen with her. 

Thanks to Catapult for the free copy of this book.

 - FAKE ACCOUNTS is a book you're either going to love or hate, and I think where you fall likely hinges on how much time you've spent on Twitter in the last decade. It reads like a mashup of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION and TRICK MIRROR.
- The stream of consciousness writing can get a little overwhelming, but it also perfectly evokes how it feels to get tunnel vision into your phone while endlessly scrolling for no reason.
- The narrator is deeply unlikable and so are many of the people she meets throughout the book. Nearly everyone is terrible or insufferable for one reason or another.
- This all sounds like I hated the book, but I actually loved it pretty intensely. I was cackling every few pages as Oyler both skewers online cultures and treats them as an integral component of the lives of millennials. 

 - Everybody was right, this book is so good! Xeni is a fantastic heroine, giving as good as she gets while also being a truly loving and thoughtful person, and Mason is just the same.
- I thought this modern twist on the marriage of convenience trope was so delightful. The premise is ridiculous and every character in the book knows it and rolls with it.
- Additionally, both leads are bisexual, and they have some good discussions about biphobia. I loved that even though they were a hetero couple they were still openly queer, and have some wonderfully queer and fulfilling sex, too. 

Thanks Harper Perennial for the free copy of this book.

 - RACELESS is part memoir and part close examination of how we construct race in the modern world.
- Lawton deftly pulls apart the various components of what makes race, from skin color to culture.
- Especially important in this book, I think, is the extended discussion of how doing things in a race-blind or color-blind way is actually deeply harmful to BIPOC individuals.
- I appreciate the space in this book that's given over to individual and family therapy sessions. Therapy for everyone! 

 - WE HUNT THE FLAME has a beautifully built world and is full of descriptions that make you feel like you are there.
- The pacing was a bit slow - a lot of sitting/walking around and talking, though that may have just been misguided expectations on my part.
- Strangely, Zafira felt like the least-developed character. Everybody else on the quest had a distinct personality and backstory, but she didn't have much beyond being The Huntress (and the fact that she was obviously in love with her best friend Yasmine, why were we wasting so much time on the boys?) 

Thanks to Avon Books for the free advance copy of this book.

📚 Bellefleur delivers with another sweet, soft book about love, romance, and the many forms they take.
📚 The premise is a bit flimsy, but I loved Brendon and Annie's conversations about what counts as a romantic gesture, and learning to show each other love in the ways that mean the most to them.
📚 Plus, I'm here for more books with bi people in hetero relationships, a queer couple configuration that doesn't often get page time.