Definitely hate-read this one because I wanted to know what happened. I regret everything.

Super quick read with a cute romance that I wish would have dived way more into world building, relationship development between Li and her family, and exploring some plot points (her dad’s treason, Ryan’s opposition to the military) instead of just skimming past.

I mostly skimmed this after realizing that it was more pseudoscience than I’d hoped it would be. The premise is great—women are not small men, and most research on athletes that we have studies men—but then most of the recommendations in the book aren’t based on thorough research. The chapter on training through the menstrual cycle is great, but otherwise...meh.

I loved every minute of this book. The writing is poetic and immersive, and I almost always enjoy a novel told from multiple perspectives that eventually intertwine. I also really appreciated the labor that Orange put into giving both historical context of the Native American experience, while also telling stories that show such varied perspectives of what it means to be Native American, specifically an Urban Indian, today. I can’t wait to read his next book.

I can’t wait to dive right into the next one. This is unlike anything I’ve ever read. I regret that it’s taken me this long to read Butler’s work: she’s developed such an incredible world that draws you in.

I loved this book. I loved that it’s a love story but not in the way that I expected based on the cover blurb: it’s really a love story about NYC, and loving yourself, and community. I loved how flawed all of the main characters are, especially Pab. His decisions were so frustrating sometimes that I wished I could step in and stage an intervention, but if I put myself in his shoes, I could have seen myself making many of those decisions, too. I’m looking forward to picking up Emergency Contact.

Beautiful illustrations and a moving story about grief, loss, and loneliness. My only hesitation with giving five stars is that the pacing sped up too much at the end, when I was invested and wanted a little more.

Really enjoyed this creepy retelling of Snow White, as well as the stunning illustrations.

Heart wrenching and beautiful. A reminder to live in the present moment rather than the past.

I didn’t know anything about the plot of this book when I started it; I only knew that I wanted to read something by Louise Erdrich, as I’d heard so many great things about her writing. I wasn’t disappointed.

Her stunning prose drew me in, and the near-future dystopia that she created kept me hooked. With everything going on with the covid-19 pandemic, I took a short break from reading because the real world started to feel like it was ending, too. But I’m glad I returned to this and finished it, because unexpectedly, I was left with a sense of hope at the end.