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- Books #24 of 2026: Heart the Lover by Lily King 5/5 ⭐️ Lily King really knows how to write people and relationships in a brutal & realistic way. This book is so wonderful and tragic. I loved that this has the same main character as Writers & Lovers while being a completely fresh story #booksky
- Books #22 of 2026: Weyward by Emilia Hart 4/5 ⭐️ I don’t love split timelines, every time one story got interesting it would cut to a different character/time period. I found the characters compelling though and I liked the setting and atmosphere #booksky
- Books #21 of 2026: Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher 4/5 ⭐️ The plot was a little basic and boring but as always T. Kingfisher writes the most realistic, interesting, funny characters and they really carried the book for me. #booksky
- January Reading Wrap-up Favorite Reads: 📚 James by Percival Everett 📚 Heart the Lover by Lily King #booksky
- Books #19 of 2026: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 4.5/5 ⭐️ I love mysteries crossed with other genres - the fantasy elements of this were so interesting. I loved the characters and their relationships. I thought the pacing was really good #booksky
- ❄️ February 2026 TBR 📚 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 📚 Ledge by Stacey McEwan 📚 A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin 📚 The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell #booksky
- Books #18 of 2026: Writers and Lovers by Lily King 5/5 ⭐️ This book was so beautifully written, such an interesting study of grief. The characters are incredibly flawed but in a very believable way. This was a reread and it was just as satisfying the second time #booksky
- Books #15 of 2026: Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates 5/5 ⭐️ I’m continuing to fall down the rabbit hole of the rise of the alt-right and misogyny on the internet. This a well researched and fascinating insight into the different groups that have arisen and the real world impacts #booksky
- Books #13 of 2026: Black Pill by Elle Reeve 5/5 ⭐️ As a white woman in a liberal bubble, I’ve often struggled to understand the how and the why of the last 11 years - this book does an incredible job answering those questions for a small slice of society, and is incredibly insightful. #booksky
- Books #11 of 2026: James by Percival Everett 5/5 ⭐️ Despite how much praise I’d heard, this book still exceeded my expectations. It was so clever, funny, and touching. I want to read more about each of the characters because they are so well written, but the story worked perfectly as is. #booksky
- Books #10 of 2026: Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor 3.75/5 ⭐️ I did not like the story-within-a-story, - I don’t feel like it added anything and it was not as well written as the main plot. All the characters were horrible to each other, and felt underdeveloped #booksky
- Books #9 of 2026: The Incandescent by Emily Tesh 4.75/5 ⭐️ I loved the academic setting from the view point of a teacher and it’s the most accurate depiction of boarding school life I’ve ever read. The characters and the story were fantastic - though it dragged a bit at times. #booksky
- Books #7 of 2026: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 4.25/5 ⭐️ This is a very weird book, and especially as an audiobook, as it is voiced by 168 actors. The study of grief was unique and beautiful. I don’t think the style was for me but it was incredibly well done #booksky
- Books #6 of 2026: The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin 4.25/5 ⭐️ This was an amazing trilogy and incredible world, but this last book was a slight let down. The questions from the last two were slow to be answered and the story dragged. The ending was not as impactful as I was expecting #booksky
- Book #5 of 2026: Times Convert by Deborah Harkness 4.25/5 ⭐️ I love the world of this series so much. I’d avoided this one for a while because I don’t love backstory books, but this was better than expected. I liked the inclusion of both past and present, thought it got choppy at times. #booksky
- Books #4 of 2026: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin 4.5/5 ⭐️ This was a strong second book - it didn’t drag like some middle-of-trilogy books do. Some of the characters got a bit annoying but it fits the plot well. I still wish the reader had more information about what’s happening. #booksky
- Book #2 of 2026: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin 4.75/5 ⭐️ Incredibly written and amazing world building. I loved the way the multiple stories were woven together and I loved the characters. I wish the reader had more information about what was going on. #booksky
- Top 5 Fiction Books of 2025 📚 Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 📚 Blood over Brighthaven by M.L. Wang 📚 The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson 📚 Intermezzo by Sally Rooney 📚 Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell #booksky
- Top 5 Non-Fiction Books of 2025 📚 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 📚 Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe 📚 Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 📚 Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez 📚 The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander #booksky
- Book #189 of 2025: The Gallagher Place by Julie Doar 🎧 5/5 ⭐️ Incredibly atmospheric and beautifully written, I want to spend more time in the world. It’s marketed as a mystery but is more of a look at a complex family and how they deal with problems. The characters felt very real #booksky
- 2025 Reading Wrap-Up #booksky
- Book #184 of 2025: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 🎧 4/5 ⭐️ This was an interesting insight into the Korean American experience and into grief but I just wasn’t invested in the author or her family. Some parts were very well written but others felt very repetitive #booksky
- Book #182 of 2025: Red Rising by Pierce Brown 🎧 4/5 ⭐️ This had a interesting premise and was an engaging story - but it was not what I was expecting. The sci fi elements were not very strong and I didn’t realize it was an academic setting - which I usually like but felt weird here #booksky
- Book #179 of 2025: What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall 🎧 3.75/5 ⭐️ This book was incredibly predictable and none of the characters were smart, interesting or compelling. I loved the premise of the witchy/imaginative preteens but it didn’t follow through #booksky
- Book #177 of 2025: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 🎧 4.75/5 ⭐️ I had a vague idea of the plot going into this but it was still really intriguing, especially about the morality of doing bad things to bad people. I didn’t love the format of the reveal though. #booksky
- Book #175 of 2025: Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe 🎧 4.5/5 ⭐️ This was an incredibly written and researched book but it was very focused on specific people/events, so my lack of background hindered my reaction to the book. It also jumped around a lot so it was hard to follow #booksky
- Books #172-174 of 2025: The Brown Sisters by Talia Hibbert 🎧 3.75/5 ⭐️ These were fun with good representation of physical & mental health struggles - but they lacked depth. There wasn’t a broader cast of characters, and even the sisters’ quirky family were only briefly featured #booksky
- Books #171 of 2025: Sleeping Murder by Agatha Christie 🎧 4.5/5 ⭐️ My first Agatha Christie! I enjoyed this so much - it was so quaint and charming while still being a very solid murder mystery. I will definitely be reading more! #booksky
- Book #163 of 2025: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 🎧 4.25/5 ⭐️ Having enjoyed the TV show, I was curious to read the book - it was a very faithful adaptation except for the book being set in Australia and the show in California, but the show felt higher stakes. #booksky
- Book #160 of 2025: Mate by Ali Hazelwood 4.75/5 ⭐️ I thoroughly enjoyed this book but it definitely falls toward the bottom of my Ali Hazelwood rankings. It was a little more chaotic and had more fluff than her others but it was still a very compelling story with complex characters #booksky
- Book #152 of 2025: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 🎧 5/5 ⭐️ As a scientist who has worked at start-ups I’ve always been fascinated by the way Elizabeth Holmes managed to scam so many smart people and I thought this book was a fascinating insight into her lies and manipulation #booksky
- 🎃 October Reading Wrap-up #booksky
- Book #149 of 2025: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 🎧 5/5 ⭐️ I was expecting this book to be more science heavy but the stories of Henrietta and her family were fascinating & moving. This book also had really interesting discussions of medical ethics & tissue rights #booksky
- Book #140 of 2025: Intermezzo by Sally Rooney 🎧 5/5 ⭐️ This book was so sad and beautiful- each of the characters was flawed in a very real/believable way. I loved the incorporation of quotes and lines from other works. Rooney has such an amazing way of capturing life #booksky
