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tonight we let the JAWS talk
October 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
tonight we let the JAWS talk
“still, when i think of the road we’re traveling on, i wonder what’s gone wrong. i can’t help it, i wonder what’s gone wrong.”
September 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“still, when i think of the road we’re traveling on, i wonder what’s gone wrong. i can’t help it, i wonder what’s gone wrong.”
#27 Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Man, miss TJR can write historical fiction. I got through this one in one day — I couldn’t put it down. Just stunning.
Man, miss TJR can write historical fiction. I got through this one in one day — I couldn’t put it down. Just stunning.
September 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#27 Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Man, miss TJR can write historical fiction. I got through this one in one day — I couldn’t put it down. Just stunning.
Man, miss TJR can write historical fiction. I got through this one in one day — I couldn’t put it down. Just stunning.
#25 & #26
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum
Both of these novels were absolutely thrilling. I cannot WAIT to get Rosenblum’s next from my library.
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum
Both of these novels were absolutely thrilling. I cannot WAIT to get Rosenblum’s next from my library.
September 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#25 & #26
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum
Both of these novels were absolutely thrilling. I cannot WAIT to get Rosenblum’s next from my library.
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum
Both of these novels were absolutely thrilling. I cannot WAIT to get Rosenblum’s next from my library.
when you don’t like the audiobook narrator’s voice
August 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
when you don’t like the audiobook narrator’s voice
#24 Great, Big, Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Oh my gosh, I could go into detail on how much I loved this one. I really savored this one. It felt like my own personal family history in many ways and also gave me a new POV on why I personally write? I had to text my mom after I finished it. 100/10
Oh my gosh, I could go into detail on how much I loved this one. I really savored this one. It felt like my own personal family history in many ways and also gave me a new POV on why I personally write? I had to text my mom after I finished it. 100/10
August 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#24 Great, Big, Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Oh my gosh, I could go into detail on how much I loved this one. I really savored this one. It felt like my own personal family history in many ways and also gave me a new POV on why I personally write? I had to text my mom after I finished it. 100/10
Oh my gosh, I could go into detail on how much I loved this one. I really savored this one. It felt like my own personal family history in many ways and also gave me a new POV on why I personally write? I had to text my mom after I finished it. 100/10
#23 The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
So refreshing to read indigenous romance. Loved the energy. I normally really dislike book plots where lies and lying by omission are major plot points but I still enjoyed this one a lot. Can’t wait to read her next one!
So refreshing to read indigenous romance. Loved the energy. I normally really dislike book plots where lies and lying by omission are major plot points but I still enjoyed this one a lot. Can’t wait to read her next one!
August 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#23 The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
So refreshing to read indigenous romance. Loved the energy. I normally really dislike book plots where lies and lying by omission are major plot points but I still enjoyed this one a lot. Can’t wait to read her next one!
So refreshing to read indigenous romance. Loved the energy. I normally really dislike book plots where lies and lying by omission are major plot points but I still enjoyed this one a lot. Can’t wait to read her next one!
whoever decided that lush needed chelsea morning themed bath bombs shaped like a bowl of oranges too…….. i wanna talk to you i wanna shampoo you wanna renew you again and again applause applause life is our cause etc etc
July 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
whoever decided that lush needed chelsea morning themed bath bombs shaped like a bowl of oranges too…….. i wanna talk to you i wanna shampoo you wanna renew you again and again applause applause life is our cause etc etc
#22 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
And if I told you this book transformed my soul….
In actuality, what an affirming, hopeful novel. And at the same time, I spent so much of the time yearning for my own ancestral knowledge — which is inaccessible to me due to… ya know. colonization.
And if I told you this book transformed my soul….
In actuality, what an affirming, hopeful novel. And at the same time, I spent so much of the time yearning for my own ancestral knowledge — which is inaccessible to me due to… ya know. colonization.
June 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#22 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
And if I told you this book transformed my soul….
In actuality, what an affirming, hopeful novel. And at the same time, I spent so much of the time yearning for my own ancestral knowledge — which is inaccessible to me due to… ya know. colonization.
And if I told you this book transformed my soul….
In actuality, what an affirming, hopeful novel. And at the same time, I spent so much of the time yearning for my own ancestral knowledge — which is inaccessible to me due to… ya know. colonization.
get me to god’s country (the animation building)
June 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
get me to god’s country (the animation building)
life if actors and also people you invite to your wedding read emails or filled out forms when you asked for them
June 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
life if actors and also people you invite to your wedding read emails or filled out forms when you asked for them
#21 The Tenant by Freida McFadden
Ooh boy. This was a tough read but I couldn’t put it down. I kind of couldn’t stand anyone for most of the book, but was pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns. I will never get over the hair incident though — I’ve not gagged like that at a book in a while.
Ooh boy. This was a tough read but I couldn’t put it down. I kind of couldn’t stand anyone for most of the book, but was pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns. I will never get over the hair incident though — I’ve not gagged like that at a book in a while.
June 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
#21 The Tenant by Freida McFadden
Ooh boy. This was a tough read but I couldn’t put it down. I kind of couldn’t stand anyone for most of the book, but was pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns. I will never get over the hair incident though — I’ve not gagged like that at a book in a while.
Ooh boy. This was a tough read but I couldn’t put it down. I kind of couldn’t stand anyone for most of the book, but was pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns. I will never get over the hair incident though — I’ve not gagged like that at a book in a while.
#16-20: Stevie Bell Mysteries by Maureen Johnson
I wish these books had been written when I was in high school purely for what they would have meant to me then. I enjoyed every second of this series in a way I haven’t enjoyed a book series since I was a teenager. What an absolute blast!
I wish these books had been written when I was in high school purely for what they would have meant to me then. I enjoyed every second of this series in a way I haven’t enjoyed a book series since I was a teenager. What an absolute blast!
May 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#16-20: Stevie Bell Mysteries by Maureen Johnson
I wish these books had been written when I was in high school purely for what they would have meant to me then. I enjoyed every second of this series in a way I haven’t enjoyed a book series since I was a teenager. What an absolute blast!
I wish these books had been written when I was in high school purely for what they would have meant to me then. I enjoyed every second of this series in a way I haven’t enjoyed a book series since I was a teenager. What an absolute blast!
#15 Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
Listened to this on a dinner break at work and was really inspired and also comforted. I miss David Lynch's presence on earth, and I'm so grateful that he left so much.
Listened to this on a dinner break at work and was really inspired and also comforted. I miss David Lynch's presence on earth, and I'm so grateful that he left so much.
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
#15 Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
Listened to this on a dinner break at work and was really inspired and also comforted. I miss David Lynch's presence on earth, and I'm so grateful that he left so much.
Listened to this on a dinner break at work and was really inspired and also comforted. I miss David Lynch's presence on earth, and I'm so grateful that he left so much.
#14 Wild & Wrangled by Lyla Sage
I really enjoyed this one. I'm so sad to end this series, but I can't wait for the next. I'm going to be closely following whatever Lyla Sage does next.
I really enjoyed this one. I'm so sad to end this series, but I can't wait for the next. I'm going to be closely following whatever Lyla Sage does next.
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
#14 Wild & Wrangled by Lyla Sage
I really enjoyed this one. I'm so sad to end this series, but I can't wait for the next. I'm going to be closely following whatever Lyla Sage does next.
I really enjoyed this one. I'm so sad to end this series, but I can't wait for the next. I'm going to be closely following whatever Lyla Sage does next.
#13 Swift & Saddled by Lyla Sage
This one was so sweet! I just think these books are so lovely.
This one was so sweet! I just think these books are so lovely.
May 6, 2025 at 3:17 AM
#13 Swift & Saddled by Lyla Sage
This one was so sweet! I just think these books are so lovely.
This one was so sweet! I just think these books are so lovely.
they say that these are not the best of times but they’re the only times i’ve ever known
April 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
they say that these are not the best of times but they’re the only times i’ve ever known
#12 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
If I told you I actually enjoy the prequels to THG more than the main trilogy…
Part of this might be that I only read the trilogy for the first time very recently, but the worldbuilding and the lore in these books…. Phew. What a novel.
If I told you I actually enjoy the prequels to THG more than the main trilogy…
Part of this might be that I only read the trilogy for the first time very recently, but the worldbuilding and the lore in these books…. Phew. What a novel.
April 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#12 Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
If I told you I actually enjoy the prequels to THG more than the main trilogy…
Part of this might be that I only read the trilogy for the first time very recently, but the worldbuilding and the lore in these books…. Phew. What a novel.
If I told you I actually enjoy the prequels to THG more than the main trilogy…
Part of this might be that I only read the trilogy for the first time very recently, but the worldbuilding and the lore in these books…. Phew. What a novel.
#11 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
This was a thrilling read. I don’t know how I missed it when I was on my historical fiction kick circa 2023, but I truly adored this book. The audiobook is heavenly, too. Just a brilliant piece of work. I want everyone to read it asap.
This was a thrilling read. I don’t know how I missed it when I was on my historical fiction kick circa 2023, but I truly adored this book. The audiobook is heavenly, too. Just a brilliant piece of work. I want everyone to read it asap.
April 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#11 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
This was a thrilling read. I don’t know how I missed it when I was on my historical fiction kick circa 2023, but I truly adored this book. The audiobook is heavenly, too. Just a brilliant piece of work. I want everyone to read it asap.
This was a thrilling read. I don’t know how I missed it when I was on my historical fiction kick circa 2023, but I truly adored this book. The audiobook is heavenly, too. Just a brilliant piece of work. I want everyone to read it asap.
oh girl. this is the water and this is the well.
yellowjackets s3e10 blurb spoiler /
yellowjackets s3e10 blurb spoiler /
April 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
oh girl. this is the water and this is the well.
yellowjackets s3e10 blurb spoiler /
yellowjackets s3e10 blurb spoiler /
i love yellowjackets
March 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
i love yellowjackets
sunset blvd & crescent heights — they say “resist.” #ocaptainmycaptain
March 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
sunset blvd & crescent heights — they say “resist.” #ocaptainmycaptain
#10 Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
A hard read overall, but very interesting. I think the character growth written in present tense was thrilling to read, and led to my feeling compassion for the main character, far more than I had anticipated, which was refreshing!
A hard read overall, but very interesting. I think the character growth written in present tense was thrilling to read, and led to my feeling compassion for the main character, far more than I had anticipated, which was refreshing!
March 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
#10 Perfume & Pain by Anna Dorn
A hard read overall, but very interesting. I think the character growth written in present tense was thrilling to read, and led to my feeling compassion for the main character, far more than I had anticipated, which was refreshing!
A hard read overall, but very interesting. I think the character growth written in present tense was thrilling to read, and led to my feeling compassion for the main character, far more than I had anticipated, which was refreshing!
#9 Lost & Lassoed by Lyla Sage
I will simply be thinking of “saddle up, baby” until I perish, I fear. This was simply a game changer to me. Gus Ryder, man of all time.
I will simply be thinking of “saddle up, baby” until I perish, I fear. This was simply a game changer to me. Gus Ryder, man of all time.
March 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#9 Lost & Lassoed by Lyla Sage
I will simply be thinking of “saddle up, baby” until I perish, I fear. This was simply a game changer to me. Gus Ryder, man of all time.
I will simply be thinking of “saddle up, baby” until I perish, I fear. This was simply a game changer to me. Gus Ryder, man of all time.
