I’ve been borrowing a ridiculous amount of books from the library considering how many books I have and continue to get at home.  But!, I am nothing if not horribly unrealistic about my reading speed, so let’s do this.

Library Books

Seed by Ania Ahlborn

• Loved it
• Good old-fashioned demon story
• Things go VERY BAD VERY FAST but honestly, it’s perfect and super tragic and fucked up
• Demons don’t fuck around, y’all

Final thoughts

• Definitely checking out her other books

The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton

• Super cute
• My precious warrior child
• Diverse bodies and warriors, double A+

Final thoughts

• Adorable, do recommend

Crazy Is My Superpower by AJ Mendez Brooks

• Never heard of her before, but incredibly interesting
• Very easy read, like a conversation
• omg fellow bipolar pal, what a good
• Sometimes heavy, but always with an undercurrent of humor

Final thoughts

• Learned so much about wrestling, well done
• Very worthwhile read

Snowblind by Christopher Golden

• Loved Ararat, so checked this out
• A little disappointed
• Cool premise, but kinda saw twists coming
• Ice demons and ghost possession, A+

Final thoughts

• ngl, I skimmed the end
• Enjoyable if you’re not me extreme genre-savvy

The Dinner by Herman Koch

• Super fucked up
• Kinda Pretty racist, guess who dies
• Psychologically interesting watching people justify themselves
• YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RELATE TO THEM, HOLY SHIT, REVIEWERS

Final thoughts

• Why do men have deep thoughts when peeing?
• Nobody should be that fascinated by their penis, c’mon
• Have others of his books, but wouldn’t reread this

The Party by Robyn Harding

• Tried so much to be a different type of novel
• P good at showing rich people’s lives/justifications/faux problems
• Ending kinda fell flat

Final thoughts

• Not particularly moved to check out her other books
• Needed more murder or comeuppance

Own Books

The Boy in the Earth by Fuminori Nakamura

• Psychological mysterious thought-wandering
• That’s not a criticism
• I genuinely liked the book
• Slow-paced, which helped follow the flow
• Way more satisfying than White psych-novels

Final thoughts

• Very glad to own this, will definitely reread

One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

• It’s Cruel Is The Night but with teenagers and less death
• Great twisty mystery with solid characters
• My baby queer child
• Everybody grows so much and they’re all good people
• Fantastic dénouement

Final thoughts

• omg so good, everybody read it and gush with me

Approaching Ice; Interpretive Work; Once Removed by Elizabeth Bradfield

• Three solid collections of poetry
• Nature-filled and super queer
• Approaching Ice is historical about the Arctic expeditions
• Romance and living together and relationships and nature and ugh

Final thoughts

• Poetry I genuinely like, well done, A+

The Sybil by Pär Lagerkvist

• Philosophical novel about god/God
• Like a fucking religious experience oh my god
• This is the cover of the book I have, jesus fuck
• I mean, look at that, omg
• Fucking staring into your soul, jfc

Final thoughts

• Read it in one sitting from about 10-1 in the morning and lose your gd mind

Current Library Books

I have, checked out for me:

• Ring by Koji Suzuki– Working way through, on first renewal
• Ophelia by Lisa Klein–Retelling of Hamlet from Ophelia’s POV
• Summer House With Swimming Pool by Herman Koch–Likely similar to The Dinner
• Grief Cottage by Gail Godwin–New ghost story that my body is so ready for
• Goodnight, Sweet Prince by David Dickinson–First in a series of Victoriana mysteries
• The Grim Sleeper by Christine Pelisek–True crime about LA serial killer
• Rag Doll by Daniel Cole–Murder mystery I found legit two days after I thought of the plot

After this, I really need to start reading the books I own, especially since I have Magpie Murders to read.