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How in the actual f--- is it June?

I'm just about to start The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins.

I can't believe I haven't updated. Books in May: Recursion by Blake Crouch. 4 stars. A Friend in the Dark by Samantha M Bailey. Ugh. The second half was better than the first and thankfully it was very short. Do not recommend. The Engagement Party by Darby Kane, only slightly better. The First Fifte...

I also liked Funny Story!

I finished The Weekend Retreat by Tara Laskowski. It was fine.

Now I have Recursion by Blake Crouch.

The Naomi Klein book was really good.

Then I read Coronation by Jennifer Robson; good palate cleanser after the mindfuck of Doppelganger.

Yesterday I picked up the brand new Emily Henry book, Funny Story.

Spudd, I need to order that John Boyne book.

I finished The Dawn of Everything. I feel like it was important but it wasn't all that compelling. Might be better as a documentary. Then I read Who We Are Now by Lauren Chamberlain. It followed university roommates through their early adulthood. It was good. I just finished Cassandra In Reverse by ...

I will definitely have to check out the Sally Hepworth. The rom com I read was cute. Now I am most of the way through The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow. It's challenging assumptions we've had about how previous societies lived. Bit of a slog, but some interesting points. (For...

Rowan I will have to put that Rebecca Serle one on my list; I usually like her stuff. I loved The Sea of Tranquility. And when I took it back this weekend I dropped it off at the desk, and when I came back the librarian asked how I liked it. She and I both liked Station Eleven but not another one by...

The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War by Jeff Sharlet was FRIGHTENING.

Then I read The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jiminez. Kinda blah but ok.

Now I have Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.

I finished The Soulmate. 4 stars.

Then I read Counterfeit by Kristen Chen. 3 stars.

Now I have The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War by Jeff Sharlet, just to freak me out a bit more than my usual state.

The True Love Experiment was cute.

Now I have The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth.

I read All The Light We Cannot See. I was prepared to be disappointed and I was, in places, but pleasantly surprised in others.

Now I have The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren.

I finished Local Gone Missing; it was pretty good.

I have All the Light We Cannot See now. I might just skim it since I know what happens.

I read Lily... In December of 2017, which means Tie had died 7 or 8 months before. But we also had puppy Frankie. I had read the blurb, so I had a vague idea. I put The German Wife aside because I own it and figured I better read library books. I just finished Love Me Do by Lindsay Kelk. Some funny ...

I finished Life's Too Short. The sex scenes were CRINGE.

Then I read The Care And Feeding Of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray. Great writing, made me feel something.

Now I have The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer.

Lily and the Octopus WRECKED me. I read it the same year Tie died. Oof.

I finished The Celebrants: 5 stars.

Now I have Life's Too Short by Abby Jiminez.

I set my goal at 75 because I did 71 this year, but I have a feeling I might lower it.

I'm currently reading The Celebrants by Steven Rowley. I like his writing.

How the eff is it 2024?!

Do you have a goal for the year?

What are you reading?

I finished A Night Boat to Tangier. Meh. Then I read Bachelor Girl by I can't remember who. Interesting premise. It was ok. I have to get more books; there are some waiting for me at the library. Edit: picked up Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld today and I am already halfway through it. Somethin...

Oh, yes, the opposite would also be bad.

I think I associate the idea of a feathery stroker with a guy who wants to recite poetry. Same vibe, ew.