Tag: Humor

Adult, Books, Essay, Humor, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Social Justice, YA

Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism is a short but sweet (and funny!) nonfiction book about dealing with oppressive regimes (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascismby Stewart "Brittlestar" Reynolds(post may contain affiliate links) Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism is a short but sweet (and funny!) nonfiction book about dealing with oppressive regimes. This was pretty fantastic! It's under 70 pages, but I lost count how many times I laughed out loud or made other… Continue reading Lessons from Cats for Surviving Fascism is a short but sweet (and funny!) nonfiction book about dealing with oppressive regimes (4.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor, Novel, Romance

Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka is a cute contemporary romance (3/5 stars)

Ashleah

Book Boyfriendby Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka(post may contain affiliate links) Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka is a cute contemporary romance. It's possible that I wasn't the direct audience for this one, since I've never read the works of JLA or SJM. It seemed heavily hinted that the protagonist's favorite romantasy series… Continue reading Book Boyfriend by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka is a cute contemporary romance (3/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor, Romance, Short Story

The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle is a contemporary short story with humor and light romance elements (3.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

The One That Got Awayby Mike Gayle(post may contain affiliate links) The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle is a contemporary short story with humor and light romance elements. This ~100 page yarn suffers a bit from mismarketing. It is not really a romance short story, though I've been seeing it listed as such… Continue reading The One That Got Away by Mike Gayle is a contemporary short story with humor and light romance elements (3.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Suspense/Thriller

One Death at a Time is a fun and fast-paced cozy mystery by Abbi Waxman (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

One Death at a Timeby Abbi Waxmannarrated by Patti Murin(post may contain affiliate links) One Death at a Time is a fun and fast-paced cozy mystery by Abbi Waxman. Ex-actress (turned lawyer) Julia teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor, Mason, to solve a murder she's been accused of that could send her back… Continue reading One Death at a Time is a fun and fast-paced cozy mystery by Abbi Waxman (4/5 stars)

Anthology, Books, Essay, Graphic Novel, Humor, Non-Fiction, Science

Out of Your Mind is fun science journalism exploring the human brain by Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin (3.75/5 stars)

Ashleah

Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brainby Jorge Cham & Dwayne Godwinnarrated by the authors(post may contain affiliate links) Out of Your Mind is fun science journalism exploring the human brain by Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and followed along with the comics… Continue reading Out of Your Mind is fun science journalism exploring the human brain by Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin (3.75/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel, Romance, Suspense/Thriller

Jane and Dan at the End of the World is a humorous romantic suspense by Colleen Oakley (4.25/5 stars)

Ashleah

Jane and Dan at the End of the Worldby Colleen Oakleynarrated by Hillary Huber(post may contain affiliate links) Jane and Dan at the End of the World is a humorous romantic suspense by Colleen Oakley. Jane is off to a very fancy dinner to celebrate nineteen years of marriage to Dan, though she's not sure… Continue reading Jane and Dan at the End of the World is a humorous romantic suspense by Colleen Oakley (4.25/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Contemporary, Graphic Novel, Humor, Memoir, Neurodivergence, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Romance, YA

Snug by Catana Chetwynd is a collection of cute and cozy comics about love and partnership (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

Snug: A Collection of Comics about Dating Your Best Friendby Catana Chetwynd(post may contain affilaite links) Snug by Catana Chetwynd is a collection of cute and cozy comics about love and partnership. The past several weeks have been very data-heavy at my day job, our basement took on some water earlier this week (it appears… Continue reading Snug by Catana Chetwynd is a collection of cute and cozy comics about love and partnership (4.5/5 stars)

Adult, Books, Essay, Folklore, History, Humor, Memoir, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Queer, Sociology

You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney is a collection of essays about storytelling and gossip (4/5 stars)

Ashleah

You Didn't Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossipby Kelsey McKinneynarrated by the author(post may contain affiliate links) You Didn't Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney is a collection of essays about storytelling and gossip. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and did a blended read with my physical review… Continue reading You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney is a collection of essays about storytelling and gossip (4/5 stars)

Books, Contemporary, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Novel

The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club cozy mystery series by Richard Osman (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Man Who Died TwiceThursday Murder Club, #2by Richard Osmannarrated by Lesley Manville(post may contain affiliate links) The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club cozy mystery series by Richard Osman. I borrowed the audiobook from my local library and I had a lot of fun listening to Lesley… Continue reading The Man Who Died Twice is the second book in the Thursday Murder Club cozy mystery series by Richard Osman (4.5/5 stars)

Anthology, Books, Classic, Fiction, Humor, Resources

The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women by Emily Reed is a quick and fun collection of devastating comebacks (4.5/5 stars)

Ashleah

The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Womenby Emily Reed(post may contain affiliate links) The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women by Emily Reed is a quick and fun collection of devastating comebacks. I needed a touch of levity and this really fit the bill. I've read a bunch of Austen's works, but omg… Continue reading The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women by Emily Reed is a quick and fun collection of devastating comebacks (4.5/5 stars)