Whack Job: The History of Axe Murderby Rachel McCarthy Jamesnarrated by Jennifer Pickens(post may contain affiliate links) Whack Job is a true crime history full of axes and murder by Rachel McCarthy James. I did another tandem read with my audio and physical review copies. Jennifer Pickens does a phenomenal job narrating! (I also loved… Continue reading Whack Job is a true crime history full of axes and murder by Rachel McCarthy James (3.5/5 stars)
Boys Weekendby Mattie Lubchansky(post may contain affiliate links) Boys Weekend is a sci-fi horror graphic novel by Mattie Lubchansky featuring a trans-"final girl." I had a lot of fun reading this! Sammie is an artist's assistant who came out as nonbinary transfemme about a year prior to the events of the graphic novel. Now, they're… Continue reading Boys Weekend is a sci-fi horror graphic novel by Mattie Lubchansky featuring a trans-“final girl” (4.25/5 stars)
The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistantby Liza Tullynarrated by Emma Ladji(post may contain affiliate links) The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully is a cozy mystery with a heaping dose of family drama. I used one of my monthly libro.fm credits to listen to the audiobook. The… Continue reading The World’s Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant by Liza Tully is a cozy mystery with a heaping dose of family drama (3/5 stars)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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