Mercer

Sci-fi queer romance book? Yes, please. This was lovely and so sweet. I loved the hat tips to the foundations of queerness—hints of stonewall, and how far queerness has come—and the juxtaposition to the modern day. And, of course, Jane. Sweet Jane. ❤️

This was excellent. 4 stars instead of 5 Because I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. This book amazed me so much Because of the way it explored a complex relationship with a mother. I loved it so much and it was so beautiful to watch it unfold. It was such an honest depiction of interpersonal dynamics, and also true to life with the death of a loved one to cancer. If you have had a loved one die of cancer recently, this may be very triggering.

Beyond that, the descriptions of food were to die for. I wanted to eat everything. The audio book was outstanding.

This book was excellent. Such a quick read and so enjoyable. Like welcome to night vale and every office I've ever worked in had a baby.

Not only is it funny, but it's also sweet. Very touching and reflective in some of the more existential moments. Truly a delight.

The audiobook version of this was excellent! I really liked this story, though it was very different from The Martian, I thought. Over all, I felt very endeared but the humanity of it. Can't say more without spoiling.

This grew on me. At the start, the writing style annoyed the crud out of me—perhaps because it felt like being inside my own brain? Gradually, I came around and started to be endeared. Overall, relatable and sweet and funny.

Capitalism is bad, mm'kay? There were a lot of Ah Ha moments for me in this book and I'd recommend it to anyone that lives in the world that we live in or is indoctrinated in hustle culture.

A sweet, heartsick book. There were some things which I wanted more of or at least to gain some clarity on which is why I've given this 4 instead of 5 stars. Just some little crumbs that were dropped but never fully fleshed out.

This was perfectly fine, I suppose. But nothing really stood out to me. A “meh.”

I really enjoyed this book. I read it super duper slowly because there was so much to open up and dive into. Not only did I learn a lot about the bands, but I also learned a ton about punk history. It *also* led me to have more (and less) respect for some of the bands that I knew less about. Overall big recommend.

Torn between a 4 and a 5. There were some parts of this that I found very boring and found myself tuning out. That said, the majority of it was beautiful. I loved it so much. Such a unique premise for a book, so many unique perspectives about how we view life and death and our purpose. A beautiful portrayal of love. Some parts had me truly weeping, others were so funny I couldn't help but grin.

Meh. For the first half of this book I was all in! It gave me such excellent Wuthering Heights vibes. Then, about 60% in it totally jumped the shark and lost me. I would recommend this to no one, but I can't give it 1 star because the first half was good!

Appreciated this and a deeper dive into nesta's psyche. Loved the feminine power throughout. Was pretty turned off by how explicit the book was—felt like it really ramped up for this one. Perhaps it's because I listened to the audiobook this time around but...dang. Just a lot of content where I was like

Cute. Appreciated a supporting character that stood up for themselves.

This book left me feeling tender and hopeful. Much more literary than romance and all heart.

I liked this! Easy going, much more narrative than directive, but highly relatable. It was a nice palette cleanser.

Once it got to the AI part of this book, it was actually interesting to me. I love how the parts written from the perspective of the AI considered how something trying to learn human habits might talk and think.


Everything outside of that was pretty terrible. The writing was trite and the romance aspects just creeped me out. I wish this had just been a straight SF book so I could have gotten more of the AI and less of the main character.

This story is absolutely bonkers and makes me grateful to be entirely off of social media.

So torn between 4 and 5 here. I was bored until about 30% in, then I got hooked. Such a story about family, specifically matrilineal ones, and magic, obviously. I loved the historical setting and I LOVED the audiobook of this. The accents were excellent.

Meh. Nothing particularly intriguing or meaningful here. There were a few points where I was tense, but unlike the other books nothing was psychologically thrilling. We all knew Snow was terrible, no?

This was an extremely honest book by a chef who I have always admired. I appreciated knowing the ins and outs of Chang’s life and hearing his honest appraisal of his successes and failures. There was some time slippage and things seemed out of place occasionally. I also don’t imagine that someone who wasn’t a Momo-fangirl would like this as much as I did. So, 4 instead of 5.

Excellent, informative, but perhaps a bit too long. This may have been because I listened to the audiobook version rather than reading it, but it did feel like this slammed on the same point somewhat repetitively, occasionally. That said, I really liked the lines drawn between Dionysus, Jesus and the multiple historical religions.

Very actionable and sweet. Encouraging, lacking in judgment, and some really, really good insights. Even as a parent outside of the toddler set.

I read this book three times in a row. If you love New York, love or Sagittariuses this book is for you.

I tried to read this twice. Both times I had to put it down. The first one at like 5% and the second one at 20. The writing is so juvenile and feels like I’m being handheld. 20% in and I still also have no sense of importance—ie, who should I care about and why?! I have other books on my to read list that won’t feel like such a slog, and this one feels too amateur to bother continuing.

Awesome read

Atwood does it again. A scarily realistic future dystopia where genetic modification is the norm. Can't wait to read book 2.