Book 60/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsChildren, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.I was Enchanted to end my best ever reading year with Lessons in Chemistry as it won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel, was the first runner up for Best Historical Fiction, and was adapted … Continue reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Book 59/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsI started reading A Christmas Carol for the penultimate book of my 2023 reading challenge on December 25th, because Christmas Day 🤩🎄 It’s pretty fucking wild that I had never read it before considering there are hundreds, if not thousands, of adaptations of this Charles Dickens Xmas classic … Continue reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Book 58/30. My rating: 4 of 5 starsProtect her.That is the last thing Owen Michaels tells his beloved wife of one year when he smuggles a note to her before he disappears. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically … Continue reading The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

Book 57/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars2 ½ stars.I am neither a Mindy fan nor a Mindy hater and only bought Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? And Other Concerns because of The Office. Seeing as Mindy wrote 18 episodes for The Office I was certain this would be a hilarious opportunity to get … Continue reading Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? [And Other Concerns] by Mindy Kaling

Book 55/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsI first read The Hunger Games trilogy a decade ago and rated the books 4, 5 and 5 stars respectively. Enter the film adaptation The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes that made me hunger for the OG trilogy and decide it was time for a … Continue reading Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Book 54/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsI first read The Hunger Games trilogy a decade ago and rated the books 4, 5 and 5 stars respectively. Enter the film adaptation The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes that made me hunger for the OG trilogy and decide it was time for a … Continue reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Book 53/30. My rating: 5 of 5 starsI first read The Hunger Games trilogy a decade ago and rated the books 4, 5 and 5 stars respectively. Enter the film adaptation The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes that made me hunger for the OG trilogy and decide it was time for a … Continue reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Book 52/30. My rating: 3 of 5 starsWhat a strange ass book about an ancient society of witches and a hipster technological startup that go to war in order to prevent the world from tearing itself apart.All the Birds in the Sky is a novel centered on Patricia who is a witch, and Laurence who … Continue reading All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders