The Whatnot of TJ

HAPPY PRIDE!

I hope to come back some time in the near future and talk about things and stuff. But until then, here, have some book recs.



( May 2025 )

So, what is everyone reading for Pride? So far, I'm just set to finish:
*When The Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley
*Even Though I Knew the End by C.I. Polk
*Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
*Missing Page by Cat Sebastian
*A Destiny of Dragons by TJ Klune

And then we'll see where the muse takes me. Recs, of course, always welcome. ❤️❤️

And before I begin, this is where I beg you to join Fable (and give you a cool invite code that gives us both $$ for one of their interactive ebooks). Fable is AWESOME! ❤️



( March 2025 ) And that was my March. How about you all?

I can't believe February is almost halfway over already. Oh well, better late than never (basically my epitaph, I guess).

( January 2025 )

July and August Reads!

Did I ever mention that I took a 3 week vacation to New Zealand in July? Did I mention that when I returned, I had a week to pack up, say goodbye to the life and the people in it for the last 25ish years and take me, a UHaul trailer and my bb!SUV across the country to the town I was born and raised, but haven't lived in for over 30 years? And now I live here, and work here and how weird that is?

So yeah, those things happened. And reading happened, but me coming here and sharing any of that fell by the wayside as it sometimes does, even though I try really hard for it not to.

So, first books, then everything else:

( July Reads! In a nutshell ) Let's see if I can do this before ANOTHER month goes on. It helps that I only read half the books in August as I did in July. Who knew that packing, driving cross country and settling into a new job (and new life) would slow down reading?

BUT, I did get my bestie apythia hooked on Green Creek in our 5 day trip across the country, so, I'll take the hit to my lack of new stories being consumed.

Now, on to the list!

( August in a (hopefully) expediated nutshell )

And phew! Done just in time for September's List. 🤣🤣 That one is (sadly) even shorter. And will have to wait, because I've missed talking of books with you all, so I want this posted. 😍 What are you all reading?

MAY 2024 READS

Under the cut are reviews for:

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Starter Villian by John Sclazi
Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
How to be a Movie Star by T.J. Klune
Gwen and Art are NOT in Love by Lex Croucher
Love and Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Upside Down by N.R. Walker

( Book Reviews for May )

Books Read in 2023
Janaury 2024 Reads
February 2024 Reads 

( ”March Reads )

Last year I broke my reading slump, but I was so shocked by it that I was ill-prepared to organize my cataloging, let alone my thoughts and reviews. I'll probably spend this whole year fixing that mistake because I don't want to forget one book I read last year.

I'm determined not to do that again this year. So here:
( What I read in January 2024 )