30 books
—
3 voters
to-read
(625)
currently-reading (1)
read (715)
did-not-finish (31)
up-next (4)
gr-giveaway-win (43)
net-galley (13)
voracious-readers-giveaways (10)
booksirens-review (8)
fantasy (354)
horror (174)
science-fiction (148)
currently-reading (1)
read (715)
did-not-finish (31)
up-next (4)
gr-giveaway-win (43)
net-galley (13)
voracious-readers-giveaways (10)
booksirens-review (8)
fantasy (354)
horror (174)
science-fiction (148)
historical-fiction
(107)
mystery-suspense (81)
thriller (74)
non-fiction (68)
short-stories-novellas (67)
romance (65)
contemporary-general-fiction (50)
audiobooks (41)
classics (38)
alltime-favorites (31)
young-adult (30)
politics (26)
mystery-suspense (81)
thriller (74)
non-fiction (68)
short-stories-novellas (67)
romance (65)
contemporary-general-fiction (50)
audiobooks (41)
classics (38)
alltime-favorites (31)
young-adult (30)
politics (26)
People enjoyed them and they knew perfectly well what they were getting when they read them. Not real life so much as an escape from it – and God knows we’re all in need of that right now. Twenty-four-hour news. Fake news. Politicians
...more
“When you’re poor, you live in an alternate reality. It’s not that we have problems different from everyone else, but we don’t have the resources to mask them. We’ve been stripped clean of social protocol.”
― Finding Me
― Finding Me
“I live in Conrad Down 15, a grungy area fifteen floors underground in Conrad Bubble. If my neighborhood were wine, connoisseurs would describe it as “shitty, with overtones of failure and poor life decisions.”
― Artemis
― Artemis
“The sense that the only thing better than being alone would be to be with someone who made you feel as safe and comfortable as you did when you were alone.”
― Rituals
― Rituals
“Memories are immortal. They’re deathless and precise. They have the power of giving you joy and perspective in hard times. Or, they can strangle you. Define you in a way that’s based more in other people’s tucked-up perceptions than truth.”
― Finding Me
― Finding Me
“I now understand that life, and living it, is more about being present. I’m now aware that the not-so-happy memories lie in wait; but the hope and the joy also lie in wait.”
― Finding Me
― Finding Me
Realm Runners
— 33 members
— last activity Dec 21, 2025 09:52AM
A group for talking about authors and books that appear on the show, and an open forum for suggestions on authors who should be on it in the future! ...more
Jess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jess
Lists liked by Jess




































