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I was really skeptical of this one as contemporary romance and I have a complicated relationship. So far, though, I'm enjoying this more than I expected to. I love books that engage with a character's entire life in this way, and I'm really taken by the scenes of Eve interacting with her friends, family members, and the baby's father.

I've never read any of Christie's works, despite that mystery has long been my favorite book genre.

I'm grateful this book exists, but this is not going to be an easy read.

I am a huge stan of The Dream podcast, so I'm very excited to read this. Before listening to the podcast, I'd say I was indifferent to MLMs at best, but I've since come to see them as so emblematic of American society. What else better sums up the whole concept of the American dream than scams like this, that promise limitless earning potential if only one works hard enough?

This book is such a nuclear bomb, and I am here for it! I went absolutely wild for The Change, and this followup does not disappoint. This is one author who is absolutely not afraid to go there while making all the noise possible along the way, and it's giving me life.

I've liked this series because it's very fast-paced and I appreciate Helen's nuances, but it is becoming a little silly, now that she's on to serial killer #3. Is this woman a serial killer magnet or something? I kind of can't blame her boss for thinking she's reaching in an attempt to interpret every crime she investigates as the work of a serial killer.

I like what this book has to say about social media sleuths. This is a complex and layered issue, and I think the book is doing a good job of portraying how people with good intentions can end up hindering investigations or steering them in the wrong direction, as well as how thorny it is when someone's initial attempt at doing something good becomes enmeshed with algorithms and going viral.

LOLOLOLOL at GR offering me recommendations based on my anti-fat bias bookshelf. Like, are you offering me up more books chock-full of anti-fatness? No thanks!

New Tana French, let's goooooo!

I'm slightly skeptical because of the "if you're a fan of My Sister, The Serial Killer..." in the blurb. Usually comps don't bode well for me because I never think the book is anything like what it's being compared to, but we shall see...

"When I look in the mirror, I don't see a body slimmed through strict dieting and weight loss. I see a body that's weary, that's battered, that has been through absolute hell. I see a body that's resilient and has gone through the wringer to keep me alive. None of what I've endured matters in this unwinnable scheme: I am thinner, and therefore everything I've experienced to get here is secondary."

Everything about this book so far has been absolutely brutal. I don't typically like books with this level of violence, but this book is so profound that I find it hard to tear my eyes away. The most brutal thing of all about it is what it has to say about American society. It's a message I wish a LOT more people would take in and grapple with.

This book is superb. Despite my years-long, concerted effort to divest from diet culture, Manne is making me look at the issue in new ways. I wish I could make everyone read this. It's not as if I'm over my problematic thoughts. They still rear their ugly heads once in a while. But even so, it's so utterly freeing to reject diet culture that I wish I could give everyone the gift of freedom from it.

This is going to be one of the most important and impactful books I read this year, I'm sure of it.

Here we goooooo! I feel like the stars are aligning with regard to Murderbot, since I started the latest book in the same week I learned there's a Murderbot TV series in the works. Here's hoping the show is even a fraction as good as the books!

This book contains some really egregious grammatical errors. Wouldn't it be nice if publishing companies spent more on editorial assistants and less on their CEOs and other executives?

Here for the aro/ace rep that’s basically nonexistent in adult lit. Hope this one delivers.

I am still reading this book. It's so good and so mind-altering, it's just also very dense and there's a lot to unpack while reading it. I tend to read chapters and then step away from it for a bit to think, as I want to do it justice.

Reread because I'm currently watching the show on Amazon and I wanted to see what differences/similarities exist between the two works. So far I've watched 8 of the 9 episodes of the show and am impressed with it, so I wanted to see if I think it fully does the book justice.