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I’ll only be adding people as friends who are actual people for now on. The amount of fake profiles on this platform is getting ridiculous. The AI generated messages I’m receiving is getting crazy and it is all trying to take advantage of me.

Think I’ll listen again

Really enjoying this

DNF - I don’t think this analytical approach to relationships is going to produce a healthy mindset in myself, so I’m moving on.

I really enjoyed A Stranger Knocks by Tananarive Due.

I find the ideas in this to be really interesting and the writing is amazing

Yep, I’m going to like this

I really liked Another Girl Under the Iron Bell by Angela Liu.

Good start so far. I’ve been dreading reading this for the Hugos but I love the premise and mystery

Wahoo, I just marked the 2000th thing I’ve read one Goodreads. There were a lot of comic books years ago, but I’m still excited for that. About 12 years worth of Goodreads usage.

I’ve decided to update my Goodreads at the end of the year instead of throughout the year. I am going to be deleting the app from my phone and keeping a paper log. I want to see how my reading changes as I stop sharing what I read online for the rest of 2024. I want to focus on my health and relationships.

2023 stats:
54 Novels
11 Middle Grade or Young Adult
14 Nonfiction
315 Stories
21 Novellas
37 Graphic Novels or Manga

Overall, happy with my reads, and this is the year I read a lot more general fiction than in previous years.

Loving this

50 pages in and I’m loving the world building and the way Harrow is going about it.

Finally able to start this

Audiobook due tomorrow but I’m getting the physical book to finish it up.

It is getting better!

I really hope this ends well. I'm tired of reading mystery/thrillers with weak endings.

The setup for this novel is a little cringe-worthy. Also, the synopsis gives away the entire book!

So, I listened to the audiobook, and I’m going to try to reread it in physical because I just don’t love it as much as most people

"I wish I was like you. I wish I was a target demographic. I think that must be another word for loved."

- Catherynne M. Valente in Can You Hear Me Now? So good!