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Barbara Truelove: Of Monsters and Mainframes (Paperback, Bindery Books)

Spaceships aren’t programmed to seek revenge—but for Dracula, Demeter will make an exception.

Demeter …

Super fun audiobook I picked up after a bookclub member recommended it. It's awesome so far and a bit funny. Very unique perspective.

Fredrik Backman: My friends (Hardcover, 2025, Atria Books)

Truly Art

This book is a masterpiece, and by far Fredik Backman's most beautiful work of art. I cried three times and found it so relatable. This has been so far my favorite as I did not find it as fake or overly optimistic as his previous books. It tackles many difficult themes while explaining humanity so universally, so raw, that everyone would know what Back man is talking about. Humor, love, grief, friends, adolescence, all of it. The way he brings everything together, that is his art.

John Green: Everything Is Tuberculosis (Hardcover, 2025, Penguin Young Readers Group)

Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, …

Started listening to this book yesterday. Seems short and has good reviews. I'm learning so much already and how long TB has been around. Very interesting too about the prevalence and the varying course of illness.

Ashley Elston: First Lie Wins (2024, Pamela Dorman Books)

Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a …

I didn't know what a "First Lie" was prior to this book

Solid listen with an interesting story and characters you can get invested in. The dialogue was realistic and there were a lot of fun turns and surprises. I was definitely curious how everything will play out and throughout the book I had so many questions that were answered.