u/nopester82

▲ 25 r/52book

June 14-20

Five finished this week, total 50/52, 50/75 overall goal.
The Last Romantics, Tara Conklin
Model Home, Rivers Solomon
What Lies in the Woods, Alice Kay Marshall
Sister, Maiden, Monster, Lucy A Snyder
Sorrowland, Rivers Solomon

This months faves: Model Home, What Lies in the Woods, and Sister, Maiden Monster.

u/nopester82 — 15 days ago

Barber Appreciation Post

Mid forties, weird things that bring me joy: fresh cut, clean floors, silence, washing my car in the sun, buying more thrifted puzzles than I’ll ever complete.

u/nopester82 — 22 days ago
▲ 18 r/52book

May 2026 Summary

42/75 Finished this May
Favorites: The Names and The Safekeep.
Asylum: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Recommend
Seascraper: ⭐️⭐️ Did not live up to hype
The Change: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Engaging, if on the nose
Gathering Blue: ⭐️⭐️ First time reading #2 in the trilogy
We Used to Live Here: ⭐️ Pass
The Names: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Surpassed expectations
Nettle & Bone: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fave by this author so far
Messenger: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ My pick of the trilogy
Fiend: ⭐️⭐️ Meh
The Safekeep: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Would read again, a tragic gay blanket of a book
They Both Die at the End: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Easy read, tragic vibes
What Comes at Night: ⭐️⭐️ Simple and unnerving

u/nopester82 — 1 month ago