#jackson alone

Trying something different this year and breaking up by genre, so if you’re looking for SFF/H, Crime Fiction, or Graphic Novels, just keep scrolling! (Yes, some of those distinctions are a little fuzzy. I did my best.) Romance will still be getting its own post, though, so do keep an eye out for that in the coming days! Literary/Upmarket Fiction Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin (January…

Pumped by K.M. Neuhold (2nd) I’m just a nerd, standing in front of a bench press, asking it not to humiliate me in front of my gym crush I’ve never walked into a gym on purpose in my life, and I’m not sure which part is more shocking, the massive beefcake who immediately challenges me to arm wrestle or the fact that I kind of want to come back. I spent years of my life refusing to lift anything…

Only 2 books this month, but I was moving again so I’ll give myself a break. February should be a little more stable and I’m back to taking the train in to work which will give me a lot more reading time.

Jackson Alone was a strong short novel, but I wish the ending hadn’t been so abrupt. I also felt that the prose might have been lost in translation, but there’s only so much to be done about that.