Happy Sunday!
If youāre following My Side Plot on Fable, you know our July book is Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk.
If you havenāt started yet, donāt worry! Iāll post my full review on July 21st, so thereās still time to catch up.
Until then, here are some books Iāve recently shelvedā¦
The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
This was an audiobook re-read of one of my favourite classics. Itās short. Itās funny. Itās shockingly relatable. A man spontaneously turns into a bug and worries about how it will affect his job? If that aināt meā¦ 4/5 šŖ²
Swiped, L.M. Chilton
If you like campy horror movies and Dolly Alderton, this is the thriller for you! It wasnāt amazing, but it kept me reading and was a fun take on online dating. I was also extremely surprised to learn that L.M. Chilton is a man (although male authors never deliver the same calibre of sex sceneā¦) 3/5 šŖ
A Worthy Opponent, Katee Robert
Katee Robert, on the other hand, only writes sex scenes. She has built a literary empire on sex scenes. She has dreamed up fantasy sex multiverses that are truly boggling to comprehend. That is her superpower, and I respect her for it.
I cannot, however, respect myself for finishing this book. Please donāt ask me what it was about. Please donāt talk to me about it. Please understand that #BookTok will take you to weird places...
ANYWAY. This message is for Katee and Katee alone: Where the hell was the hook? Or a robot hand with different attachments? You canāt tell me that was where you drew the line?! What are we even doing here!?!? 1/5 šŖ
Not books but a few other reads and watches for your weekend:
š«¦Sex Scenes Are So Back ā and Better, POPSUGAR
Intimacy coordinators are making sex scenes cool again, and I am here for it! āIt's almost as if we've been desiring sex all along but just now discovered what we want it to look like.ā
š¶ No one understands a woman in her 20s like Billy Joel, The Guardian
Billy Joel isnāt the girly pop icon we expected, but heās the one we needed.
āThe refrain of āslow down, youāre doing fineā soothes a specific kind of Gen Z malaise, reminding kids raised on the immediacy of social media and the restless news cycle to take a step back.ā
šSniffing Around Saks With Hunter Harris, Shop Rat
This post has inspired me to find a signature scent. Whoās coming on this adventure with me?āWalking around a department store without buying anything feels like getting away with a crime.ā
šŗ Couples Therapy, Crave
This show should be mandatory viewing in every relationship. The drama! The pain! I could watch this series for the rest of my life!
My Summer TBR
Iām so excited to take these 2024 to the beach. Tell me what else I should add (and what you want to read for the book club!)
š Come and Get It, Kiley Reid
From the author of Such a Fun Age, this book promises a messy campus drama with a ton of tension and bad behaviour.
š©āš» I Hope This Finds You Well, Natalie Sue
An office comedy about an admin worker who accidentally gains access to her colleaguesā private messages.
ā° The Ministry of Time, Kaliane Bradley
A time travel sci-fi/romance/spy thriller/workplace drama thatās been all over the ābest books of the year so farā lists.
Quick Book Report
I love the StoryGraph chart that logs how many pages vs. books I read in a month. Summer is always hit or miss for me with reading, so weāll see how squiggly these lines end upā¦
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