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1 like = 1 book recommendation. On your mark, get set, go! Also zero likes = 1 sad bookseller.
Okay then. 52 like. *Clears throat* Let's get this party started. This may take few days.
SURVIVOR SONG by Paul Tremblay. You will be on the edge of your seat as you wait to see if Ramola is able to help her friend deliver her baby, during a deadly super rabies outbreak, before it is too late. A captivating thriller. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780062679161
2. BECOMING DUCHESS GOLDBLATT is a riveting memoir by the anonymous woman behind the internet legend, Duchess Goldblatt. She goes from divorce to losing everything, to creating a supportive, loving found family brought together by the fictional Duchess. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780358216773
3. MEXICAN GOTHIC is an absolutely stunning and horrifying gothic novel for our times. In turns it deftly tackles important themes like colonization, racism, and eugenics. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780525620785
4. RING SHOUT. What if the Ku Klux Klan were actually demons who came from hatred? Maryse, her magical sword, and her two partners are the only ones who can stop the monster Ku Kluxes. I cannot do this book justice with words. It is indescribably good. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781250767028
5. SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. Absolutely adorable f/f slow burn romance, that deftly handles power imbalance. In the end, you'll be screaming, just kiss her already, but it's worth the wait. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780593102527
6. YOU LET ME IN. Did famous author Cassandra Tipp really have a relationship with a group of sinister fairies that lived in a mound in the backyard, or was she the victim of abuse that created stories to cover up her trauma? https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781250302045
7. EXCITING TIMES. Who will Ava pick, staid Julian or exciting Edith? Funny with very zippy dialogue, but It also examines class differences, struggles and colonization as its more serious themes. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780062968746
8. TROUBLE THE SAINTS. An absolutely stunning historical fantasy set in Harlem during WWII. It tackles the difficult themes of racism, segregation, and colonization. It is sexy, with complicated relationships, and unforgettable characters. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781250175342
9. THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE. VE Schwab tears your heart to pieces, and repairs it, only to do it again on the next page. Captivating, from its Faustian beginning, through its ephemeral love stories, culminating in its pitch-perfect ending. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780765387561
10.THE CITY WE BECAME. Avatars of the 5 boroughs of NY need to band together so the city can be born. A love letter to NYC, that acknowledges its racism, prejudice, and violence, but somehow still sees the city's shining light-its diverse beautiful people. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780316509848
11. The House in the Cerulean Sea is a transcendent novel replete with whimsy and a childlike sense of wonder. If you let love in, it makes you a better person; and if you try, you just might change the world for the better. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781250217288
12. NINTH HOUSE. A stunning book in the tradition of The Secret History, and the Magicians. Bardugo's first adult entry has a cast of characters you won't soon forget and great social commentary about class. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781250313072
13. WANDERERS A worth successor to the Stand, with more diverse characters, and a modern 21st century bent. Very well done and thoroughly engrossing. A hard book to put down. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780399182129
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR. Two waring time travelers fall in love over notes sent to each other through time. I can not stress enough how beautiful this prose is. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781534430990
15. TECHNICALLY, YOU STARTED IT. A nice, sweet mistaken identity romance between a demisexual girl and a bisexual boy told over text messages. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781338335460
16. ALL MY MOTHER'S LOVERS. Maggie, upon her mother's death, discovers that her parents' ideal marriage, was marred by repeated infidelity. A heartwarming story about discovering your parents are human, and that loves comes in many different forms. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781524745974
17. INTO THE DROWNING DEEP. Two words, killer mermaids. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9780316379373
18. VAMPIRES NEVER GET OLD. Diverse vampire short stories, by today's hottest YA authors. There are gay vampires, trans vampires, Desi vampires, Black vampires. Every kind of vampire that has never before had the chance to shine. Really well done. https://bookshop.org/a/1948/9781250230010
And now a wee break. I promise to return tomorrow, and not quit until I hit 52. Maybe I'll do more than 52. Stay tuned. Tonight I shall dream of books I should have blurbed before starting this thread.
