May 21, 2021
“He was gone. Whatever world he’d come from had finished reclaiming him. And along with him, it had claimed some part of me.”
The Regrets, amy bonnaffons
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“He was gone. Whatever world he’d come from had finished reclaiming him. And along with him, it had claimed some part of me.”
The Regrets, amy bonnaffons
It's been awhile since I got to show off my books, and I'm super psyched about this library haul!
Title: The Regrets | Author: Amy Bonnaffons | Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (2020)
Favorite quotes from The Regrets, by Amy Bonnaffons
"In my defense: is there a form of love that's not a welcome unraveling?"
"It turns out that an absence can penetrate you much more thoroughly than a presence"
"Nothing is Sexier, after all, than a mystery"
My January & February Reads
Last Things, Jenny Offill - Jenny Offill’s books are so dang good. I read this during a sick day and it was maybe too much of a downer for my sickly body to handle. Yeah, her writing is clever, but reading about little kids with bad parents stresses me out. I read Last Things to tide me over until Weather, which is next on my list.
Guts, Raina Telgemeier - Funny, smart, cute, and comforting (especially if you struggle with anxiety issues). Also, A+ fart jokes. I can't wait to buy copies for all my nieces!
American Cozy, Stephanie Pedersen - Ideal bedtime reading with cute illustrations to boot. The book offers simple tips on how to achieve a cozier, calmer lifestyle at home, work, during the holidays, when you're socializing, etc. None of it was mind-blowing, but whatever. I enjoyed reading it, and I appreciate solid, straightforward advice.
The Price of Salt (aka Carol), Patricia Highsmith - Whoa baby. This is a rare case where I love the book and its movie in equal, extravagant amounts. Read it if you're a fan of Christmas, coming-of-age stories, New York City, sad girls, "nice" guys, romantic cigarette sharing, and detailed descriptions of clothes and cocktails.
Whiskey & Ribbons, Leesa Cross-Smith - This book is beautiful and fun to read and it absolutely destroyed me emotionally! I can’t wait to read Cross-Smith’s upcoming story collection, So We Can Glow.
The Regrets, Amy Bonnaffons - So many perfectly written, quotable observations about relationships and loneliness and independence. The book is told from a few different characters' POV and it loses the best voice towards the end, which is a real bummer. That said, I really really really loved 75% of The Regrets, and it has one of my favorite book covers in forever.
Our Spoons Came from Woolworths, Barbara Comyns - Isn’t the title just wonderful? Inspired by a pal who recently became obsessed with Comyns, I checked this out of the library. This story was way too sad for me (think 19th century fallen women vibes), but I loved Comyns’ writing style. One character was so vile I wished he was a real person so I could personally kick his ass.
Happy February!
Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans is a magical story of queer friendship that’s tenderness and comforting nature makes me want it in my hands immediately so I can cry into it. This book seems to be only available in Australia at the moment, but I may need to order it online anyway!
The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper promises to be a cute, gay, romance with some government secrets sprinkled in. This book looks super soft and sweet, and the perfect kind of thing to make my heart happy.
The Regrets by Amy Bonnaffons is going to be great because, two words: ghost romance. A somewhat surreal, romantic debut, there’s a really good chance this book is going to be amazing.
The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne is a retelling of a Jane Austen novel, set in space, but more importantly it’s a Bachelorette-esque story of high class politcs and balls, all set on a classy old spaceship. I’ve actually already read this one and I can tell you that it’s fun and quick and definitely full of those Austen vibes.
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood is historical fiction, but the kind of historical I actually really dig. This is Norway in the 1600s, featuring a woman who’s watched everyone else in her life die and an obedient wife of a zealot who falls in love with her.
The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood is an epic fantasy story about a priestess sacrifice rejecting her fate and “duty” of being a sacrifice and running away with a mage, to become his political spy. There’s world hopping, it’s queer, the world building is supposed to be phenomenal, and the characters all sound great.
Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin is a high school based retelling of Macbeth, where the protagonist is one of the Weird Sisters. It’s murderous and manipulative and seems like an amazing adaptation.
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller was pitched by the author as a “Slytherin Romance”. It’s a fantasy hinging on murder plots, morally gray characters, and intense romantic tension.
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow is set in a post-alien invasion world where humanity’s creative works are deemed volatile, following a girl with a secret, illegal library. This could easily be a run of the mill 2010 dystopia, but there’s also a pop loving alien, a giant road trip, and a whole lot of music. This book seems like the definition of fun.
The whole reason heterosexual men need women, besides heterosexual intercourse, is that they need someone to verbalize the world to. Or rather, in whose general direction to verbalize the world. It's like the way cats need a doorstep on which to deposit dead birds.
The Regrets, Amy Bonnaffons
AMY BONNAFFONS “The Other One”
A karaoke room in the middle of the day is a great place to cry, because you can be completely alone.