Need a Pride Month read? SHAPES OF LOVE is great aroace rep!! It asks the hard questions, explores deep friendships, and perfectly captures the nostalgic moment between the end of high school and the start the rest of your life. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/05/shap...

Happy weekend, #BookSky! Anybody else wishing they were heading to the beach right now? That's where Odie's headed... and where the storm washes his sailboat ashore in Anna Ellison's #Romance CALYPSO'S ODYSSEY. Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/05/caly...

Happy weekend, #BookSky! Thinking of traveling this #summer? Evelyn would tell you to think again. She's several iterations in to this plane crash time-loop in Rachel Reiss's SECONDS TO SPARE. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/05/seco...

Eavesdropping on some old ladies at the coffee shop as she says she's so mad her grandson accused her of being a Tr*mper for "defending him." Not five minutes later saying she only trusts 🦊News because every other outlet is "lying."

Me: types "encampment" Microsoft Word: did you mean "campsite"? No, Microsoft, I did not mean campsite.

Happy Friday, Book People! 💙📚 Looking for a lush #Fantasy to escape into this #weekend? Every night is full of magic and revelry in Elisa A. Bonnin's THE NIGHT KING'S COURT. Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

Happy weekend, #BookSky! Need some seaside #horror in your life? Lindsay Weinberg's already got big #summer plans after getting kicked out of her most recent boarding school. But her plans *don't* involve rural Maine in THE COVE. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

YA is such a strange spot rn because on one hand, you have adult fantasy/romantasy funneled to YA because that's culturally where women authors *belong* and on the other hand, you have classic MG books being republished as YA because they are suddenly too hard/dark for the contemporary kid.

Happy weekend, #BookSky! The sun is out, the ground is thawed, and things are getting green around me. And greenery means rot, or at least it does in Jill Baguchinsky's #Horror MAY THE DEAD KEEP YOU. Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/04/may-...

Yesterday was my last day as a bookseller, and I miss it already. For management reasons, I had to move on, but please direct all your deranged book questions to me! Only remember the color of the book? I got you. Only know NPR talked about it a month ago? I can help!

Happy Weekend, Book People! Looking for a cozy romance to be your next escape? Madeline and Cooper might be nemeses, but they're working together now to keep their parents from dating in WE ARE NEVER GETTING TOGETHER. 📚💙 Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/04/we-a...

Two miles into a canyon hike when I cross paths with a man in flipflops, Starbucks in hand, no hiking gear, and... Sir, how did you get here??

You really have to remember the general hiker when reading trail reviews because "we had to cross a river" means something significantly different when written by experience hikers versus people from Chicago out on a weekend jaunt. PSA : 3" water is not "a river."

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Moby Dick... in space? Ishara Ming's chasing a legend nobody believes in. Except her. She's seen this great space whale herself, right before it killed her whole crew. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

We have been waiting in this coffee line for 15 minutes. How do you not know what to order?

Happy Friday, #BookSky! If you're looking to escape from everyday life for a little bit, come visit THE FARAWAY INN! It's just a little B&B in Vermont... or is it? Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

It's finally spring, #BookSky, and look what a gorgeous ARC I've had land in my mailbox! I can't wait to dig into this Dickens-inspired mystery. 💙📚 Thanks so much for the review copy @tashidiaz.bsky.social!

Happy Friday, Book Friends! Looking to lose yourself in some great #HistoricalFiction? In HEIRESS OF NOWHERE, you'll get a remote estate, a chilly island, and a touch of murder... Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/heir...

When you replace an algorithm with AI and now all the "top news" stories are weird garbage 🙃

Finally getting an in-person interview just for them to say, "Oh, yeah, we filled that position you applied for. But here, answer a series of questions for an entirely different position you are in no way prepared to answer, and we'll see!"

Happy Friday, Book People! If you're looking to unplug from the digital realm, maybe do it alongside Elena Ok! It's not exactly her plan for the summer, but she doesn't have a choice in Grace K. Shim's THE OKS ARE NOT OK. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Rebranding everything as "AI" is such disingenuous nonsense. Spellcheck is *not* AI. You *know* that's not what anti-AI people mean. Be so for real.

Customer: I bought this book at Christmas. I need a refund. Me: We don't sell that book, and our return policy is 30 days. Customer: No, you don't understand. I BOUGHT THIS BOOK AT CHRISTMAS AND NEED A REFUND. ME: ... no.

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Eli is fine. That's what he keeps telling his therapist. Sure, he's numb inside, and he's missing months of memory. But that's definitely *fine* in Josh Silver's #SciFi ERASE ME. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/eras...

Some random: "I can't believe Public Figure would do something so awful" First comment: "Who??" Some random: "I don'f want to say. Just trust me they're awful 🫤"

Happy almost-spring, #BookSky! Our world is thawing, but in THE DANGER OF SMALL THINGS, the bees are gone. All the pollinators are, too. And resources are scarce in this end-times #dystopia. Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

PLEASE DEAR GOD NO MORE BANJO. - the desperate roommate of someone who just took up playing the banjo (It's me. I am the roommate.)

"Favorite Save Locations" and it is the OneDrive that I never use and am not signed into. 👀

Got rejected from a job I didn't even apply to, so everything is awesome.

That urge to call out of work so you can read your boooook

Some people act like retaliation/getting pushed out in retail ONLY means getting hours slashed. Sometimes it means giving somebody so much work (and giving management time off) that the worker has no choice but to fail or burnout.

Transfemme Dorian Gray, anybody? If you're looking for a retelling that really captures the atmosphere of the classic, check out Elle Grenier's THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY. Gothic, unsettling, and very queer. Anyway, #BookSky, my full review: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/02/this...

Staring at my cactus trying to figure out if it wants water

BookTok is all "if you liked Heated Rivalry, you'll *love* Icebreaker" And I think we might be missing a crucial detail here...

"Looks like you're logging in from a new device." - every website ever as I log in from my same laptop that I always use

Happy Friday, #BookSky! On the lookout for some good #Fantasy to add to your TBR this year? You'll get flashy magic, bloody duels, cameras and lights in Andrea Tang's TO THE DEATH - I'd highly recommend! Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/02/to-d...

I'm not often posting politics, but I'm also *always* posting politics. Promoting books is political. Promoting diverse books is political. Promoting queer books is political.

Some old man, threatening customer service: "I went to Harvard with the CEO! I'm a shareholder!" (The CEO is easily 30 years younger than this man. There are no shareholders.)

Me: posts book review Somebody random: why would you post this? i don't read books Me: ???

When somebody says, "Of course I have Monday off! It's [insert random "holiday"]," and your retail brain short circuits.

Every morning, I make tea. And every morning, my dogs start howling because I won't share my tea. And every morning, when I offer them some tea, they run away to gag. And on it goes.

Happy Friday, #BookSky! If you like your romantasy to be equal parts romance *and* fantasy, check out A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DATING A DEMON. Claiming you're betrothed to a demon keeps the boys away... until that demon shows up. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-pr...

Job hunting is ridiculous because you apply to a position that you meet the requirements for AND all the *preferred* qualifications just to get a rejection 48 hours later because they want a candidate who "has more experience." My 5+ years preferred experience isn't enough to get minimum wage?

Valentine's week at the bookstore is just a bunch of men asking what their girlfriend/wife/so likes to read. My good man, I don't *know* what she likes to read.

Being a regular at your local coffeeshop really is the best thing.

What if I just quit my job and founded an independent bookstore. What then.

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Looking for a good thriller to get you through these long winter nights? Hurricane season has hit, and some old secrets are being dragged out of the Everglades... Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/02/para...

My new boss just texted me a gif of a penguin eating tacos. No context. No follow-up. What does this mean??

Anybody else need a #fantasy adventure to escape into this cold, cold winter, #BookSky? In SOUL OF A GENTLEMAN WITCH, Callum has just one task left to win back his soul from the devil... 📚💙 Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/soul...

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Snow's bearing down on me this weekend, so I'm in search of a good book to read. If you're in the same boat, I'd highly recommend Roshani Chokshi's THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER. Fairytale whimsy (and gore) all in one! Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...