Drive-through-only overpriced coffee is the worst. If you're overcharging me, at least provide a fun interior where I can sip.

I had a not-very-old customer come in looking for a book on the most recent iPhone. We didn't have one. She then proceeded to tell me the App Store has been recommending apps for her, and she needs to learn why it is doing that. That's what she needed the book for.

Need some psychic energy this #spooky season? 📚💙 Lala Russell is a visionary... if prophetic visions count. But she's tired of all that. And one more vision of a Black kid getting shot by a white man isn't what she wants to see. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/spli...

This restaurant has a tip suggestion of 40%. Welcome back to the USA, I guess.

Science works by conducting research, not by governments making "announcements"

"BOOK meets BOOK with the wit of BOOK and the aesthetic of TV SHOW" Okay, but what part did *you* come up with?

Alrighty, Book People! It's time to get in the #spooky mood. Who wants some #horror that takes The Secret Garden and makes it queer, Gothic, and rotten? CG Drews's HAZELTHORN mught be your perfect spooky read. 📚💙 Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/haze...

26° in London in late September is criminal. Why so hot? Why so sun?

My uncle, while definitely high: "You know, I don't like getting high. I never do it myself. Never."

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Anyone a fan of a good locked-room murder mystery? I KILLED THE KING gives six suspects, one very dead royal, and a clock ticking down on a very important treaty. Check out my full #Fantasy #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-ki...

Seeing a dog in a raincoat will always make me happy.

Painting your nails on the train is diabolical.

Anybody else on #BookSky excited for the weather to get cooler? Looking forward to #festive season... but without the need for Christmas cheer? FOR THE REST OF US is a holiday anthology that's got you covered! Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/for-...

I can't believe it's been 5 years since Gateway Reviews went live! With over 250 reviews, I've had such a blast reading and promoting new releases. To celebrate five years, I'm going to highlight the 5 most popular reviews from this past year in the following 🧵: #BookSky

Happy September, #BookSky! What releases are you excited for this month? So many of my favorite authors are releasing new stuff; I'm so ready for the fall publishing season! gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Was 2000s-style urban fantasy your jam? Then you're in luck with this week's new release! Jenny Birch's WOVEN FROM CLAY brings an underground witch society to life in a very nostalgic fashion. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/08/wove...

This trigger warning convo the #WritingCommunity has been having this week is silly. If you don't need content warnings, good for you. If you don't want to include them in your books, that's fine. They're not compulsory. If you *do* include them to help readers find the right book, great! #BookSky

Dealing with a GenXer who *thinks* their electronics knowledge is akin to a Millenial's but is actually closer to a Boomer's is possibly the most frustrating customer service experience. At least Boomers who are tech illiterate (usually) know that they don't know.

Here's my #SapphicSeptember reading list! Will I read all of these in September? Probably not since I'll be traveling most of the month, but I'll be doing my best. This list isn't set in stone, so any and all recommendations are still welcome #BookSky!

My (very conservative) father told me today that he's a big proponent of clean nuclear energy development, because that could mean free power for everyone. This is, per his own terminology, "capitalism."

Happy Friday, #BookSky! 💙📚 Need a good #thriller to end your summer? Survival competition, creepy desert ghost town, billionaire manosphere influencers: WE WON'T ALL SURVIVE has it all! Check out my full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/08/we-w...

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Need one last #summer #romance to get you through to fall? Evie Whitmore can't wait to study abroad in Venice because 1) it's Venice and 2) it's home to a speakeasy nightclub for her favorite fantasy series. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/08/love...

Alright, Book People! #SapphicSeptember readathon prompts just dropped, and I've got some ideas already. But I'm open for any and all recommendations. Send it my way, pls! 💙📚 #BookSky

A customer just ordered an iced americano and got mad at me for "cutting it" with water. Ma'am... that's what makes it an americano. Anyway, I'm wrong and silly and should "just make it how I tell you." (She wanted iced espresso. Just iced espresso.)

Happy Friday, #BookSky! Anybody else already dreading the #holidays? Well, Zoe is, too. She doesn't *want* to go home for the holidays (and face the reality of her disastrous semester). So New York to Seattle passenger train it is. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/08/leav...

Happy Friday, #BookSky! If you like your coming-of-age story to come with not-quite-best friends, a glimpse into the glitzy world of reality TV, and a beloved Black-owned bookstore, check out Lakita Wilson's PRETTY GIRL COUNTY. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/08/pret...

"Where did you put this book?" -Sorry, we've sold out. "How was I supposed to know?" -... "Call the other store to see if they have it." -Good news! They can set one aside for you. What's your name for the reservation? "If I wanted you to know my name, I would have told you." -...

Not to be the "audiobooks aren't books" person (because I absolutely don't think that's true), but a "book" that only exists in audio format isn't a book. All these audio-only "books" are... radio shows? Podcasts? Something else?? 📚💙

I know nobody here *needs* to add anything to their TBRs... But if you like books about video games and girlhood and growing pains and keeping family secrets even if it hurts, you should add THE L.O.V.E. CLUB to your TBR! 💙📚 Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Happy Friday, #BookSky! 💙📚 Who needs SNAKES ON A PLANE when you can have PLANTS ON A TRAIN? If you need your fix of botanical horror this hot and muggy July, check out Amy Goldsmith's PREDATORY NATURES! My full #BookReview is up today: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/07/pred...

Making a "magical realism" book list without including a single Latin American author is... something.

Sometimes I see fanart and think "Wow, that's really cool!" Other times, I see fanart and think "Why did you make this?" And I think that's beautiful.

Happy Friday, #BookSky! 💙📚 Anyone looking for a cute #summer #romance? Lia Baker is Fableland's #1 fan, and she's going to prove it by winning this anniversary scavenger hunt. No cute distractions allowed. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/07/love...

Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙 Anybody on the lookout for a good short story collection? LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN brings a magical place to life. Sandy June's is right around the bend on every rez, whenever it's needed. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/07/lege...

If you answer the question "What's it about?" by telling me the tropes, I'm not picking up the book. I *like* tropes, but I like characters and plot more. 💙📚

Ali Hazelwood's really out here saying "omegaverse but make it straight," and I'm just not here for that energy. #BookSky 📚💙

If you like books with zombies, OCD rep, zombies, found family, zombies, scrappy little dogs (who don't die), and lots of zombies, check out Racquel Marie's IF WE SURVIVE THIS. #BookSky 📚💙 Full #BookReview now live at Gateway Reviews: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/06/if-w...

What if my next high fantasy just has a whole bunch of characters named, like, Mike or Steve? What then??

Okay, Book People, who's read Silver Elite? Just finished it, and I've got some thoughts I'd like to hash out (whether you liked or not). #BookSky 💙📚

Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?" So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?

Definitely think hockey romance is having a moment because romance authors can write long series about consecutive team members without being called out for having every male love interest be white.

I'm glad my Pride display has reached so much of #BookSky! I've been unable to keep up with comments. If you really want me to see your comment, drop it here so it doesn't get lost. If you need more queer (and/or general) book recs, feel free to stick around! That's what I'm here for.

Posted this and went off to work the rest of my shift. I thought maybe ~5 people would see this, and... quite a few more than that did! I'll be reading through the comments and quotes when I can. In the meantime, I'm always open for queer book recs of any and all genres!

A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it?? Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙

Want to travel to the U.S. Southwest this #summer (but you won't actually do it, since it is so HOT)? Rory Power has you covered in KILL CREATURES: narrow canyons, unreliable narrators, and people who won't stay dead. #BookSky 💙📚 Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/06/kill...

Who's on the lookout for a good Western? I know I wasn't (because I never really am), and yet I loved LADY OR THE TIGER so much! When Belle King sings, everyone listens... and everyone's here to watch her hang. #BookSky 💙📚 Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/06/lady...

If someone posts something about "coddling this generation," I just know they're ultra conservative and haven't spoken meaningfully to a young person since they were one.

We're just out here letting the government run over people with vans now I guess.

Happy Friday, #BookSky! 📚💙 On the lookout for a good #throwback to the 90s? Butterfly clips and frosted tips make a splash (but not as much as the blood...) in Charlotte Lillie Balogh's KILL THE LAX BRO. Full #BookReview: gatewaybookreviews.blogspot.com/2025/06/kill...

Social media sites these days are feeling very corporate or very empty. I miss the "social" part. ☹️