I heard of Aubrey Gordon through her podcast Maintenance Phase, which debunks myths about health and wellness, and her book is a great extension of that.Ĭomfort Me With Applesby Catherynne M. What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fatby Aubrey Gordon (4 stars) – An excellent nonfiction book that combines the author’s personal experiences with statistics and broader information that I think is a very beneficial read for people of all sizes. I absolutely can’t wait for the sequel, which comes out in October 2022. It’s about six people with different magical abilities and backgrounds who are tapped to enter the Alexandrian society, a secret magical organization that holds the knowledge of the supposedly lost Library of Alexandria–except only five of them will actually be able to join, after a year-long trial period. The Atlas Six has so many things I love in a book: dark academia, a group of misfits forced to band together by circumstance, alliances and strategic machinations. If that doesn’t bother you, and if you like dark academia, read this book. Like a lot of my 5-star reads, I also totally get why it might not be everyone’s cup of tea–it’s very character-focused, and not at all plot-heavy. I get the BookTok hype, and I get why this indie book was picked up by Tor. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (5 stars) – OK, I get it now. I did, however, manage to sneak in one more 5-star read in December, and read 3 holiday romances, despite never having read one previously. When I got back, though, I was really struggling to finish books, particularly towards the end of the year. It’s my last monthly reading wrap-up of 2021!Īt the beginning of December, I went on vacation with my family for Hanukkah and got a bunch of reading done at the beach.

Grim and Bear It by Juliette Cross