Jessica Grider
@mrsgrider.bsky.social
Wife. Mom to singleton & twins. English Teacher turned Librarian. PhD Student. Romance Author. Home Gardener. She/Her.
Book 111 is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Young Adult Fiction). I reread this one for Romance Book Club and still love it. It reads like WWI historical fiction with fantasy and a love story.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Book 111 is Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Young Adult Fiction). I reread this one for Romance Book Club and still love it. It reads like WWI historical fiction with fantasy and a love story.
My oldest boy is 8-years-old today!!! 🎉 He asked for a YES day. As you can see, he enjoyed it.
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
My oldest boy is 8-years-old today!!! 🎉 He asked for a YES day. As you can see, he enjoyed it.
Book 110 is The Irresistible Urge To Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley (Adult Fiction). I loved this clever, witty, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romantic fantasy. Really looking forward to the second book.
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Book 110 is The Irresistible Urge To Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley (Adult Fiction). I loved this clever, witty, enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn romantic fantasy. Really looking forward to the second book.
Book 109 is Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (Adult Fiction). Another horror rom-com from this author. I liked the side characters the most, but also appreciated the love that developed between the two main characters.
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Book 109 is Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver (Adult Fiction). Another horror rom-com from this author. I liked the side characters the most, but also appreciated the love that developed between the two main characters.
Book 108 is Knot Her Shot by Ari Wright (Adult Fiction). Another very cutesy hockey Omegaverse romance.
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Book 108 is Knot Her Shot by Ari Wright (Adult Fiction). Another very cutesy hockey Omegaverse romance.
Book 107 is Model Home by Rivers Solomon (Adult Fiction). I read this haunted house thriller for one of my book clubs. So many webs of generational trauma were woven into this family saga. This is going to stick with me for a long time.
October 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Book 107 is Model Home by Rivers Solomon (Adult Fiction). I read this haunted house thriller for one of my book clubs. So many webs of generational trauma were woven into this family saga. This is going to stick with me for a long time.
Book 106 is Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson (Poetry). I got to hear her speak in Philadelphia this summer, and she soothed my soul. Hoping to use this book in my dissertation. It is such a phenomenal exploration of Black girlhood.
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Book 106 is Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson (Poetry). I got to hear her speak in Philadelphia this summer, and she soothed my soul. Hoping to use this book in my dissertation. It is such a phenomenal exploration of Black girlhood.
Book 105 is Garron Park by Nordika Night (Adult Fiction). A rough and rugged enemies-to-lovers. Took me a while to get through all the angst in this one.
October 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Book 105 is Garron Park by Nordika Night (Adult Fiction). A rough and rugged enemies-to-lovers. Took me a while to get through all the angst in this one.
Book 104 is Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds (Young Adult Fiction). Get this book for the music, the full cast, the music, the sound effects, the music, the found family, the music, the struggles of a boy on the brink of adulthood, the music...
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Book 104 is Soundtrack by Jason Reynolds (Young Adult Fiction). Get this book for the music, the full cast, the music, the sound effects, the music, the found family, the music, the struggles of a boy on the brink of adulthood, the music...
Book 103 is The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith (Poetry). The inside of this book is just as beautiful as the cover. These poems gutted me and put me back together. Even if you don't usually read poetry, pick this one up. Also, I just saw it's a finalist for the National Book Award.
October 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Book 103 is The Intentions of Thunder by Patricia Smith (Poetry). The inside of this book is just as beautiful as the cover. These poems gutted me and put me back together. Even if you don't usually read poetry, pick this one up. Also, I just saw it's a finalist for the National Book Award.
Read in Love: Centering Joy, Justice, and Black Girlhood was a success!
October 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Read in Love: Centering Joy, Justice, and Black Girlhood was a success!
Book 102 is Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi (Adult Fiction). Another super cute witchy ghosty romcom.
October 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Book 102 is Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi (Adult Fiction). Another super cute witchy ghosty romcom.
Book 101 is Love At First Fright by Nadia El-Fassi (Adult Fiction). I absolutely loved this spicy romp between a horror writer and the actor who stars in one of her movies, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved the ghosty side story.
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Book 101 is Love At First Fright by Nadia El-Fassi (Adult Fiction). I absolutely loved this spicy romp between a horror writer and the actor who stars in one of her movies, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved the ghosty side story.
Book 100 is Thunder Thighs by Evie Mitchell (Adult Fiction). A short and steamy love story with a small-town island setting.
October 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Book 100 is Thunder Thighs by Evie Mitchell (Adult Fiction). A short and steamy love story with a small-town island setting.
Book 99 is Nero by S. J. Tilly (Adult Fiction). I thought this Mafia romance was just okay. The story was interesting, but there were plot holes I couldn't get past.
October 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Book 99 is Nero by S. J. Tilly (Adult Fiction). I thought this Mafia romance was just okay. The story was interesting, but there were plot holes I couldn't get past.
Book 98 is Leave Me Behind by K. M. Moronova (Adult Fiction). This felt like a return to the Dark Romances I read 15 years ago. It was VERY intense and surprisingly sweet.
October 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Book 98 is Leave Me Behind by K. M. Moronova (Adult Fiction). This felt like a return to the Dark Romances I read 15 years ago. It was VERY intense and surprisingly sweet.
Book 97 is Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Adult Fiction). A pretty cute ghosty romance in small-town Florida.
September 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Book 97 is Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca (Adult Fiction). A pretty cute ghosty romance in small-town Florida.
Book 93 is A Love Most Fatal by Kath Richards (Adult Fiction). I absolutely loved this Mafia rom-com where she's the criminal boss and he's the unassuming school teacher.
September 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Book 93 is A Love Most Fatal by Kath Richards (Adult Fiction). I absolutely loved this Mafia rom-com where she's the criminal boss and he's the unassuming school teacher.
Book 92 is Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans (Poetry). I read this for the first time 4 years ago and just reread it. It is a soul-crushing, heartwarming, hopeful, and sometimes humorous collection of poems that I think every Black woman should read, more than once if possible.
August 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Book 92 is Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans (Poetry). I read this for the first time 4 years ago and just reread it. It is a soul-crushing, heartwarming, hopeful, and sometimes humorous collection of poems that I think every Black woman should read, more than once if possible.
My friends are about to take me to brunch to celebrate my birthday and I look cute as hell.
August 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My friends are about to take me to brunch to celebrate my birthday and I look cute as hell.
Book 91 is Mafia Target by Mila Finelli (Adult Fiction). An assassin falls for his mafia target.
August 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Book 91 is Mafia Target by Mila Finelli (Adult Fiction). An assassin falls for his mafia target.
Donations for my @donorschoose.bsky.social project are doubled today for my birthday!
August 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Donations for my @donorschoose.bsky.social project are doubled today for my birthday!
First day of school - year 16! (And my birthday)!
August 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
First day of school - year 16! (And my birthday)!
Hope I get to see some library friends at AASL in a couple months!
August 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hope I get to see some library friends at AASL in a couple months!
Book 90 is Knot Her Goal by Ari Wright (Adult Fiction). Sports romcom plus Omegaverse.
August 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Book 90 is Knot Her Goal by Ari Wright (Adult Fiction). Sports romcom plus Omegaverse.