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Men have been voting on women’s fates since approximately the dawn of organized seating.
And women have been making them regret it for exactly as long.
In 2026, this looks like Reddit threads where a man asks the internet if he should “let” his girlfriend get a tattoo and receives four thousand responses, none of them kind.
It looks like HOA meetings where Dave from unit 12 tries to regulate patio décor and Linda from unit 3 shows up with a lawyer and a PowerPoint.
It looks like a one-percenter motorcycle club sitting in church the morning after their Vice President claimed a woman in front of everybody — and trying to decide if she’s worth the war that’s coming.
But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Allow me to present the (mostly factual) evidence of how women have always been given the short stick—until they leveraged the long one…
The Roman Senate, circa 195 BC — When Senator Cato the Elder attempted to block the repeal of the Lex Oppia — a wartime law restricting women’s jewelry, clothing, and use of carriages — he gave an impassioned speech that reportedly lasted NINE HOURS about the dangers of women having nice things. During hour six, his wife sent a servant to the Senate floor with a small clay tablet that read: “Don’t come home.” The law was repealed.
The Council of Mâcon, 585 AD — This is the one where a gathering of bishops actually, genuinely, historically debated whether women possessed souls. The motion passed in favor of women having souls by a margin of ONE VOTE. One. A single bishop was the difference between women being spiritually human and women being furniture. What historians DON’T talk about is what happened in the weeks following, when word got back to the bishops’ wives about just how close that vote was, Quiet Quitting was invented… imagine the smell.
Angus McCray’s Cattlemen’s Council, Montana Territory, 1883 — When Margaret Tillman, eldest daughter of the Tillman cattle dynasty, was discovered carrying on with a horse thief named Jack Paired, her father convened a council of eleven neighboring ranchers to vote on whether the family should disown her or simply send her to a convent in St. Louis. The vote was 6-5 in favor of the convent. Margaret was informed of the decision at supper. By morning, she and Jack were gone. So were the three best horses, the church silver, her mother’s china, the family Bible, and — according to one account — the FRONT DOOR. Margaret was never found. Jack was never found. The door was never found. But eleven wives had taken note and ZERO CHILDREN were born the next spring. Historians call it frontier hardship. Booktok calls it matching his energy. The council never convened again.
Reno Chapter, Desert Rattlers MC, 1971 — The first recorded instance of an outlaw motorcycle club holding a formal church vote on whether to extend protection to a woman not related to club business. Her name was Darlene. The Sergeant-at-Arms had brought her in after a situation no one elaborates on in the official record. The vote split the table — eight yes, seven no. Darlene stayed. She outlasted three presidents, two clubhouse fires, and a federal investigation. She was their roman empire — living rent-free for thirty-eight years. When she died in 2009, they flew the club flag at half-staff for a week. No one voted on that. It just happened.
Me, 2026 — And now, in that proud tradition of men who sit around tables deciding the fate of women who didn’t ask for their opinion, I present to you:
Down on your knees — it’s time to choose sides.
They were caught at the silo at midnight. Same place they’ve been meeting for years.
What happened next should’ve ended them. Her family made sure of it. But violence doesn’t kill what they have. It only makes the bond stronger.
Now Legion has done the one thing nobody can undo. He’s claimed her. In front of the whole club. Every patched member watching. Every officer standing.
And tomorrow morning, the Badlands MC sits in church and votes.
Does the club protect Savannah Ashby?
Or does she become the reason everything falls apart?
The yes votes have their reasons.
The no votes have theirs.
And this vote doesn’t just decide her fate.
It decides the club’s.
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What is the name of your Goodreads shelf where the books that DESTROYED you go?
MY ANSWER
I don’t go to Goodreads. I’m told this is a character flaw.
But APPARENTLY – MY books live on shelves called things like:
“authors-who-owe-me-therapy”
“why-do-i-do-this-to-myself”
“emotionally-compromised-at-2am”
“i-am-not-okay”
“i-hate-ja-huss”
and my personal favorite, which I have been told exists and choose to believe:
“ruined-my-marriage-in-a-good-way”
What’s Yours?
181 Responses
I have a good reads account. I don’t really go there. I didn’t know you could have shelves … 🤷🏽♀️
I don’t have a good read account, therefore, I didn’t know we could do something like that. Hmm, maybe I’m have to look into it. If I did use it, I might name is something like, “books that motivate sex lives”. Lol lol
I don’t have a separate shelf for the books that have ruined me, but now I’m thinking I need one. 😬
I don’t have a cool shelf name. 🤔
I don’t have a shelf for that
My book shelves are like my brain, totally disorganized but know where everything is
I have an account but never go there.
I have Goodreads but no shelves, don’t really rely on Goodreads.
I don’t have a shelf but I love the history lesson!
My very boring answer is I don’t have one. But if I did maybe something like “The girl who lived, come to die” or “Utter devastation.” Some books upon said shelf would be Wasted Lust, Under Our Scars and Still Beating. 💔
*Under Your Scars
I go to Goodreads mostly and the shelf that ruined me is the taboo, mature 18+ only shelf
I don’t have one 😅
Fucking love that’s my urm shelf 🤦🏼♀️
I don’t have a good reads shelf, but if I did, it would be books to recommend so someone else can feel my pain🤣
I have a goodreads account, but only update it once every five years—
My bookshelf is called “the best book boyfriends I’ll never have because men like this don’t exist for overweight 40+ single moms”-
I don’t go to Goodreads.
I don’t go to Goodreads
I don’t have a Goodreads shelf. I don’t want anyone to know how disturbing my reading can get.
I don’t go to Goodreads, I didn’t know there were shelves. I listen on audible.
I don’t have a shelf on Goodreads, but I do have a list on Amazon for this purpose 🤪 titled ‘they’re-paying-for-my-therapy’
I have a good read but don’t use the shelves. Plus I haven’t found a book that has demolished me.
I have an account but never use it.
I only have one shelf, Julie’s to-read shelf.
don’t have one
I have Goodreads, but I guess I’m not one of the cool peole because I didn’t know you could do this! But I guess it would be: destroyed and broken but I’m going to read that bitch again!
I don’t use my Goodreads for those. But I do have a name for these books you are so inclined to write.
It’s called “Hold me now” which is pretty much a whole ass song by Red
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=RcrAD35_P70&si=gOmlsm39F2f4pVEK
Because there’s no other words.
I don’t do Goodreads either since it somehow auto linked to my socials and outed my reading habits to my grandma and niece. The next few family events were awkward af.
Well, I dis not have a shelf like this but shall it be called:
Authors and their books which emotionally scarred me forever.
Now excuse me I need to go to Goodreads, create this shelf and put Blood and Grace on it.
I don’t use goodreads but I probably should. I have nearly every one of your audiobooks and am trying to keep up with that. I simply love your writing!!
I have a goodreads but I don’t really use it either but I have tons of shelves at home filled with my naughty book obsessions and I would love to add this hot number to the list!!!
It’s a shelf in my brain. Simple title. “Broken.” And so far, there are only three books on it. I must have a thick soul.
(And yes… there’s a Huss title on it. “3, 2, 1” is the first book to have ever done it because I didn’t believe in this concept until it happened.)
I have a goodreads, but honestly I only look at it occasionally or if I’m looking for a book I know I’ve read. I don’t know how work it and make fancy lists..wish I did
My New Shelf for many of Julie’s books: The therapy I went to in order to be prepared for today’s current events! (for real though – I keep thinking this over the past year!)
I don’t have a good reads either, but I’m considering switching to it. If i did it would be “so good but so bad for me” or “Why do i do this to myself”
Um I have a Goodreads shelf but didn’t know you could label things
Probably just top read shelf or if you mean crying then emotional shelf
I don’t use good reads but when a book destroys me, I just make sure to recommend it to my friends
I don’t have one but I love the creativity of these readers! Mine would be something like screamed-until-my-voice-broke! Hahaha! Thank you for the chance!
I use goodreads but my shelves are boring just read. If a book destroys me it gets reviewed and shouted out!
I’m too lazy to create a bunch of shelves 😂 everything goes on the read, want to read, reading … I should really make more effort to have fun shelves
Well, I’m BAD at Goodreads so I didn’t even know I could make different shelves until now. But if I did have a shelf for your books, it would be “My Favorite Guilty Pleasures”.
I don’t have a specific shelf for that.
I don’t have a Goodreads shelf like that, but I truly should. I bounce from one book to the next, and really need to take more time between to review and sometimes refresh. Some books have me needing to go read a happy funny romcom or regular run of the mill romance to sort of reset my brain. I should call that bookshelf My Mindfuck Books. *immediately goes to Goodreads*
Once again I appear to be lacking in an area that so many bookworms seem to thrive in. I have no shelves like that on Goodreads. I suspect I only use Goodreads in so far as I write reviews, mark books accordingly (Want to Read, Currently reading, Read). I am boring but all the info I need about the books I read is stored safely in my brain. But I have been told numerous times by people in the book world that I am not normal. And thank God for that.
I don’t have a Goodreads shelf that that either. It’s either want to read, read or currently reading.
I have good reads but I’m not sure how to use it my daughter in law told me it was a must to down load
I use Goodreads all the time, but I don’t have any shelves. LOL
I have Goodreads, but I guess I’m not one of the cool peole because I didn’t know you could do this! But I guess it would be: destroyed and broken but I’m going to read that bitch again!
🙃 I don’t have a shelf for that at all. I guess I’m not using my goodreads to it’s full potential.
I buy hardcopies of the books that “Destroyed” me, so that I always have access for when I need a book that will give me a good cry. I don’t use Goodreads to track them, because I don’t always have electronic access.
Hmm I didn’t know you could create other goodreads shelves but to be fair I haven’t spent much time on goodreads. My free time is usually spent reading!
If I made a shelf like that it I’d probably call it “Caution Read At Your Own Risk aka Some of the Best Fn Books You Should Read (and more than once 😂)!
I don’t have goodreads. I mainly buy hard copies or audiobooks.
I don’t have goodreads. All my books devoured are in audio form in book funnel or audible. And I listen n store in series or folders already in there.
Thanks Julie.
I do have a Goodreads account. I don’t remember the last time I opened in. I have only 4 bookcase which I display my favorites. ( but no one is allowed to touch them ) my other favorites are stored in huge plastic bins. Which I have in my apartment storage room. My OCD has me rearranging them every time a new series comes out.
I have goodreads but, I don’t have any named shelves because I am lame lol. I didn’t even know you could name them because I rarely use goodreads tbh.
I used to read a lot and my favorite books shelf where all the JA Huss books live is called my favorites.
I put my favs like that on My Favorite Authors list. If you can create a book that good it automatically means you have become a fav
I didn’t know that there were shelves!!!
I don’t have anything named. It’s all generic. I don’t go there very often.
I don’t have any special shelves. Just my TBR, Read and Want to Read, oh and a Netgalley shelf.
The boring ‘Read’ shelf where everything I read and log goes!
I have to read, currently reading, and read shelves. I also have a private one called books to gift to people. I don’t really rank or sort my read books other than by giving stars or in a review. I don’t really have a kindle folder of 5* reads where I put the ones I know I want to reread at some point, which may include some that emotionally destroyed me…
No unique shelf name just To Read
I have goodreads, but only mark what I want to be read.
I’m really not that fancy on Goodreads. I actually utilize Amazon more for categorizing books. I have my standard TBR and then I simply have one called “books to read again”….its not the biggest list because I’m extremely thoughtful on which books make it there. My TBR is amazingly huge and couple that with ARCs and betas and I’m all booked up 😂 so to take the time to read something again is something very special to me.
I have never thought of naming my READ shelf, but now I am going to have name it. Maybe something like Crawl to me. Or the kids almost escaped.
My Favorites! <3 (True story)
I do have Goodreads; and my books go on multiple shelves. The year I read it, if there is an author I really like (yes JA Hiss has her own shelf), the type of book -IE sports romance, dark romance, fantasy romance ect.
I have a goodreads but it’s really superficial, I work in a school system and have fear of someone coming across my reading list so I keep track in my phone. But I always do reviews with services like audible under my maiden name. That said my real life bookshelf that has your books when seen by my family are referred to as “oh look, the author mum is obsessed with”
Ummmm, mine is labeled ‘Read’
I have good reads but no shells lol
I have the standard shelves on Goodreads. I have had Goodreads for a while but only recently started updating it.
I don’t use goodreads much, I am an avid audible listener. I’m trying to get back to reading books, hoping to find a great series to read!!!
I don’t really use Goodreads!
I have a mental list of comfort reads (which are usually very dark, I don’t do vanilla often at all), and books to shock me back to life if I’ve dared to read a book with no trigger warnings 😊
I don’t have good reads, only a note app, with relevant information and and smilely face for rereads!
I dont use Goodreads even though I have an account but my folder on my phone for all my book apps is labeled Book Shit. Thanks to you. 😉
My Want to Read shelf.
I don’t have a shelf but now I need too lol
I do not have a goods read shelf but if I did I would call it definitely need to reread
I have a goodreads, but dont have several shelves. I do like the “why-do-i-do-this-to-myself” one you listed tho.
Mine is I’ll Never Read These Fuckers again shelf
Ahhh…. I confess. Although I have a good reads account from who knows how many years ago…I don’t actually use it 😫
I don’t even know how my Goodreads shelves I had were created. If I knew how to create this particular shelf, I would call it Wrecked, Wrung Out and Ready For More.
I dont have shelves in Goodreads but I think I need to make one for this – think_twice_before_going_there_again
I don’t have fancy shelves just by format or Genre and never really changed that process in the last 14 years since I started Goodreads.
I call that … “I am not okay…” books. 🙃
I don’t have a Goodreads account.
I have a Goodreads account and I love posting reviews there but I don’t have a shelf specifically for books that destroy me in a good way. I should probably make one.
I’m pretty basic with my shelves. Your books get shelved on my read shelf, paranormal romance shelf or romance shelf.
Those go under “Sometimes Dead is Better” for me!
We share a character flaw, because I don’t use Goodreads either.
I do how my books in groups like:
Hot & steamy reverse harem
Mafia / crime families
MC
Enemies to lovers
Some have more than one label
I guess I’m biting, I have a Goodreads scvount, but never thought to create a special shelf for those books that have destroyed me. Guess what I’ll be doing today?
I don’t use Goodreads anymore
Read
Not going to lie, I had no idea that you could create and name shelves in goodreads…lol
I do us Goodreads a lot for keeping up with my books. But I don’t share anything to my socials from it. I just have the basic lists and then j created an Owned and To Buy list so I could easily know when I’m out shopping if I have or need a book.
I don’t really use Goodreads to its full potential, but when I think of the books that are filled with emotion they are usually the ones I remember as “made me sob!” Is these books that I “reread yearly. “
If I was organized… they would be “Dark”, “Darker” and “Dark as F**k”!
Apparently I’m boring as f$ck as I don’t have a special shelf. Those titles just take up space in my head.
I have about 700 reviews I’ve done on goodreads. I shelve books on want to read or read shelves.
I use Goodreads all the time but didn’t know you could name your shelves
I don’t have a separate shelf on Goodreads for the books that destroyed me. I have the basics: Want to Read, Currently Reading, Read, Read-No-Review, and See-You-Later. The books that destroyed me live on in my heart and mind, so no special shelf needed.
I dont have a shelf but I do always recommend them to my friends. If my soul is ripped out and im left a husk. So must my friends join me too!
Must read with light on!
I don’t have a Goodreads shelf like that!! But that’s a damn good idea!! I love the ones you shared lol!!!
That being said, I need to make a shelf like that!! I think I will name it Sobbing-at-the-dinner-table! Because during Exodus of the Ravenhood series I was openly sobbing at the dinner table & had to get up and leave. My husband and two daughters were looking at me like I lost my ever loving mind. But how would they have ever understood the emotional damage I was experiencing?!!!
I don’t have a special shelf on good reads, but the books that wreck me live in my head rent free and on my socials so everyone can know to get ready.
That shelf is non existent for me. so other may go forth blind into the pages and experience the same unexpected pain as myself.
I have an Goodreads account but I rarely use it. I read for pleasure, not to try to keep up with something I personally don’t see a purpose for. My shelves are in my own library room where I can see the beauty of the books, touch them and know they are mine. That brings me joy! They are arranged by the authors. FYI, your pretties have two shelves. ❤️
I have a Goodreads but don’t have a shelf where I put books that destroy me kind of just file them away in my brain or write them down on a piece of paper
I too have a Goodreads account that I barely remember to use anymore. On Amazon I have a list of Audible and Kindle books for TBL and TBR. Anything new JA Huss is an instant purchase since 3,2,1 ruined me for other authors. <3
Okay so I’m going to be totally honest. I have no idea what you are talking about.
I have a goodreads account but I don’t use that and really I don’t think I’d use that. I have so many books that I’ve read that I wouldn’t know where to begin to organize them. lol
My Goodreads shelf for Julie is something like…not for the faint of heart. She is a unique author. Her books leave an indelible mark on your brain. I love her books and will admit when I finish one I need a simple, mindless rom-com to reset my brain. She is awesome.
I use goodreads to track how many books I’ve read but most just go on the read shelf lol. I only have 2 other shelves one for ARCs the other for books I’ve gotten from goodreads giveaways.
👀 I have Goodreads but don’t use shelves mine are would be all muddled up with my adhd chaos 😂 but most would authors owe me therapy and I need more
That’s too funny! I will have to make some new shelves. Mine are just in the read shelf right now!
I don’t have one named for those but i should
I wish I was cool enough to have fun shelf names on my good reads account. Instead it’s just “read” 🙁 is it too late to start!?
I have Goodreads but, not shelves (hmmm 🤔)
I don’t have any specific shelves besides my read shelf
I made a shelf where I started book One then realized book 2 wasn’t out yet. So stopped and Named it Started but book 2 isn’t out. Lol.
The name of my goodreads shelf that ruined me is Taboo, mature 18+ only
I don’t have a special shelf for books that destroyed me but now I feel like I should.
No shelves that I know of just under tbr.
I have a Goodreads account but I didn’t realize I can separate my books in different shelves. Thanks for the chance and congratulations on your new release.
I don’t do good reads… my collections in kindle are pretty simple for finished books: Loved it, Hated it, or Read.
I have a Goodreads account but never go in there. 🤷♀️ I’ve always just kept books that I will read again as “keepers”. Pretty boring, lol 😃
ovulation-station
I’ve never heard of Goodreads before. I’m new to reading. Ok, I just really like listening to someone else read to me. Most of what I actually read is non-fiction. But I save all of my time for audio listening to your books only. I told my friend that introduced me to you that I was going to be pissed when I run out of JA Huss books to read/listen to. She told me you write a lot so I’ll be happy for awhile. Don’t stop writing!!
I don’t have good reads but it would probably be called ”you hurt me so i’m tossing you into the wall”
I have a Goodreads account but I guess I’m not taking full advantage of it. I do have a list on Amazon for these books that I plan to reread… many times. Now I’m going to go look at my Goodreads account and see what I’m missing out on.
I have a Goodreads but I didn’t know your could name your shelves or organize it in different ways. I should do that. I need to organize my Amazon too.
Sadly I don’t have a specific shelf for those types of books. My major five star books are just under ‘Favorites’ and that does include those types of books
I’m on Goodreads but don’t really use it much. Mostly to enter contests since a lot of authors only host contests on there.
LOL, READ!!!!
I don’t shelve my books on Goodreads, but I’ve saved some on Amazon in a folder “must read again someday”.
we can make shelves?? 🫣 fingers crossed 🤞 my daughter will help me figure out how to create these tonight 🤪
I have had a goodreads account since 2016 and I have created only 2 shelves: want to read and read (to keep track of the 2500 plus books I have read so far).
If I did create a new shelf by books that have impacted me, it would probably be “reasons to call in sick”
my only two shelves on Goodreads are Books I read and books i want to read.
I don’t have a separate Goodreads shelf but I do have a Kindle Collection called Favorites. It’s where all the stories that stuck with me go so I can read again and again.
I’m another of the uncool. I have a Goodreads account but no shelves LOL
I don;’t have one yet. Huh.
I don’t have specific shelves.
The only shelf I ever added was for books that I won in their “giveaways”…all my other shelves are the standard ones put there by Goodreads> All, Want to Read, Currently Reading and Read. The one where all my favorites are located is “Read”.
I don’t have one but now that you mention it, I think I should make one and I’m calling it: Broke me and loved it
I have an account but I didn’t know you could name your shelves.
I don’t have a separate shelf for these types of books. I need to create one
????????????? no clue
My good reads is crazy the books that broke me I never thought to put them in a shelf with a label but now that is a question I think I’d probably name it where my heart goes to die one page at a time
I have a Goodreads account but I don’t have a shelf for that
To be read again
Now I’ll have to make a shelf called “Wow! Don’t Tell Anyone” or “Who Dreams Up This Stuff?” or “Now I Can’t Sleep”.
I don’t do goodreads. I just read everything JA Huss!!
I have a Goodreads account. But I don’t breakdown my books that way. I’m more of which format I read it in. Audio, ebooks, paperbacks… but those are some great suggestions I might have to completely re-think my organizing
I have the standard Goodreads shelf, as I didn’t know I could make custom shelves. I think I will name one “WTF was that?!”
I don’t have a Goodreads shelf like that. Mine are labeled based on the source of the book, usually my ARCs so publishers , Netgalley and PR companies.
I don’t have a shelf dedicated to books like that. Thanks for the idea!
I’ve had a Goodreads account for a while and totally forgot I could add new Shelf names! I created “what-did-i-just-read”, and just tagged the Story Fodder series and Blood & Grace!
I dont think I actually have a shelf other then my amazon wishlist. I constantly go into it and know which books I need to get.
All the feela
I never really thought about making a shelf for that, I just use the ratings! But now I just might have to create one!
If only
I have goodreads, although I have never heard of these magical shelves on there until now. Its always good to learn something new each day . So thank you 🙂
My husband needs to take notes
While I do have a GoodReads account, I don’t use it. What I can tell you about JA Huss books… automatic ‘YES”
Stories that destroyed me
I don’t have shelves like that. I should though. I just have finished, currently reading , want to read, did not finish. 😕
I didn’t even think about creating a shelf for this. I will now and I’ll name it “What have you done to my soul?”
Books to be deleted first by bff.
I don’t have a specific shelf for that but I do keep a folder on my kindle for those. My Goodreads is just for reviews.
I recently found JA Huss and OMG! I’m hooked! I have listed to 25 books this month, I can’t get enough! The plots, character development, and suttle mingling throughout all the books, it’s art!
Bahahahaha I am feeling those folder names! I call mine “My finished fantasies”
Well I do have a goodreads account, but don’t use it. I do have bookcases for my physical books which I love! My shelves with JA Huss books are nicely overflowing, and call them Down The Rabbit Hole! ❤
I have an account but never use it…
I don’t use good reads I use BookFunnel & my shelf just says Julie cuz I love them all!
I don’t have an account but I do keep a old glass jug will strips of colored paper with book titles 😁
Red-spicy
Green-safe
Blue- sad
Purple- ugly cry
Pink- f**k me up read again with caution
If I had a GR shelf other than read and TBR, for these books it would be…this is why I’m emotionally damaged and like it.
I use Goodreads (though I don’t organise with shelves) and StoryGraph (but only for simple tags like duet narration or full cast). My main contribution is that I review every audiobook I listen to, and I listen to a lot. All my reviews are spoiler‑free, honest, and written in my own style. I’d say that definitely counts.
My Goodreads shelf is “totallyspent” with a hashtag of “mindf*k”
I have a good reads, but I don’t really use shelves 😆.
I don’t have a shelf. They just sit there to be reread.