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a touch of gold by Annie Sullivan [3 stars]
*SPOILERS* “The lapping of the water beneath my feet calls to my blood in a way different from the gold. It isn’t the greedy call to come closer. It’s a gentle sigh that fills my body with each breath. Instead of threatening to harden me in place, the ocean offers a chance at new memories… Continue reading
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the bodyguard by Katherine Center [2 stars]
Have you ever tried ‘buddy reading’? It’s like having a mini bookclub with just 2 (or I guess any small number) of friends. I tried a buddy read with a friend of mine for this book and it was an enjoyable way to experience the book. All of those moments Since we both like a… Continue reading
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afterpains by Anna Julia Stainsby [5 stars]
*SPOILERS AHEAD* “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is the kind of phrase I laugh at as I pick up aesthetically intriguing books like this one, bring them home from la biblioteca and love the heck out of them. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I get the meaning of the phrase in the… Continue reading
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hello stranger by Katherine Center [4 stars]
S P O I L E R S ! You know those steamy romance novel covers where there’s a shirtless man wrapped in sheets or a suggestive image of lovers or literally anything else that crossed your mind when you read ‘steamy romance novel covers’? I honestly cannot help but laugh at them. I saw… Continue reading
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howl’s moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones [5 stars]
SPOILERS, COMING RIGHT UP 🔔 This, for me, was an instant classic. And I knew it on the first page. Diana Wynne Jones’ writing wove a world where magic and ordinary things both existed in a mundane sort of everyday-ness, in a way where witches and spells were just a passing thing as much as… Continue reading
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what you wish for by Katherine Center [2.5 stars]
**SPOILERS AHEAD** Seriously I warned you. SPOILERS 🙂 I really loved Things You Save in a Fire, so I trusted Katherine Center to deliver again with this one. I saved it to my ‘Want to Read’ shelf on Goodreads almost a whole year ago and was excited to be swept off my feet again, but… Continue reading
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throne of glass by Sarah J. Maas
I closed the book, finally concluding the epic tournament of thieves and murderers competing to become the King’s Champion, and the first words out of my mouth were, ‘I love this book.’ Followed quickly by thoughts of Where did I put book 2? I want to start Crown of Midnight right now. Continue reading
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starfish by Lisa Fipps
I listened to this as an audiobook, which as you know can be very ‘hit or miss.’ This one though…? This one was a huge hit for me. I am honoured to have found a book that so simply and eloquently writes so many of the feelings that exist within the heart of a fat… Continue reading
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clytemnestra by Costanza Casati [5 stars]
This does not read like a debut at ALL. Costanza Casati has a well-honed skill of giving the reader exactly what they need to hear, nothing more and nothing less, but sculpting the scene into a poem of illustrious imagery. She also writes Clytemnestra’s story in present tense, which I find to be captivating and… Continue reading
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spells for forgetting by Adrienne Young (3.5 stars)
This book was meant to be read during the crisp Autumn months, when leaves are reddening and skies are darkening and a chill starts to settle in your bones. When witches seem a bit more real and you can feel the magic in the air as death knocks on mother nature’s door and colours of… Continue reading
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