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Mila stepped over the crossing and into the woods. She walked until the path behind her was erased by the drooping willows and reaching ferns. Every step taking her farther away from the past. Anyone who ventured deep into these woods, were never found again. The townspeople chose to believe it was haunted by a
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A testament to life’s motto: “I never said it would be easy.” Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ “The Reader” is narrated by a law historian and starts his story when he is 15 years old in postwar Germany. He encounters an older woman and a relationship ensues. Years after the relationship ends, his studies bring
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My new favorite robot. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★★ I don’t know why I’m am just getting into Martha Wells, but if you’re a reader of my blogs, you’ll remember I listed her book “A Prayer for the Crown Shy” in my Top 10 Reads in 2023. She has a way with the robots I
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There are less bugs in this one. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ I was pleasantly surprised at how different this was than the movie. The movie gave brainless action (and let’s not forget the gross bugs) -I was confused how it could have been based off of a Heinlein book. Movie aside, this military science
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Exquisite writing capturing the depressing inner-monologue of a broken, young woman. Read Review Below Rating: ★ It was more bearable than “Lapvona”. I’ve said it before – Otessa is a fantastic writer. I just wish it wasn’t about incest, murder, and depression. With that said, it’s just my opinion – I clearly want to absorb
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Buckle down for a beautiful tragedy. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★★ I finally read this classic by Leo Tolstoy, and now I need a break. I started “Anna Karenina” in December and it took me a few months to finish. It’s beautifully written, as would be expected of Tolstoy, and I am not surprised many
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Reminiscent of Goosebumps, a child’s story even fun for adults. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ This series by Katherine Arden has become my new Goosebumps. The difference is that we are following the story of the main three characters, Ollie, Brian, and Coco throughout the series. Dark Waters is the 3rd book of the series,
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We’ve made this mistake before. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ [MANY SPOILERS BELOW] This book has me torn. Read in the 1800s, I could see the main character, Cecilia, being considered a strong heroine. She is independent (as independent as a woman could be back then), has the courage to turn down an engagement when
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A lot of interesting stories crammed into one. Read Review Below Rating: ★★ I only say this book was ok because I wanted more. Gabriela Garcia weaves together stories and histories of a family of Cuban women, but we needed more story (especially from Dolores, her absent mother, Cecilia, and Maria Isabel). We needed more
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Finally, a twist with time travel. Read Review Below Rating: ★★★ My Mother bought me this book for Christmas. I had never heard of it before, and it took awhile for me to pick it up to read. Eventually I got there and was very surprised when I realized the story involved time travel. Without
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