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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
READ MORE →: The Very Secret Society of Irregular WitchesThis is a modern, fantasy and romance book that takes place in Great Britain. Has a similar feel to “The House in the Cerulean Sea”. Was a decent, fairly quick read about magic, found family, and relationships. Also, enjoyed the references to both…
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Anne’s House of Dreams
READ MORE →: Anne’s House of DreamsAnother book in the Anne of Green Gables series- not sure which number since it seems some volumes were written later but take place earlier in the series. So far, this is the darkest book in the series and has far too many…
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Harrow the Ninth
READ MORE →: Harrow the NinthHarrow the Ninth is the second book in the Locked Tomb series and wowowow. I devoured Gideon the Ninth (the first book) and then didn’t let myself check this one out until I knew I’d have time to responsibly devour it as well.…
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Anne of the Island
READ MORE →: Anne of the IslandThe third volume in the Anne of Green Gables series. This book covers Anne’s college years at Redmond College while also following the paths of her friends back home. Having read “Everything is Tuberculosis” last year, the chapter about a character dying from…
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
READ MORE →: The Talented Mr. RipleyI picked up The Talented Mr. Ripley for two reasons: 1) The Guardian put it on its recent list of the 100 best English language novels*; and 2) A recent entry in the New York Times’ Modern Love column called reading it “As…
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The Brides of High Hill
READ MORE →: The Brides of High HillNumber 5 of 6 of the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo, a series of novellas, and my favorite so far. All the works engage with the nature of stories, and this one with dark folk stories from several cultures. Creepy and well…
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Demon Copperhead
READ MORE →: Demon CopperheadA harrowing coming-of-age story set in Appalachian Virginia during the beginning of the opioid crisis. This book is a retelling of David Copperfield, which I think I read several decades ago but don’t remember very well. Overall, reading this book was like trudging…