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The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3)

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Irațional în mod previzibil. Forțele ascunse care ne influențează deciziile

暁のヨナ 31 [Akatsuki no Yona 31] (Yona of the Dawn, #31)

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Cronica faraonilor

Japanese Fairy Tales - Yei Theodora Ozaki [Platinum classics Edition](Illustrated)

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The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 2

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THE EMPEROR TURNS HIS GAZE UPON MAOMAO...?! When word of her accomplishments falls on the ears of His Imperial Majesty, Maomao finds herself tasked with a direct request from the throne. Turning down the emperor is out of the question for the former(?) apothecary if she wants to keep her head! But while acquiescing to the emperor is expected of all subjects, Maomao is about to discover that ladies-in-waiting have still more taxing duties to which to attend, as preparations of the garden banquet get underway! Concocting an aphrodisiac might be second nature to Maomao, but smiling prettily for the officials of the court could prove far more difficult...

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Feb 11, 2026

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

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Tabloul flamand

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

O restauratoare de arta gaseste o inscriptie misterioasa in forma unei table de sah pe un tablou al unui pictor flamand din secolul al XV-lea. Surprinzatoarea descoperire determina o galerie intreaga de personaje sa inceapa o aventura plina de riscuri pentru a dezlega enigma. Dar nu e vorba de o enigma oarecare: aceasta constituie cheia unui secret care ar fi putut sa schimbe istoria Europei. Miscarile de sah marcheaza, pas cu pas, succesul sau esecul anchetei, mereu pindita de diabolicul joc de capcane si echivocuri, la care participa nu numai pictura, ci si muzica, literatura, istoria si matematica. Thriller, roman psihologic si poveste de dragoste, Tabloul flamand demonstreaza prodigioasa inteligenta si imaginatia debordanta a lui Perez-Reverte, autorul fiind, prin numeroasele aluzii culturale necesare eludarii enigmei, un Umberto Eco spaniol care manevreaza suspansul mult mai strins, naratiunea sa fiind cu mult mai incitanta.

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what IS in a name?

by moski

100 books

books w/ full names in the title (mostly fiction)

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Teen girl detectives for the win!!

by iamsalonip

7 books

Books with young women that are the protagonist of their detective stories. They're queens and we love them 🫶

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)

The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)

The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)

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The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)

Carolyn Keene

Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were promised inheritances. Nancy determines that a clue to a second will might be found in an old clock Mr. Crowley had owned and she seeks to find the timepiece. Her search not only tests her keen mind, but also leads her into a thrilling adventure.

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Dangerous Waters🌊

by abookishweekend

10 books

water and ocean based books - from thrillers to fantasy

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The Cousins

Karen M. McManus

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again. Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised . . . and curious. Their parents are all clear on one point--not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious--and dark--their family's past is. The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn't over--and this summer, the cousins will learn everything.

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Robots to make you feel things

by starstorm

11 books

Robot here is an affectionate and all encompassing term. Vibes from Wall-E to Murderbot, I just love machines learning emotions (and teaching us them too).

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

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Books about poverty

by AncaC

5 books

I had a hard time finding fiction books that portrait poverty well, without glamorizing it or demonizing it. These ones are a few that I found, the list is open for more.

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Read Around the World - the B’s

by bookb

17 books

A list inspired by (and copied from) @cortneyhenningnovak, including (mainly) fiction reads from every country in alphabetical order! Any suggestions and add-ons welcome to expand the list🫶

17 countries include:

the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso & Burundi

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How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets

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Read around the world - the A’s

by bookb

21 books

A list inspired by (and copied from) @cortneyhenningnovak, including (mainly) fiction reads from every country in alphabetical order! Any suggestions and add-ons welcome to expand the list🫶

11 countries including:

Afganistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria & Azerbaijan ❣️

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The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation

A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story

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Balkan Gothic

by Jojoulini

11 books

Books with unreliable narrators, dark themes and the gothic sense of dread and ruin, set in the Balkans

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The Walnut Mansion (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)

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AncaC

Feb 01, 2026

5.0

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Pfff, so hard. Such a interesting book, where you can see the difference between rituals and beliefs, the play on power and belonging, how people crave community and care, but also mysticism. A short, philosophical book, about how we choose to view what is happening with us, when we are see ourselves guilty and when we choose to put the blame on others, and something that I found quite unique in literature, how we want the protection of divinity but we would like to keep our power over ourselves.

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AncaC

Feb 01, 2026

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

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I liked this one, not such a classic Poirot and I might see why some other people did not like it, but for me was a nice, easy Christie mystery, maybe more close to her espionage novels - but I love that ones as well.

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timeless fiction from asian authors

by animalese

22 books

east & south east asian literary fiction beyond murakami.

timeless modern classics – 20th century onwards – exploring universal themes like identity, morality and society.

these books capture elements of the uniquely beautiful symbolism, tones and rhythms that characterise asian languages and culture.

very much open to recs for expansion. (one book per author, typically their most renowned)

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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

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Babuskhkas, Babka and Borscht

by anotherbritinthewall

11 books

Lit from and about Eastern and Southeastern Europe

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locked room murder mysteries

by miranda_mic

20 books

i'm on an absolute murder mystery KICK at the moment. having watched the new knives out twice already (mild spoilers ahead) i've been thinking about the subgenre of locked room murder mysteries and decided to compile a list of them!

definition: a locked room mystery involves a seemingly "impossible crime". in these, the murder is committed under circumstances where it appears impossible for the killer to enter and leave the room undetected. and yet it IS possible!

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