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Chocodoesread

back from a reading slump & ready to dive deep again ♡ drawn to thrillers, psychological twists, and a touch of magic 👀🤍

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Fall 2025 Readalong
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My Taste
Magic or Madness (Magic or Madness, #1)
Malice (Detective Kaga, #1)
Too Old For This
Incidents Around the House
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love
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The Things We Leave Unfinished
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The Woman in the Dark
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Murder in the Family
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Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married
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  • My December Darling
    Chocodoesread
    Mar 01, 2026
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0
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    This was my first romance read of the year after spending almost all of last year deep in thrillers — and it also became the first book I finished (or more accurately, listened to) in 2026!

    Recently, I’ve been learning more about attachment styles and how deeply they affect relationships. This book reflects that beautifully. It reminds us that no matter how much we love someone, if we don’t understand both our own attachment patterns and our partner’s love language, relationships can easily become complicated.

    What I really appreciated about this story is that it isn’t just about romance. It also explores emotional wounds from the past — how family experiences shape who we become, and how healing those wounds is part of building a healthy relationship.

    The dynamic between Catalina, who shows avoidant tendencies mixed with anxious attachment, and Luke, who represents a more secure attachment style, makes the relationship growth feel realistic and meaningful. It shows how relationships can develop when both people are willing to stay, understand, and fight for each other. 🥺

    Overall, this is such a warm and light romance — perfect to listen to during daily commutes or when you just need something comforting after heavier reads.

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    Damn she's an avoidant 👀 and I guess he's the secure one?

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    Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done

    Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done

    Molly Donlan

    Transform the mundane tasks of daily life into intentional moments of magical self-care, with spells, rituals, and exercises that work with your brain, not against it—from the co-host of the Demystify Magic podcast Are the dust bunnies and clutter in your house getting out of control? Do you put off cleaning your shower curtain or organizing your closet until you can’t ignore the mess anymore? Imagine turning these mundane chores into moments of magic, where sweeping the floor or folding laundry becomes an act of spiritual connection and enchantment. But how do we bridge the gap between the ordinary and the extraordinary? That’s where Mundane Magic comes in, to help you focus on the intention behind your actions and tap into everyday magic with simple rituals and mindful moments, like whipping together a coffee spell for abundance or clearing out the stagnant energy under your bed. Initially a skeptic herself, Molly Donlan’s journey took an unexpected turn when chronic hip pain led her to Reiki and the intersection of science and spirituality. She’s been where you are, overwhelmed by the weight of daily stress and household chores, but by injecting boring tasks with a sense of novelty and fun, she found magic practices that worked for her and her ADHD brain, rather than against it. Organized by rooms around the house and divided by the level of difficulty, Mundane Magic shares fun and actionable tips, exercises, spells, and rituals to create micro-moments of magic and motivation. You can organize your chores around the moon cycles to optimize cleansing and creativity, whip up an easy simmer pot for the motivation to tackle that pile of dirty dishes, or turn a minty shampoo into a spell for mental clarity. Mundane Magic offers a fun approach and empathetic support for productivity around the house and reclaiming joy and creativity in the process.

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    Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

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    Chocodoesread set their yearly reading goal to 35

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    Chocodoesread's 2026 Reading Challenge

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    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 6
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 5
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 3 (3)
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 1
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    Chocodoesread set their yearly reading goal to 35

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    Chocodoesread's 2026 Reading Challenge

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    My December Darling
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 6
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 5
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 3 (3)
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 1
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 4
    Firefly Wedding, Vol. 2
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    The Things We Leave Unfinished

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    The Woman in the Dark

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