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Claire

Not a literary critic, I'm just here for the ✨vibes✨ Happy to have a place to plot the demise of my TBR, make new friends and chat about the best thing in the universe: books!

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My Taste
Mort (Discworld, #4; Death, #1)
Demon Copperhead
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
Big Little Lies
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Antimatter Blues (Mickey7, #2)

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  • Hench (Hench, #1)
    Claire
    Sep 13, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.5
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    Witty and a little sarcastic, and very fun!

    Very character-driven, but the plot picks up in the second half to an edge-of-your-seat complexity I did not expect going in to this!

    As someone who hasn't ever read any "superhero" type fiction, this was a great first foray into the genre.

    As someone who always roots for the underdog, I really liked how this book managed to subvert the expectations of "villian vs hero".

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  • Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
    Cassius
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  • Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
    Thoughts from 85%

    Apollonius might be my favorite person in this book 🤣

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    Hench (Hench, #1)

    Hench (Hench, #1)

    Natalie Zina Walschots

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    Hench (Hench, #1)

    Hench (Hench, #1)

    Natalie Zina Walschots

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  • Iron Gold (Red Rising Saga, #4)
    I'm Ready....

    .....for complete and utter devastation after reading Morning Star. 😅

    It's taken me over a year and a half since finishing MS for me to even contemplate continuing this journey. I think I'm prepared, but I don't think I am ACTUALLY prepared for this if anything happens like what did previously. 😬😢

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  • Mickey 7 (Mickey7, #1)
    Claire
    Jul 27, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0
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    This was my second time reading this and it was just as fun the second time around.

    I would definitely consider this entry-level science fiction, and recommend to anyone who wants a more character-driven storyline while they are starting out with the genre.

    It is also a nice change of pace for seasoned readers who want a break from the heavy hitters within the genre.

    I have the tiniest, most insignificant critique on this though... "Perseverating" is a great word, however, it really didn't need to get used three times in a >300 page book. 😅

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    Mickey 7 (Mickey7, #1)

    Mickey 7 (Mickey7, #1)

    Edward Ashton

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  • Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
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  • Tuesdays with Morrie
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    I had placed this on hold last year!

    This year, my grandmother passed, and this book came in the week before her memorial.

    I think the universe knew I needed this at this precise moment. I don't think I'd have had the same lens reading this as I do right now.

    Going to be thinking about this one for a long time.

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  • Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
    Claire
    Jul 05, 2025
    5.0
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    Goddammit, Donut!

    Still having an absolute riot with this series!!

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