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ClumsyWithWords

I was always a reader, but when I got my baby during the romantasy outbreak - my numbers skyrocketed 😂 In general, I like good books, but not at 03am

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Romantasy Starter Pack Vol I
Fantasy Starter Pack Vol I
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The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
Circe
I Who Have Never Known Men
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Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
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  • The Sword of Kaigen
    Suggestions for finding this book?

    Question: Does anyone know of any options I'm missing to try to read this book?

    I was planning on reading this next month and went to put in my Libby hold. Out of my 10 library cards, only two versions are available...in French and German. đŸ«  I've lost so much of my French that I would miss a hefty portion of what's going on, so that's not an option for a book this length. I don't see any physical options at my libraries and I have a hard time with audiobooks.

    I use a Kindle I bought back in 2019, but since then I have not been buying from Amazon, which seems to be the only place I can purchase the book. Even if I wanted to, I remember having to download all of my e-books last year before Amazon stopped allowing that, so I'm not willing to buy a book that will forever tie me to them. I've looked at the other two publishers for special editions in English, but it's no longer available. Am I just shit outta luck?

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  • The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
    ClumsyWithWords
    Jun 13, 2026
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    It’s good! I recommend. And it’s short. Which makes it even better because you have to do more with less.

    There are only a few books I read that give this much freedom to the reader in understanding their depth and intrigue. As the main character often says “do you understand now?” And if you don’t, well, I guess there is no story here for you then.

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  • The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
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    And now I’m just crying 😭

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  • The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
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    I grew up reading a book series that belonged to my mother, when she was a child. It was called “The most beautiful fairytales from
” and they covered mostly Asian world, if I remember correctly. From Uzbekistan to China, India, Ural, Japan etc. I loved reading different folklore, each distinct yet similar.

    This book reminds me of that time.

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  • Morning Glory Milking Farm (Cambric Creek, #1)
    đŸ“±Thoughts from 46% - chp8

    ”What were you doing in the bathroom? Do vampires even need to use the bathroom?”

    i thought i was quite knowledgeable in vampire lore but somehow have never thought about their bathroom attending habits, or lack thereof. i understand their body fully absorbs blood and there is no waste but then i bid the questions, do they use the bathroom? and do they still have normal organs?? or do they like donate two kidneys to a person in need when they turn đŸ€§

    pls enlighten me with your scientific thoughts on this topic

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  • Morning Glory Milking Farm (Cambric Creek, #1)
    Not on my tbr, but I love the forum

    Just dropping to say that I am delighted to read all the comments. I saw the name of the book, and my immediate reaction was “is this for real?” But, you guys make it sound deep, and fun, and almost, almost like it is worth reading.

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    “She had a foreigner’s beauty, like a language we do not know how to read.” What a lovely sentiment

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  • ClumsyWithWords commented on steffigz's review of The Everlasting

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  • The Everlasting
    steffigz
    May 20, 2026
    2.5
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 2.0Characters: 2.0Plot: 2.5

    I know so many people love this book - but it just didn't do it for me. I didn't like the writing style and felt no chemistry between the main characters. I did like the gender-bending characteristics Harrow played with throughout the story.

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  • Yesteryear
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