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DesDoesBooks

I'm a queer reader and educator who loves fantasy, romance, classics, and nonfiction of all kinds! @get.literature on booksta 💖

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Fall 2025 Readalong
Cozy Fantasy
My Taste
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Pride and Prejudice
Swordcrossed
Annie Bot
Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
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  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
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    I’m just having a hard time continuing this like yeah it’s cool but it’s not enrapturing me

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    Moby-Dick or, The Whale

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    Herman Melville

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    Palestine in a World on Fire

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    Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

    Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

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    Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck

    Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck

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  • Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea, #1)
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    This is cute, and I am usually an enthusiastic cozy fantasy reader (I'm a big fan of Legends and Lattes), but for some reason I am just not getting super into this one. It is taking me a while to read because I just don't feel compelled to see where the story is going. Maybe it's because there is an established relationship and the getting together is what previously hooked me on lower-stakes fantasy with romance books.

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  • Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #1)
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    Oct 13, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0
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  • Swordcrossed
    Thoughts from 17% (page 115)

    So far I am loving the world-building going into this story. The Guild-God connections are established so naturally. I am also excited to watch Luca's and Matti's relationship develop. Most cozy fantasy novels feel so predictable, but I can say with confidence I have no idea how this is going to progress in the best way possible.

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  • The Spellshop
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  • Immortal Consequences (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1)
    Thoughts from 52% (page 259, mid Ch 30)

    Ughhhhh pet peeve of mine when details fall through the cracks.

    Page 257 "[She] traveled through the Ether, crossing door after door."

    1.5 pages later "Blackwood wasn't far. She had only crossed through one door."

    I know it's such a small thing but it bothers me soo much 🙄

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  • The Dead Romantics
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    "One of the only good things to come out of this writing gig was the fact that I could write books off on taxes."

    Can someone explain to me what this means?😅 like why would taxes not count when buying books just because you're a writer? Am I understanding this correctly?

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    A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

    A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

    Sangu Mandanna

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  • Tusk Love (Critical Role)
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    no spoilers in terms of plot, but I am so surprised to feel such a fall/autumnal vibe from this book. the locations, the descriptions of people and places - it's all surprisingly woodsy, coppery feel to everything and I really love it so far!

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    The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop, #2)

    The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop, #2)

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    Gabe Cole Novoa

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