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Elfundertheshelf

A full time fictional world traveler, masquerading as a regular mortal. There is no rhyme or reason here –I see it, I find intrigue, I read.

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Fantasy Starter Pack Vol I
Level 2
Classics Starter Pack Vol I
My Taste
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics)
Small Things Like These
Letters to Milena: Discover Franz Kafka's love letters – the surprise TikTok sensation! Paperback – December 6, 2018
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Reading...
Something Wicked This Way ComesSatan AbsolvedBoudicca's DaughterBury Our Bones in the Midnight SoilThe Liberation of Sita

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  • Boudicca's Daughter
    Thoughts from 22% (page 102)

    Right from the get go this one does not spare you from the gore of war and the emotional impact of trauma. Even if it is a fictional account of history, by no means does it fool you into a "fantastical retelling" it examines history from the pov of the conquered and tells you clearly that no side is completely innocent — the nuance is immaculate

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  • Boudicca's Daughter
    Thoughts from 22% (page 102)

    Right from the get go this one does not spare you from the gore of war and the emotional impact of trauma. Even if it is a fictional account of history, by no means does it fool you into a "fantastical retelling" it examines history from the pov of the conquered and tells you clearly that no side is completely innocent — the nuance is immaculate

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  • New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
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    here to report that, after all these years, I am still a team jacob girlie 🫡

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  • How do you choose what to read?

    Do you decide based on the jacket blurb? Or just start reading the first page? Or stick to recommendations from certain people/places? Curious how everyone chooses what to add to their TBRs!

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  • Do you mentally prepare yourself for a series?

    Do you pick up the first book in a series already knowing you're committing to the whole thing? Or do you go into them mentally prepared to drop it after that first one if you think the series is not for you?

    Sometimes it's hard for me to pick up a book when I know its in a continuous series, because the idea of committing to something I'm not sure I'll enjoy is A Lot. I'm fine if it's the type of series where each book revolves around a different person and story, and the only series aspect is the shared universe/setting. It's the series where 100% it's a long ass story cut up into manageable arcs that I have a hard time mentally hyping myself up to do.

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