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Summer 2026 Readalong
My Taste
The Spear Cuts Through Water
The Starless Sea
Babel
Piranesi
Haikyu!!, Vol. 38
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2
41%
Among the Birds: Field Notes from Cascadia
85%
A Drop of Corruption
35%

September 2026

A Drop of CorruptionNot Quite Dead Yet

3.76 average  ·  44 reviews

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  • Aug 31, 2026
    The Spear Cuts Through Water
    The Spear Cuts Through WaterSimon Jimenez
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    For now, this is one of my favourites books I've read this year. It was such an amazing experience. The way this is written can be a bit difficult to get into at first, and all the changing perspectives didn't quite click in my mind until I was around 20% into the book.

    The whole story feels extremely real in how the world was both beautiful and extremely harsh and violent. I loved the worldbuilding and the mythology so much too. One of the aspects that i enjoyed the most was how well woven the timelines and the Inverted Theater are.

    Another thing I love are the characters. I was so fond of them by the end of the book that it pained me that the story ended. Especially Keema to the point that I think he has become one of my favourite characters ever.

    The prose was just gorgeous. I put tabs in a lot of passages just because they were gorgeous.

    "Because you are right, this moonlit body tells you; this is indeed a love story. Down to the blade-dented bone. "

    I'm still impressed that the story takes place in only 5 days, considering how much happens, but it never felt forced.

    This was like a dream I didn't want to wake up from. The moment I finished it, I wanted to start it all over again.

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