MadHoney

32 - She/Her - Librocubicularist - Lover of weird books and in a constant battle with my TBR.

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The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)

Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One (Tales from the Gas Station, #1)

Reading...

Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)

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reading & travel

when you guys take a book along for a trip or vacation, is it one you haven't read before or one that you have?

I'm going to be out of town for a few days and I don't anticipate having more down time than my short flights will grant. for that reason, I'm thinking of bringing a familiar title along. it'll be like traveling with a friend (:

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Raising Hare: A Memoir

Chloe Dalton

A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare.Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and slept in your house for hours on end and gave birth to leverets in your study. For political advisor and speechwriter Chloe Dalton, who spent lockdown deep in the English countryside, far away from her usual busy London life, this became her unexpected reality.In February 2021, Dalton stumbles upon a newborn hare—a leveret—that had been chased by a dog. Fearing for its life, she brings it home, only to discover how impossible it is to rear a wild hare, most of whom perish in captivity from either shock or starvation. Through trial and error, she learns to feed and care for the leveret with every intention of returning it to the wilderness. Instead, it becomes her constant companion, wandering the fields and woods at night and returning to Dalton’s house by day. Though Dalton feared that the hare would be preyed upon by foxes, stoats, feral cats, raptors, and even people, she never tried to restrict it to the house. Each time the hare leaves, Chloe knows she may never see it again. Yet she also understands that to confine it would be its own kind of death.Raising Hare chronicles their journey together, while also taking a deep dive into the lives and nature of hares, and the way they have been viewed historically in art, literature, and folklore. We witness first-hand the joy at this extraordinary relationship between human and animal, which serves as a reminder that the best things, and most beautiful experiences, arise when we least expect them.

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Raising Hare: A Memoir

Chloe Dalton

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Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human

Richard W. Wrangham

Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangham shows that the shift from raw to cooked foods was the key factor in human evolution. when our ancestors adapted to using fire, humanity began. Once our hominid ancestors began cooking their food, the human digestive tract shrank and the brain grew. Time once spent chewing tough raw food could be used instead to hunt and to tend camp. Cooking became the basis for pair bonding and marriage, created the household, and even led to a sexual division of labor. Tracing the contemporary implications of our ancestors' diets, Catching Fire sheds new light on how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today. A pathbreaking new theory of human evolution, Catching Fire will provoke controversy and fascinate anyone interested in our ancient origins--or in our modern eating habits. --from the dustjacket

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MadHoney

Sep 15, 2025

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I caught myself with a huge grin on my face or laughing out loud multiple times while reading this book. The tone matches my sense of humor, and I relate maybe a little too much to Murderbot. I RAN to the bookstore as soon as I could after I finished this to get the second. I am excited to continue this series and spend more time with Murderbot.

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Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)

Martha Wells

It has a dark past--one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot." But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks. Alternate cover of ISBN 9781250186928. Another cover edition can be found here

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Sep 15, 2025

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ellabellabooks

Let's flip the script! What male MC are you craving??

I've made a post about our gorgeous female MC's in a novel, now what personality traits/quirks are you craving to read in a male lead of a romance novel? What do you feel has been overdone?

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Testing

I keep getting an error notification when trying to comment, testing out a post to see if it happens again...

Edit: looks like it worked! Is anyone else having this issue? I've already submitted a bug report and tried all the refresh things I can think of. I just want to reply to people haha! Trying to comment on jordynreads Storygraph post so I can find my people but alas :/

Edit 2: after removing the less than symbol in the text, the reply went through!

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moodreadvibes

Sep 14, 2025

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"My humans", what a friggin cutie pie. This was a wonderful introduction to this fun and interesting series, and I can't wait to read more! I was shocked at the amount of world building the author was able to pack into such a short book (novella?). The imagery is rich. The action is intense. Such a great, unique, quick, relatively light-hearted read.

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The Manicurist's Daughter

Susan Lieu

An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who searches for answers after her mother dies during plastic surgery Susan Lieu has long been searching for answers about her family’s past and about her own future. Refugees from the Vietnam War, Susan’s family escaped to California in the 1980s after five failed attempts. Upon arrival, Susan’s mother was their savvy, charismatic North Star, setting up two successful nail salons and orchestrating every success―until Susan was eleven. That year, her mother died from a botched tummy tuck. After the funeral, no one was ever allowed to talk about her or what had happened. For the next twenty years, Susan navigated a series of cascading questions alone―why did the most perfect person in her life want to change her body? Why would no one tell her about her mother’s life in Vietnam? And how did this surgeon, who preyed on Vietnamese immigrants, go on operating after her mother’s death? Sifting through depositions, tracking down the surgeon’s family, and enlisting the help of spirit channelers, Susan uncovers the painful truth of her mother, herself, and the impossible ideal of beauty.

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jordynreads

What does your StoryGraph say about you?

Mine says: Mainly reads fiction books that are adventurous, emotional, and dark. Typically chooses medium-paced books that are 300-499 pages long

And I’d say that’s pretty accurate lol. What does your say? Any surprises? Anyone twinning? 👀

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santizo

Fall Readalong Week 2 Check In

As the second week of the fall readalong wraps up, I thought I'd share an update. This week I was able to make good progress on the second book on my list, The Spellshop. I'm really liking this read. Its cozy, whimsical, lighthearted but also with a good lil plot. Im hoping to finish this in the coming week and start Blood Over Bright Haven.

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Line in a book that felt like a stab to the heart

I wanna know a line you've read that was so painful that it felt like someone stabbed your heart. Please add a spoiler alert if you think it's needed ☺️

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Romance books update

Two weeks ago I asked for your favorite romance book and recommendations. Most of the recs were Book Lovers and Beach Read both by Emily Henry. Anyway, I got one of the blind date with a book book (haha) for national read a book day and well the book I got was Beach Read! I guess it was meant to be and so convenient, now I don’t have an excuse to not read it hehe. And that’s it, I just wanted to share how crazy that was lol and thanks again for the recs and for all the support! I love the PB community 💜

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