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Forged by Malice (Beasts of the Briar, #3)

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Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History

Zen and Ghibli: Life Lessons for Lasting Happiness from the Legendary Studio

Princess Mononoke Film Comic: All-in-One Edition

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Chinese Characters across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese

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Malay Magic: Being An Introduction To The Folklore And Popular Religion Of The Malay Peninsula

White Torture: Interviews with Iranian Women Prisoners

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Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History

William Alexander

New York Times bestselling author William Alexander takes readers on the surprisingly twisty journey of the beloved tomato in this fascinating and erudite microhistory.The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous, subjected to being picked hard-green and gassed, even used as a projectile, the poor tomato has become the avatar for our disaffection with industrial foods — while becoming the most popular vegetable in America (and, in fact, the world). Each summer, tomato festivals crop up across the country; the Heinz ketchup bottle, instantly recognizable, has earned a spot in the Smithsonian; and now the tomato is redefining the very nature of farming, moving from fields into climate-controlled mega-greenhouses the size of New England villages. Supported by meticulous research and told in a lively, accessible voice, Ten Tomatoes That Changed the World seamlessly weaves travel, history, humor, and a little adventure (and misadventure) to follow the tomato's trail through history. A fascinating story complete with heroes, con artists, conquistadors, and—no surprise—the Mafia, this book is a mouth-watering, informative, and entertaining guide to the food that has captured our hearts for generations.

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William Alexander

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Ode to the Half-Broken

Suzanne Palmer

Forty years ago, the world nearly ended. Be is an old robot who was there, and doesn’t want to think about what happened, or what role they played in that conflict. They have settled into a life of isolation in the abandoned ruins of an old mill in the former New York Botanical Gardens, disinterested in what has happened in the outside world since they stepped away from the war. Someone out there, though, has not forgotten about them, and when they are attacked, their person vandalized, and one of their leg stolen, they set out to find the thief accompanied by a cyborg dog and a human mechanic. The world has changed, but the recovery from the war is uneven and faltering, and Be begins to suspect a malicious hand trying to rekindle the old conflict and finish what was started. In order to stop them, Be needs to come to terms with both their own past and who they have become, and how everything and everyone else they knew has changed in their absence. Being left alone is no longer an option, and peace may be impossible. This is a story about coming to terms with your past, with who you’ve become and who you still want to be: a tale of resilence and hope, an ode to those struggling to become whole in a world half-broken.

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Séance Tea Party

Reimena Yee

After watching her circle of friends seemingly fade away, Lora is determined to still have fun on her own, so when a tea party leads Lora to discovering Alexa, the ghost that haunts her house, they soon become best friends.

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Séance Tea Party

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Lala.

Aug 13, 2026

Ravenous

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

🖋️ Author: Sara Cooper 📖 Title: Ravenous 📅 Pub Day: Aug 13, 2026 💌 Publisher: Roseway Publishing 📚 Format: Digital 🏷️ ISBN: 9781773638393 ⏱️ Length: 245 pages 📌 Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Satirical Fiction, and Horror ⭐ Star Rating: 5

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A new Weird Girl Fic has entered the chat. OBSESSED!

I genuinely don't know how to explain this book. Momfluencer gone very, very strange is the best I've got. Breigh is quite possibly one of the most insufferable, chaotic main characters I've had the pleasure of reading, and I mean that as the highest compliment. You're simultaneously horrified by her and completely unable to look away.

This is a wild, unhinged, anxiety inducing read that I enjoyed every single second of. The writing is unique in a way that's hard to put into words because it shouldn't flow as well as it does given how absolutely bananas the story gets, and yet it somehow does. Somehow every awful choice Breigh makes feels exactly like the choice she'd make.

I also wanted to mention that Sara herself reached out when I had trouble accessing my NetGalley copy and was genuinely one of the kindest, most gracious authors I've ever interacted with. ♡

This is one heck of a debut and I'll be first in line for whatever Sara Cooper writes next.

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If you like:

✔️ unhinged unreliable narrators ✔️ momfluencer culture satire ✔️ weird girl litfic ✔️ dark comedy ✔️ books that give you genuine anxiety ✔️ social media horror

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Thank you to NetGalley, Sara Cooper, and Roseway Publishing for gifting this ARC in exchange for an honest review! All opinions are my own.

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A collection of the pilot books for popular series, for those of us who love to follow a character's journey for as long as an author will let us! Some of the below series have heavily debated starting points and book read orders--in those cases the pilot was selected based on what seems to be the most popular approach.

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