StephanieZYX
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“I have always found such stories to be laughably exaggerated, but they prove the same thing: that my beauty was something unnatural, transcending nature itself. And that beauty is not so different from destruction.”
This is a beautiful retelling of the legend of Xishi, which I was not familiar with. It reads quickly and is full of yearning. But there are several emotional aspects as well, making it a fun and impactful roller coaster of a reading journey.
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Sycorax
Nydia Hetherington
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Dying to Kill (Angel Delaney Mysteries, #2)
Patricia H. Rushford
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A Song to Drown Rivers
Ann Liang
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Unforgettable
Caroline B. Cooney
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Cute middle grade novel with a magical world related to botany. Strong sense of adventure and found family.
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0StephanieZYX commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum
Hi so i just downloaded pagebound today, and i’m loving it so far, but i have a question: what is the difference between the “interested” shelf and the “TBR” self. Is it just personal preference? Because for me if i was interested in a book, i would want to read it. Therefore i would put the book on my TBR, which eliminates the need for an interested shelf in the first place. Please let me know how you guys use the “interested” shelf vs the “TBR” shelf. Thank you!!!
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The Body Under the Piano (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #1)
Marthe Jocelyn
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The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
0StephanieZYX commented on charlovely's review of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
I've been trying to read more indigenous books. my favorites were "hunger" and "collections". dark is a good way to put this as not all are scary aome are just dark in a sad way. I liked hearing so many different voice but sometimes they were so short I wanted more. but I find a lot of native stories are heavy on the body/animal horror - which totally makes sense - but its hard for me to read.
I really felt the foreword gave a lot of context to better understand native writing styles. I'd recommend this. and I'm glad I found some new authors to look into.
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I was going to make a post for each story but I was reading offline, so far my favorites have been Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller White Hills by Rebecca Roanhorase Hunger by Nick Medina Before I Go by Norris Black
the last one really scared me, I was alone at night surrounded by trees, the setting was perfect I even cover my face with the blanket when I started seeing things in the dark 🙃
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navajo don't wear elk teeth wasn't what i expected it to be. i feel like i expected more to happen? but that doesn't necessarily mean i didn't enjoy it, it just lacked a little to me ig. i might go back and reread it.
i'm not sure if it's just my migraine, but i didn't understand wingless that much. i did thoroughly enjoy the writing of that one though. it will definitely be reread in the future
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I thought this was a great collection of short stories. Some stories were gruesome while some were more psychological. There was a mix of and supernatural and realistic horror. Worth reading, especially to get a taste from many different authors.
Kushtuka: 4.5 ⭐️ Whitehills: 4 ⭐️ Navajos Don’t Wear Elk Teeth: 3.5 ⭐️ Wingless: 4 ⭐️ Quantum: 4 ⭐️ Hunger 4.5 ⭐️ Tick Talk: 3.5 ⭐️ The Ones Who Killed Us: 4 ⭐️ Snakes are Born in the Dark: 3.5 ⭐️ Before I Go: 4.5 ⭐️ Night in the Chrysalis: 4.5 ⭐️ Behind Colin’s eyes: 3.5 ⭐️ Heart-Shaped Clock: 3.5 ⭐️ Scariest. Story. Ever.: 4 ⭐️ Human Eaters: 2.5 ⭐️ The Longest Street in the World: 3 ⭐️ Dead Owls: 4 ⭐️ The Prepper: 4 ⭐️ Uncle Robert Rides the Lightning: 4 ⭐️ Sundays: 4 ⭐️ Eulogy for a Brother, Resurrected: 4.5 ⭐️ Night Moves: 4 ⭐️ Capgras: 4.5 ⭐️ The Scientist’s Horror Story: 4 ⭐️ Collections: 4.5 ⭐️ Limbs: 3.5 ⭐️
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Shane Hawk
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