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alishareads

A cynical coffee addict who loves history, politics and books.

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Mythological World Tour
Cozy Fantasy
Epic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Series
My Taste
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
How to Write a Love Story
To Clutch a Razor (Curse Bearer, #2)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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  • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
    alishareads
    May 15, 2026
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5

    I will probably need to take a class on allegory and symbolism to understand this piece of literature. I lost count of how many times I had to start over cause I kept feeling lost and this being my first SGJ book the writing style was a little dense. But I loved it anyway. I could sense that every little detail and word choice was intentional and meaningful. I still don't completely understand Etsy's part in the story apart from being the annoying entitled white person lacking any self-awareness and intersectionality. The theme that captured my attention the most on this readthrough apart from the genocidal and gory body horror was Arthur's gluttony and how it mirrors colonial, settler, genocidal and capitalist greed which is a striking contrast to indigenous cultures.

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  • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
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    Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

    Caro Claire Burke

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    Annie Knows Everything: A Novel

    Annie Knows Everything: A Novel

    Rachel Wood

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  • The Poet Empress
    alishareads
    Apr 25, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: Characters: Plot:

    The more I think about this book, the more shallow it feels. i immensely enjoyed this book when I was reading it. The setting was so rich and imaginable, the politics was great if predictable and that's all the positives I remember now. The execution of the climax was great and i was just riding the high of reading an anti-romantasy book. Also, this book is a great example of how books written by women are wrongly categorized.

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    A Long Time Dead

    A Long Time Dead

    Samara Breger

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  • Everyone In This Bank Is A Thief (Ernest Cunningham, #4)
    alishareads
    Mar 30, 2026
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 3.5

    I don't know if these books are evidence of my amazing taste in books and great sense of humour........... or lack thereof 👀👀.

    Review: Expected amounts of cheekiness and idiocity from the main character.

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