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erajj

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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)
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The Song of Achilles
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

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  • Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
    erajj
    Oct 25, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    I actually did like this book and I learnt a lot about Native American (recent) history. I have seen that it’s gotten critique for being too centered on the white perpetrators but I don’t know if I agree. Of course, im a third party (non american POC) but I don’t know if the author was maliciously excluding the Osage voices (or even excluding them at all
) their voices and stories are being told as far as I saw esp in third part of the book (and many times during the rest!). Maybe there is other critique I haven’t come across though because I remember many people choosing to not watch the movie for a reason but I can’t remember.

    All that aside, such a heartbreaking story. To think that they were robbed of their land again and again and again and finally retreated to a land they felt they might be safe because it was not obviously of any value and then were murdered in scores because of it by people they considered family or friends.. and it was not that long ago. Awful

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    Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

    Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

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  • People We Meet on Vacation
    erajj
    Oct 23, 2025
    1.0
    Enjoyment: 0.5Quality: 0.5Characters: 0.5Plot: 2.0

    Dnfed at 52%. I hate dnfing a book but im sorry, I had so many issues w this book:

    • I can not stand female characters that exude such strong “im not like other girls” energy. Like you aren’t special, you aren’t cool, we are not impressed. I understand she was different and got bullied but it was a little too much. Like one of her only friends ever was a guy? (I know that influencer was her friend too but she reiterates again and again how only Alex understands her and sees her and it was just so icky)
    • Also, of course Alex is a hot, ripped 6 ft plus guy who writes short stories and is studying English and is super awkward and isn’t goofy with anyone except her and she’s the only one that sees the real him. It’s because of this that the book honestly read like a (very tropey) wattpad fanfiction.
    • Her strong dislike for Alex’s ex (exes?) also sealed it for me because it was giving lowkey internalised misogyny. Maybe I was reading too much into but it was just odd.
    • There was unfortunately way too much cringey stuff for me. Like her obsession with how quirky her clothes were, how she’s so small and loud and annoying etc etc. Too much to list tbh. I like cringe but this was ridiculous level of cringe.

    I was intrigued to know what caused their friendship breakup and that’s why I tried to power through but honestly the way it was going I just expect it was smth not worth the build-up. Or maybe it will be worth it. I guess I won’t find out lol.

    I might be too harsh with this but female characters whose entire personality is being not like other girls, and also only feel seen by a man really irk me. I think in big ol 2025 we should do better than using wattpad tropes from 2010.

    Also this is not to say that I don’t like a nice, light, romantic book. I absolutely love Sophie Kinsella and I even read the Hating Game 2 or so years ago and (mostly) enjoyed it! I try to not be a snob about books but for some odd reason, this one just really annoyed me.

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  • Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
    erajj
    Oct 21, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    Incredible, incredible read. Written a long post for the forum so I’ll spare this space but this book is just mind-blowing. So grateful I found this author and decided to read. Haven’t had such a transformative reading experience in a while

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    The Shoulders We Stand On: How Black and Brown people fought for change in the United Kingdom

    The Shoulders We Stand On: How Black and Brown people fought for change in the United Kingdom

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  • The Song of Achilles
    DNF'd. But should I go back to it??

    I was listening to the audio version and was enjoying it fine enough, until the battle scenes began. I started losing interest and stopped reading. I was almost 60% finished! Now I'm seeing all the great reviews and wondering if it's worth going back to finish??

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  • Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
    karigan
    Mar 01, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 2.5
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    This was a really enjoyable book with too many subplots, that at times were written like main plots. I didn’t actually know what the end goal was for most of this book until the subplots were finally resolved.

    That being said, the subplot resolutions were pretty lackluster. There was so much build up for mysteries that hadn’t been found or solved by ANYONE in decades. But somehow Emily and Wendell were able to solve them without even really trying.

    As usual though, I absolutely loved Emily and Wendell’s storyline. They’re so incredibly dedicated to each other, yet also to themselves. They don’t give up on their goals; instead they include each other in the journey to accomplish those goals.

    Emily still remains one of my favorite characters of all time. Her neurodivergent traits are never looked at as a burden or hindrance. Perhaps even more importantly, they’re also not treated as superpowers. When something Emily does causes an issue, she acknowledges it and moves on. When it allows her to accomplish something, she acknowledges it and moves on.

    It’s super refreshing to see a neurodivergent coded character be accepted by themselves and others without making excuses for the things that make them different.

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