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gainsandbrains

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Thriller Starter Pack Vol I
Fall 2025 Readalong
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My Taste
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels
Murder Your Employer (The McMasters Guide to Homicide, #1)
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
True Crime Story
Bat Eater
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Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife
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House of Leaves
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  • Gone Girl
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    i don’t know ANYTHING about this book. comment something i won’t understand until i’m done reading 😛

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  • House of Leaves
    Thoughts from 48% (page 320)
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    Mardi Gras + Carnival 2026

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    The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic

    The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic

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  • House of Leaves
    Thoughts from 26% (page 172)

    Can Navidson's house exist without the experience of itself?

    Bro shut up what does it even mean 😭

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    The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain, 2)

    The Thorn Queen (The Rose Bargain, 2)

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  • Gone Girl
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    i don’t know ANYTHING about this book. comment something i won’t understand until i’m done reading 😛

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  • The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Thoughts from 7%- the cellular happy dance

    ”I can almost feel my mitochondria doing a happy dance when I eat them.”

    I laughed with delight reading this line. This is how I feel when I eat deeply nourishing and/or ancestral foods, like autumn delicata squash or corn that’s never known Monsanto. Are there any foods or body experiences that make your cells vibrate happily?

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  • Three Holidays and a Wedding
    Thoughts from 11% (page 32)

    Boryam is crazy. Younger siblings are so humbling.

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  • How’s your reading going so far?

    I had a really bad start to the year which totally ruined all my reading habits/plans and it’s made it a bit harder to pick up my books. Even with this I’ve managed to read 2 books and a play so far so I’m actually pretty happy with that. I noticed someone already at 7 books, and I’m just curious to see if others are feeling ‘on track’ with their reading plans or if you’re in a slump/reading frenzy?

    Either way, we are still only in January so no rush 🫶🏼✨

    EDIT: sooo many amazing and thoughtful comments, I’m slowly working my way through replying to you all ✨🥰

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    Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done

    Mundane Magic: A Lazy Witch's Guide to Hacking Your Brain, Building a Daily Practice, and Getting Stuff Done

    Molly Donlan

    Transform the mundane tasks of daily life into intentional moments of magical self-care, with spells, rituals, and exercises that work with your brain, not against it—from the co-host of the Demystify Magic podcast Are the dust bunnies and clutter in your house getting out of control? Do you put off cleaning your shower curtain or organizing your closet until you can’t ignore the mess anymore? Imagine turning these mundane chores into moments of magic, where sweeping the floor or folding laundry becomes an act of spiritual connection and enchantment. But how do we bridge the gap between the ordinary and the extraordinary? That’s where Mundane Magic comes in, to help you focus on the intention behind your actions and tap into everyday magic with simple rituals and mindful moments, like whipping together a coffee spell for abundance or clearing out the stagnant energy under your bed. Initially a skeptic herself, Molly Donlan’s journey took an unexpected turn when chronic hip pain led her to Reiki and the intersection of science and spirituality. She’s been where you are, overwhelmed by the weight of daily stress and household chores, but by injecting boring tasks with a sense of novelty and fun, she found magic practices that worked for her and her ADHD brain, rather than against it. Organized by rooms around the house and divided by the level of difficulty, Mundane Magic shares fun and actionable tips, exercises, spells, and rituals to create micro-moments of magic and motivation. You can organize your chores around the moon cycles to optimize cleansing and creativity, whip up an easy simmer pot for the motivation to tackle that pile of dirty dishes, or turn a minty shampoo into a spell for mental clarity. Mundane Magic offers a fun approach and empathetic support for productivity around the house and reclaiming joy and creativity in the process.

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    Death at the White Hart

    Death at the White Hart

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    Merry Murdle: 25 Fiendishly Festive Logic Puzzles

    Merry Murdle: 25 Fiendishly Festive Logic Puzzles

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    Fire and Ice (Warriors, #2)

    Fire and Ice (Warriors, #2)

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