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issakeyk

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The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1
Once Upon a Marigold (Upon a Marigold, #1)
Alchemised
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
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Lord of the Flies
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Reparenting the Inner Child: The New Science of Our Oldest Wounds and How to Heal Them
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多聞くん今どっち!? 13 [Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!? 13]
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Lights Out
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  • Lord of the Flies
    Spoiled and everything

    I knew this was one of the popular books read in high school literature classes, but it was never picked for the ones I was in. I'm in my 20s now and my Philippine-raised fiance bought me the book not knowing it's such a staple for American high school students. I've unfortunately seen and read plenty of spoilers for this book over the years so I know how it ends and I know the fate of one particular character. Nevertheless, I've given it a go since I've never actually knew how it all unfolded. I'm reading and listening to the audio recording by the author himself on spotify and I thought his disclaimer on why he didn't choose little girls instead was pretty funny. He made a good point about mixing in girls and boys as evidently entrapping himself to have to discuss sex and relationships and wanted to avoid that because that's not the type of book he wanted to write. I think he made a smart choice because this would have been a completely different book. I'm also relatively surprised on how short this book is. All this time I thought it was gonna be long.

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  • Lord of the Flies
    Spoiled and everything

    I knew this was one of the popular books read in high school literature classes, but it was never picked for the ones I was in. I'm in my 20s now and my Philippine-raised fiance bought me the book not knowing it's such a staple for American high school students. I've unfortunately seen and read plenty of spoilers for this book over the years so I know how it ends and I know the fate of one particular character. Nevertheless, I've given it a go since I've never actually knew how it all unfolded. I'm reading and listening to the audio recording by the author himself on spotify and I thought his disclaimer on why he didn't choose little girls instead was pretty funny. He made a good point about mixing in girls and boys as evidently entrapping himself to have to discuss sex and relationships and wanted to avoid that because that's not the type of book he wanted to write. I think he made a smart choice because this would have been a completely different book. I'm also relatively surprised on how short this book is. All this time I thought it was gonna be long.

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  • Manacled
    issakeyk
    Jun 02, 2026
    Manacled
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.5Plot: 4.0

    I read Alchemised before this and I had to binge watch the Harry Potter series to understand what was going on here. Maybe I'm just biased because I read Alchemised fully first so all my love was transfered to Helena and Kaine instead of Draco and Hermione. But I can definitely see the differences and the love and thought that was poured into this story. I enjoyed it for what it was and rarely compared it to its pubtrad remake, mainly because the events were completely different due to a completely different world building. The Handmaid's Tale aspect of this story was a big inspiration towards its making so I understand why it's there, but it was definitely one of my least favorite parts of the story. I really enjoyed everything else and how well thought out the events were. SenLinYu definitely deserved their flowers 💐

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  • Don't Believe Everything You Think
    issakeyk
    Jun 02, 2026
    Don't Believe Everything You Think
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    It brought up great points. This may not work for everyone but I definitely resonated with it. I just wished it cited more reliable sources to really put the nail on the coffin.

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    issakeyk completed their yearly reading goal of 10 books!

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    issakeyk's 2026 Reading Challenge

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    Manacled
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    Meet Me In Dreamland
    All You Want
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