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kellywilder

I like books that allow me to escape. And I read a lot of really bad fiction in between. Whatever makes that incessant hamster in my head stop running around.

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Cozy Fantasy
Critically Acclaimed Memoirs
Reading...Manic Pixie Dream Earl (Earls Trip #2)
My Taste
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
Enchanted, Inc. (Enchanted, Inc., #1)
Daughter of the Forest  (Sevenwaters, #1)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Earls Trip

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  • The Library of Borrowed Hearts
    kellywilder
    Jun 15, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    I much prefer books with libraries over bookstores. Switching back and forth between present day and the 1960s, I found the characters charming, easy to love, and not terribly complex. I enjoyed the tie ins of classical literature, even if they weren’t books I particularly enjoy. I could have used 100% less Hemingway though.

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  • Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1)
    kellywilder
    Jun 15, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.0
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    Dragons, brownies, and a rat with a laptop. This was excellently narrated by Brendan Fraser and had all the lighthearted drama of a middle grade book. I don’t think I would have enjoyed it nearly as much if I didn’t listen to it.

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  • The Women
    kellywilder
    Jun 09, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    The Women

    The Women

    Kristin Hannah

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  • Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch, #3)
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    Jun 05, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 2.5Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.0
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    Third time's a charm? Even though I knew this relationship was coming from book 1, it was the best relationship read of the series.

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    Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch, #3)

    Lost and Lassoed (Rebel Blue Ranch, #3)

    Lyla Sage

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    Manic Pixie Dream Earl (Earls Trip #2)

    Manic Pixie Dream Earl (Earls Trip #2)

    Jenny Holiday

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  • Swift and Saddled (Rebel Blue Ranch, #2)
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    Jun 01, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 2.5Characters: 2.5Plot: 2.5

    At least the sequel had less pet names. I find most of the characters insufferable but I’ll finish the series nonetheless.

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  • Homegrown Magic
    kellywilder
    May 27, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.0
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    A fun read, wanted more plant magic used. I don’t think I wanted her to find the natural casting potion, but I just enjoy plant magic in stories

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  • If you could wipe your memory and reread one book like it was your very first time…

    What would it be? I need help finding my next read and figured this would be a good way to get really good recs 👀

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  • Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop
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    May 20, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.0
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    This was on a list of Studio Ghibli vibes reads. It was just ok for me. I think 1) I’m not huge on bookstore based books and 2) English translation books often fall flat for me. I’m not familiar with the Korean culture and I think that makes me miss a lot of nuance. I can see how someone might find this cozy. I found almost unbearably slow.

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  • A Novel Love Story
    kellywilder
    May 17, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 3.5
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    Contemporary lost in Austen. Sweet and cozy.

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  • The Berry Pickers
    kellywilder
    May 10, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.0
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  • Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies
    kellywilder
    Apr 21, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    Knowing now that Cecily was based on the author’s grandmother, makes her history so much better. That said, did not like Cecily. I liked her book and I wish Kate’s contemporary book would be real. The writing about food was absolutely delightful. The title of the book feels wrong. It never felt like Cecily had lessons for Kate, except to just live and not waste her one and precious

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