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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1)

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A Time to Be Born

Dawn Powell

Set against an atmospheric backdrop of New York City in the months just before America’ s entry into World War II, A Time To Be Born is a scathing and hilarious study of cynical New Yorkers stalking each other for various selfish ends. At the center of the story are a wealthy, self-involved newspaper publisher and his scheming, novelist wife, Amanda Keeler. Powell always denied that Amanda Keeler was based upon the real-life Clare Boothe Luce, until years later when she discovered a memo she’d written to herself in 1939 that said, “Why not do a novel on Clare Luce?” Which prompted Powell to write in her diary “Who can I believe? Me or myself?”

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The Vegetarian

Han Kang

Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye's decision to embrace a more “plant-like” existence is a shocking act of subversion. And as her passive rebellion manifests in ever more extreme and frightening forms, scandal, abuse, and estrangement begin to send Yeong-hye spiraling deep into the spaces of her fantasy. In a complete metamorphosis of both mind and body, her now dangerous endeavor will take Yeong-hye—impossibly, ecstatically, tragically—far from her once-known self altogether.

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The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1)

Danielle L. Jensen

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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)

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Thoughts from 59% (page 218)

Jameson is so annoyingly mysterious I swear every chapter ends with something like 'you are the riddle. Or are you?' like chill I get it you're the mysterious one

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my goodness Xaden is annoying af and Violet is a pick me ugh ENOUGH ❤️ Dain ❤️ I have nothing bad to say about you sweetheart you’re perfect ❤️

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The Bridge Kingdom (The Bridge Kingdom, #1)

Danielle L. Jensen

A warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she’ll be the one to bring him to his knees. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland. So when she’s sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king. Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she’s the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she’ll save… and which kingdom she’ll destroy. Passionate and violent, The Bridge Kingdom is a seductive fantasy perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

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Hit a massive wall of burnout for reading

For the past two weeks I’ve barely read anything. I’m hitting that part of my tbr list where I don’t have any motivation to read. Ive started using NetGalley for ARCs and my reading goal is 60 books, I’m at 36 right now with one DNF. I have so many ARCs that span all the way to January. Majority of my reads minus a few have been ARCs. I’m sure I need to just pick a book that’s not an ARC.

I usually watch a fave movie, write some of my book, watch a new show, play video games and read some fanfiction to get away from the monotony of reading and reviewing.

What are some things you do to get back into reading?

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Escapism Book recs?

Hi Boundlings!

I feel I've been reading too seriously lately (either too many litfics or reading books too seriously instead of just enjoying the story), so I need books to escape and unwind, but also get immersed in the world, yk? Any genre is fine, (romance, thriller, OH FANTASY, horror), but I prefer stories with chemistry (found family, relationships/emotional chemisty)

So yeah! Feel free to describe the books being recommended so I know what's going into. Have a nice evening!

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Long Live Evil (Time of Iron, #1)

Sarah Rees Brennan

A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN… When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page. This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.

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Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1)

C.S. Pacat

The ancient world of magic is no more. Its heroes are dead, its halls are ruins, and its great battles between Light and Dark are forgotten. Only the Stewards remember, and they keep their centuries-long vigil, sworn to protect humanity if the Dark King ever returns. Sixteen-year-old dock boy Will is on the run, pursued by the men who killed his mother. When an old servant tells him of his destiny to fight beside the Stewards, Will is ushered into a world of magic, where he must train to play a vital role in the oncoming battle against the Dark. As London is threatened by the Dark King’s return, the reborn heroes and villains of a long-forgotten war begin to draw battle lines. But as the young descendants of Light and Dark step into their destined roles, old allegiances, old enmities and old flames are awakened. Will must stand with the last heroes of the Light to prevent the fate that destroyed their world from returning to destroy his own.

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I am not enjoying this book, I understand its meaning and what it is telling me but, I hate the wording I hate the way the story is told. Just fully told too. It almost (and what I'm going to say might sound silly) feels like it was written for children, I can't explain it in any other way. I wanted to like this book a lot its a dear friend favourite, but I am not liking it. ☹️

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