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The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

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Juniper & Thorn

Ava Reid

From highly acclaimed, bestselling author Ava Reid comes a gothic horror retelling of The Juniper Tree, set in another time and place within the world of The Wolf and the Woodsman, where a young witch seeks to discover her identity and escape the domination of her abusive wizard father, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Catherynne M. Valente. A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city’s amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart. As Marlinchen’s late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father’s rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.

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Weyward

Emilia Hart

I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha’s mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom. 1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom. Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.

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Tea & Alchemy

Sharon Lynn Fisher

A tea leaf reader in nineteenth-century England falls in love—and in danger—with a reclusive alchemist in an enthralling historical fantasy by the author of Salt & Broom and Grimm Curiosities. Cornwall, 1854. The people of Roche have always whispered about the recluse in the black granite tower that looms above the moorland. But one young woman is driven to discover the truth behind the old tales. Her life overshadowed by family tragedy, Mina Penrose escapes her lonely days by working at The Magpie, a cozy tearoom on the village’s edge. Lately she’s been seeing shapes in the sodden leaves that hint at the future. After one such omen, Mina stumbles upon a murdered man on the heath. Villagers immediately suspect Harker Tregarrick, a living, breathing mystery who never ventures beyond the bounds of his centuries-old estate. Until the day after the murder, when the handsome and compelling recluse visits The Magpie…leading to a meeting that will change both their fates. Captivated by a man around whom danger and rumors of death swirl, Mina has never felt more alive. Can she uncover Harker’s heartbreaking history—and the truth about the murder—before tragedy strikes again?

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The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World

Antony Loewenstein

Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal deployment globally of Israel’s occupation-enforcing technologies. For more than 50 years, the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has given the Israeli state invaluable experience in controlling an ‘enemy’ population, the Palestinians. It’s here that they have perfected the architecture of control, using the occupied Palestinian territories as a testing ground for weaponry and surveillance technology that they then export around the world. The Palestine Laboratory shows in depth and for the first time how Israel has become a leader in developing spying technology and defence hardware that fuels some of the globe’s most brutal conflicts — from the Pegasus software that hacked Jeff Bezos’s and Jamal Khashoggi’s phones, and the weapons sold to the Myanmar army that has murdered thousands of Rohingyas, to the drones being used by the European Union to monitor refugees in the Mediterranean who are left to drown. In a global investigation that uncovers secret documents, based on revealing interviews and on-the-ground reporting, Antony Loewenstein shows how, as ethno-nationalism grows in the 21st century, Israel has built the ultimate tools for despots and democracies.

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Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

T. Kingfisher

Marguerite Florian is a spy with two problems. A former employer wants her dead, and one of her new bodyguards is a far too good-looking paladin with a martyr complex. Shane is a paladin with three problems. His god is dead, his client is much too attractive for his peace of mind, and a powerful organization is trying to have them both killed. Add in a brilliant artificer with a device that may change the world, a glittering and dangerous court, and a demon-led cult, and Shane and Marguerite will be lucky to escape with their souls intact, never mind their hearts. . .

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Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

T. Kingfisher

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Potential Series Adaptation for The Everlasting

Has anyone else seen this article yet? 🔗‘The Everlasting’ Series Adaptation in the Works at Netflix

Personally, I love this book. Like, an unreasonable amount. So the idea of an on-screen adaptation makes me super duper nervous!! Casting, narrative, themes, there's so many places it could go astray! It does make me happy that it got this kind of attention at all though.

It's not been ordered to series yet so it could fizzle out (as so many projects have), but what are ya'll's thoughts?

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Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

T. Kingfisher

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession…until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies, mangled by some unknown force. Galen is a paladin of a dead god, lost to holiness and no longer entirely sane. He has long since given up on any hope of love. But when the two men and a brave gnole constable are drawn into the web of the mysterious killer, it's Galen's job to protect Piper from the traps that await them. He's just not sure if he can protect Piper from the most dangerous threat of all…

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Thoughts from 77% (page 201, chapter 28)

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Thoughts from 31%

I have been told by so many people that I would love this book. Almost every time I mention The Everlasting and how its a 5 star read for me, this book would come up.

I have come to realize people don't know why I like books, because I am 31% in and I just don't care about this at all.

If you are a vibe reader, then its a interesting medieval mythic setting with knights and seer women who dress in flowing white and always cover their eyes. I feel like the Amazon could make a decent series out of, because it so visual based (I swear I see a tiktok or ig reel every week of someone dressing up as her).

But the ornate prose mixed with modern speech, a so far bland romance, predictable plot, and stereotypical characters is weighing heavy. Its not bad, but also not standout good.

Maybe things will turn around, but right now I am just coming to terms with how little my friends know me.

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There Be Dragons Here (Tales of Aedrea)

S.L. Rowland

At 182 years old, Hilda Rockfall thought her adventuring days were long behind her. For over seventy years, she roamed the realm as a ranger with the adventuring party Stone & Splendor—taking quests, slaying beasts, and collecting monster teeth like trophies from the boundless sea to the edge of the wilds. But for the past five decades, she's traded her sword for slippers, living the quiet life of a proud grandmother nestled in the mountains, telling tales no one quite believes and baking a mean honey crumble. That peace is shattered when an old friend—and former party member—passes on and leaves Hilda one final scatter his ashes at a secret location marked on a map they looted back in their glory days. Hilda figures it’ll be a nice little hike. Maybe a nostalgic trip down memory lane. But then she opens the map. And scrawled across the bottom in faded ink are four unsettling There be dragons here.About the Welcome to the enchanting world of Tales of Aedrea, where small-scale stories, low-stakes adventure, and cozy fantasy come to life within an epic, high-fantasy realm.

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Thoughts from 33% (page 88)

I'm loving this sm!! It's so cosy and cutesy and charming 🥰

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Tips for Writing Reviews

Hi everyone, I am new to this site but have been an avid review writer on Goodreads since 5ish years. I first started at 16 in 2021 and am 21 now. Back then I would be able to write very long, decent reviews easily but since the past few years I have been struggling to write good reviews or even offer any thoughts of substance. I am not sure why, if anything I have been reading less than before.

Would love suggestions/tips from those who write reviews! Feel free to leave your reviews below as well, i love reading them. :)

Edited to add: Also strangely i don't think this isn't to do with my writing ability in general cuz I have published research and lots of other writing related stuff irl..

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Dating After the End of the World

Jeneva Rose

There’s nothing like the undead to bring the living together in an action-packed and apocalyptically romantic genre-shattering novel by a New York Times bestselling author. Casey Pearson grew up with a doomsday-prepping father. At eighteen, tired of living an unconventional life, she left home, vowing never to return. More than a decade later, a mysterious viral outbreak changes everything, including the people it infects, turning them into zombielike creatures. It’s the end of the world, and no one saw it coming—well, except for Casey’s father. With no place left to run and danger lurking around every corner, Casey is forced to return home. Upon arrival, she’s surprised to find that her dad has hunkered down with a group of survivors, including her archnemesis, Blake Morrison, the high school bully who made Casey’s teenage years a living hell. While struggling to live on the compound, face outside threats, and survive alongside her handsome enemy, Casey will learn that although the world has ended, hers is just beginning.

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