mersmedia

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Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)

The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World

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The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

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Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)

Eiko Kadono

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Dec 03, 2025

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Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)

Eiko Kadono

Nostalgic fans of the Miyazaki film and newcomers alike--soar into the modern classic about a young witch and her clever cat that started it all! Half-witch Kiki never runs from a challenge. So when her thirteenth birthday arrives, she's eager to follow a witch's tradition: choose a new town to call home for one year. Brimming with confidence, Kiki flies to the seaside village of Koriko and expects that her powers will easily bring happiness to the townspeople. But gaining the trust of the locals is trickier than she expected. With her faithful, wise-cracking black cat, Jiji, by her side, Kiki forges new friendships and builds her inner strength, ultimately realizing that magic can be found in even the most ordinary places. Blending fantasy with the charm of everyday life, this enchanting new translation will inspire both new readers and dedicated fans.

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Started with the audiobook and immediately hate the narrators 😬

luckily I have a physical copy as well so I will be switching immediately

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Mad Sisters of Esi

Tashan Mehta

Myung and Laleh are keepers of the whale of babel. They roam within its cosmic chambers, speak folktales of themselves, and pray to an enigmatic figure they know only as 'Great Wisa'. To Laleh, this is everything. For Myung, it is not enough. When Myung flees the whale, she stumbles into a new universe where shapeshifting islands and ancient maps hold sway. There, she sets off on an adventure that is both tragic and transformative, for her and Laleh. For at the heart of her quest lies a mystery that has confounded scholars for centuries: the truth about the mad sisters of Esi. Fables, dreams and myths come together in this masterful work of fantasy by acclaimed author Tashan Mehta, sweeping across three landscapes, and featuring a museum of collective memory and a festival of madness. At its core, it asks: In the devastating chaos of this world, where all is in flux and the truth ever-changing, what will you choose to hold on to?

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The Summer Hikaru Died Checklist

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All volumes for the summer Hikaru died manga series... Genres: horror, mystery

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The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 (Light Novel)

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Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest – the beautiful Carmilla. So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion. But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by nightmares and growing weaker by the day… Pre-dating Dracula by twenty-six years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance.

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Nov 30, 2025

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The Goldfinch

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The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

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Shadows Upon Time (The Sun Eater, #7)

Christopher Ruocchio

This is the 7th and (seemingly) final book in The Sun Eater series. Book and title officially announced and confirmed by the author through his personal social media. More info and release date will be determined and announced at a later date.

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Books I read as a kid that "traumatized" me

I cannot be the only one that read some books as a kid that just....wow. Maybe we were too young, or too unsupervised, or just...why did adults think that was appropriate?????

I've been remembering a story off and on forever that I hadn't been able to find and I JUST remembered enough details to find them!

Did anyone else read The Angels trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel? Published in 1996 and wow did I get obsessed for at least a summer about cancer and illness.
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I also read "It" by Stephen King in middle school. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

And "Interview with A Vampire" shortly after "It". 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

What did you read when you were probably too young and did it stick with you?

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Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories

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Nov 27, 2025

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Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: Characters: Plot: 3.5

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Sheadra

Books I read as a kid that "traumatized" me

I cannot be the only one that read some books as a kid that just....wow. Maybe we were too young, or too unsupervised, or just...why did adults think that was appropriate?????

I've been remembering a story off and on forever that I hadn't been able to find and I JUST remembered enough details to find them!

Did anyone else read The Angels trilogy by Lurlene McDaniel? Published in 1996 and wow did I get obsessed for at least a summer about cancer and illness.
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I also read "It" by Stephen King in middle school. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

And "Interview with A Vampire" shortly after "It". 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

What did you read when you were probably too young and did it stick with you?

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Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories

Bora Chung

From the author and translator of the National Book Award finalist and Booker Prize shortlisted Cursed Bunny, comes a new novel-in-ghost-stories, set in a mysterious research center that houses cursed objects, where those who open the wrong door might find it’s disappeared behind them, or that the echoing footsteps they’re running from are their own… The acclaimed Korean horror and sci-fi writer’s goosebump-inducing new book follows an employee on the night shift at the Institute. They soon learn why some employees don't last long at the center. The handkerchief in Room 302 once belonged to the late mother of two sons, whose rivalry imbues the handkerchief with undue power and unravels those around it. The cursed sneaker down the hall is stolen by a live-streaming, ghost-chasing employee, who later finds he can’t escape its tread. A cat in Room 206 reveals the crimes of its former family, trying to understand its own path to the Institute’s halls. But Chung's haunted institute isn't just a chilling place to play. As in her astounding collections Cursed Bunny and Your Utopia, these violent allegories take on the horrors of animal testing, conversion therapy, domestic abuse, and late-stage capitalism. Equal parts bone-chilling, wryly funny, and deeply political, Midnight Timetable is a masterful work of literary horror from one of our time's greatest imaginations.

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