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Mayra
Nicky Gonzalez
An eerie, hypnotic debut about friendship, desire, and memory set against the sultry backdrop of Florida’s swamplandsIt's been years since Ingrid has heard from her childhood best friend, Mayra, a fearless rebel who fled their hometown of Hialeah, a Cuban neighborhood just west of Miami, for college in the Northeast. But when Mayra calls out of the blue to invite Ingrid to a weekend getaway at a house in the Everglades, she impulsively accepts.From the moment Ingrid sets out for the house, danger looms: The directions are difficult, she’s out of reach of cell service, and as she drives deeper into the Everglades, the wet maw of the swamp threatens to swallow her whole. But once Ingrid arrives, Mayra is, in many ways, just as she remembers—with her sharp tongue and effortless, seductive beauty, still thumbing her nose at the world.Before they can fully settle into the familiar intimacy of each other's company, their reunion is spoiled by the reemergence of past disagreements and the unexpected presence of Mayra's new boyfriend, Benji. The trio spend their hours eating lavish meals and exploring the labyrinthine house, which holds as much mystery and danger as the swamp itself. Indoors and on the grounds, time itself seems to expand, and Ingrid begins to lose a sense of the outside world, and herself.Against this disquieting setting, where lizards dart in and out of porches and alligators peek up from dark waters, Gonzalez weaves a surreal, unforgettable story about the dizzying power of early friendship and the lengths we'll go to earn love and acceptance—even at the risk of losing ourselves entirely.
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Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life
Anna Funder
This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century —and a probing consideration of what it means to be a wife and a writer in the modern worldAt the end of summer 2017, Anna Funder found herself at a moment of peak overload. Family obligations and household responsibilities were crushing her soul and taking her away from her writing deadlines. She needed help, and George Orwell came to her rescue."I’ve always loved Orwell," Funder writes, "his self-deprecating humour, his laser vision about how power works, and who it works on." So after rereading and savoring books Orwell had written, she devoured six major biographies tracing his life and work. But then she read about his forgotten wife, and it was a revelation.Eileen O’Shaughnessy married Orwell in 1936. O’Shaughnessy was a writer herself, and her literary brilliance not only shaped Orwell’s work, but her practical common sense saved his life. But why and how, Funder wondered, was she written out of their story? Using newly discovered letters from Eileen to her best friend, Funder re-creates the Orwells’ marriage, through the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War in London. As she peeks behind the curtain of Orwell’s private life she is led to question what it takes to be a writer—and what it is to be a wife.A breathtakingly intimate view of one of the most important literary marriages of the twentieth century, Wifedom speaks to our present moment as much as it illuminates the past. Genre-bending and utterly original, it is an ode to the unsung work of women everywhere.
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This book is beautifully written from start to finish. The story is devastating in some parts. However the strength that Victoria demonstrates as a character who happens to be growing from a child to an adult is incredible.
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Las Raíces del Jade (Spanish Edition)
Rob Sperling
La jungla necesita bañarse en sombras para recibir el amanecer.¿La muerte más obscura nos prepara para la redención?Las raíces del jade es una épica de fantasía oscura basado en culturas mesoamericanas. Daramo es un mundo fantástico suspendido en las nubes, cuyos valles y bosques tropicales alimentan al guerrero, mas se alimentan del incauto. Aquí seguimos la historia de dos personajes; Kita, una niña del valle de Sukbar, quien pierde a toda su familia en un trágico acontecimiento, y a Iro, un brujo del emperador cuyo pasado tormentoso lo ha perseguido por dieciséis años. A lo largo de la historia despierta un poder antiguo y misterioso de los extraños seres que crearon el mundo en las nubes, y se despliega ante ambos una conspiración que buscará cambiar no solo el equilibrio natural, sino político y social de Daramo. Los rituales y la lucha por mantener la armonía entre el poder y la naturaleza recaerán en los hombros de Kita e Iro. Ambos deberán confrontar su pasado si pretenden salvar a Daramo del cataclismo.
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Go as a River
Shelley Read
A sweeping, heart-stopping epic of a young woman's journey to becoming, set against the harsh beauty of mid-century Colorado
On a cool autumn day in 1948, Victoria Nash delivers late-season peaches from her family's farm set amid the wild beauty of Colorado. As she heads into her village, a disheveled stranger stops to ask her the way. How she chooses to answer will unknowingly alter the course of both their young lives.
So begins the mesmerizing story of split-second choices and courageous acts that propel Victoria away from the only home she has ever known and towards a reckoning with loss, hope and her own untapped strength.
Gathering all the pieces of her small and extraordinary existence, spinning through the eddies of desire, heartbreak and betrayal, she will arrive at a single rocky decision that will change her life forever.
Go as a River is a heart-wrenching coming-of-age story and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettable characters and a breathtaking natural setting, it is a sweeping story of survival and becoming, of the deepest mysteries of love, truth and fate.
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Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.
Summary
Sadie has worked hard to leave her past behind. She has a normal life which includes Lucas, her boyfriend of 3 years, a gym routine, and the voices in her head don’t talk as often. Until Lucas decides to go on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods and Sadie is faced with her past. Strange things keep happening and Sabrina (Sadie) can’t help but remember everything that happened to her friends at summer camp 17 years ago.
What I Liked
- I enjoyed the narration, it matched Sabrina/Sadie’s described tone of voice.
- I loved how descriptive this book is. I could picture everything that Sabrina was seeing.
- This was not predictable. I actually didn’t know where the story was going at any point so I was completely intrigued and engaged from start to finish.
What I Didn't Like
- I honestly have nothing bad to say about this.
Tropes & Content Warnings
Tropes:
- Traumatic Past
- Bad things happen in the woods/ at camp
Triggers/Content Warnings:
- Gore descriptions
Favorite Quotes/Phrases
"Shit only gets scary when I take it seriously."
"Only in our lies could we thrive."
My Review
I loved this! It was enjoyable gore, the voices she hears, the things she sees, were all really interesting and the descriptions were vivid. I loved the switch between the past and present timeline. This reminded me a bit of the elements of the movie Together that came out this year as well.
Would I recommend this book?
Yes - to anyone that likes genres like horror, gore, body horror, etc.
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Explain a Book in AITA Format
Here’s how it works:
Take any book you know.
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Keep the AITA style: ages/genders in parentheses, dramatic setup, moral dilemma tone.
Bonus points if you make it sound petty or ridiculous while still being recognizable.
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The Mean Ones
Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
So what if Sadie hears talking dead animals and a strange, comforting male voice in her head? The therapist insists these are just symptoms of PTSD. It makes sense considering that she hid under the bed and watched as her best friends were slaughtered.
But the murders were seventeen years ago, back when her name was Sabrina. Now, she’s Sadie: a perfectly normal 29-year-old. She works as a physical therapist assistant and lifts weights with her boyfriend, Lucas, who’s the sweetest, most considerate man—as long as he’s not angry. But when Lucas spontaneously agrees to join a couples trip to a cabin in the woods, the visions get worse, a strange figure stalks her during the night, and that male voice in Sadie’s head keeps calling, asking her to do things she’s never fathomed.
Sadie’s not sure if it’s her paranoia or something else entirely . . . But she is sure of one thing—this time, she’s not going to sit idly by as everything starts to unravel.
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What I Liked
- This felt like a Wattpad Hozier fanfic
- Eric Nolan’s narration was perfect as always.
What I Didn't Like
- Jenn being the third act break up was so ugh.
Tropes:
- Incapable of Love
- Happy Ending
My Review
This was exactly what I was expecting. Clementine and Halloran aka Hozier are touring together. Clementine doesn’t believe in love, Halloran loves love. Even though it was predictable, it was satisfying, I laughed with some of the conversations and situations they got in together and he was the perfect fictional man.
Would I recomemnd this book?
Yes! Anyone that loves Hozier, that loves cute romances and just looking for a fun quick read should pick this up.
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I like that this is done from Thorn's (Sally) perspective; however, after watching Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost, this continuation seems to change a couple of things which I don't appreciate 🙄
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The Hex Girls: A Rogue Thorn (Scooby-Doo and Friends)
Lily Meade
Everything’s chill in Coolsville. . . until the Hex Girls move to town. Can Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang solve the mystery surrounding the goth rockers before someone gets hurt? Find out in this dark, mysterious, and exciting take on the beloved Scooby-Doo cartoon!Coolsville is shaken up when eco-goth band The Hex Girls move to town. Teenagers Thorn, Luna, and Dusk are looking for a fresh start for themselves and their band after the disastrous events that destroyed their hometown and Thorn’s reputation. But things take a turn for the worse when a mysterious mist starts killing crops and making people sick wherever Thorn goes. She quickly becomes the town’s prime suspect and is outcast once again.As her band falls apart, Thorn turns to the Mystery Inc. gang, especially Velma, for help as they try to solve the mystery and prove Thorn’s innocence. While the gang thinks that Thorn’s magical powers are the key to stopping the growing threat to Coolsville, Thorn is sure magic will only bring more harm than good—and that revealing her true nature would make her an outsider forever. Can they solve the mystery and save Coolsville before someone gets seriously hurt. . . or worse?Full of classic Scooby-Doo antics mixed with darker, more mysterious horrors, this spooky, romantic mystery is sure to thrill teens and Scooby-Doo fans!
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Babel
R.F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. The tower and its students are the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver-working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as the arcane craft serves the Empire's quest for colonization.
For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide . . .
Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?
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Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 stars
Summary Blossom has been dating Alden for the past 3 months and decide to go to a music festival together. Alden loses control and reveals he is a vampire by biting Blossom’s neck with 2 million witnesses filming everything on camera. Now Blossom and Alden are faced with dealing with the aftermath and determining if a cover up is needed or if there is an alternative for being outed.
What I Liked
- This made me laugh quite a bit.
- It was funny to see how this dilemma was heavily influenced by social media.
- I enjoyed the different POVs. There is Blossom’s, Alden’s, a human detective working the case and flashback chapters to Alden’s past.
What I Didn't Like
- All I could think about when reading the name Alden Bowman was Alec Baldwin and I did not find that to be a great vampire lol
- Alden is super hypocritical - he hated being turned without being properly informed of what the decision entails but the proceeds to do the same to Blossom.
- The love aspect was the least fun part of this book. They’ve been dating 3 months and all of their “love” felt forced and like two strangers acting like they are in love.
My Review Vampires are my favorite supernatural creatures and I was really excited to read this. I enjoyed this a lot and didn’t want to put it down. I stupidly didn’t associate the name of the book with the Coldplay incident we all saw through social media, but when I finally realized the point was to take jabs at the situation I found it hilarious.
Would I recommend this book? Yes - to anyone that likes cute romance books, not a lot of logic, and vampires.
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