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Heartwarming, funny, and serious when it needs to be. Lovely explorations of emotional growth, how we deal with past trauma, and how to balance ourselves in a world of responsibility, expectations, and abuse. All this layered under a delicious, yearning, and tender romance coupled with healthy depictions of platonic and familial relationships. Oh, and we explore the harms of capitalism/materialism in a rapidly growing world. Seriously, there's so much depth here set in a wintery, festive backdrop, but it never feels too grim.
Oh, and there's men in corsets and eyeliner. I really don't know what else you need.
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When people look down at genre fiction, particularly romance, I am going to recommend this book. The exploration of self introspection, (accidental) selfishness, how we handle and respond to trauma, how we deal with grief, the plague that is capitalism... it has it all! And the yearning!! And the platonic relationships!!! Ugh, I am so glad I picked this up on a whim for a holiday read.
What are some of your recommendations for books that deal with similar topics under a fun, whimsical layer of snark and holiday puns? I need them all!
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
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Quick reminder: Your 2025 Wrapped will be available midday on Jan 1 - make sure you've logged all your reads from 2025, and left ratings (with subratings and emojis 😉) before then to have the most robust Wrapped!
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Moving forward please comment your book suggestions for quest additions here!
I will take note of all suggestions however this does not guarantee a suggested book will be chosen for the quest. I aim to keep diversity in authors and stories in mind, and the research I put into the booklist takes this into account, as best as I possibly can.
When commenting a book suggestion, please be kind 🙏 I haven't come across any impolite requests however, please remember this (and all quests) are created by a quest owner who cares a lot about their niche.
The forum can get quite cluttered, so I appreciate your assistance in condensing suggestions to this post!
Happy reading!🦇
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
Becky Chambers
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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Diana Wynne Jones
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