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pearl_reads

✧ muslim arab teenage girl ✧ mystery, thriller, fantasy, YA ✧ JLB and Holly Jackson enthusiast ✧ free palestine 🇵🇸

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The Bright Years
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  • The Bright Years
    pearl_reads
    Feb 01, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    The Bright Years is the spectacular debut novel of Sarah Damoff, but also my first six star read of the year. For me to read a six star read so early in the year was such a surprise, but I'm not complaining.

    The writing style of this book was stunning, and fit the book perfectly. It may not be everyone's taste, but I loved it. It was emotional and dark in many ways, yet hope always shined through in the writing. The characters were flawed and real in their own ways. The plot was good and well-paced, but the characters are what make the book so good. We get to see the Bright family over the years. Their development and complexity made me so attached to them, and relate to them deeply even though I didn't experience what none of them did exactly.

    This book was my second attempt at literary fiction (first one was Normal People) and I wasn't disappointed. In truth, I wouldn't have found this book if it weren't for the limited-time quest on Pagebound, and I am so glad I did. It really has encouraged me to read more literary fiction, and I hope the other books on that quest will turn out to be a success like this one.

    Highly recommend if you're into literary fiction or want to get into it. If you want a book about love, loss, and grief, read this.

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    and the series read through has officially begun!! i am very excited i have the first 6 books and can’t wait to get through them :))

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    I'd like to get into the horror genre. I'm a scaredy cat, but this year's all about trying new things. What would you guys say is the best book to start reading horror, specifically from this quest? I'd rather it be a little easy on me, so not too scary, if that makes sense. 😭

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