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Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)

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Muscles & Monsters (Leviathan Fitness, #1)

The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)

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I have not read Leigh Bardugo since Six of Crows and this seems like the PERFECT October read so let's see how this goes 👀👀

(Also this is the second book off my tbr in a row and I feel like I'm being blessed 😭🙏)

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She's sooo embarrassed about her shirt size and then it's a LARGE? Get outta here

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Muscles & Monsters (Leviathan Fitness, #1)

Ashley Bennett

Leviathan Fitness is known for monsters, muscles, and wolven who rescue damsels in distress. After a wedding cake catastrophe, local decorator Tegan finds herself being helped by a solid wall of fur and fangs named Atlas. She’s never met anyone like him and finds herself enamored by his wolfish charm. After their sweet encounter, Atlas invites her to his gym anytime she needs his cake lifting services. Tegan decides that instead- she wants to lift the cakes herself. She signs up for a membership with Leviathan Fitness, determined to build her strength. Primal desires emerge as Atlas and Tegan test just how much their new love can lift— and if there are any limits to what monsters and humans can do. Muscles & Monsters is book one in the Leviathan Fitness series. Each book will center around the gym and feature a different monster pairing.

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The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #2)

John Gwynne

THE DEAD GODS ARE RISING. Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own–and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god. Their only hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead…and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth.

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Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Kate Crawford

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom“Eloquent, clear and profound—this volume is a classic for our times. It draws our attention away from the bright shiny objects of the new colonialism through elucidating the social, material and political dimensions of Artificial Intelligence.”—Geoffrey C. Bowker, University of California, Irvine What happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? In this book Kate Crawford reveals how this planetary network is fueling a shift toward undemocratic governance and increased racial, gender, and economic inequality. Drawing on more than a decade of research, award‑winning science, and technology, Crawford reveals how AI is a technology of extraction: from the energy and minerals needed to build and sustain its infrastructure, to the exploited workers behind “automated” services, to the data AI collects from us. Rather than taking a narrow focus on code and algorithms, Crawford offers us a political and a material perspective on what it takes to make artificial intelligence and where it goes wrong. While technical systems present a veneer of objectivity, they are always systems of power. This is an urgent account of what is at stake as technology companies use artificial intelligence to reshape the world.

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The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)

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Sep 29, 2025

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

Wow, I loved this. I was worried going in that I wouldn’t be able to get into it, but I have been happily proven wrong. It is brutal, gory, and intense. It was unpredictable in the best way; I never knew what twists would be thrown at me. I love the magic and creatures and hope we get to delve further into that in the second book (which I will be picking up immediately).

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bookbunny96

Fantasy readers, what’s the best gateway book? ✨

Okay fantasy readers, I need your help.

Confession time: the only fantasy I’ve ever read is Harry Potter. I’ve always been kind of intimidated by the genre with the huge worlds, the lore, the giant book sizes, but at the same time I really want to dip my toes in and see what’s out there beyond Hogwarts.

So if you had to recommend just a couple of fantasy books for someone who’s brand new to the genre, what would you pick? I’m looking for something immersive but approachable, where I won’t get lost in 50 pages of worldbuilding before the story kicks in.

Basically, what’s your “gateway fantasy” recommendation, the book that could turn a fantasy newbie into a fantasy fan?

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annirawrr

Books with simple and easy writing.

So I have my high school exams in two months and I am getting barely any time to read books,so yeah do you all have any books with easy writing so I wouldn't really have to spend too much searching what the author meant by the words.Any genre is fine tbh and also the book can be like big,that would be perfectly fine. Thank youuuu

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Chloehelling

Tips on remembering audiobooks?

How do you guys remember what you just listened to on an audiobook? I have the hardest time because while I am listening I feel like I understand whats happening but a few hours later I couldn't tell you what I just listened to.

I started audiobooks only recently as way to get through my stories while doing mindless tasks like cleaning/driving. I really like it because I am able to "read" a lot more but when I think about books I've listened to on audio I have a hard time recalling all that happened, where when I physically read the book I remember a lot more.

Do you guys have any tips on how I can work on this? I don't want to just give up audiobooks entirely!

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