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rachel_zim

lifelong reader! love lit fic and horror 😇 ✨✨ she/her

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The Monstrous Feminine
Pride 2026
My Taste
The Possession of Alba DĂ­az
Paladin’s Grace
Heart the Lover
The Force of Such Beauty
Dear Monica Lewinsky
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Ninth House
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Paige Harbison

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Ninth House

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Leigh Bardugo

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Switzy: A Novel

Switzy: A Novel

Emma Cline

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We Were Never Here

We Were Never Here

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  • Poor Deer
    rachel_zim
    Jul 29, 2026
    Poor Deer
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    Oshetsky is a master of magical realism and unreliable narrators. The structure of this story was gripping, and Margaret’s attempts to rewrite both her past and future broke my heart. The exploration of an odd child becoming more estranged from her mother was hard to read, but Aunt Dolly’s influence on Margaret cannot be overlooked. I think the pacing was a bit off for me, the middle dragged and the ending seemed rushed, but I was captivated nonetheless. The parallels between Catholicism and guilt rang true to life, and this tackled topics like neurodivergence and queerness and regret with grace and nuance.

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  • Poor Deer
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  • Rejection: Fiction
    Thoughts from 4%

    Oh my my my never cringe read so much in the first 4% of a book ever, I think I’m gonna love this 😂😂😂

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  • Intermezzo
    Is this it!? 😮‍💨

    20% in on audio and I’ve got to know if this gets better!? I’m finding all of these characters boring and I’m not invested. Is this ship going to turn around or should I give this up?

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  • Which page do you log?

    It's time for the pagebound version of "which way do you hang the toilet paper roll". I need to know!

    Do you log the last page you read or the next page you are going to read?

    I asked a friend, @UnPancito, and it turns out we do it different ways.

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    Lady Tremaine

    Lady Tremaine

    Rachel Hochhauser

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  • Fox
    Thoughts from 12% (page 75)
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