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  • Very important question

    Okay people, I have to ask this question. Do you know how to pick locks or do you know someone who actually knows how to pick locks? I swear there's always some random character in every book I read who knows how and I've never met someone who can do it. It's kinda bothering me so please share your personal knowledge of lock picking pleaaase

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    The Poisoner

    The Poisoner

    I.V. Ophelia

    "Have you ever wondered how long it would take for a lethal dose of arsenic to kill you? Thirty-five hours, twenty-nine minutes, and fifteen seconds. I should know. I counted myself." Amidst the gaslit alleys and cobblestone streets of Victorian London, two killers find themselves entangled in a waltz they cannot escape. Alina Lis, a botanist and hobbyist poisoner, has a pastime of killing unsavory men in her twisted sense of poetic justice. When she targets the conceited playboy, Silas Forbes, only to find him in her apothecary the following week, she discovers human men are the least of her problems. The pair’s unlikely association sparks gossip among affluent society. As their mysterious bond deepens, a chilling truth emerges—concealed identities, lurking foes, and questions as plentiful as the hydra’s head brew within this haunting Gothic tale of violent passion. Will Silas and Alina find themselves in each other's arms, or will the shadows of their past keep them apart?

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    Mirror Lake

    Mirror Lake

    Juneau Black

    The third novel in the "Shady Hollow" series, in which Vera Vixen takes on her most challenging case yet: solving the murder of a rat who appears to still be alive. Change is afoot in Shady Hollow, with an unusually tense election shaping up between long-serving Chief of Police Theodore Meade and Vera's beau, Deputy Orville Braun. But the political tension takes a back seat when resident eccentric Dorothy Springfield becomes convinced her beloved husband, Edward, is dead, and that the rat claiming to be him is actually a fraud. While most of the town dismisses Dorothy's rants as nothing more than a delusion, Vera has her doubts. More than a few things don't add up in the Springfield household, but Vera will have to tread carefully, since, with Orville's attention on the election, she may be more exposed than ever.

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    Shady Hollow

    Shady Hollow

    Juneau Black

    The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together in harmony--until a curmudgeonly toad turns up dead and the local reporter has to solve the case. Reporter Vera Vixen is a relative newcomer to Shady Hollow. The fox has a nose for news, so when she catches wind that the death might be a murder, she resolves to get to the bottom of the case, no matter where it leads. As she stirs up still waters, the fox exposes more than one mystery, and discovers that additional lives are in jeopardy. Vera finds more to this town than she ever suspected. It seems someone in the Hollow will do anything to keep her from solving the murder, and soon it will take all of Vera's cunning and quickness to crack the case.

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  • classics!

    Okay i’ve never really been big into classics, i find them to be hard to get through at times but i really want to grow as a reader! So any recommendations for someone just starting out? Nothing too heavy if ykwim

    Also im new here so hi! 👀

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  • What sayings/words do you pick up from books?

    So I was at work today and out loud said “Scales!” which is a swear word from “House of Dragons” by K. A. Linde. Does anyone else do this? Or use remarks from books? It can’t just be me 😂😂

    I also find the book I’m currently reading I’ll pick things up from and start using in my day to day, but once the book is done I stop. It’s only if I really love a book and it really sticks with me, words/sayings will also stick with me 😅

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    I forgot how much of a crush I had on Alizayd Al Qahtani 👀

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  • Dystopian Fall Buddy Read Finder

    Buddy Read Finder Fall 2026 Hi everyone! Things have been super busy over in my world, as I have moved back to the Bay Area, started grad school, am starting an internship, and am still working part-time remotely soooo... I am going to take a leaf out of friend of the quest @polterbooks's book and suggest that for the time being, we move to a model like this to find folks to buddy read quest books with you!

    How it works -> You post a comment with the book and give any info that you feel is relevant for a potential buddy to know. Ex: notlizlemon comments "Would love to read Future Home of the Living God sometime soon! End of September/beginning of October? I'm flexible, though! Probably plan on finishing it in about a week?" -> Post each book in a separate comment if you're wanting to read more than one of the books so that potential buddies can see/find it easier. -> Comment on people's posts for buddy reads you'd like to join, and coordinate from there!

    Rules -> Please make sure it's a book already in the quest. -> Be kind to each other (OBVIOUSLY) -> Tell me if you think I'm signing up for too many buddy reads, I regularly need an adult to intervene on my behalf at the best of times -> Have fun!

    Sidebar - there are definitely some winter themed books in this quest so if it's me, I'm saving those for winter, but you do you, boos!

    I'm going to temporarily pin this post so that it's easy to find. Fall 2026 runs from September 1st, 2026 to November 30, 2026.

    Happy reading! 💖🍋

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    A Magical Girl Retires

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