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Fall 2025 Readalong
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Pride and Prejudice
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    I wanted to love this so much but unfortunately it fell short of my expectations! I’ll preface it by saying it was my first cozy fantasy read so maybe I’m just not used to the genre - but overall it just felt too simple and almost a bit juvenile and predictable. A lot of the concepts were super cute (who doesn’t love a talking spider plant!) but the execution was a miss for me. How does this compare to other cozy fantasies? Any recs for ones that have similar cute vibes but a bit more of a complex plot?

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  • Lady of the Eternal City (The Empress of Rome Book 4)
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    thoughts on Vix being the only 1st person perspective? It didn’t bother me per se but I’m curious as to the intended effect.

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  • Lady of the Eternal City (The Empress of Rome Book 4)
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    Aug 29, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.0

    my first Kate Quinn novel and I will definitely be getting my hands on more! as a former Latin student I loved the Roman setting and thought it was well fleshed out and dramatized with a good handle on accuracy vs. fictionalization

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  • Queen Hereafter
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    Aug 27, 2025
    3.0
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