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sofiasilva

Mood reader 💫 she/her. I read a lot of fiction and Star Wars books. Ocasionally some nonfiction & history too! Free Palestine. Free Sudan. Free all oppressed people around the 🌍✊

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Reading...Quem Paga o Estado Social em Portugal?
My Taste
We Free the Stars (Sands of Arawiya, #2)
Blood Over Bright Haven
Bloodmarked (Legendborn, #2)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Star Wars Novelizations, #3.5)
Mornings in Jenin

sofiasilva commented on courtneyandbooks's review of Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

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  • Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)
    courtneyandbooks
    Aug 02, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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  • The Blue Between Sky and Water
    sofiasilva
    Aug 02, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    This book was brutal, breathtaking and beautiful. It made me cry, made me furious but also laugh and smile so much ❤️‍🩹 With a touch of supernatural/magical elements (culturally significant), it intimately lets you in to the lives of multiple generations of women of a Palestinian family, who, like many others were displaced in 1948, and had to settle in Gaza (main location where this story is set) or end up migrating to other countries (for example the US). The chapters usually begin with beautiful & profound thoughts from a character and also insight or historical positioning/ political context, I really appreciated these. The story is very character/family driven, which is an aspect I always love in Susan Abulhawa's books, all the characters feel so real, following their journeys was an honor. You witness all these traumatic events that never really leave this family but also get to look into how they move on and try to keep going, keep loving and hold on to faith while dealing with so much grief, war, disability and abuse in many forms. The second half of the book was incredible. I thought all the threads were weaved very well after the initial slow (and traumatic) start, it really ends on a high note. What I personally liked less in this book were the magical elements, something I just wasn't expecting coming into it, but that didn't really hurt my overall enjoyment of this beautiful novel. Major trigger warnings: Sexual Assault, death, pedophilia, child abuse, eating disorder, loss of pregnancy, loss of parental figures & children, war and so much more😭

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  • sofiasilva commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Book Formats 📚📲🎧

    Which book formats do you prefer to read in? Paperback, audiobook or ebook? Is there a reason as to why?

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  • sofiasilva wants to read...

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    Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1)

    Curious Tides (Drowned Gods, #1)

    Pascale Lacelle

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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died
    Audiobook

    For those who don't know, McCurdy narrates the audiobook version of this book. It's devastating. I highly recommend.

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  • sofiasilva commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • august tbr?

    it’s a new month, what are some books you’re hoping to read this August?

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  • sofiasilva commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • help me pick my next read! 📖

    I'm usually a mood reader, but this time I can't decide what to read next. I went to the library and picked up a couple of books, and the options are: • The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue • Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar • The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber

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  • sofiasilva commented on EatTheRich's update

    EatTheRich completed their yearly reading goal of 25 books!

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    EatTheRich's 2025 Reading Challenge

    25 of 25 read
    A Short Stay in Hell
    Bloodmarked (Legendborn, #2)
    Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
    This is How You Lose the Time War
    1984
    The Song of Achilles
    The Girls I've Been
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    sofiasilva commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • YA Fantasy Recs?

    Y'all I'm currently reading two adult fantasy books and am struggling. I need some good fast-moderately paced YA fantasy recs😭

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  • Blood Over Bright Haven
    Thoughts from 100% (page 447)

    you know what hell yeah (my heart shattered in a million pieces)

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  • Blood Over Bright Haven
    Thoughts from 43%
    spoilers

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  • sofiasilva wants to read...

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    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

    Omar El Akkad

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    sofiasilva commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • What do you think about ".25⭐ & .75⭐" ratings

    I used to rate books with ".25" and ".75" stars (especially on StoryGraph) but now in my opinion 3.25 can just be 3 stars and 3.75 can just 4 stars. And in pagebound i think its nice to not confuse myself with this bc here it's only .5! What do you think?

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  • sofiasilva commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Pagebound Navigation

    I'm new here and was wondering if there's a quick and easy way to navigate to other books of a series. So starting on the page of Book 1, how do I get to Book 2 without having to use the search bar? Feels a little complicated unless I'm overlooking something?

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