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thebookishb

Fantasy, Romance, and Horror are my faves. BIPOC books to the front!

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My Taste
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Along Came Amor (Primas of Power, #3)
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin, #1)
Vampires of El Norte
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Life's Too Short (The Friend Zone, #3)
45%
The Familiar
5%
The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)
20%
The Magic of Untamed Hearts (Wild Magic Book 3)
7%
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
60%

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  • Cursebound (Faebound, #2)
    thebookishb
    Feb 12, 2026
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.0

    I hate that I knew who the villains were before they were revealed 😭 But I liked the overall story. I am excited to read book 3!

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    The Magic of Untamed Hearts (Wild Magic Book 3)

    The Magic of Untamed Hearts (Wild Magic Book 3)

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  • Cursebound (Faebound, #2)
    Thoughts from 85% (page 253)
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  • Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)
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    "I didn't get butterflies. I was too old for butterflies. Shouldn't I be completely beyond the age of crushes & puppy-dog love at this point?"

    this fmc is so fixated on age & it seems conceptually strange. ma'am, if you have the privilege of waking up next to the love of your life, i hope you still get butterflies even when you're seventy & your bones ache.

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