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⚘️ this user is called lia (she/they) | 25 | 🇵🇭 🏆goals/challenges: HRCYED 3.0 (june-june) > 38/150 prompts! physical TBR > 29 to go!

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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

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The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 2

Mokumokuren

When Yoshiki struggles to accept the new Hikaru, he’s given a glimpse of what’s lurking inside his best friend. But will that be the final straw that drives Yoshiki away for good?

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Summer 2026 Readalong

Read all books in the Summer 2026 Readalong.

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Chlorine

Jade Song

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Chlorine

Jade Song

In the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between a literary coming-of-age narrative and a dark unsettling horror tale, told from an adult perspective on the trials and tribulations of growing up in a society that puts pressure on young women and their bodies... a powerful, relevant novel of immigration, sapphic longing, and fierce, defiant becoming.Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool. Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach, her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship, go to a good school. Her parents will love her. Her coach will be kind to her. She will have a good life. But these are human concerns. These are the concerns of those confined to land, those with legs. Ren grew up on stories of creatures of the deep, of the oceans and the rivers. Ones that called sailors to their doom. Ones that dragged them down and drowned them. Ones that feasted on their flesh. Ones of the creature that she's always longed to become: mermaid. Ren aches to be in the water. She dreams of the scent of chlorine--the feel of it on her skin. And she will do anything she can to make a life for herself where she can be free. No matter the pain. No matter what anyone else thinks. No matter how much blood she has to spill.

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(Mostly) Human Resources

Grace Viall

A debut slow-burn work-nemesis romance set in a world where cryptids and monsters are a part of life . . . and someone has to do the paperwork. Working in human resources was not what Alexys had in mind when she joined Entity, the private company that categorizes and manages the world’s cryptids. But after her dad was killed on the job as a Warden in the Appalachian Mountains, she was filled with noble ideas of carrying on his legacy . . . from the safety of a desk. Alexys dreams of climbing the corporate ladder while managing the Appalachian Wardens and sparring with Nic, the frustrating (and annoyingly attractive) Director of Research and Cataloging. When one of Alexys’s new Wardens goes missing after inquiring about a mysterious and highly dangerous monster, her chances of promotion disappear along with him. Determined to save her career—and to shield the Warden’s family from the trauma she experienced after losing her father on the job—she marches off into the monster-infested wilderness to find him herself. Meanwhile, Nic, with ambitions of becoming the youngest Entity employee to discover a new monster, follows Alexys on her hunt. But the work nemeses are about to discover why the Appalachian Mountains are the last place you want to find yourself after dark. Among mountains older than bones, the jackalopes and ghouls are the least of their worries . . .

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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries

Kory Stamper

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Fool Night, Vol. 7

Kasumi Yasuda

In hunting for Ivy’s creator, Toshiro and Hourai have exposed themselves and their employer to potential vicious attacks by those opposed to transfloration. And as they near their quarry, the danger only continues to deepen...

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Fool Night, Vol. 6

Kasumi Yasuda

Does the world really need the inhumane system of transfloration that spawned Ivy? Those who harbor doubts have begun attacking Transflora Medical, where Toshiro now works. Meanwhile, his friend and coworker Hourai is laying her latest trap for the antitransfloration movement. A fierce battle for the future of transfloration has begun—who will emerge victorious?

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Dracula

Bram Stoker

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La fille dans l'écran

Manon Desveaux

Deux filles que tout opposent, prennent contact sur internet pour ensuite faire connaissance dans la « vraie vie ». Elles seront submergées par des sentiments troublants.Coline, 22 ans vit en France et souffre de troubles anxieux qui l'ont isolée du monde. Hébergée à la campagne chez ses grands-parents, elle rêve de devenir illustratrice. Ses recherches d'inspiration la conduisent à contacter Marley, une photographe installée à Montréal. De son côté, Marley, 28 ans vit au Québec a abandonné sa passion pour la photo pour se laisser porter par sa vie montréalaise trépidante. Elle a un job alimentaire, un amoureux québécois et un quotidien rythmé par des sorties. Les messages de Coline vont réveiller en elle un réel besoin d'authenticité. Coline et Marley vont tisser un lien capable de surmonter la distance et le décalage horaire et qui se révèlera de plus en plus dense jusqu’à larencontre en France…

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Fool Night, Vol. 5

Kasumi Yasuda

The mobile spiriflor Ivy’s very existence spawns a fierce debate about the merits and dangers of transfloration, splitting the world in two. Having devoted their lives to Transflora Medical, Kamiya and Hourai strive to expose the ulterior motive behind the anti-transfloration protests, even as they question whether they are on the right side of the issue.

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Reading the manga before watching the anime

I really want to read the manga before I start watching the anime (the wait times are looooong for the manga at my library and I don't want the anime to give me spoilers). Any advice on how far in the manga I need to get before starting the anime?

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HRCYED week 4 - one month down!

If you don't know what HRCYED is, it's the Hardest Reading Challenge You'll Ever Do. It spans the whole year, from july 7th 2026 to july 6th 2027. I made a post with all the details over here earlier this year.

You can of course join anytime. There's the normal challenge (75 to 150 books needed to finish) and a simpler version with only 25 books needed. There's even a kids and teens version.

July is over and with that the first month of the challenge 🤯 How was your first month? Any square finished? What was the best book you read this month?

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The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in the November 1846 issue of "Godey's Lady's Book." It is set in a nameless Italian city in an unspecified year (possibly during the eighteenth century) and concerns the revenge taken by the narrator on a friend who he claims has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around the possibility of a person being buried alive or enclosed in a small space with not possibility of escape (aka immurement).

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Whispers in the Walls

Bronze: Finished 5 Main Quest books.

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Looking for a text on water.

As I'm reading Black Liturgies, i come across a quote by Toni Morrison concerning the Mississippi River. The chapter is about memory.. and suddenly a text comes to mind, but for the life of me i can't remember where it's from.

It's about the idea, that all water is on earth. There is no new water coming, from space for example.

Our human bodies contain water.

Where has our water been? Was in the ocean? Flowing through the gills of a Grest White? Did it cascade down mountains? Did animals quench there thirst with my water? Did people dance for my water? Was there rejoicing when it fell? Or, great dispear.. did people drown in my water..

Anyway. I love this idea and would love to read the original text. Does anybody know it? Or maybe a general heading where i should look?

Have a great day!

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Dracula

Bram Stoker

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