This author rubbed me the wrong way. For someone preaching rest, she can't seem to let anything go. We would not be friends IRL.

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I always think this author is writing about herself when she does short stories. I kind of like it.

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Pub date is 2/25/25 (😂 cutting it close there)
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This is alternate history. What if the British never left India? A group of young women start their own rebellion in 1960s Mumbai. Stories from their diverse culture are added in and it's all lovely.

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US pub date is 6/3/2025
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I really like this series. I got to meet the author when she was touring for the fourth book. This one mostly takes place in and around Ipswich MA which is near where I live so I thought it was extra fun.

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This is basically a history about French chaos and Berthe Morisot with a bit of Manet. She's an icon and I'm glad I took a break from (paused) my fantasy trend to give her some of my headspace.

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This is was very entertaining. I will read the next book when it appears.

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I had no idea until I had this in my hot little hands that it was short stories. I always assumed it was essays. Side note that the ebook has additional stories in it that do not appear in the original print version. I love this author. This didn't disappoint.

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Pretty sure this author hated Pride and Prejudice. I felt generally icky about the whole thing by the end.

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This book is amazing. I loved it. I stole it off a list made by @TheBookHippie (who gives the best recs) sometime last year. This definitely gets my recommendation as well.

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This is a cute second novel in this series. It reads as young YA. I am not the target audience.

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Pub date is 3/4/25
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I loved this. Maybe not as much as the first book but still. My work friend has been referring to this as dragon smut. Another has been delivering dramatic readings when walking past my desk. One time he blushed and said it might not be work appropriate. 😂 Indeed.

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This took a while to get into. Margo makes a lot of bad choices. But she's also 19. I made bad choices when I was 19. I recommend giving her some time to win you over. Elle Fanning reads the audiobook.

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This is really freaking cute. I definitely recommend. If you like cozy fantasy.

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This is a fun fantasy mystery series. This is book 2. I would recommend starting with the first book.

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Pub date is 4/1/25
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I love Chloe. I have no idea what happened in this book. Eagerly awaiting the next installment.

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Me and my friend here are getting my car inspected.

I admit that I have a case of the Januarys but this book was sort of meh. Or as my gen z's at work would say.... It was mid as fuck. I don't care, however, because the discussion was delightful as always.

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Thoroughly entertaining. I will read the next book.

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The book fairy that sits next to me at work let me borrow this. The cover is already warped but I must be nice to it regardless.

I liked this. It's cute. The characters continue to be delightful. The rant about Rowling in the Acknowledgements was something I didn't anticipate even though I agree. 😂 I guess that's a spoiler. Surprise!

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This was not on my radar at all. A kid at work nominated it for book club. It centers around the art world and it's very good. I would read more by this author.

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This is a very interesting story. A woman tries to connect with her Korean heritage and learns of an aunt that went missing during the Japanese occupation. So good.

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Pub date is 3/4/25
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This is a really well done audiobook. Even if the story itself is a bit implausible. I did not read the first book. I think they are pretty loosely tied.

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This book was amazing. And I read it after returning from MD so reading icky things about their history made my head explode a tiny bit. I picked this for my IRL book club NF reads (not a democracy) based on feedback from @TheBookHippie and she was right about how great this book is. Highly recommend.

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This is lovely. I'm going out on a limb and comparing it to Three by Valerie Perrin. I loved that book. I loved this book quite nearly as much.

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US pub date is 5/20/25
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This is a Mulan retelling and it's fantastic imo.

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This was fine. It's entertaining. I heard that these get better, but I might stall here at three.

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I adore this author. She pulls fantasy into a murder mystery with a side of romance in this one.

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This is just a regular murder mystery. It has Agatha Christie vibes which I appreciate. This is the 2nd book in the series.

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This is pretty fun. If you need a fantasy palette cleanser. With some polyamory. Honestly? Who doesn't?

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I thought this was an interesting audiobook. It looks at tv and film and how things have changed over time.

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This is one of those disgruntled with life books that seems to be on trend in Japan. It's well written short stories and I was definitely drawn into all of them. I definitely appreciate this cover.

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US pub date is 8/12/25
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I enjoyed this a lot. There's a mystery. There's time travel. It's entertaining. My brain hates time travel books but I liked this anyway. The author is a good storyteller.

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This was likely groundbreaking in the 70s when it was first published. I appreciate the look at psychiatric facilities at the time and what it's like to have no control over your own destiny. The utopia in the future was meh imo. The time travel thing has never been my jam. Still giving it a pick.

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I picked this fantasy book, though the scifi looked good too. This is def my genre but I usually skip this geo. We'll see how this goes. 🤞

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I really enjoy this author and I have no idea why I start every one of her series but never read the next book. Seems like a me issue. She does a great job of pulling cultural details into her fantasy stories. This one is a little bit different somehow. But it's exciting and tense and I liked it very much.

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Pub date is 7/15/25
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This one is stunning. My book club probably hates me rn for picking it. This tells the story of a family of refugees that fled Vietnam in the 1970s. And events that happened concurrently.

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This is super fun and a great feminist fairytale retelling. And fantastic cover.

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Pub date is 6/17/25
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This felt like 2 separate books and it maybe should have been a series. This is very long. Finished this on the DC Metro because who doesn't carry a kindle everywhere?

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I loved this. Set in France when the pope was in Avignon, during a plague, a young woman tries to increase her medical knowledge while also not being turned into a scapegoat. Highly recommend.

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Found a portrait of this icon. ❤🌈

Meh. This one made me wonder why I read 3 of these.

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This ended up in my carryon somehow. Hate when that happens. 😂 tagged is last year's.

Unpopular opinion time. This is very popular among a certain crowd. And it's fine. But it would be better imo if the author stuck to the hunger games style contest and focused less on the gooey love garbage. Boring! I have 0 plans to continue this series.

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This is very cute. It has all of the good YA fantasy things. Adventure, intrigue, romance, and a mystery. And a pretty cover.

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Pub date is 2/11/25
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So cute. But that's all you're getting. 🤐

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