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• American Fantasy

  Straub, Emma

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• The Ending Writes Itself

  Clarke, Evelyn

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  ★★★★★ - Midlist authors invited to (totally not) James Patterson's island to hang out, until they discover it's actually a competition to finish his final book because he (gasp!) died?! I was immediately sold on this premise, and VE Schwab and Cat…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Yesteryear

  Burke, Caro Claire

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  ★★★★ - Yesteryear is essentially a character study of Natalie Heller Mills: perfect wife, influencer, and all-around American woman. Or is she? The story breaks down Natalie's present, how she got there, and then bounces between now and her life in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 3

  Brower, Beth

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  ★★★★★ - Dare I say the series keeps getting better? Emma's relationships throughout St. Crispian's deepen and Cousin Archibald becomes an injured menace. This one made me actively laugh out loud, well beyond a chuckle.

• Sea of Charms: A Spellshop Novel

  Durst, Sarah Beth

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  ★★★★★ - The third installment brings an expansion to the Spellshop world as we sail with supply runner, Marin, and her seafaring found family. Marin is working to pay off a family debt that she feels responsible for, due to a controlling previous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 2

  Brower, Beth

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  ★★★★★ -Emma M. Lion is back at it. Vol 2 brings new friendships, a rogue diary, relatable cat yowling, and some Faustian deals in Lapis Lazuli House. St Crispian's continues to deepen, and I'm officially invested for the long haul.

• The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 1

  Brower, Beth

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  ★★★★ - Emma M. Lion is a sassy young adult living in 1880s London. She is an orphan and set to inherit her beloved Lapis Lazuli House in the St Crispian's neighborhood in the near future - to the eternal frustration of her cousin Archibald. Come for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

  Fawcett, Heather,

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  ★★★★ - Type A cat lover Agnes Aubert has to move her cat shelter charity after the building is ruined by dueling magicians. She finally finds someone willing to take her on as a tenant, only to discover they are using her store as a front for a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tilt

  a Novel

  Pattee, Emma,

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  ★★★★★ (4.5 rounded up) - Tilt follows Annie, a woman at the end of her pregnancy, who ends up walking through Portland after a cataclysmic earthquake. Her experiences run the gamut, but ultimately this devastating story is a reflection on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Deep Cuts

  Brickley, Holly

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  ★★★★ - Percy is a compulsive music lover and analyzer, Joe is a musician with a lot of potential and when they meet in college, their connection is immediate. They find themselves in a tumultuous and obsessive lifelong relationship writing music…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moon of the Crusted Snow

  a Novel

  Rice, Waubgeshig, 1979-

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  ★★★★ - Evan and his family, along with the northern Anishinaabe community they belong to navigate their first winter following a technological apocalypse. When newcomers approach their community, seeking a safe place to stay in the aftermath, Evan…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Good Spirits

  a Novel

  Borison, B. K.

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  ★★★ (3.75) - Good Spirits is a fun and charming take on the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, & Future from 'A Christmas Carol.' We aren't sure why Harriet York is being visited by a Ghost of Christmas Past, given that she is such a positive, kind…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Hope This Finds You Well

  Sue, Natalie

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  ★★★★ (4.5) - Jolene is a jaded and snarky administrative assistant at Supershops, who once dreamed of doing well and now finds herself saying what she really thinks at the bottom of her emails, and then turning the text white so her comments go…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pick a Color

  a Novel

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  ★★★ (3.5) - After leaving a career in boxing, Ning now owns her own nail salon, full of workers all named "Susan." This story follows the Susans in a typical day at the salon, while Ning reflects on her life and closely observes those around her.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Second Death of Locke

  Bovalino, Tori,

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  ★★★★ - Grey is a well - a source of magic for her mage, Kier. They are illegally bound, and so must hide that they cannot perform magic with other people (scandalous!). Grey is also (knowingly) the long lost heir to the island of Locke and the root…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Is Tuberculosis

  the History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

  Green, John, 1977-

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  ★★★★★ - If only we approached everything with the care and humility with which John Green approaches the subject of tuberculosis, the world would be a more compassionate place (and definitely free of tuberculosis). A must-read and an easy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

  Hwang, Po-rŭm

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  ★★★ - After Yeongju abandons her successful career and husband, she opens a bookshop with an array of characters filling her days. This cozy slice-of-life title was a reflection on work and happiness through the eyes of many different perspectives.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sabriel

  Nix, Garth,

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  ★★★★★ - The Old Kingdom series is my main comfort read and it felt right to kick off 2025 with a re-read! When a messenger comes to her boarding school, Sabriel realizes something has happened to her father, an unusual necromancer called Abhorsen.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

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