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Review: Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
Every year, thousands in the kingdom of Talin will flock to its capital twin cities, San-Er, where the palace hosts a set of games. For those confident enough in their ability to jump between bodies, competitors across San-Er fight to the death to win unimaginable riches. Princess Calla Tuoleimi lurks in hiding. Five years ago, Continue reading
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Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, Continue reading
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Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride. The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of Continue reading
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12 Books I Read This June
Here’s my list of the 12 books I read and/or listened to in June of 2025, and a quick breakdown of my thoughts on each book. Romance: Funny Story by Emily HenryReading this book by the pool during my vacation at the end of May/beginning of June really healed something in me and definitely pulled Continue reading
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July 2025 TBR List
While summer can stretch on for what feels like forever in Virginia, July marks about our point where we’re about halfway through summer, and I’ve started reading again! That sitting-by-the-pool time can really remind a girl what matters in life. Now that I am back into reading, I’ve been trying to really diversify what I Continue reading
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