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reader. reviewer. editor. language-lover. (she/her).
see also: madwoman by chelsea bieker
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3 days ago
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sure, thrillers are about the thrill, but the really good ones are actually about the protagonist's very damaged psyche. see: sharp objects by gillian flynn.
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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/05/sharp-objects-by-gillian-flynn.html
3 days ago
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why do metafictions always, always flop at the end? even when they're otherwise excellent books? case in point: percival everett's Erasure
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Erasure by Percival Everett
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/05/erasure-by-percival-everett.html
14 days ago
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my broken language took me by surprise & is now one of my favorite memoirs iâve ever read?? its about language & life, and also thinks about art so beautifully.
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My Broken Language by Quiara AlegrĂa Hudes
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/04/my-broken-language-by-quiara-alegria.html?m=1
20 days ago
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Merriam-Webster
about 2 months ago
When movies were shot on physical film, the film was measured in feet. This is why any recorded thing is now called âfootage.'
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if you need some sweet, fluffy, well-executed escapist fantasy, here she is
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/03/pala...
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Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/03/paladins-grace-by-t-kingfisher.html
about 2 months ago
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why is every Alex Michaelides book after The Silent Patient just a little bit less excellent than The Silent Patient? his newest book was fun, but i had higher hopes.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...
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The Fury by Alex Michaelides
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-fury-by-alex-michaelides.html
about 2 months ago
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if you have not read If Beale Street Could Talk, please put down whatever less-excellent book you might be reading and read it immediately. Baldwin is magic; this book is magic.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/03/if-b...
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If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/03/if-beale-street-could-talk-by-james.html
about 2 months ago
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ironically, Hell of a Book failed to be a hell of a book in the endâwhy does metafiction always fail in its conclusion?
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/hell...
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Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/hell-of-book-by-jason-mott.html
2 months ago
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should i be concerned that samuel beckett's Murphy is extremely relatable? maybe!
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Murphy by Samuel Beckett
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/murphy-by-samuel-beckett.html
2 months ago
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i can't believe i'm the one saying this (you could not pay me enough to convince me to do math most days) but shakespeare's King Lear is a fascinatingly mathematical play
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/king-lear-by-william-shakespeare.html
2 months ago
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can someone convince me that i should have liked Virginia Woolf's novel To The Lighthouse? because everyone talks about it so glowingly but i just. could not.
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#classics
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To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/to-lighthouse-by-virginia-woolf.html
3 months ago
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why do i keep taking classes that make me read Oedipus Rex? somebody save me pleaseee i hope i never have to read it again, but alsoâwe already know Oedipus is a killer; why does it only become a problem when he realizes his victim was his dad?
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Oedipus the King by Sophocles
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/oedipus-king-by-sophocles.html
3 months ago
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is anyone searching desperately for a short, escapist novel so they can stop thinking about the world for two seconds? here's my pitch. (yes, it inspired the movie. no, it's nothing like the movie.)
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/anni...
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Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer (Southern Reach # 1)
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/02/annihilation-by-jeff-vandermeer.html
3 months ago
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did any of you read AâZ Mysteries as a kid? i forgot how clever they are
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
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#kidlit
#mystery
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The Quicksand Question by Ron Roy (A-Z Mysteries # Q)
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-quicksand-question-by-ron-roy-z.html
4 months ago
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can anyone recommend a *very good* ann patchett to me? i read Tom Lake and was underwhelmed, but i've heard such good things i want to give her another try
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Tom Lake by Anne Patchett
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/tom-lake-by-anne-patchett.html
4 months ago
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i picked up Disappoint Me by chance in a bookstore, and was blown away within the first pages by how strong the narrative voice is
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/disa...
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Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/disappoint-me-by-nicola-dinan.html
4 months ago
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i was NOT expecting to love Anna Karenina this much. if you haven't read it, i would recommend adding it to the top of your list
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/anna...
#booksky
#classic
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/anna-karenina-by-leo-tolstoy.html
4 months ago
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i love getting pleasantly surprised by a classicâThe Count of Monte Cristo was so exciting?? as long as i was able to tune out all of the patriarchal classist weirdness, i was on the edge of my seat through every page
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
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Book by Book: 365 Days of Reading
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/
4 months ago
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was the movie or the book better? usually i think the answer to this question is very clear, but in the case of Hamnet, i'm not so sure.
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Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2026/01/hamnet-by-maggie-ofarrell.html
4 months ago
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if anyone is looking for a good way to dip their toe into theory surrounding modern-day criticism, i highly recommend this book. it's both broadly intelligent and gloriously scathing:
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Authority by Andrea Long Chu
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/authority-by-andrea-long-chu.html
5 months ago
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for all i'd heard about A Room of One's Own, it honestly doesn't seem to be worth its page count.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-ro...
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#classics
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A Room of Oneâs Own by Virginia Woolf
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-room-of-ones-own-by-virginia-woolf.html
5 months ago
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"The girl had nothing on under her shirt. Her skin was pleasantly sunburned and her shoulders and fine breasts shone with health ... the impression of a healthy animal peasant girl was heightened by the chunky hips ..." um. help.
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From Russia, With Love by Ian Fleming (James Bond # 5)
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/from-russia-with-love-by-ian-fleming.html
5 months ago
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wow the james bond novels have not held up well over time
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to.html
5 months ago
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i had some issues with this novel (horror is not at its best when it's purely overt commentary!!) but for being a book about sexism written by a man, i was quite impressed
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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#horrorsky
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to.html
5 months ago
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if you haven't read barbara kingsolver's Demon Copperhead, you're missing out on a dickens retelling, a story of love and family and opioid addiction, and one of the most charming and compelling narrators i've ever read.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/demo...
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/demon-copperhead-by-barbara-kingsolver.html
5 months ago
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y'all if you haven't read The Scar by china miĂ©ville, you need to get on itâthere's a giant pirate city, a whole slough of badass protagonists, an island populated by deadly bloodsucking mosquito women, and a very very big fish.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
#booksky
#linguistics
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The Scar by China Miéville
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-scar-by-china-mieville.html
5 months ago
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for all the readers who love a good book-within-a-book situation, i highly recommend you check out The History of Love
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-history-of-love-by-nicole-krauss.html
5 months ago
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i'm not sure if i would consider isabel allende's novel Maya's Notebook to be true YA, but it was certainly a compelling read. for allende fans interested in seeing her do something new, i highly recommend you check this book out.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/maya...
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Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/mayas-notebook-by-isabel-allende.html
5 months ago
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if you love toni morrison's Beloved, i highly recommend you read maggie stiefvater's The Raven Cycle series. the series' second book, The Dream Thieves, is both lovely & similar in a lot of interesting ways
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The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle # 2)
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-dream-thieves-by-maggie-stiefvater.html
5 months ago
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i think we would all be a lot better off if we were reading more books by aging women about aging women. isabel allende's The Japanese Lover is a great place to start.
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Book by Book: 365 Days of Reading
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/
6 months ago
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for anyone who has audible and likes metafiction or thought experiments in pretty packages: you should absolutely listen to the audioplay of david henry hwang's "yellow face." it's incredible, and very thought-provoking.
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#theater
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Book by Book: 365 Days of Reading
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/
6 months ago
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what is your favorite poe story? i (re)read & reviewed half a dozen of my favorites this weekend, but i'm ready to branch out. give me your recs!!
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/asso...
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#horror
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Assorted Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Basil Rathbone
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/assorted-short-stories-by-edgar-allan.html
6 months ago
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is Toni Morrison's novel Beloved a gothic novel? no. is it a southern gothic? absolutely.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/belo...
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#ghosts
#gothic
#classic
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Beloved by Toni Morrison
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/beloved-by-toni-morrison.html
6 months ago
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people are not kidding when they say carmilla is very queer
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/carm...
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#vampire
#classics
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Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/carmilla-by-sheridan-le-fanu.html
6 months ago
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even if Fourth Wing is basically just a genre-bent, aged-up Divergent, it's still an impressively fun read
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/four...
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#romantasy
#romance
#fantasy
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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/11/fourth-wing-by-rebecca-yarros.html
6 months ago
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what makes a good middle grade novel? i think kelly yang's Front Desk is a pretty solid example of one
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/10/fron...
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#middlegrade
#readers
#fiction
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/10/front-desk-by-kelly-yang.html
7 months ago
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i love when people set vaguely gothic stories in unconventional placesâcase in point: this book, where instead of a gothic manor it's a very very creepy island
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/wild...
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Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/wild-dark-shore-by-charlotte-mcconaghy.html
8 months ago
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The Raven Boys is a beautiful book, but the plot structure is surprisingly hard to pin down
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...
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#trc
#ya
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The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-raven-boys-by-maggie-stiefvater.html
8 months ago
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i cannot stop thinking about Ivan in Intermezzo. his brother is arguably never presented as desirable, but Ivan isâpurely because we view him (and never his brother) through the eyes of someone who thinks he is. excellent use of mimetic desire!
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/inte...
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/intermezzo-by-sally-rooney.html
9 months ago
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Sally Rooney's Intermezzo is not about good peopleâit's simply about people, an honest snapshot of two brothers grieving. if you like character-based stories, or gorgeous and syntactically interesting writing, you should give this one a try.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/inte...
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Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
book, book review, books, reading, reader
http://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/intermezzo-by-sally-rooney.html
9 months ago
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this has to be one of the more creative book premises i've ever seen: a serial killer's daughter who becomes a matchmaker for psychopaths. (spoiler alert: things go horribly wrong.)
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/matc...
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Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/matchmaking-for-psychopaths-by-tasha.html
9 months ago
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the seven husbands of evelyn hugo meets the great gatsbyâif you like beautiful writing and an effortlessly clever female protagonist, this should be your next read
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/rule...
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#literature
#classics
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Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/rules-of-civility-by-amor-towles.html
9 months ago
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if you're looking for one last fun beach-y read before the summer is up, here's my pitch: a billionaire's island. a complicated game to win the inheritance. a family full of secrets. a very sexy stranger. 'nuff said.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/thes...
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These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/these-summer-storms-by-sarah-maclean.html
9 months ago
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it's so upsetting when a twist ruins a book. they are . . . not supposed to do that? how rude.
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Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/08/leaving-time-by-jodi-picoult.html
9 months ago
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i read this book over a month ago and i'm still not over it. it's absolutely fascinating??? i review a ton of books; i genuinely approve of very few of them. i promise, this one is worth reading.
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
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novelists currently trying to get publishedâare you overwhelmed by all the options (what is hybrid pub?) and all the no's? getting a book published is hard, and if you're looking for some guidance this book might really help.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/imag...
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Imagine A Door by Laura Stanfill
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/imagine-door-by-laura-stanfill.html
10 months ago
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y'all if you read & loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, you HAVE to read Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch. it's a super nuanced novel about a golden age hollywood gossip columnist, and it's fabulous.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/do-t...
#booksky
#hollywood
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Do Tell by Lindsay Lynch
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/do-tell-by-lindsay-lynch.html
10 months ago
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i love a good bald and unapologetic baring of the horrible thought processes that patriarchy forces women to have and then hide. this is a fucked up novel, but a really compelling one.
bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/love...
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#thriller
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Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/love-letters-to-serial-killer-by-tasha.html
10 months ago
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is Carlos Ruiz ZafĂłn's novel The Shadow of the Wind horrifyingly misogynistic, to the point of being a little intolerable? yes. is it a very fun read when you're in Barcelona? also yes.
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Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafĂłn
book, book review, books, reading, reader
https://bookbybook365.blogspot.com/2025/07/shadow-of-wind-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon.html
11 months ago
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