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In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness #2)
Author: Tamora Pierce
Rating: 3/5
Alanna of Trebond is now squire to Prince Jonathan himself. She must continue proving herself and face her three biggest fears as the Goddess’ chosen one.
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness #1)
Author: Tamora Pierce
Rating: 4/5
Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight. She swaps places with her brother Thom so that Thom can become a sorcerer while she trains.
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Author: Erika L. Sánchez
Rating: 2/5
When Julia’s older sister dies in a road accident, her family is grief-stricken and must deal with the repercussions of their grief.
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Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War #1)
Author: T. Kingfisher
Rating: 3/5
Slate, an accountant, leads a motley group consisting of a paladin, an assassin and a scholar to go to Anuket City and figure out how the Clockwork Boys work.
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #1) (DNF)
Author: Tamsyn Muir
Rating: DNF’d at 31% (I gave it a fair shot!)
Eighteen-year-old Gideon has hatched a plan to leave the Ninth House but her childhood nemesis Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House, hijacks her plan.
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The Raven and the Reindeer
Author: T. Kingfisher
Rating: 4/5
A retelling of The Snow Queen, Gerta must rescue her friend Kay from the Snow Queen’s clutches.
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She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor #1)
Author: Shelley Parker-Chan
Rating: 3/5
It’s 1345 China and the land is under Mongol rule. After bandits attack her family, the girl assumes the identity of her dead brother Zhu Chongba and strives for greatness.
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The Myth of Sisyphus
Author: Albert Camus
Rating: 3/5
Camus discusses why suicide is inappropriate even if life has no meaning.
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#absurdism#Albert Camus#books#essays#I wish I was big brained so I could understand this#non-fiction#philosophy
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David Copperfield
Author: Charles Dickens
Rating: 3/5
David Copperfield’s story from birth to, well, I don’t know how old he is at the end of the novel but he’s a super successful writer! So until that point in his life!
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Author: Heather Fawcett
Rating: DNF’d at p. 52
Emily Wilde is a professor at Cambridge and is an expert on faeries. She travels to a small town called Hrafnsvik for research purposes.
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Six Crimson Cranes (DNF)
Author: Elizabeth Lim
Rating: DNF’d at p. 194
Shiori is the only princess of Kiata and has magical powers that she must keep secret as magic is forbidden in the realm.
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The Discovery of India
Author: Jawaharlal Nehru
Rating: 2/5
A history book exploring India’s past up till the British Empire.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
Author: Amor Towles
Rating: 4/5
Count Alexander Rostov is placed under house arrest in the Metropol Hotel.
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#Amor Towles#book reviews#books#fiction#historical fiction#I really need to read up on history#Russian#this was such a good book
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Earnestly Eccentric's 2023 Book Awards
I’ve read 76 books this year (so far) which is a significant drop from previous years. I blame medical school. Anyway, here’s a roundup of the best and worst reads of the year.
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1)
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Rating: 1/5
Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail has been working to enter the Scribe Quadrant since forever but is essentially forced into the Riders Quadrant.
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#book reviews#books#fantasy#I really love dragons#it was just soooooo boring#Rebecca Yarros#such a crappy book#young adult
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The Palace Job (Rogues of the Republic #1) (DNF)
Author: Patrick Weekes
Rating: DNF’d at p. 184 (I gave this book a good chance!!!)
Loch intends to get revenge on the politician who stole everything from her family. For that, she has to assemble a crew capable of breaking into Heaven’s Spire.
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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Author: Adam Grant
Rating: 3/5
Essentially that intrinsic talent is overrated and that we ordinary beings have the ability to achieve great things if we put in the work and effort.
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#Adam Grant#book reviews#books#look at me reading non-fiction and in two days too!#non-fiction#psychology#self-help
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