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Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death by Maria Vale

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

sweet and kind and interesting but simultaneously the sweat and salt and solidity that makes humanity

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

5.0

deathless & spinning silver collided in this one—such a delight—perfect for a coldly sunny january—i ache to be as true as vasya

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

just my favorite kind of novel—there isn’t a thing Parry has written that hadn’t made me think and ponder and love fiercely—i adored this

Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years by Julie Andrews Edwards

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

interesting, but a bit more generalised than the first—i think there’s just so much more to cover that some of the introspection gets lost in summarising generalities—still such a fascinating life !! do feel quite bad for both her and her kids tho—the nepo baby life perhaps not so good

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

3.25

love a good peter pan retelling—this one was a bit bleak tbh but also sweet in diff ways—some bits ran on a bit too long i think, could’ve been tightened up in editing—felt a bit like a criminal minds episode weirdly??

An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

3.75

fun dynamics but an HEA was odd in the tone of the overall narrative—wish it had stopped fading to black and escalating so quickly—didn’t quite live up to its promise tbh

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

very very sweet and lovely and reminded me how much sports romances are actually really nice to read—was also so pleased there wasn’t a horrendous miscommunication For Drama—not a fave but v pleasant

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

11/10 absolutely no notes i devoured this like a starving sea creature !!! i hope there are many more !! god i love this era in eastern history, it’s so incredibly rich

Olivia by Dorothy Strachey

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

lovely little first love sort of book—introduction by aciman very illuminating—simultaneously innocently loving and yet passionately devoted 

Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Edwards

funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

absolutely delightful, happily surprising, and unabashedly honest and graceful