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Review: Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Lerda. Translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches
Reservoir bitches is a series of short stories about women in Mexico. Some of the stories occasionally interconnect. It offers a poignant outlook on the opportunities available and the risks presented to women in this part of the world.
Apr 16, 2025
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Review: What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama. Translated by Alison Watts
After I had finished crying over "Sunrise on the Reaping" I wanted to read something, cosier with less children dying.
Mar 29, 2025
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Review: The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson
The Trading Game is half memoir and half scathing account of a life working as a currency trader for Citibank.
Mar 23, 2025
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Review: "The Housemaid" Series by Freida McFadden
The Housemaid: 4/5 The Housemaid's Secret: 4/5 The Housemaid's Wedding: 4/5 The Housemaid's is Watching: 3.75/5 Synopsis: The series...
Mar 19, 2025
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Frank Herbert's Dune Series Tier List
Denis Villeneuve is clearly a talented director whose masterful camera and visual work really captured the beauty and magic of Arrakis....
Mar 3, 2025
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Review: So Thrilled For You by Holly Bourne
Rating: 5/5 Synopsis: "So Thrilled for You" follows four friends over the course of a disastrous baby shower that ends up in a fire. Over...
Feb 11, 2025
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Review: Butter by Asako Yuzuki (Translated by Polly Barton)
Manako Kajii is awaiting retrial for the murder of three men. Did she do it? Maybe, she's been found guilty once.
Jan 7, 2025
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Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Tier List - Includes "Wind and Truth"
This is my tier list for the Cosmere series by Brandon Sanderson
Jan 5, 2025
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Review: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
England used to be home to wonderous magic and Faerie kings, slowly over time that magic has dwindled.
Jan 3, 2025
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