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    About Books #128: By Mistake

    Here’s the thing: I’ve been having a lot of trouble lately, with reading books. The main reason? I’ve just had a hard time connecting with characters, and especially their emotions. By Mistake, though?…

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    2021 Magical Readathon TBR

    You cannot imagine how happy I am that the Magical Readathon is back – or how much respect I have for G right now, thinking up an entire fictional world. Like, who just…

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    About Books #126: NW

    Fun fact: the fastest way to make sure I will not be reading a book? Making it required reading. Which is exactly what happened with Zadie Mith’s NW. I mean, it didn’t help…

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    About Books #125: Dominicana

    There’s something to be said for “reading to expand your horizons”, but Dominicana? Well, let’s just say that it didn’t just expand my horizons, it also (kind of, or just: completely) made me…

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    About Books #123: The Vanishing Half

    Sometimes, you’ve got to read something that’s just way beyond your usual comfort zone. And luckily, I now have a book club that forces me to do just that. Last month, we read…

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    About Books #122: Take A Chance On Me

    It’s not actually that often that a romance book can keep surprising me – Take A Chance On Me did exactly that, though. The story Meet Bridget’s sister, Emma Donovan – eternally single…