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Started reading: 3/14/26 Finished reading: 3/17/26 Rating: 5 out of 5 One-liner: Doctor Walden is a lot of things: teacher, magician, adult. What she never thought she would be is a danger to the magical school that she runs. Favorite quote: “She wouldn’t say that,” Laura says. “Perhaps not. But she would think it.” You smile. “Did you know that?” Genre: Magical fantasy/mystery Thoughts: This is a brilliant book. It is nothing I expected when I finally picked it up. I had hig

Started reading: 2/20/2026 Finished reading: 3/6/2026 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 One-liner: Faced with the potential destruction of his and his family's financial future, a man must convince his wife to come with him to an island to meet his family--the only problem is that their marriage was never actually meant to be real. Favorite quote: "Nice redirection, you slut," I say, laughing. Genre: Romance Thoughts: I'm not usually much of a romance reader, but I participated in a V

Started reading: 1/7/26 Finished reading: 1/17/26 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 One-liner: After a young child dies, his mother cuts off a piece of his lung and grows it into a monster. Favorite quote: "When I ate him, and Minna, none of this came to mind." Genre: Literary grief/monster horror Thoughts: The author does a fantastic job of painting this family's loss. Told through four POVs, the reader gets to delve into the mind of all the main characters as life goes on despite