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Nart is an avid romance reader who dabbles in political autobiographies when she has the spoons. When she’s not reading she’s a bureaucrat both professionally and as an activist because she’s a masochist.

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Christina Lauren goes full Nicholas Sparks

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

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Christina Lauren is hit and miss for me. Lauren’s novels are always well written and edited and have a strong emotional core. If you like *intensely* angsty stories, plot and character consistency be damned (no shade), I think you may really enjoy this book. Plot: Macey’s mom died, so her dad bought them a vacation home to give her a place to relax when she was overwhelmed by life. Next door lives Elliot, a kid who really loves to read. Macey also loves reading. They […]

A 12 year old’s erotic poetry and more!

I Want to Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

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This is a niche book for a niche crowd, but if you’re in that niche… Hooey are you in for a crazy ride. Much like the author, it’s short, funny, and doesn’t pull its punches. If you’ve seen Crazy Ex Girlfriend, you know what you’re getting. Bloom talks about her struggles with mental health, her obsessions with Disney, romantic love, everybody liking her, being normal, not being normal, Harry Potter (and the difficulty of being a fan right now), and spending a lot of time […]

Freaky Friday without the magic

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

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Do you need a gentle, low stakes story with zero surprises to get you through a brain fog? Have I got the book for you. Plot: Leena’s sister died last year after a protracted battle with cancer and she has not handled it well. In fact, she’s handling it poorly enough that her work, some consulting company, insists on her taking a paid 2 month sabbatical to get her head on straight. Her grandmother Eileen is also reeling from her husband of 50 years leaving […]

“We are not your ornaments, we are your backbone.”

How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole

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Do you love the Big Dumb Sadboy Fixed By Perfect Woman trope? Have you read and liked every retelling of Beauty and the Beast you’ve ever encountered? You’re going to love this book. Plot: Ever since she was a little girl, and saw the powerful, wise queen of Thabiso, commoner Shanti has had only one goal in life – to be a queen, but that is much easier said than done. Still, having unbendable determination and the support of her parents helps. Neighbouring country Njaza […]

“Like justice, it existed in theory.”

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

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The Nickel Boys has been well loved by cannonballers and for good reason. It is an unflinching, unsentimental fictionalized account of the Arthur G. Dozier School, a very real “school” where “delinquent” children as young as five would be, in effect, enslaved by the men who ran the school. Some of the survivors are currently pursuing a class action lawsuit against the State of Florida. Plot: Elwood is a gentle, intelligent Black boy aspiring to attend college and become a meaningful member of the civil […]



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