Welcome to the shelf where things get delightfully strange. These books radiate chaotic charm, offbeat brilliance, and unapologetic weird girl vibes. Expect quirky narrators, surreal plots, and characters who color outside the lines β emotionally, ex...
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ββββΒ ...Β Just finished Rental House by Weike Wang, and it was everything I hoped for! πβ¨ I adore stories that dive into the weird and awkward moments of life, and this one nailed it. The relationships felt so real and relatable, echoing my own thoughts and f...
I found this one thanks to Bookstagram, and I just honestly fell in love with it. The chaos of existing, the anxieties of existing, of even being someone that you're not. It was weird, quirky, but lovely. I couldn't put it down.ββββββββ ββββββββΒ
Also yay for library books that I'm definitely going to be purchasing for my growing collection!ββββββββ
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead: A Novel
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πβ¨ BOOK REVIEW: Is This A Cry For Help? by Emily Austin (@emilyraustinauthor)
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I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH JUST AS MUCH AS I'VE LOVED ALL OF EMILY AUSTIN'S BOOKS OMG.
If you're down to consume a weird girl, librarian, very-much-20...
Is This a Cry for Help?: A Novel
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First read of March and Iβm off to a great start! As soon as I finished my last Emily Austin book, I knew Iβd be itching for my next. "We Could Be Rats" is written through a series of letters between two sisters, Sigrid and Margit. It was a...
We Could Be Rats: A Novel
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Pineapple Street was phenomenal. It was messy, chaotic, and quite a page-turner! I finished almost 70% of it yesterday. It's been a bit since I've found something that I couldn't put down.
Pineapple Street: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
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βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈββββββββΒ ...ββββββββΒ Initially, my appeal to Central Places was the cover, but I so quickly got sucked into this page-turning chaos. The storyline was messy, the people were messy... IN THE MOST COMPLIMENTARY WAY POSSIBLE. It was quite a ride of bad choices, immaturity, ...
Central Places: A Novel
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βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββΒ It was weird listening to a book that had COVID as an event. It seems like time has been standing still these past couple of years, and that writing in COVID feels so strange. However, I loved this story and I loved Joan. I get Joan, in some ways, I ...
Joan Is Okay: A Novel
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ββββΒ Oh baby! This was an enjoyable read. Margo, a 19-year-old girl who is just trying to figure out her life, experiences so much life (too much life) for her age. It was a rollercoaster ride that I couldnβt get off, and didnβt want to get off of, mostly...Β
TW: addiction, drug abuse/use, body shaming, rape, alcohol
Margo's Got Money Troubles: A Novel
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β£β£β£β£β£β£β£β£βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈΒ ...Β This was my first foray into books after a bit of time away. Austin's latest book leaned heavily into depression, paranoia, and unexplained anxieties. It was tough to be a fly on the wall in this one, but the last chapter (and its resolve) made it al...
Interesting Facts about Space: A Novel
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β£β£β£β£β£β£β£β£βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈΒ ...Β Natural Beauty has been on my TBR for months, and I finally stopped long enough to finish it yesterday. This was one of the hardest things I've ever read. It hit home a little too close to some personal trauma. Since I started reading this, in Octobe...
Natural Beauty: A Novel
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β£β£βοΈβοΈβοΈΒ β¦Β I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki was fascinating. It felt like I was given permission to be in someone's private space, and couldn't escape. I did spend some time eating Tteokbokki while I was taking this all in.
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: A Memoir