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my past, current, and future reads
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fiction and fantasy

 
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currently reading this!
Annihilation: A Novel (Southern Reach 1)
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Need I say more
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) by George R. R. Martin, Paperback
 
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fantasy, slow burn romance, mystery
A Winter's Promise (The Mirror Visitor Quartet #1) by Christelle Dabos ...
 
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book 2 of mirror visitor series, my fave book of the series
The Missing of Clairdelune (The Mirror Visitor Quartet #2) by Christelle Dabos ...
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The Memory of Babel (The Mirror Visitor Quartet #3)
 
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Finishing this one up soon!
The Storm of Echoes (The Mirror Visitor Quartet #4)
 
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I listened to this as an audio book and the vibe was odd but I liked it? I need to reread to fully digest but definitely worth a read or a listen
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh, Paperback
 
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this is written so beautifully, one of my favorite fantasy series
A Darker Shade of Magic
 
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BABEL!!! A must read Fantasy and dark academia
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford ...
 
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My goodness… where do I start.. I’m choking up just thinking about this book. Retelling of the story of Achilles through the eyes of Patroclus. Beautifully written and hyped for a reason. I finished this and IMMEDIATELY started rereading.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, Paperback
 
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I am currently reading this, have gifted this, and this book has been the subject of many a book club. So excited to read, and have heard that it’s dystopian, hunger-games-ish
Red Rising (Red Rising Series #1) by Pierce Brown, Paperback
 
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I loved the setting of this story! Modern Gothic style fiction that takes place around the Spanish Inquisition and has elements of magic and honestly unique but with elements of stories that I love
The Familiar (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Leigh Bardugo, ...

literature

 
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel - Books
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gothic literature and a classic
Dracula Bram Stoker
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one of the best books i have ever read, changed my life
Blindness by Jose Saramago
 
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a classic, I have ingested this story in so many different versions of media I can’t get enough
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Signature Classics) by Oscar Wilde, Paperback

to be read

 
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have heard amazing things, mind bending, suspenseful, and crime. if you have read, let me know how you like it!
Sour Cherry
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looking forward to getting my hands on this one
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy) eBook
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Piranesi: Clarke, Susanna: 9781635577808
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update to come this year
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness: A Novel
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got this for Xmas! So excited to read, same author as Babel so I have high hopes
Katabasis (Standard Edition): A Novel by R. F. Kuang, Hardcover

Non Fiction

 
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currently listening to this book in audible and it’s narrated by John Green himself! Very interesting, non fiction, explains the role of tuberculosis in history and how it has shaped the world as we know it today
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest ...
 
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Historical memoir about the rivalry of medieval queens and sisters in law Fredegund and Brunhild. Early Middle Ages, sixth century France where sons of kings literally had to battle each other for the rights to their inheritance/kingdoms and women we...
The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World