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This is a cute cozy fantasy. The cover and title got my attention.

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Pub date is 10/14/25
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Orchid has settled in a new town as her mother recovers from cancer. She‘s got a job tending the orchids & a new husband. But there‘s something lurking in the rivers, looking for revenge.

This novella felt like prose poetry, & I loved it. The real life horror of abusive, power hungry men paired w/ mythological creatures waiting was so well done. I would have loved for this to be expanded a bit more as the resolution felt a bit abrupt.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

A perfect blend of humor, suspense, and romance. Rav was a great main character and I really enjoyed every side character as well.

4⭐️

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Reading Zarna‘s memoir and everything she has gone through to get to where she is has made me even more of a fan. This book will make you laugh and at the same time tug at your heartstrings.

Loved! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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At this point I think I‘d cry just reading Backman‘s grocery list, he‘s that poignant and great of a writer. His newest novel explores the depth of friendship and finding one‘s self in the world. While I think it‘s a little bit slower pace than some of his other works, it still carries the depth, humor, and great characters we have come to love from Backman.

4.5⭐️

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Afia wants a life outside of her isolated home. & one day she follows an enigmatic carver into the woods, only to find a kingdom w/ a ruthless queen, where nothing is as it seems.

Delightful! A wonderful, West African influenced twist on Alice in Wonderland. A story of self discovery, where curiosity can take you, what you leave behind, & what you can move towards. Afia was a wonderful protagonist, & the illustrations were all gorgeous!🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

I‘ve always liked Zarna‘s humor and she has been popping up a lot on my feed lately. Going through my lists of April ARCs this morning I discovered I have her new memoir. I‘m so excited! ☺️ #arc #NetGalley

There was a point while reading this novel where I almost gave up on it because I felt I was not getting it. But, I kept reading and it turned into one of the most beautiful examples of how the use of language can just turn your emotions into a rollercoaster.

Read this!

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US Pub Date: 6/3/25

I love novels with strong female characters. And when you can make the women varied in ages and personality and show that they can get along and solve a murder? Even better. Set in the 1930s and focusing on the death of a young nurse, five female mystery writers join forces to solve her murder when the police seem ready to write it off as nothing but an unfortunate accident.

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Haven't done one in a while.

"Death is the only way to escape being a Monterris."

Pub Day: 24 April

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