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Tagging this book for the prompt, but also want to call attention to several others that should be read —they could have been written last week. Listed in the comments 👇🏼

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This was a wonderful companion to The Giver. I believe it takes place at the same time, just in a different village. The vibe here is so different than that of Jonas‘ home. The people basically live without technology in a dystopian society. We follow the disabled, orphan Kira as she learns to sew and dye threads into beautiful colors and patterns. All colors except blue…

I think this describes all of Marie Lu's works. She is an autobuy for me.

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The first 3 books in the Giver Quartet each packed a big punch in a very compact story. This one didn't seem as strong, but it still gave a satisfactory conclusion to the series and answered questions about what happened to the various characters.

#gottacatchemall (Raticate: someone has to swim) @PuddleJumper

I loved the Arc of the Scythe series, so of course I wanted to read this volume of short stories that Neal Shusterman and a few other authors wrote taking place in the Scythe world.

I was surprised that the other authors just co-wrote with Neal, I was hoping for some completely different voices. They all have the feel of the trilogy. But they were mostly enjoyable. The only one I didn‘t like was Perchance to Glean, about dreams.
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I am thinking about my goals, my vows for 2025. I have drawn a line and stopped looking at the past. It's time to make the future better, no matter what I do differently. Maybe I'll read unfinished books, maybe I won't. Why do I even bother with this? I don't know yet. I hope I manage to read these 24 books from my bookshelf at home. Maybe I'll do some reading challenges. You guys posted them a lot.⬇️