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Infidel: A horrific story as commentary on racism
Lon Chaney Speaks: A biography without much material to be based on
Lady Mechanika: A gorgeous steampunk story from an independent publisher.

Here are some of my favorite #Paranormal reads. #BookRecommendations #HauntedShelf @PuddleJumper #HexesandCrows @Catsandbooks

1. The Hunger- a retelling of what happened to the Donnor party.
2. The Shining Girls- this paranormal thriller still makes me think about it. Really unique storyline.
3. Infidel- one of the creepiest graphic novels I've ever read!
4. My Soul to Keep- horror and African folklore create an engrossing story.
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#2023Book30
Despite this being a YA romance, I liked the interactions between the main character and her family and her best friend way more than the relationship between the main character and her crush. But I did like that the ending was somewhat open instead of perfectly wrapped up and unrealistic.

“I‘m exhausted from the burden of representing almost two billion people.”

A Muslim teen gains notoriety for bringing a “bomb” to school (it‘s a jet pack for his Halloween costume), then goes missing. Safiyeh is at a different school, but experiences prejudice escalating and wants to focus attention on Jawad‘s disappearance. Inspired by a historic real story, but configured for our era, this is terrific.

Oof. This book was good but so heavy. Everything that happened to Safiya and Jawad just made me ill. Basing it off the Leopold and Loeb murder was super clever, tho. #yalit

~15 July 22~

Currently Listening to this lovely book.. Another one from #skali

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IMAGE: Screenshot of my audiobook screen from scribd application..

Book 70

Sassy mug with my second HOT cup of coffee and a completed book. I love impromptu snow days.

A bit slow-paced but still a marvelously wonderful teenage romance love story. Not your typical fluff romance, it delves into rich, difficult topics and struggles that are faced even today. Delightful read!

Extremely glad for @DGRachel for recommending it to me for #NewYearWhoDis. Looking forward to some of the others!