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A Drop of Corruption: the gripping sequel to The Tainted Cup | Robert Jackson Bennett

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Sitting outside her feline highness #GhostCat sits on my leg. I only have my phone, but it has a few books on it. It's just that I don't like reading on my phone. 🤦🏻‍♀️ First world problems.

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Sace She‘s beautiful! 3d

julesG @Sace Thank you. She knows and uses it to her advantage. 😉 3d

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The Martian Contingency: A Lady Astronaut Novel | Mary Robinette Kowal

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Pub Day in the UK is March 27th

Really enjoyed book 4 in the Lady Astronaut series. A base on Mars has been established and the first "Martians" have moved in. Among the usual problems of working in an uninhabitable environment the members of the first Mars mission, to establish the base, are keeping a secret.

Another strong entry in this series. Gender, race, but also culture and religion, as well as body autonomy play just as much a role ⬇️⬇️

julesG as who has jurisdiction on Mars and should it be named a colony.

I seriously hope this wasn't the last book in the series. 3d

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My Big Fat Fake Marriage | Charlotte Stein

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This was not what I expected the novel to be. No, it wasn't bad!

Connie distrusts nice guys, they will do a 180 sooner than later and hurt her. Also, her mother told her what men are looking for in a woman and she tries her best to be that kind of woman (like contacts instead of glasses, heels not flats), although deep down she is a different person.

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julesG Beck loves bow ties, is a cinnamon roll/sunshine character and inexperienced when it comes to women. His outward appearance and behaviour make him nerdy, and I kept wondering whether he was supposed to be neurodiverse.

Beck and Connie live across from each other and often meet in the hallway or lift. When Connie asks about Beck's wife, the latter acts strange. Soon Connie finds out about the wife ⬇️
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julesG ...about the wife being an invention to make Beck look more "normal", but it's hard for him to keep up the charade. To make life for Beck easier Connie agrees to play his wife on a 14-day writing retreat both are attending and lay the groundwork for a divorce.

What I liked about the book was that both MCs had issues to overcome. Beck is secretly very confident, but projects an aura of haplessness that sometimes turns him into a doormat. ⬇️ 2w

julesG Connie needs to unlearn what her mother and society told her and become herself. Both do not trust that the other person might be attracted to them beyond the physical.

This is where the story dragged for me. They both tell each other their wants and feelings, they tell each other that they are into the other one, yet both are so jaded from previous experiences that they don't trust in what the other says. ⬇️
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julesG Being in Connie's spiralling mind (first person POV, stream of consciousness-y narration) all the time made this very repetitive.

That all said, the novel was compelling to read, I couldn't put it down once I had started. But I nearly yelled at Connie several times to get her head out of her $%&/ and trust that when Beck says he is into her he actually means it, because the guy can't lie.

2w

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Tea You at the Altar: Legends & Lattes meets The Princess Bride in this cosy fantasy series for tea lovers | Rebecca Thorne

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Kianthe and Reyna are days away from their wedding day. The whole town is working towards creating the wedding of the century. Now just add a few baby dragons, a coup to overthrow Queen Tilaine, Kianthe's parents and her childhood friend, the dastardly Pirate Dreggs and his crew,... Well, they have made plans, so what could possibly go wrong?

I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the next/last one in the series.

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julesG #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView 2w

TheSpineView Well done!👍📖📕 2w

BookmarkTavern Just started this one! 💖 2w

julesG @BookmarkTavern Hope you enjoy it! 2w

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The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall: A Novel | J. Ann Thomas

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Elegy lives in the past. Thorne Hall was built 126 years ago and has stayed like this because the Thorne's need to keep their collection of ghosts happy. It's an extremely sheltered life under her father's thumb with only a few servants coming in during daylight hours and the spirits roaming the house.

A burst pipe brings a handsome handy-man, Atticus, into Elegy's life and for the first time she envisions ⬇️

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julesG ... a future away from Thorne Hall. But how can she escape her fate; becoming the master of the spirits upon her father's death?

I enjoyed this gothic story of ghosts, a sinister family legacy and a young woman who wants to be free to make her own choices. 2w

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Emberclaw | L. R. Lam

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Second in The Dragon Scales Duology. #SeriesLove2025 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Fitting conclusion to the story.

My review is here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/ed22d7f7-3edd-4ede-b676-13600f9c5c38

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Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎊🎉 3w

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Story Of My Life: A hilarious Gilmore Girls meets Schitts Creek redemption romantic comedy! | Lucy Score

Wanted to be productive. Got the hoover out. Hoovered up the only working lighter in the house. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Honestly, I need to stop doing chores and sit down and read.

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Susanita No chores. Just reading. 1mo

julesG @Susanita I want that on a t-shirt 1mo

kspenmoll Just READ. Dust is always there! 1mo

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The Bones Beneath My Skin | Tj Klune

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Review from a week ago. Forgot to post here.

Book has been re-issued.

Not a typical Klune book, but somehow still a typical Klune book. I enjoyed the story, yet it took me a while to get into the story.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/95a128b0-06a6-4806-bf96-2f227a24956f

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Untitled | Untitled

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Chemistry and banter are off the charts.

I was laughing so loud my teenager told me to go TF to sleep twice, she heard me from the other end of the house.

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mrp27 😂😂😂 2mo

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A Lady Would Know Better | Emma Theriault

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'Jane' fell off her horse, lost her memories and was taken in by Jasper and his sisters. They care wonderfully for her and try to help her get her memories back. Of course there are feelings between 'Jane' and Jasper. Alas, it's complicated.

Liked the writing and characters and hope this'll be a series. There are a lot of family members who need a HEA.

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