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This is a Mulan retelling and it's fantastic imo.

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Today‘s audio walk. Its supposed to be freezing next week, getting outside while the cold is manageable!

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I liked the premise of this book but could not stand either MC. Jae was extremely unprofessional and didn‘t do a whole lot in the book to redeem himself. Nami did not act like a 30 year old business owner. I did not enjoy their competitiveness or banter. I liked the overall story and world but… what do you do when you hate the people you‘re supposed to be rooting for?!

I absolutely adore Kalynn Bayrons books, but I do think I would have liked this in paper more than I did the audio, and I wish I‘d read it that way. I just didn‘t feel the narration sadly. Because the story was AWESOME, genuinely quite scary and unpredictable.

I see what the author did there. The company buying up all the other companies is called Rainforest…

It took me a minute.

I‘m on a roll with the tough memoirs of horrible lived experiences. This is a topic I had little to no knowledge of prior to reading this book: the oppression of the Uyghur people in China. Izgil, an intellectual, recalls his life under strict rule with lyrical writing, a sharp contrast to what he calls and his family endured. Constantly scared of reprimand, never knowing who may sell them out for owning the wrong book. Unbelievable but real.

I‘m a baby when it comes to scary stories so I almost didn‘t read this one. But I LOVE Kalynn Bayron, and I‘m so glad I finally picked this one up, it had my heart racing but was soooo good

This was a hard decision, but I really loved the conclusion of the Shanghai universe from Chloe Gong!

LOVED IT. I was worried because I thought this would be related to Cinderella is Dead, which wasn‘t totally for me… but it wasn‘t and the fairytale references & imagery were elaborate & fun. I loved the characters, it was so good!