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Very, very short stories masterfully catching moments in time. Vivid & evocative pieces from skilled writers in good literary magazines. #microfiction #flashfiction #veryshort #emotional

12 year old Tomi writes “I Am An American”
while being forced into an internment camp, holding tight to loyalty in the face of injustice. ⛺️🔒
but the story leans into hope over anger. It‘s about quiet, perseverance, & belief in a country still stumbling toward its promises.
Note: it‘s a strawberry field not a cherry orchard haha 🤣
#julyjazz #historical #fiction #emotional

„Sing Muse, he said. Now do you hear me? I sang“ ~ Muse of epic poetry

Haynes spoke through Calliope and gave a voice to the broken women of Troy. It was nice to read the voice of the women in this war, I can only recommend it.

#mythology #greek #haynes #emotional

I had previously read the author‘s graphic novel, The Boy and the Man, which detailed the author‘s life and struggles recovering from his stroke. I enjoyed the graphic novel so I was excited to read his poetry collection.

This poetry collection is a poetry interpretation of the same events. I found this interpretation to be even better than the graphic novel.

Full Review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/review-thunderstroke/

I REALLY liked this book. I have now read 3 books by Christina Lauren and truly admire how one book can be more flirty, funny and playful while one like this is just pure, consistent depth of emotion. I honestly couldn't put it down. Such a great read. ❤️ #romance #emotional #greatread

So so good. It took a bit for me to get into it, but it made me so emotional I cried. That doesn‘t happen too often with books. The human experience is truly captured and expressed here. Such a wonderful story. #themidnightlibrary #fiction #emotional

It was a captivating story. I could not put the book down because I just wanted to know what was next. The end of the story, makes you feel something. The book is emotional but by the end you will feel a satisfaction and a new appreciation for your own life. This is a great read. The movie doesn‘t compare to the book, but do they ever? 🧐 #review #worthreading #emotional #appreciatelife #riveting #mustread #booksarebetterthanmovies #YA

😱 OMG!!! This #audiobook is AMAZING! It BROKE me! I ended up crying non stop! Thanks emmie reads for recommending this audiobook!! If you haven‘t, STOP 🛑 what you‘re doing and LISTEN it now! #evileye #madhurishekar #emotional #crying #destroyedme

Heart wrenching. An emotional rollercoaster of a decades-long friendship and truth about love. A devastating look at how life throws curveballs without warning or reason.

Trigger warning: this story does have instances of sexual abuse and drug & alcohol abuse/addiction

#pageturner #heartwrenching #friendship #lifelongfriends #emotional #relationships

Story of an apocalyptic cult and the survivor. Narrative style shows the talent of the author, but sometimes I found the switching timeline/POV elements hard to follow. I didn‘t find this suspenseful or thrilling, more interesting and dark. It‘s slow paced and the ending was a bit less than desired but I would suggest it as a #dark, #emotional, and sad read for fans of reads ft psychology, cults, abnormal settings/plots etc 3/5 #thriller #suspense