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Hello! My name is Amber and I'll be your tour guide today! I'm a millenial, a reader, a writer, Disney fanatic, all around bibliophile with a penchant for witchy settings and magic-wielders. I love books, history, & travelling the world. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you find something good to read!

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★★★★★ – BEST. THING. EVER.
★★★★ 1/2 – Awesome, almost perfect.
★★★★ – I dig this.
★★★ 1/2 – Good, a little above average.
★★★ – It was fine.
★★ 1/2 – This could have gone better?
★★ – Well now I’m just disappointed.
★ 1/2 – …Why is this happening.
★ – Ugh.
1/2 – Please stop.
No Stars – No.

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Beautifully written, heartbreaking, and moving. As

Beautifully written, heartbreaking, and moving. Asha Bromfield will take you by storm with Tilla’s story. Between the beautiful Patois, complicated relationships, & Tilla’s desperate hope, I loved it.
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CW: Rape, Shaming, Infidelity, Death, Manipulation, Sexual Assault, Racism, Colorism
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Happy Wednesday everyone! 📚 How often do you b

Happy Wednesday everyone!
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How often do you buy books?
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I rarely have book hauls these days, but I recently was given a gift card and couldn’t resist adding some titles I had listened to and loved as an audiobook to my physical library. Have you read any of these?
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Powerful and disturbing, The Nickel Boys opens a w

Powerful and disturbing, The Nickel Boys opens a window into the depths of the private prison system, with focus on deep running racism & juvenile detention centers. It will & should make you angry.
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Content warnings: Racism, racial slurs, police brutality, torture, ped0philia, sexual assault, blood, violence.
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Read this… If you want to read historical fiction but still expand on your antiracist reading list and educate yourself.
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Happy Friday everyone! 📖 Ugh, I very much miss

Happy Friday everyone!
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Ugh, I very much miss the sun like in this photo (though not the heat!). It’s been nothing but rain and grey skies for a couple of weeks now.
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Have you read SPECIAL TOPICS IN CALAMITY PHYSICS? I reread this recently, ten years or more after my first read. I still really like it! It’s not for everyone but it’s so interesting and subtle. Much fun.
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Tess is my absolute favourite book. There is so mu

Tess is my absolute favourite book. There is so much heart and strength in these pages… I cry every time I read it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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To know: Sisters, Rekindled Friendships, Internal Struggles, Slow-Paced, Journey Book
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Warnings: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Religious Bigotry.
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Happy #ShelfieSunday everyone! 📚 What are y’

Happy #ShelfieSunday everyone!
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What are y’all reading this week? And a happy 4th of July to those celebrating!
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Last week I finished Kate of Waiting, The Nickel Boys, and Playing With Fire. They were all strikingly different books, but all good in their own way.
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📖 Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield
🎧 Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore
📱 All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
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