fatema !'s bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 13 Apr 2025 12:34:52 -0700 60 fatema !'s bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Loki: Where Mischief Lies 37076222
Before the days of going toe-to-toe with the Avengers, a younger Loki is desperate to prove himself heroic and capable, while it seems everyone around him suspects him of inevitable villainy and depravity . . . except for Amora. Asgard's resident sorceress-in-training feels like a kindred spirit-someone who values magic and knowledge, who might even see the best in him.

But when Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. Without the only person who ever looked at his magic as a gift instead of a threat, Loki slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor.

When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of mysterious murders on Earth, Odin sends Loki to investigate. As he descends upon nineteenth-century London, Loki embarks on a journey that leads him to more than just a murder suspect, putting him on a path to discover the source of his power-and who he's meant to be.]]> 408 Mackenzi Lee 136802226X fatema ! 0 to-read 3.93 2019 Loki: Where Mischief Lies
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]]> Crash 70241 Crash explores the disturbing potentialities of contemporary society's increasing dependence on technology as intermediary in human relations.]]> 224 J.G. Ballard 0312420331 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.62 1973 Crash
author: J.G. Ballard
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> The Kite Runner 17165596 The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons¡ªtheir love, their sacrifices, their lies.

A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.

The 10th anniversary edition of the New York Times bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers.

]]> 371 Khaled Hosseini fatema ! 0 to-read 4.47 2003 The Kite Runner
author: Khaled Hosseini
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average rating: 4.47
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]]> The Memory Police 37004370
When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past.

A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.]]> 274 Y¨­ko Ogawa 1101870605 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.72 1994 The Memory Police
author: Y¨­ko Ogawa
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average rating: 3.72
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]]> V for Vendetta 5805 "Remember, remember the fifth of November..."

A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedom and identity in a chillingly believable totalitarian world, V for Vendetta stands as one of the highest achievements of the comics medium and a defining work for creators Alan Moore and David Lloyd.

Set in an imagined future England that has given itself over to fascism, this groundbreaking story captures both the suffocating nature of life in an authoritarian police state and the redemptive power of the human spirit which rebels against it. Crafted with sterling clarity and intelligence, V for Vendetta brings an unequaled depth of characterization and verisimilitude to its unflinching account of oppression and resistance.]]> 296 Alan Moore 1401207928 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.26 1990 V for Vendetta
author: Alan Moore
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> The Diary of a Young Girl 48855
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the ¡°Secret Annexe¡± of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
--back cover]]> 283 Anne Frank fatema ! 0 4.19 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl
author: Anne Frank
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 1947
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]]> Dune (Dune, #1) 44767458
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul¡¯s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad¡¯Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind¡¯s most ancient and unattainable dream.]]> 658 Frank Herbert 059309932X fatema ! 0 to-read 4.33 1965 Dune (Dune, #1)
author: Frank Herbert
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 13079982 Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury¡¯s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television ¡°family.¡± But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn¡¯t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.]]> 194 Ray Bradbury fatema ! 0 to-read 3.97 1953 Fahrenheit 451
author: Ray Bradbury
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> Deadpool #20 32595531 23 Gerry Duggan fatema ! 0 to-read 4.73 Deadpool #20
author: Gerry Duggan
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)]]> 140437 178 Douglas Adams 0575074841 fatema ! 0 currently-reading, botm 4.17 1979 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
author: Douglas Adams
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> The House of Mirth 17728 The House of Mirth shocked the New York society it so deftly chronicles, portraying the moral, social and economic restraints on a woman who dared to claim the privileges of marriage without assuming the responsibilities.

Lily Bart, beautiful, witty and sophisticated, is accepted by 'old money' and courted by the growing tribe of nouveaux riches. But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing, and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect. Whilst many have sought her, something¡ªfastidiousness or integrity¡ªprevents her from making a 'suitable' match.]]> 351 Edith Wharton 1844082938 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.97 1905 The House of Mirth
author: Edith Wharton
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average rating: 3.97
book published: 1905
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]]> <![CDATA[Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson]]> 6900
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.]]> 210 Mitch Albom fatema ! 0 school 4.19 1997 Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
author: Mitch Albom
name: fatema !
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gentleman and His Vowsmith]]> 214565619
Lord Nicholas Monterris, the last remaining heir of a crumbling ducal house, must marry to save his family from complete decline. His father chooses Lady Leaf Serral, eldest daughter of his greatest rival, at which point Nic is sure it can¡¯t get any worse. Until he learns the head negotiator is to be Dashiell sa Vare, an old flame he has neither forgiven nor forgotten, a man their rigid class structure forbids him to love.

Locked in the mouldering grandeur of Monterris Court (a house more haunting manifestation of dynastic ambition and ancestral guilt than home), the first dead body is troubling. The second, a warning that someone doesn¡¯t want the contract to go ahead. But while Nic and his wife-to-be team up to banter their way through a secret murder investigation, it¡¯s Dashiell he can¡¯t stop thinking about. What would be worse? To love and have to let go, or to wholly deny the yearning of one¡¯s heart forever?

Perfect for fans of Freya Marske and Alexis Hall, The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide is the perfect blend of gothic and romantic ¨C including a locked room murder mystery, forbidden love and otherworldly automatons.]]> 464 Rebecca Ide 1668070936 fatema ! 4 netgalley, lgbtq Gwen & Art Are Not in Love' meets 'The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue', written by Freya Marske. what more could you want in a queer historical fantasy murder mystery !!?

arc from netgalley]]> 3.78 2025 The Gentleman and His Vowsmith
author: Rebecca Ide
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average rating: 3.78
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'Gwen & Art Are Not in Love' meets 'The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue', written by Freya Marske. what more could you want in a queer historical fantasy murder mystery !!?

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]]> <![CDATA[Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone]]> 17333426
Bo Burnham was a precocious teenager living in his parents' attic when he started posting material on YouTube. 100 million people viewed those videos, turning Bo into an online sensation with a huge and dedicated following. Bo taped his first of two Comedy Central specials four days after his 18th birthday, making him the youngest to do so in the channel's history. Now Bo is a rising star in the comedy world, revered for his utterly original and intelligent voice. And, he can SIIIIIIIIING!

In EGGHEAD, Bo brings his brand of brainy, emotional comedy to the page in the form of off-kilter poems, thoughts, and more. Teaming up with his longtime friend, artist, and illustrator Chance Bone, Bo takes on everything from death to farts in this weird book that will make you think, laugh and think, "why did I just laugh?"]]> 240 Bo Burnham 1455519146 fatema ! 0 to-read, urgent-tbr 4.03 2013 Egghead; or, You Can't Survive on Ideas Alone
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> <![CDATA[Every Spiral of Fate (This Woven Kingdom #4)]]> 223097553 A?New York Times?bestselling series!

The highly anticipated fourth novel in the Woven Kingdom romantasy series, brimming with fiery romance, spectacular magic, and breathtaking secrets, from Tahereh Mafi, the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, and Sabaa Tahir.

At long last, the wedding day has arrived.

The Jinn queen and the enigmatic ruler of Tulan are to be married in a magical, enchanted ceremony¡ªbut?Cyrus, tethered by a blood oath to his bride-to-be, can find nothing to celebrate in this union. He¡¯s falling ever more deeply in love with the one person oathbound to kill him.

Sworn to an ancient, unbreakable magic, Alizeh can only fulfill the prophecy to free her people by ensuring Cyrus dies by her own hand. And Cyrus is forced to await his end all while Prince Kamran inches closer, ready to take his place by Alizeh¡¯s side.?

The countdown to murder coils tensions ever tighter, but the historic wedding has already drawn deadly attention. To prepare for war and protect her people, Alizeh must finally discover her magic¡ªand outrun the enemies trying to stop her.

Alizeh and Cyrus, along with Kamran and their friends from Ardunia, must flee on dragon-back to begin the perilous journey into the legendary mountains of Arya, where a firestorm of revelations, magical discoveries, and fresh allies awaits them. Every allegiance will be tested, every darkness uncovered, and when the shattering secrets of the Tulanian king are finally revealed . . .

Nothing, and no one, will be the same.

Desperate confessions, impossible decisions, unfathomable magical power¡ªand a love so devastating it rewrites destinies¡ªEvery Spiral of Fate is the shimmering, breathtaking fourth volume in a saga that continues to transcend expectations.]]> 512 Tahereh Mafi 0063315343 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.83 2025 Every Spiral of Fate (This Woven Kingdom #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke Novel)]]> 211596036 Spies meet romance meet popstars in this thrilling follow up to Stars and Smoke by bestselling author Marie Lu.

A year has passed since superstar Winter and secret agent Sydney Cossette went undercover - on a dangerous mission to bring down the baddest man in London.

Winter hasn't stopped thinking about Sydney since, and she's been trying not to think about him

Family secrets and nasty newspapers has Winter desperate to re-enter the secret world. And it's not long before he gets his chance.

Sydney is back, and this time the mission goes right to the heart of the United States of America. A rescue gone wrong, an assassination attempt - and the return of an old flame - puts Winter right back into the action . . . and into a country on the brink of chaos.

And when a murder accusation has Sydney on the run, suddenly it's not just a life at stake, but all-out war.
]]> 320 Marie Lu 125035885X fatema ! 3 3.33 2024 Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke Novel)
author: Marie Lu
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average rating: 3.33
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rating: 3
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[3.5] still mid & i guessed the twist(s) but fun regardless :p
]]> <![CDATA[Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)]]> 47212 HARRY DRESDEN ¡ª WIZARD

Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he's the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the "everyday" world is actually full of strange and magical things¡ªand most don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a¡ªwell, whatever. There's just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks.

So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry's seeing dollar signs. But where there's black magic, there's a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry's name. And that's when things start to get interesting.

Magic - it can get a guy killed.]]> 372 Jim Butcher 0451457811 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.99 2000 Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
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]]> The Gun Seller 45234 340 Hugh Laurie 067102082X fatema ! 0 to-read 3.71 1996 The Gun Seller
author: Hugh Laurie
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average rating: 3.71
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]]> <![CDATA[This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor]]> 35510008 Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know ¨C and more than a few things you didn't ¨C about life on and off the hospital ward.

As seen on ITV's Zoe Ball Book Club

This edition includes extra diary entries and a new afterword by the author.

]]> 285 Adam Kay fatema ! 0 to-read 4.40 2017 This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
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]]> <![CDATA[I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream]]> 20813135 Ich denke, also bin ich109 Jahre nach dem Ende des Dritten Weltkriegs leben nur noch f¨¹nf Menschen. Sie hausen in unterirdischen Stollen, immer am Rande des Verhungerns, und werden jede Minute ihres Lebens von einem Supercomputer gefoltert, der ein Bewusstsein erlangt hat ¨C und mit ihm unendlichen Hass auf seine Erbauer. Es gibt nur einen einzigen Ausweg f¨¹r die gequ?lten Menschen ¨C doch welcher von ihnen wird stark genug sein, ihn zu w?hlen? Die Kurzgeschichte ?Ich muss schreien und habe keinen Mund¡° erscheint als exklusives E-Book Only bei Heyne und ist zusammen mit weiteren Stories von Harlan Ellison auch in dem Sammelband ?Ich muss schreien und habe keinen Mund¡° enthalten. Sie umfasst ca. 22 Buchseiten.]]> 20 Harlan Ellison fatema ! 4 3.72 1967 I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
author: Harlan Ellison
name: fatema !
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1967
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll]]> 6062384
Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. Brian Jones. Kurt Cobain. Founding bluesman Robert Johnson. All died at 27. Their stories, as well as those of ill-fated members of the Grateful Dead, The Stooges, Badfinger, Big Star, Minutemen, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The Mars Volta, are here presented for the first time as a profound and interlocking web that reaches beyond coincidence to the roots of artistic causality and fate.

The 27s is the first comprehensive account of the lives and legacies of the thirty-four musicians who make up (to date) rock¡¯s most notorious myth. It is also a capsule history of rock & roll, twisting and turning through decades and genres, unfurling layers of numerology, philosophy, and astrology along the way. The text is complemented by compelling and multifaceted artwork that brings a nonlinear graphic-novel edge to this major contribution to the study of rock culture.

The 27s also include crooner Jesse Belvin ("Earth Angel," "Goodnight My Love"), Rudy Lewis of the Drifters, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, Malcolm Hale of Spanky And Our Gang, Alan Wilson from Canned Heat, Arlester Christian of Dyke And the Blazers, Jim Morrison, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead, Pete Ham of Badfinger, Gary Thain of Uriah Heep and Keef Hartley Band, Roger Lee Durham of Bloodstone, Helmut K?llen of Triumvirat, Chris Bell of Big Star, D. Boon of Minutemen, Pete de Freitas of Echo & the Bunnymen, Mia Zapata of the Gits, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, Kristin Pfaff of Hole, Raymond "Freaky Tah" Rogers of Lost Boyz, Sean McCabe of Ink & Dagger, Jeremy Michael Ward of De Facto and The Mars Volta, Bryan Ottoson of American Head Charge, and Valentin Elizalde.]]> 312 Eric Segalstad 0615189644 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.70 2008 The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll
author: Eric Segalstad
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods, #2)]]> 53086143
At the end of The Midnight Lie, Nirrim offered up her heart to the god of thieves in order to restore her people¡¯s memories of their city¡¯s history. The Half Kith who once lived imprisoned behind the city¡¯s wall now realize that many among them are powerful. Meanwhile, the person Nirrim once loved most, Sid, has returned to her home country of Herran, where she must navigate the politics of being a rogue princess who has finally agreed to do her duty.

In the Herrani court, rumors begin to grow of a new threat rising across the sea, of magic unleashed on the world, and of a cruel, black-haired queen who can push false memories into your mind, so that you believe your dearest friends to be your enemies.

Sid doesn¡¯t know that this queen is Nirrim, who seeks her revenge against a world that has wronged her. Can Sid save Nirrim from herself? Does Nirrim even want to be saved? As blood is shed and war begins, Sid and Nirrim find that it might not matter what they want¡­for the gods have their own plans.]]> 384 Marie Rutkoski 0374313857 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.57 2021 The Hollow Heart (Forgotten Gods, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Midnight Lie (Forgotten Gods, #1)]]> 34460349
Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest.

But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Caste possesses magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

Set in the world of the New York Times¨Cbestselling Winner¡¯s Trilogy, beloved author Marie Rutkoski returns with an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us¡ªand the lies we tell ourselves.]]> 358 Marie Rutkoski 0374306389 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.94 2020 The Midnight Lie (Forgotten Gods, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology Coursebook]]> 41797945 334 Chris Livesey 1108739814 fatema ! 0 currently-reading, school 2.50 2014 Cambridge International AS and A Level Sociology Coursebook
author: Chris Livesey
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average rating: 2.50
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]]> <![CDATA[Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece]]> 50358097 FEATURING A FOREWORD BY SLASH

A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE MAKING OF MEGADETH'S ICONIC RECORD, RUST IN PEACE , BY THE BAND'S LEAD VOCALIST AND GUITARIST

When Rust in Peace was released in 1990, the future of Megadeth was uncertain. Fresh off their performance at the record-breaking Monsters of Rock festival, and with knockout new albums from Slayer, Anthrax, and Metallica dominating the charts, the pressure to produce a standout statement record was higher than ever.

In Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece, the band's leadvocalist and guitarist, Dave Mustaine, gives readers a never-before-seen glimpse into the artistry andinsanity that went into making the band'smost iconic record. He recounts the arduoustask of hiring the band and supportingcast, of managing egos and extra curricularsduring the album's ensuing success,and succumbing to the pressures of fameand fortune-which eventually forced theband to break up.

And yet, Megadeth's demise was just the beginning; the birth pangs of the record were nothing compared to what came next. Alcohol, drugs, sex, money, power, property, prestige, the lies fed to the band by the industry--and the lies they told each other-threatened to eat away at the band's bond like rust, devouring it until only the music survived.

]]> 208 Dave Mustaine 0306846020 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.69 2020 Rust in Peace: The Inside Story of the Megadeth Masterpiece
author: Dave Mustaine
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]]> <![CDATA[The Court of the Dead (The Nico di Angelo Adventures #2)]]> 228221108 New York Times #1 bestselling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which demigod Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters?

A few months after returning from the depths of Tartarus, demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace agree to join Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque at Camp Jupiter on the West Coast. She needs their help in managing a situation that the boys inadvertently brought about: the demigods showed the monsters of the Underworld that they have options; they don¡¯t have to be evil.

Now some of those monsters have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter to seek refuge. Nico and Will are on site, assisting Hazel when one by one monsters start disappearing from camp. A mysterious dark force is at work, and its plan is to punish all monsters for their past crimes.

Things only get worse when Nico, Will, and Hazel learn that they¡¯re all connected to it . . .]]> 448 Rick Riordan 136810911X fatema ! 0 to-read 4.08 2025 The Court of the Dead (The Nico di Angelo Adventures #2)
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> The Vegetarian 25489025
Celebrated by critics around the world, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical, Kafka-esque tale of power, obsession, and one woman¡¯s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.]]> 188 Han Kang 0553448188 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.61 2007 The Vegetarian
author: Han Kang
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average rating: 3.61
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]]> <![CDATA[Free from Falling (Breakaway, #4)]]> 221165438
Sydney Warren, frontwoman for up-and-coming rock band Red Right Hand, is fierce, driven, and she doesn't do relationships. Being an out trans woman in the music industry is more than enough pressure¡ªa romantic entanglement would be added stress she doesn¡¯t need. A romantic entanglement with a professional hockey player who, to all accounts, is only just learning to be an ally is definitely not what she needs. And yet.

After a chance encounter, Matts and Sydney become unlikely friends. However, in the stolen moments of their busy schedules¨C¨Clate-night phone calls between NHL games and concert tour dates¡ªthey start to question if maybe ¡°friendship¡± isn't so apt a description for whatever this is between them.

But can they overcome the outside pressures from family and media that would rather their relationship end before it has a chance to start?]]> E.L. Massey 1648908233 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.59 2024 Free from Falling (Breakaway, #4)
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]]> Fundamentally 213870133 A wickedly funny and audacious debut novel following an academic who flees from heartbreak and lands in Iraq with a one-of-a-kind job offer¡ªonly to be forced to do the work of confronting herself.

When Nadia Amin, a witty and bighearted PhD, publishes an article on deradicalization, everything changes. The United Nations comes calling with an opportunity to put her theory into practice and lead a rehabilitation program for women caught in the crosshairs of harmful ideology. And why not? Abandoned by her mother and devastated by unrequited love, she leaps at the chance.

In Iraq, Nadia quickly realizes she¡¯s in over her head. The UN is a mess of competing interests, and her team consists of Goody Two-shoes Sherri who never passes up an opportunity to remind Nadia of her objections; and Pierre, a snippy Frenchman who has no qualms about perpetually scrolling through Grindr. But then Nadia meets Sara, a hilarious, foul-mouthed East Londoner who was pulled into radicalism at just fifteen. The two are kindred spirits, and Nadia vows to get Sara home.

As the rehabilitation program picks up traction, Sara reveals a secret that upends everything, forcing Nadia to make a drastic choice. In the fallout, Nadia¡¯s brown-savior fantasies crumble, leaving her to wonder if she can save someone who doesn¡¯t want to be saved.

A fierce, wildly funny, and razor-sharp exploration of radicalism, family, and the quest for belonging, Fundamentally boldly inspects one of the defining controversies of our age and introduces a fearless new voice in contemporary fiction.]]> 352 Nussaibah Younis 0593851382 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.84 2025 Fundamentally
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]]> Scarlet Morning 222904055 From the powerhouse creator of?Nimona?comes a breathtaking illustrated novel following two orphans who leave the only home they¡¯ve ever known to sail with an eccentric crew of pirates.

Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs . . . until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. They cut a deal with the Chase can take their most prized possession, a mysterious book, but only if she takes them, too. After all, if their parents aren¡¯t coming, Viola and Wilmur might as well have a grand adventure to find them.

Setting sail into the treacherous and beautiful world beyond Caveat, the two inseparable friends must uncover the facts behind legend¡ªand the key to saving all of Dickerson¡¯s Sea from obliteration¡ªbefore the truth tears them apart.

Wickedly funny, deeply emotional, and sharply incisive,?Scarlet Morning?is a tale of love, betrayal, and the extraordinary lengths we¡¯d go to save a world broken beyond repair.]]> 432 ND Stevenson 0063210347 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.25 Scarlet Morning
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]]> The Island of Sea Women 40538657 9781501154850

Set on the Korean island of Jeju, The Island of Sea Women follows Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls from very different backgrounds, as they begin working in the sea with their village¡¯s all-female diving collective. Over many decades¡ªthrough the Japanese colonialism of the 1930s and 1940s, World War II, the Korean War, and the era of cellphones and wet suits for the women divers¡ªMi-ja and Young-sook develop the closest of bonds. Nevertheless, their differences are impossible to ignore: Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, forever marking her, and Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother¡¯s position leading the divers. After hundreds of dives and years of friendship, forces outside their control will push their relationship to the breaking point.

This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a unique and unforgettable culture, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story¡ªone of women¡¯s friendships and the larger forces that shape them¡ªThe Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives.]]> 374 Lisa See fatema ! 0 currently-reading 4.29 2019 The Island of Sea Women
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]]> Compulsion 22750385
This new edition of Meyer Levin's classic literary thriller Compulsion reintroduces the fictionalized case of Leopold and Loeb ¨C once considered the "crime of the century" ¨C to a new generation. This incisive psychological portrait of two young murderers seized the imagination of an era and is generally recognized as paving the way for the first non-fiction novel. Compulsion forces us to ask what drives some further into darkness, and some to seek redemption.

Heartbreaking as it is gripping, Compulsion is written with a tense and penetrating force that led the Los Angeles Times to call Levin, ¡°the most significant Jewish writer of his times.¡±
]]> 480 Meyer Levin 1941493025 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.06 1956 Compulsion
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]]> <![CDATA[And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder]]> 10055 408 Deborah Spungen 0449911411 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.09 1983 And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Bill (Gravity Falls)]]> 203315037
The demon that terrorized Gravity Falls is back from the great beyond to finally tell his side of the story in The Book of Bill, written by none other than Bill Cipher himself.

Inside, Bill sheds light on his bizarre origins, his sinister effects on human history, the Pines family¡¯s most embarrassing secrets, and the key to overthrowing the world (laid out in a handy step-by-step guide). This chaotic and beautifully illustrated tome contains baffling riddles, uncrackable ciphers, lost Journal 3 pages, ways to cheat death, the meaning of life, and a whole chapter on Silly Straws. But most importantly, The Book of Bill is deeply, deeply cursed.

Beware: This book travels to dimensions meant for older readers.

Alex Hirsch, #1 New York Times bestselling author, resuscitates this infamous villain and invites fans to a Bill¡¯s eye view of the Gravity Falls universe. There are many who believe this book is too dangerous for human hands. But if you can¡¯t resist, beware: Once you make a deal with Bill, it¡¯s not so easily undone . . .]]> 208 Alex Hirsch 1368092209 fatema ! 5 4.53 2024 The Book of Bill (Gravity Falls)
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]]> Gravity Falls: Journal 3 27416143
"Here, gathered for your perusal, are some chilling facts and memoirs¨Da geography of the beyond and a portal to memories of one of the greatest shows ever."¨DGuillermo del Toro]]> 284 Alex Hirsch 1484746694 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.70 2016 Gravity Falls: Journal 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta]]> 181814604
Carlotta Mercedes has been misunderstood her entire life. When she was pulled into a robbery gone wrong, she still went by the name she¡¯d grown up with in Fort Greene, Brooklyn¡ªbefore it gentrified. But not long after her conviction, she took the name Carlotta and began to live as a woman, an embrace of selfhood that prison authorities rejected, keeping Carlotta trapped in an all-male cell block, abused by both inmates and guards, and often placed in solitary.

In her fifth appearance before the parole board, Carlotta is at last granted conditional freedom and returns to a much-changed New York City.?Over a whirlwind Fourth of July weekend, she struggles to reconcile with the son she left behind, to reunite with a family reluctant to accept her true identity, and to avoid any minor parole infraction that might get her consigned back to lockup.

Written with the same astonishing verve of? Delicious Foods , which?dazzled critics and readers alike, Didn¡¯t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta? sweeps the reader through seemingly every street of Brooklyn, much as Joyce¡¯s Ulysses does through Dublin. The novel sings with brio and ambition, delivering a fantastically entertaining read and a cast of unforgettable characters even as it challenges us to confront the glaring injustices of a prison system that continues to punish people long after their time has been served.]]> 304 James Hannaham 1787704939 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.87 2022 Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
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]]> <![CDATA[Gravity Falls: Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun! (Guide to Life)]]> 23362878 160 Rob Renzetti 1484722167 fatema ! 4 4.35 2014 Gravity Falls: Dipper's and Mabel's Guide to Mystery and Nonstop Fun! (Guide to Life)
author: Rob Renzetti
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average rating: 4.35
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess]]> 217150528
Percy, Annabeth, and Grover settle into Hecate¡¯s seemingly endless mansion and start getting acquainted with the fussy, terrifying animals. The trio has been warned not to touch anything, but while Percy and Annabeth are out at school, Grover can¡¯t resist drinking a strawberry-flavored potion in the laboratory. It turns him into a giant frenzied goat, and after he rampages through the house, damaging everything in sight, and passes out, Hecuba and Gale escape. Now the friends have to find Hecate¡¯s pets and somehow restore the house, all before Hecate gets back on Saturday. It¡¯s going to take luck, demigod wiles, and some old and new friends to hunt down the animals and set things right again.]]> 322 Rick Riordan 0241691702 fatema ! 5
on a lighter note, the One (1) nico di angelo mention was enough to tide me over till tsats2 releases GOD BLESS YOU RICK RIORDAN ]]> 4.17 2024 Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess
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god i missed them. currently feeling an empty gaping hole in my heart after finishing this idk how i'm gonna survive after the next book comes out and there's no more og trio ??

on a lighter note, the One (1) nico di angelo mention was enough to tide me over till tsats2 releases GOD BLESS YOU RICK RIORDAN
]]> <![CDATA[The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)]]> 63898281
The original hero. A brand-new adventure.

Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times - battling monsters, Titans, even giants - but these days the modern-day son of Poseidon is hoping for a regular final year at school.

Too bad the Greek gods have other plans, and three new quests for Percy to complete.

First up: the cupbearer of the gods, Ganymede, is missing his golden chalice. Not only is this embarrassing (why do the gods keep losing their magical items?), it's also potentially disastrous. One sip from the cup will turn any mortal into a powerful god. And the old gods do not take kindly to newbies.

Can Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover find the chalice before it falls into the wrong hands? And even if they do, will they be able to resist its awesome power. . .?

Readers new to the Percy Jackson universe and long-time fans will love this epic adventure - full of legendary heroes, mythical creatures, ancient Greek gods and enduring friendship - from the global bestseller Rick Riordan.]]> 269 Rick Riordan 0241647568 fatema ! 4 4.36 2023 The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #6)
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]]> Always Human 52757526 First serialized on the popular app and website WebToon, Always Human ran from 2015-2017 and amassed over 76,000 unique subscribers during its run. Now reformatted?for a print edition in sponsorship with GLAAD,?Always Human?is a beautifully drawn graphic novel about a developing relationship between two young women in a near-future, soft sci-fi setting. Always Human is drawn in a manga-influenced style and with an incredible color palette that leaps off the?page!

In the near-future,?people use technology to give the illusion of all kinds of body modifications¡ªbut some people have ¡°Egan¡¯s Syndrome,¡± a highly sensitive immune system that rejects these ¡°mods¡± and are unable to use them. Those who are affected maintain a ¡°natural¡± appearance, reliant on cosmetics and hair dye at most to help them play with their looks.?

Sunati?is attracted to?Austen?the first time she sees her and is drawn to what she assumes is Austen¡¯s bravery and confidence to live life unmodded. When Sunati learns the truth, she¡¯s still attracted to Austen and asks her on a date. Gradually, their relationship unfolds as they deal with friends, family, and the emotional conflicts that come with every romance. Together, they will learn and grow in a story that reminds us no matter how technology evolves, we will remain . . . always human.

Rendered in beautiful detail and an extraordinary color palette,?Always Human?is a sweet love story told in a gentle sci-fi setting by a queer woman cartoonist, Ari North.]]> 256 Ari North 1499811098 fatema ! 0 4.15 2015 Always Human
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]]> Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf 220609748 Set in the blockbuster and award-winning universe of League of Legends: Arcane and written by award-winning author C. L. Clark, discover a thrilling epic fantasy novel where Ambessa Medarda truly learns what it means to be a Chosen of the Wolf.

Medarda over all.

Ambessa Medarda: Warrior, general, mother. She is a woman to be feared, and the Medardas are unrivaled in their pursuit of glory. She has led conquests and armies. She has slain legendary beasts. She has made grave sacrifices in her ascent up the ranks. And for this she was rewarded: She entered the realm of death and was granted a vision of herself upon the throne of the vast Noxian empire.

But before she can lead her empire, she must become head of her own clan. Yet the title is contested by her cousin and former confidante, Ta'Fik. He knows the bloody sins of Ambessa's past. And he knows he cannot allow her to rise.

They will fight a war for the very soul of the Medardas.

But the war won't be fought on battlefields alone. Ambessa's daughter, Mel, can deftly break through the walls around anyone's heart, and she'll put her talents to use for her mother. Yet despite Mel's strength, Ambessa sees only a child who lacks her killer instincts. Mel knows she can be the leader Ambessa wants her to be, if only she gives her time.

With her family betraying her, enemies closing in on all sides, and unseen forces moving in the shadows, every day proves more dangerous than the last. But Ambessa will not bow. She will burn the world down to claim her place in it.]]> 448 C.L. Clark 0316470058 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.97 2025 Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf
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]]> A Forgery of Fate 219446158 A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes!

Truyan Saigas didn't choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost at sea, it¡¯s up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother¡¯s gambling debts.

Left with few options, Tru agrees to a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord. He offers a fresh start for her mother and sisters and elusive answers about her father's disappearance, but in exchange, she must join him in his desolate undersea palace. And she must assist him in a plot to infiltrate the tyrannical Dragon King's inner circle, painting a future so treasonous, it could upend both the mortal and immortal realms. . . .]]> Elizabeth Lim 0593650638 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.50 2025 A Forgery of Fate
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]]> The Stolen Queen 211025454 From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City¡¯s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt¡¯s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. But after an unbearable tragedy strikes, Charlotte knows her future will never be the same.

New York City, 1978: Eighteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for iconic former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who¡¯s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the ¡°party of the year.¡± Though Annie soon realizes she¡¯ll have her work cut out for her, scrambling to meet Diana¡¯s capricious demands and exacting standards.

Meanwhile, Charlotte, now leading a quiet life as the associate curator of the Met¡¯s celebrated Department of Egyptian Art, wants little to do with the upcoming gala. She¡¯s consumed with her research on Hathorkare¡ªa rare female pharaoh dismissed by most other Egyptologists as unimportant.

That is, until the night of the gala. When one of the Egyptian art collection¡¯s most valuable artifacts goes missing . . . and there are signs Hathorkare¡¯s legendary curse might be reawakening.

As Annie and Charlotte team up to search for the missing antiquity, a desperate hunch leads the unlikely duo to one place Charlotte swore she¡¯d never return: Egypt. But if they¡¯re to have any hope of finding the artifact, Charlotte will need to confront the demons of her past¡ªwhich may mean leading them both directly into danger.]]> 352 Fiona Davis 0593474279 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.93 2025 The Stolen Queen
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]]> This Is Me Trying 61838467 Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel exploring grief, love, and guilt from author Racquel Marie.

Growing up, Bryce, Beatriz, and Santiago were inseparable. But when Santiago moved away before high school, their friendship crumbled. Three years later, Bryce is gone, Beatriz is known as the dead boy¡¯s girlfriend, and Santiago is back.

The last thing Beatriz wants is to reunite with Santiago, who left all her messages unanswered while she drowned alone in grief over Bryce¡¯s death by suicide. Even if she wasn¡¯t angry, Santiago¡¯s attempts to make amends are jeopardizing her plan to keep the world at arm¡¯s length¨Dequal parts protection and punishment¨Dand she swore to never let anyone try that again.

Santiago is surprised to find the once happy-go-lucky Bea is now the gothic town loner, though he¡¯s unsurprised she wants nothing to do with him. But he can¡¯t fix what he broke between them while still hiding what led him to cut her off in the first place, and it¡¯s harder to run from his past when he isn¡¯t states away anymore.

Inevitably drawn back together by circumstance and history, Beatriz and Santiago navigate grief, love, mental illness, forgiveness, and what it means to try to build a future after unfathomable loss.]]> Racquel Marie fatema ! 0 to-read 4.13 2024 This Is Me Trying
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)]]> 40603587
But not everything monstrous-looking is evil and not everything fair is good... and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth.

Librarian's Note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B0010SIPT4]]> 400 Andrzej Sapkowski fatema ! 4 buddy-read twin :D

took me Way too long to realise this was a bunch of short stories (i may be stupid) but once i stopped waiting for everything to link together i enjoyed it sm more, def gonna read the whole series this year:3

also rip to my goat [spoilers removed]]]> 4.12 1993 The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
author: Andrzej Sapkowski
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average rating: 4.12
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rating: 4
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buddy read with twin :D

took me Way too long to realise this was a bunch of short stories (i may be stupid) but once i stopped waiting for everything to link together i enjoyed it sm more, def gonna read the whole series this year:3

also rip to my goat [spoilers removed]
]]> Hearing Red 211078779
In a world overrun by an unprecedented outbreak, two young women find themselves on opposite sides of the struggle for survival.

Saff, a determined new doctor in the first year of her internship, had clawed her way out of a tumultuous past, only to be dragged back into it when the zombie outbreak hits. Forced to join her estranged father and his band of raiders, she¡¯s confronted with the harsh reality that desperation can make monsters out of anyone¡ªeven her.

Maddie, on the other hand, lived a surprisingly easy life after the zombies first appeared, safe behind the walls of the community at her parent¡¯s lake house. That is, until they¡¯re attacked, and she¡¯s ripped away from everything she¡¯s known. Now, she¡¯ll do anything to make it back to her family.

And when Saff¡¯s father dies, she finally has the chance she¡¯s been waiting for. The chance to escape. But only if she can steal the medication she desperately needs and survive long enough to get to safety.

With both girls fighting their way to stay alive day by day, in a world where every circumstance is against them, they realize that maybe travelling together can help them both get what they need.

But Maddie doesn¡¯t know Saff¡¯s secret. She doesn¡¯t know where she came from¡ªwhat she was. And Saff will do anything, especially lie, to get the medication she needs.

The absolute last thing she needs is to fall for some smart ass rich girl who will get in the way of that.]]> 542 Nicole Maser fatema ! 0 to-read 4.48 Hearing Red
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wishless Ones (Dark Ascension #3)]]> 211026700 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Hafsah Faizal comes the untold origin story of Agrabah¡¯s future royal vizier Jafar and his brother Rohan.

Before Jafar became Agrabah¡¯s grand vizier, there were two brothers wishing for a different life.

Living in the shadow of their mother¡¯s death and their father¡¯s cruel whims, Jafar only longs to protect one person - his soft-hearted younger brother, Rohan. But Jafar knows he is destined for more, and if he has his way, he¡¯ll soon be an apprentice at Maghriz¡¯s elite House of Wisdom, studying alchemy.

Then a fire destroys the remains of their shattered life, and Jafar has no choice but to resort to ruses and trickery, including convincing Rohan that the House of Wisdom is their only chance at rebuilding their lives. But Maghriz holds more danger and intrigue than either brother can imagine. Its powerful Sultana is plotting a grand deception that could shape the nation¡¯s future, and she believes the brothers are the missing piece of her scheme.

For the first time, Jafar can envision a future where he puts his own desires before Rohan¡¯s - and Rohan feels ready to escape his brother¡¯s shadow. As the brothers contend with their darkest impulses, they must decide: is their ambition worth their brotherhood?]]> 329 Hafsah Faizal 1368078613 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.64 2025 The Wishless Ones (Dark Ascension #3)
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]]> The Taking of Annie Thorne 40490762 The new spine-tingling, sinister thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalk Man.

One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. But she couldn't, or wouldn't, say what had happened to her. Something happened to my sister. I can't explain what. I just know that when she came back, she wasn't the same. She wasn't my Annie. I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister.

]]> 346 C.J. Tudor fatema ! 4 3.64 2019 The Taking of Annie Thorne
author: C.J. Tudor
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average rating: 3.64
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rating: 4
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definitely a lot (names, places, history) to take in at first, but pleasantly surprising!! i picked this up on a whim but i'm glad i did :D first read of the year woohoo
]]> <![CDATA[I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)]]> 41473872 An alternate cover edition for 9781338306125 can be found here.

When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they're thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents' rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school.

But Ben's attempts to survive the last half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and Nathan's friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life.

At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity.]]> 329 Mason Deaver fatema ! 0 to-read, urgent-tbr 4.15 2019 I Wish You All the Best (I Wish You All the Best, #1)
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]]> The Count of Monte Cristo 7126 The epic tale of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge, in its definitive translation

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dant¨¨s is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to use the treasure to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas¡¯ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.

Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here]]> 1276 Alexandre Dumas 0140449264 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.29 1846 The Count of Monte Cristo
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ocean at the End of the Lane]]> 18505792
A groundbreaking work as delicate as a butterfly's wing and as menacing as a knife in the dark, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human, and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out.

Includes bonus features: a meet with Neil Gaiman, a reading group guide, and an interview with Gaiman.]]> 195 Neil Gaiman 0062255665 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.06 2013 The Ocean at the End of the Lane
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]]> <![CDATA[We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza¡¯s Youth]]> 220343035 AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW

'This book is a jailbreak and a miracle' NAOMI KLEIN

'Essential . . . A project that insists on liberation' TA-NEHISI COATES

'You'll carry [it] in your heart for a long time' KAMILA SHAMSIE

'Wondrous, devastating and vibrant' BRYAN WASHINGTON

'Impossible to put down or forget' RIZ AHMED

A teenage girl stares at her roof, hoping it won¡¯t collapse over her head. A young student searches the Internet for photos of libraries around the world, hoping he¡¯ll be able to visit them one day. Another walks around the city, taking notes of all the buildings she dreams of repairing.

These are the stories of young people from Gaza, born under Israeli occupation and blockade. They are people who have endured unspeakable struggles and losses, who keep fighting to be recognised not as numbers, but as human beings with hopes, dreams and lives worth living.

We Are Not Numbers was founded in 2014 to give voice to the youth of Gaza. In this collection, vital, urgent and full of heart, spanning over ten years to the present moment, we gain an unparalleled insight into the past, as well as the current and next generation of Palestinian leaders, artists, scientists and scholars and imagine where we might go from here.

'A vital book . . . a profoundly important literary event' CHINA MIEVILLE

'A brilliant collection of voices that lays bare the struggles and suffering of ordinary young Palestinians' MONICA ALI

'We Are Not Numbers is not just a book ¡ª it's my life, their life, and our shared story . . . This is Gaza as it truly is, written by those who live it every day' MOTAZ AZIZA

'A rebellion against the singular story. An insightful, multifaceted glimpse into the besieged Gaza Strip, where millions of people continue to confront a genocide waged by an Israeli regime' MOHAMMED EL-KURD]]> 327 Ahmed Alnaouq 1804955701 fatema ! 0 to-read 5.00 We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza¡¯s Youth
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]]> God in the Machine 220144953
Valour has been told all her life to stay away from the guardians of magic. Their power, she¡¯s been warned, brings only death and destruction. Unfortunately, they might be the only people who can wake her mother from an eighteen-year-long sleep. When she is offered a place among them, Valour takes it, certain that she can use a guardian¡¯s magic to help her mother.

Instead, she becomes swept up in a quest to find and kill the time lord, Kronos, before he can use his stolen power to rewrite the laws of the universe.

It might be slightly too late to turn back now¡­]]> 450 A.J. Raines fatema ! 0 to-read 4.55 God in the Machine
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]]> Palestine 769712 Safe Area Gorazde: The War In Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995¡ªJoe Sacco's breakthrough novel of graphic journalism¡ªthe acclaimed author was best known for Palestine, a two-volume graphic novel that won an American Book Award in 1996.

Fantagraphics Books is pleased to present the first single-volume collection of this landmark of journalism and the art form of comics.

Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the early 1990s (where he conducted over 100 interviews with Palestinians and Jews), Palestine was the first major comics work of political and historical nonfiction by Sacco, whose name has since become synonymous with this graphic form of New Journalism. Like Safe Area Gorazde, Palestine has been favorably compared to Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus for its ability to brilliantly navigate such socially and politically sensitive subject matter within the confines of the comic book medium.

Sacco has often been called the first comic book journalist, and he is certainly the best. This edition of Palestine also features an introduction from renowned author, critic, and historian Edward Said (Peace and Its Discontents and The Question of Palestine), one of the world's most respected authorities on the Middle Eastern conflict.

]]> 288 Joe Sacco 156097432X fatema ! 0 to-read 4.23 1996 Palestine
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]]> The Emperor of Gladness 219848315 Ocean Vuong returns with a big-hearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to alter Hai¡¯s relationship to himself, his family, and a community at the brink.

Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Vuong¡¯s writing ¨C formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness ¨C are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life¡¯s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.]]> 416 Ocean Vuong 059383187X fatema ! 0 to-read 4.33 2025 The Emperor of Gladness
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]]> <![CDATA[šÝ¤Ë¤Ê¤Ã¤Æ¤ëÈˤ¬ÄФ¸¤ã¤Ê¤«¤Ã¤¿ VOL.2 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 2]]]> 205532064
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]]> <![CDATA[šÝ¤Ë¤Ê¤Ã¤Æ¤ëÈˤ¬ÄФ¸¤ã¤Ê¤«¤Ã¤¿ VOL.1 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 1]]]> 120730295
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¤ß¤Ä¤­¤Î¹ýÈ¥¤ò¤á¤°¤ë¡¢Ã褭ÏÂ¤í¤·¥¹¥È©`¥ê©`¤ò…§åh¡£±Õ±Õ> 180 Sumiko Arai 4046817321 fatema ! 5 lgbtq 4.53 2023 šÝ¤Ë¤Ê¤Ã¤Æ¤ëÈˤ¬ÄФ¸¤ã¤Ê¤«¤Ã¤¿ VOL.1 [Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta, Vol. 1]
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]]> Paranoid Gardens #6 218560894
Chaos unfolds as the Gardens compete with a hostile cult¡¯s amusement park takeover and Loo seeks to put an end to the madness once and for all.

Series finale!]]> 32 Gerard Way fatema ! 5 3.78 Paranoid Gardens #6
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]]> Paranoid Gardens #5 217414624 32 Gerard Way fatema ! 4 4.20 Paranoid Gardens #5
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]]> Paranoid Gardens #4 217274507 Gerard Way fatema ! 4 4.19 Paranoid Gardens #4
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]]> The Phantom of the Opera 480204 The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daa¨¦. Her father, a famous musician, dies, and she is raised in the Paris Opera House with his dying promise of a protective angel of music to guide her. After a time at the opera house, she begins hearing a voice, who eventually teaches her how to sing beautifully. All goes well until Christine's childhood friend Raoul comes to visit his parents, who are patrons of the opera, and he sees Christine when she begins successfully singing on the stage. The voice, who is the deformed, murderous 'ghost' of the opera house named Erik, however, grows violent in his terrible jealousy, until Christine suddenly disappears. The phantom is in love, but it can only spell disaster.

Leroux's work, with characters ranging from the spoiled prima donna Carlotta to the mysterious Persian from Erik's past, has been immortalized by memorable adaptations. Despite this, it remains a remarkable piece of Gothic horror literature in and of itself, deeper and darker than any version that follows.]]> 360 Gaston Leroux 0060809248 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.98 1910 The Phantom of the Opera
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]]> Boy Parts 49083140
Placed on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, she is offered an exhibition at a fashionable London gallery, promising to revive her career in the art world and offering an escape from her rut of drugs, alcohol, and extreme cinema. The news triggers a self-destructive tailspin, centred around Irina¡¯s relationship with her obsessive best friend, and a shy young man from her local supermarket who has attracted her attention¡­

Boy Parts is the incendiary debut novel from Eliza Clark, a pitch-black comedy both shocking and hilarious, fearlessly exploring the taboo regions of sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first century.]]> 304 Eliza Clark 1910312649 fatema ! 4 3.74 2020 Boy Parts
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this felt illegal to read, but at the same time it was so morbidly fascinating i finished it in two sittings?!! also eddie deserved better wtf ??
]]> Penance 62898932 Do you know what happened already?
Did you know her?
Did you see it on the internet?
Did you listen to a podcast?
Did the hosts make jokes?

Did you see the pictures of the body?

Did you look for them?

It's been nearly a decade since the horrifying murder of sixteen-year-old Joan Wilson rocked Crow-on-Sea, and the events of that terrible night are now being published for the first time.

That story is Penance, a dizzying feat of masterful storytelling, where Eliza Clark manoeuvres us through accounts from the inhabitants of this small seaside town. Placing us in the capable hands of journalist Alec Z. Carelli, Clark allows him to construct what he claims is the 'definitive account' of the murder - and what led up to it. Built on hours of interviews with witnesses and family members, painstaking historical research, and most notably, correspondence with the killers themselves, the result is a riveting snapshot of lives rocked by tragedy, and a town left in turmoil.

The only question is: how much of it is true?]]> 336 Eliza Clark 0571371795 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.87 2023 Penance
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]]> She's Always Hungry 201033505 From Eliza Clark, the author of the brilliant novels Boy Parts and Penance and one of Granta¡¯s Best Young British Novelists, comes a fierce, visionary and darkly comic story collection.

A woman welcomes a parasite into her body.

A teenager longs for perfect skin.

A scientist tends to fragile alien flora.

A young man takes the night into his own hands.

Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with her signature dark humor, Eliza Clark¡¯s debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger.]]> 240 Eliza Clark 0063393263 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.81 2024 She's Always Hungry
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]]> <![CDATA[Sally Face: Art, Lore, and More]]> 206601119 240 Steve Gabry 1803369795 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.84 Sally Face: Art, Lore, and More
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]]> <![CDATA[Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)]]> 199844040 ?
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System of a Down, was ¡°unlikely a chart-topper as had ever existed in modern music a band of Armenian-Americans playing a practically unclassifiable clash of wildly aggressive metal riffs, unconventional tempo-twisting rhythms, and Armenian folk melodies, with me alternately growling, screaming, and crooning lyrics that could pivot from avant-garde silliness to raging socio-political rants in the space of a single line.¡± After all, as Serj concedes, ¡°it¡¯s not easy listening.¡±
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Even so, there¡¯s no doubt that System¡¯s music had struck a chord with millions of listeners across the globe ever since they burst on the scene in the mid-1990s. With nearly 40 million album sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, and a devoted legion of fans, the band dominated the alt-rock and metal scenes just as the world hurtled into a new millennium, redefining the very idea of what rockstars could and couldn¡¯t talk about, could and couldn¡¯t do, could and couldn¡¯t represent.?
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In? DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM,? Serj presents readers with a memoir that is far more than just a?rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it¡¯s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light. And all of this comes down to the fact that Serj himself has had the chance to live an extraordinary life¡ªthanks to a combination of luck, circumstance, struggle, talent, and spiritual awakening. Born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Serj grows up hearing bombs drop outside his childhood home during the country¡¯s civil war, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of seven. As a young man, he is immersed in the SoCal community of ¡°Little Armenia,¡± learning more and more about the brutal genocide faced by his ancestors while helping his parents adapt to the constraints and contradictions of the American Dream. Then, during a pivotal drive home from an LSAT class, Serj decides to turn away from a promising future in business and law to make music instead¡ªa decision that leads him to touring five continents as the lead singer of a hugely popular rock band, hitting number #1 on the Billboard album charts the morning of 9/11, and then having the hit single from the same album banned from radio two days later. In the years that follow, his uniquely singular story continues, as he?evades glass bottles hurled at a cancelled show by angry Slayer fans, teams up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, argues with LAPD officers over the best way to quell rioting fans, and defines new sounds and singing tactics with Rick Rubin.?
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Braiding together Serj¡¯s thought-provoking insight with heartfelt and poetic prose,? DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM retraces?Serj¡¯s remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it¡¯s taught him¡ªabout music, about art, about activism, and about himself. It¡¯s an unforgettable ride that will leave you breathless¡ªand an absolute delight for new fans and old ones alike.?]]> 352 Serj Tankian 0306831929 fatema ! 5 non-fiction 4.45 Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
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really enjoyed this, more of a history lesson than tour hijinks or whatever else you'd expect from a rockstar's memoir, but i think it was definitely necessary to tell and definitely made me appreciate the band's (and serj's) music even more :3 thank you mr chop suey guy
]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson fatema ! 0 to-read 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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]]> The Hollow and the Haunted 205762626 In this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but the dead are restless, and some ghosts don't want to stay buried...

Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls.

Sixteen-year-old Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics. Resigned to a life in the (not especially profitable) family business, Miles is perfectly happy, thank you very much¨Dexcept for the part where he's constantly exhausted from long nights digging up graves, hiding his sexuality from his family, and unable to fulfil his dream of going to art school one day. Perfectly happy.

But Miles' comfortable routine is interrupted when has a premonition of a violent supernatural murder. He soon discovers that the victim is none other than Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family have a mysterious, decades-long feud with Miles' own. Gabriel is everything Miles expects from a Hawthorne¨Drude, snobbish, and irritatingly good-looking¨Dbut Miles isn't just going to stand by and let someone murder him. The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriel's murder and prevent it from taking place.

The odds are against them; death premonitions are notoriously hard to alter. As they uncover secrets about their families' feud and dark magic swirls around the pair, Miles is horrified to realize that he doesn't hate Gabriel as much as he's supposed to. He might even like him.

Too bad Gabriel is almost certainly going to die.]]> 384 Camilla Raines 1803369973 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.17 2024 The Hollow and the Haunted
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]]> Annie Bot 156023123
She¡¯s learning, too.

Doug says he loves that Annie¡¯s artificial intelligence makes her seem more like a real woman, but the more human Annie becomes, the less perfectly she behaves. As Annie's relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder whether Doug truly desires what he says he does. In such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?]]> 231 Sierra Greer 0063312697 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.81 2024 Annie Bot
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]]> The Silent Patient 45360527
When she shot her husband in the head five times.

Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.

It's time to find out why.]]> 352 Alex Michaelides 1409181634 fatema ! 3 i guess, on the positive side - i liked the parallels, and the connection to greek tragedy, it was easy to get through, and the plot twist was interesting.
all that aside, its complaining time yay ^_^
one thing that irked me was that i found weirdly misogynistic undertones throughout the book? i have no idea if this is just me because i'm just not used to reading books written by men, but lord i kinda hated the ways the female characters were referred to or portrayed.
[spoilers removed]

anyways, overall kinda weird but i'm glad i read it. wouldn't recommend reading on a plane while absolutely EXHAUSTED though ]]> 4.06 2019 The Silent Patient
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[3.5] i have a lot of weird conflicting thoughts about this book, idk where to start.
i guess, on the positive side - i liked the parallels, and the connection to greek tragedy, it was easy to get through, and the plot twist was interesting.
all that aside, its complaining time yay ^_^
one thing that irked me was that i found weirdly misogynistic undertones throughout the book? i have no idea if this is just me because i'm just not used to reading books written by men, but lord i kinda hated the ways the female characters were referred to or portrayed.
[spoilers removed]

anyways, overall kinda weird but i'm glad i read it. wouldn't recommend reading on a plane while absolutely EXHAUSTED though
]]> The Pairing 199440249 definitely not.

Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives once and for all.

Time apart has done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night and aspiring sommelier by day, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit, who never returned to America, graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school class and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. Sure, nothing really compares to what they had, and life stretches out long and lonely ahead of them, but¡ªyeah. It's in the past.

All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened, good for 48 months after its original date and about to expire. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately.

It's not until they board the tour bus that they discover they've both accidentally had the exact same idea, and now they're trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views, luscious flavors, and the most romantic cities of France, Spain, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left between them. So much nothing that, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition?

But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.]]> 432 Casey McQuiston 1250862744 fatema ! 3 lgbtq 3.70 2024 The Pairing
author: Casey McQuiston
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average rating: 3.70
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rating: 3
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never thought i'd rate a casey mcquiston book less than 5 stars but this was mid af i'm sorry
]]> Luster 46183562
Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties¡ªsharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She's also, secretly, haltingly figuring her way into life as an artist. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage¡ªwith rules. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contemporary sexual manners and racial politics weren't hard enough, Edie finds herself unemployed and falling into Eric's family life, his home. She becomes hesitant friend to his wife and a de facto role model to his adopted daughter. Edie is the only black woman young Akila may know.

Razor sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged, socially disruptive, Luster is a portrait of a young woman trying to make her sense of her life in a tumultuous era. It is also a haunting, aching description of how hard it is to believe in your own talent and the unexpected influences that bring us into ourselves along the way.]]> 240 Raven Leilani 0374910332 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.72 2020 Luster
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]]> My Most Excellent Year 1189878 Dear Anthony:

I appreciate your recent interest, but I'm not accepting applications at this time. Your letter will be kept in our files and someone will get back to you if there is an opening. Thank you for thinking of me.

Respectfully,
Alejandra Perez

P.S. It's not Allie. It's Ale.

Meet T.C., who is valiantly attempting to get Alejandra to fall in love with him; Alejandra, who is playing hard to get and is busy trying to sashay out from under the responsibilities of being a diplomat's daughter; and T.C.'s brother Augie, who is gay and in love and everyone knows it but him.

]]> 403 Steve Kluger 0803732279 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.04 2008 My Most Excellent Year
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[The Miseducation of Cameron Post]]> 40801157
But that relief doesn't last, and Cam is soon forced to move in with her conservative aunt Ruth and her well-intentioned but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother. She knows that from this point on, her life will forever be different. Survival in Miles City, Montana, means blending in and leaving well enough alone (as her grandmother might say), and Cam becomes an expert at both.

Then Coley Taylor moves to town. Beautiful, pickup-driving Coley is a perfect cowgirl with the perfect boyfriend to match. She and Cam forge an unexpected and intense friendship--one that seems to leave room for something more to emerge. But just as that starts to seem like a real possibility, ultrareligious Aunt Ruth takes drastic action to "fix" her niece, bringing Cam face-to-face with the cost of denying her true self--even if she's not exactly sure who that is.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules.]]> 485 Emily M. Danforth fatema ! 0 to-read 4.13 2012 The Miseducation of Cameron Post
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]]> <![CDATA[Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit]]> 20800223
At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves. Innovative, punchy and tender, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a few days ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession.]]> 224 Jeanette Winterson 0099598183 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.60 1985 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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]]> Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 26135825
Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the Fun Home. It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve.]]> 232 Alison Bechdel 0618871713 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.07 2006 Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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]]> <![CDATA[Omniscient Reader¡¯s Viewpoint, Vol. 5]]> 55673157
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]> 384 Singshong fatema ! 0 to-read 4.80 Omniscient Reader¡¯s Viewpoint, Vol. 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 4]]> 55673120
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]> 1429 Singshong fatema ! 0 to-read 4.73 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 3]]> 55673074
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]> 903 Singshong fatema ! 0 to-read 4.75 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 2]]> 55673035
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]> 903 Singshong fatema ! 0 to-read 4.70 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Omniscient Reader¡¯s Viewpoint, Vol. 1]]> 43802732
Only I know the end of this world.

One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.

His edge? He knows the plot of the story to the end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!]]> 2079 Singshong fatema ! 0 to-read 4.70 Omniscient Reader¡¯s Viewpoint, Vol. 1
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]]> You're No Better 220487230 Andrew Joseph White fatema ! 0 to-read 5.00 2026 You're No Better
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]]> The Outsiders 29800406
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Teenagers in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs, divided by money, tastes and attitude. The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy Curtis.

Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far, and life is changed forever.
__________

Iconic, outspoken, first.

The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes:

(Un)arranged Marriage - Bali Rai
Stone Cold - Robert Swindells
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole - Sue Townsend
The Tulip Touch - Anne Fine
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith]]> 224 S.E. Hinton 0141368888 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.17 1967 The Outsiders
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]]> Project Hail Mary 54906250 An impossible mission.
An ally he never imagined.

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone.

Or does he?]]> 549 Andy Weir fatema ! 0 to-read 4.57 2021 Project Hail Mary
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]]> None of This Rocks: A Memoir 60617125 Lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy shares personal stories from his youth and his experiences of modern rock and roll stardom in this memoir filled with wit and wisdom.?

Trohman cofounded Fall Out Boy with Pete Wentz in the early aughts, and he¡¯s been the sticky element of the metaphorical glue-like substance holding the band together ever since, over the course of a couple decades that have included massive success, occasional backlashes, and one infamous four-year hiatus. Trohman was, and remains, the emotive communicator of the group: the one who made sure they practiced, who copied and distributed the flyers, and who took the wheel throughout many of the early tours. As soon as he was old enough to drive, that is¡ªbecause he was all of 15 years old when they started out. That¡¯s part of the story Trohman tells in this memoir, which provides an indispensable inside perspective on the history of Fall Out Boy for their legions of fans. But Trohman has a great deal more to convey, thanks to his storytelling chops, his unmistakable voice, and his unmitigated sense of humor in the face of the tragic and the absurd.
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None of This Rocks chronicles a turbulent life that has informed Trohman¡¯s music and his worldview. His mother suffered from mental illness and multiple brain tumors that eventually killed her. His father struggled with that tragedy, but was ultimately a supportive force in Trohman¡¯s life who fostered his thirst for knowledge. Trohman faced antisemitism in small-town Ohio, and he witnessed all levels of misogyny, racism, and violence amid the straight edge hardcore punk scene in Chicago. Then came Fall Out Boy. From the guitarist¡¯s very first glimpses of their popular ascension, to working with his heroes like Anthrax¡¯s Scott Ian, to writing for television with comedian Brian Posehn, Trohman takes readers backstage, into the studio, and onto his couch. He shares his struggles with depression and substance abuse in a brutally honest and personal tone that readers will appreciate. Not much of this rocks, perhaps, but it all adds up to a fascinating music memoir unlike any you¡¯ve ever read.]]> 240 Joe Trohman 0306847353 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.05 2022 None of This Rocks: A Memoir
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]]> <![CDATA[Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)]]> 58662507
The zombies are coming back.

And all Nona wants is a birthday party.

In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back.

The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, ready to tear the planet apart. Blood of Eden forces have surrounded the last Cohort facility and wait for the Emperor Undying to come calling. Their leaders want Nona to be the weapon that will save them from the Nine Houses. Nona would prefer to live an ordinary life with the people she loves, with Pyrrha and Camilla and Palamedes, but she also knows that nothing lasts forever.

And each night, Nona dreams of a woman with a skull-painted face...]]> 480 Tamsyn Muir 1250854113 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.36 2022 Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)]]> 39325105 Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.

She answered the Emperor's call.

She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.

In victory, her world has turned to ash.

After rocking the cosmos with her deathly debut, Tamsyn Muir continues the story of the penumbral Ninth House in Harrow the Ninth, a mind-twisting puzzle box of mystery, murder, magic, and mayhem. Nothing is as it seems in the halls of the Emperor, and the fate of the galaxy rests on one woman's shoulders.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, last necromancer of the Ninth House, has been drafted by her Emperor to fight an unwinnable war. Side-by-side with a detested rival, Harrow must perfect her skills and become an angel of undeath ¡ª but her health is failing, her sword makes her nauseous, and even her mind is threatening to betray her.

Sealed in the gothic gloom of the Emperor's Mithraeum with three unfriendly teachers, hunted by the mad ghost of a murdered planet, Harrow must confront two unwelcome questions: is somebody trying to kill her? And if they succeeded, would the universe be better off?]]> 512 Tamsyn Muir 1250313228 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.30 2020 Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
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]]> Undercover (Into Shadow, #5) 62991424
A fresh-faced newcomer arrives in an isolated, gang-run town and soon finds herself taking a job nobody else wants: bodyguard to a ghoul. Not just your average mindless, half-rotted shuffler, though. Lucille is a dancer who can still put on her own lipstick and whose shows are half burlesque, half gladiator match. But the stranger is no stranger to this particular ghoul. Both women are undercover in their own way. And both have something to lose if their connection comes to light.]]> 59 Tamsyn Muir 1662509456 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.99 2022 Undercover (Into Shadow, #5)
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]]> Bright Young Women 101124639
The survivors, including key witness Pamela Schumacher, will be forever changed by this night. They have all become victims. But they tell their perspectives here, they remain masters of their stories. And they hunt the perpetrator on their own - against resistance from the justice system and the police; against public opinion, which idolizes the serial killer.]]> 384 Jessica Knoll 1501153226 fatema ! 4 pain
"...all-american sex killers are not born, they come from broken and battered homes, human systems that fail them well before they reach the penal ones, and then they go out into a world that tells them that women are deserving depositories for their impotence and rage."


on a lighter note, i did Not expect them to be gay but uhh lets go tragic lesbians ]]> 3.99 2023 Bright Young Women
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rating: 4
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god i am not smart enough to properly articulate how i feel about this book but i could really appreciate how this book fully exposes the incompetence of law enforcement, especially in the face of providing justice for women. how absolutely unremarkable and abhorrent men will get away with horrific crimes because they're painted (by the court, by the news, nowadays often by social media) to be so much more cunning than they really are, real "bright young men". i guess it hit harder because this is something we see in real life - ted bundy kept coming to mind (iirc his actions are the inspiration for the book) as i read about the court proceedings towards the end and its honestly sickening how realistic this book was. i feel like this is a book that'll stick with me for a while, and i'll definitely re-read it once i finish my law course and can fully understand everything taking place

"...all-american sex killers are not born, they come from broken and battered homes, human systems that fail them well before they reach the penal ones, and then they go out into a world that tells them that women are deserving depositories for their impotence and rage."


on a lighter note, i did Not expect them to be gay but uhh lets go tragic lesbians
]]> The Nothing Man 51166217
Supermarket security guard Jim Doyle has just started reading The Nothing Man--the true-crime memoir Eve has written about her efforts to track down her family's killer. As he turns each page, his rage grows. Because Jim's not just interested in reading about the Nothing Man. He is the Nothing Man.

Jim soon beings to realize how dangerously close Eve is getting to the truth. He knows she won't give up until she finds him. He has no choice but to stop her first ...]]> 288 Catherine Ryan Howard 1538519739 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.05 2020 The Nothing Man
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]]> Spell Bound 61273131 Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.

Edison Rooker isn¡¯t sure what to expect when he enters the office of Antonia Hex, the powerful sorceress who runs a call center for magical emergencies. He doesn¡¯t have much experience with hexes or curses. Heck, he doesn¡¯t even have magic. But he does have a plan¡ªto regain the access to the magical world he lost when his grandmother passed.

Antonia is¡­intimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name¡ªRook¡ªboth of which he¡¯s happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia¡¯s rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn¡¯t so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, and Rook minds less and less.

But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook¡¯s Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back¡­or face losing their magic forever.]]> 336 F.T. Lukens 1665916222 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.12 2023 Spell Bound
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]]> <![CDATA[Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets]]> 1491906 Freakonomics. Gang Leader for a Day is the fascinating full story of how Sudhir Venkatesh managed to gain entr¨¦e into the gang, what he learned, and how his method revolutionized the academic establishment.

When Venkatesh walked into an abandoned building in one of Chicago's most notorious housing projects, he was looking for people to take a multiple-choice survey on urban poverty. A first-year grad student, he would befriend a gang leader named JT and spend the better part of the next decade inside the projects under JT's protection, documenting what he saw there.

Over the next seven years, Venkatesh observed JT and the rest of the gang as they operated their crack selling business, conducted PR within their community, and rose up or fell within the ranks of the gang's complex organizational structure.

Gang Leader for a Day is an inside view into the morally ambiguous, highly intricate, often corrupt struggle to survive in an urban war zone. It is also the story of a complicated friendship between two young and ambitious men, a universe apart.]]> 302 Sudhir Venkatesh 1594201501 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.05 2008 Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
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]]> <![CDATA[Fallen Thorns (Fallen Thorns, #1)]]> 179905129
Arlo is lost. He thought he had everything figured out. Go to university, fall in love, get a job.
But life doesn¡¯t always work like that, and before he has a chance to figure it out, he dies.

In the space of a night, Arlo is plunged into a world of blood and immortality and finds a group of people who swear to always have his back.
Dying is never easy, and they promise him eternal safety.

But something is after him, something no one could have ever predicted.

He craves to figure out his purpose before he falls into something he can never come back from.]]> 400 Harvey Oliver Baxter 1739520815 fatema ! 0 to-read 3.83 2024 Fallen Thorns (Fallen Thorns, #1)
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]]> None of This Is True 62334530 Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.

Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins.

A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix¡¯s children¡¯s school. Josie has been listening to Alix¡¯s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Josie¡¯s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can¡¯t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix¡¯s life¡ªand into her home.

But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family¡¯s lives under mortal threat.

Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?]]> 390 Lisa Jewell 1982179007 fatema ! 0 to-read 4.08 2023 None of This Is True
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]]> <![CDATA[Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)]]> 15839976 "I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them."

"I live for you," I say sadly.

Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more."

Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.

Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children.

But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow¡ªand Reds like him¡ªare nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class.

Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.]]> 382 Pierce Brown 0345539788 fatema ! 5 botm 4.26 2014 Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
author: Pierce Brown
name: fatema !
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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[4.5] GOD DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!! this kid fucking crazy!!!!!!!!!!
]]> Paranoid Gardens #3 215949637 Gerard Way fatema ! 4 4.24 Paranoid Gardens #3
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loo having a The Cure poster... she just like me fr!!!!
]]> Paranoid Gardens #2 214343914 0 Gerard Way fatema ! 3 4.25 Paranoid Gardens #2
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]]> Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir 200285618
¡°A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart.¡±¡ªGlennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Untamed

AN AUDACIOUS BOOK CLUB PICK ? SHORTLISTED FOR THE BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK PRIZE

When fourteen-year-old Lamya H realizes she has a crush on her teacher¡ªher female teacher¡ªshe covers up her attraction, an attraction she can¡¯t yet name, by playing up her roles as overachiever and class clown. Born in South Asia, she moved to the Middle East at a young age and has spent years feeling out of place, like her own desires and dreams don¡¯t matter, and it¡¯s easier to hide in plain sight. To disappear. But one day in Quran class, she reads a passage about Maryam that changes When Maryam learned that she was pregnant, she insisted no man had touched her. Could Maryam, uninterested in men, be?.?.?. like Lamya?
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From that moment on, Lamya makes sense of her struggles and triumphs by comparing her experiences with some of the most famous stories in the Quran. She juxtaposes her coming out with Musa liberating his people from the pharoah; asks if Allah, who is neither male nor female, might instead be nonbinary; and, drawing on the faith and hope Nuh needed to construct his ark, begins to build a life of her own¡ªultimately finding that the answer to her lifelong quest for community and belonging lies in owning her identity as a queer, devout Muslim immigrant.
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This searingly intimate memoir in essays, spanning Lamya¡¯s childhood to her arrival in the United States for college through early-adult life in New York City, tells a universal story of courage, trust, and love, celebrating what it means to be a seeker and an architect of one¡¯s own life.]]> 336 Lamya H. 0593448782 fatema ! 5 4.49 2023 Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir
author: Lamya H.
name: fatema !
average rating: 4.49
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rating: 5
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