en-US Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:55:24 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 40772063 Sometimes the difference between a love story and a horror story is where the ending comes...

While Jude fought for power in the Court of Elfhame against the cruel Prince Cardan, her sister Taryn began to fall in love with the trickster, Locke.

Half-apology and half-explanation, it turns out that Taryn has some secrets of her own to reveal.

The Lost Sisters is a companion e-novella to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince by master writer Holly Black.]]> 50 Holly Black Mi 1 3.33 2018
author: Holly Black
name: Mi
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2018
rating: 1
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]]> 26032825 Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.]]> 370 Holly Black 0316310271 Mi 3 4.01 2018
author: Holly Black
name: Mi
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/12
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]]> 52003821 When Gianna watches her older sister being forced into an arranged marriage, she promises herself to escape a similar fate.

The moment Matteo � The Blade � Vitiello sees Gianna on his brother’s wedding, he wants to possess her. Her father agrees to the bond, but Gianna has no intention of marrying for any other reason than love. A few months before the wedding, Gianna runs away and begins a new life in Europe away from the mafia. But one of their best hunters and assassins is after her: Matteo.

When Matteo and a couple of her father’s soldiers catch her, not only her freedom is at risk, but also the life of the people with her.

Gianna is taken home and forced to marry Matteo.
Ridden by guilt over having dragged innocent people into her world and overcome with hatred toward Matteo, Gianna is determined to make life hell for her husband. But Matteo is a master at mind games and their struggle for power soon turns into hate-fueled nights of passion.]]> 281 Cora Reilly Mi 2 3.75 2015
author: Cora Reilly
name: Mi
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2025/04/07
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]]> 60881793 Nina

Charming, captivating, and seductive,
And a cold-blooded killer.
But I married the Pakhan of the Russian Bratva anyway.
I had to. It was part of the deal.

Now, I’m faking marital bliss,
As I tremble with fear,
And I cannot wait to be out of the clutches of this ruthless man.


Roman

I get anything I desire.
And I want this perfectly imperfect little manipulator.

The way she can deceive anyone into believing she’s crazy in love with me,
Just makes me want her even more.

She doesn't know it yet,
But I am not letting her go.
The deal - is off.


*Painted Scars is a full-length novel with several open-door steamy scenes, no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.

This is the first book in Perfectly Imperfect dark mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order.]]> 240 Neva Altaj 1961423030 Mi 1 waste-of-time
shut up shut up, because of this one line, I had to digest this nonsense. This book has no purpose. I'm sure teenagers make this kind of stories before going to the bed. ]]> 3.76 2022
author: Neva Altaj
name: Mi
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2022
rating: 1
read at: 2025/04/10
date added: 2025/04/11
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"Marry me" and I'll stop the war.

shut up shut up, because of this one line, I had to digest this nonsense. This book has no purpose. I'm sure teenagers make this kind of stories before going to the bed.
]]> 40613322 He rules it.

Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time.

Nobody can crack Gianna’s facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along.

Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . .

One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him—his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye—but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him.

Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes.

All along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his—his frustration, his fascination.

His maddest obsession.]]> 333 Danielle Lori Mi 1 4.22 2019
author: Danielle Lori
name: Mi
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2019
rating: 1
read at: 2025/04/11
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One more disappointment because of booktok hype. tsk tsk.
]]> 44799982
They took too much.
Left too little.
I had nothing to lose...until him.
**
I didn't expect him.
I didn't want to fall in love.
But I can't let him go.
Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.
He's brilliant.
He's a hero.
He locks away the sick and depraved.
But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.
Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.
They should have made sure I stayed dead.
Now I'm taking from them.
One name at a time.
I've trained for too long.
I've been patient.
I can't stop now.
Revenge is best served cold...
They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.
Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.
He just knows people are dying.
He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.
No one suspects a dead girl.
And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.
They're looking for a monster.
Not a girl who loves red.
Not a girl in love.
I'm a faceless nightmare.
At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.
But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

**Graphic**Adult language**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader**Sexual content**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.]]> 683 S.T. Abby Mi 3 strong-fl-revenge, revenge
Main plot was good among all these useless smuts, but poor writing skills. ]]> 4.62 2016
author: S.T. Abby
name: Mi
average rating: 4.62
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/09
date added: 2025/04/11
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The best thing about this book is the FL lead. She's not your so called strong woman but a real avenger.

Main plot was good among all these useless smuts, but poor writing skills.
]]> 56530123
Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.

At the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him—Commander Rip.

Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. But I know the truth about what he is.

Fae.

The betrayers. The murderers. The ones who nearly destroyed Orea, wiping out Seventh Kingdom in the process. Rip has power sizzling beneath this skin and glinting spikes down his spine. But his eyes—his eyes are the most compelling of all.

When he turns those black eyes on me, I feel captive for an entirely different reason.

I may be out of my cage, but I’m not free, not even close. In the game of kings and armies, I’m the gilded pawn. The question is, can I out maneuver them?

This is the captivating second book of The Plated Prisoner series. It’s an adult epic fantasy story blending romance, intrigue, and beautiful imagery. Return to the seductive story of magic inspired by the myth of King Midas, and get caught up in the world of Orea.

Please note: There is explicit language and romance in this book, not suitable for those under the age of 18.]]> 479 Raven Kennedy Mi 0 to-read 4.16 2022
author: Raven Kennedy
name: Mi
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> 57198961
Her quest is Steal a stone from Islor’s sacred garden without anyone discovering her true identity, which would earn her certain death. But the identity she has inexplicably assumed is that of the captured Ybarisan princess—an enemy to Islor after she poisoned their beloved king and queen on the day she was to marry the prince.

Her betrothed, the newly crowned King Zander, detests her with every grain of his handsome being. Fortunately for Romeria, she is more valuable to him alive than dead. Zander gives her a life in a cell, or an acquittal of all charges in exchange for her help in exposing the growing plot against him.

Romeria sees no other option and embraces the tricky role of smitten queen-to-be until she can escape, a ruse that brings her far closer to the king than she anticipated and threatens more than her safety. As she digs deeper into this sacred garden and the ancient feud between Ybaris and Islor, she discovers monstrous truths that could spell ruin for all.

She would know the world of vengeful gods and monsters, and the lengths one would go for love. And nothing would ever be the same for her again.]]> 547 K.A. Tucker 1990105149 Mi 0 to-read 4.09 2021
author: K.A. Tucker
name: Mi
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> 75513900 She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites� powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.]]> 523 Lauren Roberts Mi 0 currently-reading 4.17 2023
author: Lauren Roberts
name: Mi
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 55710822 In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door.

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar - and maybe snag him as a prom date - even befriend Wes Bennet.

The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic-comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love - and rethink her own ideas of what happily ever after should look like.]]> 356 Lynn Painter 1534467629 Mi 0 to-read 4.28 2021
author: Lynn Painter
name: Mi
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> 57540 But why is it denied, and by whom? The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine offers an investigation of this mystery.]]> 320 Ilan Pappé 1851684670 Mi 0 to-read 4.54 2006
author: Ilan Pappé
name: Mi
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> 199507152 Mehrulnisa Shahmeer Mi 2 Whatever, the first thing is I couldn't find any major similarities between these two novels.
Secondly, the first part of the novel was quite messy but I have to admit the author has improved her writing style (If you compared it to Bakht you will see the difference).

Okay, so, I started this novel just because of Qais and could finish it just for him. One thing I have to say about Mehrulnisa Shahmeer that she must be crazy over the concept of villain, victim, and hero. Sometimes it became to much annoying in the story.

Okay so if we talk about the characters,
Zeeniya Haqim- the strong, ambitious, and obviously beautiful fl of this novel. Before starting I thought she would be a better fl than Haley Sultan, Allah Allah but she disappointed me badly. I know strong female lead is a new trend but sometimes the authors forget that to have a strong personality one doesn't have to be an arrogant woman. She was arrogant beyond my imagination (writer tried to fix her in the last part), and the way she always said "main aisa hoon, mere liye yeh kiya ja sakta hain woh kiya ja sakta hain" oh God that part was too much annoying.

Mehdi Kambeer- the same positive role with some past traumas and a soft personality, nothing new. But to me, he wasn't enough capable to hold my attention. His scenes with Zeeniya were cute and normal but the interactions between Qais and Zeeniya was more intense and thrilling.
But if life gives me two options and I have to choose between Mehdi and Qais, I think anyone should choose Mehdi over Qais, because peace is more important than intense love.

Bashar Haqim and Zaigham- I guess these two man were only sane men in this novel, otherwise every man should have taken therapy here. Especially, Zaigham was so sweet and supportive.

Qais Kambeer- He gave Hasim Kardar's vibes since day one. I think writer wanted to write a gray character as gray characters are also trending right now. But I'm not sure whether she was able to do it or miserably failed. Because she spoiled his character badly in the middle point. I believe a gray character can do any bad deeds except playing with a woman's character. Gray characters are quite popular in western romance books (well dark romance books), but they never mistreat their women, not even for a once. I don't think except Umar Jahangir I have seen any worthy gray character man in Urdu novels (yes not even Hashim Kardar after what he did to Abi). Okay let's not drag him just because Qais gave some Hashim Kardar's vibes. But in the last episode the author tried her best to make us remember Qais's character as the greatest player. And to me he was the only interesting character in this whole novel with his white and black personalities, while some were arrogant and some were too much bland to like.

So if I say about the lessons from this novel, so I have to say Zeeniya Haqim was kinda responsible for what happened to her, because she didn't keep any boundaries with a na-mehram, and everyone had to pay the price. And Qais couldn't recover from his past traumas hence he spoiled everything with his own life. I would have forgive him for every bad thing he did, only if he hadn't damaged Zeeniya's character.

Again, most readers are sad because of Qais, maybe in real life we also can't get what we want and no one can understand us the way we want. I think that's the reason that our harsh realities make us feel relatable to a fallen character. His character gave me a box of what-ifs, as if his life started with a kash and ended with a kash. But again your trauma can't justify your wrong doings. ]]> 4.24
author: Mehrulnisa Shahmeer
name: Mi
average rating: 4.24
book published:
rating: 2
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date added: 2025/04/07
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Before starting this novel I saw its comparison with Maala by NA. And fans of this two authors are always fighting on social medias (this is kinda funny tho).
Whatever, the first thing is I couldn't find any major similarities between these two novels.
Secondly, the first part of the novel was quite messy but I have to admit the author has improved her writing style (If you compared it to Bakht you will see the difference).

Okay, so, I started this novel just because of Qais and could finish it just for him. One thing I have to say about Mehrulnisa Shahmeer that she must be crazy over the concept of villain, victim, and hero. Sometimes it became to much annoying in the story.

Okay so if we talk about the characters,
Zeeniya Haqim- the strong, ambitious, and obviously beautiful fl of this novel. Before starting I thought she would be a better fl than Haley Sultan, Allah Allah but she disappointed me badly. I know strong female lead is a new trend but sometimes the authors forget that to have a strong personality one doesn't have to be an arrogant woman. She was arrogant beyond my imagination (writer tried to fix her in the last part), and the way she always said "main aisa hoon, mere liye yeh kiya ja sakta hain woh kiya ja sakta hain" oh God that part was too much annoying.

Mehdi Kambeer- the same positive role with some past traumas and a soft personality, nothing new. But to me, he wasn't enough capable to hold my attention. His scenes with Zeeniya were cute and normal but the interactions between Qais and Zeeniya was more intense and thrilling.
But if life gives me two options and I have to choose between Mehdi and Qais, I think anyone should choose Mehdi over Qais, because peace is more important than intense love.

Bashar Haqim and Zaigham- I guess these two man were only sane men in this novel, otherwise every man should have taken therapy here. Especially, Zaigham was so sweet and supportive.

Qais Kambeer- He gave Hasim Kardar's vibes since day one. I think writer wanted to write a gray character as gray characters are also trending right now. But I'm not sure whether she was able to do it or miserably failed. Because she spoiled his character badly in the middle point. I believe a gray character can do any bad deeds except playing with a woman's character. Gray characters are quite popular in western romance books (well dark romance books), but they never mistreat their women, not even for a once. I don't think except Umar Jahangir I have seen any worthy gray character man in Urdu novels (yes not even Hashim Kardar after what he did to Abi). Okay let's not drag him just because Qais gave some Hashim Kardar's vibes. But in the last episode the author tried her best to make us remember Qais's character as the greatest player. And to me he was the only interesting character in this whole novel with his white and black personalities, while some were arrogant and some were too much bland to like.

So if I say about the lessons from this novel, so I have to say Zeeniya Haqim was kinda responsible for what happened to her, because she didn't keep any boundaries with a na-mehram, and everyone had to pay the price. And Qais couldn't recover from his past traumas hence he spoiled everything with his own life. I would have forgive him for every bad thing he did, only if he hadn't damaged Zeeniya's character.

Again, most readers are sad because of Qais, maybe in real life we also can't get what we want and no one can understand us the way we want. I think that's the reason that our harsh realities make us feel relatable to a fallen character. His character gave me a box of what-ifs, as if his life started with a kash and ended with a kash. But again your trauma can't justify your wrong doings.
]]> 225104575 She’s off limits. He has none.

There’s a girl.
Beautiful. Popular. Fake.
And my obsession.
My fall.
Probably my damnation.
Did that stop me? Do I care? No and no.
There’s a line between right and wrong. Moral and immoral.
And then there’s her.
I cross every limit with blood-coated fingers.
She says she hates me.
I say I hate her too as I trap her, own her.
Make her all mine.

Ruthless Empire is part of the Royal Elite Series but could be read on its own. For a better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first.]]> 384 Rina Kent 1685450598 Mi 1
Their fist meet and Cole be like- I want to be your first. What are you talking about? You're 8 years old, you are literally a kid..... a kid....so act like a kid.

Then we got our strong princess Silver, who is facing challenges every time (well, you people already know about her tough challenges). It would be better if she had been a baddie b*tch, instead of the usual doormat who can be controlled by his one finger only. WoW! So romantic.

Then the most controversial part where Elsa beat Silver. I couldn't care less about Elsa, but I don't hate her for doing this.
Just imagine you are watching a TV show, and one girl has to only one thing, and that is f*cking her stepbrother 24/7. And then suddenly she realized "Oh! I'm pregnant. Let's run to my fake fiance and threat him to say that it's his child. Yes yes the best solution."

Like seriously! Sister, have some brain. Oh! I forgot you're a FL in a dark romance book, so you can't have any personality and brain.


And lastly.... Rina never forgets the virgin kink. So romantic. ]]> 4.03 2020
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2020
rating: 1
read at: 2025/04/04
date added: 2025/04/07
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Same old Rina Kent story. A cold guy with childhood trauma and a doormat girl who thinks she is so strong. like seriously??? Write something new.

Their fist meet and Cole be like- I want to be your first. What are you talking about? You're 8 years old, you are literally a kid..... a kid....so act like a kid.

Then we got our strong princess Silver, who is facing challenges every time (well, you people already know about her tough challenges). It would be better if she had been a baddie b*tch, instead of the usual doormat who can be controlled by his one finger only. WoW! So romantic.

Then the most controversial part where Elsa beat Silver. I couldn't care less about Elsa, but I don't hate her for doing this.
Just imagine you are watching a TV show, and one girl has to only one thing, and that is f*cking her stepbrother 24/7. And then suddenly she realized "Oh! I'm pregnant. Let's run to my fake fiance and threat him to say that it's his child. Yes yes the best solution."

Like seriously! Sister, have some brain. Oh! I forgot you're a FL in a dark romance book, so you can't have any personality and brain.


And lastly.... Rina never forgets the virgin kink. So romantic.
]]> 124943221 He had her, he lost her…and he’ll do anything to win her back.

Powerful, brilliant, and ambitious, Dominic Davenport clawed his way up from nothing to become the King of Wall Street.

He has everything—a beautiful home, a beautiful wife, and more money than he could spend in a lifetime. But no matter how much he accumulates, he’s never satisfied.

In his endless quest for more, he drives away the only person who saw him as enough.

It isn’t until she’s gone that he realizes there may be more to life than riches and glory…but by then, it may be too late.

***

Kind, intelligent, and thoughtful, Alessandra Davenport has played the role of trophy wife for years.

She stood by her husband while he built an empire, but now that they’ve reached the top, she realizes he’s no longer the man she fell for.

When it becomes clear that she’ll always come second to his work, she finally takes charge of her life and puts herself first—even if it means leaving the only man she’s ever loved.

But what she didn’t count on was his refusal to let her go…or for him to fight for their marriage, no matter what it takes.

King of Greed is a steamy marriage in trouble/second chance romance. It's book three in the Kings of Sin series but can be read as a standalone.]]> 352 Ana Huang Mi 3 3.91 2023
author: Ana Huang
name: Mi
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/22
date added: 2025/04/03
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]]> 33131867 Left too little.
I had nothing to lose...until him.

**

~Lana~

I didn't expect him.
I didn't want to fall in love.
But I can't let him go.

Logan Bennett makes the world a safer place.
He's brilliant.
He's a hero.
He locks away the sick and depraved.
But while he's saving lives, I'm taking them. Collecting the debts that are owed to me.

Ten years ago, they took from me. They left me for dead.
They should have made sure I stayed dead.

Now I'm taking from them.
One name at a time.

I've trained for too long.
I've been patient.
I can't stop now.

Revenge is best served cold...

They never see me coming, until I paint their walls red.

Logan doesn't know how they hurt me. He doesn't know about the screams they ignored. He doesn't know how twisted that town really is.

He just knows people are dying.
He doesn't know he's in love with their killer.

No one suspects a dead girl.
And Logan doesn't suspect the girl in his bed.

They're looking for a monster.
Not a girl who loves red.
Not a girl in love.

I'm a faceless nightmare.

At least until I tell them the story they've pretended never happened.

But in the end, will Logan choose them? Or will we watch them burn together?

**Graphic
**Adult language
**Some triggers could be too much for the easily disturbed reader
**Sexual content
**Fucked up moral compass; read at your own risk.]]> 132 S.T. Abby Mi 3 4.21 2016
author: S.T. Abby
name: Mi
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2025/04/02
date added: 2025/04/02
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]]> 215999522 From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes an enemies-to-lovers, marriage of convenience romance.

I fell for the villain.
It happened back when I was a clueless girl.
But he ruthlessly broke my heart and trapped it in a jar.
Since then, I’ve sworn to hate him to the end of my days.
Eli King might be a savage devil, but I’m out of his way. And league.
That is until I wake up in a hospital and find him holding my hand.
He tells me the words that change my life forever.
“We got married two years ago, Mrs. King.�
So I set out to investigate how I landed myself into this marriage.
Turns out, my memories are darker than my present.
I thought I was ready for the hurricane.
I thought I could handle his soulless eyes and cold shoulder.
I thought wrong.
Nothing can stop my husband.
Not the secrets surrounding us.
Not the hatred between us.
Not even me.

This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.]]> 592 Rina Kent 1464237417 Mi 1
Cold and dominant man, who thinks his girl is his property.

FL who is pretending a baddie queen, but she's the usual weak doormat.
Through the whole book she was like "If you don't fuck me, I'll find other man."

Oh! Rina didn't forget the virgin part again.
]]> 3.97 2024
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2024
rating: 1
read at: 2025/04/01
date added: 2025/04/02
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Wow!!! Again same old story.

Cold and dominant man, who thinks his girl is his property.

FL who is pretending a baddie queen, but she's the usual weak doormat.
Through the whole book she was like "If you don't fuck me, I'll find other man."

Oh! Rina didn't forget the virgin part again.

]]> 8518669 Hasil (English: Reward) highlights the relevance of religion in a Muslim’s life. It helps the reader explore the strength inherent in an individual’s determination in seeking divine help against enormous obstacles.
Hadeed is a neglected child raised in a luxurious yet abusive environment which turns him into an insecure introvert. His extreme dissatisfaction with life leads him to make a dangerous decision. At this stage of his lonely life, he meets a strange girl named Saania and his life begins anew.
Hasil first appeared in Khawateen Digest.]]> 128 Umera Ahmed 9695562159 Mi 3 3.92 2000
author: Umera Ahmed
name: Mi
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2000
rating: 3
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]]> 60399265 8 Sumaira Hameed Mi 3 3.17
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]]> 60090677 18 Sumaira Hameed Mi 5 4.65
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]]> 60397550 38 Sumaira Hameed Mi 4 4.00
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]]> 23547648 300 Sumaira Hameed Mi 4 3.74 2013
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> 54545776 60 Sumaira Hameed Mi 3 4.11
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]]> 60397558 42 Sumaira Hameed Mi 3 3.00
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]]> 60399230 52 Sumaira Hameed Mi 5 4.35
author: Sumaira Hameed
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How could someone write do gracefully and still be so underrated? I just don't know. As usual she doesn't write anything new that we don't know, but the way she plays with words and represents the whole story is something beyond my imagination. If you ask someone about Urdu authors, their first answer will be either Umera Ahmed or Nemrah Ahmed. But after reading their books I have to admit, Sumaira Ahmed's writing skill is something different from any authors. It's a pity that she's so underrated, because majority of readers need romance, but romance is not her main concern.
]]> 9632002
Bano Qudsia has written this novel drawing on the religious concept of Haraam and Halaal. Many readers tend to interpret Raja Gidh as a sermon, in which Bano Qudsia puts forth her theory of hereditary transmission of Haraam genes. Naturally the plot is woven to support the thesis. In the opinion of many readers and critics she manages to convince them that the pursuance of Haraam, be it financial, moral or emotional, results in the deterioration of a person's normality in some sense. She seems to suggest that the abnormality is transferred genetically to the next generation.

Apart from the above implication the novel has many social, emotional and psychological aspects. The nostalgic narration of the historical Government College Lahore and of the Lawrence Garden Lahore lights upon the days of seventies and eighties.

Bano Qudsia is among those Urdu writers who would think ten times before writing a sentence. But she does not sacrifice the flow of the narrative anywhere in this novel. Her characters are not black and white ones as some of the critics would like to suggest. Every sensitive reader who has attended a college or a university in a Pakistani setting is bound to find some similarities between themselves and one of the characters.

Plot: Seemin Shah, hailing from an upper middle class family, falls in love with her handsome class fellow Aftab in the MA Sociology class at Government College Lahore. Seemin is a modern and attractive urban girl and attracts most of her male class fellows, including the narrator (abdul)Qayyum and the young liberal professor Suhail. Aftab belongs to a Kashmiri business family. Though he also loves her, he can not rise above his family values and succumbs to his parent's pressure to marry someone against his wishes and leave for London to look after his family business. Now the long story of separation begins.]]> 564 Bano Qudsia 969350514X Mi 4 4.18 1981
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average rating: 4.18
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rating: 4
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]]> 20999672 339 Sheila Flaherty 1630072230 Mi 0 to-read 4.48 2013
author: Sheila Flaherty
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average rating: 4.48
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]]> 27883214 A legendary competition.
A mesmerizing romance.
An unbreakable bond
between two sisters.

Scarlett Dragna has never left the tiny island where she and her sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett’s father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval—the faraway, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show—are over.

But this year, Scarlett’s long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season’s Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner.

Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. Nevertheless she becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic. And whether Caraval is real or not, Scarlett must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over or a dangerous domino effect of consequences will be set off, and her beloved sister will disappear forever.

Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.]]> 407 Stephanie Garber 1250095255 Mi 0 to-read 3.97 2016
author: Stephanie Garber
name: Mi
average rating: 3.97
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]]> 57524460 530 Imam Ibn al-Qayyim 1532369417 Mi 0 currently-reading 4.67
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]]> 108518990 Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies� man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.

And he’s looking at me like I might be his next meal.

But I’m almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.

The man is hard to trust—and even harder to resist.

Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart all my defenses.

Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him.

He worships my body. He makes me blush. I come alive beneath his hands.

Then I tell him to forget it ever happened. I want simple, and with him it all feels complicated.

It was supposed to be a one-time thing.

A secret.

But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to keep.]]> 466 Elsie Silver Mi 0 to-read 4.38
author: Elsie Silver
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]]> 210825471 He had everything he could’ve wanted…except her.

Dangerous. Powerful. Reclusive.
Ěý
Vuk Markovic is notorious for shunning human interactions. The scarred billionaire rarely talks, and he has no interest in relationships outside his small but trusted circle.
Ěý
His only exception? Her . The beauty to his beast, the object of his obsession.
Ěý
He saw her first. He wanted her first. But now, she’s engaged to his oldest friend—and the closer the wedding looms, the more he’s torn between loyalty and desire.
Ěý
She should be his…and he might just risk it all to have her.
Ěý
***
Beautiful. Successful. Glamorous.
Ěý
To the world, supermodel Ayana Kidane leads the perfect life. Her career has skyrocketed, and she’s engaged to one of New York’s most eligible bachelors.
Ěý
What people don't know is that the engagement is only a business arrangement. He gets his inheritance when they marry; she gets the money she needs to leave her abusive agency.
Ěý
Pretending to be in love should be easy—until she finds herself increasingly drawn to her fiancé’s enigmatic best man.
Ěý
Vuk thrills and terrifies her in equal measure. She knows she should stay away, but when her wedding is thrown into chaos, he’s the only person she finds comfort in�
Ěý
Until his past catches up with them and threatens everything they love.]]> Ana Huang Mi 0 to-read 4.37 2025
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never have i ever waited for April to come this eagerly.
]]> 9712 348 Gabriel García Márquez 140003468X Mi 0 to-read 3.92 1985
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: Mi
average rating: 3.92
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]]> 23773538 304 Aneeza Syed Mi 0 to-read 3.83
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]]> 127305713
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe � a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution � who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?

Kristen Ciccarelli’s The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch� is falling in love.]]> 406 Kristen Ciccarelli 1250866901 Mi 0 to-read 4.16 2024
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]]> 202507554 moons.

They certainly did not expect them to fall.

As a valued Elding Blade of the rebellion group Fíur du Ath, Raeve’s job is to kill. To complete orders and never get caught. When a renowned bounty hunter is employed by The Crown to capture a member of the Ath, Raeve’s world is turned upside down. Blood spills, hearts break, and Raeve finds herself at the mercy of the Guild of Nobles—a group of dual-beaded elementals who intend to turn her into a political statement. Only death will set her free.

Crushed beneath a mourning weight, Kaan Vaegor took the head of a king and donned his melted crown. Now on a tireless quest to assuage the never-ebbing ache in his chest, his hunt for a moonshard lures him into the belly of Gore’s notorious prison where he stumbles upon something that rips apart his perception of reality. A shackled miracle with eyes full of rage and blood on her hands.

The echo of the past sings louder than the Creators themselves, and even Raeve can’t ignore the truths blaring at her from a warmer, happier time.
However.
There’s more to this song than meets the eye, and some truths �
They’re too poisonous to swallow.

When the Moon Hatched is a fast-paced fantasy romance for fans of witty banter and strong, sassy protagonists. Beneath the cover is an immersive, vibrant world with mysterious creatures, a unique magic system, and a love that blazes through the ages. ]]> 718 Sarah A. Parker Mi 0 to-read 3.99 2024
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]]> 27263454 Troy Brennan

Every southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heart throb with steel blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city.

Oh, and my new husband.

Sparrow Raynes

That's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life.
But then he caged me.
Kidnapped me.
And killed every chance I had to runaway from the place where we grew up.
Put simply, Troy Brennan clipped my wings.

I have dreams, big ones, but I doubt he'd ever let me chase them. I have no idea why he'd decided to take me as his wife. But I do know this: pissing off this man will not do me any good. At all.

Sparrow is a standalone, full-length novel. It contains graphic violence and adult situations some may find offensive.]]> 312 L.J. Shen Mi 1
I wish I could rate it below one star. Even some wattpad stories are better than this $hitty book.]]> 4.04 2016
author: L.J. Shen
name: Mi
average rating: 4.04
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rating: 1
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"I want her to be a virgin, to be untouched by anyone just for me. B*tch please, keep your $hit to yourself, when you are keeping a mistress after your marriage and f*cking her whenever you want. Not only this but also f*cking your misters in the same bed you used to sleep with your wife. There is a huge difference between being a bad guy and a manwh*ore." How could a normal person rate it 5 star. Do you lack brain? Like seriously!? This man deserves a real $lut not a virgin girl (even though she was a fool).

I wish I could rate it below one star. Even some wattpad stories are better than this $hitty book.
]]> 32620332
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the �80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.]]> 389 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1501139231 Mi 0 to-read 4.39 2017
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name: Mi
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]]> 60714999 Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always � always � guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown� and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone � but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 504 Carissa Broadbent Mi 0 to-read 4.30 2022
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]]> 12127750 Annabeth is terrified. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

And that's only one of her worries. In her pocket, Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving command: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find—and close—the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader—but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side

Narrated by four different demigods, The Mark of Athena is an unforgettable journey across land and sea to Rome, where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await. Climb aboard the Argo II, if you dare. . . .]]> 586 Rick Riordan 1423140605 Mi 0 to-read 4.47 2012
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]]> 192566704 214 S.E. Hinton 014240733X Mi 0 to-read 4.22 1967
author: S.E. Hinton
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> 22628 offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see
what it looks like from the dance floor.

This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being A WALLFLOWER

This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that the perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.

Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

(back cover)]]> 213 Stephen Chbosky Mi 0 to-read 4.24 1999
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name: Mi
average rating: 4.24
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]]> 19063 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

(Note: this title was not published as YA fiction)]]> 592 Markus Zusak Mi 0 to-read 4.38 2005
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]]> 10507293
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.]]> 336 Kiera Cass 0062059939 Mi 0 to-read 4.07 2012
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]]> 217206738
Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.

Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.

The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.

Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy.

It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.

There’s only one problem: Now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.

***

Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.

Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.

Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.

While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.

Craving his touch was never part of the plan.

Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.

King of Wrath is a steamy arranged-marriage billionaire romance. It includes explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature listeners only.]]> 398 Ana Huang Mi 3 4.05 2022
author: Ana Huang
name: Mi
average rating: 4.05
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rating: 3
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]]> 55987278 How far would you go for happily ever after?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings... until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy...]]> 408 Stephanie Garber 1250268397 Mi 0 to-read 4.06 2021
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]]> 53473056 What happens when a legacy of ruin mates with a realm of blood?

Heir to the notorious Tenebrae Outfit, Dante Maroni has been trained since birth. A silent rebel in the shadows, he has learned to hide his ruthlessness under his charm, his brutality under his suits, and his love for one woman under his silence. Infiltrating the Syndicate responsible for the missing children, Dante discovers information that shatters his reality and forces him to trigger a lethal game.

Daughter of the Maroni housekeeper, Amara has loved Dante for longer than she's known it. Abducted and tortured at the young age of fifteen, she loses herself, her life, and her home as she knows it. Years after, unknowingly protected, she's found some semblance of normalcy when her world collapses again, forcing her to join the game.

Mysteries are unraveled. Secrets are discovered. And their young love is transformed, replaced by a deep intimacy, power, and survival.

The reluctant king and inevitable queen play.

An empire of death is born. ]]> 443 RuNyx Mi 4 4.20 2021
author: RuNyx
name: Mi
average rating: 4.20
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rating: 4
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]]> 53027547 What happens when the untameable wind and the endless sea collide in the dark of the night?

Tristan �The Predator� Caine had been unprepared for Morana Vitalio. After spending his entire life with a vow he broke on a rainy night, he finds himself torn in a battle between his painful past and an uncertain future. The only thing he knows? Her life still belongs to him.

For Morana, the line between enemies and allies has blurred. Everything she once held dear to her has disintegrated and the unknown gapes at her, leaving her with both her freedom and life on the line in enemy territory. The only thing she knows? His life has always belonged to her.

With twenty years of history tying them to each other, Tristan and Morana begin their hunt for the truth together. And they realize that the mystery of the missing girls is just the tip of the iceberg.

Skeletons are uncovered. Dominoes begin to fall.

A storm is born.]]> 420 RuNyx 0463895789 Mi 3 4.29 2020
author: RuNyx
name: Mi
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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]]> 17245 You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.

When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival.

In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.

This Norton Critical Edition includes a rich selection of background and source materials in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and "Dracula's Guest," the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. "Dramatic and Film Variations" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.

Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.

A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.]]> 488 Bram Stoker 0393970124 Mi 0 to-read 4.02 1897
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]]> 27213250 A vivid, unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood—an emotionally powerful and haunting story of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture, from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low.

For two decades, Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with shock, Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts at the time of his death. Her children swear their mother could not have committed such a heinous act. Kamal’s family is sure she did, and demands justice. Barely escaping a vengeful mob, Zeba is arrested and jailed.

Awaiting trial, she meets a group of women whose own misfortunes have led them to these bleak cells: eighteen-year-old Nafisa, imprisoned to protect her from an “honor killing�; twenty-five-year-old Latifa, a teen runaway who stays because it is safe shelter; twenty-year-old Mezghan, pregnant and unmarried, waiting for a court order to force her lover’s hand. Is Zeba a cold-blooded killer, these young women wonder, or has she been imprisoned, like them, for breaking some social rule? For these women, the prison is both a haven and a punishment; removed from the harsh and unforgiving world outside, they form a lively and indelible sisterhood.

Into this closed world comes Yusuf, Zeba’s Afghan-born, American-raised lawyer whose commitment to human rights and desire to help his homeland have brought him back. With the fate this seemingly ordinary housewife in his hands, Yusuf discovers that, like the Afghanistan itself, his client may not be at all what he imagines.

A moving look at the lives of modern Afghan women, The House with No Windows is astonishing, frightening, and triumphant.]]> 415 Nadia Hashimi 0062449680 Mi 0 currently-reading 3.94 2016
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]]> 15739961 ے ۔ ی� قیامت کے بعد قائم ��نے �الی دنیا کی حقیقت �ے ج� انسانیت کا مستقبل �ے ۔ بدقسمتی سے آج ی� حقیقت انسانی نگا ��ں سے پ�شید� �ے ، مگر اب �� �قت د�ر ن�یں ر�ا جب امکانات کی ی� دنیا ایک بر�ن� حقیقت بن کر ظا�ر ��جائے گی.
اب� یحییٰ]]> 272 Abu Yahya Mi 0 currently-reading 4.29 2011
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]]> 222247844 926 Rabia Khan Mi 0 currently-reading 3.95
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]]> 222442512 Rabia Khan 9696024533 Mi 4 4.02
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]]> 142383413 0 Hashim Nadeem Mi 4 4.20
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Couldn't come close to Abdullah one and two, but overall a good story. Last part of Abdullah and Zohra was kinda similar to Khuda aur mohabbat 3 ki story. After finishing previous 2 parts I was expecting something more.
]]> 59769378 2507 Nemrah Ahmed Mi 2 4.02
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nothing to say, after waiting for 3 years, after showing us so many heart touching scenes, she gave us a nasty ending. We already assumed the sad ending. But what she did and how she covered everything with rush, UGH. To make it unforgettable she spoiled the whole novel. It's her novel, so she can do anything but she preferred to play with our emotions. After enduring so much sufferings IDK who deserves this kind of ending. The author always tries to give us a message, so what lesson she wanted give by doing nothing to that evil Zarina, who didn't even show any regret. She killed three birds with one stone, Mala, Mahir, and us. Congratulations to her.
]]> 199798217 A heartfelt novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran.

In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation.

Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming “lion women.�

But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls� high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.

Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.]]> 327 Marjan Kamali 1668036584 Mi 4 4.48 2024
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]]> 489732 'The horror, whatever it was, had not yet entirely spoiled that marvellous beauty'

Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins, and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895.

This definitive edition includes a selection of contemporary reviews condemning the novel's immorality, and the introduction to the first Penguin Classics edition by Peter Ackroyd.]]> 253 Oscar Wilde 0141439572 Mi 0 to-read 4.21 1890
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]]> 30659 Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.]]> 254 Marcus Aurelius 0140449337 Mi 0 to-read 4.29 180
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]]> 112975658 A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town’s most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.

Over the course of one winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha doggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal, implicating those she loves, and compelling Martha to decide where her own loyalties lie.

Clever, layered, and subversive, Ariel Lawhon’s newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard. The Frozen River is a thrilling, tense, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day.]]> 432 Ariel Lawhon 0385546874 Mi 0 to-read 4.38 2023
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]]> 291 132 Kahlil Gibran 0806501901 Mi 0 to-read 4.11 1912
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]]> 23447506
In Kabul, we meet Fereiba, a schoolteacher who puts her troubled childhood behind her when she finds love in an arranged marriage. But Fereiba's comfortable life implodes when the Taliban rises to power and her family becomes a target of the new fundamentalist regime. Forced to flee with her three children, Fereiba has one hope for survival: to seek refuge with her sister's family in London.

Traveling with forged papers and depending on the kindness of strangers, Fereiba and the children make a dangerous crossing into Iran under cover of darkness, the start of a harrowing journey that reduces her from a respected wife and mother to a desperate refugee.

Eventually they fall into the shadowy underground network of the undocumented who haunt the streets of Europe's cities. And then, in a busy market square in Athens, their fate takes a frightening turn when Fereiba's teenage son, Saleem, becomes separated from the rest of the family. Without his mother, Saleem is forced, abruptly and unforgivingly, to come of age in a world of human trafficking and squalid refugee camps.

Heartbroken, Fereiba has no choice but to continue on with only her daughter and baby. Mother and son cross border after perilous border, risking their lives in the hope of finding a place where they can be reunited.]]> 384 Nadia Hashimi 0062369571 Mi 0 to-read 4.09 2015
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]]> 60397451 52 Sumaira Hameed Mi 3 4.16
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]]> 6647312 227 Janne Teller 1416985794 Mi 0 to-read 3.76 2000
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]]> 57196824 ISABELLA

I was the party crasher.
He was the Devil.

Three months ago, I suffered a moment of insanity and had a one-night stand without even knowing who the man was.
It was hot and unforgettable.
I tried to forget him, but there are moments I swear I can still smell his aftershave.

Little did I know he’s the head of the Bratva.
Alexei Koslov.
My family’s worst enemy.

There’s a thin line between love and hate,
and I’m straddling it.

ALEXEI

There’s an even thinner line between the truth and a lie.

As the head of the Bratva and the best assassin,
I’m the devil everyone fears.

I get more than I bargained for when I come face to face with Isabella Terrero.
Instead of the Princess of Terror, she might just be the embodiment of the goddess of mischief and chaos.

For her, I broke all my rules.
For her, I burned down the world.


STANDALONE: A complete standalone novel in the Underworld Kings series.
WARNING: This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is dark and triggering content between these pages. 18+ only. Please read responsibly.]]> 393 Michelle Heard Mi 0 to-read 4.26
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]]> 40604528 256 Robin Sharma 1420777998 Mi 0 to-read 4.15 1999
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]]> 49455 Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction, and between the visions of self each century embodied. One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence. In complete retreat from society, he scrawls a passionate, obsessive, self-contradictory narrative that serves as a devastating attack on social utopianism and an assertion of man’s essentially irrational nature.

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, whose Dostoevsky translations have become the standard, give us a brilliantly faithful edition of this classic novel, conveying all the tragedy and tormented comedy of the original.]]> 136 Fyodor Dostoevsky 067973452X Mi 0 currently-reading 4.21 1864
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]]> 34313931 339 Etaf Rum 0062699768 Mi 5 4.25 2019
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]]> 14935 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662

'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.]]> 409 Jane Austen 0141439661 Mi 0 to-read 4.10 1811
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]]> 53473067 What happens when a beast of blood finds a bride of light in the land of death?

Growing up on the streets of Los Fortis, Alessandro 'Alpha' Villanova scrapped his way to the top, fighting for his very survival, losing everything in the process. A city that shunned him then is now the one he rules, albeit alone, as the king of a dark empire few know about.

Far from Alpha's world, Zephyr de la Vega has a normal life, normal family, normal drama. Her biggest problem is people trying to make her lose a few pounds. When a chance encounter puts her on his path, she makes a proposition that changes the course of their lives.

As a killer goes on a spree in Alpha's city, taking apart his scarred empire corpse by corpse, and The Syndicate comes into play, their partnership evolves into something deeper, more enduring, more powerful than either of them anticipated.

Evil ascends. Darkness descends.

A new order is born.]]> 314 RuNyx Mi 0 to-read 4.06 2021
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]]> 60066321
Blood has soaked the hands of those we trusted most. Decrepit intentions finally come to light.

And now truths are ready to be incinerated in the open for everyone to witness.

I was ready to watch this town that made me the villain, Rot in front of my eyes, but it seems ghosts don’t stay buried here either.

Everyone’s favorite sweetheart has returned to Hollow Heights dragging nothing but unanswered questions and grim memories behind her.

A distraction I can’t afford with the police sniffing around.

A mistake that torched my last piece of humanity.

The dirty little secret that has returned searching for closure surrounding her sister’s mysterious death.

But I know the innocent, lost girl is an act. Underneath it’s just another part of her show.

They all are eating from the palm of her hand, puppets on her string.

But not me.

I see her for what she truly is, I always have.

A fake. A manipulator. A liar.

I won’t let her ruin all we have worked for. I refuse to let her derail our plan of vengeance.

I’ve played your game once before, Sage, now it’s time to play mine.

And you’re not making it out without getting burned.]]> 473 Monty Jay Mi 0 to-read 4.17
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]]> 57554787
Jude Sinclair is West Trinity Falls� favorite exiled loner.

Cocky. Insufferably hot. Family foe.

Raised across the tracks in a rival town, he reeks of trouble. Which is the one thing I’ve always had a problem avoiding and now that he’s just down the hall, it’s harder to resist the pull.

My father made one rule when Jude moved in, never trust a Sinclair.

The last thing I need is for my new foster brother to make me question my loyalty with his filthy smirks and poet tongue. But with every forbidden kiss and secret hookup, I quickly find myself faced with two options.

Betray my family? Or betray my heart?]]> Monty Jay Mi 0 to-read 4.14
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]]> 66089602
His cravings are dripping in blood.

Is it love?

Or is it something much darker�

An obsession.

Death found me as a young girl. Latching onto the core of my soul.

No one knows what that horrid night did to me. What kind of monster it flourished inside me. I’d become a ghost, hiding from the world so that people would never find out about the morbid desire I harbor.

Until he noticed me.

Thatcher Alexander Pierson: Cunning. Sharp. Beautiful.

A man bred from the seed of a serial killer. Stitched together with old money and Dolce & Gabbana clothing.

He is my strongest fixation. My sweetest, darkest addiction.

And I’m his phantom.

I have haunted him my entire life and now?

He sees me for exactly what I am.

A killer.

I sicken him. But he has always mesmerized me.

When a copycat murderer prowls among the trees of Ponderosa Springs, our loyalty is tested.

It had been foolish of us to believe our revenge would go unpunished. That the town wouldn’t retaliate after what we did.

With our lives hanging in the balance, Thatcher and I have no choice but to coexist.

In the twilight of musty cabins and haunted library towers, my somber secrets are exposed, and his cravings are revealed.

So the question is…What is love without obsession?]]> 383 Monty Jay Mi 0 to-read 4.09
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]]> 51955098 57 Sumaira Hameed Mi 3 4.29
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]]> 60403745 15 Sumaira Hameed Mi 4 3.67
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I have always been a fan of Sumaira Hameed's writing style. The way she tells a simple story but with a deep meaning. This one was same too. Everything was good but I didn't understand the part why village people were asking everything from Sidree, instead of that they should have asked to Allah directly. When you are in pain you don't go to a Huzur and ask him to pray in your place, if you're suffering that means Allah wants you to return to him before you return to him.
]]> 60308613 54 husna hussain Mi 4 4.46
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]]> 63910262 In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.

And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.]]> 437 Rachel Gillig 0356519503 Mi 0 to-read 4.39 2023
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]]> 58340706
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.

Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.]]> 399 Rachel Gillig 0316312487 Mi 0 to-read 4.26 2022
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]]> 1088137 The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever.

This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken.]]> 912 Anonymous 0375756752 Mi 0 to-read 3.90 800
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]]> 18386
How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth?

This short novel was an artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of Anna Karenina during which he wrote not a word of fiction.
A thoroughly absorbing, and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.]]> 86 Leo Tolstoy Mi 4 4.12 1886
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average rating: 4.12
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rating: 4
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]]> 173193893 300 Umera Ahmed Mi 3 3.48
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]]> 837550
Ask the Dust is one of the truly great, yet unsung, American novels of the twentieth century. A tough and unsentimental story with a soft and tender heart, it remains as fresh and affecting as the day it was written.]]> 198 John Fante 184195330X Mi 0 to-read 4.04 1939
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]]> 49552 The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."]]> 123 Albert Camus Mi 0 4.04 1942
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> 16143402 111 Nemo Ramjet Mi 0 to-read 4.19 2006
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]]> 60296308
Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favourite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life.

She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance.

Underlining all her wanderings and adventures are some very deep losses and long-held pain. Balancing that out is her beautiful love story with Lance, and her delightful sense of humour.

This will make you weep and make you laugh and make you want to read more books - and make you want to visit Ruth and her two wee bookshops.]]> 320 Ruth Shaw 198854775X Mi 0 to-read 4.26 2022
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]]> 62080187
But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate� with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.

In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale’s mysterious disappearance.

Tricia plays the tapes one by one, late into the night. With each one, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and Dr. Adrienne Hale’s web of lies slowly unravels.

And then Tricia reaches the final cassette.

The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth.]]> 286 Freida McFadden Mi 0 to-read 4.09 2022
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]]> 9484900 La Hasil (English: Hollow Pursuits) is a sublime tale of individuals who faced different trials in life. Driven by desire, belief, pride and prejudice, they run their lives according to their views. Khadija Noor, the centre stage character is the epitome of belief, patience and self-sacrifice. Mazhar, a seemingly practicing Muslim, is a self proclaimed caretaker of Islam. Marium, another main character, is desire personified. Catherine is a British girl, whose Pakistani father betrayed her mother, Ruth. This left irreparable scars on their lives.
It’s a story of redemption of someone and regrets of someone else. It’s a story of bringing out yourself from filth and then walking on the path of self-rectification & self-righteousness. It’s a story that tells when someone finds the light by the Grace of Almighty then nothing else matters anymore.
La Hasil was first published in Khawateen Digest from September 2001 to December 2001.]]> 200 Umera Ahmed 9606669262 Mi 4 Only for Khadija I could finish this novel, otherwise Mariam was fully succeed to boil my blood. Ek thi JBHSSL ki Umme Mariam aur ek thi yeh. God! only I know how did I tolerate this disgusting woman.
From life I learned one thing about poverty, there are two types of poor people, one who only dream of getting basic human needs, food on the table, a normal bed to sleep, ordinary dress to wear and a peaceful life. And another type poor people who are actually greedy and always covet what rich people have. And Umme Mariam comes from the latter one. May Allah save every good man from a greedy woman like her.
But only Mariam shouldn't be the reason to dislike this novel. As a spiritual novel it gives us the perfect message. ]]> 4.06 2001
author: Umera Ahmed
name: Mi
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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No doubt, story is written beautifully. So prostitute can't find Allah but I wanna ask him, who are you to decide this? Only Allah knows who is capable of getting his mercy or not. So now Mazhar tell me "Do you get Allah or not?"
Only for Khadija I could finish this novel, otherwise Mariam was fully succeed to boil my blood. Ek thi JBHSSL ki Umme Mariam aur ek thi yeh. God! only I know how did I tolerate this disgusting woman.
From life I learned one thing about poverty, there are two types of poor people, one who only dream of getting basic human needs, food on the table, a normal bed to sleep, ordinary dress to wear and a peaceful life. And another type poor people who are actually greedy and always covet what rich people have. And Umme Mariam comes from the latter one. May Allah save every good man from a greedy woman like her.
But only Mariam shouldn't be the reason to dislike this novel. As a spiritual novel it gives us the perfect message.
]]> 6514 294 Sylvia Plath 0571268862 Mi 4 4.05 1963
author: Sylvia Plath
name: Mi
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1963
rating: 4
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"I took a deep breath and listened to the brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am."
]]> 29044 559 Donna Tartt 1400031702 Mi 0 to-read 4.17 1992
author: Donna Tartt
name: Mi
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> 16115612 404 Khaled Hosseini 159463176X Mi 0 to-read 4.06 2012
author: Khaled Hosseini
name: Mi
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> 48675599 He’s prince charming. Just not hers.

I have a secret.
I stole a heart, or rather a marriage contract.
It wasn’t mine to own, to look at or to even consider.
But it was there for the taking so I took it.
Huge mistake.
Ronan Astor is a nobility in this world.
Arrogant player.
Heartless bastard.
Vicious prince.
Now, he’s out to destroy me.
What he doesn’t know is that I’m out to destroy him too.
My name is Teal Van Doren, and I’m where princes go to die.


Vicious Prince is part of Royal Elite Series but could be read on its own. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. This is a dark high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains dubious situations that some readers might find offensive.]]> 300 Rina Kent Mi 3 4.12 2020
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/01
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]]> 199295788 In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.

Set again in the beloved Japanese bookshop and nearby coffee shop in the Jimbocho neighborhood of Toyko, More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop deepens the relationship between Takako, her uncle Satoru , and the people in their lives. A new cast of heartwarming regulars have appeared in the shop, including an old man who wears the same ragged mouse-colored sweater and another who collects books solely for the official stamps with the author’s personal seal.

Satoshi Yagisawa illuminates the everyday relationships between people that are forged and grown through a shared love of books. As time passes, Satoru, with Takako’s help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family’s roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean to an individual, a neighborhood, and a whole culture.]]> 176 Satoshi Yagisawa 0063278715 Mi 3 3.90 2011
author: Satoshi Yagisawa
name: Mi
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/28
date added: 2024/10/29
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Nothing extraordinary, but feels good to read just like a cup of cappuccino on a rainy afternoon.
]]> 1078
Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.]]> 418 Pearl S. Buck 1416500189 Mi 0 to-read 4.00 1931
author: Pearl S. Buck
name: Mi
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1931
rating: 0
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]]> 58119375 Love is impossible. Hate is an open game.

Kimberly
He was once my best friend, now he’s my worst enemy.
Xander Knight is heartbreakingly beautiful.
Ridiculously popular.
Brutally cruel.
He’s a knight but won’t do any saving.

Xander
We started as a dream, now we’re a nightmare.
Kimberly Reed is pathetically fake.
Terribly innocent.
Secretly black.
She can hide but never from me.


Black Knight is part of Royal Elite Series, but could be read on its own. For better understanding of the world, you might want to read the previous books first. This is a high school bully romance, mature new adult, and contains visceral mental health situations that some readers can find triggering.]]> 326 Rina Kent Mi 3 3.89 2020
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/21
date added: 2024/10/23
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]]> 57390604
Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion, Khawf, who haunts her every move in an effort to keep her safe.

But even with Khawf pressing her to leave, Salama is torn between her loyalty to her country and her conviction to survive. Salama must contend with bullets and bombs, military assaults, and her shifting sense of morality before she might finally breathe free. And when she crosses paths with the boy she was supposed to meet one fateful day, she starts to doubt her resolve in leaving home at all.

Soon, Salama must learn to see the events around her for what they truly are—not a war, but a revolution—and decide how she, too, will cry for Syria’s freedom.]]> 417 Zoulfa Katouh 0316351377 Mi 5
Yes I saw this line on some IG reels and this one line was enough to convince me to read this book. How beautifully the writer has written this story that I almost couldn't believe that it was her first book. The way she portrayed all human complex emotions, I felt like I was in the book as if Khwaf was talking to me. If you like "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "A Kite Runner" then yes, this book is for you. May every Salama find her Kenan.]]> 4.48 2022
author: Zoulfa Katouh
name: Mi
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/07
date added: 2024/10/20
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"Bury me before I bury you"

Yes I saw this line on some IG reels and this one line was enough to convince me to read this book. How beautifully the writer has written this story that I almost couldn't believe that it was her first book. The way she portrayed all human complex emotions, I felt like I was in the book as if Khwaf was talking to me. If you like "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "A Kite Runner" then yes, this book is for you. May every Salama find her Kenan.
]]> 6692041 In the refugee camp of Jenin, Amal is born into a world of loss—of home, country, and heritage. Her Palestinian family was driven from their ancestral village by the newly formed state of Israel in 1948. As the villagers fled that day, Amal's older brother, just a baby, was stolen away by an Israeli soldier. In Jenin, the adults subsist on memories, waiting to return to the homes they love. Amal's mother has walled away her heart with grief, and her father labors all day. But in the fleeting peacefulness of dawn, he reads to his young daughter daily, and she can feel his love for her, "as big as the ocean and all its fishes." On those quiet mornings, they dream together of a brighter future.

This is Amal's story, the story of one family's struggle and survival through over sixty years of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, carrying us from Jenin to Jerusalem, to Lebanon and the anonymity of America. It is a story shaped by scars and fear, but also by the transformative intimacy of marriage and the fierce protectiveness of motherhood. It is a story of faith, forgiveness, and life-sustaining love.

Mornings in Jenin is haunting and heart-wrenching, a novel of vital contemporary importance. Lending human voices to the headlines, it forces us to take a fresh look at one of the defining political conflicts of our lifetimes.]]> 331 Susan Abulhawa 1608190463 Mi 0 to-read 4.49 2006
author: Susan Abulhawa
name: Mi
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> 18505784 The Pearl that Broke Its Shell is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See.

In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. As a son, she can attend school, go to the market, and chaperone her older sisters.

But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-aunt, Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way.

Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl the Broke Its Shell interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies. But what will happen once Rahima is of marriageable age? Will Shekiba always live as a man? And if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive?]]> 452 Nadia Hashimi 0062244752 Mi 0 to-read 4.15 2014
author: Nadia Hashimi
name: Mi
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 55855966 When powers clash...

In the mafia world, women don’t reign.
I’m the exception of that rule.
I didn’t choose this life, it chose me.
I have a legacy to protect, a power to snatch, and no one will stop me.
If an arranged marriage is what it’ll take to lead, then so be it.
What I don’t count on is that my chosen husband is a ghost from my past.
Kyle Hunter.
He was once my guard, my protector. Now, he’s after my kingdom.
The road to the throne is paved with thorns, blood, and casualties.
To win, I’ll risk it all.
My heart included.

This book is part of a duet and is not standalone.]]> 316 Rina Kent Mi 3 3.91 2021
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/16
date added: 2024/10/18
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]]> 199056020 My husband. My monster.

The truth isn’t always what it seems.
Lia doesn’t realize that, but she will. Soon.
I chose this life. This road. This twisted arrangement.
For her, I made a deal with the devil.
For her, I toyed with fate and death.
There’s no going back.
I stole her and like any thief, I won’t return her.
Lia is my addiction. My obsession. My love.
Mine.

This book is the final part of a trilogy and is not standalone.]]> 286 Rina Kent Mi 4 4.10 2021
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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]]> 199056103 My husband. My villain.

We started with death and blood.
We started with games and carnal pleasure.
Adrian and I shouldn’t have been together.
He’s wrong. I’m wrong.
What we have is the epitome disaster.
Yet, it’s impossible to stop.
My husband will either destroy me or I’ll destroy him.

This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

NOTE: This is the special edition print of the book Tempted by Deception. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.]]> 348 Rina Kent Mi 3 3.96 2021
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2021
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/13
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The story might be good but what the f* is wrong with this mighty Adrian Volkov. Bro gonna burn the world for Lia, but man threatened her every time with every thing (even with her child), man was already engaged, man called Lia "a slut", man trapped and suffocated her that she wanted to die, man decided everything for her, he didn't even defend her before others (yeah yeah for protection or what). But the real fact is Man loves her to death, okay fine. Jeremy was 100 times better than his father.
]]> 60217302 He'll do anything to have her...including lie.

Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.

He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.

She’s the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can’t solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can’t refuse.

Every monster has their weakness. She’s his.

His obsession.
His addiction.
His only exception.

**

Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.

Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.

But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms—and house—of the most dangerous man she’s ever met, she’s tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.

Because despite Christian’s cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she’s with him.

Passionate.
Protected.
Truly wanted.

Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies…and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.

Twisted Lies is a steamy, medium to slow burn fake dating romance. It is the fourth and final book in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.

WARNING: Contains a morally gray male MC, explicit content, violence, profanity, and topics that may be sensitive to some readers. Please see inside the book for a detailed list. Recommended for 18+ ]]> 530 Ana Huang Mi 2 4.20 2022
author: Ana Huang
name: Mi
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2024/01/01
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]]> 199055950 My husband. My tormentor.

The most notorious man in the city offers me a job.
Act as his dead wife.
Adrian Volkov isn't the type of person who takes no for an answer.
He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met.
When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options.
Go to prison or put myself under his wrath.
I choose to have a roof over my head. What's so hard about acting, right?
Wrong.
The moment I step into his wife's shoes, everything spirals out of control.
My only way of survival is through Adrian.
Or is it?

This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.]]> 298 Rina Kent Mi 2 3.87 2021
author: Rina Kent
name: Mi
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2024/10/11
date added: 2024/10/12
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]]> 11996 "As far back as I can recall, I have been in the bunker."

A young woman is kept in a cage underground with thirty-nine other females, guarded by armed men who never speak; her crimes unremembered... if indeed there were crimes.

The youngest of forty—a child with no name and no past—she survives for some purpose long forgotten in a world ravaged and wasted. In this reality where intimacy is forbidden—in the unrelenting sameness of the artificial days and nights—she knows nothing of books and time, of needs and feelings.

Then everything changes... and nothing changes.

A young woman who has never known men—a child who knows of no history before the bars and restraints—must now reinvent herself, piece by piece, in a place she has never been... and in the face of the most challenging and terrifying of unknowns: freedom.]]> 208 Jacqueline Harpman 0380731819 Mi 0 to-read 4.22 1995
author: Jacqueline Harpman
name: Mi
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1995
rating: 0
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