en-US Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:55:57 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 223688754 Skoro tw贸j los jest przes膮dzony i stracisz wszystko, co kochasz, po co jeszcze walczy膰?

Rankiem w dniu pi臋膰dziesi膮tych dorocznych Igrzysk G艂odowych mieszka艅cy dystrykt贸w Panem budz膮 si臋 zdj臋ci strachem. W tym roku, z okazji 膯wier膰wiecza Poskromienia, dwukrotnie wi臋cej trybut贸w opu艣ci swoje domy.

Haymitch Abernathy z Dwunastego Dystryktu woli nie zastanawia膰 si臋 nad tym, co przyniesie los. Chce tylko przebrn膮膰 przez ten dzie艅 i spotka膰 si臋 z dziewczyn膮, kt贸r膮 kocha.

Gdy s艂yszy swoje nazwisko, czuje, 偶e jego przysz艂o艣膰 leg艂a w gruzach. Musi zostawi膰 bliskich i swoj膮 mi艂o艣膰 i jecha膰 do Kapitolu w towarzystwie tr贸jki innych trybut贸w z Dwunastki: m艂odszej przyjaci贸艂ki, kt贸ra jest dla niego niczym siostra, uzale偶nionego od oblicze艅 analityka i najwi臋kszej snobki w mie艣cie. Haymitch wie od samego pocz膮tku, 偶e przeznaczono go do odstrza艂u, lecz mimo to nie traci woli walki, gdy偶 pragnie, by jej skutki odbi艂y si臋 szerokim echem poza granicami zab贸jczej areny...]]> 432 Suzanne Collins 8368242010 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.64 2025
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.64
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]]> 61652150 Bestseller New York Timesa. Debiut, kt贸ry trzeba przeczyta膰!

Elizabeth Zott jest chemiczk膮 i kobiet膮 dalek膮 od przeci臋tno艣ci. By艂aby zreszt膮 gotowa jako pierwsza wytkn膮膰 rozm贸wcy, 偶e co艣 takiego jak "przeci臋tna kobieta" nie istnieje. Ale jest po艂owa lat 50. i jej koledzy z ca艂kowicie m臋skoosobowego zespo艂u naukowc贸w w Instytucie Badawczym Hastings prezentuj膮 bardzo nienaukowe podej艣cie do kwestii r贸wnouprawnienia p艂ci. Wszyscy z wyj膮tkiem jednego: to Calvin Evans, nominowany do Nagrody Nobla i s艂yn膮cy z pami臋tliwo艣ci samotny geniusz, kt贸ry zakochuje w umy艣le Elizabeth. Co skutkuje autentyczn膮 chemi膮.

Tyle 偶e, podobnie jak w przypadku nauki, 偶ycie bywa nieprzewidywalne. Dlatego par臋 lat p贸藕niej Elizabeth Zott jest nie tylko samotn膮 matk膮, ale i 鈥� do艣膰 niech臋tnie 鈥� gwiazd膮 kulinarnego programu numer jeden ca艂ej Ameryki: Kolacji o sz贸stej. Jej niezwyk艂e podej艣cie do gotowania ("Do 艂y偶ki sto艂owej kwasu octowego dodajemy szczypt臋 chlorku sodu") staje si臋 zacz膮tkiem rewolucji. W miar臋 jednak jak rosn膮 zast臋py jej sympatyk贸w, ro艣nie te偶 grupa niezadowolonych. Okazuje si臋 bowiem, 偶e Elizabeth nie uczy kobiet po prostu gotowa膰, robi znacznie wi臋cej; o艣miela je do zmiany status quo.

艢mieszne do rozpuku, przenikliwie trafne i wzbogacone gwiazdorsk膮 obsad膮 postaci drugoplanowych, Lekcje chemii s膮 r贸wnie oryginalne i dynamiczne jak ich protagonistka.]]> 464 Bonnie Garmus 8367262816 Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 4.33 2022
author: Bonnie Garmus
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2022
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]]> 59948520 A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war.

It's 1914, and World War I is ceaselessly churning through thousands of young men on both sides of the fight. The violence of the front feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. News of the heroic deaths of their friends only makes the war more exciting.

Gaunt, half German, is busy fighting his own private battle--an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the glamorous, charming Ellwood--without a clue that Ellwood is pining for him in return. When Gaunt's family asks him to enlist to forestall the anti-German sentiment they face, Gaunt does so immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. To Gaunt's horror, Ellwood rushes to join him at the front, and the rest of their classmates soon follow. Now death surrounds them in all its grim reality, often inches away, and no one knows who will be next.

An epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.]]> 382 Alice Winn 0593534565 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.51 2023
author: Alice Winn
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.51
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Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves鈥攈er dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find鈥攖he truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 4.18 2025
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.18
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]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we鈥檝e been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let鈥檚 be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn鈥檛 sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is鈥攁 dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let鈥檚-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited鈥�"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]> 212 Mark Manson Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 3.87 2016
author: Mark Manson
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> 13597723
What Cassie doesn鈥檛 realize is that there鈥檚 more at risk than a few unsolved homicides鈥攅specially when she鈥檚 sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Sarcastic, privileged Michael has a knack for reading emotions, which he uses to get inside Cassie鈥檚 head鈥攁nd under her skin. Brooding Dean shares Cassie鈥檚 gift for profiling, but keeps her at arm鈥檚 length.

Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms closer than Cassie could ever have imagined. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.]]> 308 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1423168232 Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 4.22 2013
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> 28014645 197 Marian Brandys Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 0.0 1954
author: Marian Brandys
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 0.0
book published: 1954
rating: 0
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]]> 210302125
Tej ostatniej towarzyszy Rita Braun 鈥� m艂oda rozw贸dka, kt贸ra pr贸buje w Warszawie rozpocz膮膰 nowy etap 偶ycia, jednak rzeczywisto艣膰 j膮 rozczarowuje. Wyjazd do spa mia艂 jej przynie艣膰 relaks, a w zamian inspiruje do... nagrywania podcastu. Najpierw na temat greenwashingu, do kt贸rego ewidentnie dochodzi w o艣rodku. Potem za艣 Zbrodnie na pods艂uchu wezm膮 na tapet prawdziwe morderstwo. Kto zabi艂? Czy w臋sz膮ca po zakamarkach hotelu Rita jest bezpieczna? No i gdzie si臋 podzia艂 trup, kt贸ry jeszcze przed chwil膮 spokojnie le偶a艂 w miejscu zbrodni?]]> 384 Marta Matyszczak 8327166530 Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 3.31 2024
author: Marta Matyszczak
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.31
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 217891595 Odwa偶ne spojrzenie na standardy pi臋kna przez pryzmat dynamicznie rozwijaj膮cego si臋 w Korei Po艂udniowej przemys艂u K-beauty i kultury, kt贸r膮 promuje.

Korea艅ska piel臋gnacja zaw艂adn臋艂a wyobra藕ni膮 ludzi na ca艂ym 艣wiecie, obiecuj膮c swego rodzaju hipnotyzuj膮c膮 doskona艂o艣膰. Produkty do makija偶u oraz piel臋gnacji sk贸ry w opakowaniach imituj膮cych mleczne koktajle i urocze pandy, kolorowe maseczki i olejki 鈥� p贸艂ki sklepowe uginaj膮 si臋 pod mnogo艣ci膮 kosmetyk贸w maj膮cych rozwi膮za膰 ka偶dy urodowy problem 鈥� wszystko po to, aby wzbudzi膰 pragnienie posiadania, zafascynowa膰 i promowa膰 konsumpcjonizm.

W ci膮gu kilku lat 艣wiatowy przemys艂 K-beauty wzr贸s艂 czterokrotnie. Dzi艣 jest wart 10 miliard贸w dolar贸w i ci膮gle ro艣nie. I cho膰 konsumpcjonizm spo艂ecze艅stw jest znacz膮cym problemem, ewolucja kultury i standard贸w pi臋kna wi膮偶e si臋 tak偶e z mroczniejszymi zagadnieniami.

Gdzie postawi膰 granic臋 w 艣wiecie, w kt贸rym technologia umo偶liwia popraw臋 niemal ka偶dego elementu wygl膮du 鈥� od niedoskona艂o艣ci sk贸ry, przez wyszczuplanie talii i ud, po zmian臋 kszta艂tu szcz臋ki?

Jakie niebezpiecze艅stwa czyhaj膮 na spo艂ecze艅stwo, kt贸rego nadrz臋dn膮 warto艣ci膮 jest nieko艅cz膮ce si臋 samodoskonalenie, a nieskazitelny wygl膮d jest nie tylko propagowany, ale i mo偶liwy? Jaki jest rzeczywisty, nie tylko finansowy, ale i psychiczny i spo艂eczny koszt kultury pi臋kna?]]> 404 Elise Hu 8367815513 Agnieszka 4 Jest nawet kilka temat贸w, kt贸rymi si臋 zainspiruj臋 i przyjrz臋 si臋 im g艂臋biej...]]> 3.85 2023
author: Elise Hu
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/28
date added: 2024/10/28
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Niez艂e uzupe艂nienie/lektura towarzysz膮ca do moich w艂asnych obserwacji i materia艂贸w. :)
Jest nawet kilka temat贸w, kt贸rymi si臋 zainspiruj臋 i przyjrz臋 si臋 im g艂臋biej...
]]> 54273405
Han Kang w swojej wyciszonej, bardzo poetyckiej powie艣ci maluje uniwersalny i ponadczasowy obraz przemocy, kt贸ra 鈥� pozornie epizodyczna 鈥� ju偶 na zawsze odciska w ludziach swoje pi臋tno.]]> 286 Han Kang 8328061554 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.12 2014
author: Han Kang
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2014
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]]> 213309864
Neither is the encounter with an enemy soldier.

Returning home to Alaha, she鈥檚 confronted with the aftermath of the day鈥檚 events. The future is uncertain as the threat of hunger looms over the people. With rumors of a growing rebellion, Brynn and her closest friends promise to stick together.

When an unexpected visitor arrives, Brynn鈥檚 loyalty will be tested as she learns of a world of magic and treachery. Once her enemy, always her enemy, right? But the dark, knowing eyes of a stranger make her question everything鈥�

鈥ncluding her heart.]]> 497 Rachel Schneider Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.29
author: Rachel Schneider
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.29
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]]> 204836613 118 Ashlyn Kane 1644056429 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.20
author: Ashlyn Kane
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]]> 214454713
You know what鈥檚 the worst feeling in the world? Being in love with someone since you were twelve years old, knowing they only see you as a little brother type.

Not even becoming an NHL star has made him realize I鈥檓 all grown up now.

All of that changes when I ask my brother鈥檚 best friend to ref a charity match and we spend an entire week in each other鈥檚 pocket.

Being close to him is torture, but for the first time since my adolescent crush started, I begin to feel hope. I swear Knox looks at me the same way I look at him. Or so I think. When I throw myself at him and get utterly rejected, I never want to see him again.

Yet, shaking him is impossible, because he and Connor are always around, and my older brother is suffocatingly protective. Every time I look at Knox, I鈥檓 reminded of how he turned me down.

Can鈥檛 I just die of embarrassment in peace?

Knox

The Kiki brothers are legendary in the NHL world. Thick as thieves, unstoppable on the ice, and the kind of family nothing can come between. Or so I thought.

For the last ten years, I鈥檝e successfully hidden my feelings for the middle Kiki brother. Easton is snarky, determined, and the prettiest guy I鈥檝e met. Ever since we stumbled across each other on a gay dating app and shared our secrets, I鈥檝e felt a connection to him that I haven鈥檛 had with anything else.

But Connor is my best friend and when it comes to his little brothers, 鈥減rotective鈥� doesn鈥檛 cover it. I鈥檓 determined to take my feelings for Easton to the grave, but after a week in close proximity to him, my willpower is ready to break.

All it takes is one charity hockey match, a drunken night out, and a forbidden kiss for me to know that Easton Kikishkin is it for me.

And unless I want to lose Connor, Easton will never be mine.]]> 274 Eden Finley Agnieszka 3
(Knox to g艂upia m臋czybu艂a)]]> 3.81 2024
author: Eden Finley
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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Maybe it's time to retire the series. The conflict was so unnecessary I can't even process it.

(Knox to g艂upia m臋czybu艂a)
]]> 41568001
Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak zagl膮da do ich male艅kich pokoik贸w w eleganckich kamienicach, przypatruje si臋, co robi膮, gdy maj膮 wychodne, obserwuje je przy kuchennej pracy, wsp贸艂czuje, gdy musz膮 odda膰 swoje cz臋sto nie艣lubne dzieci.

Ale praca s艂u偶膮cej to mimo wszystko awans i dotkni臋cie lepszego 艣wiata. Dla niekt贸rych s艂u偶ba stanie si臋 przygod膮 偶ycia. Inne w rodzinie chlebodawc贸w znajd膮 przyjaci贸艂 i opiekun贸w.

W galerii s艂u偶膮cych pojawiaj膮 si臋 zar贸wno te, kt贸re zapisa艂y si臋 w historii: Anna Ka藕mierczak, prababcia kanclerz Angeli Merkel, Teosia Pytk贸wna, 偶ona Stanis艂awa Wyspia艅skiego, Aniela "Ciemna", kt贸ra wymy艣li艂a ko艅c贸wk臋 Ferdydurke, komunistka Etla Bomsztyk, jak i te bezimienne. Zobaczymy je tak偶e podczas drugiej wojny 艣wiatowej, gdy heroicznie b臋d膮 pomaga膰 swoim chlebodawcom.

S艂u偶膮ce do wszystkiego to tak偶e opowie艣膰 o stosunkach klasowych oraz o potrzebie dominacji lepiej urodzonych nad biedakami. To momentami zabawna, a czasem gorzka lektura. Na pewno za艣 wa偶na.]]> 416 Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak 8365973812 Agnieszka 0 currently-reading 4.14 2018
author: Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 37887580 1799 MsKingBean89 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.77 2018
author: MsKingBean89
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.77
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]]> 192581482
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College, Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet鈥檚 already wondering how she鈥檒l get through. It鈥檚 not just that it鈥檚 grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it鈥檚 designed to stretch the riders鈥� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It鈥檚 the new vice commandant, who鈥檚 made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is鈥搖nless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet鈥檚 body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else鈥檚, she still has her wits鈥攁nd a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won鈥檛 be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College, and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 639 Rebecca Yarros 0349437041 Agnieszka 2
God, that was painful. Giving it 2 stars because the last 10% or so were actually fun, but the rest... Seriously this could have been shorter by good 300-400 pages.]]> 4.50 2023
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2024/08/31
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EDIT: THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE 5 BOOKS OF THIS? WHY.

God, that was painful. Giving it 2 stars because the last 10% or so were actually fun, but the rest... Seriously this could have been shorter by good 300-400 pages.
]]> 59050133
The Diamond

Death walks alongside me,
But the reaper is no match for me.
I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren't as they seem.
They won't keep me forever.
I no longer recognize the person I've become,
And I'm fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night.
They call me a diamond,
But they've only created an angel of death.

The Hunter

I was born a predator,
With ruthlessness ingrained in my bones.
When what's mine is stolen from me in the night,
Like a diamond hidden within a fortress,
I find that I can no longer contain the beast.
Blood will paint the ground as I tear apart this world to find her.
And bring her back to where she belongs.
No one will escape my wrath,
Especially not those who have betrayed me.

Warning: This is the second and final installment to the Duet. You must read Haunting Adeline first.]]> 702 H.D. Carlton Agnieszka 2
I mean yeah awful things happen buuuuuut it's actually condemned here and not glorified so I call it improvement

That being said I found the first book more erm fascinating? Readable? ]]> 4.05 2022
author: H.D. Carlton
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2023/08/22
date added: 2024/08/21
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I swear to god everyone is saying this one is "worse" than the first one in terms of how effed up it is but um no????

I mean yeah awful things happen buuuuuut it's actually condemned here and not glorified so I call it improvement

That being said I found the first book more erm fascinating? Readable?
]]> 12983100 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.

When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?]]> 438 Susan Ee Agnieszka 4 4.24 2013
author: Susan Ee
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2013/12/10
date added: 2024/08/07
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A very pleasant surprise! Didn't expect the book to read so quick. It kept me entertained and I really liked the main heroine. /still in shock
]]> 58340705
She鈥檚 a revolutionary. Humanity is running out of options. Habitable planets are being destroyed as quickly as they鈥檙e found and Naira Sharp knows the reason why. The all-powerful Mercator family has been controlling the exploration of the universe for decades, and exploiting any materials they find along the way under the guise of helping humanity鈥檚 expansion. But Naira knows the truth, and she plans to bring the whole family down from the inside.

He鈥檚 the heir to the dynasty. Tarquin Mercator never wanted to run a galaxy-spanning business empire. He just wanted to study rocks and read books. But Tarquin鈥檚 father has tasked him with monitoring the mining of a new planet, and he doesn鈥檛 really have a choice in the matter.

Disguised as Tarquin鈥檚 new bodyguard, Naira plans to destroy his ship before it lands. But neither of them expects to end up stranded on a dead planet. To survive and keep her secret, Naira will have to join forces with the man she鈥檚 sworn to hate. And together they will uncover a plot that鈥檚 bigger than both of them.]]> 491 Megan E. O'Keefe 0316290793 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.08 2023
author: Megan E. O'Keefe
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 588 Callie Hart Agnieszka 1
No, nope, I refuse.
If I see one more "male" I'm gonna scream.

It's just so bad guys. Don't believe tik tok lmao.]]> 4.35 2024
author: Callie Hart
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average rating: 4.35
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DNF.

No, nope, I refuse.
If I see one more "male" I'm gonna scream.

It's just so bad guys. Don't believe tik tok lmao.
]]> 17259690
Signing a contract with the PSU Foxes is the last thing a guy like Neil should do. The team is high profile and he doesn't need sports crews broadcasting pictures of his face around the nation. His lies will hold up only so long under this kind of scrutiny and the truth will get him killed.

But Neil's not the only one with secrets on the team. One of Neil's new teammates is a friend from his old life, and Neil can't walk away from him a second time. Neil has survived the last eight years by running. Maybe he's finally found someone and something worth fighting for.]]> 237 Nora Sakavic 1301529044 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.03 2013
author: Nora Sakavic
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average rating: 4.03
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Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities.

At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol. Din is an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory. His job is to observe and report, and act as his superior鈥檚 eyes and ears--quite literally, in this case, as among Ana鈥檚 quirks are her insistence on wearing a blindfold at all times, and her refusal to step outside the walls of her home.

Din is most perplexed by Ana鈥檚 ravenous appetite for information and her mind鈥檚 frenzied leaps鈥攏ot to mention her cheerful disregard for propriety and the apparent joy she takes in scandalizing her young counterpart. Yet as the case unfolds and Ana makes one startling deduction after the next, he finds it hard to deny that she is, indeed, the Empire鈥檚 greatest detective.

As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the safety of the Empire itself, Din realizes he鈥檚 barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabra鈥攁nd wonders how long he鈥檒l be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect.

Featuring an unforgettable Holmes-and-Watson style pairing, a gloriously labyrinthine plot, and a haunting and wholly original fantasy world, The Tainted Cup brilliantly reinvents the classic mystery tale.]]> 410 Robert Jackson Bennett 1984820702 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.28 2024
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average rating: 4.28
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]]> 20946584 Doskonale skonstruowany krymina艂, g臋sta atmosfera ma艂ej spo艂eczno艣ci i zagadki z przesz艂o艣ci, kt贸re nigdy nie mia艂y ujrze膰 艣wiat艂a dziennego.

W mro藕ny zimowy poranek na skraju mazurskiej wsi zostaje znalezione cia艂o zakonnicy. Pocz膮tkowo wydaje si臋, 偶e kobiet臋 potr膮ci艂 samoch贸d. Szybko okazuje si臋 jednak, 偶e kto艣 j膮 zabi艂 i potem upozorowa艂 wypadek. Kilka dni p贸藕niej ginie kolejna osoba. Ofiary nie wydaj膮 si臋 by膰 ze sob膮 w 偶aden spos贸b zwi膮zane.

Zaczyna si臋 wy艣cig z czasem. Policja musi odnale藕膰 morderc臋, zanim zgin膮 nast臋pne kobiety.

艢ledztwo ujawnia tajemnice mrocznej przesz艂o艣ci zakonnicy, przy okazji odkrywaj膮c te偶 mniejsze lub wi臋ksze przewiny mieszka艅c贸w sielskiej 鈥� tylko na poz贸r 鈥� miejscowo艣ci.]]> 608 Katarzyna Puzy艅ska 8378396959 Agnieszka 1 Jak ja si臋 na tym wym臋czy艂am. 3.76 2014
author: Katarzyna Puzy艅ska
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average rating: 3.76
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rating: 1
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Jak ja si臋 na tym wym臋czy艂am.
]]> 3103
Forster understood that his homage to same-sex love, if published when he completed it in 1914, would probably end his career. Thus, Maurice languished in a drawer for fifty-seven years, the author requesting it be published only after his death (along with his stories about homosexuality later collected in The Life to Come).

Since its release in 1971, Maurice has been widely read and praised. It has been, and continues to be, adapted for major stage productions, including the 1987 Oscar-nominated film adaptation starring Hugh Grant and James Wilby.]]> 256 E.M. Forster 0393310329 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.07 1971
author: E.M. Forster
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.07
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]]> 200982383 It鈥檚 the season
for treason鈥�

The king of Yusan must die.

The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon.

He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined鈥r sold.

And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness鈥昮rom the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance.

They can agree on murder.

They can agree on treachery.

But for these five killers鈥昬ach versed in deception, lies, and betrayal鈥昳t鈥檚 not enough to forge an alliance. To survive, they鈥檒l have to find a way to trust each other鈥ut only one can take the crown.

Let the best liar win.]]> 474 Mai Corland 1649376901 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.81 2024
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name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.81
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]]> 62080079 208 Agata Romaniuk 8367324978 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.32 2022
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name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.32
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]]> 60779849 Najlepsza ksi膮偶ka鈥痬istrza powie艣ci sensacyjnych z Wielk膮 Histori膮 w tle!鈥疨rzez ponad sze艣膰dziesi膮t lat (1927-90) toczy si臋 ta polsko-grecka saga 艂膮cz膮ca pokolenia i wiod膮ca nas przez zdumiewaj膮cy labirynt los贸w czw贸rki bohater贸w. Od Salonik po Gdyni臋, z wyspy Wolin po Belgrad i od Wroc艂awia do Kairu... Katharsis to powie艣膰 pe艂na zaskakuj膮cych zwrot贸w akcji, sensacyjnych zdarze艅, mi艂o艣ci i ods艂on 偶ycia, kt贸rych nigdy nie mo偶na przewidzie膰.

Kostas Tosidos, bohater greckiej partyzantki w 1949 roku wraz z rodzin膮 trafia do tajnego szpitala na polskiej wyspie Wolin. Zmienia to偶samo艣膰, lecz nieoczekiwanie dopada go grecka przesz艂o艣膰, kt贸ra poprowadzi go ku tragedii.

"Sacharyna", przemytnik z Gdyni lat trzydziestych, staje si臋 kr贸lem czarnego rynku, ale zdrada, a potem wojna zmieniaj膮 jego 偶ycie w ci膮g i艣cie szata艅skich zdarze艅 i ich konsekwencji.

Janis, syn Kostasa, po wojnie w dramatycznych okoliczno艣ciach przerwa karier臋 boksersk膮. Zostaje milicjantem, a jedno ze 艣ledztw poprowadzi go ku rozwi膮zaniu najwi臋kszej tajemnicy jego ojca.

"Zulus", wychowanek "Sacharyny" napisze w艂asny rozdzia艂 powojennej historii przest臋pczej Gdyni, cho膰 los przeznaczy mu ca艂kowicie inn膮 rol臋.

Pozornie niezale偶ne historie czw贸rki bohater贸w Katharsis przecinaj膮 si臋 w jednym miejscu: w kopalni rudy uranu w sudeckim Kletnie, gdzie w latach 1949-52 Sowieci wydobywali surowiec do budowy w艂asnej bomby atomowej.

Katharsis to nie tylko misternie poprowadzona, pasjonuj膮ca opowie艣膰 o ludziach wci膮gni臋tych w wir historii i uczuciach, kt贸re bez wzgl臋du na okoliczno艣ci decyduj膮 o naszych wyborach. Mi臋dzy przemytnikami, bandytami, agentami s艂u偶b specjalnych, spolszczonymi Grekami i ukrywaj膮cymi si臋 w Egipcie nazistami Maciej Siembieda snuje ponadczasow膮 i ponadnarodow膮 opowie艣膰 o dobru i z艂u, zagadkach to偶samo艣ci, pr贸bach 偶ycia w zgodzie ze sob膮, a wreszcie o polityce, b臋d膮cej najbardziej plugaw膮 i fa艂szyw膮 dziwk膮, jak膮 nosi ta ziemia.

Brawurowe, godne greckiej tragedii zako艅czenie powie艣ci pozostawia czytelnika oszo艂omionego nie tylko kunsztem pisarskim autora, ale tak偶e konfrontacj膮 z pytaniami, kt贸re od zawsze stawia nam literatura: o granice naszej wolno艣ci, zale偶no艣膰 od zrz膮dze艅 losu oraz cen臋 prawdy, kt贸ra nie zawsze nas wyzwala.]]> 576 Maciej Siembieda 8326839159 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.49 2022
author: Maciej Siembieda
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.49
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]]> 29096026
Tylko 偶e co艣 w systemie nie zaskoczy艂o...

Ludzi jest wi臋cej, ni偶 gdy 艣wi臋ty Jan spisywa艂 ostatnie wersety swego dzie艂a. Technologia posz艂a naprz贸d i przed rydwanem je藕d藕ca Apokalipsy mo偶na uciec rowerem. O dziwo, nikt nie chce umiera膰, nawet je艣li ulotki reklamowe prezentuj膮 呕ycie Wieczne w jaskrawych barwach pasteli.

Kto艣 na G贸rze decyduje, 偶e trzeba ten burdel ogarn膮膰.

Powo艂ani zostaj膮 do 偶ycia Anio艂owie Apokryficzni z prostym zadaniem: jak najszybciej i najskuteczniej rozporz膮dzi膰 mas膮 upad艂o艣ciow膮, w kt贸r膮 zamieni艂a si臋 Ziemia.

Co robi膮 Apokryficzni? Zwalaj膮 czarn膮 robot臋 na ludzi.

Na ziemi臋 zst臋puj膮 Komornicy.]]> 486 Micha艂 Go艂kowski Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.78 2016
author: Micha艂 Go艂kowski
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.78
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]]> 34735600 Pierwsza ods艂ona serii 呕苍颈飞颈补谤锄!

M贸wi膮, 偶e demony, zabobony i czary odesz艂y ju偶 do przesz艂o艣ci. Czy na pewno?

Na pierwszy rzut oka Magda jest zwyk艂膮 dwudziestolatk膮. Czas wype艂nia jej praca w ma艂ej ksi臋garni oraz obowi膮zki domowe. To jednak tylko pozory, gdy偶 w wolnych chwilach, zamiast spotyka膰 si臋 z r贸wie艣nikami, Magda tropi upiory rodem ze s艂owia艅skich wierze艅. Z krainy umar艂ych ucieka najpot臋偶niejsza istota, z jak膮 偶niwiarze kiedykolwiek musieli si臋 zmierzy膰. Tymczasem mi臋dzy Magd膮 a Mateuszem, tajemniczym ch艂opakiem, kt贸ry niedawno wprowadzi艂 si臋 do miasteczka, zawi膮zuje si臋 ni膰 sympatii. Dziewczyna pokazuje Mateuszowi 艣wiat s艂owia艅skich wierze艅, nie maj膮c poj臋cia, 偶e ju偶 wkr贸tce ona i jej przyjaciele znajd膮 si臋 w 艣miertelnym niebezpiecze艅stwie.]]> 431 Paulina Hendel 8379766849 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.86 2017
author: Paulina Hendel
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.86
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]]> 55281692 M贸wi膮, 偶e z rodzin膮 dobrze wychodzi si臋 tylko na zdj臋ciu... Nie z t膮!

Zreszt膮 spr贸bujcie ustawi膰 klan Ko藕lak贸w do fotografii. Powodzenia!

Ko藕laczki 鈥� wied藕my, kobiety magiczne i sarkastyczne, nie poprzestaj膮 na p贸艂艣rodkach i kiedy trzeba, id膮 na ca艂o艣膰. S膮 nieobliczalne, ale mieszka艅cy Zielonego Jaru wiedz膮, 偶e zawsze mog膮 na nie liczy膰.
A ka偶da z nich mo偶e liczy膰 na reszt臋 rodziny. Na dobre, z艂e i to szalone pomi臋dzy.

Do kogo zadzwonisz, gdy tw贸j krewny na 艂o偶u 艣mierci wyzna, 偶e przegra艂 dusz臋 w szulerni demon贸w?
Jak zmieni膰 ch艂opaka w koz臋 i z powrotem?
Jakim cudem ogar piekielny reaguje na "kici, kici"?
Czy w tej rodzinie "i 偶yli d艂ugo i szcz臋艣liwie" jest w og贸le mo偶liwe bez ma艂ej katastrofy?

D艂ugo wyczekiwana ksi膮偶ka o nietuzinkowym klanie Ko藕lak贸w, znanych z opowiada艅 w antologiach Dynia i jemio艂a, Harda Horda i Idiota sko艅czony.
W Zielonym Jarze nie zdo艂acie si臋 nudzi膰. Narcyza Ko藕lak nigdy na to nie pozwoli.]]> 416 Aneta Jadowska 8381298121 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.25 2020
author: Aneta Jadowska
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.25
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]]> 123236790
Ksi臋偶niczka Arysa Rayillon zawsze marzy艂a o tym, aby sta膰 si臋 teyidregiem, jednak do tej pory nie nawi膮za艂a wi臋zi z 偶adnym smokiem. Mog艂a tylko przygl膮da膰 si臋 膰wiczeniom starszego brata, ksi臋cia Rohana, kt贸ry planowa艂 sw贸j udzia艂 w zbli偶aj膮cych si臋 zawodach.

Niespodziewanie wyczekiwany przez Arys臋 turniej schodzi na drugi plan, kiedy to jej 艣wiat wywraca si臋 do g贸ry nogami. Pilnie strze偶one sekrety zawa偶膮 na 偶yciu niejednej istoty, a ksi臋偶niczka b臋dzie musia艂a r贸wnie偶 dokona膰 wielu wybor贸w. Jednak przeznaczenia nie da si臋 tak 艂atwo zmieni膰, o czym nied艂ugo przyjdzie jej si臋 przekona膰.]]> 384 Joanna Kary艣 8396714800 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.64 2023
author: Joanna Kary艣
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.64
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]]> 208941109 Harrison

My life鈥檚 goal? Make plants fun!

I鈥檓 gonna be fighting for flora when I鈥檓 older and it all starts with auditing stats so I can level up for my masters, and lucky for me, the intriguing guy in my class is a math whizz.

He鈥檚 standoffish at first, but after a class where I bet my sitcoms can make him laugh, one bet leads to another and we鈥檙e hanging out all the time. Even though I know he鈥檚 interested in me, we鈥檙e easy friends, until I start to think I might be a little interested in him, too.

The only problem? He seems like a totally different guy in class to when we hang out. I brush it off as him trying to concentrate, but then I spot something I can鈥檛 explain away.

A scar. On his palm.

One I鈥檓 positive Benny has never had before.

Benny

Since we were little, my twin brother and I have always switched things up鈥搇iterally. It started as funsies, and now we鈥檙e college juniors and still taking each other鈥檚 classes. I suck at Math, he sucks at English, and we both have a rule not to make friends in class as the other person. Our system is perfect.

Only Emmett has the audacity to get sick right before stats and I have to actually show up for my own class鈥搘here I meet my future husband.

Harrison is smart, weirdly into plants, and we instantly hit it off like old friends.

Only of course the gorgeous mountain of a nerd is straight.

Just when I鈥檓 telling myself to let my dreams of matching rings go, our text messages become constant, flirtier, deeper than I鈥檝e had with any other guy before. My butterflies have butterflies every time we catch up.

And then I get a text from Emmett: I鈥檓 so sorry. I think I messed up.]]> 294 Saxon James Agnieszka 3 3.99 2024
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name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.99
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rating: 3
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]]> 61273131 Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is Ever After.

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

Antonia is鈥ntimidating, but she gives him a job and a new name鈥擱ook鈥攂oth of which he鈥檚 happy to accept. Now all Rook has to do is keep his Spell Binder, an illegal magical detection device, hidden from the Magical Consortium. And contend with Sun, the grumpy and annoyingly cute apprentice to Antonia鈥檚 rival colleague, Fable. But dealing with competition isn鈥檛 so bad; as Sun seems to pop up more and more, and Rook minds less and less.

But when the Consortium gets wind of Rook鈥檚 Spell Binder, they come for Antonia. All alone, Rook runs to the only other magical person he knows: Sun. Except Fable has also been attacked, and now Rook and Sun have no choice but to work together to get their mentors back鈥r face losing their magic forever.]]> 336 F.T. Lukens 1665916222 Agnieszka 3 4.12 2023
author: F.T. Lukens
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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It was... okay, I guess. I liked the main characters well enough, but felt like there was something missing.
]]> 207004247
Seventeen-year-old Zach was visiting his uncle in a small Montana town when a mysterious illness ripped through the world. Most died, but those who survived the Infection became mindless killers, spreading the disease with a single scratch. Now, a year later, civilization lies in ruins, and Zach is the town鈥檚 sole survivor. Desperately lonely, he longs to return to his family in Seattle, but his fears hold him captive.

Eighteen-year-old Aiden is on a critical mission for the covert Scientific Collective, delivering vials whose contents could cure the Infection. Tortured by his boyfriend鈥檚 death, he welcomes the risks of the perilous journey. When a militia attacks Aiden, he flees to Zach鈥檚 town.

The boys escape together and soon form a bond as they comfort each other in this desolate and broken world. The farther they travel, the more their affection grows, as do the forces pulling them apart. But their greatest threats are the secrets they keep. Zach hides details of his uncle鈥檚 death, and Aiden conceals the vials鈥� sinister origins. In order to survive, they鈥檒l have to confront the truths that could tear their love apart.]]> 381 Paul Michael Winters 1648907377 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.89
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> 198123459
Against the backdrop of a ravaged world, Andrew and Jamie have settled in a new community, more in love than ever. Finally they've reached safety and have each taken on roles and responsibilities in this new life. But it's soon clear they want different things:

Jamie is ready to move on and take to the road, just the two of them.

Andrew wants to remain in the safety of numbers.

With a storm brewing up the coast they have no choice to head back into the wilderness where old enemies roam and they don't know who to trust. Can they find their way back to safety and each other?]]> 415 Erik J. Brown 0063338297 Agnieszka 3
Too many characters I didn't care about, too little Jamie and Andrew. :(]]> 4.16 2024
author: Erik J. Brown
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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3.5, maybe?

Too many characters I didn't care about, too little Jamie and Andrew. :(
]]> 131840512 I don鈥檛 love him. I don鈥檛 even like him.
I just want him.

Eli Loveless was my nemesis from the first day of kindergarten until we graduated high school. Everything I did, he had to do better - and vice versa. The day he left town was the best day of my life.

Ten years later, the day he came back was the worst.

Now he鈥檚 my co-worker.

Grown-up Eli Loveless is sexy as sin. He鈥檚 hotter than asphalt in the summer. The irritating kid I once knew is gone, and he鈥檚 been replaced by a man with green eyes, perfect abs, and a cocky smile.

It鈥檚 bad that I want him.

It鈥檚 worse that he wants me back.

There are looks. There are smirks. There are smiles that make my panties burst into flame.

And then there鈥檚 a shared kiss that leads to the hottest night of my life.

This is no office romance. This is a five-alarm fire.

What鈥檚 a girl to do when the man I can鈥檛 stand is the one I can鈥檛 stop lusting after?

Enter into a friends-with-benefits agreement, of course.

No dates. No relationship. Just blisteringly hot sex, because if there鈥檚 one person I could never fall for, it鈥檚 Eli.

...right?

Words: 112,319]]> 434 Roxie Noir 1393906648 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.68 2019
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name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.68
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]]> 36510196
The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-- and alien races willing to fight us for them are common. So: we fight. To defend Earth, and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has been going on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.

Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force. Everybody knows that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve two years at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.

John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine--and what he will become is far stranger.]]> 318 John Scalzi Agnieszka 4 4.25 2005
author: John Scalzi
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/18
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I am yet to read a bad Scalzi book. It's always so much fun, even if I wish they were a bit longer and the characters a tad bit more developed.q
]]> 75593500
Jun Ironway鈥攈acker, con artist, and occasional thief鈥攈as gotten her hands on a piece of contraband that could set her up for proof that implicates the powerful Nightfoot family in a planet-wide genocide seventy-five years ago. The Nightfoots control the precious sevite that fuels interplanetary travel through three star systems. And someone is sure to pay handsomely for anything that could break their hold.

Of course, anything valuable is also dangerous. The Kindom, the ruling power of the star systems, is inextricably tied up in the Nightfoots鈥� monopoly鈥攁nd they can鈥檛 afford to let Jun expose the truth. They task two of their most brutal clerics with hunting her preternaturally stoic Chono, and brilliant hothead Esek, who also happens to be the heir to the Nightfoot empire.

But Chono and Esek are haunted in turn by a figure from their shared past, known only as Six. What Six truly wants is anyone鈥檚 guess. And the closer they get to finding Jun, the surer Chono is that Six is manipulating them all.

鈥婭t's a game that could destroy their lives and devastate the stars. And they have no choice but to see it through to the end.]]> 464 Bethany Jacobs 0316463329 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.06 2023
author: Bethany Jacobs
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 54668242
Porter-Sz眉cs jako 鈥瀦ewn臋trzny鈥� badacz nie ma problemu z kwestionowaniem mit贸w dotycz膮cych naszej historii, co dla ich wyznawc贸w mo偶e okaza膰 si臋 zaskakuj膮ce lub trudne do przyj臋cia.

Czy faktycznie ch艂opi identyfikowali si臋 z polsko艣ci膮?
Czy na pewno II RP szanowa艂a swoich niepolskich obywateli i przestrzega艂a ich praw?
Czy 偶ycie w PRL by艂o jedn膮 wielk膮 udr臋k膮?
Czy Polacy mieli (i maj膮) wizj臋 swojego pa艅stwa, czy kszta艂towa艂o si臋 ono niejako przez przypadek?

Si艂膮 ksi膮偶ki jest nie tylko niezale偶no艣膰 my艣lenia autora, ale te偶 偶ywo prowadzona narracja i przyst臋pny j臋zyk, jak r贸wnie偶 mocna argumentacja oraz odkrywcze przyk艂ady.]]> 620 Brian Porter-Sz眉cs 8395797346 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.39 2014
author: Brian Porter-Sz眉cs
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25690047 You can build a team, but you have to find your home.

Rupert Smythe is fond of many things. Callum Morrison isn鈥檛 one of them.

Rupert is a quiet, thoughtful business man and, sadly, a total wimp. Maybe not the ideal candidate to run a professional hockey team, but he signed on to do it anyway. As his life has reminded him on an almost daily basis since, this isn鈥檛 the most brilliant idea he鈥檚 ever had. And that was before Callum showed up.

Being in the spotlight is just part of being a professional athlete, but Callum needs a break. He arrives in Moncton unannounced, determined to help grow the team he just bought, and under the assumption he鈥檇 be welcome. Possibly he should have tried to make a better first impression.

Callum figures he can push through the rest of the summer, never expecting two kids, a host of friends, and his growing feelings for Rupert to derail everything he has ever believed about what he wanted, and what he could have.]]> 398 Samantha Wayland 1940839084 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.19 2015
author: Samantha Wayland
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> 204676420
The idea of moving away from Seattle was a joke at first.

I have too many failed relationships here. Too much baggage.

So when I find myself signing with Nashville and leaving everything behind, I鈥檓 hopeful a new start will cure me of my attachment problems.

I fall fast and hard, and I鈥檓 quickly realizing it鈥檚 not so easy to escape my emotional damage. That follows no matter where I go.

When my new teammate, rookie goalie Miles Olsen, attaches himself to my side, the media are excited to exploit our bromance. Little do they know, he鈥檚 doing me a favor by keeping me away from making mistakes with women.

That鈥檚 the deal we made at the beginning of the season, but as time goes on, and we鈥檙e both going through a dry spell, Miles suggests a different arrangement. One I鈥檝e never contemplated. One I shouldn鈥檛 consider.

One I can鈥檛 stop thinking about.


Miles

My first day as starting goalie for Tennessee is made mildly more terrifying by coming face to face with NHL veteran Cody Bilson. Hero worship? Me? Never!

He reminds me of my old frat buddies; loyal, kind, easy to trade banter with. But my dude is lost and trying to find himself again--without getting married this time.

I want to help him, and while my suggestion might not be conventional, it sure as hell is effective. The only way to make sure he doesn't marry a woman again? Blow off steam with a man instead.

We're both straight, we're both single, and we're both down for a good time.

After all, what are teammates for?]]> 274 Eden Finley Agnieszka 4
I was waiting for the entire book for Ezra (and the whole Collective) to appear and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT. My babies.

I'm assuming next in the series is Little Kiki? Please never end.]]> 4.21 2024
author: Eden Finley
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/04/27
date added: 2024/04/27
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It was a solid 3 and then THE EPILOGUE HAPPENED.

I was waiting for the entire book for Ezra (and the whole Collective) to appear and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT. My babies.

I'm assuming next in the series is Little Kiki? Please never end.
]]> 50169793
But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules: don't let him escape, and convert him to the English cause.

At first, it's hopeless. The Scottish boy is surly and violent, and eats anything that isn't nailed down. Then Harry begins to notice things: that, as well as Gaelic, the boy speaks flawless French, with an accent much different from Harry's Norman one. That he can read Latin too. And when Harry finally convinces the boy 鈥� Iain mac Ma铆l Coluim 鈥� to cut his filthy curtain of hair, the face revealed is the most beautiful thing Harry has ever seen.

With Iain as his squire, Harry wins tournament after tournament and becomes a favourite of the King. But underneath the pageantry smoulder twin secrets: Harry and Iain's growing passion for each other, and Iain's mysterious heritage. As England hurtles towards war once again, these secrets will destroy everything Harry holds dear.]]> 485 Alex de Campi Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.08 2020
author: Alex de Campi
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> 61294937 Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman鈥檚 determined quest to seize a final chance at glory鈥攁nd write her own legend.

Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean鈥檚 most notorious pirates, she鈥檚 survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural.

But when she鈥檚 tracked down by the obscenely wealthy mother of a former crewman, she鈥檚 offered a job no bandit could refuse: retrieve her comrade鈥檚 kidnapped daughter for a kingly sum. The chance to have one last adventure with her crew, do right by an old friend, and win a fortune that will secure her family鈥檚 future forever? It seems like such an obvious choice that it must be God鈥檚 will.

Yet the deeper Amina dives, the more it becomes alarmingly clear there鈥檚 more to this job, and the girl鈥檚 disappearance, than she was led to believe. For there鈥檚 always risk in wanting to become a legend, to seize one last chance at glory, to savor just a bit more power鈥nd the price might be your very soul.]]> 483 Shannon Chakraborty Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.25 2023
author: Shannon Chakraborty
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 205830581 Ile jeste艣 got贸w po艣wi臋ci膰, by odzyska膰 przyjaciela?

Kiedy Ruta zosta艂a asystentk膮 Nikifora, nie spodziewa艂a si臋, 偶e ksi膮偶臋 wampir贸w oka偶e si臋 a偶 tak鈥� wkurzaj膮cy. Uroczy krwiopijca w r贸偶owych botkach i ze stadem psiak贸w u boku ma te偶 mroczn膮 stron臋 鈥� w nadnaturalnym 艣wiecie znany jest jako pot臋偶ny w艂adca, kt贸ry rz膮dzi tward膮 r臋k膮 i nie boi si臋 wymierza膰 sprawiedliwo艣ci wed艂ug w艂asnych zasad. Ruta zaczyna w膮tpi膰, czy jej miejsce jest u boku ksi臋cia, ale wtedy Nikifor znika, a wszystkie 艣lady prowadz膮 do pe艂nych niebezpiecze艅stw W艂och.

Ruta postanawia uratowa膰 szefa, ale takiej misji nie da si臋 wykona膰 w pojedynk臋. Do Florencji udaje si臋 wraz z oddanym przyjacielem Feliksem i jego ukochanym, zrz臋dliwym wampirem Fryderykiem. 呕eby odkry膰, co si臋 sta艂o z Nikiforem, dru偶yna z Warszawy b臋dzie musia艂a pokona膰 wiele przeciwno艣ci. Pr贸cz toska艅skich wampir贸w i skomplikowanej krwiopijczej polityki na przeszkodzie stan膮 im te偶鈥� w艂asne uczucia.
We W艂oszech ka偶de z nich b臋dzie zmuszone zmierzy膰 si臋 z pytaniem, kt贸rego dot膮d bali si臋 sobie zada膰: Co ich czeka, je艣li wsp贸lne noce nie b臋d膮 trwa艂y a偶 po wieczno艣膰?]]> 536 Ma艂gorzata Wilk 8383522185 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.32 2024
author: Ma艂gorzata Wilk
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 209558389 Friday night lights hide more than they reveal鈥�

When retired NFL superstar Keller Williams returns to his small town to coach his old high school football team, he鈥檚 surprised how much he enjoys being out of the limelight and on the field with the kids. Even more surprising is his immediate attraction to the father of one of his players鈥攕ingle dad Niall Harper.
Problem number one: Niall Harper isn鈥檛 gay.
Problem number two: Keller isn鈥檛 out to the world.
Problem number three: Niall hates his guts. And Keller has no idea why.

High school librarian Niall Harper has always done the right thing. Except be true to himself. Divorced and raising his teenaged son, Niall is dismayed to discover the new football coach is none other than his long-ago Friday night fantasy and nemesis. Not that it matters鈥擪eller doesn鈥檛 remember him. It鈥檚 nothing new; Niall has always been easy to forget. Now Keller wants to be friends. And more. Niall can鈥檛 deny the annoying man makes him laugh and feel things he鈥檇 only dreamed possible. But would a player like Keller be satisfied with a regular guy like him?

Being together is more than complicated, but they are willing to take the risk. Niall reveals he鈥檚 dating his son鈥檚 coach, and Keller comes out to the team, his fans, the press, and small-town gossips. Neither is prepared for the fallout, but that doesn鈥檛 stop them. It鈥檚 time to throw the Hail Mary pass of a lifetime and win the game of forever. And they鈥檙e ready.]]> 329 Felice Stevens Agnieszka 3 4.02 2024
author: Felice Stevens
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/04/06
date added: 2024/04/06
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That was... alright. I wanted something light and this book was exactly that.
]]> 137135096 S艂u偶膮cych do wszystkiego wraca do tematu wiejskich kobiet, ale tym razem to opowie艣膰 zza drugiej strony drzwi ch艂opskiej cha艂upy. Podczas, gdy Mary艣ki i Ka艣ki wyruszaj膮 do miast, by us艂ugiwa膰 w pa艅skich domach, na wsiach zostaj膮 ich siostry i matki: haruj膮ce od 艣witu do nocy gospodynie, folwarczne wyrobnice, mamki, dziewki pracuj膮ce w bogatszych gospodarstwach. Marz膮ce o w艂asnym 艂贸偶ku, butach, szkole i o zostaniu pani膮. Modl膮ce si臋 o posag, byle "nie wyj艣膰 za dziada" i nie zosta膰 wydane za morgi. Dziel膮ce na czworo zapa艂ki, by wy偶ywi膰 rodzin臋. Cz臋sto analfabetki, bo "babom szko艂y nie potrzeba".

Nasze babki i prababki.

Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak daje wiejskim kobietom g艂os, by opowiedzia艂y o swoim 偶yciu: codziennym znoju, l臋kach i marzeniach. Ta mocna, g艂臋boko dotykaj膮ca lektura pokazuje si艂臋 kobiet, ich bezgraniczne oddanie rodzinie, ale te偶 pragnienie zmiany i nier贸wn膮 walk臋 o siebie w patriarchalnym spo艂ecze艅stwie.]]> 496 Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak 8367674316 Agnieszka 5 4.43 2023
author: Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/29
date added: 2024/03/29
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Nareszcie. Nie jest to lekka lektura, czyta艂am na raty przez wiele miesi臋cy - ale warto.
]]> 24983
But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin--barely of age herself--finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.

Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit.]]> 578 Connie Willis 0553562738 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.02 1992
author: Connie Willis
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> 197918731
Konrad Gronczewski doskonale zdaje sobie z tego spraw臋. Po listopadowych wydarzeniach wyrzuty sumienia nie opuszczaj膮 go na krok. Pragn膮c si臋 ich pozby膰, porzuca swoje ma艂e imperium i wyje偶d偶a z Wroc艂awia. Na w艂asn膮 r臋k臋 chce znale藕膰 seryjn膮 morderczyni臋, kt贸ra targn臋艂a si臋 na 偶ycie policjanta 鈥� Adama Aleksandrowicza.

W trakcie poszukiwa艅 u艣wiadamia sobie jednak, 偶e t臋sknota za m臋偶czyzn膮 jest gorsza od poczucia winy. Postanawia wr贸ci膰 do stolicy Dolnego 艢l膮ska, obiecuj膮c sobie, 偶e tym razem zrobi wszystko, aby ochroni膰 Adama. Ale pogr贸偶ki, kt贸re otrzymuje po przyje藕dzie, nie pozostawiaj膮 z艂udze艅: 偶aden z nich nie mo偶e czu膰 si臋 bezpiecznie.

Tymczasem Adam Aleksandrowicz nie pami臋ta swojego feralnego spotkania z psychopatk膮. Po d艂ugich tygodniach rehabilitacji ponownie oddaje si臋 temu, co wychodzi mu najlepiej 鈥� tropieniu nieuchwytnych przest臋pc贸w. Nie ma poj臋cia, 偶e wraz z now膮 spraw膮 jego los zn贸w splecie si臋 z Gronczewskim. I 偶e brutalne morderstwo trans-dziewczyny to zaledwie cisza przed burz膮.

Ju偶 wkr贸tce rozpocznie si臋 bezlitosny wy艣cig, w kt贸rym przegrana oznacza tylko jedno 鈥� 艣mier膰.]]> 578 Aleksandra 艢widerska 838313682X Agnieszka 2 4.11 2023
author: Aleksandra 艢widerska
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2023
rating: 2
read at: 2024/03/22
date added: 2024/03/22
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Intryga jaka艣 taka... i strasznie wszystko rozwleczone.
]]> 59763168
Adam Aleksandrowicz, detektyw wroc艂awskiej policji, walczy ze swoimi demonami od lat. Teraz uda艂o im si臋 przedrze膰 do realnego 艣wiata, a kolejne osoby gin膮 mordowane wed艂ug tego samego bestialskiego schematu.

Czy duet Aleksandrowicz-Soyta rozwi膮偶e kolejn膮 zagadk臋? Czy zd膮偶膮 namierzy膰 psychopat臋, zanim zaatakuje ponownie? Jak膮 rol臋 w tej uk艂adance pe艂ni Konrad, w艂a艣ciciel nocnych klub贸w dla gej贸w?

Niejednoznaczne postaci, zag臋szczaj膮ca si臋 fabu艂a i tajemnica, kt贸rej poznanie mo偶e kosztowa膰 偶ycie. Witajcie w 艣wiecie, gdzie dobro i z艂o nieustannie si臋 przeplataj膮, a echa przesz艂o艣ci zag艂uszaj膮 tera藕niejszo艣膰.]]> 490 Aleksandra 艢widerska 8382196012 Agnieszka 4 3.98 2021
author: Aleksandra 艢widerska
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/03/07
date added: 2024/03/07
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Miejscami napisane strasznie topornym j臋zykiem, a miejscami okropnie patetycznym (przysi臋gam, 偶e nikt tak nie my艣li jak ci bohaterowie, bo je艣li tak to ka偶dy by艂by narodowym wieszczem albo co najmniej wsp贸艂czesnym Reymontem), dialogi momentami wprawia艂y mnie w os艂upienie (nikt tak nie m贸wi, albo ja przynajmniej nigdy z takimi ludzmi nie rozmawialam haha - og贸lnie naturalne dialogi to zwykle m贸j najbardziej czu艂y punkt), rozwi膮zania kryminalnej zagadki tez mo偶na domy艣li膰 si臋 gdzie艣 na pocz膮tku, ale... no wci膮gn臋艂am nosem, wi臋c za to dodatkowa gwiazdka.
]]> 59075733 Once upon a time, I moved to Vermont鈥� and wound up accidentally sort of married.

Webb Sunday is the straight single dad next door.

He鈥檚 lumberjack-gorgeous,

Strong and steady as the trees in his family orchard,

A grumpy fairytale prince...

And entirely off-limits.

Or so I thought.

Until the drunken night the two of us walked into a bar鈥�

And landed ourselves in the middle of small-town history.

Who knew hand-fasting was still a thing?

The town of Little Pippin Hollow did.

And once this bunch of meddling Vermonters gets wind of our accidental betrothal, they are determined to see us seal the deal.

But while the chemistry between us is hot enough to melt the winter cold, Webb isn鈥檛 interested in a relationship鈥�

And I鈥檓 not sure how long I can keep pretending I don鈥檛 want our hand-fasting to be real.

Because while the man might not be the happily ever after I came to Vermont for鈥�

He鈥檚 looking more and more like the one who鈥檚 been hand-picked for me.]]> 301 May Archer Agnieszka 4 4.32 2022
author: May Archer
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/26
date added: 2024/02/26
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That was... ridiculous, but also absolutely adorable?
]]> 197228337
Living life by a strict set of rules has worked out well for Russ. He has a great career, great friends, and a great family, even if they do keep setting him up with hometown honey traps. But he can鈥檛 stop time, and now, despite all his planning, he鈥檚 looking at his last year with the Caimans before the uncertainty of free agency. Maybe that鈥檚 why he finds sunny, free-spirited Liam so attractive.

He鈥檚 still not going to sleep with his rookie.

Probably.

Liam starts the season in the minors, but it鈥檚 not long before he gets a shot at the Big Show. His year is shaping up to be a dream come true鈥攅ven before Russ picks up on Liam鈥檚 passes and proves defensemen can score too.]]> 424 Ashlyn Kane 1641086963 Agnieszka 2 3.80 2024
author: Ashlyn Kane
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2024
rating: 2
read at: 2024/02/23
date added: 2024/02/24
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Meh. Definitely the weakest out of the series. I just wasn't feeling the characters.
]]> 196790145 312 Chugong Agnieszka 5 webtoon
I might read the original novel, who knows. ]]> 4.65 2023
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/16
date added: 2024/02/16
shelves: webtoon
review:
Well, this was a ride.

I might read the original novel, who knows.
]]> 136342726 306 Chugong Agnieszka 5 webtoon 4.64 2023
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/16
date added: 2024/02/16
shelves: webtoon
review:
Ugh, I don't even care that the story is so basic. Everything is just so... charismatic.
]]> 60588930
Since the beginning of the #MeToo movement, tens of thousands of people in South Korea have taken to the street, and many more brave individuals took a stand, to end a decades-long abortion ban and bring down powerful men accused of sexual misconduct鈥攊ncluding a popular presidential contender. South Korean feminists know that the revolution has been a long time coming, between battles against its own patriarchal society as well as challenging stereotypes of docile Asian women in the Western imagination.

Now, author Hawon Jung will show the rest of the world that these women are no delicate flowers鈥攖hey are trailblazing flames. Flowers of Fire takes the reader into the trenches of this fight for equality, following along as South Korean activists march on the streets, navigate public and private spaces where spycam porn crimes are rampant, and share tips and tricks with each other as they learn how to protect themselves from harassment and how to push authorities to act.

Jung, the former Seoul correspondent for the AFP, draws on her on-the-ground reporting and interviews with many women who became activists and leaders, from the elite prosecutor who ignited the country鈥檚 #MeToo movement to the young women who led the war against non-consensual photography. Their stories, though long overlooked in the West, mirror realities that women across the world are all too familiar with: threats of defamation lawsuits to silence victims of assault, tech-based sexual abuse, and criminal justice systems where victims鈥� voices are often met with suspicion and abusers鈥� downfalls are met with sympathy. These are the issues at the heart of their #MeToo movement, and South Korean women have fought against them vigorously鈥攁nd with extraordinary success. In Flowers of Fire, Jung illuminates the strength and tenacity of these women, too often sidelined in global conversations about feminism and gender equality.]]> 304 Hawon Jung 163774241X Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.38 2023
author: Hawon Jung
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> 200882874 an alternative cover edition can be found here

The contract was simple: three months, seven scenes, zero feelings. Following it was not.

Richard Knotz is a legend in the world of supernatural adult entertainment, and he knows it. While most paranormal adult actors shy away from the temporary bonds needed to perform knotting scenes, he's made them his brand. Bonding a human could never threaten to tear his empire to the ground, no matter how tempting that human smells.

Hunter Savage thinks Richard Knotz is a smug son of a wolf, but when he's offered a contract to work with him, the payout is too lucrative to say no. Three months bonded to Richard could make his entire career. He just doesn't expect to find a soft side under Richard's prickly exterior, or for the apartment they're forced to share to start feeling like home.

The bonding contract is easy and painless as long as they remember one cardinal rule: don't get attached. Their employer has no use for unprofessional fools who let feelings jeopardize profits. But in between filming scorching scenes with ridiculous scenarios, they discover they're more compatible than either could have imagined.

As their limited time together winds down, they face a choice鈥攔isk their careers for the unexpected connection they've found, or lose their bond forever.

MateHub: Legend is a high heat, arranged bonding, forced proximity, dislike-to-love paranormal romance featuring an arrogant wolf shifter who thinks a little too highly of various parts of his anatomy, the feisty human who finally takes him down a few notches, nosy fans, meddling friends, knotting, and a contract that is destined to fail.

This stand-alone novel is set in the Elemental Bonds universe and guarantees a HEA for its main couple. It does not contain mpreg or cheating. Please look inside for content warnings.]]> 362 Marie Reynard 1958002062 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.30 2024
author: Marie Reynard
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.30
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]]> 193556691 The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, and triumphant rivals to lovers debut romance.

Hope is familiar territory for Gene Ionescu. He has always loved baseball, a sport made for underdogs and optimists like him. He also loves his team, the minor league Beaverton Beavers, and, for the most part, he loves the career he鈥檚 built. As the first openly trans player in professional baseball, Gene has nearly everything he鈥檚 ever let himself dream of鈥攖hat is, until Luis Estrada, Gene鈥檚 former teammate and current rival, gets traded to the Beavers, destroying the careful equilibrium of Gene鈥檚 life.

Gene and Luis can鈥檛 manage a civil conversation off the field or a competent play on it, but in the close confines of dugout benches and roadie buses, they begrudgingly rediscover a comfortable rhythm. As the two grow closer, the tension between them turns electric, and their chemistry spills past the confines of the stadium. For every tight double play they execute, there鈥檚 also a glance at summer-tan shoulders or a secret shared, each one a breathless moment of possibility that ignites in Gene the visceral, terrifying kind of desire he鈥檚 never allowed himself. Soon, Gene has to reconcile the quiet, minor-league-sized life he used to find fulfilling with the major-league dreams Luis makes feel possible.

A joyful, heartfelt debut rom-com revealing what鈥檚 possible when we allow ourselves to want something enough to swing for the fences.]]> 384 K.T. Hoffman 0593596862 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.22 2024
author: K.T. Hoffman
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> 122493833 306 Chugong Agnieszka 5
Why can't Sung Jinwoo NOT BE Gary Stu for like 0.5 seconds and have some legit relationships is all I'm asking ]]> 4.64 2023
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/15
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Is it telling that my favorite scenes are the emotional ones, which are few and far in between? The scene with mom in the hospital? Or with Jinah at school? Or when Jinho was crying? SO GOOD

Why can't Sung Jinwoo NOT BE Gary Stu for like 0.5 seconds and have some legit relationships is all I'm asking
]]> 62675113 312 Chugong Agnieszka 4 4.59 2022
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/02/15
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]]> 59644745 雼れ垬 旮�搿滊矊 頂岆灚韽检棎靹� 鞗鬼埌 鞐办灛,
氙戈淡, 霃呾澕, 敫岆澕歆�, 鞖绊伂霛检澊雮�, 鞚错儓毽晞, 鞚茧掣, 頂勲瀾鞀� 霌膘鞐� 雼枆氤� 靾橃稖!
頂勲瀾鞀� 鞎勲臁� 霃勳劀 膦呿暕 彀姼 2鞙�,
頂勲瀾鞀ぢ冯弲鞚悸冯笇霛检 鞎勲臁� 毵岉檾 1鞙�,
鞚茧掣韺� 3, 4甓� 氚滊Г鞕� 霃欖嫓鞐� 鞓るΜ旖� 彀姼 歆勳瀰!

斓滌暯觳挫棎靹� 斓滉皶 項岉劙搿�, 靹胳儊鞚� 欷戩嫭鞐� 靹滊嫟! 旃挫勾鞓ろ帢鞚挫鞐愳劀 鞐办澕 頇旍牅毳� 氇溂氅�, 韽皽鞝� 鞚戈赴 靻嶌棎 鞐办灛 欷戩澑 鞛レ劚霛�(REDICE STUDIO) 毵岉檾, 於旉车 鞗愳瀾 銆庪頇� 雮� 順检瀽毵� 霠堧波鞐呫�忞嫧頄夒掣 4甓岇澊 於滉皠霅滊嫟. 銆庪頇� 雮� 順检瀽毵� 霠堧波鞐呫�忟潃 甑偞 雼枆氤� 於滉皠 鞚挫爠 霃呾澕, 頂勲瀾鞀� 霌膘鞐� 靹犾垬於滊悩鞐堨溂氅�, 霋るゼ 鞚挫柎 靹戈硠 臧侁淡鞐愳劀 靾橃稖 毽措爤鞚措ゼ 鞚挫柎臧�電� 欷戩澊雼�. 鞝曥嫕 於滉皠 鞚挫爠鞚� 靹戈硠 臧侁淡 旮�搿滊矊 韺崵鞚� 順曥劚霅� 毵岉伡 鞕勳劚霃勳檧 鞛, 旖橅厫旄犽靹滌潣 鞝�霠レ潉 鞛呾頃� 鞛戫拡鞚措嫟.
雼枆氤鸽鞚� 鞙勴暅 氤鸽 鞝勲┐ 鞛棸於滌潉 瓯办硱 雱夒剦頃� 韺愴槙鞙茧 於滉皠霅橃柎, 氇皵鞚� 臧愳儊瓿茧姅 霕� 雼るジ 鈥橂倶順茧牂鈥� 鞎§厴鞁犾潣 炀岅皭鞚� 100% 毵岆伣頃� 靾� 鞛堧嫟.
頃� 頇� 鞚疥碃 雮橂┐ 鞝曥嫚鞚� 彀Υ 靾� 鞐嗢澊 牍犾牳霌滊姅 霠堨澊霌� 鞎§厴鞚� 歆勳垬! 霃� 鞐嗞碃, 牍� 鞐嗞碃, 電ル牓 鞐嗠姅 靷儊 斓滌暯觳� E旮� 項岉劙, 靹膘鞖办潣 頇旊牑頃� 攵�頇�, 攴鸽Μ瓿� 霠堧波鞐呾澊 鞁滌瀾霅滊嫟! 鈥淸鞝戩啀]頃橃棳 霠堧波鞐呿晿瓴犽姅臧�?鈥漖]> 320 Chugong 1167770021 Agnieszka 3 4.60 2018
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2024/02/15
date added: 2024/02/15
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No idea how to quit you, my boo
]]> 58086172 310 Chugong 3963587032 Agnieszka 3 4.60 2021
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.60
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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It's ridiculous but so compelling at the same time
]]> 123508434 I'm tired of feeling trapped in my life.
It鈥檚 just a never-ending cycle of trying to survive the day.
Luckily, I have Blaine to keep me entertained.
We鈥檙e enemies but despite him being everything I hate; I鈥檓 addicted to him and the things we do in the dark. Somehow, he鈥檚 crept his way under my skin, and I鈥檓 obsessed with the way he鈥檚 making me feel.
I don鈥檛 want to admit I鈥檓 falling for him鈥攖he golden boy鈥攂ut he鈥檚 my perfect match in every way.
He gives me something I never thought I鈥檇 have and, even though we鈥檙e impossible, I won't let anyone stand in the way of us.



Blaine:
My life is suffocating me.
Perfect son, star athlete, ideal student. I鈥檓 overwhelmed鈥攗nraveling at the seams.
Until Silas flips my world on its axis.
My dirty little secret.
He鈥檚 my perfect escape from reality. I can let loose and feel good for a change. He makes me feel alive for the first time.
But he鈥檒l always be someone I despise. He鈥檚 arrogant, the epitome of a bad boy and yet the longer we do this, the harder it鈥檚 becoming to ignore my growing feelings. He鈥檚 not what I expected, but he鈥檚 exactly what I need.
And now that I鈥檝e had him, I refuse to let him go.



Hateful Love is an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, secret romance that centers around the bad boy and the jock and all the things they do in the dark. Mix in some possessive vibes, prying friends, and corrupt politics, and Hateful Love will take you on a wild but bumpy ride.]]> 418 T. Ashleigh Agnieszka 3 4.04 2024
author: T. Ashleigh
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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It was so bad and over the top, so of course I enjoyed it lol
]]> 56803827 310 Chugong 3963587024 Agnieszka 2
I admit the badassery has it's appeal but when you pause just for a sec and think about it... what. Is. The. Point???

Sung Jinwoo is a Korean Gary Stu haha.]]> 4.58 2020
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2024/02/10
date added: 2024/02/09
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This is a beautifully drawn webtoon (hence 2 stars and not one). And so what, I want to ask. What is the point if we know that the hero is gonna be an absolute badass all the f*cking time and literally no one can threaten him???

I admit the badassery has it's appeal but when you pause just for a sec and think about it... what. Is. The. Point???

Sung Jinwoo is a Korean Gary Stu haha.
]]> 48999862
靹滌毟 鞁滊偞 歆�頃� 鞐偓. 鞚胳姢韯错姼 雿橃爠鞐愳劀 鞁滌瀾霅� 順检瀽毵岇潣 瓴绊埇. 氇半牑霌滊姅 毵堨垬毳� 靸侂寑頃橂┌, 雿橃爠 旯婌潃 瓿踌溂搿� 霌れ柎臧堨垬搿� 爰堨牳毽矊 電愱淮歆�電� 鞛愳嫚鞚� 雮橃暯頃�. 臧曧暣鞝胳暭 頃滊嫟. 臧曧暣歆�旮� 鞙勴暣 鞚搓吵鞐� 鞛堧嫟! 頇�搿� 霠堧波鞐呾潉 瓯半摥頃� 靹膘鞖�, 攴鸽Μ瓿� 攴鸽ゼ 旮半嫟毽姅 雼れ潓 氍措寑!]]> 300 Chugong Agnieszka 3
I am absolutely fascinated by the current trend of the "perfect main character". Not sure if it's worldwide or just in Korea, but... Basically a very weak dude gets some randomly assigned skills that make him indestructible and on goes the story. That's it.

The visuals of the webtoon are absolutely breathtaking but the story itself - and the main character - are just plain boring. Like, we all know he's gonna win without so much as a hint of trouble so WHAT'S THE POINT.

So yeah I am both irritated and fascinated lmao.]]> 4.58 2020
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/02/06
date added: 2024/02/06
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Ok gary stu

I am absolutely fascinated by the current trend of the "perfect main character". Not sure if it's worldwide or just in Korea, but... Basically a very weak dude gets some randomly assigned skills that make him indestructible and on goes the story. That's it.

The visuals of the webtoon are absolutely breathtaking but the story itself - and the main character - are just plain boring. Like, we all know he's gonna win without so much as a hint of trouble so WHAT'S THE POINT.

So yeah I am both irritated and fascinated lmao.
]]> 39709097 alternate cover edition of ASIN B07BVPXLT5

Maxwell Thornton isn鈥檛 really a people person, but that never mattered to him because he鈥檇 lived for his career. After losing a patient during a routine hysterectomy, he鈥檚 shaken and afraid to pick up the scalpel again. He resigns his position in the city and takes a job as sole GP in the isolated town of Rainy Dale, Texas, population 1001.

Rainy Dale is populated with eccentrics who test his patience and seem to think he鈥檚 not only there to treat their illnesses, but that he鈥檚 also there to hold their hand and be their therapist. When one of his most annoying patients ends up dead and floating in Maxwell鈥檚 pool, he has some explaining to do to the local sheriff.

Sheriff Royce Callum is intelligent, determined and more attracted to the new doctor than he would like. He can鈥檛 imagine Maxwell is a murderer, but he also can鈥檛 exactly ignore a corpse in the sexy doctor鈥檚 pool.
]]> 276 S.C. Wynne Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.73 2018
author: S.C. Wynne
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 49090387
Sure enough, the village is charming, its residents amusingly eccentric, and widowed police chief Jack Carson is decidedly yummy (though probably as straight as he is stern). However, the bookstore is failing, the mansion is falling down, and there's that little drawback of finding rival bookseller--and head of the unwelcoming-committee--Trevor Maples dead during the annual Buccaneer Days celebration.

Still, it could be worse. And once Police Chief Carson learns Trevor was killed with the cutlass hanging over the door of Ellery's bookstore, it is.


**This story contains NO on-screen sex or violence.]]> 240 Josh Lanyon 1945802618 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.97 2020
author: Josh Lanyon
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> 37647452
Blade is everything Jack doesn鈥檛 believe in: remorseless, detached, lawless. Yet, Jack鈥檚 only chance to survive is to strike a bargain with the devil and join forces with Blade. As they trek across a hostile desert, Jack learns that Blade is much more than a dead-eyed killer鈥攁nd harder to resist than he should be.

A year later, Jack is home and finally getting his life on track. Then Ethan Blade reappears and throws it all into chaos once more. It鈥檚 impossible to trust the assassin, especially when his presence casts doubts on Jack鈥檚 loyalty to his country, but Jack cannot ignore what Blade鈥檚 return means: the mess that brought them together is far from over, and Ethan might just bring back the piece of Jack鈥檚 soul he thought he鈥檇 lost forever.]]> 395 L.J. Hayward 1626497168 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.11 2018
author: L.J. Hayward
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> 39334178 It's time to lay all the cards on the table.

Detective Levi Abrams and PI Dominic Russo are reunited and more committed to each other than ever, but they can鈥檛 truly move forward with their lives until the serial killer who鈥檚 been tormenting them is behind bars. When a secret burial site is discovered in the desert with the remains of the Seven of Spades鈥檚 earliest victims, that goal finally seems within reach.

But just as the net is tightening, the neo-Nazi militia Utopia launches their master plan with a devastating act of terror that changes the landscape of Las Vegas forever. As Levi and Dominic scramble to prevent the city鈥檚 destruction, they鈥檙e opposed by treacherous forces that propel them toward catastrophe. In the end, Levi鈥檚 fate may rest in the hands of the very killer he鈥檚 been hunting.

The race to save Sin City is on, and these players are going for broke. No matter how hopeless things seem, as long as they鈥檙e together and they鈥檝e got a chip to play and a chair to sit in, they鈥檙e still in the game.

Word 100,000; page 382]]> 330 Cordelia Kingsbridge 1626496412 Agnieszka 5
And maybe it was over the top at times but the fucks I give about that equals zero. I literally love everything about it, Levi is one of my favorite characters ever and I might have clutched my pearls at the overly fluffy epilogue chapter lmao.

I can feel the book hangover coming after this guys. These books made me so strseed out yet so happy omg.

No seriously guys read this series. I beg you.

PS. I think I fell in love with the series only around the end of book 2 so GIVE IT A CHANCE you guys. You won't regret it.]]> 4.29 2019
author: Cordelia Kingsbridge
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/05
date added: 2024/02/05
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So yeah. This series made me feel alive.

And maybe it was over the top at times but the fucks I give about that equals zero. I literally love everything about it, Levi is one of my favorite characters ever and I might have clutched my pearls at the overly fluffy epilogue chapter lmao.

I can feel the book hangover coming after this guys. These books made me so strseed out yet so happy omg.

No seriously guys read this series. I beg you.

PS. I think I fell in love with the series only around the end of book 2 so GIVE IT A CHANCE you guys. You won't regret it.
]]> 38339372 Spoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Cash Plays, book three of Seven of Spades. Shattered by their devastating breakup, Detective Levi Abrams and PI Dominic Russo find themselves at war right when they need each other most. While Dominic is trapped in a vicious cycle of addiction, Levi despairs of ever catching the Seven of Spades. The ruthless vigilante鈥檚 body count continues to climb, and it鈥檚 all Levi can do to keep up with the carnage. When Levi鈥檚 and Dominic鈥檚 paths keep crossing in the investigation of a kidnapping ring with a taste for mutilation, it feels like history repeating itself. Thrown together by fate once again, they reluctantly join forces in their hunt for the mastermind behind the abductions. But the Seven of Spades hates sharing the spotlight, and they have an ace in the a new batch of victims with a special connection to Levi. Their murders send shockwaves through Las Vegas and change the rules of the game forever. The Seven of Spades has upped the ante. If Levi and Dominic don鈥檛 play their cards right, they鈥檒l end up losing everything. Word 97,000; page 366]]> 330 Cordelia Kingsbridge 1626496390 Agnieszka 5 Literally screaming. 4.32 2018
author: Cordelia Kingsbridge
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/03
date added: 2024/02/03
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Literally screaming.
]]> 36267204 Book three in the Seven of Spades series

In this game, the stakes are life or death.

The Seven of Spades is back with a vengeance 鈥� the vigilante serial killer has resumed their murderous crusade, eluding the police at every turn. But a bloodthirsty killer isn鈥檛 the only threat facing Sin City. A devious saboteur is wreaking havoc in Las Vegas鈥檚 criminal underworld, and the entire city seems to be barreling toward an all-out gang war.

As Detective Levi Abrams is pushed ever closer to his breaking point, his control over his dangerous rage slips further every day. His relationship with PI Dominic Russo should be a source of comfort, but Dominic is secretly locked in his own downward spiral, confronting a nightmare he can鈥檛 bear to reveal.

Las Vegas is floundering. Levi and Dominic鈥檚 bond is cracking along the seams. And the Seven of Spades is still playing to win. How many bad hands can Levi and Dominic survive before it鈥檚 game over?

Word 90,500; page 351]]> 300 Cordelia Kingsbridge 1626496382 Agnieszka 5
But don't get me wrong I am never reading this book ever again, it made me so stressed I almost puked jesus

G o d what's NEXT]]> 4.27 2018
author: Cordelia Kingsbridge
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/02/02
date added: 2024/02/02
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Holy shit this was absolutely FANTASTIC

But don't get me wrong I am never reading this book ever again, it made me so stressed I almost puked jesus

G o d what's NEXT
]]> 60840490 Two track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut.
听
Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over being "Bash the Flash," fastest sprinter in South Jersey. His dad is gone, his mom is dead, and his stepfather is clueless. Bash has no idea what he wants out of life. Until he meets Sandro.
听
Sandro Miceli is too nice for his own good. The middle child in an always-growing, always-screaming Italian family, Sandro walks around on a broken foot to not bother his busy parents. All he wants is to get out and never look back.
听
When fate鈥攊n the form of a party that gets busted鈥攂rings these two very different boys together, neither of them could鈥檝e predicted finding a love that they鈥檇 risk everything for鈥]> 400 James Acker 1335428623 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.23 2023
author: James Acker
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/02/01
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]]> 42733961
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攴鸽姅 旮办澊頃� 電ル牓鞚� 鞏魂矊 霅滊嫟.

鞓れ 攴胳棎瓴岆 氤挫澊電� 瓴岇瀯 韤橃姢韸� 彀�!
鞓れ 攴鸽鞚� 鞎岅矊 霅� 霠堧波 鞐呾潣 牍勲皜!

韤橃姢韸鸽ゼ 霐半澕 靾橂牗頃橁碃
氇姢韯半ゼ 靷儱頃橂┐ 霠堧波鞚� 鞓るジ雼�.
鞓れ 攴� 順检瀽毵�!
斓滌暯觳� 項岉劙鞐愳劀 斓滉皶 項岉劙搿� 臧侅劚頃橂嫟!]]> 312 Chugong Agnieszka 5 this left me shook 4.47 2019
author: Chugong
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2024/01/30
date added: 2024/01/30
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this left me shook
]]> 35501681
But things aren鈥檛 so simple. Soon Levi is sucked into a dangerous web of secrets and lies, even as his obsession with the Seven of Spades intensifies. Dominic knows that Levi isn鈥檛 crazy. He knows the Seven of Spades is still out there, and he鈥檒l do anything to prove it. But Dominic has his own demons to battle, and he may be fighting a losing war.

One thing is certain: the Seven of Spades holds all the cards. It won鈥檛 be long before they show their hand.]]> 254 Cordelia Kingsbridge 1626496358 Agnieszka 4 4.33 2018
author: Cordelia Kingsbridge
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/29
date added: 2024/01/29
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Now THAT'S how you end a book!!! Holy shit
]]> 35138461
Dominic likes his life free of complications. That means no tangling with cops鈥攅specially prickly, uptight detectives. But when he stumbles across one of the Seven of Spades鈥檚 horrifying crime scenes, he can鈥檛 let go, despite Levi鈥檚 warnings to stay away.

The Seven of Spades is ruthless and always two moves ahead. Worst of all, they鈥檝e taken a dangerously personal interest in Levi and Dominic. Forced to trust each other, the two men race to discover the killer鈥檚 identity, revealing hidden truths along the way and sparking a bond neither man expected. But that may not be enough to protect them.

This killer likes to play games, and the deck is not stacked in Levi and Dominic鈥檚 favor.]]> 262 Cordelia Kingsbridge 1626496196 Agnieszka 4
Also I want to learn krav maga]]> 4.20 2017
author: Cordelia Kingsbridge
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/25
date added: 2024/01/25
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That was very good! A bit iffy on the account that I don't need previous relationships in my romance books but well, onwards I go

Also I want to learn krav maga
]]> 32882114 Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01MQCQE4G

Gabriel Wyatt is a big city Detective living in a small Ohio town. He expects a peaceful existence once he moves from Miami, Florida, but that鈥檚 the last thing he finds. Instead, Gabe discovers murder, mayhem, and one smart-mouthed stylist he can鈥檛 get out of his head.

Josh 鈥淛azz鈥� Roman is a small-town business owner with big dreams and an attitude to match. He finds himself in the middle of a case that brings the dreamy detective to the front door of his Curl Up and Dye salon. Josh learns that the biggest threat to him isn鈥檛 a killer; it鈥檚 a man who wants something from him that he vowed to never give again - his heart.

Both men deny that there鈥檚 something between them, even though they鈥檙e drawn together like magnets. Can Gabe convince Josh to let down his guard or will Josh let past hurts destroy his chance at a happy future?


Dyeing to be Loved is the first book in the Curl Up and Dye Mystery series. These books are written to be read in order. They contain sexually explicit material and are intended for adults 18 and older.]]> 286 Aimee Nicole Walker Agnieszka 1 DNF at 24% because wtf 4.08 2016
author: Aimee Nicole Walker
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2016
rating: 1
read at: 2024/01/21
date added: 2024/01/21
shelves:
review:
DNF at 24% because wtf
]]> 58481813 靻岇劋 > 頃滉淡靻岇劋 > 頃滉淡靻岇劋鞚茧皹
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2013雲� 靹戈硠氍疙暀靸� 鞖办垬靸� 靾橃儊鞛� 銆庪鞗愲彊 敫岆澕雿旍姢銆忞 雿半窋頃� 頉� 鞚检儊鞝� 順勳嫟鞚� 鞙勴姼 鞛堦矊 攴鸽Π 瓴届緦頃� 鞛戫拡瓿� 鞚戈皠鞚� 雮措皜頃� 鞖曤鞚� 旮半皽頃� 靸侅儊霠レ溂搿� 頀�鞏措偢 鞀るΥ霟� 鞛ルゴ毳� 鞓り皜氅� 霃呾瀽鞝侅澑 鞛戫拡 靹戈硠毳� 鞂撿晞鞓Π 鞛戧皜 旯�順胳棸. 攴胳潣 雼れ劘 氩堨Ц 鞛ロ幐靻岇劋 銆庪秷韼疙暅 韼胳潣鞝愩�忟澊 雮橂鞓嗢潣鞛愳棎靹� 於滉皠霅橃棃雼�. 銆庪秷韼疙暅 韼胳潣鞝愩�忟潃 觳寣霃� 瓿 氇墎鞚挫棎 鞛愲Μ 鞛§潃 鞛戩潃 韼胳潣鞝愳潉 氍措寑搿� 頌橁波鞖� 鞁滊寑毳� 靷挫晞臧�電� 鞖半Μ 鞚挫泝霌れ潣 靷鹅潣 靻嶋偞鞕� 頋鞎犽澖鞚� 霐半溁頃橁碃 鞙犽ǜ霟姢頃橁矊 雼挫晞雮� 鞛戫拡鞚措嫟. 銆庪鞗愲彊 敫岆澕雿旍姢銆忟棎靹� 毵濎洂霃欖澊霛茧姅 瓿店皠鞚� 觳错棙鞝� 歆�毽毳� 鞛� 頇滌毄頃� 鞙犾緦頃� 鞛鞕� 瓿店皭鞚� 鞚措亴鞏措儓霌� 鞚措矆鞐愲姅 靹滌毟鞚� 鞓る灅霅� 霃欕劋 觳寣霃欖棎 雽�頃� 瓿店皭臧侅潉 靸濎儩頃橁矊 韽癌頃� 霕� 頃橂倶鞚� 頋ル歆勳頃� 鈥橂彊雱� 鞚挫暭旮扳�欕ゼ 韮勳儩鞁滌及雼�.

靹滌毟鞐棎靹� 雲胳垯鞚� 靸濏櫆鞚� 頃橂崢 霃呹碃霛茧姅 雮瀽臧� 鞏措姁 雮� 70雽� 鞐劚鞚� 歆�臧戩潉 欤检泴欷� 鞚胳棸鞙茧 攴鸽厐臧� 鞖挫榿頃橂姅 韼胳潣鞝愳棎靹� 鞎缄皠 鞎岆皵毳� 頃橂┐靹� 鞚挫暭旮瓣皜 鞁滌瀾霅滊嫟. 雿╈箻臧� 瓿� 臧欖潃 鞚� 靷偞電� 鞎岇綌鞓劚 旃橂Г搿� 瓿缄卑毳� 旮办柕頃橃 氇豁晿電� 雿半嫟 毵愲弰 鞏措垖頃橁碃 頄夒彊霃� 甑茧枲 瓿检棸 靻愲嫎鞚� 鞝滊寑搿� 靸侂寑頃� 靾� 鞛堨潉旯� 鞚橁惮鞁潉 臧栮矊 頃橂姅雿� 鞗备, 鞚橃櫢搿� 攴鸽姅 鞚检潉 杲� 鞛橅暣雮� 肟� 鞎勲媹霛� 欤茧硛 靷瀸霌れ潉 氍橅晿瓴� 靷鞛§溂氅挫劀 韼胳潣鞝愳潣 氚れ潉 歆�韨る姅 霌犽摖頃� 鞚缄炯鞚� 霅橃柎臧勲嫟.
順勳嫟臧� 雱橃箻電� 旌愲Ν韯办檧 攴鸽摛 臧勳潣 靸來樃鞛戩毄鞚� 鞝愳瀰臧�瓴届溂搿� 順曥儊頇旐晿電� 雿� 鞚缄皜瓴澊 鞛堧姅 鞛戧皜鞚� 鞛戫拡雼店矊 鞚� 靻岇劋鞐愳劀霃� 霃呿姽頃� 臧滌劚瓿� 靷棸鞚� 歆�雼� 鞚鸽霌れ澊 彀搿� 霌膘灔頃� 靹滊 韹瓣博韮滉博頃橂┌ 氤勲倻 甏�瓿勲ゼ 順曥劚頃搓皠雼�. 瓿犽摫頃欔祼鞐愳劀 鞐偓毳� 臧�毳挫箻雼� 鞝曤厔韲挫瀯頃橃棳 毵れ偓鞐� 甑愳偓 氤鸽姤鞚� 氚滊彊頃橂姅 韼胳潣鞝� 靷灔 鞐� 鞐偓毳� 頃勲憪搿� 20雽� 旆靸� 鞎岆皵 鞁滍槃, 50雽� 靸濌硠順� 鞎岆皵 鞓� 鞐偓, 毵れ澕 氚� 鞎检櫢 韰岇澊敫旍棎靹� 彀胳案彀�(彀戈龚霛茧┐, 彀胳箻旯�氚�, 彀胳澊鞀�) 靹疙姼搿� 順检垹鞚� 頃橂┌ 頃橂（鞚� 鞀ろ姼霠堨姢毳� 響鸽姅 須岇偓鞗� 瓴诫, 毵堨毵夓澊霛茧姅 臧侅槫搿� 觳寣霃欖棎 旮�鞚� 鞊半煬 霌れ柎鞓� 30雽� 頋场鞛戧皜 鞚戈步, 順胳嫓韮愴儛 韼胳潣鞝愳潉 韺旍晞旃橃毟 旮绊殞毳� 鞐侩炒電� 鞐� 鞐偓鞚� 鞎勲摛 氙检嫕, 氙检嫕鞚� 鞚橂毳� 氚涭晞 霃呹碃鞚� 霋るゼ 旌愲姅 靷劋韮愳爼 瓿届澊 攴鸽摛鞚措嫟. 鞝滉皝旮� 雲闺歆� 鞎婌潃 鞚胳儩鞚� 氍搓矊鞕� 順勳嫟鞝� 氍胳牅毳� 鞎堦碃 鞛堧姅 鞚措摛鞚� 臧侅瀽鞚� 鞁滌劆鞙茧 霃呹碃毳� 甏�彀绊晿電旊嵃, 攴� 瓿检爼鞐愳劀 氚滌儩頃橂姅 鞓ろ暣鞕� 雽�毽�, 於╇弻瓿� 氚橃爠, 鞚错暣鞕� 瓿店皭鞚� 鞛愳＜ 韽唽毳� 鞛愳晞雮搓碃 鞏措姁 靾滉皠 鞖胳互 雸堨嫓鞖胳澊 攵夓柎歆�瓴� 頃滊嫟. 攴鸽爣瓴� 瓿旮胳潣 鞛戩潃 韼胳潣鞝愳潃 攵堩幐頃橁赴 歆濎澊 鞐嗠姅 瓿踌澊鞐堧嫟臧� 瓿犽嫧頃� 靷鹅潉 鞙勲頃橁碃 鞗冹潓鞚� 雮橂垊電� 韸闺硠頃� 瓿店皠鞚� 霅滊嫟.]]> 268 Kim Ho-yeon Agnieszka 4 4.19 2021
author: Kim Ho-yeon
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/20
date added: 2024/01/20
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]]> 52759631
Andy:
If my life was a movie, I would be the sidekick. Not an especially promising start when my plan is to finally let my best friend know I have a crush on him. No worries, though. I have a plan. I just need a complete makeover. Change everything about myself so that when Falcon returns from his summer vacation, he can finally see I鈥檓 the love of his life. I totally know what I鈥檓 doing here.
Well, not really.
If I knew what I was doing, I wouldn鈥檛 look like every nerd clich茅 wrapped into one awkward package.
In short, I鈥檓 screwed.
But then Law Anderson enters the picture鈥�

Law:
It鈥檚 all very simple. I need somebody to tutor my hockey team, and Andy needs somebody to help him with his crush. Sounds like a match made in heaven.
Only the more time I spend with Andy, the more I like this quirky guy who makes me laugh, and pretty soon I鈥檓 the one who鈥檚 tutoring Andy in way more than we initially agreed upon.
It鈥檚 fine.
I have it all under control.
But as weeks pass and the chemistry between us turns explosive, I鈥檓 starting to think that I might be in way over my head with Andy.
If only I could make Andy realize that he doesn鈥檛 need to change himself for love. If only I could make Andy see that he just needs to be with somebody who has considered him perfect all along鈥]> 251 Briar Prescott Agnieszka 5 4.23 2020
author: Briar Prescott
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/01/17
date added: 2024/01/17
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I don't even care, this was so wholesome and cute and just so so so fluffy
]]> 124930425 Every life has a before and an after. An invisible line that divides a life into two halves: the before and the after...
When Jude is seventeen he overhears something that changes the course of the rest of his life. Now, at twenty-five, he's guarded, distrustful, and determined to keep the rest of the world at arm's length. He doesn't need other people. He has plenty of issues to keep him busy.
Until a chance meeting at a rooftop party brings Blake into his life. Blake, who's sunny presence suddenly fills Jude's empty life with laughter and happiness. Blake, who breaks down Jude's walls layer by layer and brick by brick. Blake, who makes Jude break every one of his rules. Blake, who makes Jude fall in love.
But Jude's not the only one with secrets in his past, so what happens when the truth comes out? Will falling in love be enough to overcome all the challenges life has thrown in their path?]]> 323 Briar Prescott Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.32 2023
author: Briar Prescott
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/01/17
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]]> 57102663 Bridgerton meets Poldark in this sweeping LGBTQIA+ Regency romance from award-winning author KJ Charles

Abandoned by his father as a small child, Sir Gareth Inglis has grown up prickly, cold, and well-used to disappointment. Even so, he longs for a connection, falling headfirst into a passionate anonymous affair that's over almost as quickly as it began. Bitter at the sudden rejection, Gareth has little time to lick his wounds: his father has died, leaving him the family title, a rambling manor on the remote Romney Marsh...and the den of cutthroats and thieves that make its intricate waterways their home.

Joss Doomsday has run the Doomsday smuggling clan since he was a boy. His family is his life...which is why when the all-too-familiar new baronet testifies against Joss's sister for a hanging offense, Joss acts fast, blackmailing Gareth with the secret of their relationship to force him to recant. Their reunion is anything but happy and the path forward everything but smooth, yet after the dust settles, neither can stay away. It's a long road from there鈥攆ull of danger and mysteries to be solved鈥攜et somehow, along the way, this well-mannered gentleman may at last find true love with the least likely of scoundrels.]]> 331 K.J. Charles 1728255856 Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.08 2023
author: K.J. Charles
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/17
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]]> 62346706 My arch nemesis is my new fake boyfriend. Can you say drama?

I should be a glitter bomb of excitement about my college friends getting married. But all I can think about is running into my uber-successful ex and his new boyfriend at the wedding鈥hile I鈥檓 flying painfully solo.

I need a plus one, stat. Enter Raleigh Marshall.

As luck (or misfortune) would have it, a picture of me and South Rock High鈥檚 too-blessed-to-be-stressed football coach accidentally finds its way on social media, making people believe we鈥檙e an item.

Raleigh is hot, charming, and one of South Rock鈥檚 most popular teachers. The problem is that he knows it. He also seems to derive a twisted pleasure from getting under my skin.

Yet once we stop bickering long enough to have a conversation, I have a hard time remembering what I hated about him.

Pretending to be in love with Raleigh Marshall will be my toughest role to date. But鈥m I still pretending?


Drama! is an enemies-to-lovers, fake boyfriend, theater nerd/football jock romance filled with humor, heart, and hot guys. Everett and Raleigh will put the A-plus in HEA, and like all good students, there鈥檚 no cheating. It鈥檚 the second book in the South Rock High series, which revolves around a found family of nerdy gay high school teachers, but can be read as a standalone.]]> 280 A.J. Truman Agnieszka 2 Raleigh deserved better. 4.19 2022
author: A.J. Truman
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2024/01/17
date added: 2024/01/17
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Raleigh deserved better.
]]> 52351789 Zero Divergence, noun: no deviation from a course or standard.

After a key piece of evidence goes missing, a suspected serial rapist and killer evades prosecution. More than Royce Locke鈥檚 reputation is on the line when his investigation into the failed chain of custody suggests Franco Humphries might鈥檝e had inside help. There鈥檚 no one Royce trusts more than Sawyer Key to help him right a wrong and uncover the traitor in their midst, but can they do it before the Savannah Strangler strikes again?

Relentless plus fearless equals flawless. Sawyer and Royce have come full circle鈥攆rom hostile strangers to best friends and lovers. Neither a sniper鈥檚 bullet nor an arsonist鈥檚 fire could keep them apart, but what about a psychopath hell-bent on revenge? The stakes are high, and there鈥檚 no turning back now because the zero hour is upon them. Tick tock.

Zero Divergence is the conclusion to the best-selling Zero Hour series, which follows Locke and Key鈥檚 investigations and evolving relationship. This is a series you MUST read in order. It contains mature language and sexual content intended for adults 18 and older.

Trigger warning: Part of the storyline involves coming to terms with a friend鈥檚 suicide, which may be difficult for some people to read.
]]> 295 Aimee Nicole Walker Agnieszka 4 4.27 2020
author: Aimee Nicole Walker
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/16
date added: 2024/01/16
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I love these babies and I am definitely reading the spinoff series.
]]> 59965930 Everything old is new again in love and murder. Work together, live together, and play together is the name of the game for Royce Locke and Sawyer Key. But one of those things changes when Chief Mendoza taps Sawyer to lead the newly formed cold case unit. His first task: solve the Magnolia Murders that spanned three decades and suddenly stopped in 2000. Chaos ensues when a fourth Magnolia Queen contender is murdered during a preliminary round. With the pageant's one hundredth anniversary looming, the pressure is on to produce results. Royce and Sawyer, along with their new partners, have to team up to solve the Magnolia Murders--old and new. As the investigation continues, a surprise visitor and an unexpected phone call force the men to face painful things from their pasts. The future Royce and Sawyer dream of is within their grasp, but first, they'll need to uproot the seeds of discontent they've buried deep. Contains mature themes.]]> 329 Aimee Nicole Walker Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.46 2022
author: Aimee Nicole Walker
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/16
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> 49198964 Devil鈥檚 hour, noun: the hour when the demon or devil who leads hell is at its strongest.

Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Royce Locke is no stranger to scrapping and fighting for the things he wants. What he desires most is Sawyer Key鈥攈is partner on the force and the man he鈥檚 falling in love with. After asking Sawyer to take a chance on him, Royce will need to back up his pretty words with fearless action instead of being his own worst enemy.

Someone is harassing the mayor of Savannah, and Locke and Key are tasked with finding out who. The investigation quickly takes a twisted turn, leading them to an enemy who thinks purification by fire is the only way to save the city. Scarier than The Purists鈥� elusiveness is their ability to turn public opinion in their favor, creating unrest and threatening anarchy by fanning flames and fear. When you play with fire, someone is bound to get burned.

When menace becomes murder, the two detectives will race the clock against the devil to save their beloved city from becoming a raging inferno. Royce will need to draw on his grit now more than ever if he hopes to realize the dreams that are finally within reach. The rag is lit, the Molotov cocktail is tossed, and the zero hour is upon them. Challenge received and accepted.

Devil鈥檚 Hour is the second book in the Zero Hour series, which follows Locke and Key鈥檚 investigations and evolving relationship. This is a series that must be read in order. Devil鈥檚 Hour has a happy-for-now ending with no cliffhanger. It contains mature language and sexual content intended for adults 18 and older.

Trigger warning: Part of the storyline involves coming to terms with a friend鈥檚 suicide, which may be difficult for some people to read.

]]> 292 Aimee Nicole Walker Agnieszka 4 I love these boys 4.26 2019
author: Aimee Nicole Walker
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/12
date added: 2024/01/12
shelves:
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I love these boys
]]> 51856442 Ground zero, noun: the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity or change.

Heat, humidity, and homicide are things veteran detective Sawyer Key expects to encounter on his first day with the Savannah Police Department, but the hostile reception from his new partner catches him by surprise. Sawyer isn鈥檛 a stranger to heartache and recognizes that Royce Locke is a wounded man who鈥檚 reeling from a devastating loss. Relentless and patient in all things, Sawyer is determined to make the new partnership work.

Savannah, Georgia is known for her quirky people, oak trees draped in Spanish moss, and antebellum architecture. Beneath the Southern charm and hospitality, festering hatred and violence is soaring with the summer temperatures. Locke and Key find themselves at the epicenter when their first case involves the death of a former shock jock who appears to be the victim of vigilante justice.

Opposites in nearly every way, the two detectives set aside their differences to take back their city and restore law and order. From this reluctant truce, an intense attraction grows that will either tighten or shatter their tenuous bond. Falling for his partner spells inevitable disaster, but Sawyer鈥檚 always been a sucker for wounded things. Sawyer could be the key to the life Royce has always wanted, if he鈥檚 brave enough to trust him. The fuse is lit, the clock is running, and the zero hour is upon them. Tick tock.

Ground Zero is the first book in the Zero Hour series, which follows Locke and Key鈥檚 investigations and evolving relationship. Ground Zero has a happy-for-now ending with no cliffhanger. It contains mature language and sexual content intended for adults 18 and older.
]]> 317 Aimee Nicole Walker Agnieszka 4 4.08 2019
author: Aimee Nicole Walker
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/10
date added: 2024/01/10
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Deducting one star for the trauma porn and single pov (like, who needs single pov in a romance novel like are you kidding me????? but otherwise I seriously loved it. Gimme more.
]]> 53511640 246 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 3 4.37 2018
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/09
date added: 2024/01/09
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I honestly can't deal with how bad these books are and yet here I am
]]> 56223540
As a marshal and a soldier, Ian鈥檚 expected to lead. But the power and control that brings Ian success and fulfillment in the field isn't working anywhere else. Ian鈥檚 always resisted being all kinds of tied down, but having no home鈥攁nd no one to come home to鈥攊s slowly eating him up inside. Over time, Ian has grudgingly accepted that going anywhere without his partner simply doesn't work. Now Miro just has to convince him that getting tangled up in heartstrings isn't being tied down at all.]]> 350 Mary Calmes Agnieszka 3 4.25 2014
author: Mary Calmes
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/08
date added: 2024/01/08
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This was so weird, idk how to feel
]]> 34846729 An alternative cover edition of this ASIN can be found here.


Try 鈥� verb: to make an attempt or effort to do something or in this case鈥omeone.

Sex. Logan Mitchell loves it, and ever since he realized his raw sexual appeal at a young age, he has had no problem using it to his advantage. Men and women alike fall into his bed鈥攁fter all, Logan is not one to discriminate. He lives by one motto鈥攊f something interests you, why not just take a chance and try?

And he wants to try Tate Morrison.

Just coming out of a four-year marriage with an ex-wife from hell, a relationship is the last thing on Tate鈥檚 mind. He鈥檚 starting fresh and trying to get back on his feet with a new job at an upscale bar in downtown Chicago.

The only problem is, Tate has caught the unwavering and unwelcome attention of Mr. Logan Mitchell 鈥� a regular at the bar and a man who always gets what he wants.

Night after night Tate fends off the persistent advances of the undeniably charismatic man, but after an explosive moment in the bar, all bets are off as he finds his body stirring with a different desire than his mind.

As arrogance, stubbornness and sexual tension sizzles between the two, it threatens to change the very course of their lives.

Logan doesn鈥檛 do relationships. Tate doesn鈥檛 do men. But what would happen if they both just gave in and鈥ried?
]]> 382 Ella Frank Agnieszka 3 welp this was a crazy 4.01 2013
author: Ella Frank
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/07
date added: 2024/01/07
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welp this was a crazy
]]> 51481003
With their family in danger, Dex and Sloane are put to the test on how far into darkness they鈥檒l walk to save those they love. As secrets are unearthed, a deadly betrayal is revealed, and Dex and Sloane must call on their Destructive Delta family for one last hurrah to put an end to the secret organization responsible for so much devastation.

Dex and Sloane will have plenty of bullets to dodge on the way to the altar, but with happiness within their grasp, they are determined to get there come hell or high water鈥�.]]> 315 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 4
]]> 4.43 2017
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2024/01/06
date added: 2024/01/06
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I am giving it 4 stars because these fruity bastards danced to Dirty Dancing at their wedding lmao


]]> 42733871 Codename: Chaos.
Former THIRDS agent turned TIN operative Dexter J. Daley is a legend. Just ask him, he鈥檒l tell you. Chaos isn鈥檛 so much a codename as it is Dex鈥檚 state of being. As a spy for the Therian Intelligence Network, Dex has spent the last four years bringing down the bad guys. Hell, his middle name is literally Justice. But a new mission brings him face-to-face with a different kind of monster, one with a weapon that can alter the course of history. Failure is not an option, but as the mission goes from dangerous to deadly, Dex finds himself up against a far more terrifying force, and this time, there鈥檚 no escape.

Codename: Atlas
As former team leader for Destructive Delta and now a TIN operative, Sloane Daley knows what it feels like to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. But no matter the challenge, Sloane knows that together, he and his husband, Dex, can overcome anything. When their latest mission takes a personal turn, Sloane is forced to confront the very thing that created him. Looking back to a past he thought he鈥檇 left behind is the least of Sloane鈥檚 problems, because the greatest threat he鈥檚 about to encounter 鈥� is his own husband.

]]> 282 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.23 2021
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/01/05
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Of course events don鈥檛 work out as planned, but for Dex that鈥檚 nothing new. One thing is for sure, dodging drug dealers and hired thugs amid booze, dancing鈥攁nd even a bear costume鈥攚ill guarantee it鈥檚 a night Dex will never forget. Now he just needs to survive all the fun.

These events occur between Darkest Hour Before Dawn and Tried & True in the series timeline. ]]> 160 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 3 4.36 2017
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/05
date added: 2024/01/05
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I actually liked this one, it was ridiculous but fun again
]]> 50615793
As life and death events, an uncertain future, and startling truths draw Hudson and Seb to each other yet again, they must make a choice: trust their love and take strength from what they share, or lose what matters most for good this time.]]> 310 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 2
But I will see this through]]> 4.23 2017
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2017
rating: 2
read at: 2024/01/05
date added: 2024/01/05
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These books get worse and worse as they go I swear

But I will see this through
]]> 59442393 Payne:

In search of: room to rent.

Must ignore the patheticness of a forty-year-old roommate.

Preferably dirt cheap as funds are tight (nonexistent).

There鈥檚 nothing sadder than moving back to my hometown newly divorced, homeless, and lost for what my next move is.

When my little brother鈥檚 best friend offers me a place to stay in exchange for menial duties, I swallow my pride and jump at the offer.

I need this.

I also need Beau to wear a shirt. And ditch the gray sweatpants. And not leave his door ajar when he鈥檚 in compromising positions ...

Beau:

In search of: roommate.

Must be non smoker and non douchebag.

Room payment to be made in meal planning, repairs, and dumb jokes.

Since my career took off, I barely have time to breathe, let alone keep my life in order. I鈥檓 naturally chaotic, make terrible decisions, and scare off potential dates with my 鈥渨eirdness鈥�.

So when Payne gets back into town and needs somewhere to stay, I offer him my spare room with one condition: while he鈥檚 staying with me, I need him to help me become date-able.

And while he does that, I can focus on my other plan: ignoring that Payne is the only man I鈥檝e ever wanted to date.]]> 302 Saxon James Agnieszka 3 Fluffy. I got nothing else. 3.99 2022
author: Saxon James
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2022
rating: 3
read at: 2024/01/03
date added: 2024/01/03
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Fluffy. I got nothing else.
]]> 63317894
When it comes to regrets, I have none. My life is perfect. I own a bar, work hard, party harder, and smother my niblings in all the love they deserve. I don鈥檛 need to settle down, as much as my sister might want me to.

But then Joey Manning walks into my office and leaves me all but begging to give him a job 鈥� and wanting to give him so much more.

The self-professed straight man is in my head and while I know that I need to move on from him, my body isn鈥檛 getting that message. It doesn鈥檛 help that Joey is a grade A flirt who can banter with the best of them.

I鈥檝e never had regrets. Not until Joey Manning.


Joey

The bills keep piling up and the pressure to get my sisters through college before we鈥檙e evicted is always on the back of my mind. Whoever said life was for living, clearly forgot that living鈥檚 expensive.

My default mode is stressed AF and working myself to the bone, and there鈥檚 only one person who gives me a break from all that.

Art de Almeida.

My boss.

The one man I shouldn鈥檛 flirt with, but I can鈥檛 seem to stop. I want to get under his skin. To leave him panting for me. Which wouldn鈥檛 be such a bad thing except that he thinks I鈥檓 straight, and I鈥檝e never bothered to correct him.

I need this job.

But some days I worry that I need Art more.]]> 306 Saxon James Agnieszka 0 to-read 4.23 2023
author: Saxon James
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/01/03
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]]> 50715079
The last thing I want is another relationship or another broken heart.

All I need are my bees and the occasional hookup to scratch the itch.

Okay, maybe meeting up with my hot contractor weekly is a little more than occasional. And maybe the way I鈥檓 starting to feel about the guy I鈥檝e been anonymously chatting with online should concern me.

But CaulkyAF doesn鈥檛 want to meet, and Cole doesn鈥檛 want anything serious, so what鈥檚 the worst that could happen?

****Caulky is book 1 in the Four Bears Construction series and can be read as a stand-alone. This is a funny, steamy MM story guaranteed to make you laugh and swoon. Absolutely NO cheating and NO love triangle. This series does NOT contain shifters, it's the OTHER kind of bears.]]> 334 K.M. Neuhold Agnieszka 2
This was so low stakes and fluffy and issue free I was bored to tears ]]> 4.13 2020
author: K.M. Neuhold
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2024/01/02
date added: 2024/01/02
shelves:
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I seriously need to stop trusting TikTok reviews

This was so low stakes and fluffy and issue free I was bored to tears
]]> 49254686
After the events of Smoke & Mirrors, Dex and Sloane find themselves in one of the most frightening situations of all: revealing the truth to their Destructive Delta family. When the dust settles, nothing will ever be the same, and it鈥檚 up to Dex to prove that in the face of change, the one thing that will always remain the same is family.]]> 164 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 3 Ridiculous 4.21 2017
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2023/12/31
date added: 2023/12/31
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Ridiculous
]]> 63141043
Daniel Collins could always count on his biological father to make his life miserable, but the man's pursuit of ruining Ruth's Children Hospital was the worst part of it all. Now, with his father dying, there was a chance for Daniel to take over the family trust that controlled the hospital. The main condition of the trust? He needed to be married.

The problem was, he didn't even have a boyfriend, let alone a husband.

He did, however, have a best friend who saved him more than once over the years.

Noa Alana had a comfortable job in the company he helped create, but he had been feeling restless lately. Daniel coming to him with the most bizarre idea Noa had heard in a while wasn't exactly the change he was waiting for, but he would never say no to helping his best friend.

A fake marriage could bring out something new between them, but the question was鈥攚ere they ready to risk their friendship for the unknown?]]> 176 Megan Linden Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.54 2022
author: Megan Linden
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2023/12/31
shelves: to-read
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]]> 49254680
Discovering the whole truth about John and Gina Daley鈥檚 homicide sets off a series of events that will change Dex and Sloane鈥檚 lives forever. As buried secrets rise to the surface and new truths are revealed, Dex and Sloane鈥檚 love for each other is put to the test, with more than their relationship on the line. If traversing the waters of murder and secret government agencies wasn鈥檛 enough, something inexplicable has been happening to Dex鈥攁nd nothing will ever be the same.]]> 309 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 4
Like, cheese has less holes that this plot but you know what

I live for this lmao]]> 4.42 2016
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2023/12/31
date added: 2023/12/31
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These books are SO RIDICULOUS

Like, cheese has less holes that this plot but you know what

I live for this lmao
]]> 53921926
The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland. So when she鈥檚 sent as a bride under the guise of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture its impenetrable defenses. And the defenses of its king.

Yet as she infiltrates her new home and gains a deeper understanding of the war to possess the bridge, Lara begins to question whether she鈥檚 the hero or the villain. And as her feelings for Aren transform from frosty hostility to fierce passion, Lara must choose which kingdom she鈥檒l save鈥� and which kingdom she鈥檒l destroy.

Passionate and violent, The Bridge Kingdom is a seductive fantasy perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.]]> 356 Danielle L. Jensen Agnieszka 3
Onto the second book~]]> 4.02 2018
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2023/07/25
date added: 2023/12/31
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Surprisingly, I am hooked (and shooketh).

Onto the second book~
]]> 49254683 292 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 2 4.24 2016
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2016
rating: 2
read at: 2023/12/31
date added: 2023/12/31
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No but like, it was so boring?? Why cant it all be as dramatic as the ending lol, this series is the best when it's ridiculously over the top
]]> 48903023
Cael Maddock is no stranger to heartache. As a Recon Agent for Destructive Delta, he has successfully maneuvered through the urban jungle that is New York City, picking up his own scars along the way. Yet nothing he鈥檚 ever faced has been more of a challenge than the heart of Ash Keeler, his supposedly straight teammate. Being in love isn鈥檛 the only danger he and Ash face as wounds reopen and new secrets emerge, forcing them to question old loyalties.]]> 336 Charlie Cochet Agnieszka 2
And why is this a fluffy harlequin all of the sudden

Where are my assholes

Why did the explosions and stuff only start happening 80% in

What is happening

This better get back on track or I'm gonna have words somebody]]> 4.16 2015
author: Charlie Cochet
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at: 2023/12/30
date added: 2023/12/30
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I'm sorry why did Ash get a personality transplant

And why is this a fluffy harlequin all of the sudden

Where are my assholes

Why did the explosions and stuff only start happening 80% in

What is happening

This better get back on track or I'm gonna have words somebody
]]> 36623175 399 Gregory Ashe 1636210937 Agnieszka 0 to-read 3.99 2017
author: Gregory Ashe
name: Agnieszka
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2023/12/29
shelves: to-read
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