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“It was so gorgeous it almost felt like sadness.” This book tells the tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother, hoping to get over her grief and start a career as a graphic artist. She finds herself spending too much time staring out her window, though … … Continue reading Pages Feature: “The Lake” by Banana Yoshimoto
“Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can't fake a thought.”Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things You will be scared. But you won’t know why… I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It … Continue reading Pages Feature: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” by Iain Reid + Thoughts on the Netflix Adaptation
"In the depths of her amnesia there exists the reassuring sensation of having existed a thousand times through the desires of others." Adèle appears to have the perfect life: She is a successful journalist in Paris who lives in a beautiful apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But underneath the surface, she … Continue reading Pages Feature: Adèle by Leïla Slimani
“The past devours those naive enough to forget it.” The first in a fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction. For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his … Continue reading Pages Review: “A Song of Wraiths and Ruin” by Roseanne A. Brown
"There's a kind of freedom in defiance." Sirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she’s intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen’s next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo. And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life. Unveiled as the first soulguide … Continue reading INTL Blog Tour: Forest of Souls – Shamanborn #1 by Lori M. Lee (ARC)
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