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WWW Wednesday: 18/6/25
Hello, happy Wednesday! It’s been super hot this week, I accidentally sunburned the back of my neck at work on Monday – I’ve never sunburned before, oops. I’m off to London at the end of the week to visit my sister, so I’m looking forward to that! WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted…
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Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert
Synopsis: Herne the hunter, mischief-maker, spirit of the forest, leader of the wild hunt, hurtles through the centuries pursued by his creator. A shapeshifter, Herne dons many guises as he slips and ripples through time – at candlelit Twelfth Night revels, at the spectacular burning of the Crystal Palace, at an acid-laced Sixties party. Wherever…
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The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
Synopsis: In a world without privacy, what is the cost of freedom? Sara is returning home from a conference abroad when agents from the Risk Assessment Administration pull her aside at the airport and inform her that she will commit a crime. Using data from her dreams, their algorithm has determined that she presents an…
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WWW Wednesday: 11/6/25
Happy Wednesday! I’m finally back on the WWW train after a couple of weeks. Busy as always, but I am really pleased the sun has come back out, even if the weather app says its only for today. WWW Wednesday is a weekly recap meme hosted by Sam over at Taking on a World of Words,…
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The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst
Synopsis: Terlu Perna broke the law because she was lonely. She cast a spell and created a magically sentient spider plant. As punishment, she was turned into a wooden statue and tucked away into an alcove in the North Reading Room of the Great Library of Alyssium. This should have been the end of her…
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The Serpent Called Mercy by Roanne Lau
Synopsis: The Witcher meets Squid Game in this Malaysian Chinese-inspired epic fantasy novel where a debt-ridden slumdog joins an illegal monster-fighting arena for some fast coin, but quickly learns the most dangerous beasts are outside the ring. Lythlet and her only friend Desil are shackled to a life of debt and poverty that she fears they will never…
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