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timestamps:
0:44 best book
2:37 best sequel
4:02 new release
5:40 biggest disappointment (s)
9:16 biggest surprise
10:50 new author
13:17 newest fictional crush
14:35 favorite character
17:05 most beautiful book
18:11 books to read before end of year
join me as i discuss the below - we've got barnes and noble book recommendations, literary fiction recommendations; book reviews and recommendations galore!
books discussed:
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Bunny by Mona Awad
Rouge by Mona Awad
This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
Piranesi by Suzanna Clarke
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell explores the phenomenon of magical thinking, drawing inspiration from Joan Didion’s book “The Year of Magical Thinking” examining how cognitive biases such as the “Halo effect” and “Sunk Cost Fallacy” shape our beliefs and behaviors. This nonfiction book recommendation will have you feeling at peace and understanding with yourself and your anxiety.
In The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern, a traveling circus that only appears at night, two illusionists compete in a magical game that spans years and continents, unaware that only one can survive.
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber came after Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber. In this young adult fantasy book, we continue to follow Evangeline Fox's journey through many beautiful quaint places. Her path continues to intertwine with Jack’s; as they go on a quest for several stones to unlock an arch. Contains love, vampires, cozy places, sacrifice, revelation, time, destiny, curses…. this is a great YA fantasy recommendation for anyone looking for a book to read at the beach! Another great book by Stephanie Garber is Caravel, another young adult fantasy book recommendation.
In Bunny by Mona Awad, a great TikTok book recommendation, we experience the spellbinding new novel from one of our most fearless chroniclers of the female experience, Mona Awad, Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination.
In Rouge by Mona Awad we find a dark, satirical, greek mythology retelling/fairy tale about how isolating and ludicrous our current zeitgeist’s obsession with beauty can be + how it impacts the already complex mother/daughter relationship.
In Tom Lake by Ann Patchett we spend time with a wholesome family together on cherry farm for COVID. This is a great literary fiction book recommendation about a self aware sweet relatable mom telling the story of her acting days and how she used to date a movie star even though she loves her quiet life. Look no further than Tom Lake for literary fiction recommendations.
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