Cassie 🤍
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I like to post what I read and what I thought of it. Tell me what your favorite book is 😊📚
My best friend passed away very unexpectedly today. I miss him and just wanted to share a bit of him and his spirit somehow someway ❤️ I’ll never know a love like his again and I’m just so grateful I had the chance to know it at all
August 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
My best friend passed away very unexpectedly today. I miss him and just wanted to share a bit of him and his spirit somehow someway ❤️ I’ll never know a love like his again and I’m just so grateful I had the chance to know it at all
Rin is an outsider in a military academy and must work hard to hold her spot. Until war breaks out and she finds herself on the front lines of an impossible war, unless she calls upon the Gods. Incredible book. It is violent but all rooted in the truth of what happened to China during WWII
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July 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Rin is an outsider in a military academy and must work hard to hold her spot. Until war breaks out and she finds herself on the front lines of an impossible war, unless she calls upon the Gods. Incredible book. It is violent but all rooted in the truth of what happened to China during WWII
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Say Nothing follows stories of the people at the height of The Troubles in N. Ireland and the decades long impact of guerrilla warfare. It begs the question as to how far people will go for their ideologies & how violence is perceived and punished depending on who the perpetrators are.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Say Nothing follows stories of the people at the height of The Troubles in N. Ireland and the decades long impact of guerrilla warfare. It begs the question as to how far people will go for their ideologies & how violence is perceived and punished depending on who the perpetrators are.
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Never read this in school and wanted to pick it up now. It’s a classic for good reason and an interesting read during times in which we have seen flecks of humanity peel away. As the boys succumb to barbarism we see their pitfalls in real time and unveil the cruciality of institutions.
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July 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Never read this in school and wanted to pick it up now. It’s a classic for good reason and an interesting read during times in which we have seen flecks of humanity peel away. As the boys succumb to barbarism we see their pitfalls in real time and unveil the cruciality of institutions.
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This nordic romantasy follows Freya, a woman with a drop of God’s blood that she has tried to keep hidden. When it’s ultimately discovered she is forced into a marriage and used as a weapon to be controlled, but Freya controls her own fate. Solid, but not my favorite. Lmk if you liked it
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July 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This nordic romantasy follows Freya, a woman with a drop of God’s blood that she has tried to keep hidden. When it’s ultimately discovered she is forced into a marriage and used as a weapon to be controlled, but Freya controls her own fate. Solid, but not my favorite. Lmk if you liked it
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June 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A diviner is near the end of her service when a boy king comes, his knights in tow, to have his future read. What comes next for the faithful harbinger, the knight, and the king, is a tale of adventure and loss. An incredible book and an amazing follow after the Shepard King duology.
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June 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A diviner is near the end of her service when a boy king comes, his knights in tow, to have his future read. What comes next for the faithful harbinger, the knight, and the king, is a tale of adventure and loss. An incredible book and an amazing follow after the Shepard King duology.
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I almost put this down after the fist chapter and I’m so glad I didn’t. I loved this and became enthralled by the writing, story (or lack thereof), and the ridiculous meaningless of it all. It is heartbreaking, but I left it feeling grateful for the simplicity of life & the love we share
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May 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I almost put this down after the fist chapter and I’m so glad I didn’t. I loved this and became enthralled by the writing, story (or lack thereof), and the ridiculous meaningless of it all. It is heartbreaking, but I left it feeling grateful for the simplicity of life & the love we share
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Bly is a human living between
vampires and witches. She is forced to play their games this year to fulfill a desperate dream after a tragedy in her life. This one just didn’t click with me. It felt rushed and the writing wasn’t believable. Let me know if you felt differently though :)
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vampires and witches. She is forced to play their games this year to fulfill a desperate dream after a tragedy in her life. This one just didn’t click with me. It felt rushed and the writing wasn’t believable. Let me know if you felt differently though :)
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May 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bly is a human living between
vampires and witches. She is forced to play their games this year to fulfill a desperate dream after a tragedy in her life. This one just didn’t click with me. It felt rushed and the writing wasn’t believable. Let me know if you felt differently though :)
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vampires and witches. She is forced to play their games this year to fulfill a desperate dream after a tragedy in her life. This one just didn’t click with me. It felt rushed and the writing wasn’t believable. Let me know if you felt differently though :)
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Maryse and her friends are monster hunters & the monsters they hunt live inside klan members, feeding off hate. The sci-fi horror made me want to crawl out of my skin. All while I fell in love with the friendships and was devastated by the details of life as a black woman in the 1920s south.
May 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Maryse and her friends are monster hunters & the monsters they hunt live inside klan members, feeding off hate. The sci-fi horror made me want to crawl out of my skin. All while I fell in love with the friendships and was devastated by the details of life as a black woman in the 1920s south.
My not-so-guilty, guilty pleasure will always be romantasy books. I love them when I need some quick entertainment. Quicksilver is fast-paced with good world building. We follow Saeris, a human who finds herself in a world of Fae and is tasked with saving them from an ever present war.
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May 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My not-so-guilty, guilty pleasure will always be romantasy books. I love them when I need some quick entertainment. Quicksilver is fast-paced with good world building. We follow Saeris, a human who finds herself in a world of Fae and is tasked with saving them from an ever present war.
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I loved this book and didn’t expect to. Moshfegh is able to write about a year of basically nothingness for a privileged white woman that is ensconced in awareness. No, she is not likable but her journey contains insights nonetheless and left me feeling sad and tender and a bit hopeful
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May 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I loved this book and didn’t expect to. Moshfegh is able to write about a year of basically nothingness for a privileged white woman that is ensconced in awareness. No, she is not likable but her journey contains insights nonetheless and left me feeling sad and tender and a bit hopeful
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Montag is a firefighter in a future where the job has evolved to burning books. Censorship serves to achieve ultimate equality of thought and prevent diversity of ideas. Realizing he is unhappy in a world of homogeneity and meaninglessness, he seeks to work against his job’s purpose.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Montag is a firefighter in a future where the job has evolved to burning books. Censorship serves to achieve ultimate equality of thought and prevent diversity of ideas. Realizing he is unhappy in a world of homogeneity and meaninglessness, he seeks to work against his job’s purpose.
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Orwell’s fairy tale tells the story of a farm’s rebellion against the tyranny of humans only to find themselves under a new totalitarian regime. It lays out the use of fear, propaganda, lies, and even hope as tools of oppression. Read about tyranny, it is critical now more than ever.
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April 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Orwell’s fairy tale tells the story of a farm’s rebellion against the tyranny of humans only to find themselves under a new totalitarian regime. It lays out the use of fear, propaganda, lies, and even hope as tools of oppression. Read about tyranny, it is critical now more than ever.
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A short and rather philosophical read. We follow a borderline sociopathic protagonist as he moves through normal life until a day at the beach alters his fate. A reflective portrayal of individual freedoms and the absurdity of norms. I’d recommend but it is a bit stark in its morality
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April 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A short and rather philosophical read. We follow a borderline sociopathic protagonist as he moves through normal life until a day at the beach alters his fate. A reflective portrayal of individual freedoms and the absurdity of norms. I’d recommend but it is a bit stark in its morality
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DNF-ing this (for now). Want to give it another try since the concept is interesting and I love complicated & “unlikable” female characters. However really struggled through this book and need a break. If you’ve read it, let me know what you liked about it :)
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March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
DNF-ing this (for now). Want to give it another try since the concept is interesting and I love complicated & “unlikable” female characters. However really struggled through this book and need a break. If you’ve read it, let me know what you liked about it :)
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Loved following Jane on her journey. We see her orphaned and stuck in an abusive home until she gets sent away to school and the world opens for her. I loved following this strong woman who remains true to herself and her morals throughout the tribulations of her self discovery
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March 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Loved following Jane on her journey. We see her orphaned and stuck in an abusive home until she gets sent away to school and the world opens for her. I loved following this strong woman who remains true to herself and her morals throughout the tribulations of her self discovery
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A gripping and short read. We follow a biologist and three other women who enter in an expedition to the mysterious Area X, a region of land that has been reclaimed by nature and where little is known. Their expedition becomes thwarted as Area X contaminates them. Thrilling and unexpected
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February 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A gripping and short read. We follow a biologist and three other women who enter in an expedition to the mysterious Area X, a region of land that has been reclaimed by nature and where little is known. Their expedition becomes thwarted as Area X contaminates them. Thrilling and unexpected
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Circe tells the story of this goddess through a very different lens than we have seen her before. It’s a story of a woman finding herself and her humanity despite the cruelty of immortal divinity. I loved this book and Madeline Miller’s writing is just perfect.
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February 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Circe tells the story of this goddess through a very different lens than we have seen her before. It’s a story of a woman finding herself and her humanity despite the cruelty of immortal divinity. I loved this book and Madeline Miller’s writing is just perfect.
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A novella that had me delighted and frustrated. Our main character finds himself in hell with a demon who sentences each new arrival to a unique hell. Soren ends up in essentially the library of babel looking for one specific book. A tale of loneliness, the human spirit, and eternity.
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February 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A novella that had me delighted and frustrated. Our main character finds himself in hell with a demon who sentences each new arrival to a unique hell. Soren ends up in essentially the library of babel looking for one specific book. A tale of loneliness, the human spirit, and eternity.
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This book has some of the best reviews for a fantasy novel. However, I was disappointed. M.L. Wang is a beautiful writer but I found the narrative slow, the character development sudden, and the tragedy unnecessary. Many people feel differently so give it a read regardless & lmk what u think!
February 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This book has some of the best reviews for a fantasy novel. However, I was disappointed. M.L. Wang is a beautiful writer but I found the narrative slow, the character development sudden, and the tragedy unnecessary. Many people feel differently so give it a read regardless & lmk what u think!
Brutally sad from start to finish yet filled with immense displays of compassion, humanity, and hope. Loved every second of this book
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January 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Brutally sad from start to finish yet filled with immense displays of compassion, humanity, and hope. Loved every second of this book
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