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Eddy Reads (she/her)
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The question on everyone's mind: what's Eddy reading? #BookSky
Just another bookseller keen to chit chat about all of the #books I'm spending time with. Love #poetry #fiction #fantasy #memoir and more.
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A cream coloured background that reads "October 2025 Reading Wrap Up." Next to the cover of Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson: When I saw there was a new book out by the author of Speak, which was my favourite book in the 8th grade, I thought, “sure, why not?” Rebellion 1776 is clearly a researched work. It was neat to spend time in Boston in the 1770s, a time and place I spend very few hours thinking about. Though there were many threads to follow and quite a lot happened, this dragged a bit for me, the storytelling didn’t feel taut. Many of the mysteries introduced resolved a bit easily or inconsequentially. Still, this is a worthy work. It’s nice that youth can read about another time and place.
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Sloppy by Rax King
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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I love them so much??
October 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Okay that actually sounds perfect. Thank you for sharing!
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I'm obsessed with this cover. I have no idea what the book is about, but it's on my TBR list based on how striking it looks. Are you enjoying it?
September 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Yess! Such a good one.
September 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Uff that IS a sweet angel baby.
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Right? I was riveted.
September 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Yes.
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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4/4 wrap up pt. 4 #booksky
August 2025 Reading Wrap Up Graphic. The cover of Problematic Summer Romance. Each word of the title has a check mark next to it except for romance, which has a question mark. Above this are the cartoon legs of a man and a woman lounging on a patio on an Italian vacation. Three stars. The review: Pretty fun! Romcoms aren’t my main genre because it’s rare that I read one without ever getting the ick. Was Problematic Summer Romance ickless for me? It was not. Were there parts I enjoyed? Absolutely. Hazelwood really delivers on the fantasy of a hotter, more successful person swooping in during your lowest moment with your ex to really demonstrate to your former flame that they’ve fumbled the bag. The barrier stopping the two protagonists from getting together being entirely self-imposed is where I found myself a bit exasperated. It’s not that this is unrealistic to life, it just isn’t as narratively interesting to me as a reader as the characters requiring agency to navigate external barriers. Maybe a problematic summer romance, but not a problematic summer read.
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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3/4
August 2025 Reading Wrap Up Graphic. In the top, a cover of "Solitaria", which lis a light blue wall with light from an off-screen window rectangling it. Underneath is a beige and pink desk housing a plant and a knocked over mug of coffee. Three stars. The review: I appreciated this book more as social commentary on class disparities, race, and gender in Brazil than as reading material. By far the most compelling component for me was when the rooms of the home became the narrator. This truly sparkled. Some huge, impactful moments. I suspect I lack the context to truly grasp how impactful Solitaria is. Well worth a read. In the bottom, Sagittarius. The cover is white with a wide orange rectangle frame encompassing a smaller rectangle frame. Under the title is a black and white photograph of two women drinking a beverage at a table with a table cloth under a lamp indoors. The review: Another book I’m unable to rate because what?? This was my first Ginzburg and it was a ride. Sometimes I loved the writing, sometimes the stylized repetition was tiring. Sometimes the minutia was delicious, sometimes it felt extraneous. It seemed like Sagittarius was asking us to hold our breath waiting to find out what’s going to happen, but then it ended how it was always inevitably going to end, so nothing was really subverted. I want to talk to somebody about this book because without unpacking it, I’m truly not sure what to think. Please share your thoughts!
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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2/4 Reading wrap up con't 💙📚

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August 2025 Reading Wrap Up Graphic Two: The cover of "I Hope This Finds You Well" is pink with diagonal, 3d block letters. The bottom corner is orange and shows the legs of a person passed out next to their working desk. Three stars. The review: After getting busted for sending rude messages to her colleagues in white font in her emails, Jolene, the office outcast at a soulless multinational, gains access to all of her coworkers’ communications. Her employment and social status are precarious, and after she meets the kind, handsome new HR hire Cliff, she wants more than ever to hang onto her job. So why not use the intel she gains from illicitly reading her coworkers’ messages? The tension in this book ratchets up with each passing chapter. Jolene’s family dynamics were the most interesting part for me, the “will she get caught” fear the most propulsive. Jolene’s traumatic backstory on the other hand didn’t feel tidily integrated. That said, this was an enjoyable read. Recommend. Underneath, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The background is space with the title in a blue-to-green gradient. The review: Endlessly witty and wry, it’s obvious that this is a classic for a reason. I can see the impact it has had on literature since. For my sensibilities, it was at times a tad too clever to feel immersive, but it’s 100% clear why this is a staple of the genre.
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM