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Reflecting on January Reading: A Monthly Wrap-Up of Books, Highlights, and Book Mail
January often feels like a fresh page, a chance to set new goals and embrace new experiences. Here are my 2026 reading resolutions. If you’re looking for book recommendations or inspiration to start your own reading journey, this post will offer a detailed glimpse into a month well spent with books. Publisher Mail Cape Fever by Nadia Davids is a richly atmospheric and emotionally resonant novel set in South Africa in the 1920s, within a British colonial society defined by ri
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Feb 63 min read


A Journey Through November Reads
Book Club Book A Tale for the Time Being Ruth Ozeki A Tale for the Time Being is a novel of striking ambition. It blends themes of time, identity, and cross-cultural connection. Ozeki’s premise—Nao’s diary washing ashore in Canada—draws Ruth into the mystery of the girl’s life. This inventive concept is initially enchanting. Nao’s voice is sharp, insightful, and often profoundly moving. Her reflections on bullying, displacement, and Zen philosophy form the novel’s emotional
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Dec 2, 20252 min read


October Reading Wrap-Up 🎃📚
October always feels like the perfect month to curl up with a dark, twisty book, and this year didn’t disappoint. Highlight My standout read for this month was Small Boat . Inspired by the 2021 Channel disaster, in which 27 migrants drowned, Small Boat is a stark, unsettling novella. It examines responsibility, complicity, and the failures of empathy. Told through the perspective of a French radio operator accused of negligence, the story unfolds as a relentless stream of th
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Oct 26, 20254 min read


September Reading Wrap-up
🍂 September Reading Wrap-Up: A Journey Through Dark Thrills and Unexpected Love Stories 🍂 September has been a month filled with dark thrills, unexpected love stories, and thought-provoking non-fiction. My reading pile took me on quite the ride. From unsettling psychological suspense and chilling cult mysteries to tender magical realism and sharp cultural critique, some books gripped me with their atmosphere. Others left me questioning believability, while a few were simpl
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Sep 29, 20252 min read


April reading wrap-up
Here’s a quick look back at the books that kept me company in April
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Apr 23, 20255 min read


Fairy Tale by Stephen King - Review
This book is different from King’s usual stuff and not at all what I expected going in. It’s still got his signature pacing and...
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Sep 24, 20243 min read
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