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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
A cookie cutter palate cleanser with corny plotlines and even corner dialogue, but somehow Yarros makes it work.
Maya Johansen
Jul 16, 20241 min read


When I Sing, Mountains Dance- Irene Solà
One of the only times I condone judging a book by its cover. Solà's beautiful short stories can convert even the most devout novel lover.
Maya Johansen
Jul 16, 20242 min read


The Serpents and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
A palate cleanser should be refreshing and simple. This came through in the protagonist's frustrating simple-mindedness.
Maya Johansen
Jul 16, 20243 min read


Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
A provocative narrative on homosexuality written by a Black man? It's enough to send any conservative reader to an early grave.
Maya Johansen
Jul 1, 20242 min read


Vicious by V.E Schwab
A novel for those who wonder if they were bitten by a spider or chucked off a building they'd suddenly develop superhuman abilities.
Maya Johansen
Jul 1, 20243 min read


Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
In this chapter of 'Convoluted Russian Literature: is it pretentious and over-celebrated drivel or deserving of its infamy?' is Dostoevsky..
Maya Johansen
Jun 21, 20231 min read
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