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By Andy Weir. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Human beings have a remarkable ability to accept the abnormal and make it normal.” “Settled.” He puts his claw against the divider. “Fist my bump.” I laugh and put my knuckles against the xenonite. “Fist-bump. It’s just ‘fist-bump.’” “Understand.” Project Hail Mary is an imaginative, emotionally
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.” Re reading Twilight
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.” Re-reading Midnight Sun for only the second time since it was published felt like visiting an old friend. Stepping back into this world again was surprisingly emotional, and it reminded me just how
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Now you know," I said lightly, and shrugged. "No one's ever loved anyone as much as I love you.” Re-reading Breaking Dawn felt like coming home. Out of all the books in the series, this has always been my favourite, and returning to
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures.” Re-reading Eclipse felt like returning to the point in the series where everything finally collides. After the longing of Twilight and the heartbreak of New Moon, this book brings conflict, choice, and intensity
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Sometimes you have to learn to love what's good for you.” Re-reading New Moon after so many years was an emotional experience in a completely different way to Twilight. This book marked a shift in the series, and returning to it now reminded me just
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By Stephanie Meyer. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.” Re reading Twilight
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By Deborah Harkness. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5. “No act of creation has ever been painless,” she continued. “Miracles should leave a mark, so that we can remember how precious they are.” Marcus Whitmore was made a vampire in the eighteenth century. Over two hundred years later, he finds himself in love with Phoebe
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By Gregory Maguire. I went into Wicked with very high expectations. The theatre show has been one of my all-time favourites for years, and I have lost count of how many times I’ve watched the film adaptation. The music, the characters, the story, all of it has such a
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By Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "On Wednesdays, we wear pink." Film? ✔️ West End? ✔️ Book? ✔️ I have always loved Mean Girls. Honestly, who doesn’t? It’s one of the most quotable films ever made, with an incredible cast, and even here in the book world it inspires themed bookstacks
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By Suzanne Collins. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The snow may fall, but the sun also rises.” Screaming, Crying, Throwing Up. As someone who holds The Hunger Games series among my all-time favourite books and films, Sunrise on the Reaping felt like coming home, albeit a home soaked in grief, blood and rebellion. It is
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By W. Bruce Cameron. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "But at that moment mostly what I felt was peace, secure in the knowledge that by living my life the way I had, everything had come down to this moment. I had fulfilled my purpose". I read this in under two days and genuinely