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Olivia Atwater writes whimsical historical fantasy with a hint of satire. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her fantastic, prose-inspiring husband and her two cats. When she told her second-grade history teacher that she wanted to work with history someday, she is fairly certain this isn't what either party had in mind. She has been, at various times, a historical re-enactor, a professional witch at a metaphysical supply store, a web developer, and a vending machine repairperson.

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The Teller of Small Fortunes is a lovely cosy fantasy about tiny fortunes, baked goods, ugly cats, and all of the small things that matter. It was an original, enjoyable book that warmed me up on a crummy day.

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Honestly, this dark academia fantasy had me at "scary faeries", and it only got better from there. By turns wondrous, haunting, and mysterious, The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door asks big q
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The Last Gifts of the Universe is wistful, loving, and indescribably beautiful. I'd call it required reading for the end of the world.

While I do read science-fiction on occasion, it takes a truly amazing science-fiction novel for me to really dig in.
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“There is such a thing as evil in this world,” Elias told her quietly. “It does not help to look away from it. It does not even help, necessarily, to look at it.” His fingers brushed through her hair, and she shivered. “But sometimes, when you cannot force the world to come to its senses, you must settle only for wiping away some of the small evils in front of you.”
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“I have known many human beings with a full soul to their name who do not have half so much compassion or practicality as you.”
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“She had little effort to spare for making unpleasant men more comfortable.”
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What book would you like to read for our September 2025 Group Read? The theme is Whimsy.

 
  18 votes 31.0%

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Fantasy, Magical Realism
 
  11 votes 19.0%

Circe by Madeline Miller
Fantasy, Mythology
 
  10 votes 17.2%

 
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  3 votes 5.2%

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Fantasy, Romance
 
  2 votes 3.4%

Wendy's Ever After by Julie Wright
Fantasy, Romance
 
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald
Childrens, Fantasy
 
  2 votes 3.4%

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