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Rifa’s 2024 Year in Books
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"Ann-Marie MacDonald's love of nineteenth-century British literature is paid worthy respect in Fayne, written in perfect encapsulation of the archaic prose stylings of the Brontës, Austin, and Dickens. Though perhaps the most prevalent in MacDonald's "
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"Sybil Baker's While You Were Gone wears it's influences way out on it's sleeve. The story of three sisters - one of whom does contemplate Checkov - and their growth from the death of their mother in adolescence to the various ways their lives turn ou"
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"Readers looking for a straightforward mystery that pulls its punches and mixes just enough fantasy to be fun will enjoy Barbara Kyle's The Deadly Trade. Natalie Sinclair runs a not-for-profit animal protection, rescue, and rehousing organization and "
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"A love letter to a less-than-nice place featuring less-than-likeable characters doing less-than-agreeable things. Antoinette Carone's Hotel of the Siren relies on the romanticization of Italy by anyone who has never been there to tell an improbable s"
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“When things go wrong, people often look for someone else to blame instead of accepting responsibility. Pointing fingers is easier than acknowledging the truth.”
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“While staring at him, Laurie sighed deeply and said, "See Ethan, Love isn't always about flowers and chocolates, maybe it's about sacrifices or giving everything you're willing to offer to see your lover happy."
As she continued, she closed her eyes "Others couldn't since they weren't their lovers, but some people were able to. Since you ultimately mean nothing to those who mean the fucking world to you, it hurts to witness other people suffer while being unable to provide comfort."
Ethan immediately stood up and kneeled in front of Laurie as she cried angrily "I know! Laurie, I apologize. Because of how much you mean to me, that is why I came here today.”
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As she continued, she closed her eyes "Others couldn't since they weren't their lovers, but some people were able to. Since you ultimately mean nothing to those who mean the fucking world to you, it hurts to witness other people suffer while being unable to provide comfort."
Ethan immediately stood up and kneeled in front of Laurie as she cried angrily "I know! Laurie, I apologize. Because of how much you mean to me, that is why I came here today.”
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“I struggle to speak from my heart because I've been taught to silence my emotions. I've been conditioned to think my opinion doesn't matter and no one wants to hear it. But that's not true. That's not how I should conduct myself moving forward I'm going to surround myself with people who want to check in on me, and who genuinely care about my well-being.”
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“There are set rules in the world and goodness is with regulations. If you were the only one in the world, you surely can do whatever at your will. But unfortunately everyone has tongue in this world, so stop being self centered.”
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“The word love is nothing unless we make it more thank just a word and to do that, we can’t have fear because when you are in love you will truly know it damn well.”
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“There are two types of people in this world; those that make life easy and those that make life difficult
It's up to you to choose which one you want to be.”
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It's up to you to choose which one you want to be.”
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“Being in love makes you crazy, It's not the feeling but the thoughts around it. How you behave, thinking of every single action more than one time, trying to find hidden meanings in random words or happenings. Being in love is undeniably linked to overthinking.”
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“Everything in this world is mutually exclusive and everything has its natural enemies, so even if you are a ghost, you should still be cautious; it is better not to be too arrogant.”
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