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	The Inadequacy of Words 4.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hyperemesis Gravidarum - The Definitive Guide by Caitlin Dean, Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not/Coming Out: A Charity Anthology by Kenzie Millar (editor), Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) (editor), Dewi Hargreaves (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Major Arcana: An anthology of short stories inspired by the tarot major arcana by Katherine Shaw (Goodreads Author), A.R.K. Horton (Goodreads Author), Emily Ansell (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hyperemesis Gravidarum: The Definitive Guide by Caitlin Dean, Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Coming Out: A Charity Anthology by Kenzie Millar, Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) (editor), Dewi Hargreaves (Goodreads Author) (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Torn Earth (Lesser Known Monsters, #3)

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Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, #1)

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Amanda Shortman said: " What can I say about this book? It is perhaps one of my favourite books ever, and that's saying something because there are a lot of books I love.

The worldbuilding in this book is delightful - magical books that have their own personalities, and whic ...more "

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A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1)

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I got this book after reading Sorcery of Thorns by the same author, as I wanted to spend more time wrapped in her words. Whilst I didn't enjoy it as much as Sorcery of Thorns, it was still an enchanting read, that captured the often disturbing manner ...more
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