Manda Simas

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Manda Simas

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The Purple Prince

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The Purple Prince (The River Dream, #1)

by Sebastien Menkes (Goodreads Author)

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The Ashen Viper

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The Ashen Viper (The Forahm Papers, #1)

by Joseph John Lee (Goodreads Author)

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An Exile of Water...

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An Exile of Water & Gold (The Song of the Sleepers, #1)

by Joshua Walker (Goodreads Author)

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Manda’s Notes & Highlights

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Into the Churn by Hayley Reese Chow

“Surface rat gonna surf.”

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“He shouldn't need a weapon here - this was his home.”
― Katee Stein, Earthbound

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“This room was meant for them.”
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