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The Merge

by Grace Walker

bookshelves: sci-fi, currently-reading

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Jan 15, 2026 10:35PM

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The Everlasting

by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author)

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"maybe romantasy is not doomed after all..." — Dec 11, 2025 07:43AM

Dec 08, 2025 10:37PM

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

by Omar El Akkad (Goodreads Author)

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Nov 29, 2025 06:51PM

“You have such a great fear of freedom, brother. It's shackling you. You've identified so hard with the colonizer, you think any threat to them is a threat to you. When are you going to realize you can't be one of them?”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

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“Nice comes from the Latin word for “stupid”,’ said Griffin. ‘We do not want to be nice.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

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“That is not what you want, that is what you need. You are not made out of needs, you are made out of your dreams and desires.”
― Brom, Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

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“I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

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“He went back to his first morning in Oxford: climbing a sunny hill with Ramy, picnic basket in hand. Elderflower cordial. Warm brioche, sharp cheese, a chocolate tart for dessert. The air smelled like a promise, all of Oxford shone like an illumination, and he was falling in love.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

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