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“One reads books in order to gain the privilege of living more than one life....”
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“We are often more tender to the dead than to the living, though it is the living who need our tenderness most.”
― Underland: A Deep Time Journey
― Underland: A Deep Time Journey
“But the wind always swept my words away like cloud shadows, as if it mattered more that I said them, than who heard them.”
― Wolf Hollow
― Wolf Hollow
“The more that is taken away, the more clearly will thou see what is left behind. It is true of Magnus sleeping there in his disguise of fiery fur, and it is true of worldly possessions, and it is true of the human heart.”
― Lake in the Clouds
― Lake in the Clouds
“My library was -- all libraries are -- a place of ultimate refuge, a wild and sacred space where meanings are manageable precisely because they aren't binding; and where illusion is comfortingly real.”
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Cozy Mysteries
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For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more
Witches, Weres, and Vamps, Oh MY!
— 3920 members
— last activity May 21, 2026 09:19AM
Let’s not forget Fairies, Ghosts, Djinn, Angels, Demons and everything else Paranormal! If you are into Paranormal Fiction this is the group for you. ...more
Urban Fantasy
— 5135 members
— last activity Oct 20, 2025 11:48AM
Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings--as oppose ...more
City of Elua - A Jacqueline Carey Fan Group
— 199 members
— last activity Dec 06, 2024 05:37AM
A group for fans of Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's series. ...more
Young Adult Fiction for Adults
— 11256 members
— last activity 5 hours, 4 min ago
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more
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