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“One reads books in order to gain the privilege of living more than one life....”
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“When you stopped to think about it, he reflected, there weren't many things in life one truly needed. To want too much was worse than greed: it was stupidity - a waste of precious time and effort.”
― The Dragonbone Chair
― The Dragonbone Chair
“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
“The desire to be loved is the last illusion
Give it up and you will be free.”
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Give it up and you will be free.”
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“Men speak in absolutes, women in uncertainties, and this often strikes us as a weakness in women, but it’s knowledge: a knowledge that we cannot know, not ever.”
― Gravity Is The Thing
― Gravity Is The Thing
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!
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— last activity Dec 29, 2025 07:26AM
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
— 5150 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
— 200 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
— 10991 members
— last activity Jan 01, 2026 02:04AM
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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