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Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder

by Asako Yuzuki

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Foreclosure Gothic

by Harris Lahti

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Beautyland

by Marie-Helene Bertino (Goodreads Author)

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Hayle’s Notes & Highlights

I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger

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He’d captured her joy and untamable hair and even the scarlet grandeur of her cheekbone birthmark—it had a gentle S-curve like a river glyph.

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“Though she be but little, she is fierce!”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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“You're asking the cyborg fugitive and the wild animal to be the welcoming committee? That's adorable.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cress

tags: authors, cyborgs, funny-quote, humour, wolves

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Penryn and the End of Days Re-Read — 874 members — last activity Feb 22, 2016 08:26AM
We’re re-reading Susan Ee's Penryn and the End of Days series! In the build-up to the publication of END OF DAYS in May, we’ll be taking a look back a ...more

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The best writers are also readers.

Young Adult Fiction for Adults — 11079 members — last activity Feb 18, 2026 03:53AM
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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This group is for everyone to share their love of New Adult fiction - the rapidly growing catagory for books that have the same coming of age feel as ...more

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