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Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson

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Maybe it’s like a death, and the minister and my father—and probably me—will all look at our watches and one of us will say, “Well, this is it. I’m calling it. Four thirty-four. Wedding’s not going to happen, folks.”

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Alli’s Quotes

“That was what magic did. It revealed the heart of who you'd been before life took away your belief in the possible. It gave back the world all lonely children longed for.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House

tags: fiction, leigh-bardugo, loneliness, magic, ninth-house

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“When it woke Cardenia up, Marce sounded like he was two cavemen having a very urgent conversation with each other about discovering fire, or hunting a feral hog, or something else along that line.”
― John Scalzi, The Last Emperox

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“She read paperbacks too, one after the next like she was chain-smoking—romance, science fiction, old pulp fantasy. All she wanted to do was sit, unbothered in a circle of lamplight, and live someone else’s life.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

tags: books, books-reading, library, reading

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Modern Library 100 Best Novels — 74 members — last activity Apr 15, 2012 06:37AM
For anyone who wants to read the novels modern library rated at the 100 best, especially if they would like to argue why they aren't the 100 best and ...more

Dystopias and Social Critiques — 1006 members — last activity Apr 01, 2026 12:51PM
This is a group for all the fans of Dystopias out there. Share your favorite dystopias, get new recommendations, and talk with other fans about this e ...more

Vaginal Fantasy Book Club — 16219 members — last activity Apr 01, 2026 05:20AM
Forum for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club hosted by Felicia Day, Veronica Belmont, Kiala Kazebee and Bonnie Burton. From January 2012 to April 2018, the ...more

YAlit — 151 members — last activity Aug 25, 2015 06:34PM
Goodreads group formed for /r/YAlit Young Adult literature isn't exclusive to only young adults, so here's a place for both the young and the young a ...more