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Stephen Poltz is currently reading

The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1)

by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author)

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read in May 2025

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Stephen Poltz said: " I was very surprised by this book. It’s a murder mystery wrapped in a fantasy world with giant sea creatures which attack the city during the rainy season. I think this is the first murder mystery I thoroughly enjoyed. I was able to follow the progre ...more "

May 27, 2026 12:13AM · see review

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Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

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Part II is much more interesting for some. The first part I think was too in line with the little I remember from the original myth. I'm about to check Wikipedia for the story of Ariadne. well I looked up Ariadne and Phaedra. Those were quick spoilers.

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“Linc remembered the dark thrill he felt. It started in his chest, just below his heart, and traveled down his body, ending at his groin. It was like a seed had been planted in him, and it now bloomed. The tendrils snaked through his veins, the leaves unfurling in his bloodstream. He couldn't speak, afraid that he would spit up leaves and petals.”
― Craig Laurance Gidney, A Spectral Hue

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“Sometimes people need to lie to themselves most of all.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

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