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read‎ (986)
dnf‎ (1)
young-adult‎ (786)
own‎ (700)
fiction‎ (558)
adult‎ (507)
fantasy‎ (242)
non-fiction‎ (234)
aus-authors‎ (182)
historical-fiction‎ (178)

available-at-library‎ (173)
favourite-authors‎ (163)
romance‎ (131)
comtemporary‎ (121)
childrens‎ (102)
australian‎ (90)
favourites‎ (89)
classics‎ (84)
dystopia‎ (69)
biography‎ (64)
paranormal‎ (57)
unavailable‎ (56)

adventure‎ (45)
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mystery‎ (43)
travel‎ (43)
war‎ (40)
re-reads‎ (32)
next-10‎ (30)
2025-challenges‎ (25)
2015-reading-challenge‎ (24)
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history‎ (4)
personal-development‎ (4)
spirituality‎ (4)
philosophy‎ (3)
thriller‎ (3)
2026-to-read‎ (2)
steampunk‎ (1)
verse‎ (1)

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Jess is Currently Reading

Jess is currently reading

The Barefoot Investor, Classic Edition

by Scott Pape

bookshelves: currently-reading, adult, aus-authors, australian, non-fiction, personal-development, self-help

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Feb 07, 2026 02:18PM

Jess is currently reading

The Briar Club

by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, adult, fiction, historical-fiction, mystery, 2026-challenges

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Feb 04, 2026 02:52PM

Jess is currently reading

The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living

by Ryan Holiday (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: adult, non-fiction, own, philosophy, personal-development, self-help, spirituality, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

read in December 2025

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Jan 03, 2026 04:16PM

Jess’s Quotes

“The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around”
― Laini Taylor, Strange the Dreamer

350 likes

“For anyone who wants it all,” she begins, “may you find something that is more than enough.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

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“That’s life. You’re always making decisions, taking paths that lead you away from the rest before you can see where they end. Maybe that’s why we as a species love stories so much. All those chances for do-overs, opportunities to live the lives we’ll never have.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

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“Maybe it’s possible to have more than one home. Maybe it’s possible to belong in a hundred different ways to a hundred different people and places.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers

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