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Jess is Currently Reading

Jess is currently reading

Forged in FIYAH: Celebrating Ten Years of Black Speculative Fiction

by DaVaun Sanders (Goodreads Author)

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Sep 14, 2026 07:42PM

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The Witch Below the Dreaming Wood

by H.G. Parry (Goodreads Author)

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The Book of the Dead

by Jonathan Strahan (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 29, 2026 11:48AM

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Jess’s Notes & Highlights

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

9 notes & 54 highlights

You have been here for less than five minutes. There is no reason to assume that anything has gone wrong.

Vernon writes such relatable characters.

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“We have seasons when we flourish and seasons when the leaves fall from us, revealing our bare bones. Given time, they grow again.”
― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

tags: wintering

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“The lesson you receive from The Chronicles of Narnia is that reality is not where it’s at, my friend, so get out by any point of egress you can find and get into somewhere better.”
― John Joseph Adams, Other Worlds Than These

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“Wherever the good letters had fallen like stars, souls flashed forth from formerly blank faces. People danced in puddles, muddy to their waists. Kissed each other. Clasped hands. Spoke tenderly. Wept.”
― E. Lily Yu, On Fragile Waves

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“It was strange, Sari thought, that girls' joy in their own freedom was so often the thing that made men want to turn them into wives.”
― Sam Cohen, Sarahland

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“You ask for happiness, Ms. Stuart. Certainly, that’s what everyone wants–Aristotle said happiness is the ultimate goal of all people, and that the desire for wealth and fame and power are all just paths to happiness. And yet…happiness…it’s a bit abstract, isn’t it? As the front door says, I deal in antiquities and tangibles. Which is not to say I can’t cope with more aspirational requests–if you asked for the aforementioned wealth or power, or for youth, or beauty, or inspiration, I have items that can grant all those wishes. But happiness… Can you be a bit more specific? Can you tell me what would make you happy?”
― Tim Pratt, Antiquities and Tangibles and Other Stories

tags: antiques, happiness, magic, superhero, wealth

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