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Half City (Harker Academy, #1)

by Kate Golden (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: adult-fantasy, physical-books-i-own, currently-reading

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— Sep 18, 2026 09:55PM

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Every Summer After

by Carley Fortune (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: contemporary-fiction, romance, currently-reading

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson (Goodreads Author)

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Buzzwordathon — 6251 members — last activity Sep 03, 2026 01:34AM
The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through 7th). Each month will have a designa ...more

50 books to read before you die — 12123 members — last activity Aug 23, 2026 08:40PM
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Science and Natural History — 1135 members — last activity Sep 16, 2026 09:37AM
This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more