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A Shot of Absinthe

by T.J. Dallas (Goodreads Author)

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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author)

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Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)

by Irvine Welsh

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Elien said: " DNF about 30% in, the writing style and language is just not for me. I tried very hard to like it though. "

Oct 19, 2023 06:15AM · see review

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Elien’s Notes & Highlights

Merry and Bright by N.R. Walker

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leaving behind a string of unhappy boyfriends because of his asexuality, Winter is all too happy to shelve the idea of dating forever.

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Elien’s Quotes

“If our love is a sin, then heaven must be full of such tender and selfless sinning as ours.”
― Radclyffe Hall, The Well of Loneliness

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“He kisses like Elliott Smith sings.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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“I felt purged and holy and ready for a new life.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar: A Novel Classic

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“...Paul realized he had been wrong all along to imagine his family wanted him to metamorphose into something softer and kinder and more docile. It was much simpler than that. All they actually wanted him to do was lie.”
― Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights

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“The strongest people aren't the ones who are born strong. They're the ones who know what it's like to be weak, and have a reason to get stronger. The ones who've been hurt. Who've had things they love taken from them. The ones with something to fight for.”
― Sam J. Miller, The Art of Starving

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