Ship of Magic
By Robin Hobb
It's been 26-27 years since I first read this and I'm so glad I've dived back in after all this time. Robin Hobb writes fantasy with grit, with...
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Featured Lists
Spookily Ever After
Spooky season reads from cozy to spicy romance
From addabook_admin
Mmm... Brains!
Despite the spooky season, this isn't actually a book list about brain-eating zombies. These books explore how the brain works (and when it doesn't) and what that tells us about our own sense of self. Are we really who we think we are?
From addabook_admin
For a Better Tomorrow
Amongst these titles, you'll find:
- Inspiring stories of resisting tyrannic governments
- Communities coming together in times of need
- Persistent, relentless showing up for civil rights and justice
- Guidance on what makes for effective, sustainable resistance movements
- Hope that a better tomorrow is within reach if we fight for it
Recent Notes
Crossings
By Ben Goldfarb
Introduction: cliff swallow morphology evolution driven by road selection pressures; disproportionate impact of "road effect"--just 1% of earth...
Lone Wolf
By Jodi Picoult
Does anyone write ethically and/or morally thought-provoking (but still incredibly readable) books as well as Jodi Picoult? "Lone Wolf" tackles the...
How to Survive Camping
By Bonnie Quinn
Somehow cozy, despite being filled with horrific ends for a lot of people. Absolutely overflowing with unnamed cryptids, small town pettiness,...
The Boys in the Light
By Nina Willner
Almost was down to an okay, but man, the last 100 pages pack a punch. The beginning was very hard to get through, very basic background information...
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
By Emily Krempholtz
I loved getting to hear the inner struggles of both characters. The ending seemed a bit rushed.