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Toshikazu Kawaguchi offers insight to an age-old question in his novel Before the coffee gets cold, which forces readers to contemplate something most people have thought at least once in their life: what would you do if you could go back in time? The novel, set in a café with the ability to offer people…
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B.K Borison’s First-Time Caller is a rom-com for the ages and a fresh take on what it means to find love when you least expect it. There have been high expectations for this book since well before its release, with plenty of readers and even famed BookTokers calling it one of their most anticipated releases…
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A heart wrenching tale about what it means to love, lose, and find yourself, A Mark on My Soul details the coming out of a teenage boy scared of what everyone else has to say. After Noah comes out to his friends, family, and the internet (perhaps the scariest place to be for a high…
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History is All You Left Me is a heartbreaking tale of first love and grief, as Adam Silvera expertly navigates what it means to have love and have lost. Griffin and Theo have been as thick as thieves since meeting as kids and ultimately pursuing a monastic relationship as teenagers. They fall in love rapidly,…
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The highly anticipated sequel to Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing, Iron Flame picks up right where its predecessor left off, with Violet recovering from injuries in the aftermath of the War Games while discovering the truth: the rebellion is alive and well, spearheaded by Xaden. She is kept in the dark because of her inability to…
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In this work where Divergent meets dragons, Rebecca Yarros has so much to say about the fantastical world of Navarre; Fourth Wing is the story of 20 year-old Violet, whose mother forced her into a life that she did not want for herself. She was meant to be a writer, an educator of the people,…
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A heartbreaking tale about old and new love, Paige Toon leads readers across continents in search of new beginnings while grappling with lost love. Wren has had the unfortunate fortune of losing her fiancée to his coworker, while Anders has yet to get over his wife. The two meet during Wren’s vacation to see her…
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A prequel to Suzanne Collins best-selling trilogy, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follows a young Coriolanus Snow, known as the main antagonist throughout the original series. He is tasked with mentoring the young Lucy Gray Baird, a girl from District 12 reaped to represent the area during the 10th annual Hunger Games; the story…
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is a literary masterpiece focused on historical fiction, bringing World War II to life through multiple viewpoints. Marie Laure is a blind French girl who finds her life upended by the beginning of the war, traveling across Paris with her father in hope of finding sanctuary…
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Happy Place follows recent exes Harriet and Wyn on an annual vacation with their friends from college, but with a twist; they’ve been broken up for months, but have neglected to clue their friends in on their predicament. Throw a surprise wedding and house sale into the mix, medical resident Harriet is determined to make…
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