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Chaotic good, autistic, agender (she/her), disabled. Massively into myths, wild for worldbuilding, picky about prose. Far too fond of puns. Pagan hopepunk.

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	City of Shadows (Runed, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Must-Have Monday #297

Must-Have Monday is a feature where I gather together the books I think you should know about from the coming week’s new releases. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all books being published that week; only those I want to highlight out of those I’m aware of! The focus is diverse SFF, but other stuff occasionally makes it in too. Corrections and suggestions are very welcome!

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