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N.F. Afrina

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in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

September 05, 1999

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An author by night, a doctor by day
• Books I gave birth to: Inkling (2019), Not Here to Stay (2022) and Library of Lost Hearts (2024)
• Things I love in books: Metaphors, women being women, plot twists
• Things I hate in books: Miscommunication, instalove, un-root-able characters

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	Not Here to Stay 3.86 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2022	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
	Inkling: A Short Story Compilation 4.32 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	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
	Library of Lost Hearts: A Short Story Anthology 4.23 avg rating — 256 ratings — 2 editions	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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I have witnesses who could prove to you that I came into this book with my expectations on the floor because I almost always end up painstakingly and frustratingly disappointed by books with a lot of hype surrounding book. I had never been more glad

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aly wrote: "Hello,

Thank you for the friendvite. Looking forward to seeing you around & talk bookish with you.

Glad to know we can agree to many things when it comes to book. Happy reading <3"

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