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Sara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Sara Casalino’s Followers (21)
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Sara Casalino
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The writing is hauntingly beautiful! I enjoyed it so much! I loved the romance between Jessamine and Elric. And how much they care for each other. Themes and tropes: death, shadow daddy, coven of witches, gods, power, soul Spice level: low, fade to blac ...more |
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I enjoyed this book so much! A female bodyguard protecting a man; not something you see often. The bodyguard and prince are magically tethered to each other and must stay within 20 feet of the other. Flora is a capable bodyguard and skilled magic use ...more |
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| I liked that Khiona was an ice queen. It was interesting reading about two villains who had done bad things and started to see the error in their ways. My favorite part was when they pretended to be a married couple. The story contains the theme of c ...more | |
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| This book was very funny and made me laugh a lot. :) I also liked that the wedding traditions didn't always follow gender normative practices. For example, a man was chosen to be the maid of honor. I thought that was really cool. And later a woman is ...more | |
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Sara Casalino
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Lisa Dawn's review
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Falling for the Crystal Fae: A Villainous Twist on the Snow Queen and Aladdin (To Win a Dark Heart):
"Falling for the Crystal Fae by Anabelle Raven is the most recent ARC I read from To Win a Dark Heart, placing me about halfway through this multi-author series. So far, every book has been a completely different experience, even though they all follo"
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I really enjoyed the story. It was interesting reading about an alchemist who worked with decay, and a sun elf who had light magic. Contains a forced marriage. Very intense book with a few things I found disturbing- see spoiler below. (view spoiler) ...more |
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“What we call “mastery” can be defined as that mysterious process through which what is at first difficult or even impossible becomes easy and pleasurable through diligent, patient, long-term practice.”
― The Way of Aikido: Life Lessons from an American Sensei
― The Way of Aikido: Life Lessons from an American Sensei
“Failure is the key to success; Each mistake teaches us something”
― The Art of Peace
― The Art of Peace
“Instead of foolishly waging war, hereafter we will wage peace, the true purpose of Aikido. We will train to prevent war, to abolish nuclear weapons, to protect the environment, and to serve society”
― The Art of Peace
― The Art of Peace
“Bushido is not learning how to die; it is learning how to live”
― The Art of Peace
― The Art of Peace
“I’m not teaching you how to move your feet; I’m teaching you how to move your mind”
― The Art of Peace
― The Art of Peace
Clean Romances
— 6003 members
— last activity Jun 18, 2026 05:00AM
This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo ...more
Dragonlady's Book Club
— 48 members
— last activity Jul 04, 2026 12:22AM
We Read Closed-Door books of all Genres
Best Closed-Door Club | The Readers & Authors Lounge
— 171 members
— last activity Jul 01, 2026 04:15PM
🌸 Community Guidelines 1. Be Kind and Respectful Everyone is welcome here. Please keep discussions friendly and supportive. 2. Closed-Door Romance F ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more