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A Shot of Absinthe

by T.J. Dallas (Goodreads Author)

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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author)

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Skagboys (Mark Renton, #1)

by Irvine Welsh

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Elien said: " DNF about 30% in, the writing style and language is just not for me. I tried very hard to like it though. "

Oct 19, 2023 06:15AM · see review

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101 Best Food Rules: Accelerate Your Progress Towards Permanent Weight Loss by Leveraging the Most Effective Rules Created by Hundreds of Successful Never Binge Again Readers (And Clients!) by Glenn Livingston

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Elien’s Quotes

“He kisses like Elliott Smith sings.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
― Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

tags: inspirational, optimism, perception, pessimism

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“...Paul realized he had been wrong all along to imagine his family wanted him to metamorphose into something softer and kinder and more docile. It was much simpler than that. All they actually wanted him to do was lie.”
― Micah Nemerever, These Violent Delights

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“The Devil is real. And he's not a little red man with horns and a tail. He can be beautiful. Because he's a fallen angel, and he used to be God's favorite.”
― Leah

tags: american-horror-story

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“The strongest people aren't the ones who are born strong. They're the ones who know what it's like to be weak, and have a reason to get stronger. The ones who've been hurt. Who've had things they love taken from them. The ones with something to fight for.”
― Sam J. Miller, The Art of Starving

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