Tag: adult book recs

• A Therapeutic Read in Satoshi Yagisawa’s Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

  Forgive me, friends, but my December has been a bit muddled as of late. As such, I haven’t found the right time to read Ursula K. Le Guin’s fourth Earthsea Cycle novel Tehanu, but instead have picked up Days at the Morisaki Bookshop as a short, but soul-touching read to get some good healing vibes…

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  December 19, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Foreign Lit, Poetry and Short Stories

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• A Heartbreaking and Raw Read in Becka Mack’s Breathe with Me

  I knew it was going to be a rough ride, but I didn’t account for the fact that the dedication at the start of the book would be the beginning of the emotional rollercoaster. Becka Mack’s fifth and final book in the Playing for Keeps series, Breathe with Me, has been out for a few…

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  December 16, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Romance

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• My Dot Hutchison The Collector Series Review

  Probably my favourite series I read this year, and certainly the one that surprised me the most in terms of how much I enjoyed it, The Collector Series by Dot Hutchison is truly something I cannot stop thinking about. With its dark adult crime fiction foundations reminiscent of Criminal Minds, the character interactions and relationships…

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  December 13, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Crime Fiction, Discussion Posts

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• A Beautiful Short Story Collection in Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

  Short story collections are something I find myself gravitating towards at this stage in my life, and I am so happy that I can find such great recommendations and works to pick up from a range of authors. Interpreter of Maladies is a book that came across my radar some months ago (I am not…

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  December 12, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Poetry and Short Stories

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• Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez is So Sweet and Sincere

  I’m trialling something this summer season, given my tolerance for reading dips in the heat. I like a good, easy romance here and there, and they don’t take much thinking to get immersed in the story, so I’ve added a few more romance to my December reading to test out my theory, starting with Yours…

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  December 11, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Romance

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• Absurdly Funny Fantasy in Oliver Darkshire’s Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil

  Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire was recommended to me by a new member to my PhD Book Club, and with its description of cosy, witty, hilarious fantasy, I knew I needed to pick it up. I was quite surprised to find out this was only published in 2025, and I…

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  December 10, 2025

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• An Enchanting Fantasy Short Story in Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots

  If you’re looking for a short read to pass the time, whether you have only a few hours to spare or you reading mood has been reduced due to external circumstances, then The River Has Roots is something for you to check out. With it’s immersive prose, beautiful illustrations, and gripping tale, it is full…

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  December 9, 2025

  adult fantasy, YA Fantasy

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• Gripping Feminist Literature in Cho Nam-Joo’s Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

  A global phenomenon and a book I have heard a lot about, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 is one of those novels I have seen floating around bookish social media for some time now. It is also a novel that has never been shared without a good word in my circles. In hopes of expanding my…

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  December 8, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Foreign Lit

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• My Liz Tomforde The Windy City Series Review

  Reading the Windy City sports romance series by Liz Tomforde has bee na slow but steady process this year, and with Rewind it Back done, dusted, and fully settled in my heart, I feel now is the right time to get my series review up and out there in the world. This has been such…

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  December 6, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Discussion Posts, Romance

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• The Vanishing Season – The Nail-Biting Ending to Dot Hutchison’s Masterful Crime Fiction Series

  Dot Hutchison is lucky I haven’t met her, because I have many things I wish to say to her. Namely, how can she leave us readers to blubber and wipe our tears all on our lonesomes after that heartbreaking, beautiful read. The Vanishing Season is not the read I expected as a whole, but it…

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  December 3, 2025

  Crime Fiction

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