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• Intermezzo

  Rooney, Sally

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  My most anticipated read of the year - and it lived up to my expectations.

• Perfume & Pain

  a Novel

  Dorn, Anna

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  Unhinged, chaotic, and queer. Astrid is always teetering on the edge of being cancelled and despite being painfully aware of this, she continues to make messy decisions. I finished this wanting to grow my perfume collection.

• Evenings and Weekends

  Mckenna, Oisín

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  Accompany a cast of intricately linked characters in London during the record-breaking heatwave of 2019, as hidden tensions and secrets erupt over one life-altering weekend. I particularly enjoyed the use of the beached whale in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Interesting Facts About Space

  Austin, Emily (Emily R.)

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  Emily Austin's debut was one of my top reads of last year, so this book was highly anticipated for me - and it did not disappoint! The ultimate weird girl fiction, featuring a rather unlikeable main character doing unhinged things.

• Breakdown

  Sweeney, Cathy

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  A middle-class Irish woman flees her seemingly perfect suburban life and takes an introspective journey to Wales, where she ends up alone 48 hours later in an isolated cottage. A thought provoking read that explores identity, aging and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Housemates

  a Novel

  Eisenberg, Emma Copley

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  Two housemates, both artists, develop an intense and indistinct relationship as they take a road trip in rural Pennsylvania. This novel is a descriptive exploration of youth, freedom, queerness and art.

• Gold Rush

  Petter, Olivia

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  A blurry night with an A-list celebrity leaves Rose feeling confused and exploited. This is a confronting read about celebrity culture and consent. I saw this novel described as literary fiction for romance readers, and I think that's a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Green Dot

  Gray, Madeleine, 1994-

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  Hera is twenty-four years old with a bad case of existential dread. She’s working a mind numbing job moderating the comments of an online news outlet and is willing to do almost anything to make her days more interesting. Although she’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Piglet

  Hazell, Lottie, 1993-

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  Main character Piglet enters into a downward spiral when her precariously curated life is unraveled just weeks before her wedding. If you enjoy complicated family dynamics, female rage, and seeing people spiral, then you will enjoy this as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Come and Get It

  Reid, Kiley

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  Compulsively readable, with great dialogue and characters that fit together in unexpected ways.