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• Romantic Comedy

  Sittenfeld, Curtis, 1975-

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  The perfect combination of funny and sexy. Sally is a writer for TNO, which is basically SNL, who hits it off with visiting host and super famous pop star, Noah. But it's not all smooth sailing as self-doubt, a pandemic, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boy Swallows Universe

  a Novel

  Dalton, Trent

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  2024 was the year I discovered Trent Dalton and this is the first of two of his books I read this year. This novel follows the journey of 13 year old Eli Bell, growing up in suburban Brisbane in the 1980s. His best friend/babysitter is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lola in the Mirror

  Dalton, Trent

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  Trent Dalton has fashioned another modern day fairytale full of portents and hidden meanings as well as finely drawn detail. A girl with no name has dreams of being a famous artist and travelling the world. But first she must break the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

  Aoyama, Michiko, 1970-

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  Just the comfiest, cosiest, most Ted Lasso-ish easy read ever.

• A Demon's Guide to Wooing a Witch

  Hawley, Sarah

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  Classic enemies to lovers but with supernatural characters, specifically a hot British amnesiac demon and a personal trainer witch with anger issues. If you don't like explicit sex scenes you'll want to avoid this one because things do get…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

  Hawley, Sarah

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  I accidentally read the second book in this series first and had to go back and read this one but it honestly didn't matter. A powerful but unaccomplished witch accidentally summons a demon (who has himself accidentally gained a soul) and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pet

  Chidgey, Catherine, 1970-

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  You know things are going to go horribly wrong in this tale of manipulation, deceit and jealousy but you can't stop reading anyway. Chidgey brilliantly represents (and skewers) the sexism of 1980s New Zealand.

• Lucy Undying

  White, Kiersten

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  A lush and sensual retelling of the Dracula novel from the perspective of Lucy Westenra, who gets to be much, much more than a flighty, flirty teenage bride and victim. Add in some evil cult-like multi-level marketing villians, a sapphic,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ash

  Wallace, Louise, 1983-

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  At 150 pages this is a super quick and fulfilliing read. The narrator, whose name I don't think we ever read, is carrying too much weight and it's about to get worse. Two small kids, a husband who doesn't help enough, a job that she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Loneliness & Company

  a Novel

  Dyroff, Charlee

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  Our protagonist Lee is tasked is to gather enough research to train an AI how to be a friend in an attempt to curb a loneliness epidemic. As a rampant overachiever with singular focus and no life she is not best placed to train an AI in…Read moreRead more of this annotation