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This book ticked a few boxes for me: it takes place in Maine; there’s a townie vs summer people aesthetic; people have SECRETS. But overall, it never really gelled. Avery has lived in Littleport, Maine for her entire, tragic, life. She’s now on her own, as the rest of her family has passed away. First her parents, in a car accident, and then her grandmother.
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“Nothing is all good or all bad,” she says. “Life is so much messier than that.” In 1714, Addie LaRue is a young woman who is promised to be married to a much older man. Addie does not want to be married, she wants to travel and see things and meet people. She wants to live. So she runs away and begs the gods to help
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Like many people, I really liked Red, White & Royal Blue. But this? This, I LOVED. I’m not going to write a big long summary, but the basics are: August is starting over in New York. August meets Jane on the subway and thinks she’s keen. August realizes Jane is *always* on the subway. August realizes Jane can’t leave the subway. Quest to fix this
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“Sometimes in life, terrible things happened. And sometimes really, really amazing things happened. And sometimes, those things all kind of happened at once.” This book was a goddamned delight. Ollie has spent the summer away from his California home, spending time with his sick aunt and helping her out in North Carolina. He expected to be babysitting all summer, but he wasn’t expecting to meet
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