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I always look forward to picking up one of Rachel Harrison‘s feminist-tinged horror novels at this time of the year! “Play Nice” oozes rich symbolism and thematic content that you can sink your teeth into (i.e. how trauma manifests and refuses to stay hidden, or how easily society labels women crazy, unlikable, or unworthy of empathy), but it‘s also just a damn good time. #BOTM

I devoured this book. Even with the more serious subject matter, I found it hard to put down. I loved the rawness and realness of both Logan and Mattie.

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Busted open my #BOTM box this month and started reading right away!!

Squee!!! Yay!!! New mid-month #botm add-on from the author of Pet!!! Definitely in my box next month 😁💜👍🎉

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This book… It made me suppress giggles while reading it in public. It surprised and delighted me; it held up a mirror to me. It made me thoughtful. It nailed millennial malaise and professional ennui with a cutting potency. Has your job burnt you to the ground? Read this and come back to life. #BOTM

Entertaining.

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August wrap-up! I finished 10 books, including 3 #botm picks.
🥇This Princess Kills Monsters
🥈Bloom
🥉Cobalt Red

Another of my #botm picks this month. Totally fun and quick for over 400 pages. Loved these boarding school kids inspired by Elin‘s daughter‘s years there. The adults were kind of a mess, too, which made it fun. And it looks like there will be another installment. Count me in!!

Halle Butler but make it Spanish (Catalonian?) in Madrid. Lots of millennial workplace ennui. Slow in the beginning but sticks the landing big time!

I like that #botm is experimenting with translated lit.

Took a break because my relationship ended and then I have surgery next week (of course). 🤦🏻‍♀️ I‘ll be in and out, but hopefully more in this fall!