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Continue reading →: How Anabelle’s Blind Belief in Family Ties Broke into Tiny Pieces
How Anabelle’s Blind Belief in Family Ties Broke into Tiny Pieces Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived in a house on a street called Lost Native. Her name was Anabelle. Anabelle was the oldest of seven siblings. She was sixteen years old, and her superpowers at…
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Continue reading →: Theria Guild Guardian: Code and Courage – 11Zev, Saul, and Noah spent three days orienting the new recruits to their team. Training was brutal; they pushed their new teammates to their physical limits, trying to mitigate weaknesses before the next mission. It was grueling work, and Zev was grateful for a moment of respite when he finally…
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Continue reading →: Four Illustrated Classics to Fall in Love With This FebruaryThis February, let’s dive into the treasure trove of illustrated classics. I recently found these four illustrated classics titles at the bookshop that reimagine age-old stories, simplifying them while preserving the heart of the originals and making them both accessible and entertaining. From Jane Eyre, the epic romance, to Gulliver’s…
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Continue reading →: Look Back by Tatsuki FujimotoLook Backby Tatsuki Fujimoto The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together. A poignant story of growing up and moving forward that only Tatsuki Fujimoto, the creator of Chainsaw Man, could have crafted. Two…
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Continue reading →: The Secret of Secrets by Dan BrownSnapshot The Secret of SecretsAuthor: Dan Brown Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon, a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries…
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Continue reading →: Theria Guild Guardian: Code and Courage – 10Dalia Taj watched the combat video capture of a small squad in the rural lands of Teru Province. The guild team fighting the invading ghost wraiths was fast. They moved with electric speed, but her attention was fixated on a guardian who preferred to fight with a longsword. The others…
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Continue reading →: Dark Joy by Christine FeehanWishing you a stunning 2026. Let’s start the year with a series I began reading a loooong time ago: Christine Feehan’s Carpathian series, also known as the “Dark” series. It has been a staple on my shelves for years. I first discovered it as a teenager. Even then, the series…
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Continue reading →: Theria Guild Guardian: Code and Courage – 9Kiel Iram sat in the main mess hall at Swala Force’s compound. He chose a table in the middle of the room that could seat two. His black uniform with five gold chevrons on his shoulders had the young cadets giving him a wide berth. The mess hall was relatively…
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Continue reading →: Theria Guild Guardian: Code and Courage – 8
It was a dark Thursday evening, and Zev had just turned twenty-two. He rode in the back of a military-grade utility truck used by the Theria Guild for transport, keeping his attention fixed on his squadmates and the mission at hand. Their four-man team was en route to the open…
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