Here's a book that doesn't have an over-complicated plot full of twists you can't believe in. Rather, the world-building is smart and to the point, it has just enough explanations and backstory, and you're never bored.
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ju rated The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: 4 stars

The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann
Collection of the journalist's articles previously published in varous periodicals.
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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes by David Grann
Collection of the journalist's articles previously published in varous periodicals.
ju rated Toutes les femmes sauf une: 4 stars
ju rated Some Desperate Glory: 5 stars

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the …
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Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the …
ju started reading Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth. Raised in the …
ju reviewed The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
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The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, …
ju started reading The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set on Jupiter, by Malka Older, …
ju reviewed Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
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Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch took us on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with a …
ju started reading Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch took us on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with a …
ju started reading How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler

How Far the Light Reaches by Sabrina Imbler
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always …
ju reviewed La chair est triste hélas by Ovidie
A striking essay
4 stars
At times funny, enraging and hard-hitting, this essay where Ovidie explains her sex strike should make everyone -- and especially straight cis-men -- think about their practice of love, sex and relationships.









