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Lili (USOM) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Promise Boys, Nick Brooks

Promise Boys

Nick Brooks
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Promise Boys will sweep you away. With everything on the line, it’s a story expertly examining the dominoes falling. Brooks asks us who we are as whole people, not just the uniforms we wear or halls we walk. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/vVkJFFwAdB

Hardcover, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: While You Were Dreaming, Alisha Rai

While You Were Dreaming

Alisha Rai
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Rai delivers a main character who is struggling with her sense of self. She feels disconnected from her heritage bc her mom is gone & her cultural touch points make her feel abandoned. That element was a big punch to the gut for me. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/VVLZlNsVEX

Paperback, 2024

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Alone With You in the Ether, Olivie Blake

Alone With You in the Ether

Olivie Blake
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Beginning with one of those chance encounters which can change lives – shock us out of place – it’s a love story. But even more than that, it’s a story about a relationship, a person, who can change our life. Thanks to @MacmillanAudio for the ALC https://t.co/FzjJMxuj6s

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Book Cover for: The Hating Game, Sally Thorne

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne
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The Hating Game surprised me in a few ways. It’s not dual POV which it could have been. This is a great choice because not only does it put Lucy firmly in the heroine space, but it also establishes that line between things we perceive and what they are. https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-the-hating-game-by-sally-thorne/

Paperback, 2016

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Neighbor Favor, Kristina Forest

The Neighbor Favor

Kristina Forest
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How Lily needs to stand up for herself, to take her belief in herself and actualize it. These struggles which feel so universal and combined with their chemistry, The Neighbor Favor is a book that I already would re-read. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/cnWTW9PMLG

Paperback, 2023

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Gallant, V. E. Schwab

Gallant

V. E. Schwab
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Over the course of Gallant, not only must she discover whether Gallant is a prison, curse, refuge, or a home, but also she must ask herself if home is a place, feeling, or a choice. Thanks to the pub for the ARC. https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-gallant-by-v-e-schwab/

Paperback, 2023

$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Daughters of Izdihar, Hadeer Elsbai

The Daughters of Izdihar

Hadeer Elsbai
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Ever since I heard about The Daughters of Izdihar, I was so excited! It was easy to become captivated by Nehal. If you love characters who are quick to action, determined in the face of danger, and stubborn – meet Nehal. Thanks to Orbit UK for the ARC https://t.co/zQVKYdWUFa

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Lost Girls: A Vampire Revenge Story, Sonia Hartl

The Lost Girls: A Vampire Revenge Story

Sonia Hartl
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The Lost Girls is a fast paced urban revenge fantasy. I’ve been obsessed with vampires recently, so this one just hit the spot! Talk about a queer revenge vampire story! It was one I breezed through I was having so much fun. Thanks to the pub for the ARC https://utopia-state-of-mind.com/review-the-lost-girls-a-vampire-revenge-story-by-sonia-hartl/

Paperback, 2023

$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Solomon's Crown, Natasha Siegel

Solomon's Crown

Natasha Siegel
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With chemistry from the beginning, I enjoyed the characters in Solomon’s Crown. Siegel connects these characters, these leaders, with their pasts, troubled families, but also with their potential to be seen anew. Thanks to the pub https://t.co/425bQJArmI

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The World We Make, N. K. Jemisin

The World We Make

N. K. Jemisin
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if you liked the first, you have to read this sequel. It’s about character and sacrifice. And merely cements N.K. Jemisin as one of my favorite authors once more. thanks to the pub for the ARC https://t.co/jLzChcjmob

Paperback, 2023

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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