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⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (3.5 stars) If the first Dungeon Crawler Carl was a chaotic banquet of absurdity and adrenaline, Carl’s Doomsday Scenario feels like the morning-after buffet—still satisfying, still wild, but a bit slower to refill the trays. Dinniman continues his unhinged blend of humor, brutality, and heart, throwing Carl and his cat companion back into the
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What if death wasn’t inevitable, but regulated? In Scythe, Neal Shusterman dishes up a dystopian future where humanity has cured disease, ended war, and even conquered aging. Death is no longer natural—it’s scheduled. Enter the Scythes: cloaked in robes, wielding deadly weapons, and burdened with the responsibility of population control. Citra and Rowan, two teens
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I just finished Sunrise on the Reaping, and wow—I have so many feelings about this book. Suzanne Collins has once again delivered a prequel that is just as brutal, thought-provoking, and emotionally devastating as the rest of the Hunger Games series. A Return to the Arena This time, we follow Haymitch Abernathy as a teenager
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Hum by Helen Phillips is a novel that presents an intriguing premise but, at least for this reader, ultimately struggles to live up to its potential. The book weaves together elements of speculative fiction, psychological drama, and existential inquiry, all centered around a world where communication feels increasingly ambiguous and disconnected. While Phillips’ writing is
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264 days. That’s how long Juliette has been in isolation. No one knows what to do with her or even what she is capable of. After accidentally killing a little boy, just by trying to help him to his feet, she’s been locked away until someone can figure out what to do with her. That
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