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He Came to Set the Captives Free
by Rebecca Brown

September 2, 2025 · NON-FICTION

From Baby Blood to High Priestess: Hell’s Contract and How Elaine Was Recruited, Robed, and Ruined! Rebecca Brown’s He Came to Set the Captives Free is not your cute little hospital drama, bless your heart. Nope — this book hands…

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A Soul to Keep
by Opal Reyne

August 5, 2025 · FICTION

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Monster Romance is Having a Moment, but I Drew the Line at a Demon Boyfriend: My Near-Read of A Soul to Keep and How It Made Me Revisit the Original Beauty and the Beast I’m book obsessed—let’s just get that…

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The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle

July 31, 2025 · Chapter Deep Dive, FICTION

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Welcome to the Midnight Carnival: The hag that outshined the whole dang thang… bless it. When I picked up The Last Unicorn, my heart was already galloping. This was the story behind one of my favorite childhood films—talking butterflies, enchanted forests, a…

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Welcome to my blog... this is where we talk about the books that totally wrecked our mascara and maybe our morals. If I finish a novel and don’t instantly feel the urge to drop a voice note in my group chat like, ‘Y’all. This book!’—did I even read it?” Expect full-on, spoiler-rich breakdowns with a spiritual side-eye, character judgments, and the occasional “bless her heart” moment. If you’ve ever read a story and immediately wanted to whisper about it in the church kitchen—this is your sanctuary.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl

Family, Chewed Up and Spit Out: The Brat Who Stole the Show (and Her Mother’s Dignity) in the Most Disturbing Chapter Roald Dahl Ever Wrote!   There are two kinds of folks in this world: the ones who read Charlie…

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Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley

Electric Shock and Chill: Turning a Nursery into a Nightmare! When Yuval Noah Harari of the World Economic Forum called Brave New World “the most prophetic book of the twentieth century,” I didn’t simply dismiss the comment with an eye…

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Animal Farm
by George Orwell

Welcome to the Henhouse of Horror: It’s not fiction if we’re living it! At first glance, Animal Farm might look like a silly barnyard bedtime story—pigs on soapboxes, chickens forming committees, and horses quoting slogans like it’s the County Fair….

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