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jaimie. 30-something. librarian. infp. Like roses in his hands, death blooms.

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 085

Vera Stein is Fine by Julie Murphy

“I’d let myself become the person who took care of everyone else, and that was it. That was Vera. She was a good girl.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 084

This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman

“Don't shy from what you've become. Force them to look upon you. Force them to see what they wrought, what they forged in the fires of their own creation. Let them know fear.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 083

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

“Everyone dies. What difference does it make if a few bad apples get pushed along a little sooner than God intended?”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 082

The Secret Him of Daisies by Tracy Holczer

“Home is in your hands, Grace. Sometimes you have to make a place for yourself.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 081

When You Loved Me by Beatriz Williams

“Once you lie to someone about something so important, you can’t ever get back to the truth between you.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 080

Heart of Glass by Jennifer Hillier

“She wasn’t my victim. But invite a stranger in, and strange things will happen.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 079

Games: a Love Story by Anna Maria Volkova

“She knows nothing good can come of someone meeting a need that deeply. But Lili does stupid things sometimes.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 078

Country People by Daniel Mason

“He realized that what was needed was not to convince the world that he was right but, rather, to convince the world that it was so often wrong.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 077

Hot Chocolate on Thursday by Michiko Aoyama

“But when I think about it, to a greater or lesser extent, maybe we all play that role for someone. We’re all intertwined in each other’s lives without even knowing.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 076

Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson

“Sometimes a book forms such a foundational part of you that to meet somebody else, who loves it, who really cares about it, feels like stumbling into a stranger in another country that comes from your hometown."

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 075

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman

“You are more than just a person; if we lose you we lose everything. You are a symbol. You're the embodiment of our hope. You and that annoying fucking cat!”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 074

The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini

“Acting innocent whilst trying to appear guilty is not as easy as it seems.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 073

Nemesis Mine by Amy Archer

“I suppose we're both the villain in each other's story."

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 072

Ambush by Colleen Coble

“He wished the unrelenting pain of loss didn’t have to be part of life, but it couldn’t be changed. All the platitudes in the world didn’t ease the hurt. It was something that had to be endured, not eradicated.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 071

The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

“Sometimes people don't know why they're climbing. They only know it's better than hurting, standing still.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 070

Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision Not To Have Kids edited by Meghan Baum

“I will never regret not having children. What I regret is that I live in a world where in spite of everything, that decision is still not quite okay.”

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books I’ve read in 2026 📖 no. 069

The Butcher’s Masquerade by Matt Dinniman

“Reward: Your reward is advice. Fatherly advice. Don’t be a little bitch. There’s your reward.”