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My name is Raya, and I love to read. Some of my favorite genres are magical realism, contemporary, LGBT, horror, and young adult. On this...

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ARC Review of "The Light of the Midnight Stars by Rena Rossner

Title: The Light of the Midnight Stars Author: Rena Rossner Genre: Fantasy Page Count: 432 pages Expected Publication Date: April 13,...

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Review of "A Gentleman in Moscow" By Amor Towles

Title: A Gentleman in Moscow Author: Amor Towles Genre: Historical Fiction Page Count: 462 Date Published: September 6th 2016 Published...

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Review of "Wilder Girls" By Rory Power

Before I start I am going to put the TW that Rory Power has on her website. If any of these topics make you uncomfortable, or could...

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10 Books I Want to Read This Year

Hi Friends, My TBR is getting a little long so here is a list of 10 books I want to read this year You Asked For Perfect by Laura...

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Get to Know Me

My name is Raya, and I love to read. Some of my favorite genres are magical realism, contemporary, LGBT, horror, and young adult. On this...

Jan 24, 20211 min read

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Hi, I'm Raya. I'm a queer and jewish reviewer. My pronouns are she/her/hers, and I love to read.

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Finding out that there was a sapphic, and jewish fantasy novel coming out this year was so exciting. I feel so lucky to be able to read an ARC of this book.

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