Hanh's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 15 May 2025 07:45:42 -0700 60 Hanh's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Sex, Lies and Sensibility 122993486 Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated, beach town inn but must learn to work with the locals in this deliciously spicy Sense and Sensibility inspired rom-com by Nikki Payne.

There's never a good time to learn ²â´Ç³Ü¡¯°ù±ð your father's secret second family¡ªespecially not at the reading of the will. To add insult to injury, Nora's racy leaked videos just went viral. Nora Dash has got no reputation, no dad, and only a forgotten beach house in rural Maine to her name. There are no other Black people for miles, the place is abandoned, but at least no one will recognize her O face in the backwoods. She and her free-spirited sister Yanne haven¡¯t even knocked the traveling dust off last season's designer boots when the first problem pops up: a fake park ranger giving tours of their property like it's his own¡ªand he¡¯s hotter than the local lobster boil.

Ennis "Bear" Freeman is used to people showing up unannounced on his land. So when a beautiful city girl shows up with the deed to his unofficial headquarters in one manicured hand, he gives it a week before their whole crew packs up and leaves. But it isn't long before they find out they work better together than apart. To his surprise, Nora's damned good for Bear's business, and his own secrets might turn out to be the thing that sends them packing.]]> 400 Nikki Payne 059344096X Hanh 0 3.60 2024 Sex, Lies and Sensibility
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]]> Remarkably Bright Creatures 58733693 Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow's unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago.

Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn't dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors--until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Ever the detective, Marcellus deduces what happened the night Tova's son disappeared. And now Marcellus must use every trick his old invertebrate body can muster to unearth the truth for her before it's too late.

Shelby Van Pelt's debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.]]> 368 Shelby Van Pelt 0063204150 Hanh 0 currently-reading 4.35 2022 Remarkably Bright Creatures
author: Shelby Van Pelt
name: Hanh
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]]> Woodworking 217311813 An unforgettable and heartwarming debut following a trans high school teacher from a small town in South Dakota who befriends the only other trans woman she knows: one of her students.

Erica Skyberg is thirty-five years old, recently divorced¡ªand trans. Not that she's told anyone yet. Mitchell, South Dakota, isn't exactly bursting with other trans women. Instead, she keeps to herself, teaching by day and directing community theater by night. That is, until Abigail Hawkes enters her orbit.

Abigail is seventeen, Mitchell High¡¯s resident political dissident and Only Trans Girl. It¡¯s a role she plays faultlessly, albeit a little reluctantly. She's also annoyed by the idea of spending her senior year secretly guiding her English teacher through her transition. But Abigail remembers the uncertainty¡ªand loneliness¡ªthat comes with it. Besides, Erica isn¡¯t the only one struggling to shed the weight of others¡¯ expectations.

As their unlikely friendship evolves under the increasing scrutiny of their community, both women¡ªand those closest to them¡ªwill come to realize that sometimes there is nothing more radical than letting the world see who you really are.

Detransition Baby meets Fleishman is in Trouble in this remarkable debut novel from an incisive contemporary voice. A story about the awkwardness of growing up and the greatest love story of all, that between us and our friends, Woodworking is a tonic for the moment and a celebration of womanhood in all its multifaceted joy.]]> 351 Emily St. James 163893147X Hanh 4 4.37 2025 Woodworking
author: Emily St. James
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.37
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rating: 4
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]]> I Hope This Finds You Well 200987323 In this wildly funny and heartwarming office comedy, an admin worker accidentally gains access to her colleagues¡¯ private emails and DMs and decides to use this intel to save her job¡ªa laugh-till-you-cry debut novel you¡¯ll be eager to share with your entire list of contacts, perfect for fans of Anxious People and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.

As far as Jolene is concerned, her interactions with her colleagues should start and end with her official duties as an admin for Supershops, Inc. Unfortunately, her irritating, incompetent coworkers don¡¯t seem to understand the importance of boundaries. Her secret to survival? She vents her grievances in petty email postscripts, then changes the text colour to white so no one can see. That is, until one of her secret messages is exposed. Her punishment: sensitivity training (led by the suspiciously friendly HR guy, Cliff) and rigorous email restrictions.

When an IT mix-up grants her access to her entire department¡¯s private emails and DMs, Jolene knows she should report it, but who could resist reading what their coworkers are really saying? And when she discovers layoffs are coming, she realizes this might just be the key to saving her job. The plan is simple: gain her boss¡¯s favour, convince HR she¡¯s Supershops material and beat out the competition.

But as Jolene is drawn further into her coworker¡¯s private worlds and secrets, her carefully constructed walls begin to crumble¡ªespecially around Cliff, who she definitely cannot have feelings for. Soon she will need to decide if she¡¯s ready to leave the comfort of her cubicle, even if it means coming clean to her colleagues.

Crackling with laugh-out-loud dialogue and relatable observations, I Hope This Finds You Well is a fresh and surprisingly tender comedy about loneliness and love beyond our computer screens. This sparkling debut novel will open your heart to the everyday eccentricities of work culture and the undeniable human connection that comes with it.]]> 338 Natalie Sue 0063320363 Hanh 3 3.73 2024 I Hope This Finds You Well
author: Natalie Sue
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> A B¨¢nh M¨¬ for Two 200982333 In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families' histories¡ªand eating all the street food in S¨¤i G¨°n.

In S¨¤i G¨°n, Lan is always trying to be the perfect daughter, dependable and willing to care for her widowed mother and their b¨¢nh m¨¬ stall. Her secret passion, however, is A B¨¢nh M¨¬ for Two, the food blog she started with her father but has stopped updating since his passing.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese American Vivi Huynh, has never been to Vi?t Nam. Her parents rarely talk about the homeland that clearly haunts them. So Vivi secretly goes to Vietnam for a study abroad program her freshman year of college. She¡¯s determined to figure out why her parents left, and to try everything she¡¯s seen on her favorite food blog, A B¨¢nh M¨¬ for Two.

When Vivi and Lan meet in S¨¤i G¨°n, they strike a deal. Lan will show Vivi around the city, helping her piece together her mother¡¯s story through crumbling photographs and old memories. Vivi will help Lan start writing again so she can enter a food blogging contest. And slowly, as they explore the city and their pasts, Vivi and Lan fall in love.]]> 224 Trinity Nguyen 1250910838 Hanh 0 3.83 2024 A B¨¢nh M¨¬ for Two
author: Trinity Nguyen
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)]]> 46000520
But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer before it's too late?

Alternate cover edition can be found here .]]> 382 Richard Osman Hanh 4 3.86 2020 The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> These Deadly Prophecies 150246156
Being an apprentice for one of the world's most famous sorcerers has its challenges; Tabatha Zeng just didn¡¯t think they would include solving crime. But when her boss, the infamous fortuneteller Sorcerer Solomon, predicts his own brutal death¡ªand worse, it comes true¡ªTabatha finds herself caught in the crosshairs.

The police have their sights set on her and Callum Solomon, her murdered boss¡¯s youngest son. With suspicion swirling around them, the two decide to team up to find the real killer and clear their own names once and for all.

But solving a murder isn¡¯t as easy as it seems, especially when the suspect list is mostly the rich, connected, and magical members of Sorcerer Solomon¡¯s family. And Tabatha can¡¯t quite escape the nagging voice in her head just how much can she really trust Callum Solomon?

Nothing is as it seems in this quick-witted and fantastical murder mystery.]]> 256 Andrea Tang 059352425X Hanh 2 3.39 2024 These Deadly Prophecies
author: Andrea Tang
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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]]> New Waves 49820160
Lucas and Margo are fed up. Margo is a brilliant programmer tired of being talked over as the company's sole black employee, and while Lucas is one of many Asians at the firm, he's nearly invisible as a low-paid customer service rep. Together, they decide to steal their tech start-up's user database in an attempt at revenge. The heist takes a sudden turn when Margo dies in a car accident, and Lucas is left reeling, wondering what to do with their secret--and wondering whether her death really was an accident. When Lucas hacks into Margo's computer looking for answers, he is drawn into her secret online life and realizes just how little he knew about his best friend.

With a fresh voice, biting humor, and piercing observations about human nature, Kevin Nguyen brings an insider's knowledge of the tech industry to this imaginative novel. A pitch-perfect exploration of race and start-up culture, secrecy and surveillance, social media and friendship, New Waves asks: How well do we really know each other? And how do we form true intimacy and connection in a tech-obsessed world?]]> 320 Kevin Nguyen 1984855239 Hanh 0 3.48 2020 New Waves
author: Kevin Nguyen
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> Didn't See That Coming 123115331
Seventeen-year-old Kiki Siregar is a fabulous gamer girl with confidence to boot. She can¡¯t help but be totally herself¡­ except when she¡¯s online.

Her secret? She plays anonymously as a guy to avoid harassment from other male players. Even her online best friend¡ªa cinnamon roll of a teen boy who plays under the username Sourdawg¡ªdoesn¡¯t know her true identity. Which is fine, because Kiki doesn¡¯t know his real name either, and it¡¯s not like they¡¯re ever going to cross paths IRL.

Until she transfers to an elite private school for her senior year and discovers that Sourdawg goes there, too.

But who is he? How will he react when he finds out Kiki¡¯s secret? And what happens when Kiki realizes she¡¯s falling for her online BFF?]]> 320 Jesse Q. Sutanto 059343403X Hanh 0 3.65 2023 Didn't See That Coming
author: Jesse Q. Sutanto
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3)]]> 196522663 What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband Nathan have landed in Jakarta to spend Chinese New Year with her entire extended family. Chinese New Year, already the biggest celebration of the Lunar calendar, gets even more festive when a former beau of Second Aunt¡¯s shows up at the Chan residence bearing extravagant gifts¡ªhe¡¯s determined to rekindle his romance with Second Aunt and the gifts are his way of announcing his courtship.
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His grand gesture goes awry however, when it¡¯s discovered that not all the gifts were meant for Second Aunt and the Chans¡ªone particular gift was intended for a business rival to cement their alliance and included by accident. Of course the Aunties agree that it¡¯s only right to return the gift¡ªafter all, anyone would forgive an honest mistake, right? But what should have been a simple retrieval turns disastrous and suddenly Meddy and the Aunties are helpless pawns in a decades-long war between Jakarta¡¯s most powerful business factions. The fighting turns personal, however, when Nathan and the Aunties are endangered and it¡¯s up to Meddy to come up with a plan to save them all.? Determined to rescue her loved ones, Meddy embarks on an impossible mission¡ªbut with the Aunties by her side, nothing is truly impossible¡­]]> 278 Jesse Q. Sutanto 0593546229 Hanh 0 3.48 2024 The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.48
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]]> <![CDATA[888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers]]> 195790789
A love letter to Western pop culture, Eastern traditions, and being a first-generation New Yorker, Abraham Chang¡¯s dazzling debut reminds us that luck only gets us so far when it comes to matters of the heart.]]> 400 Abraham Chang 1250910781 Hanh 3 3.33 2024 888 Love and the Divine Burden of Numbers
author: Abraham Chang
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> A Novel Love Story 199261152 A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction¡­ literally.

Eileen Merriweather loves to get lost in a good happily-ever-after. The fictional kind, anyway. Because at least imaginary men don¡¯t leave you at the altar. She feels safe in a book. At home. Which might be why she¡¯s so set on going to her annual book club retreat this year¡ªshe needs good friends, cheap wine, and grand romantic gestures¡ªno matter what.

But when her car unexpectedly breaks down on the way, she finds herself stranded in a quaint town that feels like it¡¯s right out of a novel¡­

Because it is.

This place can¡¯t be real, and yet¡­ she¡¯s here, in Eloraton, the town of her favorite romance series, where the candy store¡¯s honey taffy is always sweet, the local bar¡¯s burgers are always a little burnt, and rain always comes in the afternoon. It feels like home. It¡¯s perfect¡ªand perfectly frozen, trapped in the late author¡¯s last unfinished story.

Elsy is sure that¡¯s why she must be here: to help bring the town to its storybook ending.

Except there is a character in Eloraton that she can¡¯t place¡ªa grumpy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes, an irritatingly sexy mouth and impeccable taste in novels. And he does not want her finishing this book.

Which is a problem because Elsy is beginning to think the town¡¯s happily-ever-after might just be intertwined with her own.]]> 368 Ashley Poston 0593640977 Hanh 0 3.62 2024 A Novel Love Story
author: Ashley Poston
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.62
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]]> Margo's Got Money Troubles 199534613
Now, at twenty, Margo is alone with an infant, unemployed, and on the verge of eviction. She needs a cash infusion¡ªfast. When her estranged father, Jinx, shows up on her doorstep and asks to move in with her, she agrees in exchange for help with childcare. Then Margo begins to form a plan: she¡¯ll start an OnlyFans as an experiment, and soon finds herself adapting some of Jinx¡¯s advice from the world of wrestling. Like how to craft a compelling character and make your audience fall in love with you. Before she knows it, she¡¯s turned it into a runaway success. Could this be the answer to all of Margo¡¯s problems, or does internet fame come with too high a price?

Blisteringly funny and filled with sharp insight, Margo¡¯s Got Money Troubles is a tender tale starring an endearing young heroine who¡¯s struggling to wrest money and power from a world that has little interest in giving it to her. It¡¯s a playful and honest examination of the art of storytelling and controlling your own narrative, and an empowering portrait of coming into your own, both online and off.]]> 304 Rufi Thorpe 0063356589 Hanh 4 3.85 2024 Margo's Got Money Troubles
author: Rufi Thorpe
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.85
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rating: 4
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]]> Two Can Play 217108838 An enemies-to-lovers spicy romance set in the world of video gaming from the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis¡ªavailable only in audio!

Viola Bowen has the chance of a lifetime: to design a video game based on her all-time favorite book series. The only problem? Her co-lead is Jesse F-ing Andrews, a.k.a. her arch-nemesis. Jesse has made it abundantly clear over the years that he wants nothing to do with her¨Cand Viola has no idea why.

When their bosses insist a wintery retreat is the perfect team-building exercise, Viola can¡¯t think of anything worse. Being freezing cold in a remote mountain lodge knowing Jesse is right next door? No, thank you.

But as the snow piles on, Viola discovers there¡¯s more to Jesse than she knew, and heat builds in more ways than one.

Runtime: 4 hours, 24 minutes]]> 5 Ali Hazelwood Hanh 2 3.55 2024 Two Can Play
author: Ali Hazelwood
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.55
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rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Is She Really Going Out with Him?]]> 208894884
Columnist Anna Appleby has left her love life behind after a painful divorce. Who needs a man when she has two kids, a cat, and uncontested control of the TV remote? Besides, she¡¯d rather be single than subject herself to the hell of online dating. But her office rival is vying for her column, and no column means no stable source of income. In a desperate attempt to keep her job, Anna finds herself pitching a unique angle: seven dates, all found offline, chosen by her children.

From awkward encounters to unexpected connections, Anna gamely begins to put herself out there, asking out waiters, the mailman, and even her celebrity crush. But when a romantic connection appears where she least expected it, will she be brave enough to take another chance on love?]]> 368 Sophie Cousens 0593718909 Hanh 3 4.08 2024 Is She Really Going Out with Him?
author: Sophie Cousens
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor, #1)]]> 65962937 A witchy rom-com from New York Times? bestseller Meg Cabot about a plus size witch who must team up with a handsome stranger to help protect her village from an otherworldly force¡ªbut will she be able to protect her heart?

It¡¯s Magic When You Meet Your Match In her teenage years, lovelorn Jessica Gold cast a spell that went disastrously wrong, and brought her all the wrong kind of attention¡ªas well as a lifetime ban from the World Council of Witches.

So no one is more surprised than Jess when, fifteen years later, tall, handsome WCW member Derrick Winters shows up in her quaint little village of West Harbor and claims that Jess is the Chosen One.

She¡¯s the Chosen One Not chosen by West Harbor¡¯s snobby elite to style them for the town¡¯s tricentennial ball¡ªthough Jess owns the chicest clothing boutique in town. And not chosen finally to be on the WCW, either¡ªnot that Jess would have said yes, anyway, since she¡¯s done with any organization that tries to dictate what makes a ¡°true¡± witch. No, Jess has been chosen to help save West Harbor itself...

As Summer Ends, Her Power Grows But just when Jess is beginning to think that she and Derrick might have a certain magic of their own¡ªand not of the supernatural variety¡ªJess learns he may not be who she thought he was.?And suddenly Jess finds herself having to trust Derrick and work with him to combat the sinister force battling to bring down West Harbor, or use her gift as she always to keep herself, and her heart, safe. Can she work her magic in time?]]> 368 Meg Cabot 006326837X Hanh 2 3.25 2023 Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor, #1)
author: Meg Cabot
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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]]> Wool - Holston (Wool, #1) 12287209
Or you'll get what you wish for.]]> 56 Hugh Howey Hanh 4 4.14 2012 Wool - Holston (Wool, #1)
author: Hugh Howey
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.14
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rating: 4
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]]> She Gets the Girl 58437812 She¡¯s All That meets What If It¡¯s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott and debut writer Alyson Derrick.

Alex Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a whole lot of flirt. She knows how to get the girl. Keeping her on the other hand¡­not so much. Molly Parker has everything in her life totally in control, except for her complete awkwardness with just about anyone besides her mom. She knows she¡¯s in love with the impossibly cool Cora Myers. She just¡­hasn¡¯t actually talked to her yet.

Alex and Molly don¡¯t belong on the same planet, let alone the same college campus. But when Alex, fresh off a bad (but hopefully not permanent) breakup, discovers Molly¡¯s hidden crush as their paths cross the night before classes start, they realize they might have a common interest after all. Because maybe if Alex volunteers to help Molly learn how to get her dream girl to fall for her, she can prove to her ex that she¡¯s not a selfish flirt. That she¡¯s ready for an actual commitment. And while Alex is the last person Molly would ever think she could trust, she can¡¯t deny Alex knows what she¡¯s doing with girls, unlike her.

As the two embark on their five-step plans to get their girls to fall for them, though, they both begin to wonder if maybe they¡¯re the ones falling¡­for each other.]]> 384 Rachael Lippincott 1534493794 Hanh 2 4.09 2022 She Gets the Girl
author: Rachael Lippincott
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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]]> Murder Most Actual 59068082 Boyfriend Material and Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake comes a cozy mystery that revisits the Golden Age of detective fiction, starring a heroine who¡¯s more podcaster than private eye and topped with a lethal dose of parody -- perfect for fans of Clue, Knives Out, and Only Murders in the Building!

When up-and-coming true crime podcaster Liza and her corporate financier wife Hanna head to a luxurious hotel in the Scottish Highlands, they're hoping for a chance to rekindle their marriage - not to find themselves trapped in the middle of an Agatha Christie-esque murder mystery with no way home. But who better to take on the case than someone whose entire profession relies on an obsession with all things mysterious and macabre? Though some of her fellow guests may consider her an interfering new media hack, Liza knows a thing or two about crime and ¨C despite Hanna¡¯s preference for waiting out the chaos behind a locked door ¨C might be the only one capable of discovering the killer. As the bodies rack up and the stakes rise, can they save their marriage -- and their lives?]]> 302 Alexis Hall 1774536277 Hanh 3 3.53 2021 Murder Most Actual
author: Alexis Hall
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[10 Things That Never Happened (Material World, #1)]]> 83137176 Fake amnesia. Real feelings? Real problems.

Sam Becker loves¨Dor, okay, likes¨Dhis job. Sure, managing a bed and bath retailer isn't exactly glamorous, but it's good work and he gets on well with the band of misfits who keep the store running. He could see himself being content here for the long haul. Too bad, then, that the owner is an infuriating git.

Jonathan Forest should never have hired Sam. It was a sentimental decision, and Jonathan didn't get where he is by following his heart. Determined to set things right, Jonathan orders Sam down to London for a difficult talk¡­only for a panicking Sam to trip, bump his head, and maybe accidentally imply he doesn't remember anything?

Faking amnesia seemed like a good idea when Sam was afraid he was getting sacked, but now he has to deal with the reality of Jonathan's guilt¨Das well as the unsettling fact that his surly boss might have a softer side to him. There's an unexpected freedom in getting a second shot at a first impression¡­but as Sam and Jonathan grow closer, can Sam really bring himself to tell the truth, or will their future be built entirely on one impulsive lie?]]> 432 Alexis Hall 1728245109 Hanh 3 3.87 2023 10 Things That Never Happened (Material World, #1)
author: Alexis Hall
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television]]> 195820753
From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a rollicking deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television. K-Drama School analyzes everything from common tropes like amnesia and slapping to conspicuous product placements of Subway sandwiches and coffee; to representations of disability, race and gender; to what Korea's war-torn history says about South Korea¡¯s media output and the stories being told on screen.

With chapters organized by "lessons," each one inquiring into a different theme of Korean television, K-Drama School offers a groundbreaking exploration into this singular form of entertainment, from an author who writes with humor and heart about shows that spur tears and laughter, keeping us glued to the TV while making fans of us all.

Shows discussed Squid Game, SKY Castle, Crash Course in Romance, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, My Mister, Something in the Rain, One Spring Night, DP, The Lonely and Great God, Autumn in My Heart, Winter Sonata, Our Blues, and more.]]> 256 Grace Jung 0762485728 Hanh 4 3.55 K-Drama School: A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television
author: Grace Jung
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.55
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]]> The Pairing 199440249 definitely not.

Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives once and for all.

Time apart has done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night and aspiring sommelier by day, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit, who never returned to America, graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school class and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. Sure, nothing really compares to what they had, and life stretches out long and lonely ahead of them, but¡ªyeah. It's in the past.

All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened, good for 48 months after its original date and about to expire. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately.

It's not until they board the tour bus that they discover they've both accidentally had the exact same idea, and now they're trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views, luscious flavors, and the most romantic cities of France, Spain, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left between them. So much nothing that, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition?

But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.]]> 432 Casey McQuiston 1250862744 Hanh 2 3.69 2024 The Pairing
author: Casey McQuiston
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2024
rating: 2
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]]> Mexican Gothic 52873094
Noem¨ª is also an unlikely rescuer: She¡¯s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she¡¯s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin¡¯s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noem¨ª; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi¡¯s dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family¡¯s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noem¨ª, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family¡¯s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family¡¯s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noem¨ª digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.

And Noem¨ª, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.]]> 304 Silvia Moreno-Garcia Hanh 0 to-read 3.76 2020 Mexican Gothic
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]]> The Husbands 193781998 An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options?

When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night, she is greeted at the door by her husband, Michael. There¡¯s only one problem¡ªshe¡¯s not married. She¡¯s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends, her much-improved decor, and the photos on her phone, they¡¯ve been together for years.

As Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can¡¯t remember meeting, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place, a new man emerges, and a new, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know you¡¯ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually?living?]]> 352 Holly Gramazio 0385550618 Hanh 4 3.50 2024 The Husbands
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]]> <![CDATA[Be Ready When the Luck Happens]]> 209192698 In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten¡ªaka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon¡ªshares her personal story with readers hungry for a seat at her table.?

Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina¡¯s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past and her process to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles decades of personal challenges, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpected career twists, all delivered with her signature combination of playfulness and purpose.

From a difficult childhood to meeting the love of her life, Jeffrey, and marrying him while still in college, from a boring bureaucratic job in Washington, D.C., to answering an ad for a specialty food store in the Hamptons, from the owner of one Barefoot Contessa shop to author of bestselling cookbooks and celebrated television host, Ina has blazed her own trail and, in the meantime, taught millions of people how to cook and entertain. Now, she invites them to come closer to experience her story in vivid detail and to share the important life lessons she learned along the way: do what you love because if you love it you¡¯ll be really good at it, swing for the fences, and always Be Ready When the Luck Happens.]]> 320 Ina Garten 0593799895 Hanh 3 4.23 2024 Be Ready When the Luck Happens
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]]> Love in the Big City 58262351 A funny, transporting, surprising, and poignant novel that was one of the highest-selling debuts of recent years in Korea, Love in the Big City tells the story of a young gay man searching for happiness in the lonely city of Seoul

Love in the Big City is the English-language debut of Sang Young Park, one of Korea¡¯s most exciting young writers. A runaway bestseller, the novel hit the top five lists of all the major bookstores, went into twenty-six printings, and was praised for its unique literary voice and perspective. It is now poised to capture a worldwide readership.

Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend and roommate, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and ice-cold Marlboro Reds that they keep in their freezer. Yet over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to settle down, leaving him alone to care for his ailing mother and to find companionship in his relationships with a series of men, including one whose handsomeness is matched by his coldness, and another who might end up being the great love of his life.

A brilliantly written novel that takes us into the glittering nighttime of Seoul and the bleary-eyed morning after with both humor and emotion, Love in the Big City is a wry portrait of millennial loneliness as well as the abundant joys of queer life.]]> 189 Sang Young Park 080215879X Hanh 4 3.79 2019 Love in the Big City
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]]> Infamous 60784559
But following their debutante ball Rose is suddenly talking about marriage, and Eddie is horrified.

When Eddie meets charming, renowned poet Nash Nicholson, he invites her to his crumbling Gothic estate in the countryside. The entourage of eccentric artists indulging in pure hedonism is exactly what Eddie needs in order to forget Rose and finish her novel.

But Eddie might discover the world of famous literary icons isn't all poems and pleasure . . .]]> 336 Lex Croucher 125087565X Hanh 3 3.43 2022 Infamous
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]]> Canadian Boyfriend 200300820
The fake Canadian boyfriend. It's a thing. The get out of jail free card for all kinds of sticky social situations. ¡°I can't go to prom; I'm going to be out of town visiting my boyfriend in Canada.¡± It's all over pop culture. But Aurora Evans did it first. Once upon a time she met a teenage hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. He was a boy. She may have fudged the ¡°friend¡± part a little, but it wasn't like she was ever going to see him again. It wasn't like she hurt anyone. Until she did¡ªyears later¡ªon both counts.
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When pro hockey player and recent widower Mike Martin walks into the dance studio where Aurora Evans teaches, he's feeling overwhelmed with the fact that his wife may not have been exactly who he thought she was and the logistics of going back to work. As one of the few people his angry, heartbroken daughter connects with, Aurora agrees to be a pseudo nanny to help him navigate the upcoming school year and hockey season. To his surprise, she turns out to be the perfect balm for him as well. Aurora gets him. The real him underneath his pro jersey. And yet, he still finds himself holding back, unable to fully trust again¡ªespecially when he finds out the secret Aurora¡¯s been hiding from him.]]> 384 Jenny Holiday 1538724928 Hanh 3 3.58 2024 Canadian Boyfriend
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet]]> 55145261 A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - on a five-star scale.

Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as 'observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy', with over 10 million lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection about the shared human experience; it includes beloved essays along with six all-new pieces exclusive to the book.]]> 304 John Green 0525555218 Hanh 0 to-read 4.37 2021 The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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]]> <![CDATA[All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)]]> 32758901 "As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

In a corporate-dominated space-faring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. For their own safety, exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn¡¯t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists is conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ¡®droid--a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module and refers to itself (though never out loud) as ¡°Murderbot.¡± Scornful of humans, Murderbot wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is, but when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and Murderbot to get to the truth.]]> 144 Martha Wells Hanh 0 to-read 4.10 2017 All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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]]> None of This Is True 62334530
A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix¡¯s children¡¯s school. Josie has been listening to Alix¡¯s podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Josie¡¯s life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can¡¯t quite resist the temptation to keep making the podcast. Slowly she starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it, Josie has inveigled her way into Alix¡¯s life¡ªand into her home.

But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family¡¯s lives under mortal threat.

Who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?]]> 390 Lisa Jewell 1982179007 Hanh 0 to-read 4.08 2023 None of This Is True
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]]> <![CDATA[Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)]]> 195820807
Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?]]> 432 Abby Jimenez 1538704439 Hanh 0 4.35 2024 Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
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]]> Not in Love (Not in Love, #1) 198716261 A forbidden, secret affair proves that all¡¯s fair in love and science.

Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on, the financial stability she yearned for as a kid, and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeover and its offensively attractive front man threatens to bring it all crumbling down.

Eli Killgore and his business partners want Kline, period. Eli has his own reasons for pushing this deal through - and he's a man who gets what he wants. With one burning exception: Rue. The woman he can't stop thinking about. The woman who's off-limits to him.

Torn between loyalty and an undeniable attraction, Rue and Eli throw caution out the lab and the boardroom windows. Their affair is secret, no-strings-attached, and has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail. But the heart is risky business - one that plays for keeps.]]> 384 Ali Hazelwood 1408728915 Hanh 0 3.59 2024 Not in Love (Not in Love, #1)
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]]> Lessons in Chemistry 206305528
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America¡¯s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth¡¯s unusual approach to cooking (¡°combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride¡±) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn¡¯t just teaching women to cook. She¡¯s daring them to change the status quo.

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.]]> 404 Bonnie Garmus Hanh 4 4.24 2022 Lessons in Chemistry
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]]> Trouble 127281043
Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life. This position was meant to be her sister's¨C¨Cbrilliant, kind Amy, who isn't perpetually angry, dangerously reckless, and who does (inexplicably) like children.

But Amy is unwell and needs a doctor, their father is gone and their mother is useless, so here Emily is, pretending to be something she's not.

If she can get away with her deception for long enough to earn a few month's wages and slip some expensive trinkets into her pockets along the way, perhaps they'll be all right.

That is, as long as she doesn't get involved with the Edwards family's dramas. Emily refuses to care about her charges - Grace, who talks too much and loves too hard, and Aster, who is frankly terrifying but might just be the wittiest sixteen-year-old Emily has ever met - or the servants, who insist on acting as if they're each other's family. And she certainly hasn't noticed her employer, the brooding, taciturn Captain Edwards, no matter how good he might look without a shirt on . . .

As Fairmont House draws her in, Emily's lies start to come undone. Can she fix her mistakes before it's too late?]]> 336 Lex Croucher 1250323967 Hanh 0 3.58 2023 Trouble
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]]> Dying: A Memoir 33792025
At the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Her illness is no longer she now weighs less than her neighbor¡¯s retriever. As her body weakens, she describes the experience¡ªthe vulnerability and strength, the courage and humility, the anger and acceptance¡ªof knowing she will soon die.

Written in the space of a few weeks, in a tremendous creative surge, this powerful and beautiful memoir is a clear-eyed account of what dying Taylor describes the tangle of her feelings, remembers the lives and deaths of her parents, and examines why she would like to be able to choose the circumstances of her death.

Taylor¡¯s last words offer a vocabulary for readers to speak about the most difficult thing any of us will face. And while A Memoir is a deeply affecting meditation on death, it is also a funny and wise tribute to life.]]> 141 Cory Taylor 1941040713 Hanh 0 to-read 3.88 2016 Dying: A Memoir
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]]> On Immunity: An Inoculation 23263670 A New York Times Best SellerA National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistA New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the YearA Facebook "Year of Books" SelectionOne of the Best Books of the Year* National Book Critics Circle Award finalist * The New York Times Book Review (Top 10) * Entertainment Weekly (Top 10) * New York Magazine (Top 10)* Chicago Tribune (Top 10) * Publishers Weekly (Top 10) * Time Out New York (Top 10) * Los Angeles Times * Kirkus * Booklist * NPR's Science Friday * Newsday * Slate * Refinery 29 * And many more...Why do we fear vaccines? A provocative examination by Eula Biss, the author of Notes from No Man's Land, winner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardUpon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear-fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in your child's air, food, mattress, medicine, and vaccines. She finds that you cannot immunize your child, or yourself, from the world. In this bold, fascinating book, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world, both historically and in the present moment. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Susan Sontag's AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. On Immunity is a moving account of how we are all interconnected-our bodies and our fates.]]> 184 Eula Biss 1555973272 Hanh 0 to-read 4.04 2014 On Immunity: An Inoculation
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]]> Land of Big Numbers 45154216
Gripping and compassionate, Land of Big Numbers depicts the diverse and legion Chinese people, their history, their government, and how all of that has tumbled¡ªmessily, violently, but still beautifully¡ªinto the present.

Cutting between clear-eyed realism and tongue-in-cheek magical realism, Chen¡¯s stories coalesce into a portrait of a people striving for openings where mobility is limited. Twins take radically different one becomes a professional gamer, the other a political activist. A woman moves to the city to work at a government call center and is followed by her violent ex-boyfriend. A man is swept into the high-risk, high-reward temptations of China¡¯s volatile stock exchange. And a group of people sit, trapped for no reason, on a subway platform for months, waiting for official permission to leave.

With acute social insight, Te-Ping Chen layers years of experience reporting on the ground in China with incantatory prose in this taut, surprising debut, proving herself both a remarkable cultural critic and an astonishingly accomplished new literary voice.]]> 256 Te-Ping Chen 0358275032 Hanh 0 to-read 4.04 2021 Land of Big Numbers
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]]> Recursion 41941223 A thriller about time, identity, and memory...

Reality is broken.

At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that¡¯s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It¡¯s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery¡ªand what¡¯s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself.

In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth¡ªand in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery... and the tools for fighting back.

Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy¡ªbefore they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos.]]> 324 Blake Crouch 1524759805 Hanh 0 to-read 4.26 2019 Recursion
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]]> Bride (Bride, #1) 181344829 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast¡ªagain. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange¡ªagain...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It¡¯s clear from the way he tracks Misery¡¯s every movement that he doesn¡¯t trust her. If only he knew how right he was¡­.

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what¡¯s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory¡­alone with the wolf.]]> 410 Ali Hazelwood Hanh 0 3.98 2024 Bride (Bride, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds #1)]]> 48990389 An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens her new home and her fragile place in it, in a stunning sci-fi debut that¡¯s both a cross-dimensional adventure and a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging.

Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there¡¯s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying¡ªfrom disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn¡¯t outrun. Cara¡¯s life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total.

On this Earth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. Now she has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She works¡ªand shamelessly flirts¡ªwith her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security.

But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelg?ngers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imagined¡ªand reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse.]]> 322 Micaiah Johnson 0593135067 Hanh 0 to-read 4.17 2020 The Space Between Worlds (The Space Between Worlds #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Twice a Prince (Sasharia en Garde!, #2)]]> 4711961
Sasharia En Garde Book 2

In the magical world of Khanerenth, there s a long way to go before Sasha and her dream prince, Jehan, can get to perfect. Jehan s deception has left her unable to trust him, and grimly determined to search for her missing father. Jehan only wants to protect Sasha from the dangerous undercover mission he s undertaken to heal the broken kingdom, but he knows she can t afford to listen to him not when he s the one living a lie.

Enemies, allies and temptation make the ballroom floor as dangerous as pirate raids. In a world where love is danger and honor is difficult to define, the crown is not the only thing on the line for a wicked prince and a princess with a core of steel.

There s a royal price for love."]]> 267 Sherwood Smith 1605040738 Hanh 3 3.77 2008 Twice a Prince (Sasharia en Garde!, #2)
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average rating: 3.77
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Only and Forever (Bergman Brothers, #7)]]> 195035565 It¡¯s a room-mance for the books in this tender, steamy story about unexpectedly finding love and being brave enough to let it revise life¡¯s narrative in the final book in the beloved Bergman Brothers series.

Viggo Bergman, hopeless romantic, is thoroughly weary of waiting for his happily ever after. But between opening a romance bookstore, running a romance book club, coaching kids' soccer, and adopting a household of pets¡ªjust maybe, he¡¯s overcommitted himself?¡ªViggo¡¯s chaotic life has made finding his forever love seem downright improbable.

Enter Tallulah Clarke, chilly cynic with a massive case of writer¡¯s block. Tallulah needs help with her thriller¡¯s romantic subplot. Viggo needs another pair of hands to keep his store afloat. So they agree to swap skills and cohabitate for convenience¡ªhis romance expertise to revive her book, her organizational prowess to salvage his store. They hardly get along, and they couldn¡¯t be more different, but who says roommate-coworkers need to be friends?

As they share a home and life, Tallulah and Viggo discover a connection that challenges everything they believe about love, and reveals the plot twist they never saw happily ever after is here already, right under their roof.]]> 368 Chloe Liese 0593642481 Hanh 0 4.00 2024 Only and Forever (Bergman Brothers, #7)
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]]> Hollywood Ending 53923964 With wit, humor, and a delightfully fresh voice, from the inimitable duo Tash Skilton, author of A Love Story, comes this friends-to-lovers rom-com that explores the hilarious highs and lows of adulting, Hollywood, and what happens when BFFs are forced to take a hard second look at their favorite fandoms¡ªand at each other. ONE PERECT FRIENDSHIP¡ªABRUPTLY CANCELED? All through college, Nina and Sebastian were sentence-finishing, secret-sharing BFFs, and absolute super fans of Castles of Rust and Bone. It was the kind of show¡ªand the kind of friendship¡ªthat demands ²â´Ç³Ü¡¯°ù±ð all in, for the plot twists, the unresolved sexual tension, the weekly coup d¡¯etat¡ªand ultimately, the heartbreak. ?At least until the big cliffhanger . . . ? But when Castles¡¯ season finale turned into the unceremoniously axed show¡¯s awkward farewell, Nina and Sebastian¡¯s friendship ended just as suddenly¡ªand just as awkwardly. And Sebastian¡¯s longed-for chance to woo Nina into something more than friendship was written out of their story. ?In Hollywood, there¡¯s always a comeback.? Five years later, Nina and Sebastian are living their best lives in L.A.¡ªand Castles is being rebooted. Nina¡¯s a social media coordinator for the streaming service that will air the show, and Sebastian is a PA for the production company. What could be more perfect? How about running into each other on set . . . ? ?Fingers crossed for a happy ending . . . ? Turns out even the most dedicated fans are due for a wake-up call when they get to peek behind-the-scenes. And suddenly Nina and Sebastian are remembering when they were super fans of each other instead. Will flipping the script from buddy comedy to real romance ruin everything¡ªor deliver the happily-ever-after they both crave??Praise for A Love Story?¡°I absolutely?loved this modern-day You've Got Mail.¡± ¡ªKerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks?¡°An energetic romance that would make Nora Ephron proud.¡±?¡ªKirkus Reviews? ¡°A multicultural millennial spin on You¡¯ve Got Mail in this laugh out loud romance.¡± ¡ªPublishers Weekly]]> 304 Tash Skilton 1496730682 Hanh 2 3.20 2021 Hollywood Ending
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average rating: 3.20
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]]> Land of Milk and Honey 101673225 The award-winning author of How Much of These Hills Is Gold returns with a rapturous and revelatory novel about a young chef whose discovery of pleasure alters her life and, indirectly, the world

A smog has spread. Food crops are rapidly disappearing. A chef escapes her dying career in a dreary city to take a job at a decadent mountaintop colony seemingly free of the world¡¯s troubles.

There, the sky is clear again. Rare ingredients abound. Her enigmatic employer and his visionary daughter have built a lush new life for the global elite, one that reawakens the chef to the pleasures of taste, touch, and her own body.

In this atmosphere of hidden wonders and cool, seductive violence, the chef¡¯s boundaries undergo a thrilling erosion. Soon she is pushed to the center of a startling attempt to reshape the world far beyond the plate.

Sensuous and surprising, joyous and bitingly sharp, told in language as alluring as it is original, Land of Milk and Honey lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. It is a daringly imaginative exploration of desire and deception, privilege and faith, and the roles we play to survive. Most of all, it is a love letter to food, to wild delight, and to the transformative power of a woman embracing her own appetite.]]> 240 C Pam Zhang 0593538242 Hanh 3 3.50 2023 Land of Milk and Honey
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]]> <![CDATA[The Reappearance of Rachel Price]]> 182484360
Lights. Camera. Lies.

18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom¡¯s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on.

But the case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can¡¯t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again.

Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn¡¯t sure it¡¯s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And ¨C could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .

From world-renowned author Holly Jackson comes a mind-blowing masterpiece about one girl¡¯s search for the truth, and the terror in finding out who your family really is.]]> 438 Holly Jackson 0593374207 Hanh 2 4.09 2024 The Reappearance of Rachel Price
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name: Hanh
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[A Stranger to Command (Crown & Court, #0.5)]]> 3876030
In Marloven Hess, no one can pronounce his real names, and they assume his title is his name. He becomes Shevraeth--discovering that there are no marquises or dukes or barons in this kingdom, and no one has the slightest interest in Remalna. Or in foreigners. Until very recently, the academy was closed to outsiders. But the king--also fifteen, and recently come to his throne after a nasty civil war--wants him there.

Learning about command turns out to be very different than Shevraeth had assumed, and the Marlovens, who are going through political and social change at all levels, are not at all what he expected. He makes friends as well as enemies; experiences terror and laughter as well as challenges on the field and off.

He discovers friendship, loyalty--and love.

All the while greater events in the world are moving inexorably toward conflagration, drawing the smartest of the young people into key positions--whether they want it or not. They're going to have to be ready.

"Involving characters, exquisite world building, politics, intrigue, and choices to be made between love, school and country. A Stranger to Command has everything. Drop what you're doing and read it immediately."
--Justine Larbalestier author of HOW TO DITCH YOUR FAIRY

"War games. Courtly Vidanric, sent for his own protection to train as a warrior in a foreign land four months' journey from home, considers himself alien, sensitive, weak, and ignorant among his fellow cadets. Remaining a study in courage and integrity, despite the grinding discipline that takes away even his name, Vidanric's soldier's skills grow swordblade sharp even as he also learns lessons of the heart. But capability, responsibility, and all-too-real invasion come together as Vidanric realizes that not only is he being trained for kingship, he's capable of it, too . . . A diamond-bright portrait of a harsh and magical journey to adulthood."
--Elizabeth E. Wein, author of THE MARK OF SOLOMON

"Sherwood Smith's universe is so detailed at this point that you feel like a traveller in a real foreign land--charmed, sometimes bewildered, and finally at home with no desire to leave. This book deals thoughtfully with the creation of a hero, and also creates an exciting, occasionally-painful, and always absorbing adventure."
--Sarah Rees Brennan, author of THE DEMON LEXICON]]> 476 Sherwood Smith 1934648558 Hanh 4 3.91 2008 A Stranger to Command (Crown & Court, #0.5)
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average rating: 3.91
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Stranger to Command (Crown & Court, #0.5)]]> 21643325 480 Sherwood Smith 1611380723 Hanh 4 4.11 2008 A Stranger to Command (Crown & Court, #0.5)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America¡¯s National Parks]]> 71689595 A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous and volatile American landscape. One year. One national park at a time.

This is it. No more California. I¡¯m sifting into the underbelly of where the nomads go.

After a decade as an assistant to high-powered LA executives, Emily Pennington left behind her structured life and surrendered to the pull of the great outdoors. With a tight budget, meticulous routing, and a temperamental minivan she named Gizmo, Emily embarked on a yearlong road trip to sixty-two national parks, hell-bent on a single goal: getting through the adventure in one piece. She was instantly thrust into more chaos than she¡¯d bargained for and found herself on an unpredictable journey rocked by a gutting romantic breakup, a burgeoning pandemic, wildfires, and other seismic challenges that threatened her safety, her sanity, and the trip itself.

What began as an intrepid obsession soon evolved into a life-changing experience. Navigating the tangle of life¡¯s unexpected sucker punches, Feral invites readers along on Emily¡¯s grand, blissful, and sometimes perilous journey, where solitude, resilience, self-reliance, and personal transformation run wild.]]> 257 Emily Pennington 154203972X Hanh 0 currently-reading 3.18 2023 Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America¡¯s National Parks
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]]> Reputation 57693354
Abandoned by her parents, middle-class Georgiana Ellers has moved to a new town to live with her dreary aunt and uncle. At a particularly dull party, she meets the enigmatic Frances Campbell, a wealthy member of the in-crowd who lives a life Georgiana couldn't have imagined in her wildest dreams.

Lonely and vulnerable, Georgiana falls in with Frances and her unfathomably rich, deeply improper friends. Georgiana is introduced to a new world: drunken debauchery, mysterious young men with strangely arresting hands, and the upper echelons of Regency society.

But the price of entry to high society might just be higher than Georgiana is willing to pay ...]]> 336 Lex Croucher 1250832837 Hanh 0 3.58 2021 Reputation
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2021
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]]> <![CDATA[Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)]]> 199844040 ?
Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System of a Down, was ¡°unlikely a chart-topper as had ever existed in modern music a band of Armenian-Americans playing a practically unclassifiable clash of wildly aggressive metal riffs, unconventional tempo-twisting rhythms, and Armenian folk melodies, with me alternately growling, screaming, and crooning lyrics that could pivot from avant-garde silliness to raging socio-political rants in the space of a single line.¡± After all, as Serj concedes, ¡°it¡¯s not easy listening.¡±
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Even so, there¡¯s no doubt that System¡¯s music had struck a chord with millions of listeners across the globe ever since they burst on the scene in the mid-1990s. With nearly 40 million album sales, three albums topping the Billboard charts, and a devoted legion of fans, the band dominated the alt-rock and metal scenes just as the world hurtled into a new millennium, redefining the very idea of what rockstars could and couldn¡¯t talk about, could and couldn¡¯t do, could and couldn¡¯t represent.?
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In? DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM,? Serj presents readers with a memoir that is far more than just a?rock 'n' roll fable. It's an immigrant's tale, it¡¯s an activist's awakening, and it's a spiritual journey from darkness toward light. And all of this comes down to the fact that Serj himself has had the chance to live an extraordinary life¡ªthanks to a combination of luck, circumstance, struggle, talent, and spiritual awakening. Born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Serj grows up hearing bombs drop outside his childhood home during the country¡¯s civil war, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of seven. As a young man, he is immersed in the SoCal community of ¡°Little Armenia,¡± learning more and more about the brutal genocide faced by his ancestors while helping his parents adapt to the constraints and contradictions of the American Dream. Then, during a pivotal drive home from an LSAT class, Serj decides to turn away from a promising future in business and law to make music instead¡ªa decision that leads him to touring five continents as the lead singer of a hugely popular rock band, hitting number #1 on the Billboard album charts the morning of 9/11, and then having the hit single from the same album banned from radio two days later. In the years that follow, his uniquely singular story continues, as he?evades glass bottles hurled at a cancelled show by angry Slayer fans, teams up with Tom Morello to push social justice causes on unsuspecting metalheads, argues with LAPD officers over the best way to quell rioting fans, and defines new sounds and singing tactics with Rick Rubin.?
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Braiding together Serj¡¯s thought-provoking insight with heartfelt and poetic prose,? DOWN WITH THE SYSTEM retraces?Serj¡¯s remarkable and unlikely journey, and explores what it¡¯s taught him¡ªabout music, about art, about activism, and about himself. It¡¯s an unforgettable ride that will leave you breathless¡ªand an absolute delight for new fans and old ones alike.?]]> 352 Serj Tankian 0306831929 Hanh 4 4.44 Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
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]]> <![CDATA[As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)]]> 56905097 The finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. By the end of this mystery series, you'll never think of good girls the same way again...

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She¡¯s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can¡¯t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when ²â´Ç³Ü¡¯°ù±ð the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself¡ªor be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn¡¯t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears...]]> 500 Holly Jackson 0593379853 Hanh 4 4.20 2021 As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #3)
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average rating: 4.20
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Around the World in Eighty Days]]> 25987289 286 Jules Verne 0698198271 Hanh 2 3.64 1872 Around the World in Eighty Days
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average rating: 3.64
book published: 1872
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Better Hate than Never (The Wilmot Sisters, #2)]]> 64821637 Childhood enemies discover the fine line between love and loathing in this heartfelt reimagining of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

Katerina Wilmot and Christopher Petruchio shared backyards as kids, but as adults they won't even share the same hemisphere. That is, until Kate makes a rare visit home, and their fiery animosity rekindles into a raging inferno.

Despite their friends' and families' pleas for peace, Christopher is unconvinced Kate would willingly douse the flames of their enmity. But when a drunken Kate confesses she's only been hostile because she thought he hated her, Christopher vows to make peace with Kate once and for all. Tempting as it is to be swept away by her nemesis-turned-gentleman, Kate isn't sure she can trust his charming good-guy act.

When Christopher's persistence and Kate¡¯s curiosity lead to an impassioned kiss, they realize "peace" is the last thing that will ever be possible between them. As desire gives way to deeper feelings, Kate and Christopher must decide if it¡¯s truly better to hate than to never risk their hearts¡ªor if they already gave them away long ago.]]> 366 Chloe Liese 0593441524 Hanh 3 3.62 2023 Better Hate than Never (The Wilmot Sisters, #2)
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average rating: 3.62
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[If Only You (The Bergman Brothers, #6)]]> 195015128
Ziggy Bergman is tired of being underestimated. Sure, she¡¯s the youngest player on the National Soccer team and the baby of the family, but that doesn¡¯t mean she still deserves to be treated like a kid. It¡¯s time for her angelic image to get a makeover. What better way to do that than hanging out with trouble incarnate and her brother¡¯s best friend, Sebastian Gauthier?

Sebastian has hit rock bottom. His hockey career and sponsorships are in jeopardy of ending if something doesn¡¯t give. Seb¡¯s not willing to actually change his destructive ways, but he¡¯s happy to pretend he¡¯s a reformed reprobate by faking a friendship for publicity with sweet, shy Ziggy Bergman.

When faking starts to feel real, Ziggy and Seb discover an unexpected friendship they¡¯re happy to hold on to. At least, until their once-fake friendship becomes the most loving, empowering relationship they¡¯ve ever known, and the end goal¡ªfor both of them¡ªchanges.]]> 384 Chloe Liese 0593642465 Hanh 2 3.96 2023 If Only You (The Bergman Brothers, #6)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2023
rating: 2
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]]> Unmarriageable 39926661 In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry¡ªuntil an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider.

A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters, has found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Knowing that many of her students won¡¯t make it to graduation before dropping out to marry and have children, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her other literary heroes and hopes to inspire the girls to dream of more.

When an invitation arrives to the biggest wedding their small town has seen in years, Mrs. Binat, certain that their luck is about to change, excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for rich, eligible bachelors. On the first night of the festivities, Alys¡¯s lovely older sister, Jena, catches the eye of Fahad ¡°Bungles¡± Bingla, the wildly successful¡ªand single¡ªentrepreneur. But Bungles¡¯s friend Valentine Darsee is clearly unimpressed by the Binat family. Alys accidentally overhears his unflattering assessment of her and quickly dismisses him and his snobbish ways. As the days of lavish wedding parties unfold, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a proposal¡ªand Alys begins to realize that Darsee¡¯s brusque manner may be hiding a very different man from the one she saw at first glance.

Told with wry wit and colorful prose, Unmarriageable is a charming update on Jane Austen¡¯s beloved novel and an exhilarating exploration of love, marriage, class, and sisterhood.

]]> 352 Soniah Kamal 1524799726 Hanh 3 3.73 2019 Unmarriageable
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> The Calculation of You and Me 195886398 A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate¡¯s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks start to fly, she realizes there¡¯s no algorithm for falling in love.

Marlowe Thompson understands a lot of things. She understands that calculus isn¡¯t overwhelmingly beautiful to everyone, and that it typically kills the mood when you try to talk Python coding over beer pong. She understands people were surprised when golden boy Josh asked her out and she went from weird, math-obsessed Marlowe to half of their school¡¯s couple goals. Unfortunately, Marlowe was surprised when Josh dumped her because he¡¯d prefer a girlfriend who was more romantic. One with emotional depth.

But Marlowe has never failed anything in her life, and she isn¡¯t about to start now. When she¡¯s paired with Ashton Hayes for an English project, his black clothing and moody eyeliner cause a bit of a systems overload, and the dissonant sounds of his rock band make her brain itch. But when she discovers Ash's hidden stash of love songs, Marlowe makes a desperate deal to unleash her inner romantic heroine: if Ash will agree to help her write some love letters, she¡¯ll calculate the perfect data analytics formula to make Ash's band go viral.

As the semester heats up with yearning love notes and late nights spent with a boy who escapes any box her brain tries to put him in, Marlowe starts to question if there¡¯s really a set solution to love. Could a girl who has never met a problem she couldn¡¯t solve have gotten the math so massively wrong?]]> 304 Serena Kaylor 1250908701 Hanh 3 3.89 2024 The Calculation of You and Me
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> The Way You Make Me Feel 35704397 An NPR Best Book of 2018A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2018A We Need Diverse Books 2018 Must-ReadA TAYSHAS 2019 Reading List BookA California Book Award FinalistFrom the author of I Believe in a Thing Called Love, a laugh-out-loud story of love, new friendships, and one unique food truck.

Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, the KoBra, alongside her uptight classmate Rose Carver. Not the carefree summer Clara had imagined. But maybe Rose isn't so bad. Maybe the boy named Hamlet (yes, Hamlet) crushing on her is pretty cute. Maybe Clara actually feels invested in her dad¡¯s business. What if taking this summer seriously means that Clara has to leave her old self behind? With Maurene Goo's signature warmth and humor, The Way You Make Me Feel is a relatable story of falling in love and finding yourself in the places you¡¯d never thought to look.]]> 336 Maurene Goo 0374304092 Hanh 0 3.78 2018 The Way You Make Me Feel
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.78
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rating: 0
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]]> Women of Good Fortune 150352946 Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant bride and her two best friends, each with their own motives and fed up with the way society treats women, who forge a plan to steal all the gift money on the big day

Lulu has always been taught that money is the ticket to a good life. So, when Shanghai¡¯s most eligible bachelor surprises her with a proposal, the only acceptable answer is yes, even if the voice inside her head is saying no. His family¡¯s fortune would solve all her parents¡¯ financial woes, but Lulu isn¡¯t in love or ready for marriage.

The only people she can confide in are her two best friends: career-minded Rina, who is tired of being passed over for promotion as her biological clock ticks away; and Jane, a sharp-tongued, luxury-chasing housewife desperate to divorce her husband and trade up. Each of them desires something different: freedom, time, beauty. None of them can get it without money.

Lulu¡¯s wedding is their golden opportunity. The social event of the season, it means more than enough cash gifts to transform the women¡¯s lives. To steal the money on the big day, all they¡¯ll need is a trustworthy crew and a brilliant plan. But as the plot grows increasingly complicated and relationships are caught in the cross fire, the women are forced to face that having it all might come at a steep price¡­]]> 352 Sophie Wan 1525804308 Hanh 3 3.56 2024 Women of Good Fortune
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average rating: 3.56
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rating: 3
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]]> Check & Mate 60683957 done with chess. Every move counts nowadays. After the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious "Kingkiller" Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning bad boy of chess.

Nolan's loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone¡ªespecially Mallory. What's even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory's victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes and, despite everything, she can't help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist....

As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren't only on the board, the spotlight is hotter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce(-ly attractive. And intelligent...and infuriating...)]]> 347 Ali Hazelwood 0593619919 Hanh 3 3.93 2023 Check & Mate
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average rating: 3.93
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3)]]> 60784545
On paper, Indira has everything together. An amazing job, a boyfriend, and a car. What more could a late twenty-something ask for? But when she walks in on her boyfriend in an amorous embrace with a stranger, that perfect on paper image goes up in flames.

Jude has nothing together. A doctor that¡¯s spent the last three years traveling the world to treat emergencies and humanitarian crises, a quick trip home for his best friend¡¯s wedding has him struggling to readjust.

Thrust into an elaborate (and ridiculously drawn out) wedding event that¡¯s stressing Jude beyond belief and has Indira seeing her ex and his new girlfriend far more frequently than any human should endure, the duo strike a bargain to be each other¡¯s fake dates to this wedding from hell. The only problem is, their forced proximity and fake displays of affection are starting to feel a bit¡­ real, and both are left grappling with the idea that a situation that couldn¡¯t be worse, is made a little better with the other around.

What starts out as a fake wedding date turns into something these childhood enemies never expected in the next sparkling romantic comedy by Mazey Eddings.]]> 307 Mazey Eddings 1250847044 Hanh 3 3.65 2023 The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> Roomies 34466910 From subway to Broadway to happily ever after. Modern love in all its thrill, hilarity, and uncertainty has never been so compulsively readable as in New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren¡¯s romantic novel.

Marriages of convenience are so...inconvenient.

For months Holland Bakker has invented excuses to descend into the subway station near her apartment, drawn to the captivating music performed by her street musician crush. Lacking the nerve to actually talk to the gorgeous stranger, fate steps in one night in the form of a drunken attacker. Calvin Mcloughlin rescues her, but quickly disappears when the police start asking questions.

Using the only resource she has to pay the brilliant musician back, Holland gets Calvin an audition with her uncle, Broadway¡¯s hottest musical director. When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway¡ªuntil his reason for disappearing earlier becomes clear: he¡¯s in the country illegally, his student visa having expired years ago.

Seeing that her uncle needs Calvin as much as Calvin needs him, a wild idea takes hold of her. Impulsively, she marries the Irishman, her infatuation a secret only to him. As their relationship evolves and Calvin becomes the darling of Broadway¡ªin the middle of the theatrics and the acting-not-acting¡ªwill Holland and Calvin to realize that they both stopped pretending a long time ago?]]> 368 Christina Lauren 1501165836 Hanh 2 3.73 2017 Roomies
author: Christina Lauren
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2017
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)]]> 154488299 The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

What¡¯s the one dish you¡¯d do anything to taste just one more time?

Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that¡¯s not the main reason customers stop by . . .

The father-daughter duo are ¡®food detectives¡¯. Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person¡¯s treasured memories ¨C dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility.

A bestseller in Japan, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal.]]> 201 Hisashi Kashiwai 0593717716 Hanh 4 3.70 2013 The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> How to End a Love Story 63247365
Helen Zhang hasn¡¯t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.

Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She¡¯s even scored a coveted spot in the writers¡¯ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer¡¯s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except¡­

Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he¡¯s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn¡¯t have taken the job on Helen¡¯s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can¡¯t pass up.

Grant¡¯s exactly as Helen remembers him¡ªcharming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she¡¯s never been. And Helen¡¯s exactly as Grant remembers too¡ªbrilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helen¡¯s parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea he¡¯s in the picture at all.

When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet¡­ the key to making peace with their past¡ªand themselves¡ªmight just lie in holding on to each other in the present.]]> 384 Yulin Kuang Hanh 3 3.60 2024 How to End a Love Story
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> Funny Story 194802722 A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

Daphne always loved the way her fianc¨¦, Peter, told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children¡¯s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra¡¯s ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic¡ªwith a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads¡ªMiles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned-up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she¡¯s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it¡¯s all just for show, of course, because there¡¯s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fianc¨¦¡¯s new fianc¨¦e¡¯s ex... right?]]> 400 Emily Henry Hanh 3 4.21 2024 Funny Story
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]]> Canadian Boyfriend 146492146
Fate brings together a ballet teacher and a hockey player in this big-hearted novel about second chances and taking risks by the bestselling author Entertainment Weekly calls the ¡°master of witty banter.¡±

Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. I can't go to prom. I'm going to be visiting my boyfriend in Canada. He was just what she needed to cover her social awkwardness. He never had to know. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again¡­

Years later, Aurora is teaching kids¡¯ dance classes and battling panic and eating disorders¡ªsouvenirs from her failed ballet career¡ªwhen pro hockey player Mike Martin walks in with his daughter. Mike¡¯s honesty about his struggles with widowhood helps Aurora confront some of her own demons, and the two forge an unlikely friendship. There¡¯s just one problem: Mike is the boy she spent years pretending was her ¡°Canadian boyfriend.¡±

The longer she keeps her secret, the more she knows it will shatter the trust between them. But to have the life she wants, she needs to tackle the most important thing of all¡ªbelieving in herself.]]> Jenny Holiday 1668635291 Hanh 0 to-read 3.76 2024 Canadian Boyfriend
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]]> <![CDATA[Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3)]]> 112975147 400 Abigail Hing Wen 006329799X Hanh 4 3.77 2023 Loveboat Forever (Loveboat, Taipei, #3)
author: Abigail Hing Wen
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> Pageboy 60473073 Pageboy is a groundbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page. A generation-defining actor and one of the most famous trans advocates of our time, Elliot will now be known as an uncommon literary talent, as he shares never-before-heard details and intimate interrogations on gender, love, mental health, relationships, and Hollywood.]]> 271 Elliot Page Hanh 0 currently-reading 3.72 2023 Pageboy
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]]> <![CDATA[Hani and Ishu¡¯s Guide to Fake Dating]]> 50266871
Despite their mutually beneficial pact, they start developing real feelings for each other. But relationships are complicated, and some people will do anything to stop two Bengali girls from achieving happily ever after.]]> 352 Adiba Jaigirdar Hanh 3 4.08 2021 Hani and Ishu¡¯s Guide to Fake Dating
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average rating: 4.08
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]]> Maida's Little Shop 1624648 Maida's Little Shop is a gentle story with a delightful little girl heroine and lovable characters. Inez Haynes Irwin used the pseudonym Inez Haynes Gilmore. She was a feminist writer and was a member of the National Women's Party. Maida is a sweet little girl whose father is one of the richest men in America. She is pale, listless and lame. Her father buys her a small shop in Charlestown, Massachusetts in the hope that this will give her an interest and help restore her health. His only requirement is that she not tell anyone who she is or who her father is. Maida makes friends for the first time in her life who see her as an ordinary girl.]]> 168 Inez Haynes Gillmore 1421970694 Hanh 0 to-read 4.24 1909 Maida's Little Shop
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]]> The Honey-Don't List 51086670 Alternate cover edition of ISBN-13: 9781982123918, ISBN-10/ASIN: 1982123915

Carey Duncan has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and¡ªmore than anyone would suspect¡ªhas helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom. There¡¯s only one problem: America¡¯s favorite couple can¡¯t stand each other.

James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn¡¯t all he thought it¡¯d be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus.

Unfortunately, neither of them is in any position to quit. Carey needs health insurance, and James has been promised the role of a lifetime if he can just keep the couple on track for a few more weeks. While road-tripping with the Tripps up the West Coast, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses¡¯ secrets hidden, and their own jobs secure. But if they stop playing along¡ªand start playing for keeps¡ªthey may have the chance to build something beautiful together¡­]]> 308 Christina Lauren Hanh 0 3.47 2020 The Honey-Don't List
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]]> Love, Theoretically 61326735
Honestly, it¡¯s a pretty sweet gig¡ªuntil her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor¡¯s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And that same Jack who now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job.

Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but¡­those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she¡¯s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist¡¯s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?]]> 389 Ali Hazelwood 1408725797 Hanh 0 4.07 2023 Love, Theoretically
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> The Paris Apartment 58468990 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List comes a new locked room mystery, set in a Paris apartment building in which every resident has something to hide¡­

Jess needs a fresh start. She¡¯s broke and alone, and she¡¯s just left her job under less than ideal circumstances. Her half-brother Ben didn¡¯t sound thrilled when she asked if she could crash with him for a bit, but he didn¡¯t say no, and surely everything will look better from Paris. Only when she shows up ¨C to find a very nice apartment, could Ben really have afforded this? ¨C he¡¯s not there.

The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess starts to dig into her brother¡¯s situation, and the more questions she has. Ben¡¯s neighbors are an eclectic bunch, and not particularly friendly. Jess may have come to Paris to escape her past, but it¡¯s starting to look like it¡¯s Ben¡¯s future that¡¯s in question.

The socialite ¨C The nice guy ¨C The alcoholic ¨C The girl on the verge ¨C The concierge

Everyone¡¯s a neighbor. Everyone¡¯s a suspect. And everyone knows something they¡¯re not telling.]]> 360 Lucy Foley 0063003058 Hanh 0 3.62 2022 The Paris Apartment
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> Happy Place 61718053
They broke up six months ago. And still haven¡¯t told their best friends.

Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group¡¯s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.

Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they¡¯ll all have together in this place. They can¡¯t stand to break their friends¡¯ hearts, and so they¡¯ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It¡¯s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week¡­ in front of those who know you best?

A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.]]> 400 Emily Henry 0593441273 Hanh 0 3.95 2023 Happy Place
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average rating: 3.95
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]]> ¥À¥ó¥¸¥ç¥óïˆ 6 [Dungeon Meshi 6] 36646057 ¤«¤Ä¤Æ¤ÎÖÙ¼ä?¥·¥å¥í©`¤¬ÏÖ¤ì¤ë¡£
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Ф¿¤ÊÖټ䤬¼Ó¤ï¤ëµÚ£¶Ž†£¡±Õ±Õ> 208 Ryoko Kui 4047351318 Hanh 0 to-read 4.56 2018 ¥À¥ó¥¸¥ç¥óïˆ 6 [Dungeon Meshi 6]
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]]> Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 5 36504691 200 Ryoko Kui 197532644X Hanh 0 to-read 4.48 2017 Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 5
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]]> Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 3 35181839 Delicious in Dungeon!]]> 192 Ryoko Kui 0316412791 Hanh 0 to-read 4.46 2016 Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 3
author: Ryoko Kui
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.46
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]]> ¥À¥ó¥¸¥ç¥óïˆ 2 [Dungeon Meshi 2] 28950980
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author: Ryoko Kui
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average rating: 4.51
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]]> Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 32856010 192 Ryoko Kui 0316471852 Hanh 0 to-read 4.36 2015 Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1
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]]> Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 4 35488056
After finally reaching the fifth floor, it's time for the adventurers to face their greatest challenge yet. They're putting their lives on to the line in a fight with a monster with crimson hide that turns away even the toughest steel and a fiery breath that turns even bones to ash. Can they save Laios's sister? ...And maybe just as importantly, can they eat dragon meat?!?]]> 192 Ryoko Kui 0316446408 Hanh 0 to-read 4.58 2017 Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 4
author: Ryoko Kui
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.58
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]]> <![CDATA[Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City]]> 62972517 An incandescent, exquisitely written memoir about family, food, girlhood, resistance, and growing up in a Chinese American restaurant on the Jersey shore.


In the late 1980s on the Jersey shore, Jane Wong watches her mother shake ants from an MSG bin behind the family¡¯s Chinese restaurant. She is a hungry daughter frying crab rangoon for lunch, a child sneaking naps on bags of rice, a playful sister scheming to trap her brother in the freezer before he traps her first. Jane is part of a family staking their claim to the American dream, even as this dream crumbles. Beneath Atlantic City¡¯s promise lies her father¡¯s gambling addiction, an addiction that causes him to disappear for days and ultimately leads to the loss of the restaurant.

In her debut memoir, Jane Wong tells a new story about Atlantic City, one that resists a single identity, a single story as she writes about making do with what you have¨Dand what you don¡¯t. What does it mean, she asks, to be both tender and angry? What is strength without vulnerability¨Dand humor? Filled with beauty found in unexpected places, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City is a resounding love song of the Asian American working class, a portrait of how we become who we are, and a story of lyric wisdom to hold and to share.]]> 288 Jane Wong 1953534678 Hanh 0 to-read 4.05 2023 Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City
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]]> The Wall of Winnipeg and Me 29367958
But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she's beyond shocked.

For two years, the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg couldn't find it in him to tell her good morning or congratulate her on her birthday. Now? He's asking for the unthinkable.

What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?]]> 475 Mariana Zapata Hanh 2 4.17 2016 The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
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name: Hanh
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice]]> 25852870
Youngest sisters Kitty and Lydia are too busy with their CrossFit workouts and Paleo diets to get jobs. Mary, the middle sister, is earning her third online master's degree and barely leaves her room, except for those mysterious Tuesday-night outings she won't discuss. And Mrs. Bennet has one thing on her mind: how to marry off her daughters, especially as Jane's fortieth birthday fast approaches.

Enter Chip Bingley, a handsome new-in-town doctor who recently appeared on the juggernaut reality TV dating show Eligible. At a Fourth of July barbecue, Chip takes an immediate interest in Jane, but Chip's friend, neurosurgeon Fitzwilliam Darcy, reveals himself to Liz to be much less charming. . . . And yet, first impressions can be deceiving.]]> 492 Curtis Sittenfeld 1400068320 Hanh 3 3.58 2016 Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.58
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rating: 3
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]]> Mad Honey 59912428
Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too.

With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely . . . Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police.

Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he's hidden more than he's shared with her.]]> 464 Jodi Picoult 1984818384 Hanh 3 4.04 2022 Mad Honey
author: Jodi Picoult
name: Hanh
average rating: 4.04
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rating: 3
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]]> Wreck the Halls 75663742 A sexy, hilarious standalone holiday rom-com about the adult children of two former rock stars who team up to convince their estranged mothers to play a Christmas Eve concert¡­

Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo was enough, thanks). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother¡¯s band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it¡¯s time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life¡­ and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas.

Beat Dawkins, the lead singer¡¯s son, is Melody¡¯s opposite¡ªthe camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it¡¯s nothing compared to the wild, intense attraction that builds as they embark on a madcap mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show.

While dealing with rock star shenanigans, a 24-hour film crew, brawling Santas, and mobs of adoring fans, Mel starts to step out of her comfort zone. With Beat by her side, cheering her on, she¡¯s never felt so understood. But Christmas Eve is fast approaching, and a decades-old scandal is poised to wreck everything¡ªthe Steel Birds reunion, their relationships with their mothers, and their newfound love.?]]> 351 Tessa Bailey 0063308304 Hanh 0 3.34 2023 Wreck the Halls
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average rating: 3.34
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]]> Eyeliner: A Cultural History 123078051
From the distant past to the present, with fingers and felt-tipped pens, metallic powders and gel pots, humans have been drawn to lining their eyes. The aesthetic trademark of figures ranging from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduring cosmetic tools; ancient royals and Gen Z beauty influencers alike would attest to its uniquely transformative power. It is undeniably fun¡ªyet it is also far from frivolous.

Seen through Zahra Hankir¡¯s (kohl-lined) eyes, this ubiquitous but seldom-examined product becomes a portal to history, proof both of the stunning variety among cultures across time and space and of our shared humanity. Through intimate reporting and conversations¡ªwith nomads in Chad, geishas in Japan, dancers in India, drag queens in New York, and more¡ª Eyeliner embraces the rich history and significance of its namesake, especially among communities of color. What emerges is an unexpectedly moving portrait of a tool that, in various corners of the globe, can signal religious devotion, attract potential partners, ward off evil forces, shield eyes from the sun, transform faces into fantasies, and communicate volumes without saying a word.

Delightful, surprising, and utterly absorbing, Eyeliner is a fascinating tour through streets, stages, and bedrooms around the world, and a thought-provoking reclamation of a key piece of our collective history.]]> 368 Zahra Fatima Hankir 0143137093 Hanh 4 3.74 2023 Eyeliner: A Cultural History
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.74
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]]> The Woman in Me 63133205 The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice¡ªher truth¡ªwas undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey¡ªand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears¡¯s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love¡ªand the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.]]> 288 Britney Spears 1668009048 Hanh 3 3.83 2023 The Woman in Me
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.83
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]]> Cult Classic 58772761 Hilariously insightful and delightfully suspenseful, Cult Classic is an original: a masterfully crafted tale of love, memory, morality, and mind control, as well as a fresh foray into the philosophy of romance.

One night in New York City¡¯s Chinatown, a woman is at a work reunion dinner with former colleagues when she excuses herself to buy a pack of cigarettes. On her way back, she runs into a former boyfriend. And then another. And . . . another. Nothing is quite what it seems as the city becomes awash with ghosts of heartbreaks past.

What would normally pass for coincidence becomes something far stranger as the recently engaged Lola must contend not only with the viability of her current relationship but with the fact that both her best friend and her former boss, a magazine editor turned mystical guru, might have an unhealthy investment in the outcome. Memories of the past swirl and converge in ways both comic and eerie, as Lola is forced to decide if she will surrender herself to the conspiring of one very contemporary cult.

Is it possible to have a happy ending in an age when the past is ever at your fingertips and sanity is for sale? With her gimlet eye, Sloane Crosley spins a wry literary fantasy that is equal parts page-turner and poignant portrayal of alienation.]]> 304 Sloane Crosley 0374603391 Hanh 0 to-read 3.28 2022 Cult Classic
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]]> In a Holidaze 50892287 Alternate cover edition can be found here

One Christmas wish, two brothers, and a lifetime of hope are on the line for hapless Maelyn Jones in In a Holidaze, the quintessential holiday romantic novel by Christina Lauren, the New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners..

It¡¯s the most wonderful time of the year¡­but not for Maelyn Jones. She¡¯s living with her parents, hates her going-nowhere job, and has just made a romantic error of epic proportions.

But perhaps worst of all, this is the last Christmas Mae will be at her favorite place in the world¡ªthe snowy Utah cabin where she and her family have spent every holiday since she was born, along with two other beloved families. Mentally melting down as she drives away from the cabin for the final time, Mae throws out what she thinks is a simple plea to the universe: Please. Show me what will make me happy.

The next thing she knows, tires screech and metal collides, everything goes black. But when Mae gasps awake¡­she¡¯s on an airplane bound for Utah, where she begins the same holiday all over again. With one hilarious disaster after another sending her back to the plane, Mae must figure out how to break free of the strange time loop¡ªand finally get her true love under the mistletoe.

Jam-packed with yuletide cheer, an unforgettable cast of characters, and Christina Lauren¡¯s trademark hijinks, this swoon-worthy romantic read will make you believe in the power of wishes and the magic of the holidays.
]]> 307 Christina Lauren 198212394X Hanh 0 3.65 2020 In a Holidaze
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]]> Romantic Comedy 62628727 A comedy writer thinks she¡¯s sworn off love, until a dreamily handsome pop star flips the script on all her assumptions. Romantic Comedy is a hilarious, observant and deeply tender novel from New York Times¨Cbestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld.

Sally Milz is a sketch writer for "The Night Owls," the late-night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she¡¯s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life.

But when Sally¡¯s friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actor who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show¡ªand in society at large¡ªwho¡¯ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called the "Danny Horst Rule," poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman.

Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week¡¯s show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder whether there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn¡¯t a romantic comedy; it¡¯s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her...right?

With her keen observations and trademark ability to bring complex women to life on the page, Sittenfeld explores the neurosis-inducing and heart-fluttering wonder of love, while slyly dissecting the social rituals of romance and gender relations in the modern age.]]> 309 Curtis Sittenfeld 0399590943 Hanh 3 3.59 2023 Romantic Comedy
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)]]> 52753485 Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe.

Samir Jha might have a few . . . quirks remaining from the time he had to take care of his sick mother, like the endless lists he makes in his planner and the way he schedules every minute of every day, but those are good things. They make life predictable and steady.

Pinky loves lazy summers at her parents¡¯ Cape Cod lake house, but after listening to them harangue her about the poor decisions (aka boyfriends) she's made, she hatches a plan. Get her sorta-friend-sorta-enemy¡ªwho is a total Harvard-bound mama¡¯s boy¡ªto pose as her perfect boyfriend for the summer.

When Samir¡¯s internship falls through, leaving him with an unplanned summer, he gets a text from Pinky asking if he¡¯ll be her fake boyfriend in exchange for a new internship. He jumps at the opportunity; Pinky¡¯s a freak, but he can survive a summer with her if there¡¯s light at the end of the tunnel.

As they bicker their way through lighthouses and butterfly habitats, sparks fly, and they both realize this will be a summer they'll never forget.]]> 354 Sandhya Menon 1534416811 Hanh 0 3.84 2020 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2020
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]]> The Boy You Always Wanted 62984075 Francine always has a plan. Ollie wants no part of it.

Francine loves her grandfather, but their time together is running out. He has one final wish: to see a male heir carry on the family traditions. Francine knows his ideas are outdated, but she would do anything for him. Her solution? Ask Ollie Tran, a family friend (and former crush, not that it matters), to pretend to be ceremonially adopted and act like the grandson A G¨±ng never had.

Ollie generally avoids the odd, too blunt (and fine, sort of cute) Francine, whose intensity makes him uncomfortable. So when she asks him to help deceive her dying grandpa, Ollie¡¯s not down. He doesn¡¯t get why anyone would go to such lengths, even for family. Especially with a backwards (and sexist, Ollie keeps stressing) scheme like this.

Francine, however, is determined to make it happen, and soon Ollie finds himself more invested in her plan¡ªand in her¡ªthan he ever thought possible. But as the tangled lies and feelings pile up, Francine must discover what exactly she needs for herself¡ªand from Ollie. Because sometimes the boy you always wanted isn¡¯t what you expected.]]> 336 Michelle Quach 0063038420 Hanh 0 3.46 2023 The Boy You Always Wanted
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating]]> 40189670

Just friends. Just friends. JUST FRIENDS. If they repeat it enough, maybe it¡¯ll be true . . .


Hazel knows she¡¯s a lot to take ¨C and frankly, most men aren¡¯t up to the challenge. If her army of pets and taste for the absurd don¡¯t send them running, her lack of filter and tendency to say exactly the wrong thing will. Their loss. Not everyone can handle a Hazel.


Josh has known Hazel since college. From the first night they met ¨C when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes ¨C to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air.


Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there¡¯s nothing between them . . . right?

]]> 309 Christina Lauren 1501165852 Hanh 2 3.91 2018 Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
author: Christina Lauren
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2018
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1)]]> 61109599 A steamy new rom-com about a starchy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes with at every turn...

Hallie Welch fell hard for Julian Vos at fourteen, after they almost kissed in the dark vineyards of his family's winery. Now the prodigal hottie has returned to their small town. When Hallie is hired to revamp the gardens on the Vos estate, she wonders if she'll finally get that smooch. But the grumpy professor isn't the teenager she remembers and their polar opposite personalities clash spectacularly. One wine-fueled girls' night later, Hallie can't shake the sense that she did something reckless--and then she remembers the drunken secret admirer letter she left for Julian. Oh shit.

On sabbatical from his Ivy League job, Julian plans to write a novel. But having Hallie gardening right outside his window is the ultimate distraction. She's eccentric, chronically late, often literally covered in dirt--and so unbelievably beautiful, he can't focus on anything else. Until he finds an anonymous letter sent by a woman from his past. Even as Julian wonders about this admirer, he's sucked further into Hallie's orbit. Like the flowers she plants all over town, Hallie is a burst of color in Julian's gray-scale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there's something so familiar about her... and her very presence is turning his world upside down.]]> 384 Tessa Bailey 0063238985 Hanh 0 3.25 2023 Secretly Yours (A Vine Mess, #1)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> The True Love Experiment 62361081 Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level¡ªbut only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script.

Felicity ¡°Fizzy¡± Chen is lost. Sure, she¡¯s got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she¡¯s asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn¡¯t been practicing what she¡¯s preached.

Fizzy hasn¡¯t ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can¡¯t-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she¡¯s spent her career encouraging in readers starts to feel like a lie?

Connor Prince, documentary filmmaker and single father, loves his work in large part because it allows him to live near his daughter. But when his profit-minded boss orders him to create a reality TV show, putting his job on the line, Connor is out of his element. Desperate to find his romantic lead, a chance run-in with an exasperated Fizzy offers Connor the perfect solution. What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels for all the world to see? Fizzy gives him a hard pass¡ªunless he agrees to her list of demands. When he says yes, and production on The True Love Experiment begins, Connor wonders if that perfect match will ever be in the cue cards for him, too.

The True Love Experiment is the book fans have been waiting for ever since Fizzy¡¯s debut in The Soulmate Equation. But when the lights come on and all eyes are on her, it turns out the happily ever after Fizzy had all but given up on might lie just behind the camera.]]> 409 Christina Lauren 1982173432 Hanh 0 4.05 2023 The True Love Experiment
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name: Hanh
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Throwback 59642596
Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what¡¯s harder? Being the daughter of one. Samantha Kang has never gotten along with her mother, Priscilla¡ªand has never understood her bougie-nightmare, John Hughes high school expectations. After a huge fight between them, Sam is desperate to move forward¡ªbut instead, finds herself thrown back. Way back.

To her shock, Sam finds herself back in high school . . . in the ¡¯90s . . . with a 17-year-old Priscilla. Now this Gen Z girl must try to fit into an analog world. She¡¯s got the fashion down, but everything else is baffling. What is ¡°microfiche¡±? What¡¯s with the casual racism and misogyny? And why does it feel like Priscilla is someone she could actually be . . . friends with?

Sam's blast to the past has her finding the right romance in the wrong time while questioning everything she thought she knew about her mom . . . and herself. Will Sam figure out what she needs to do to fix things for her mom so that she can go back to a time she understands? Brimming with heart and humor, Maurene Goo¡¯s time-travel romance asks big questions about what exactly one inherits and loses in the immigrant experience.]]> 368 Maurene Goo 1638930201 Hanh 0 3.99 2023 Throwback
author: Maurene Goo
name: Hanh
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Fake Dates and Mooncakes 62794544 Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.

Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs¡ªin memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt¡¯s struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn.

Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan¡¯s stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons.

In Theo¡¯s glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend . . . but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo¡¯s relatives reveal their true colors¡ªbut with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can¡¯t risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems.

Can Dylan save his family¡¯s business and follow his heart¡ªor will he fail to do both?]]> 272 Sher Lee 0593569954 Hanh 0 3.81 2023 Fake Dates and Mooncakes
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name: Hanh
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at: 2023/08/31
date added: 2023/08/31
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]]> <![CDATA[The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3)]]> 58658940 Avery¡¯s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.

To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets and they know her.

But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help¡ªand whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player.]]> 400 Jennifer Lynn Barnes Hanh 0 4.10 2022 The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, #3)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)]]> 50531218 Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.

The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons.

Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows that she's not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture - by any means necessary.

With nonstop action, aspirational jet-setting, family intrigue, swoonworthy romance, and billions of dollars hanging in the balance, The Hawthorne Legacy will thrill Jennifer Lynn Barnes fans and new readers alike.]]> 380 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 0241480744 Hanh 0 4.19 2021 The Hawthorne Legacy (The Inheritance Games, #2)
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name: Hanh
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2021
rating: 0
read at: 2023/08/16
date added: 2023/08/16
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