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    What We Read in February 2023

    by Joli March 5, 2023
    written by Joli

    It might have been the shortest month of the year, but we weren’t short on good books here at Literary Quicksand! I’m in the middle of a LONG book I was ecstatic to be approved for on NetGalley – Abraham …

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    Review: Hospital by Han Song, translated by Michael Berry

    by Cathy February 23, 2023
    by Cathy February 23, 2023

    Summary A twisted, wildly imaginative tale of one manโ€™s mysterious illness and his journey through a dystopian hospital system. When Yang Wei travels to C City for work, he expects nothing more than a standard business trip. A break from …

  • Book ReviewsSuspense/ThrillerYoung Adult

    Review: She is a Haunting by Trang Tranh Tran

    by Katie February 20, 2023
    by Katie February 20, 2023

    I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of Trang Tranh Tran’s YA debut She is a Haunting. Read on for my review! Summary A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect …

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    Review: The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

    by Joli February 10, 2023
    by Joli February 10, 2023

    The Twyford Code was totally nuts…in a good way! Read on for my thoughts. Summary Forty years ago, Steven โ€œSmithyโ€ Smith found a copy of a famous childrenโ€™s book by disgraced author Edith Twyford, its margins full of strange markings …

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    Audiobook Review: The River You Touch by Chris Dombrowski

    by Joli February 5, 2023
    by Joli February 5, 2023

    Oh how much I loved The River You Touch on audiobook! I’m totally smitten with this book….it was like magic. Read on to find out what made me love it so much! Summary โ€œWe are matter and long to be …

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    What We Read in January 2023

    by Joli February 4, 2023
    by Joli February 4, 2023

    Welcome to our first recap in 2023! How did your reading year start? Mine started pretty normally – I read 4 books in January, and I average one a week. So, I’m on track! I did have one DNF this …

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    Best Books Set in Winter: Cozy Winter Books

    by Joli January 23, 2023
    by Joli January 23, 2023

    When winter sets in, do you crave a few winter reads? Or maybe you like them in the dog days of summer to help you cool off. Either way, books set in winter can be really cozy reads! To help …

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    Best Historical Fiction 2023: Epic List of New Releases

    by Joli January 15, 2023
    by Joli January 15, 2023

    Good news: the annual Best Historical Fiction list is back! This is Literary Quicksand’s 3rd year of curating an epic list of historical fiction. As with the previous years, I’ll do my best to keep coming back and updating this …

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    Book Review: The London Sรฉance Society by Sarah Penner

    by Joli January 12, 2023
    by Joli January 12, 2023

    Hey, The Lost Apothecary fans! Looking forward to Penner’s new book, The London Sรฉance Society? So was I! Read on to find out why I didn’t love it as much as her first. The Summary May mercy be upon the …

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