February TBR 2021

know my name by Chanel Miller

Known to the world as Emily Doe in her letter, Chanel Miller’s impact statement following the disgusting act of Brock Turner and the horrendous court case that followed caught everyone’s attention. know my name is Miller’s story of trauma as she reclaims her identity.

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The Good House by Tananarive Due

Working to rebuild her law practice after her son commits suicide, Angela Toussaint journeys to the family home where the suicide took place, hoping for answers, and discovers an invisible, evil force that is driving locals to acts of violence.

Part of the 50 states, 50 horror books challenge

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Following a deal with the Devil, a young lady is delighted to discover she can never die, however, no-one will ever remember her from that moment on. After almost 300 years she meets someone who surprisingly can remember her!

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

If you could visit a library at the edge of the universe and find not only the book of your life, but the book of what your life could have been had you made a different choice, would you read it? Nora Seed finds herself in this conundrum when she is on the peak of changing her life forever.

Part of the Book Riots Read Harder Challenge

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Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

Unseen University, the most magical establishment on the Discworld, has finally got its wish: the emergence of a wizard more powerful than they’ve ever seen. You’d think the smartest men on the Disc would have been a little more careful what they wished for.

Part of the Around the Discworld in 365 days challenge

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eric by Terry Pratchett

Eric is the Discworld’s only demonology hacker. The trouble is, he’s not very good at it. All he wants is the usual three wishes: to be immortal, rule the world and have the most beautiful woman fall madly in love with him. The usual stuff.

Part of the Around the Discworld in 365 days challenge

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Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett

’May you live in interesting times’ is the worst thing one can wish on a citizen of Discworld, especially on the distinctly unmagical Rincewind, who has had far too much perilous excitement in his life and can’t even spell wizard.

Part of the Around the Discworld in 365 days challenge

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The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

Upstate NY, 1982. Every small town like Fell, New York, has a place like the Sun Down Motel. Some customers are from out of town, passing through on their way to someplace better. Some are locals, trying to hide their secrets. Viv Delaney works as the night clerk to pay for her move to New York City. But something isn’t right at the Sun Down, and before long she’s determined to uncover all of the secrets hidden…

Part of the 50 states, 50 horror books challenge and Monthly Reading Challenge and Buzzword

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The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning…

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The Magic Misfits, The Fouth Suit by Neil Patrick Harris

Ridley Larsen is everything you want in a friend. She’s tough as nails, she’s fiercely loyal, and she’s smart as a whip. But she can be a harsh critic, which has put her position with the Magic Misfits on the rocks, even as the threat of the group’s longtime enemy Kalagan looms large.

Part of the Book Riots Read Harder Challenge and Monthly Reading Challenge and Buzzword

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A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

Noah Turner’s family are haunted by monsters that are all too real, strange creatures that visit them all: His bookish mother Margaret; Lovecraft-obsessed father Harry; eldest sister Sydney, born for the spotlight; the brilliant but awkward Eunice, a gifted writer and storyteller – the Turners each face their demons alone.

Part of the 50 states, 50 horror books challenge

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Tender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica

Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans —though no one calls them that anymore.

Part of the StoryGraphs Translation Challenge

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Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

Walking through his own house at night, a twelve-year-old thinks he sees another person stepping through a doorway. Instead of the people who could be there, his mother or his brother, the figure reminds him of his long-gone father, who died mysteriously before his family left the reservation. When he follows it he discovers his house is bigger and deeper than he knew.

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Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

Stephen Graham Jones returns with Night of the Mannequins, a contemporary horror story where a teen prank goes very wrong and all hell breaks loose: is there a supernatural cause, a psychopath on the loose, or both?

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You Should see me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it’s okay — Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.

Part of the Book Riots Read Harder Challenge

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Black and British by David Olusoga

A short, essential introduction to Black British history.

Part of the Book Riots Read Harder Challenge and Buzzword Reading challenge 

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Coralesque by Rebecca Fraser

A surfer who becomes horrifyingly one with the sea. A new mother’s devastating search for belonging. A stone gargoyle with a violent history. A fisher boy who discovers the real cost of forbidden love. A farmer whose delight at drought-breaking rain quickly turns to terror. A hedonistic rock star who manifests double trouble. A young girl’s chilling sacrifice for justice, and more.

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