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    Little Eve by Catriona Ward
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    Little Eve by Catriona Ward is a Gothic horror novel set in a remote Scottish island. The story unfolds with a brutal, ritualistic murder during WWII, with conflicting accounts from two narrators flashing back to WWI. The narrative is complex, with intentional confusion that eventually clicks for the reader. The author excels in keeping the reader in the dark as the plot twists and turns, revealing a haunting and claustrophobic tale of delusion with unexpected turns and a chilling atmosphere of fear and paranoia throughout.


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    A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
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    'A Thousand Acres' by Jane Smiley is a modernized retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear set on a farm in Iowa. The story follows the aging patriarch, Larry Cook, who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. What follows is a family drama filled with abuse, incest, betrayal, and the disintegration of the family and the farm. The book explores themes of power, family dynamics, secrets, and the dark side of the American Dream. The writing style is described as vivid, well-written, and engaging, with a focus on the land, farming, and the challenges faced by farmers in the 70s and 80s.

    The body repeats the landscape. They are the source of each other and create each other. We were marked by the seasonal body of earth, by the terrible migrations of people, by the swift turn of a cent...

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    Mage's Blood
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    Book 1 in the series:The Moontide Quartet

    Mage's Blood - The Moontide Quartet by David Hair
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    "Mage's Blood" in the series "The Moontide Quartet" by David Hair is a sprawling epic fantasy that follows the interconnected lives of various characters from different parts of the world as they prepare for the impending Moontide, a significant event that will bring war and upheaval. The story delves into political intrigue, religious conflicts, and the machinations of powerful mages, all set against the backdrop of a detailed and believable world created by David Hair. The narrative weaves together themes of power, love, and morality, creating a character-driven story with well-developed protagonists like Alaron, Ramita, and Elena.

    Urte is named for Urtih, an earth god of the ancient Yothic people. There are two known continents, Yuros and Antiopia (or Ahmedhassa). Some scholars have speculated that, due to certain similarities ...

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