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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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4.0

Oof. The first half was a slog and then the rest of it was batshit. I don't know how I feel about this one. 
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

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4.0

Bittersweet. A little heavy-handed at times but still sad and sweet.
Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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4.25

I love horrible, despicable, no good characters and I love it when they get what they deserve. 
The Silver Bone: The Kyiv Mysteries by Andrey Kurkov

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4.0

Part historical novel, part mystery. I could have done with more of the latter but this is definitely intended to set up a series so I'm not too mad about it. 
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

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5.0

Heartwarming, heartbreaking. I cried three times. 
The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke

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4.25

A perfectly unsettling Christmas tale with beautiful illustrations but it's just too short
Northwest of Earth by C.L. Moore

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4.5

Man almost gets his life ruined multiple times by beautiful women.

(Shambleau is one of the best short stories I have ever read.)
The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell

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4.0

Someone save me from Shakespeare. 
Death in the Latin Quarter by Raphaël Cardetti, Raphaël Cardetti

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2.5

*Slaps book* This bad boy can fit so many clichés into it
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice

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4.5

I feel like someone put my brain in a blender