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The Compound by Aisling Rawle

August 18, 2025

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The premise of Aisling Rawle’s The Compound is straightforward: a reality competition show where 20 young, healthy, beautiful strangers are dropped into an estate located in the middle of a desert. ... Read More...

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All the Water in the World

January 20, 2025

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The time has come. Thanks to climate change coastal cities are being abandoned for those further inland. In Manhattan, a small group of people has stayed behind, creating an encampment on top of the ... Read More...

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The Future by Naomi Alderman

January 16, 2024

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The road to ruin is paved with certainty. The end of the world is only ever hastened by those who think they will be able to protect their own from the coming storm. From holiday horror to ending ... Read More...

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In the Lives of Puppets

June 22, 2023

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They gave us life, and eventually, the power of decision-making. We were rational creations, not guided by emotion. Our jobs were simple: to do what we were told when we were told to do it. But with ... Read More...

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February Reading Wrap-Up

March 6, 2023

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February was a month of extremes. I either held onto a book for dear life or dropped it like a bad habit. There was no middle ground. Thankfully, the majority of what I read was outstanding with 6 of ... Read More...

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