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The Cleaners by Ken Liu

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 Is it better to remember or forget? Gui is a professional cleaner who scrubs away the unwanted memories of the past. Unlike other cleaners, Gui can't feel the memories from the objects. However, Clara can. She doesn't like to though. When her sister Beatrice brings back a memory from her childhood, Clara's mind might change. I wished The Cleaners  was more than a short novella. I would have loved it if this was a full book. It's such an interesting concept. In the short time, there was, I loved Beatrice and Clara. All three of the characters had so much to contribute. The Cleaners is the fourth book in the Faraway  series which I love! The other two I read (so far) were based on past fairytales so I'm not sure if this one was inspired by one too. Going into the book, I thought maybe Cinderella? Nevertheless, The Cleaners  was short and memorable. It was really deep and even made me think a little. Page Count: 28 pages Published: December 15, 2020 Genre: fantasy Ser...

Hazel and Grey by Nic Stone

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Hazel's stepfather is nothing but controlling. Forbin from seeing her boyfriend, Hazel defies him and spends the night with Grey anyway. When the two get lost in the woods, a large mansion looks inviting enough to spend the night in.     Before I start talking about this book I just want to give out a quick trigger warning because there are some sensitive topics explored in the book.      Hazel and Grey  is great a book! I really liked both of the main characters and found their romance cute. I love the Faraway series! It's such a fun collection of novellas.       The only criticism I have is the narration kept jumping back and forth in time. One moment we would be at the mansion and then the next it would jump back to hours earlier. I have no problem with flashbacks I just think the book would have read much more smoothly if told in the      Nic Stone has been an author I've wanted to try for a while and I'm so happy...

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

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 When a man accidentally drops his phone off a bridge, it feels like fate. The bridge troll rescues it for him, an unlikely friendship blooms. But it could be more of a friendship. But with a prince and a troll could happily ever after actually be a reality for them?     The Prince and the Troll was such a cute novella and I enjoyed it a lot. The Faraway series sounded so interesting to me and I was super happy with the first book. I'm super excited to read the rest of the books and I have super high hopes for this series as a whole.     This book was super cute. Set in a modern-day world, I loved how Adam (the man) would bring the bridge troll Starbucks every day. It was adorable watching the two bond over coffee.     The ending of The Prince and the Troll  was so sad! It made my heartache! I love when a book can tug at my heartstrings and Rainbow Rowell definitely did that with this novella.     To anyone who has Kindle Unlimited, thi...