Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
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There’s something magical about falling in love with a book. But you know what’s even better? Falling in love with a book alongside someone else. Buddy reading, the practice of reading the same book at the same time as a friend. has transformed the way I experience stories. What started as a casual “hey, want…
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We all know that characters, plot, and prose are the pillars of a great story. But there’s one element quietly working behind the scenes that can make or break a book: pacing. It’s the rhythm of a story, the heartbeat that keeps readers turning pages, and the difference between “just one more chapter” and “I think I’ll put this…
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I have seven bookmarks scattered across my flat right now. One’s wedged in a thriller I’m racing through during lunch breaks, another marks my place in a dense historical biography I tackle before bed, and a third sits in the poetry collection I dip into when I need a quick mental reset. My coffee table…
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Welcome to the jungle, fellow bookworms. No, not the actual jungle, though that would make for an interesting reading spot, but the wild, unpredictable terrain of reading books in public. It’s a dangerous world out there for those of us who dare to crack open a spine in the presence of other humans. But fear…
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I’ve always believed that reading has its own seasons. Not just the publishing calendar of summer blockbusters and autumn prize-winners, but the way my own habits ebb and flow with the year. Just as I swap sandals for scarves, my TBR seems to change its flavour with the weather. Winter 🥶 ❄️☃️ Long Nights, Long…
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George Orwell’s 1984 is one of those rare novels that never loses its bite. First published in 1949, its vision of totalitarian control, constant surveillance, and the crushing of individuality feels unnervingly relevant no matter what decade you read it in. For many, it’s the book that sparked a love of dystopian fiction, or at least left…
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Can we talk about something that’s been bugging me? The whole reading-as-a-sport thing that’s everywhere these days. You know what I mean, those posts where people are like “Just finished my 47th book this year!” or the panic that sets in when you realize it’s November and you’ve only read twelve books when your Goodreads…
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True crime has exploded from a niche interest into a cultural phenomenon. Walk into any bookstore, and you’ll find entire sections dedicated to real-life tales of murder, mystery, and mayhem. But what exactly draws millions of readers to these dark narratives, and which books should be on every true crime enthusiast’s radar? The Psychology Behind…
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Okay, real talk time. You’ve just finished writing what might be your best book review yet. You’re feeling pretty good about it, finger hovering over that “post” button, when suddenly… do I tag the author or not? Why You Might Want to Tag Authors (The “Yes” Team) It’s All About Building Those Bookish Connections Look,…
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There was a time when BookTwitter felt like the literary world’s most vibrant coffee shop, a place where passionate readers gathered to dissect the latest releases, share dog-eared recommendations, and engage in spirited debates about whether The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo deserved its cult status. Those days feel like a distant memory now, buried beneath an…
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