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Sugar Wood by Brynn Ford | Book Review

Nov. 12, 2021

This book set off too many triggers for me in the first couple of pages. I did manage to get all the way through it and I will say that my issues with are just that.. my personal issues. I was excited to read this because it is a retelling of Hansel and Gretel. It…

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