<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:23:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/bibliophiles/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[So Many Scenes to See]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, as a science student, it was normal to be a lover of books. Aside academic materials, the only other books everyone expected you to read, were the regular romance novels most people enjoyed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/so-many-scenes-to-see</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/so-many-scenes-to-see</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj49YFbDejRaPgH28LQVRd4CuT7LijaRQADpKptUmCc59F6xyiCYWw7yW3dcRUs1HmYnCbSSQXJNohLvz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[God, Ugo and Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[This experience, whatever it is called, where you start a book, and you almost immediately, lose interest, and then the next moment you pick up the book, you just can’t seem to put it down anymore, is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/god-ugo-and-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/god-ugo-and-me</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj6maYVowEeGx3ZWp3Gcy4BSAmqSTTFH2wY2pVpaiBf4E5ukK46zdwbTDMzTapfdQU88AMkrreaTHb726?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Defense of Fiction (and the Readers Who Love It)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nelson Mandela once said, “Be a lifelong student. Read as many books as possible.” Note that he didn’t attach conditions and he didn’t rank genres nor did he appoint guards at the gate of literature. Yet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@teknon/in-defense-of-fiction-and-the-readers-who-love-it-4tx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@teknon/in-defense-of-fiction-and-the-readers-who-love-it-4tx</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teknon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VuzAZz2fuG92n6LR7oPA8fGAGjdMwrdmrg33P8sSBA1sNXXgqgHKsuysmoooNVqDQd1Zup29HJqcHRiwEia9KhekFxj89X1wN9pFpfYtj9Jiz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2025 Bookish Highlights ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year 2025 was such a dramatic year for me in most aspects, from books to personal life, and to academics. So much happened. It was the year i had the most book slumps and also the year I didn’t hit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/2025-bookish-highlights--awe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/2025-bookish-highlights--awe</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 22:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4RBAKKtkYdWT6Rqs6PS4Rcpi7gxfUpfvbJ7e9k3qSiTR5dnkdxJSSCUuVoQhZGiZCR3zdzSNUijXSM3a6aW9c3GZURtLxCkaXN5B3Hyk1QwdudKv2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do with My Sister, The Serial Killer!]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you’re ill and subjected to bed rest, there’s only so much rest your body can take. After all the drug induced sleeps, the bouts of weaknesses that assail you on waking, the next best thing to do,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/what-to-do-with-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/what-to-do-with-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:59:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj58YzzW1oi6wywQKiXYuwETn11dah8nxaXcgMFugfSr5UM4WhizfXUyAgDUraU3FW1vfxiZmZ99HW6Pp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay with me - A Charade of Insanities ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read somewhere, that one of the worst points to ever reach in life, as a human, is becoming numb to tragedy. The same situation could be likened to us readers. 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I’m really going to try my best reviewing this without spoilers for anyone who hasn’t read the first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/children-of-virtue-and-vengeance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/children-of-virtue-and-vengeance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugjCYQnXHY98Pvr9pC6Q1uwLjFT67oYcS13NtvKUoc8YBfDbqaM3fUW11jxM1pEjbhGAciPE7yASVp52ii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children of Blood and Bone - Masterpiece Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘They’re about to spoil my favourite story once again’, ‘It’s 2025 and you haven’t read this? You’re missing out’ ‘I just know they are going to mess up this wonderful series’ - They all said. The statements]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/children-of-blood-and-bone-masterpiece-review-8br</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/children-of-blood-and-bone-masterpiece-review-8br</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32MeESG7FjGD4N6EvzmNPVhtuqX3xysdsKbbZWxGkzv3WvQGVXuUbEAMVo4MuvJpHpSbxunVtbX2hQxSemUiGZpxVNyc5meLVCfieV3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I do not come to you by chance (Book Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For every unsatisfying end to a book, there’s a unique reaction. Be it hissing, and then delving into another book, or staring into space, trying to make sense of what happened, constantly re-asking ‘Just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/i-do-not-come-to-you-by-chance-book-review-2px</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@oluchi31/i-do-not-come-to-you-by-chance-book-review-2px</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[oluchi31]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32MeESG7FjGD4N6EvzmNPVhtutBpz1VU4R2bSNAXDCFxusaMZENyTSyqEfrXY5PoJtjLqxUPQaoJZ64MNSWcNdh63nz92HYPRWebP9s4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Middle Daughter - A compelling story of resilience (Book Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[‎Once again, I am one of those people who could be inspired by anything and everything when it comes to reading a book. 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