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Hi, I'm Ellyn! I review and talk about books, but I'm also a general lover of all things baking, movies and Keanu Reeves! You can find my blog here: https://allonsythornraxxbooks.com/

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Discworld
Brandon Sanderson Universes
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My Taste
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
Reading...
Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1)Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere CollectionHeavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)

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  • The Favourites
    Allonsythornraxx
    Sep 05, 2025
    2.5
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.0
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    05/09/2025 2.5 ⭐ The Favourites has that addictive toxicity that you can't look away from. The only thing I can think to compare it to right now is Magnolia Parks, which I rated 1 star. I found it easy enough to get drawn into what was happening while I was actively reading the book, but the moment I pressed pause even for a second, I had to make myself pick it back up again. I definitely see why so many people love this book, but I found it both predictable and boring, and the whole time I was reading, I wanted to be doing literally anything else.

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  • On the Merits of Unnaturalness
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    Sep 05, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: Plot:
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    04/09/2025 3 ⭐ This acts as a really cool index for whenever you inevitably forget what all of the terms mean in this series, and I really appreciated that you could tell Jackson wrote it. I have no idea why it's put as book 2.5 in the series, though.

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    I fear this is one of those books that is really addictive while you're reading it, but the second I put it down I could easily never pick it up again. Please tell me it's not just me having this problem!

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    The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (And Other War Crimes)

    The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (And Other War Crimes)

    Tiffany Hunt

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  • Spectacular (Caraval, #3.5)
    I finished this book and now I need to consult my psychology textbooks

    I don't think this should be categorized as YA I think at least for me listening on audiobook there should have been a warning that some dark themes would have been present. I'm not opposed to exploring relationships and dark themes in YA but the book being marketed as a cute Christmas novella and there being so much time taken to be in a holiday nightmare I was shook. I think I would like it more if I was warned, but I'm just comfortable with Donatella and Legend's relationship being this volatile.

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    ending thoughts... please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this
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  • The Favourites
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    this girl makes Jasmine Santos look normal

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    The Favourites

    The Favourites

    Layne Fargo

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  • Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
    Allonsythornraxx
    Sep 03, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5
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    03/09/2025 4 ⭐ I don't even know where to start with my thoughts on this book. The first half was so interesting but so slow, and then the second half happens and everything picks up so quickly and all of the characters all come together! It was so interesting to see how the characters all evolved throughout the years, but unlike with Addie's story, I don't think this is one I'll end up rereading, just because I'm almost never drawn to historical fiction, even when there are lesbian vampires.

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  • Finale (Caraval, #3)
    we need to talk about that ending... 🤯🙄‼️
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  • Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
    Thoughts from 51%

    officially halfway now and I have absolutely no idea where this book is going and is anyone else finding it a super slow read?

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  • Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
    Thoughts from 51%

    officially halfway now and I have absolutely no idea where this book is going and is anyone else finding it a super slow read?

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