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April/31/Canadian. I love dogs. You can find me on Storygraph and Instagram @aprilthebookqueen ! I also have an Insta/Threads where I focus on indie authors @indie.authorbookclub

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Spring 2025 Readalong
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Reading...Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy, #6)
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Us Dark Few (Us Dark Few #1)
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
On Wings of Blood (Bloodwing Academy, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Lord of the Rings: The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel

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  • Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
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  • Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
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    May 30, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5

    I went into this blind, and it was a fun experience. It had a bit of a slow start in my opinion, but as the world building came together, I began to really enjoy it. The main character was especially interesting to me, as well as the princes. I loved the complex, morally grey characters and the foreshadowing. There was a plot twist at the end that I actually didn't see coming. Maybe it was obvious to others, but my jaw dropped and the sadness I felt about it was intense. The lines blurred in this book between the opposing sides, and that's the way I like it honestly. It didn't seem so black and white because you can see the viewpoints of most of the characters, even if they're the opposite of the other characters. A lot of your usual fantasy tropes, but I thought it worked and kept my interest. A good read!

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  • The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0)
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    I am actually struggling with this one... I just can't seem to get into it. Should I push through it?

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    May 29, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

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  • Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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  • Fated Throne (Zodiac Academy, #6)
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  • The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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  • Cursed Fates (Zodiac Academy, #5)
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    May 29, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.5

    This book was so intense. There was so much that happened and I’m not sure how I feel about all of it. I am loving seeing the relationships change and develop between the characters and the plot feels like it’s picking up. And I still really love the twins as main characters. I love their attitudes and their loyalty and just their characters in general. There are so many things to sort out and I’m so anxious and hopeful that they do. I’m so anxious to see where it all goes.

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  • Skyshade (Lightlark, #3)
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  • Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)
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    Finally met the T-Rex, and a bit past that. Man, Hammond is infuriating. Novel!Hammond is a lot more interesting, because of how infuriating he is, compared to somewhat well meaning but foolish Movie!Hammond.

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  • A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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    How do you guys read a short story collection?

    Reading them linearly feels painful to me in a way I can't describe. It feels as if the book will never end. It's not exactly hard to see the progress as usual, but I feel like I'm starting something and ending something over and over again, which brings about this feeling of desperation in me. My brain immediately wants to be done with the book entirely after finishing a story, but there's still more shorts to go. But then again, skipping around the book is not perfect either. I end up feeling extremely disorganised. Randomly opening up a story, reading it and then randomly picking up another irks something in me that wants to see the stories finished like dominoes, one at a time. It's hard enough being spontaneous to read a short story collection in the first place, you know I usually do end up skipping around the book regardless, and reading alongside another book to make the whole thing feel like a side quest. But I would love to know how you tackle anthologies on your own. Also, any good recommendations? So far, I've been reading from authors I'm obsessed with and haven't ventured to anthologies from a collection of authors.

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