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Devin

Dad to 2 amazing little girls. I run bromantasy.com, a review site that tries to bridge the gap between traditional high fantasy readers and the rich world of romantasy.

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Spring 2025 Readalong
Sarah J Maasverse
Iconic Series
Reading...The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5)
My Taste
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
The Devils
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

Devin commented on Fantasy's review of Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)

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  • Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
    Fantasy
    Jun 14, 2025
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0
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    So, there's these people, and they really want to do this stuff, but there's these problems, and so they have to figure it out, and it's difficult, and no spoilers, but maybe something happens

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  • Empire of Silence (Sun Eater, #1)
    Devin
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    Thoughts from 7%

    I was promised a major political and courtesan story, I'm barely scratching the surface of this book and I've already gotten a ton of it. The world building is just massive already, so many different terms and powerful groups emerging, but it doesn't feel like the typical world building slog setup that sometimes happens in the beginning of larger scale series like this one. While definitely wouldn't be able to recall anything specific about them just yet outside of the broad strokes, it doesn't feel confusing (more so than any other new world setup).

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  • A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
    Devin
    Jun 13, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0
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    The novel A Darker Shade of Magic secures an ok rating of 2.75 (rounded to 3) as an enjoyable fantasy that feels incomplete yet successfully provokes reader interest in unexpected ways. Through her parallel Londons, Schwab establishes the potential for an epic fantasy series while delivering both beautiful prose and an undeniably compelling concept. The debut novel serves more as an elaborate prologue than an independent full-length story. The primary flaw of the book stems from Kell’s lack of character development throughout the story. The protagonist should propel both the story and reader engagement through his character development but unfortunately exhibits no significant changes throughout the book. Full in-depth review can be found on Bromantasy.com.

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  • Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
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  • Empire of Silence (Sun Eater, #1)
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    This series has been pitched to me so much it's wild. Everyone raves about it, that's it's a space opera full of politics so I'm definitely excited. Goal is to get through the 6 books before the newest/last one comes out in November!

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  • Empire of Silence (Sun Eater, #1)
    Pre-read thoughts

    This series has been pitched to me so much it's wild. Everyone raves about it, that's it's a space opera full of politics so I'm definitely excited. Goal is to get through the 6 books before the newest/last one comes out in November!

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  • A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
    Thoughts from 100%

    I need some time to let this one site. It was an easy read, and I feel like I moved through it. There were definitely some issues but an overall good story. I'll probably read the other two books at some point in the future.

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  • A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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  • A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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  • Devin commented on jordynreads's update

    jordynreads completed their yearly reading goal of 60 books!

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    jordynreads's 2025 Reading Challenge

    60 of 60 read
    Blood Over Bright Haven
    Persuasion
    Fable for the End of the World
    The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do (A No F*cks Given Guide)
    The Reluctant Fundamentalist
    Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
    The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1)
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  • A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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  • Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
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  • Devin commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Do you read books by indie authors?

    I love supporting indie authors! I try to read a mix of books by popular authors and indie authors! If you do, who are your favorite indie authors? Melissa Pearl is one of my favorite indie authors!

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  • A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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  • Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
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    I am enjoying this so much!!! I like the evolving dynamic and being completely unable to predict what challenging aspect will be thrown at Carl (and the other crawlers) next. I already know I'm going to be serving a very large plate of Upsetti Spaghetti when I complete this series because I won't want it to be over!

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  • A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
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