I don’t really know what this book is about but I know I should be scared and ready for immense emotional trauma. R F Kuang’s books seem to always be dense with world building and devastation in the best way so I expect no less from this one. Hoping it doesn’t ruin my life though.

Obsessed and I don't want to stop. Pausing for now so my partner can catch up and we can talk about it. I know after that I will finish this and the rest of the series. This is acotar level engaging and maybe even more so.

i still think about this book to this day, after more than a year later, and i keep recommending it to everyone whose reading taste is slightly similar to mine <3

Hi everyone! Here's a quick list of recent quality of life updates + bug fixes: - The most obvious: you probably noticed your feed is flooded with "badge earned" updates. There was a bug where, when a book was added to a Main Quest, those who had previously joined the Quest did not get credit for reading the newly added book. I fixed this bug and earned out badges for everyone (hence the feed getting flooded!). If you see anything still incorrect on your profile, email me at team@pagebound.co - there was a bug where the Edit option for your Reviews did not consistently show up in the ... (three dot menu) on the review card. This has been fixed! You can now edit your review anywhere you see it. - various infrastructure updates to help with server crashes + load times as we've seen a ton of growth on Pagebound over the past few weeks :) and of course, still working hard on the app! Our plan is to release to our first round of beta testers this month and publicly release before the end of the summer. Appreciate everyone's patience on this! On the bright side, there are TONS of updates on the app that address many feedback concerns we've seen lately :) Lastly, it's been so exciting to see all the new readers join us! Huge thank you to everyone who has sent good vibes, welcoming messages, and answered questions. This community is truly the best. Happy Reading 💙💜 Jennifer & Lucy

I've had this book on pause for a while now and it's about time I finish it! Super excited to dive back into this world

Anyone else grieving this book a bit? I absolutely love the world building and the story, but as the trilogy is progressing I find Violet and Xaden's relationship more and more annoying. It might just be that the "tall dark and brooding boyfriend" allure lost its edge for me or my queerness finally got to the point that I can't help but cringe on problematic straight romances, but the number of times I roll my eyes has significantly increased. Instead of highlighting the cool parts of the book to show my fiancée I highlight parts where I cringed so I wouldn't cringe alone.

Is the writing bothering anyone else? I usually take some time to get into writing style when I’m switching up between authors but I feel like this just isn’t smooth like the previous books. I’m struggling to visualise what’s happening and I’m someone who typically finds this easy. I also feel like there’s so much hidden info in like every paragraph. I just finished a reread of the first two books over Christmas so they’re still fresh in my mind but I feel like I’m constantly pausing and rereading each page, assuming I’ve missed something or forgotten important information. Really hoping RY isn’t relying on constant new revelations every chapter to keep people hooked

Everyone has at least one favorite book from their childhood that they cherish forever, or that one book as a young reader that got you into reading into adulthood? What was yours? (I'll be adding them to my tbr, for real.) My favorite book as a young reader was A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray and her Gemma Doyle Series. PS: I am loving reading everyone’s favorite books as a kid!!! Thank you all for sharing :)