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Iām looking to venture into reading more fantasy books. Iāve read Fourth Wing and The Priory of The Orange Tree and so far I enjoyed priory more. Your suggestions are welcome below! š¤
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What book to movie adaptations do you think were done well and/or poorly?? I always thought they did a good job with The Hunger Games, there were even aspects that I think they did better in the movie like developing Effieās character and softening Haymitch a bit. I didnāt watch it, but the movie adaptation of the book Relic PMO bc they CUT the main character from the movie. Like?? Heās the only reason this story has a purpose š
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What is your go to genre, and why? Also, what is a genre you don't actually read super often, but when you do, you always wonder why you don't read it all the time?
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Bloodmarked (Legendborn, #2)
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The Devil and the Dark Water
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I desperately wanted to like this book more. I loved the author's first novel, Star Daughter (highly recommend). I even loved parts of this book. The problem is that the parts I didn't like were about half the book. I love Tanvi and her story. I love the plot that the book follows. But I couldn't bring myself to get invested in Venkat and his narration. On paper his story is interesting, but in practice, his felt less deep and less compelling than Tanvi's. I feel like the book would have been better if the perspective was split between Tanvi and Nitya instead. That said, I really did love Tanvi's perspective. A little confusing at times, but then, she was just as confused to it wasn't too hard to read. I enjoyed reading as she slowly regained her personhood and the struggle between her past and future. I wanted more of that. Also the romance element felt fine but unnecessary, but that may just be me. I'm just dipping into the world of Hindu mythology so I may have missed some references but I didn't struggle to follow the story because of it. Overall, I'd recommend the book to an avid reader who is looking to expand their horizons, but I don't think I'd recommend it to someone who reads more sparingly.
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I want to like Venkat's parts of the story more, but I just want to get back to Tanvi's.
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It's happened a few times that it feels like the author deleted a paragraph somewhere during editing and didn't rewrite to adjust for the change so it feels like context is missing. I didn't notice this at all in her other novel, Star Daughter (which I loved), so I'm wondering if it's intentional?
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Dramatic battles, tense political intrigue, unique world building...and is that maybe some romance I'm sensing? These books are not Romantasy but focus primarily on the SFF elements. Romance is a subplot and may not appear until later in the series, but when it does, you won't be disappointed.
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