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Nothing I love more than a slow morning with hot coffee, a good book, and my dog snuggled up next to me. @slow.morning.reads

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Sarah J Maasverse
Level 3
Summer 2025 Readalong
Reading...Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories
My Taste
Pachinko
The Book Thief
The Mercies
The Great Believers
The Hacienda

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  • The Strange
    SlowMorningReads
    Aug 03, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

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  • Vampires of El Norte
    ArtandKristin
    Jul 12, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died
    My fav biography so far

    First of all, I didn't expect Jennette to actually be the voice actor of the book, but it was the most pleasant surprise. Like this, the book had a much bigger impact on me. The title of the book was a perfect match to the biography, because even though she very much loved her mother, that woman would have been the end of her in the long run. Maybe this is one of the hardest things to everybody, to accept that the people who you look up to and love can do you the most harm. Kudos to Jenette to being able to write this masterpiece of a biography.

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  • I’m Glad My Mom Died
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    Jul 18, 2025
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  • Trial of the Sun Queen (Artefacts of Ouranos, #1)
    SlowMorningReads
    Jul 18, 2025
    3.0
    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0

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  • Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
    SlowMorningReads
    Jul 17, 2025
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0
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    I had A LOT of fun with this one. The ROMANCE. The MYSTERY. The BETRAYAL 🫣 so many plot twists and surprises at the end too! I first listened to the audiobook as it was free on audible, and enjoyed it so much I decided to buy the book and reread it, as I was sure I would get more out of a physical read. And I did, however the physical read surprised me… there were a few things I didn’t like! 😵‍💫 The writing style was strange for me and actually I craved more character development, more world building, and more description of the impactful moments. I didn’t notice that with the audio book, which I think speaks to the narrators performance and her ability to bring personality to the dialogue. 🎭 In the physical read, I wanted more action, given the plot was all about these high stake games to break a curse for the realms I thought there could have been more action to make the games actually feel more suspenseful and keep the reader invested in the dynamics. But I think the overall story is interesting and I will for sure be reading the second book because I’m invested ☺️ Compliments to Aster though, the love story set up was refreshing and different than the typical recipe we see in fantasy today 🌹 I also adore the copy I bought, I appreciate special edition books that give the reader something to add to their experience. In this case, artwork, a gorgeous map, and a bonus chapter. 👀 Print: 3 stars 🌟 🌟🌟 Audio: 4 stars🌟🌟🌟🌟

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  • Remarkably Bright Creatures
    Marcellus, I will love you forever🤍

    This book is a must read for anyone looking for a feel good book. I couldn’t put this book down. Marcellus and Tova will forever have a special place in my heart. The writing was incredible and getting glimpses of Marcellus’ view and his personality took this book to the next level. This was an emotional yet feel good read that just satisfies the soul and makes you bond easily with characters on the page. One of my favorite books ever-easily a 5 star book.

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  • Bookstagram

    Anyone here from bookstagram???? 💕

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  • Go To Rec

    Someone comes up to you and asks for a book rec with no other context, what do you say?

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  • What's your favorite epic fantasy series and why?

    I'd love to know what some of your favorite epic/high fantasy series are 🤗. I'm talking series you can't stop thinking about and that equally ripped out your heart and filled you with all the warm feelings. Give me a tall dark cup of all of the grimdark reads, full to the brim of action, tragedy, mythical creatures, betrayal, love and the like. For me, it's a tie between John Gwynne's Faithful and the Fallen and Ryan Cahill's Bound and the Broken 🙌🏾. I love them dearly, but I also lost a some years off my life in the process 😂

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