Thunderstorms

🩵💜🩷 I read a lot of fanfiction. Currently in my romantasy and queer fiction era ✨️ ARC reviewer

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The Entanglement of Rival Wizards (Magic and Romance)

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No Gods No Kings

Demetria Paxton

In the People’s Kingdom, obedience means safety from the horrors of the Beast - a vicious dragon ensnared in magical slumber. But how can Torver obey when his very existence is illegal? Inexplicably devoid of the magic that blesses everyone else in the Kingdom, Torver can’t get his papers - and will hang for it, if caught. Cornered, Torver lives in the shadow of his only friend, Bassen, whose powerful death magic makes survival a daily struggle. But when the pair save the life of a genderless fae, a fugitive from across the forbidden border wall who brings a dire warning, their hard-won safety is shattered. Thrust into the midst of an oncoming war that only they can prevent, the unlikely trio must travel the length of the Kingdom to slay the terrible Beast of legend, robbing their invaders of their greatest weapon. But along the way, as they uncover deadly secrets and shattering truths, Torver is forced to confront not only his growing feelings for their fae defector companion, but also the beasts inside himself. Because in the People’s Kingdom, obedience is a heavy, deadly thing. And the price may just be too high.

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The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox

Katrina Kwan

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A Forsaken Prophecy (The Artisan Trilogy)

Stacey McEwan

In a world of high-class magic and gangster grit, a star-crossed couple must decide where their loyalties lie in the sizzling romantasy follow-up to BookTok star Stacey McEwan's New York Times bestseller A Forbidden Alchemy.In Belavere Trench, the Artisans and the Craftsmen are at war. Patrick, the last Alchemist, and Nina, the world’s only known earth Charmer, have been captured by the Artisans, putting Patrick’s rebel union in a precarious position.Though he hasn’t forgiven Nina her betrayals, Patrick has other things to worry about. He is finally reunited with his father, a prisoner of the Artisans, and the group lands a narrow escape only with the help of Nina’s first love, Theo. Decoding an ancient prophecy, they set off in search of an infinite supply of idium that will determine the course of the war, should it prove more than a myth. Fleeing across Craftsman towns on the brink, they will encounter old friends – and enemies – in search of answers.

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The Vanishing Cherry Blossom Bookshop

Takuya Asakura

For fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, What You Are Looking for Is In the Library, and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop comes an enchanting novel that will linger in your heart long after the last page is turned. As the last petal falls, the final page is turned… Welcome to The Cherry Blossom Bookshop, a haven for book lovers that only appears during the fleeting cherry blossom season. Nestled amidst the bloom of delicate petals, you’ll find a sanctuary for those burdened by regrets and past sorrows. Here, Sakura, the mysterious young owner, and her wise calico cat, Kobako, patiently await the arrival of souls in need of solace and healing. Told over four seasons, each visitor to the bookshop holds a book that bridges their past and present, guiding them towards understanding and acceptance. Within the antique charm of the shop and the soothing aroma of freshly brewed coffee, Sakura and Kobako help their guests confront their lingering sadness through the power of stories, enabling them to move forward with renewed hope.

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HippoPlatypus

Diverse representations suggestions?

I want to expand my library with diverse authors! I rarely read with the author in mind when I read for entertainment, but as I learn more about problematic authors I want to see what else is out there. Who are your favourite authors who demonstrate diversity, either through their writing or their lived experiences? Or both 🙃

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SteviesLifeinPages

Indie author recs

Hello Boundlings!

There’s nothing I love more than a hidden gem author! One thing about the rise of books on social media is that a lot of indie authors are being picked up by publishers (which is amazing for them!) but there are still so many indie authors out there that a lot of us don’t know about yet.

I would love some recommendations for indie authors who write, • Contemporary romance/Rom coms • Historical romance (Regency & Victorian are two periods I love but am open to others) • Fantasy

Spice & No spice are both fine, although if it’s a heavily spiced book I do prefer a decent plot with my smut 🙂‍↕️

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Syncopation: A Novel in Verse

Whitney French

In the aftermath of a Memory War, society is fragmented into strange new cultures, castes and coalitions. Set against a backdrop of retrofitted food garages, microchip-sorting factories and hyperloop terminals, Whitney French brings us a dazzling novel-in-verse where memory is the highest currency and love, like all revolutions, is dangerous, unruly and singed with hope. O and Z are two young women searching for purpose in a world where a decades-long earthquake reverberates through the Earth’s crust, and the population scrambles to hide from deadly acid rain. Descended from space pirates, O is drawn to the sky, while Z is earthbound, a skilled forager with connections to the black market. The two become travel companions and lovers until, torn between choosing their values or each other, a fateful decision must be made at the el Corazón space station. In this speculative and intoxicating novel, French offers readers an intricate future-world that resonates so powerfully with our own, as it explores a people gripped in the war-torn politics of migration, memory-keeping, labour, and survival.

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From Lukov with Love

Mariana Zapata

If someone were to ask Jasmine Santos to describe the last few years of her life with a single word, it would definitely be a four-letter one. After seventeen years-and countless broken bones and broken promises-she knows her window to compete in figure skating is coming to a close. But when the offer of a lifetime comes in from an arrogant idiot she's spent the last decade dreaming about pushing in the way of a moving bus, Jasmine might have to reconsider everything. Including Ivan Lukov.

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MUSIC IN THE SHADOWS

Shweta Kistan

The Pied Piper Meets The Cruel Prince and Throne Of Glass in this Dark Fairy-Tale Retelling Romantasy In a world where magical creatures like the fae are thought extinct, arena warrior Morana is forced to become the bodyguard of the cunning, ruthless, egotistical and let’s not forget, achingly handsome prince of Apollo. Morana would rather be in the arena instead of guarding a prince whose arrogance makes her want to put a blade to his throat, but refusal isn’t an option. One wrong move and her found family pays the price. Yet as the threats against Prince Adrion escalate, Morana finds herself growing closer to him, their reluctant alliance turning into something neither of them can ignore. These dangerous encounters also force her to use her suppressed powers to help them escape impossible situations and though her purpose is to protect him, her greatest challenge resides in accepting her identity and facing a truth she’s long denied. For years, Morana convinced herself she is nothing but a warrior, but as shadows obey her call, the truth resurfaces. She is the last being of her kind, sworn enemy to the Kingdom of Apollo. Morana has fought beside the prince, bled for him, even loved him. But if Prince Adrion learns what she truly is, will he see the warrior who saved his life- or the monster he was raised to destroy?

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Thunderstorms

Nov 16, 2025

2.0

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 1.0Characters: 2.0Plot: 2.0

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This book made me mad.

It was hard to decide on a rating for this, because the ending and a lot of the book was disappointing, but I was still engaged while reading. I'd rather read a bad book than a boring book, and this wasn't a boring book. However, there was a lot about it that didn't work for me.

First, her family is AWFUL. How did they have absolutely zero redeeming qualities?? And the plot for her family drama felt very unresolved, in my opinion.

I very much disagree with the boy she ended up with. They had no chemistry. He barely had a personality. I realize this is harsh, but I'm just so frustrated that she didn't end up with the other guy who actually had a personality and chemistry with her!

I also felt the ending didn't really wrap everything up that well? It felt very rushed. I felt like things were thrown in there last minute with no buildup just to solve a plot point without any of the characters having to develop much, or like a scapegoat to avoid conflict between characters.

Would I recommend this book? Probably not. However, if you are okay with a not great ending, it was still an engaging read, so you might want to give it a try.

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Young Readers Group for the digital review copy! All opinions are honest and my own.

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We Could Be So Good

Cat Sebastian

Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy reporter and a newspaper mogul's son--perfect for Newsies shippers. Nick Russo has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighborhood to a reporting job at one of the city's biggest newspapers. But the late 1950s are a hostile time for gay men, and Nick knows that he can't let anyone into his life. He just never counted on meeting someone as impossible to say no to as Andy. Andy Fleming's newspaper-tycoon father wants him to take over the family business. Andy, though, has no intention of running the paper. He's barely able to run his life--he's never paid a bill on time, routinely gets lost on the way to work, and would rather gouge out his own eyes than deal with office politics. Andy agrees to work for a year in the newsroom, knowing he'll make an ass of himself and hate every second of it. Except, Nick Russo keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the ancient filing cabinets. Their unlikely friendship soon sharpens into feelings they can't deny. But what feels possible in secret--this fragile, tender thing between them--seems doomed in the light of day. Now Nick and Andy have to decide if, for the first time, they're willing to fight.

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The Darkness Outside Us

Eliot Schrefer

Two boys, alone in space. After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory of a launch. There’s more that doesn’t add up: Evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he’s rescuing his own sister. In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust one another… especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive.

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Re: reading goals and heated rivalry

1/4 of the books I’ve read this year have been in the game changers series and I fear that if i’m not reading game changers i’m just not as motivated to read, which is very unfortunate. I also set myself the loftiest goal of my adult reading journey so far, 52. A giant step up from my usual 12. But I’ve already read 12 books this year so I figured I’ve set a good pace. I guess i’m scared of the potentially oncoming massive slump I usually get into where I read one book until June and then cram in the last half the year.

The good news is I have multiple holds on libby I’m excited about and my two current reads are library books also so they must be read in a timely manner.

Would love to hear anyones thoughts on 2026 reading goals, slumps, and the Game Changer’s series! Also what holds or tbr books you’re excited for!

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A Wild Radiance

Maria Ingrande Mora

Josephine Haven’s outbursts are infamous at the House of Industry, the secretive school for children who can wield Radiance, an electricity-like magic. She’s tried to follow the rules, but her fiery nature is at odds with the core tenant of the House: never form attachments to others. How is she meant to feel nothing when her classmates are maddening? No one is surprised when upon graduation, Josephine is banished to the Mission farthest from Sterling City. In Frostbrook, she must work under the authority of standoffish Julian, the former golden boy of the House of Industry. Rather than being helpful, he seems determined to watch her fail. And then there’s Ezra, the flirtatious stranger who’s a little too curious about how the Mission operates. But there are bigger problems than two frustrating, secretive boys. A deadly disease is spreading across the countryside. When Josephine pulls on threads she shouldn’t, she discovers that the Wasting is a consequence of the powerful magic she’s been spreading across the land. Horrified, Josephine resolves to expose the corruption at the heart of everything she’s ever known. With no remaining allegiance to the House, she gives in to intoxicating feelings and discovers that relationships are even messier than she imagined. Alongside unexpected allies Julian and Ezra, Josephine must return to Sterling City and take down the House of Industry before the damage caused by Radiance becomes irreversible.

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moon_and_whiskers

Which one should I read??

So I’ve been wanting to read the powerless series, but recently I’ve seen that it’s apparently a knock off of the Red Queen series. Is that true? And if so, which series should I read instead?

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patricia.is.booked

From Enemies to Exhausted: Tropes You’re Over

It’s time. We’re saying it out loud.

What trope makes you immediately reconsider your life choices when you see it in a synopsis?

The chosen one? Love triangles? Amnesia? Insta-love? The "I can fix him" dynamic?

Confess your literary pet peeves below. This is your safe space to vent.

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thetortoiselibrary

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I yap so much on this app omg

I feel like I fell in love with this platform this year because why am I on here every single day?? I haven’t let up once 😭 I swear my phone hate to see me coming at this point

And the way I keep hitting the 5-post limit when I’m reading a book??? I’ll be mid-spiral and suddenly it’s like “no more posts for today” and I’m screaming LET ME INNNN I HAVE MORE TO SAYYY 🤧

AHHHHHH 🗣️

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MaddiHunt

Thrifting Books

For people that thrift, how do you personally go about it?

I get the majority of my books off of Thriftbooks, I know some people have had bad experiences with them but I personally have only ever gotten one book that wasn't the quality described, and when I contacted them they immediately sent me a replacement, so I like them a lot.

I wish I had thrift stores near me that had books I would actually want to read, not much in terms of speculative fiction around here 😭

I've tried looking at Pangobooks, but it kind of intimidates me idk why 😅 I feel like the website never works well for me and feels unintuitive, have any of you tried it and liked it?

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