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A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2)
Mimi Matthews
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DNF’d around 40%, I received this arc from netgalley
i was really excited for this, i’m a huge historical romance girly as of late and love fantasy/magic elements in my books. Now to be upfront- don’t go into this expecting romantasy-esque story, it does lean into the historical fiction part a little more, but flounders with the romance trying to mimic what makes romantasy so popular.
now, i spent like 2 ish weeks trying to finish this and it was solid until around 29% to when i had to put my kindle down i was so annoyed. sadly, our FMC went right into obnoxious territory (i figured since thank god it wasn’t 1st person POV i’d be fine, but i was not). our MMC is not unique either. There is no draw to relationships or the plot. And the magic system made no sense to me. The cover is gorgeous and the author’s writing is solid as well, but this was a let down all together as it read more YA than Adult by how our FMC was behaving after a weird 180
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Graceless Heart
Isabel Ibañez
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Glimmer of Hope
Sarah M. Eden
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The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, #1)
Mimi Matthews
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Graceless Heart
Isabel Ibañez
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Between Ninth House, Babel, and Katabasis, I’m more and more convinced every day that I should consider not having gone to an Ivy League or Oxbridge to be a blessing rather than an Asian American disappointment, lol.
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Dawn of the Firebird
Sarah Mughal Rana
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this is gorgeous??? just stunning illustrations and i’m so happy to be jumping back into this world. effy and preston are my faves <3
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An Archive of Romance (A Study in Drowning Novella)
Ava Reid