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beolivetree

Cinema student who occasionally drowns herself in dead trees.

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Universe Quest: Maasverse
Level 4
My Taste
When Breath Becomes Air
Pride and Prejudice
SAKAMOTO DAYS 1
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Volume I
Where the Dark Stands Still
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How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
17%
War and Peace
8%
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
44%
All the Young Dudes
31%
The Limerick
73%
  • Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
    Thoughts from 44% (page 379) - What am I doing?

    I need to sleep. It's nearly one in the morning. The "one more chapter" little joke lead me to read 59 more pages like they were nothing.

    I need a leash.

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    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

    Sarah J. Maas

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    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

    Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

    Sarah J. Maas

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  • Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
    Let get this party started.

    I read TOD and EOS in tandem back in January/February of 2024. Needless to say, my memory fails me of what happened at the end of both books, though I do remember some (I think) important moments.

    I don't have the mental capacity to reread the entire series just to get ready for this beast of a book. I'm Googling the hell out of this series for all the info I need to get ready for this. I started this series back in 2022, it's time to say goodbye.

    Give me strength or give me death, either one will be merciful.

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  • The Tailor (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1.5)
    beolivetree
    Apr 18, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 3.5
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    I love Genya. I didn't even realise I much I missed reading her name.

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  • God’s Not Here, Only Devils: Revelations from the Toolbox Killers
    beolivetree
    Apr 18, 2026
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    Review coming soon.

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    Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)

    Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)

    Gregory Maguire

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  • Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
    beolivetree
    Apr 18, 2026
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    DNF @ 27%

    I'm done. It's not doing it for me. It's unbearably slow, uninteresting and, as much as I wanted to read this in order to listen to the Broadway musical and watch the film, I just cannot force myself through this anymore. I don't care about the characters or what they do, and some of them are just so annoying.

    I'm done being ashamed of DNF'ing a book. Thank you, next.

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  • Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
    Thoughts from 23%

    This book and I are not seeing eye to eye...it's like every time I pick it up, it gets more boring. And I thought the beginning was insufferable.

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  • Babel
    beolivetree
    Apr 16, 2026
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.5Plot: 5.0
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    I will not lie, this was a tough pill to swallow at first. Slow and not very interesting. Those first 100/150 pages are a struggle, but once everything's settled and the story really picks up, you are transported into a modernised yet antiquated Oxford in a world you're not quite ready to dive headfirst into.

    What a take on colonialism and imperialism, racial differences and power grabs. It may happen in the 1830s/40s, but it feels incredibly true to the twenty-first century. I don't feel entitled to speak about this story, but I understand its importance and deep message.

    Babel is a slap in the face to all of those who close their eyes in the face of what they don't like to see. Because, yes, this may be a fiction with magic in the world, but its core is very much real and non-fictionalised.

    Bravo, R. F. Kuang. What a story.

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    Babel

    Babel

    R.F. Kuang

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    The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    Babel

    Babel

    R.F. Kuang

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    Babel

    Babel

    R.F. Kuang

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  • Babel
    Thoughts from 18%

    Babel...we meet again, my friend. This time, I'm not abandoning you in my shelf. You and I have a date.

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