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Reading...Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
My Taste
The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus, #1)
The Bone Houses
Vespertine
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)

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  • Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
    bombastus
    Mar 28, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    What can I say? Heather Fawcett has done it again.

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    Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

    Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

    Heather Fawcett

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  • Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
    bombastus
    Mar 12, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    I devoured this novel. From the fictional scientific anecdotes to the curmudgeonly protagonist, this book is truly a masterpiece. It’s the book version of those ‘dragonology’ encyclopedias I read growing up and it does not disappoint. A hearty recommendation for anyone who loves fae and that faux style of early Edwardian explorer.

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  • A Dark and Secret Magic
    bombastus
    Mar 03, 2025
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    Like it says on the tin, this novel is truly a love letter to all things witchy and Fall. A Halloween Hallmark movie in book form.

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    A Dark and Secret Magic

    A Dark and Secret Magic

    Wallis Kinney

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  • An Enchantment of Ravens
    bombastus
    Feb 14, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    Charming. Well-written. A sweet and simple fae tale with a creative and enjoyable take on fair follk.

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  • Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
    bombastus
    Feb 08, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

    Excellent worldbuilding and out-of-the-box premise. Definitely not a book for the faint of heart as the prose at times veered so dense as to become distracting.

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    bombastus's 2025 Reading Challenge

    6 of 25 read
    Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
    Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
    An Enchantment of Ravens
    A Dark and Secret Magic
    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
    Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
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