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Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac, #1)
  • Zodiac Rising (Descendants of the Zodiac, #1)
    Thoughts from 12% (page 46) (end of Chapter Four: Evangeline)

    for days, I was left pondering on why the excitement and curiosity never came.. this book literally has everything I deeply appreciate, from the Asian characters to Chinese mythology mixed with modern setting & the cover art is so beautiful.. only after reading this chapter, I have the answer.

    This book will be much better if the chapter begins with Evangeline's & Julius's unfortunate death remains mystery; it kind of cliche but it will immediately ignite the revenge arc or whatever's else about to happen in the future chapter.

    But it doesn't mean immediate DNF; I must admit the beginning a bit stale but after chapter four, everything's going into motion..

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  • Great Big Beautiful Life
    Thoughts from 23%

    I feel guilty when writing this, probably because Emily is one of my favorite author of all time, BUT this one doesn't really kick me in the feels...

    so far, the chemistry & the mc is bland;I put all my willpower to hang on

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  • Dominion
    cescaisreading
    Nov 05, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    WOMAN IS THE BACKBONE OF SOCIETY & MEN SHOULD RECOGNIZE IT! gif

    To be honest, I didn't expect anything will come out from Dominion; I was only captivated by the stunning cover art and the color combo so with nothing in mind, I decided to drown into this book... and it was the best drowning ever gif

    And to think this is a debut novel gif

    I won't say much but all of you should read Dominion by the elusive Mrs Addie E Citchens; you won't regret nothing!

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  • Dominion
    Thoughts from 34%

    That interlude chapter gif

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  • Katabasis
    Thoughts from 81% (page 459)

    PSA: Please do not eat while reading chapter 29 🤢🤢

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    Thoughts from 2%

    I’m just a nobody trying to tell everybody about somebody who can save anybody.

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  • All the Fiends of Hell
    cescaisreading
    Oct 31, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    Just when I thought this book is only going to talk about horror, ghost, exorcism & apparition gif But I'm glad I was wrong because if this book is so easily predictable then I won't give it five stars in the first place

    All the fiends of hell is a complete package of dystopian story; you've got aliens invasion, apparition of ghosts, human's being the way they are, the uncertainty of future ahead etc. Adam G Neville as the author really captivates me with the story of Kyle, an ordinary human being who had to survive in the middle of alien invasions with two children as his companion.

    What attracts me the most is how commonly human Kyle as MC; often in dystopian genre, we find the well-prepared MC whose figuring out the first minute alien starts attacking Earth and with Kyle, being out of clue and having emotional turbulence left and right, is like a fresh air to me. His character development also the main factor why this book is worth to read. Along with his journey to find a safe place with Jake & Haylie, Kyle grow as a person emotionally; he's accepting his weakness, flaws, and fragility and embrace it with an open arms. It's so human & I think it's amazing how the author depicts Kyle's story.

    Besides the characters, the alien is also the other part that continue intriguing me gif I admit my imagination couldn't visualize enough how the depiction of the "horror" but with how clever the author describe it, I can feel the dread and fear when they come to the scene.

    Anyway, All the fiends of hell is a perfect closing up for October, it deserve a sequel and I pretty much recommend all of you to read this.

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  • All the Fiends of Hell
    Thoughts from 50%

    He’d inherited a country and could take anything he wanted from any store or house. But didn’t want any of it.

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  • All the Fiends of Hell
    Thoughts from 50%

    istg if anything happened to Hailey 😠😠

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  • The Raven Scholar (The Eternal Path, #1)
    Thoughts from 19% (Chapter Eleven, Part Two)

    I have so many thing I want to say about Neema - and it's not a good one

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  • The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
    Thoughts from 89% (CHAPTER 65)(SPOILERS)
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  • All the Fiends of Hell
    Thoughts from 20% (Chapter Five)

    GIF

    I didn't expect that this would send me over the edge!! you got alien & ghost in one package of a story.. Adam Nevill just woke up one day & decided to torture his MC in the most hauntingly way imaginable gif

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