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Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

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TIME FOR A REREAD

tbh I only made it through the first book when I first read this a few years ago, but now im determined to make it through the whole series 😈

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Sep 11, 2025

3.5

Enjoyment: 3.5Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

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this book was just a bit slow for me all in all, it felt like the audiobook lasted forever 🥲 BUT the narrators did an amazing job. I didn't care much for Alice, but I loved sabine and charlottes povs, so im glad that ended up being the bulk of the book! otherwise, schwab's prose is beautiful as always, and this book is definitely meant to be SAVORED

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tbh I only made it through the first book when I first read this a few years ago, but now im determined to make it through the whole series 😈

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Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Pierce Brown

"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them." "I live for you," I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more." Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity already reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and sprawling parks spread across the planet. Darrow—and Reds like him—are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies... even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.

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okay things are starting to happen now ahhhh, I was worried I was going to have to dnf because nothing was really grabbing my attention. im a bit more intrigued now! things still need to pick up tho if this is going to be a enjoyable read for me

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What’s the Best SJM Reading Order? 🤔✨

I’ve been poking around the forum, but I don’t think I’ve seen a post that really covers this… what order do you guys recommend reading SJM’s series in? 👀 I should be caught up with ACOTAR next month, and now I’m stuck debating if I should head into CC or TOG next. I know everyone has their “ideal” reading order, so what’s yours? And do you think I should’ve started with a different series first?

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Victoria Schwab

From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger. This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined. This is a story about rage. 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge. This is a story about life— how it ends, and how it starts.

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