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not every single pairing needs to be a complicated will-they-won't-they situation
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I really enjoy these books and this might be mean but… I just really wish this had been a trilogy? I feel like I should be at the point of rereading this now, not reading a new book 😂 I guess I’ll see how I feel towards the end of this (could everything have been wrapped up in 3 books?)
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not every single pairing needs to be a complicated will-they-won't-they situation
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Adversary to the Villain
Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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for a short book it conveyed its message alright. kinda wish some things were more expanded on, but i overall liked this book. kind of reminded me of my hero academia in a way? i am not deep enough to really dissect this properly lol
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A Magical Girl Retires
Park Seolyeon
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oh man was this book a drag to get through. i felt like there was too much going on and the POV switching around at the very end left me a bit disoriented. mira's near death had me shocked... only for me to sigh in disappointment when she was obviously revived. i was about to be impressed with yarros killing a central (liam was a nothingburger character compared to mira so ykwim?) and mostly likeable character but alas. i feel like each other these books seem to follow a very similar structure everytime.
there were aspects i wish we'd explored more of---i.e. xadens mother. also there was like eight trillion characters that feel like they appeared out of nowhere? jumping back and fourth between audio and physical book had me confused asf who everyone was.
xaden is characterised soooo poorly. his personality flip flops every two seconds depending on how the yarros wants him to pander to booktok. make him broody and mysterious or make him sweet and gentle---i get whiplash everytime he flips the personality switch.
overall, a slug to get through and i felt like nothing was really accomplished(?) i miss the dark academia vibes of the first book.
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A Magical Girl Retires
Park Seolyeon
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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
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eh it was like fine i guess. there was probably a bit toooo much fluff and useless tangents for my liking -- i probably would've cut down a good 100 pages but that's what you get with cassie clare. didn't care for the mystery all that much and god am i sick of tatiana blackthorn lol. illustrations were pretty
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Secrets of Blackthorn Hall
Cassandra Clare
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People We Meet on Vacation
Emily Henry