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Thoughts from 55% (page 197)

As someone who also stole one of their ex boyfriends fancy cooking knife when they broke up with me, I understand, and I still have it! This book has hit me in places I didn’t even know existed. My male best friend from university and I had a very similar relationship and I’m so invested in Alex and Poppy right now 🩷

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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)

Lauren Roberts

She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity. Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done. When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.

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People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since. Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees. Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?

kassablanca commented on Moonstar's review of The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)

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Apr 19, 2025

2.5

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Independent Bookstore Day (4/26/25)

We’re one week out from Independent Bookstore Day; does anyone else’s local stores do anything fun for it? Connecticut does a whole weekend celebration for it and it’s going to be my second year participating! There’s a trail of 23 bookstores and depending on how many you make it to, you’re entered to win some really awesome prizes! I’m curious if other places have something similar?

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House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach. As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it. With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.

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Vicious (Villains, #1)

Victoria Schwab

A masterful tale of ambition, jealousy, desire, and superpowers. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates—brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find—aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge—but who will be left alive at the end? In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn't automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question.

kassablanca commented on kassablanca's review of A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)

kassablanca

Apr 17, 2025

4.5

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.5Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

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I really enjoyed A Court of Silver Flames! Getting more of Nesta’s story was super interesting! She’s such a complex character, and it was great to finally see things from her perspective. Watching her work through her trauma and slowly start to heal made for a really powerful read. What I especially loved was the sisterhood that forms between Nesta, Gwyn, and Emerie. Their friendship felt so genuine, and it was really heartwarming to see them support each other and grow stronger together. Honestly, the part where they make friendship bracelets actually made me call my sister just to tell her I love her. It hit me right in the feels. Overall, it’s a story about healing, finding your people, and learning to stand tall, and I’m so glad I read it.

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Do other people also have favourite publishing houses?

I really really love Verso books. Almost all of my favourite reads were published by them. But this thought made me curious if other people also have publishers they trust enough to buy blindly from. If so which ones and what about their niche draws you in?

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Rainbow Book Challenge

I saw this on TikTok and thought it would be fun here too! Just name a book with the same cover colour as the rainbow (plus some extras). I think it would be fun to see what everyone comes up with!!! I'll go first: RED: A Court of Thorns and Roses ORANGE: Love, Theoretically YELLOW: Fourth Wing GREEN: the perks of being a wallflower BLUE: Throne of Glass PURPLE: Sunrise on the Reaping PINK: Not in Love BROWN: The Secret Garden WHITE: Blood of Hercules BLACK: Onyx Storm

kassablanca commented on kassablanca's review of A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)

kassablanca

Apr 17, 2025

4.5

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.5Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

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Rainbow Book Challenge

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