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A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)

Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)

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Favourite Character?

I'm just curious after the first book, who's your favourite character? Does it change later on? I think initially I felt really attached to Blue after reading things from her perspective and empathizing with her wantingness to be one of the boys, however I'm about halfway through the second book and my favouritism has flipped to Ronan.

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absolutely hollering at that the Seelie use humans for sex and it turns them into sex-crazed freaks, this is gonna be FUN

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Clytemnestra

Costanza Casati

For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen. As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her best... You were born to a king, but you marry a tyrant. You stand by helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore, and you comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. Because this was not the first offence against you. This was not the life you ever deserved. And this will not be your undoing. Slowly, you plot. But when your husband returns in triumph, you become a woman with a choice. Acceptance or vengeance, infamy follows both. So, you bide your time and force the gods' hands in the game of retribution. For you understood something long ago that the others never did. If power isn't given to you, you have to take it for yourself. A blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece for fans of Jennifer Saint and Natalie Haynes, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred, love, and of an unforgettable Queen who fiercely dealt out death to those who wronged her.

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Darkfever (Fever, #1)

Karen Marie Moning

"My name is MacKayla, Mac for short. I'm a sidhe-seer, one who sees the Fae, a fact I accepted only recently and very reluctantly. My philosophy is pretty simple - any day nobody's trying to kill me is a good day in my book. I haven't had many good days lately. Not since the walls between Man and Fae came down. But then, there's not a sidhe-seer alive who's had a good day since then." When MacKayla's sister was murdered, she left a single clue to her death, a cryptic message on Mac's cell phone. Journeying to Ireland in search of answers, Mac is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to master a power she had no idea she possessed - a gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae. As Mac delves deeper into the mystery of her sister's death, her every move is shadowed by the dark, mysterious Jericho...while at the same time, the ruthless V'lane - an alpha Fae who makes sex an addiction for human women - closes in on her. As the boundary between worlds begins to crumble, Mac's true mission becomes clear: to find the elusive Sinsar Dubh before someone else claims the all-powerful Dark Book - because whoever gets to it first holds nothing less than complete control both worlds in their hands.

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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

Sarah J. Maas

Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people ― but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day… With Aelin captured, friends and allies are scattered to different fates. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation. Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an explosive conclusion as Aelin fights to save herself―and the promise of a better world.

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The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)

Sara Hashem

Ten years ago, the kingdom of Jasad burned. Its magic outlawed; its royal family murdered down to the last child. At least, that’s what Sylvia wants people to believe. The lost Heir of Jasad, Sylvia never wants to be found. She can’t think about how Nizahl’s armies laid waste to her kingdom and continue to hunt its people—not if she wants to stay alive. But when Arin, the Nizahl Heir, tracks a group of Jasadi rebels to her village, staying one step ahead of death gets trickier. In a moment of anger Sylvia’s magic is exposed, capturing Arin’s attention. Now, to save her life, Sylvia will have to make a deal with her greatest enemy. If she helps him lure the rebels, she’ll escape persecution. A deadly game begins. Sylvia can’t let Arin discover her identity even as hatred shifts into something more. Soon, Sylvia will have to choose between the life she wants and the one she left behind. The scorched kingdom is rising, and it needs a queen. In this Egyptian-inspired debut fantasy, a fugitive queen strikes a deadly bargain with her greatest enemy and finds herself embroiled in a complex game that could resurrect her scorched kingdom or leave it in ashes forever.

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Reign & Ruin (Mages of the Wheel, #1)

J.D. Evans

“All magic is beautiful,” she said, “and terrible. Do you not see the beauty in yours, or the terror in mine? You can stop a heart, and I can stop your breath.” She is heir to a Sultanate that once ruled the world. He is an unwanted prince with the power to destroy. She is order and intellect, a woman fit to rule in a man's place. He is chaos and violence and will stop at nothing to protect his people. His magic answers hers with shadow for light. They need each other, but the cost of balance may be too high a price. Magic is dying and the only way to save it is to enlist mages who wield the forbidden power of death, mages cast out centuries ago in a brutal and bloody war. Now, a new war is coming. Science and machines to replace magic and old religion. They must find a way to save their people from annihilation and balance the sacred Wheel—but first, they will have to balance their own forbidden passion. His peace for her tempest, his restlessness for her calm… Night and day, dusk and dawn, the end, and the beginning.

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Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

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i forgot how much of a banger this is! what a RIDE

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Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)

Sarah J. Maas

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold. After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need—and will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both. In this sweeping parallel novel to the New York Times bestselling Empire of Storms, Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience if they wish to save their friends. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, deep in the shadows of mighty mountains where warriors soar on legendary ruks, long-awaited answers slumber. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival—or doom them all . . .

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Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)

Sarah J. Maas

Kingdoms will collide. The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't. With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side, and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear. In this breathtaking fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, Aelin will have to choose what—and who—to sacrifice if she's to keep the world of Erilea from breaking apart.

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EatTheRich

Jun 06, 2025

3.5

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 3.5

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I have a lot of mixed feelings. TW for references to rape and torture (in this review (but also in the book as well (though it is more than a reference in the book))) To start: This is not a YA grimdark military fantasy. This is a fantasy retelling of the Sino-Japanese War, and the Nanjing Massacre. There are fantasy elements, sure, but a lot of the stuff that happens in this book, happened in real life, just under a different name. I semi-knew what I was getting into before I read this. I have seen people say that this book 'tricks' people into thinking it's a YA book, and then the tonal shift happens, and you're into some dark stuff. I disagree. This book is YA stylistically, in the writing. It is obviously quite dark, but for the majority of this book, that darkness is surface level, and easily digestible. Then there is Chapter 21. Bad things are graphically described in this chapter. I knew bad things would happen in this book, and as I was reading, I thought to myself: "When the horrors come, i'm not sure I will care because I do not care about these characters all that much." And then the horrors happened, and it didn't matter that I didn't connect with the characters they happened to, because they happened to people in real life (I also feel a certain way about bringing back a female character that we hadn't seen since Part 1 just to have her describe her violent abuse, especially as the women of this book are few and far between, but I digress). I stepped away from the book at that point, which is normal. Natural, even. And I sought out spoilers and reviews from other readers because I needed trigger warnings from this point on. (I think as well, this book needed disclaimers on it. If I were to just pick this up off a bookshelf, and read the blurb, you are in no way prepared for Chapter 21, and the rest of the book doesn't set you up well for that chapter either. I knew this series explored the horrors of war, and what those horrors so often entail, but inferences and statements are vastly different from descriptions.) I don't understand, from this point forward, how the series could be 'enjoyable'. That sounds like a criticism but it isn't. I'm not even sure if this series is meant to be 'enjoyable'. I think if it remained YA, or committed to being adult, grimdark fantasy, i would have different opinions, but this mish-mash of tones and genres just left me on edge as a reader, as I never knew if I was about to get a vivid description of torture, or just vague references to it. There are other criticisms I have of this book, but I am not the voice who needs to share them. Half of me feels immature for not 'wanting' to read further or being able to stomach the one chapter of this book that affected me, and the other half of me knows that I don't have to. As such, I won't be reaching for The Dragon Republic with any haste.

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Your secret to DNF'ing?

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but I have the hardest of time accepting to DNF a book. Most of the time I keep being stubborn, cause what if it gets better? Okay I'm at 70% and it's still not great but I've come this far, might as well finish it?? Please tell me I'm not alone in this😂 So! When do you usually realize your current read is going to be a DNF? Is it vibe based? Or is it more like if certain criteria aren't met by a certain point it gets the boot? What are your tips and tricks to DNF'ing? My TBR is too long for me too keep pushing through books I should've DNF'd, I need help🙏

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Your secret to DNF'ing?

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