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marlenaelizabeth

On a quest to reclaim my brain and start reading well written books. No binge reading, no mindlessly buying books. Work through the library I’ve curated over the years and haven’t read yet.

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Fantasy and Sci-Fi with a Side of Romance
Saddle Up, Sweetheart: Cowboy Romance
Fairy Tale Retellings
Iconic Series
Love by the Town Limits
Blood Suckers
My Taste
Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
As I Lay Dying
Whiskey Chaser (Bootleg Springs, #1)
Reading...
The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
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Silk: A World History
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I Await the Devil's Coming
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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  • Words you always notice?

    Am I the only one who notices specific words throughout their reading? Not words you hate, just words you flag? For example, 'dais' seems to be used in almost every fantasy book. Or I always note when 'cerulean' is used regardless of genre.

    In scientific writing I always notice the word 'paucity' because I had an advisor who used it in nearly every paper... So that one does lean a bit more towards hated words for me haha

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  • Bookish Travel Destinations 🗺️

    I’ve been getting the travel bug lately which is so exciting. What are some underrated places to go that feel cozy/bookish/small towney/other worldly/magical, scenic, beautiful, historic etc. Also, places with amazing bakeries, book shops, flower shops, markets. Tell me your experiences in these places and what made you want to go there ✈️

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  • Men fighting? Yes please

    Are there any cowboy romances that you guys know of with any bar fights or just fights in general? I can only watch so much yellow stone before I need something new to satiate me

    Also any hockey romance where they brawl on the ice… or anyone fighting at a party… I’m just tryna see HANDS

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  • The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
    Thoughts from 9% (page 35)
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  • The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
    Thoughts from 9% (page 33)

    and ykw I’m glad she threw up on your shoes. that’s what you get for smoking weed in someone else’s holy house without even asking

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  • How to manage time for reading?

    Right now, in my last semester, I have a lot of projects and tests to do, but I really want to read books. How do people with tight schedules and little time manage to read without losing interest or losing track of the story? Or do I just have to accept my fate and read after everything is done? For me, that would take 1–2 months until then.

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  • The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)
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    I see now. The knight is hot as fuck.

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    Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs (Copper & Ash, #1)

    Adam Bassett

    For a thousand years, The Old Town has stood as humanity’s last bastion against the maalkonis, malignant black mists that reduced the rest of the world to ash. They are kept at bay by rusty machines on the town’s walls. In order to survive, the dwindling population depends on one another. Since a young age, Justīne has embraced the harsh responsibilities that accompanied her apprenticeship on the last farm in existence. Her younger sister, Anna, is beginning her own apprenticeship as well. Learning engineering was not Anna's first choice, but the town's last mage fell to the maalkonis years prior, leaving nothing behind but confusing books and strange runes. When food runs low during a particularly harsh winter, distrust spreads like a plague, and Justīne is blamed for it. As hunger leads to violence, she and her siblings are forced to flee The Old Town, embarking on a perilous journey into the very mists that had formed their cage. Their fight to survive in the dark develops into a hopeful mystery as they follow the breadcrumbs of a mage’s efforts to save the world. Meanwhile something pursues them through the maalkonis…

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