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Morally grey or straight up baddies? A collection of books written from a villainous/morally grey POV. Only the first book from a series is included.
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Dramatic battles, tense political intrigue, unique world building...and is that maybe some romance I'm sensing? These books are not Romantasy but focus primarily on the SFF elements. Romance is a subplot and may not appear until later in the series, but when it does, you won't be disappointed.
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She Wasn't a Guy T01
Sumiko Arai
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I thought it would be kind of fun to see where in the world people are, and then folks can make friends with people from the same countries/areas (if they way, not pressure obviously).
I'll go first. I'm Canadian, and more specifically I am in British Columbia (Vancouver Island if you want to get fancy).
Try to find your country and join that thread!
Everyone else?
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
Shannon Chakraborty
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Among the Burning Flowers (The Roots of Chaos, #0.5)
Samantha Shannon
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I feel almost guilty for not enjoying this book more because it is objectively a very well written book with many quotable lines. But I think I was also missing a strong connection with the characters because the narrative emphasized wittiness to the point of making it difficult to connect emotionally with the characters.
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I've learned something about myself while trying to read this: I prefer stories with real, human characters over stylish, witty writing or intricate plotting.
When characters are raw, unfiltered, and vulnerable, that's when I'm all in. I want that emotional closeness—the feeling that the writer is letting me inside, letting me actually feel what the characters feel.
I think this is pretty good writing. It’s witty, feels very much like a good fairy tale and makes me go, “That’s pretty clever,” on almost every page. But ultimately, it doesn’t make me connect or feel anything. The cleverness is impressive, but I just never felt that spark of humanity.
I have to keep forcing myself to pick it up and it just doesn't seem interesting enough.
DNF at 60%
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Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson
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