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Yeah so for a while I thought these guys were worshipping some tree that was the color orange instead of a tree that had oranges
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Good Spirits (Ghosted, #1)
B.K. Borison
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The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
Samantha Shannon
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The best part of this book was the opening - very action-packed, exciting, and I could instantly see it in my mind as if it were a movie. Everything else was a bit of highs and lows, and for the last book in a trilogy I found it to be very infodumpy? Almost every chapter had a new surprising revelation that we would very quickly move on from or we would have a character again remind us of events from the previous book and it happened way too frequently to be subtle. I also wasn't too big of a fan of the ending.
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The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
Brandon Sanderson
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I'm done! Really liked the first half of this book and loved Jezal's storyline the most. Second half fell off a bit for me but still good. Was also invested in the Glokta/Ardee relationship. Will continue with the rest of this world eventually but I'll be glad for a bit of a break :D
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Last Argument of Kings (The First Law, #3)
Joe Abercrombie
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At this point the books are flowing into another and I don't particularly remember what part is from what book, but I think I liked it better than the first one? I'm not overly invested in it (which is why it is 3 stars) but I do like it and immediately started on the third one. I love the humor especially!
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Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2)
Joe Abercrombie
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
Joe Abercrombie
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The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
Joe Abercrombie
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I had totally expected to love this with all the glowing reviews, but unfortunately I just wasn't that into it. I didn't find the murder case to be that intriguing and I found how they came to the solutions to be unsatisfying. Still enjoyed it, but overall I found it to be just okay.