nikol_reads

she/her| '01 | ♋ | 📍GR | ChemE | I read a little bit of everything, mainly romance! | 2025 goal: read 10 non fiction books and finish my physical TBR

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That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon (Mead Mishaps, #1)

A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan, #2)

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Fan fiction Recommendations

Hi, not too sure if can post here. But here it goes, I’m hoping to find some fanfiction recommendations. I’ve never read any before so don’t really know where to start. Please feel free to share below and I’ll check them out 🙂

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nikol_reads

Oct 13, 2025

4.0

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

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Human Acts

Han Kang

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Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

T. Kingfisher

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Paladin's Hope (The Saint of Steel, #3)

T. Kingfisher

Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession…until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies, mangled by some unknown force. Galen is a paladin of a dead god, lost to holiness and no longer entirely sane. He has long since given up on any hope of love. But when the two men and a brave gnole constable are drawn into the web of the mysterious killer, it's Galen's job to protect Piper from the traps that await them. He's just not sure if he can protect Piper from the most dangerous threat of all…

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Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians

Noam Chomsky

Described by a UN fact-finding mission as "a deliberately disproportionate attack designed to punish, humiliate, and terrorize a civilian population," Israel's Operation Cast Lead thrust the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip into the center of the debate about the Israel/Palestine conflict. In Gaza in Crisis, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé, two of the issue's most insightful and prominent critical voices, survey the fallout from Israel's conduct in Gaza and place it into the context of Israel's longstanding occupation of Palestine.

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

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nikol_reads

Oct 11, 2025

4.5

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

The way I devoured this book!!!! First of all the premise was awesome! The plot was pretty solid and the pacing much better than the 1st book.I enjoyed the way they solved the mystery and how gory it was. I loved Clara and Istvhan!!! Their characters and character development was excellent! I love that Clara is unapologetically herself, big, strong, funny!!! It's so rare seeing my body type being represented in fantasy and being the heroine and at the same time being wanted, loved and lusted over by the MMC. It brought me so much joy!!!

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nikol_reads

Oct 11, 2025

4.5

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

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Paladin's Strength (The Saint of Steel, #2)

T. Kingfisher

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that will lead them to the gladiatorial pits of a corrupt city, and beyond...

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Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)

nikol_reads

Oct 09, 2025

4.5

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

I had such an awesome time listening to this. The narrators were truly delightful! I love Grace, she is the most relatable FMC I've read in a while! She is so autistic coded, kind and smart! It was a joy seeing her standing up for herself and getting out of difficult situations on her own. Stephen was so fun! I love that he is just a big teddy bear that loves his comrades dearly. Their character development was excellent and I liked that it's a romantasy about older (35 & 40) people and not 16 year olds!! And they had a normal age gap!! The mystery plot was interesting, if not predictable. I wanted more from the world building/magic system but I'm guessing I'll have to read the next books for that!

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Bookish pet peeves and the villain origin lore

If you had to pick one specific bookish "no no" to push you over the edge and become your villain origins story what would it be ? I'll go first : Dog eared pages would start the process then I'll gradually surrender to the dark completely if I see people trying to pass on "buying copious amounts of books and not reading them" as normal. And then if I saw supporting local libraries and library hauls I'll eventually get my redemption arc 😂 Your turn !

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How do you prefer to read books?

Personally, I like physical books best, but in the last years I've been reading books on my phone or laptop more and more. I don't have, nor have I tried, a Kindle, so I don't know if the experience is better than on a phone or PC. I've tried listening to audiobooks, but I can't really get into them the same way and lose concentration easily. How do you prefer to read books?

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Books over movies?

I've never been much of a movie person. But I like watching them this time of year. (It's autumn for me.) I just finished one, but nothing is hitting right. This year, I think I'd rather read and use my imagination to see the visuals instead. Is it just me? Can you relate?

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Thoughts from 68% (Chpt. 33)

😂😂😂😂 My girl was getting it on thinking of Stephen and then rudely interrupted. This book is excellent so far. Funny and interesting!

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Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)

T. Kingfisher

Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year… Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong. Now the pair must navigate a web of treachery, beset on all sides by spies and poisoners, while a cryptic killer stalks one step behind… From the Hugo and Nebula Award winning author of Swordheart and The Twisted Ones comes a saga of murder, magic, and love on the far side of despair.

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