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notablyemily

šŸ’« Sometimes I read too fast for my own good šŸ’« Library lover since ā€˜96 ā€¢šŸ“Toronto • Expanding my book taste! • 80% fiction / 20% nonfiction

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Dark Academia
The Leigh Bardugo Curriculum
Every Villain is a Hero
My Taste
Sharp Objects
Ninth House
Blood Over Bright Haven
All the Colors of the Dark
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
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Two Twisted Crowns
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You Can Just Do Things: How High-Agency People Get What They Want Out of Life
4%
The Book of Azrael (Gods and Monsters, #1)
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Two Twisted Crowns

Two Twisted Crowns

Rachel Gillig

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The Book of Azrael (Gods and Monsters, #1)

The Book of Azrael (Gods and Monsters, #1)

Amber V. Nicole

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What Fury Brings

What Fury Brings

Tricia Levenseller

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What Fury Brings

What Fury Brings

Tricia Levenseller

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notablyemily commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS

    Hello fellow book enthusiasts! I come with fair tidings and a question. Is there a opening line/scene/chapter that hooked you instantly? If yes, what is it? Is it your favourite and which book is it from?

    For me, you cannot go wrong with the opening lines of Percy Jackson and the opening chapter of the Hacienda. Everyone is familiar with Percy Jackson and his "Look, I didn't want to be a half blood" but when you're reading this internal soliloquy from a Priest about God knowing nothing about loneliness while he's on his knees watching someone he loves go away, it hits harder. It literally took my breath away.

    So what's your favourite opening?

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  • Accomplice to the Villain
    Thoughts from 51% (page 300, chapter 45)

    I am struggling with this one. Its just not holding my attention, and then im lacking the motivation to pick it back up. Im not even having a bad time while I am reading it neccesarily, but its just so many disasters back to back that I cant find it in me to care about them when they will obviously get resolved. The stakes feel super low and the back and forth between all the characters is getting really tedious at this point. Not one of the 'couples' is actually together and we are 2.5 books in.

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  • One Dark Window
    notablyemily
    Aug 01, 2026
    One Dark Window
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.5Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0
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    I found this book so captivating and moody in the best way. The magic system was so unique and although the characters felt young they didn’t feel completely oblivious, just traumatized and doing their best to survive. I did guess some of the plot points and twists throughout which took away a bit of the punch but I still enjoyed it! I was instantly transported to the world and sucked in with the mystery, romance and horror of it all! It felt like a very tangible gothic fairy tale. I need to get my hands on book 2 asap!

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    One Dark Window

    Rachel Gillig

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    Funny Story

    Funny Story

    Emily Henry

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    One Dark Window

    One Dark Window

    Rachel Gillig

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