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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

Diana Wynne Jones

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl's castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there's far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye. An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here

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A Betrayal of Storms (Realm of Fey, #1)

Ben Alderson

Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash, this new, fantasy romance about a half-fey boy and his personal guard preventing a war between the realms. Wychwood, the realm of the fey prepare for war against the humans who hate, hunt and kill them for coin. Aided by the unclaimed, destructive power of the murdered, forgotten Winter Court, they ready their numbers for complete domination of the human realm. All until Robin Vale reveals himself to be the last Icethorn heir. A hope for the humans he has grown up amongst, but to the detriment of many who would see him dead before ruining their years of preparation. Robin finds allies during his discovery of a realm he has long since feared. Gideon, a fey warrior who aids as a distraction during the long nights. Althea, a stern princess hellbent on stopping the human hunters from killing her kind. Thrust into a world of betrayal, murder and lies he must survive long enough to have the choice; listen to fate and claim his families power, or let it wreak havoc on a realm that turned its back on him for becoming who he was truly meant to be. But a dark evil is brewing, monsters have returned and the scales of power are being forced by a hand who longs for revenge.

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Need help!!

I'm trying to upload my Goodreads library here, it's a CSV file as mentioned there. Still it's not accepting 🥲. What could be the reason? What am I doing wrong?

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Oct 04, 2025

3.0

Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 2.5Plot: 3.5

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This one was a bit of a mixed bag for me. It’s quite slow, which isn’t always a bad thing, but in this case wasn’t really what I was in the mood for. I actually considered DNFing it, but I think that was more of a problem with the other books I was reading at the time being very slow as well.

I really liked the atmospheric elements, I thought they were well done and that the story was fairly immersive. My favorite part of the book was definitely the mysteries at the center, though. The clues the MC uncovered kept me engaged in the story, particularly in the last third. I thought the mysteries wrapped up nicely and weren’t too predictable in their outcome, although I did see through pretty much all the red herrings that were planted.

My main gripe with this book is that I didn’t like the main character, which is challenging to get over. I know it’s part of her character arc to learn to love her hometown again, but overall I found her superiority complex to be incredibly irritating throughout the first half of the book, as well as her choices when it came to the romance in the story. She grew on me towards the end, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say I liked her once I’d finished the book.

Also, did anyone else feel that the little epilogue came way out of left field???

3.25/5

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The Hollow and the Haunted

Camilla Raines

In this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but the dead are restless, and some ghosts don't want to stay buried... Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls. Sixteen-year-old Miles Warren hails from a long line of psychics. Resigned to a life in the (not especially profitable) family business, Miles is perfectly happy, thank you very much―except for the part where he's constantly exhausted from long nights digging up graves, hiding his sexuality from his family, and unable to fulfil his dream of going to art school one day. Perfectly happy. But Miles' comfortable routine is interrupted when has a premonition of a violent supernatural murder. He soon discovers that the victim is none other than Gabriel Hawthorne, whose family have a mysterious, decades-long feud with Miles' own. Gabriel is everything Miles expects from a Hawthorne―rude, snobbish, and irritatingly good-looking―but Miles isn't just going to stand by and let someone murder him. The two form an uneasy alliance, trying to solve Gabriel's murder and prevent it from taking place. The odds are against them; death premonitions are notoriously hard to alter. As they uncover secrets about their families' feud and dark magic swirls around the pair, Miles is horrified to realize that he doesn't hate Gabriel as much as he's supposed to. He might even like him. Too bad Gabriel is almost certainly going to die.

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2.0

Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 2.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.0

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Unfortunately this one was a miss for me. The premise sounded delightfully cute and I did really enjoy the descriptions of magic in the world, but that was pretty much the extent of what I liked. I almost DNFed this halfway through.

I think it needed to be at least 100 pages shorter. The first half suffers immensely from lack of not just plot, but any actions at all. It seemed to be 75% inner monologue about how the characters couldn’t possibly move forward in their relationship. I’m not saying their reasons were wrong, but reading 200 pages of that is incredibly boring. Many, many side characters are introduced and barely fleshed out, to the point that someone would be mentioned and I’d have no idea who that person was.

I do think it picked up in the second half, which saved this from being a DNF. Overall though, half of it was so boring to me that I could barely keep reading.

2.25/5

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The best romances

I read cute romances. I don’t really care about spice level. I want the best, swooning, giggling recs!! 💗💗 (also Sarah Adams is my fav author for reference)

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Witchlore

Emma Hinds

Holly Black meets Lex Croucher in this contemporary fantasy about a love story to raise the dead. At Demdike College of Witchcraft, Orlando is an outcast. Not just for being the only shapeshifter in a college of witches. Not just for being a really bad shapeshifter, with no control over their magic or when their body switches between male and female forms. But because their girlfriend Elizabeth died - and it was Lando's fault. Then charming new boy Bastian arrives with a proposition: he knows a spell that can raise Elizabeth from the dead. It's dangerous but Lando will try anything. But as Lando's attraction to Bastian grows, questions start to arise. Who is Bastian? What does he really want? And who will survive the resurrection spell? For fans of V.E. Schwab and Rainbow Rowell, Emma Hinds' Witchlore is a spellbinding contemporary fantasy where the passion is as real as the magic.

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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

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Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)

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Feels like we’ve lost the plot here. Was anyone else really enjoying this and then started to dislike it in the last third?

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What did everyone read this month?

Here's my September wrap up! Did we read any of the same books? If you've read them, what do you think of these books?

Remarkably Bright Creatures [01/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil [02 – 03/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐️ Spectacular [01 – 03/09] ⭐⭐ On the Merits of Unnaturalness [04/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Favourites [04 – 05/09] ⭐⭐.5 Heavenly Bodies [06 – 08/09] ⭐⭐.5 The Man Who Died Twice [09 – 10/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Your Baker [05- 11/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Accomplice To The Villain [11 – 12/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything is Tuberculosis [13/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Impractical Magic [14 – 15/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Once Upon a Broken Heart [12 – 17/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Words of Radiance [18/09/24 – 19/09/25] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Song Rising [20 – 21/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Journey to the Centre of the Earth [22 – 23/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Jade and Dragons [24 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Neverending Story [18 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ Long Live Evil [27 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Howl’s Moving Castle [17 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 The Dawn Chorus [29/09] ⭐⭐⭐

currently reading - Demon World Boba Shop (58%) & The Mask Falling (53%)

Total Read: 20 My Favourite - Long Live Evil My Least Favourite - Spectacular Most Surprising - Demon World Boba Shop Vol 1 Most Disappointing - The Favourites R/Fantasy Bingo Progress - 18/25 Reading Goal - 311/300 100 Graphics in a Year Challenge - 152/100

Readalongs Participated In - Caraval/Once Upon a Broken Heart readalong

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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)

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"She felt he ought, with that face, to have been more unsure of himself."

Damn, Sophie goes so hard with her wit and clever insults. I love her so far.

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Tell Me I'm Not Alone!

I am a snacker (both healthy and not so healthy) when it comes to reading, I've done it since my college days (Classical major with a minor in History so I had to read multiple books each week regardless if I liked them or not 🥴). Sometimes it's bad because I tend to want a messy snack but I would be reading a physical book instead of an ebook 😅

I want to know if I'm not the only one and what your go to snack or treat is. OR if I'm the only one that does this lol.

(I'm secretly trying to get recommendations and new snack ideas 👀)

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