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spaceycasey

I'm here for enchanted swords, sorceresses, and animal companions. Heavy on classic fantasy, female authors, and young readers/middle grade.

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Lord of the Rings & Tolkien's Legendarium
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Summer 2025 Readalong
Reading...The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)
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The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

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The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen, #1)

The Lost Queen (The Lost Queen, #1)

Signe Pike

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The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)

The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)

Axie Oh

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  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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    Jul 28, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    Everything about this was fun and heartfelt and YES I SHED SOME TEARS. It was hard not to love every character. There were lots of unexpected turns, and when I felt like I did know what was about to happen, it was so, so satisfying. The romance was sweet without being overbearing and rushed. I look forward to reading Oh's other works.

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  • The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
    we neeeed an adaptation of this

    When Apple TV's Silo came out I thought it was inspired by this but apparently that has its own origins!

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  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
    Thoughts from 52% (page 166)

    I love that no matter what happens, I never see it coming. Like, I'm decently intelligent, I just find that even the small twists have me surprised. It's so fun.

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  • The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
    Thoughts from 52% (page 166)

    I love that no matter what happens, I never see it coming. Like, I'm decently intelligent, I just find that even the small twists have me surprised. It's so fun.

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  • Wings of Starlight
    spaceycasey
    Jul 25, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.5Characters: 3.5Plot: 4.0

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    Once There Were Heroes (A Time of Dragons, #1)

    Once There Were Heroes (A Time of Dragons, #1)

    Philip C. Quaintrell

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  • The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)
    Thoughts from 45%

    im not one to audiobook + physically read simultaneously, but i love doing it for this book (I didn't originally picture them with British accents but it makes so much sense listening to the book lol)! Also if anyone has watched Meet the Robinsons, Ana reminds me of the wacky scientist mom + I love her

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  • The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3)
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    I hope someone else gets to reading these so we can discuss! There’s something about Libba Brays writing that is just so easily digestible without being overtly simplistic. I love her characters even when they are annoying. So far Bray has done an excellent job at reminding the reader key plot points from the last 2 books without rehashing for chapters. This is by far the largest book of the trilogy and it feels like it is long so we can enjoy the characters, the world, and recap while doing a slow tantalizing build toward the third books plot. Knowing this is the last of the series it makes me happy that she has indulge in this world without making it feel like a trudge towards a plot.

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  • The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
    Thoughts from 70%

    nothing much has happened, I mean it is cozy fantasy after all, but 10/10 recommend the audiobook. Samara MacLaren is PERFECT and DIVINE.

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  • Paladin’s Grace (The Saint of Steel, #1)
    Thoughts from 37% (page 132)

    I’m sorry but 🥱 🥱

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  • Elf Dog and Owl Head
    spaceycasey
    Jul 20, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

    A heartfelt and imaginative read! Elphinore is the best girl, but it's hard not to love all of the kids as well. Anderson's depiction of COVID loneliness and isolation is almost uncomfortably good, and DiRossi's teen angst is hilariously dead-on. I loved every page.

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  • The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
    To those who have finished--I was losing interest in book 2, should I push on and read book Hero of Ages?

    I really only cared about TenSoon/OreSeur and Sazed. This book is low on my TBR, is there anything about it that might push it up higher (without spoilers)?

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  • What is the DEFINITIVE "fell in love with a smirky morally-gray fae prince" romantasy book?

    There are sooo many now, I can't keep track... but there has to be one (book or series) that is the ULTIMATE fae prince book. Has SJM dominated the genre? Does "The Cruel Prince" stand undefeated? Or is there another contender lurking in the shadows... I need to know!

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