zalister
if you see me wearing headphones, I’m listening to a book at 2x speed. If I’m not wearing headphones, I’m reading a book at .5x speed.
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September 2026
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I do not say this lightly: this is my favorite book of all time.
I’m crying, I’m in love, I’m laughing uproariously I love this book. One of the easiest 10/10s I’ve ever given.
This was an amazing conclusion. I cried and I laughed with the characters. I’m so grateful I started this series. Ali is my favorite of course. I love and am in love with him I swear. The yearning in this book was masterful. I love slow burns. But also, Ali is just such a good, deeply good person who tries his utmost and I admire that so much.
Nahri is a good main character, and I love how she has changed over the books. I love how she’s learning to trust and love, and that she is trusting Ali. It’s amazing. And the family vibes from this one are so sweet (and heart wrenching).
Plot is immaculate. Worldbuilding go crazy but also immaculate. Characters are out of this world. I even enjoyed the Dara chapters tho I don’t like him.
Edit: 11/10.
All Hail Chaos (Time of Iron, #2)
Sarah Rees Brennan
Every Valarius was tough as steel and sharp as knives…which meant they could do impossible, amazing things! Like eat 15 pastries in one sitting!
zalister commented...
Ooooh thanks for giving me an excuse to highlight some of my underdog faves!!!!
In no particular order:
- Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter (actually the sequel cuz it’s better than the first one)
- All Hail Chaos + Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan (HILARIOUS and emotional too)
- Stagtown by Punko (brilliant webtoon can’t wait for it to be a brilliant and terrifying graphic novel)
- Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei (no one writes sisters like she did)
- Dead Money by Jakob Kerr
- Black AF History by Michael Harriot (funny and feminist!)
I have so many but I’ll leave it at these!! <3
What are your top 5 to 10 books that deserve the hype but always get glossed over or aren't as popular as other books ? I'll go first
My top 5 would be , in no particular order 1: Close to you by Nissan Renzo. Yes, the trope isn't for everyone , but I rarely see a book that focuses more on the plot then the romance
2: Night Shift by Annie Crown. I haven't personally read it yet but it is on my long list of TBR's ( probably next book tbh ) . My friend pointed it out when we were in London england and said it was a 5 star for her .
3: Knot my Type by Evie Mitchell . I had to get my friend to send it to me because i couldn't find it in Canada, but it's basically its accessible BDSM
4: Fall I want by Lyra Parish . I got it a year ago and though I started loving it I had something bad happen right after I bought it so it's been on my shelf but I can't seem to get rid of it
5: Novel Haven: Levels of Love. Just like number 2 , I haven't actually read it yet but not many people have heard of it because it was translated from German I'm pretty sure
I tried to search up if this has been posted before but only found one about books that should not be hyped as much as they are from a deleted account
