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fullmoonyy · 2 months

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so I'm reading six of crows and I'm loving how kaz is so smart and manipulative while still behaving like a teenager.

I find all of his comebacks hilarious coz he sounds like a teen. So to my fellow writers, if you write about adolescents don't make them sound like they are 25, unless you have a reason to ofc, pls and thx.

#kaz brekker #six of crows #duology #inej ghafa #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #matthias helvar #nina zenik #leigh bardugo #writing #writers #authors #books

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anxiousqueerperson · 1 year

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Fanon Wylan:Looks like a cinnamon roll,is a cinnamon roll Canon Wylan:Looks like a cinnamon roll,but could actually kill you Fanon Jesper:Looks like they could kill you,could actually kill you Canon Jesper:Looks like they could kill,actually a cinnamon roll

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bookishlyvintage · 3 months

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Coffee & Currently Reading

#coffee and currently reading #we free the stars #we hunt the flame #hafsah faizal #fantasy #duology #ya fantasy #illumicrate #special edition #cozy #reading corner #reading nook #books #bookblr #booklr

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bibliophilecats · 8 months

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18 August 2023: National Couple's Day

Good things come in duologies

#book photo challenge #fundaybpc #fdbpc #dragonbadgerchallenge #duology #rachel hartman #maggie stiefvater #judy i. lin #katie coyle #tamora pierce

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drowninginabactatank · 4 months

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My Barnes and Noble exclusive edition The Book of Tea boxed set arrived and I can't wait to read them! 🍵✨️

A Magic Steeped in Poison & A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin.

This limited edition boxed set contains the B&N exclusive edition of A Magic Steeped in Poison and a new exclusive edition of Venom Dark and Sweet. Each book includes foil type on the jacket, a unique case stamp, and character art endpapers.

#the book of tea #a magic steeped in poison #a venom dark and sweet #Judy I. Lin #Judy I Lin #bookblr #bookworm #reading #barnes and noble #bookish 📚#mine #duology

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princessofbookaholics · 1 year

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currently reading ⚔️

#books #booklr #book #reading #read #bookworm #reads #bookaholic #bookaddict #fantasy romance #fantasy #vow of thieves #dance of thieves #duology #48 hour readathon #readathon update #readathon tbr #currently reading #2023 reads

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artemisandhersilverbow · 6 months

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Ok, if you, like me, were in the minority of people who didn’t immediately fall in love with One Dark Window… like, the consistent rave reviews popping up on various algorithms have been simultaneously confusing and making you feel very left out? Well, I’ve got news!

In my humble opinion, Two Twisted Crowns (book 2) is mostly a total knock out. I obvi gotta sit with it longer (I just finished at 3am)… revisit some exceptional quotes that left ya girl blushing (dresses were almost ripped).

Duologies can feel like such a mercy in the fantasy space and looking at the series as a whole, i’d now happily recommend it to anyone not looking to tackle a new 3-6 book series/investment at this time. Also a good one for newbies to the genre. It also isn’t just another copy-paste SJM variant and that almost feels like a rarity with the big new releases.

Book one, I really struggled with the messy (albeit cool on the surface) magic system, the constant rhyme thing felt really hokey and made me struggle to get into the writing (which is mostly very good), the MCs were outshined by the side characters and just weren’t really my type, and the pacing is so odd like - sometimes so slow and sometimes so fast - it’s like, “Wait hi, I need more info please.”

25% into book 2 I genuinely thought, “I think more has already happened in this book than in all of book 1.” And that’s when I realized I was hooked and in for a late night.

Book two is action-packed and the plot is operating on so many levels - thanks in part to more povs. Ironically, part of me was like so grateful I had read book one, even if I didn’t like it, so I “knew the rules,” and could run along this faster-paced, more ambitious book 2.

Obviously I think the magic system, and general world building, was infinitely more successful in TTC. Gillig just used the framework and the lore with a higher level of craft and focus. We scaled back on the goofy rhymes - tho not entirely lol. But I credit the attention paid to the world/magic as a big part to why I read this whole thing in an evening! It felt like a really unsatisfying missing piece from ODW and, clearly, with that amended I more than liked it! I got that unmistakable all-consuming euphoric rush that only binging a great fantasy can give you.

*spoilers ahead*

I would also be fully lying if I said that what made this book work for me wasn’t just… the big focus on Elm and Ione. Yes, I had to google that name pronunciation for my own sanity at a certain point. But within their plot, in particular, I was like “ok, now this is what I call a magic system.” I have no idea why this same concept was just utilized and pulled off so much more successfully in their narrative arc… but it was. I still liked the odyssey into the woods with Ravyn and the Nightmare, but I fully credit Elm and Ione for making me love this book. Did I miss Elspeth a lot… I plead the fifth.

The Elm-Ione romance had everything I was missing in ODW! Like hot, hot tension. Sexy build up. And idk their growth and stories and strength genuinely made THIS tender little reader shed a tear. Their dynamic felt really honest and fresh and different. I’ve been getting a little burnt out by copy and paste romantic plots, in fantasy in particular, so these two took me by surprise. Yeah, I was just kind of floored by their romantic journey.

What can I say, I’m weak for an emotionally intelligent boy who can communicate his need to be topped (and like traumas and other things). Some of their build up tension scenes had me blushing the hardest any book has made me blush in 2023. RIP OFF THAT DRESS BABY!!!

Anyway, if you felt gaslit by the hype around ODW, but you already read it, I’m hear to say that TTC is more than worth it. You’ve already made it that far, what do you have to lose?

Unless your me who is going to be feeling that decision to not go tf to bed!

#book review #two twisted crowns #one dark window #rachel gillig #some spoilers #fantasy romance #gothic fantasy #duology #elm Rowan #elspeth spindle #Ione hawthorn #Ravyn yew

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givemeanexcuseblog · 1 year

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Reviewing The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

The Sunbearer Trials has been described as Percy Jackson meets Hunger Games. While this is true, the plot can be compared to the two, that description does not do Aiden Thomas' writing justice. As the first book in a duology, The Sunbearer Trials is expected to introduce us to a brand new world; we do not yet know its characters, its civilizations, its myths. There's a lot of pressure on a first book to make us feel things; if it fails, there will be no second book, and the story will go untold. In one page I was captivated by Teo, a Jade semidiós. In a chapter I was transported to his world. And when I closed the book on the final chapter, I was truly annoyed to be returned to my own.

One of the marks of a great writer is the suspension of disbelief; a reader should wholeheartedly believe that, in the context of the story, what they are reading is possible. Thomas' success in this regard is nothing short of awe inspiring. Reading this book, I felt as though I could take one step in our world and the next into Reino del Sol. The story takes you from one side of their nation to the other, describing each city the semidioses visit in such exquisite detail. Everything about their culture, from the natural and manmade landscapes, to the people themselves are a technicolor masterpiece in my mind's eye!

Thomas brings light to underrepresented communities, drawing the reader into a beautiful, vibrant world. Their characters are complex; even those who have been preparing for the trials their whole lives are still children. They're fighting for their lives when they should be home in their parents arms, and they know it too. The world building is solid, the mythology is captivating and believable, and I am left aching for the sequel.

Go to https://www.aiden-thomas.com/the-sunbearer-trials to meet the competitors! Those trading cards are stunning!

#the sunbearer trials #sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #book review #book reviews #young adult #fiction #Mexican fantasy #fantasy #novels #fantasy novels #duology #where's my damn sequel???

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deesi-academia · 2 years

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If he doesn't call you the jewel of his soul; habibti, hayati, roohi; his fair gazelle; his sun and his moon; doesn't cry because his heart can't contain it; and doesn't think his soul was freed when it met yours-

Is he truly, really, worth it?

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kittensandforeheadkisses · 4 months

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being the kind of person I am is already not good for my heart. but reading books?? that muscle is doomed

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jessread-s · 10 months

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✩🍷✉️Duology Review:

⋆ Small town romance

⋆ Dual Pov

⋆ Different protagonists each book

I have never read a series by Tessa Bailey that I haven’t loved and the “A Vine Mess” duology is no exception!

Part of why I enjoyed this duology so much is because I felt like I could really relate to both Julian and Natalie’s respective inner conflicts and struggles. Bailey touches on anxiety through Julian and the need for validation through Natalie and she does so with great care to provide representation for her readers, which is so important!

I also really loved the characters in this book. All four protagonists are characterized differently with their own unique personalities. It is for that reason that I was invested in each of their character arcs and points-of-view.

Additionally, Bailey’s own spin on the grumpy x sunshine trope in book 1 and the marriage of convenience trope in book 2 made both romance arcs more exciting to read!

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

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caribeandthebooks · 2 months

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The Monk & Robot Duology by Becky Chambers

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Cozy Mystery, Adult Fiction

Setting: N/A

Description: Becky Chambers’s Monk & Robot is a delightful sci-fi series that gives readers hope for the future. In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, the first book in this philosophically adventurous series, the robots of Panga have long ago achieved self-awareness and retreated into the forests, where they’ve become the stuff of legends and myth. However, when a robot checks in on a tea monk one day, honoring its ancient duty, it cannot leave until the monk answers the simple question: “What do you need?”…Read more on Goodreads/Storygraph

Find series order here

Content Warning information can be found via the above Storygraph link.

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anxiousqueerperson · 1 year

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Jesper,coming home from a job:Someone insulted and made fun of me Wylan:How sad.Anyway,i need to go. *A few minutes later* Jesper,watching the news:Oh look!Its the person who insulted me!He's dead? Wylan,coming back home with blood covered on him:WhAt a CoInciDeNcE

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bookishlyvintage · 6 months

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A ✨️ moment ✨️ for one of my favs

#strange the dreamer #laini taylor #owlcrate #special edition #hardcover #fantasy #ya fantasy #duology #books #book cover #cozy #cozy reads #sweater weather #bookblr #booklr #shelfie

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andreai04 · 3 months

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Is it only blood that makes a House? Or is it beliefs? What holds people together more? The red in their veins or the fire in their hearts?

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lgbtqreads · 2 years

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Backlist Book of the Month:The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon

Super queer found family. Witches and fairies. Trans main character. Badass fantasy. Swoony romance between two guys doing the best friends-to-betrothed-to-enemies dance. Awesome duology opener with a sequel coming on May 31st. Just stop me when you’ve read enough to get the grabbiest of hands for The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon, a rare YA fantasy I absolutely loved that you should check out ASAP…

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#Duology #Fae #Faerie #Fantasy #found family #H.E. Edgmon #Inkyard Press #THE WITCH KING #Transgender #Witches #YA

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