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jessread-s · 1 month

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✩⚔️🏰Series Review:

⋆ Adventure and suspense ⋆ Political intrigue ⋆ Romance ⋆ Multiple pov

What started out as a twist on Robin Hood turned into an action-packed, high-stakes adventure with brooding pirates, power-hungry consuls, and warring kingdoms that I could not put down. With each book in the series, I grew closer to Kemmerer’s characters and further immersed myself in the world they inhabited. All the tears I shed were worth it in the end and I look forward to reading Kemmerer’s next project.

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annafromuni · 8 months

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The Finale I Couldn't Finish

They say every story has a beginning, a middle, an almost-ending and the true ending. It sucks that I couldn’t even get through the middle to see how this magical world’s almost-ending or true ending panned out. Stephanie Garber’s Finale comes with a lot of threads to tie together and balls to juggle but unfortunately this performance lacks entertainment in my eyes and has come to a crashing…

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#caraval trilogy #finale #caraval #legendary #stephanie garber #ya fantasy #popular ya fantasy books #ya adventure #magic #magical realism #scarlett dragna #donatella dragna #julian santos #dante santos #legend #book review

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littlebitarue · 1 year

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I quite honestly haven’t binged a series in a week since I read Divergent in 2014. Highly recommend The Inheritance Games if you like puzzles, mystery, and enjoyed The Queens Gambit

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readtilyoudie · 2 years

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“What are you doing here? I mean obviously you’re here to see Monty. This is so . . . my God, I knew you when you were a baby. Though I don’t suppose that really counts, as one can’t truly know a baby; notoriously poor conversationalists, babies. Back then we all called you . . .” He stops, seems to swallow whatever he was about to say, then finishes instead, “Adrian. We called you Adrian because that’s your name—what else would we call you?”

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (Montague Siblings, #3) by Mackenzi Lee

#book quote #the nobleman's guide to scandal and shipwrecks #mackenzi lee #adrian montague #percy newton #ya adventure #quote #quotes #booklr #bookblr

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ahb-writes · 3 months

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Book Review: 'Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix'

Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee

adventure

Asian fantasy

LGBTQIA

lesbian characters

mythology

pirates

queer books

romance

swashbuckling

ya fiction

My Review: 5 of 5 stars

At the farthest edge of what the westerners have historically branded "the opening of China," two young women discover the unmapped intersection of youth's uncultivated curiosity and the desperate proclivities of a dawdling adulthood. A CLASH OF STEEL begins painfully slow, but once all of the rightful pieces are in place, the novel's momentum churns forward with such unrelenting power that no amount of dramatic irony can outrun the book's satisfying conclusion.

Xiang's wistful gaze, from the rough mountains beyond her tiny river village, spy a curtain of distant ports and a mixed and matched fleet of merchant vessels. She lives in modest comfort, yes; and she has wont of little beyond the approval of her regularly absent mother, certainly; but what Xiang desires most is more. That is to say, the girl desires to stride the deck of a sea-worthy vessel, to taste and smell the vastness of a mercantile city a thousand times the size of her home tea shop, hear the myriad languages spoken by the myriad folks who sail the world's distant oceans. Xiang is an avid reader, but she wants to do more than read about adventure, she wants to experience it for herself (Xiang: "[W]ould I be satisfied merely listening to travelers' stories now that I've had a taste of the world?" page 273).

A chance trip to Canton, to visit her mother's center of business, enlightens Xiang to the possibility that she was born for more than being scolded by her tutor on lazy afternoons. Bandits running through alleys. Pirates and smugglers skulking the bay. Corrupt government officials absorbing bribes day-in and day-out. Trade for salt, fish, and more, are heavily tracked and regulated, but between the seams, the people of Canton, ephemeral, drift from one glimmering opportunity to the next, danger be damned.

The novel's opening act pivots grudgingly around the main character's misgivings for her simple, rural life, whereas the quickened pace of the book's later events makes for an effective contrast: life around narrow rivers and rice terraces versus life in the smoke-filled streets of a loud port city; life at a rural tea house with few visitors versus life among the raucous fools scratching for coin aboard patchwork ships. One has sympathy for readers who never made it past the first 80 pages.

A CLASH OF STEEL doesn't hit its pace until Xiang wields such opportunity by tagging along with her first new friend in ages, a pirate girl named Anh. Warm, brown skin. Wild hair. Talkative. Fearless.

Xiang's connection with Anh flares bright and hot, almost immediately, and the young woman is both enthralled and fearful of what that means. A CLASH OF STEEL nurtures and frames and scolds and builds back up Xiang and Anh's fledgling relationship, revealing, to those not previously aware, the author's skill in crafting queer characters worth believing in is nothing to worry about.

The lure of riches notwithstanding, boarding the Huyền Vũ and making for an island chain and a hidden hoard are the least of Xiang's troubles. After all, seeking to mend a fractured mother-daughter relationship by running away from home and pursuing a decades-old folktale thanks to an ancient, family relic? If that's not adventure, then what is?

A CLASH OF STEEL is a fun read for several reasons. Some such reasons pair well with the novel's reflection upon a long-eroded Age of Exploration. Others more to do with the book's structural arrangement and clever narrative positioning. What is the relationship between humanity and nature? What is humanity's relationship to itself when assimilation is believed inevitable? Why is the bond between government and the individual so heavily strained (stained) by greed? Relatedly, if there is no room for good people to conduct legitimate business, then does that mean freedom is only guaranteed through means of illegitimate business? (Xiang: "Who is more the thief: the government that preys on its people, or those who must become thieves in order to survive?" page 241)

Xiang stumbles into these questions and more while slowly transitioning from pampered countryside waif into a scraggly but sprightly shipmate with salt in her hair and a few splinters in her heels. The girl soon learns that an adventurous life is equally sought and earned.

Xiang's greatest education comes not from her trusted tutor, Master Feng Zhanli, who loves her like a daughter and protects her from the wrath of the girl's absent mother. Instead, Xiang learns kindness from the garrulous Captain Hoa Ngọc Hạnh; she learns steadfastness from shipmate Maheer, gentle and devout but indiscriminating; and she learns feminine ferocity from Ling Shan, a former courtier in the Forbidden City, who is now a skilled swordfighter whose tongue is a pit of vipers.

The book builds its tale of the modern imaginary on this foundation of furtive exploration. Readers of fairytales and folklore will recognize the author's exquisite use of a call to purpose, a lure from the quotidian, the foreshadowing of disappointment, the shifting standard for filial piety, and the introduction and subsequent destruction of a source of intrepid enlightenment. Tales of legendary pirate commanders? Stories about playful and distant relatives who only tease their benevolence? A CLASH OF STEEL is about leaving home on a treasure hunt, but it is also about unburying friendship and camaraderie from the embers of a discomfited life nobody truly asked for (Xiang: "I'm tired of others deciding my story for me," page 352).

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lankyguy · 7 months

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“darkness dwelling

the man in the woods might be more than a legend

what terrors and wickedness linger?

what evil comes?

action packed thriller, drama and suspense”

My new book the Phantom of the Parkway drops Wednesday October 11, National Coming Out Day. It arrives in paperback and hardback, but you can preorder the ebook now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZQM8RB3/

It’s Goosebumps meets Heartstopper.

#lgbtq #mm romance #ya adventure #goosebumps #heartstopper #gay fiction #indieoctober2023 #gay authors #own voices

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sylveondreams · 1 year

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i was very excited during class when i suddenly realized this comic translates beautifully into chinese

#mine #水 #captain haddock #adventures of tintin #shui ya?

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jonathantaylor · 11 months

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I wonder if the approach of Pride Month will give this queer pirate book the attention it deserves

#the heir's lair #review #book review #pirate #pirate adventure #ya adventure #pirate fantasy #queer fantasy #lgbtq #sapphic pirates

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noveltyreads · 1 year

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The King of Koraha (Archives of the Invisible Sword #3) by Maria V Snyder Book Review

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

I was pleasantly surprised by The King of Koraha.

I read The Eyes of Tamburah and The City of Zirdai a few years back and while I wasn't exactly a fan of them, I decided to give this series one last go. I came in with moderate expectations and came out thinking this book was my favourite book of the trilogy.

I think this series was intended to be a duology because the story itself in The King of Korahafelt more like a standalone than a continuation of The City of Zirdai. This book focused on Shyla and Rendor venturing to Koraha to meet the King, discovering that he needs their help. Someone has stolen all his coins by putting in counterfeits and they need Shyla's abilities to find the culprit. With tensions looming and a powerful force using mystical pendants to get more followers to believe in their rebellious cause, the pressure is on for Rendor and Shyla to bring balance and restore the peace.

This book was very fast paced. There seemed to be something happening on every page and there was never a part that was slow or boring. It was edge-of-your-seat level action packed. I remember reading the last 200 pages or so in a day or two because I ended up being so engrossed in the story. There was nothing dull about this book and I really enjoyed going through the story with Shyla and Rendor.

On top of the fast paced action, there was a strong focus on characterisation. Shyla was such a strong, courageous and tenacious character. She was fair, honest and a true leader. I found her inspirational and I hope one day I could be like her. In the previous books, I never felt much towards Rendor but there was a real focus on developing and showing him as a flawed character that I couldn't help but feel like he was real.

All in all, this book was my favourite from the trilogy as it was action packed and there was a lot of focus on building characterisation. I'm excited to read more from Maria V Snyder in the future.

ACTUAL RATING: 4.3 STARS

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giggling-stars · 1 year

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when u come over to the sweet nerd at ur concert's house and she turns out to be 10x cooler than you

Bonus:

#bright colors #adventure time #atimers #bubbline #marceline abadeer #bonnibel bubblegum #princess bubblegum #marceline the vampire queen #distant lands #marceline x bubblegum #adventure time fanart #i dont think yall understand #the caption is from marcy's pov and literally #she loves smart people #bonnie is the betty to marcy's simon YA FEEL

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jessread-s · 6 months

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Thanks to @fiercereadsya for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review

✩⚔️🗺️Review:

Tricia Levenseller just doesn’t miss when it comes to pirate adventure novels!

Following the events of the “Daughter of the Pirate King” duology, “Vengeance of the Pirate Queen” centers around Sorinda Veshtas, the pirate queen’s assassin. As a newly appointed captain, Sorinda is dispatched on a rescue mission. Unfortunately, her sailing master just so happens to be Kearan Erroth, the one person attuned to her every movement in the shadows. Sadly, it’s near impossible to avoid him on a ship with few hiding places. But when the crew faces the King of the Undersea, a being who can control the dead, Sorinda’s helmsman might be the only one that can save her from becoming an undead queen.

I. Love. Sorinda. Veshtas. I always have ever since reading “Daughter of the Pirate Queen.” Now I love her even more. Levenseller never fails to create strong female characters and Sorinda might just be the fiercest one of all. Her past is revealed in bits and pieces. Once I saw the whole picture I was devastated. Her vengeance for what happened to her family is a driving force in her life and motivated her to become a weapon. At the same time, she is consumed by guilt.

Kearan is the one who helps her realize that she is worthy of life, love, and saving and that it is okay to lean on others. Their romance truly left me a sopping mess. I enjoyed watching Sorinda try to avoid him as much as possible until she could no longer ignore her budding feelings. Watching their squabbles turn into playful banter. Their reluctant love story is a beautiful one as they learn to confide in each other and accept their own flaws.

As a huge fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, I enjoyed how this book pays homage to The Curse of the Black Pearl. I was on the edge of my seat, soaring through each chapter wondering how Sorinda and her crew would defeat an army of the undead. The explosive ending does not disappoint. This swashbuckling adventure fulfilled all of my pirate loving dreams!

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drawlody · 5 months

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BETTY THE WISHMASTER and SIMON as wtv scarab is in the time room

Instead of becoming Golb Betty is now a wishmaster in charge of the Ooo universe (while Prismo still in charge of the 1000+ others:))

Simon and Betty have their cute lil dates in the time room and when Simon bouta bite the dust he uses his wish to join his love

OLD PEOPLE SLEEPING

Based on this scene of prismo totally not being gay for jake^^

And Simon like his drink 90% chocolate syrup 10% milk/icecream with buncha cherries cause i say so:)))

#betty wishmaster au #adventure time #petrigrof #betty grof #simon petrikov #adventure time au #ya know drawing wishmaster!betty is really fun since she's 2d and i can just warp my ass through perspective #jake the dog #prismo the wishmaster #digital art #artists on tumblr #adventure time fanart

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astrafortune · 7 months

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Nah I think you guys are remembering the end of ep 7 wrong, cause what I remember is Marcy and Bonnie surviving, making up, making out, and raising baby Finn as their own

#the one where they both die is a mandela effect idk what to tell ya #also worth mentioning that I’m gonna draw butch bubblegum till the day I die I wanna be buried with that shit #princess marcy n rebel vamp hunter bonnie>>>>>>#adventure time #fionna and cake #Fionna and cake spoilers #princess bubblegum #marceline #bubbline #baby finn #finn the human #my art #fanart #sketch #artists on tumblr

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mochasucculent · 8 months

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