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DnDEevee's bookshelf: read en-US Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:16:25 -0800 60 DnDEevee's bookshelf: read 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Belladonna (Belladonna, #1) 59227936
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each one more interested in her wealth than her well-being—and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation, and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
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However, Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful—and more irresistible—than she ever dared imagine.]]> 409 Adalyn Grace 0316158232 DnDEevee 0 currently-reading 3.96 2022 Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)

author: Adalyn Grace
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2022
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]]> Wisteria (Belladonna, #3) 195820745 #1 New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace delivers a sensational conclusion to the deathly and decadent Belladonna trilogy, with dramatic twists and a seductive new romance that will set readers' hearts ablaze.

Blythe Hawthorne has never let anyone tell her what to do—not society, not her overprotective father, and certainly not the man she’s bound herself to, no matter how rude and insufferable he is. In fact, she’s determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days, even as he ensures that her life in his palace is anything but a fairytale. But as Blythe discovers a new side of herself linked to his past, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to let an unexpected spark ignite…and to discover the truth about who she really is.]]> 419 Adalyn Grace 0316569380 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.25 2024 Wisteria (Belladonna, #3)

author: Adalyn Grace
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2024
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]]> Foxglove (Belladonna, #2) 58651856
The captivating sequel to the Gothic-infused Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.

A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He's hellbent on revenge after Death took the life of the woman he loved many years ago...and now he's determined to have Signa for himself, no matter the cost.

Signa and her cousin Blythe are certain that Fate can save Elijah Hawthorne from prison if they will entertain his presence. But the more time the girls spend with Fate, the more frightening their reality becomes as Signa exhibits dramatic new powers that link her to Fate's past. With mysteries and danger around every corner, the cousins must decide if they can trust one another as they navigate their futures in high society, unravel the murders that haunt their family, and play Fate's unexpected games—all with their destinies hanging in the balance.

Dangerous, suspenseful, and seductive, this sequel to Signa and Death's story is as utterly romantic as it is perfectly deadly.]]> 465 Adalyn Grace 0316565253 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.12 2023 Foxglove (Belladonna, #2)

author: Adalyn Grace
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2023
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]]> <![CDATA[Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)]]> 44421460 What would you change if you could go back in time?

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.

But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?]]> 213 Toshikazu Kawaguchi 1529029589 DnDEevee 0 currently-reading 3.66 2015 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference]]> 2612 The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.]]> 301 Malcolm Gladwell 0316346624 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.01 2002 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)]]> 16307
That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence.' But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer!]]> 336 Agatha Christie 0007120680 DnDEevee 2
From what I’ve read about the novel’s production, it was one of her last Poirot mysteries, and it shows. Perhaps she was getting bored. But the characters were bland, every conversation he had was nearly identical, and it preached on practically every page that murders were only committed by hopeless madmen. It became so repetitive that I skimmed the whole last half of the book and was still unsurprised by the ending.

AC, they could never make me hate you�� but I’ll also never recommend this book to another soul.]]> 3.56 1969 Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)

author: Agatha Christie
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1969
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/26
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I’ve always been a big fan of Agatha Christie - reading Murder On the Orient Express as a pre-teen gave me a taste for mystery novels that continues to this day, and I’m STILL chasing the high I got from the first time I read the reveal for Murder of Roger Ackroyd. But this novel was, sadly, a total bore.

From what I’ve read about the novel’s production, it was one of her last Poirot mysteries, and it shows. Perhaps she was getting bored. But the characters were bland, every conversation he had was nearly identical, and it preached on practically every page that murders were only committed by hopeless madmen. It became so repetitive that I skimmed the whole last half of the book and was still unsurprised by the ending.

AC, they could never make me hate you�� but I’ll also never recommend this book to another soul.
]]> Argylle 195608705 A luxury train speeding towards Moscow and a date with destiny.

A CIA plane downed in the jungles of the Golden Triangle.

A Nazi hoard entombed in the remote mountains of South-West Poland.

A missing treasure, the eighth wonder of the world, lost for seven decades.

One Russian magnate's dream of restoring a nation to greatness has set in motion a chain of events which will take the world to the brink of chaos. Only Frances Coffey, the CIA's most legendary spymaster, can prevent it. But to do so, she needs someone special. Enter Argylle, a troubled agent with a tarnished past who may just have the skills to take on one of the most powerful men in the world. If only he can save himself first...]]> 384 Elly Conway 0593600010 DnDEevee 3
My critiques are that it was too long �� this plot was NOT complex enough to merit nearly 400 pages. The middle really dragged with one too many missions and became a slog. There were also too many characters in the spy team to keep track of, which cheapened the ending because I hadn’t spent enough time with any individuals to really care what happened to them in the climax.

Because of the length, I would hesitate to recommend it to anyone, but the spy tropes are well executed, so fans of the genre would probably enjoy it.]]> 3.21 2024 Argylle

author: Elly Conway
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.21
book published: 2024
rating: 3
read at: 2024/11/24
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Absolutely nothing like the movie. Literally the only thing they kept was the name. But that being said, it was a solid “meets expectations�� for a spy action novel! Lots of guns, adventure, mythology, and subterfuge to take down the evil Nazis.

My critiques are that it was too long �� this plot was NOT complex enough to merit nearly 400 pages. The middle really dragged with one too many missions and became a slog. There were also too many characters in the spy team to keep track of, which cheapened the ending because I hadn’t spent enough time with any individuals to really care what happened to them in the climax.

Because of the length, I would hesitate to recommend it to anyone, but the spy tropes are well executed, so fans of the genre would probably enjoy it.
]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson DnDEevee 0 currently-reading 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)

author: Brandon Sanderson
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2006
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]]> <![CDATA[Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow]]> 58784475 In this exhilarating novel, two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.

On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn't heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have created their first blockbuster, Ichigo. Overnight, the world is theirs. Not even twenty-five years old, Sam and Sadie are brilliant, successful, and rich, but these qualities won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts.

Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. Yes, it is a love story, but it is not one you have read before.]]> 401 Gabrielle Zevin 0735243344 DnDEevee 2
Ultimately, I just realized I no longer cared what happened to the main two characters, Sadie and Sam, and that’s something that’s super important to me when I read. I found them selfish, impatient, and narcissistic. They were the architects of their own misery so I had a hard time rooting for them. Their saving grace was their loyalty to the game company that they built with their mutual friend, Marx, who was the kind, smart, patient saint that kept them going. When it became clear that Marx was not ever going to get the ending he deserved, I didn’t feel like finishing the book.

There are some people out there who enjoy tragic tropes, and there’s nothing wrong with that! I can understand the appeal of flawed protagonists. But I see enough flawed people taking advantage of good people in my everyday life�� so this book just wasn’t for me. ]]> 4.12 2022 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

author: Gabrielle Zevin
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2022
rating: 2
read at: 2024/11/14
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I have really tried to finish this book, but I just got to the last third and gave up. It’s not a terrible book, I can see why it appeals to some people, but it uses tropes I don’t enjoy reading: miscommunication, friends who bond because they are mutually toxic, and tragedy. DNF’d and looked up the ending at the 67% mark.

Ultimately, I just realized I no longer cared what happened to the main two characters, Sadie and Sam, and that’s something that’s super important to me when I read. I found them selfish, impatient, and narcissistic. They were the architects of their own misery so I had a hard time rooting for them. Their saving grace was their loyalty to the game company that they built with their mutual friend, Marx, who was the kind, smart, patient saint that kept them going. When it became clear that Marx was not ever going to get the ending he deserved, I didn’t feel like finishing the book.

There are some people out there who enjoy tragic tropes, and there’s nothing wrong with that! I can understand the appeal of flawed protagonists. But I see enough flawed people taking advantage of good people in my everyday life�� so this book just wasn’t for me.
]]> <![CDATA[A Monsoon Rising (The Hurricane Wars, #2)]]> 199793372

Die Heirat zwischen Talasyn und Alaric sollte den Krieg beenden, der ihr Leben geprägt hat. Doch friedlich ist nichts zwischen ihnen. Denn während Talasyn ihre Rolle als neue Kaiserin von Kesath spielt, planen ihre Verbündeten den Sturz von Alarics Herrschaft. Aber auch wenn sie weiß, dass das Nachtimperium noch immer eine Gefahr darstellt - je mehr Zeit Talasyn mit Alaric verbringt, desto schwerer fällt es ihr, die Gefühle zurückzudrängen, die zwischen ihnen brodeln. Ohne Alaric kann sie den Kataklymus nicht abwenden, der ihrer beider Reiche zerstören würde. Ihm zu vertrauen hieße jedoch, das Schicksal all der Menschen in seine Hand zu legen, an deren Seite sie jahrelang gekämpft hat.

Teil 2 der HURRICANE-WARS-Trilogie]]> 400 Thea Guanzon 0063277301 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.14 2024 A Monsoon Rising (The Hurricane Wars, #2)

A Monsoon Rising (The Hurricane Wars, #2)

author: Thea Guanzon
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile, #2)]]> 203578814 Where the Library Hides is Isabel Ibañez's stunning conclusion to the story that started in What the River Knows. A lush immersive historical fantasy set in Egypt filled with adventure, and a rivals-to-lovers romance like no other!

"Ana Osorio and Ahmed Hamad are consistently excellent as they deliver this audiobook."��AudioFile

Inez Olivera traveled across the world to Egypt, seeking answers into her parents' recent and mysterious deaths. But all her searching led her down a perilous road, filled with heartache, betrayal, and a dangerous magic that pulled her deep into the past.

When Tío Ricardo issues an ultimatum about her inheritance, she’s left with only one option to consider.

Marriage to Whitford Hayes.

Former British soldier, her uncle’s aide de camp, and one time nemesis, Whit has his own mysterious reasons for staying in Egypt. With her heart on the line, Inez might have to bind her fate to the one person whose secret plans could ruin her.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books.]]> 400 Isabel Ibañez 1250822998 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.83 2024 Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile, #2)

Where the Library Hides (Secrets of the Nile, #2)

author: Isabel Ibañez
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
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]]> Don't Believe It 36296238 The Girl of Sugar Beach��is the most watched documentary in television history—a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over twelve weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last ten years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove her innocence.

As Sidney begins researching, she uncovers startling evidence overlooked during the original investigation. Before the series even finishes filming, public outcry leads officials to reopen the case.��

Delving into Grace’s past, Sidney peels away layer after layer of deception. But as she edges closer to the real heart of the story, Sidney must decide if finding the truth is worth risking her newfound fame, her career��…��even her life.]]> 342 Charlie Donlea 149671380X DnDEevee 2
The interpersonal relationships didn’t make any sense - especially between the female characters. Like, all these ladies are in a bridal party and supposed lifelong friends, but they have a whole multi-page conversation asking each other what they do for a living? Just in general, a lot of random characters were introduced as crucial figures in each others�� lives but basically never talked about.

Another thing that bugged me �� which is a shame because it was a central conceit of the novel �� was that supposedly this documentary was being filmed and aired “in real time�� and the main character “didn’t even know�� what the outcome would be of the show. I’m not even in television and I know it’s not possible this would get green-lit. Reality TV barely manages that kind of semi-live structure, and even most reality TV is filmed all in advance before given the edit treatment over some months. I know this was supposed to function as the Ticking Clock plot device, but every time it was mentioned I cringed.

After the very cool twist, I was hoping that energy would pick back up and coast to a good and satisfying landing. Unfortunately it dragged into two or three wholly unnecessary scenes and then just ended abruptly. A real shame.

The twist of this book was very cool and that alone is what I’ll tell people about�� but I’ll tell them myself so they can save their time and not have to read the rest of it. ]]> 3.94 2018 Don't Believe It

author: Charlie Donlea
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2018
rating: 2
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This book had one great twist, and one I’m honestly surprised I don’t see more often - I hope to see it again because it was very bold and a cool concept. But unfortunately everything leading up to AND after it was sloppy and hard to read.

The interpersonal relationships didn’t make any sense - especially between the female characters. Like, all these ladies are in a bridal party and supposed lifelong friends, but they have a whole multi-page conversation asking each other what they do for a living? Just in general, a lot of random characters were introduced as crucial figures in each others�� lives but basically never talked about.

Another thing that bugged me �� which is a shame because it was a central conceit of the novel �� was that supposedly this documentary was being filmed and aired “in real time�� and the main character “didn’t even know�� what the outcome would be of the show. I’m not even in television and I know it’s not possible this would get green-lit. Reality TV barely manages that kind of semi-live structure, and even most reality TV is filmed all in advance before given the edit treatment over some months. I know this was supposed to function as the Ticking Clock plot device, but every time it was mentioned I cringed.

After the very cool twist, I was hoping that energy would pick back up and coast to a good and satisfying landing. Unfortunately it dragged into two or three wholly unnecessary scenes and then just ended abruptly. A real shame.

The twist of this book was very cool and that alone is what I’ll tell people about�� but I’ll tell them myself so they can save their time and not have to read the rest of it.
]]> For She Is Wrath 61070523 A sweeping, Pakistani romantic fantasy retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo, where one girl seeks revenge against those who betrayed her—including the boy she used to love.

Three hundred and sixty-four days.
Framed for a crime she didn't commit, Dania counts down her days in prison until she can exact revenge on Mazin, the boy responsible for her downfall, the boy she once loved—and still can't forget. When she discovers a fellow prisoner may have the key to exacting that vengeance--a stolen djinn treasure--they execute a daring escape together and search for the hidden treasure.

Armed with dark magic and a new identity, Dania enacts a plan to bring down those who betrayed her and her family, even though Mazin stands in her way. But seeking revenge becomes a complicated game of cat and mouse, especially when an undeniable fire still burns between them, and the power to destroy her enemies has a price. As Dania falls deeper into her web of traps and lies, she risks losing her humanity to her fight for vengeance--and her heart to the only boy she's ever loved.]]> 439 Emily Varga 1250877385 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.66 2024 For She Is Wrath

author: Emily Varga
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2024
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)]]> 53138095 Global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas’s sexy, richly imagined #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series continues with the journey of Feyre’s fiery sister, Nesta.

Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she’s struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she ��’t seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.

The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre’s Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta’s orbit. But her temper isn’t the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance—and healing—in each other’s arms.]]> 757 Sarah J. Maas 168119628X DnDEevee 4
The shaky worldbuilding in ACOTAR brought this book down. The amount of brand-new characters, lore, laws, and magic items coming out of truly nowhere really tested the limits of believability. It absolutely feels like this series was supposed to just be a trilogy, and then she had to invent a bunch of stuff to build a whole new plot around. I STILL am not convinced SJM could succinctly define what Nesta’s powers actually are. “God maybe??????�� Is about as close we get even after 600+ pages of following exclusively Nesta’s perspective. Yikes.

That being said, where SJM really shines is creating characters that are FUN to read - fun to hate, fun to love, fun to follow. This book wasn’t life-changing, I’m not even convinced parts of it made sense, but it WAS entertaining. The Valkyrie storyline was the highlight of the book for me, I loved it all, it was so rewarding and the climax delivered exactly what I wanted for those characters. Nesta and Cassian have some plot holes but damn, they are charismatic. If you just want to be swept away and have a good time, this series will do that really well and this book is no exception. Since I already have to think all day and therefore only read for fun, I round my rating up to four stars. ]]> 4.44 2021 A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)

A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/11/01
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3.5 rounded up�� I would only recommend it to people who are already fans of the series and know what they’re getting into. If you’ve tried one or two ACOTAR books already and weren’t a fan, this will not be the book to convince you.

The shaky worldbuilding in ACOTAR brought this book down. The amount of brand-new characters, lore, laws, and magic items coming out of truly nowhere really tested the limits of believability. It absolutely feels like this series was supposed to just be a trilogy, and then she had to invent a bunch of stuff to build a whole new plot around. I STILL am not convinced SJM could succinctly define what Nesta’s powers actually are. “God maybe??????�� Is about as close we get even after 600+ pages of following exclusively Nesta’s perspective. Yikes.

That being said, where SJM really shines is creating characters that are FUN to read - fun to hate, fun to love, fun to follow. This book wasn’t life-changing, I’m not even convinced parts of it made sense, but it WAS entertaining. The Valkyrie storyline was the highlight of the book for me, I loved it all, it was so rewarding and the climax delivered exactly what I wanted for those characters. Nesta and Cassian have some plot holes but damn, they are charismatic. If you just want to be swept away and have a good time, this series will do that really well and this book is no exception. Since I already have to think all day and therefore only read for fun, I round my rating up to four stars.
]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)]]> 50659471
Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.

Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.]]> 272 Sarah J. Maas 1635575621 DnDEevee 3 3.69 2019

A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2019
rating: 3
read at: 2024/10/29
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Sometimes the author wants to write a Christmas fanfic of her own work, I guess�� and you know what? Good for her. In the tradition of Christmastime OVA episodes, it was fluffy and fun and thoroughly pointless. Honestly, a great way to keep me distracted from anxiety-inducing 2024 election media algorithms.
]]> Until the World Falls Down 217236276
When a brutal betrayal leaves twenty-eight-year-old Nell heartbroken, she makes a desperate plea for love—offering anything in exchange. But when her bargain is answered by Enver, a cursed immortal bereft of emotions and memories, she is swept away to his timeless castle and presented with an impossible choice: escape his labyrinth within forty-eight hours or surrender to an eternity as his lover.

Despite the passion that burns hot between them, Nell refuses to become another of Enver’s victims. She vows to face the labyrinth—and his seduction—head-on. But Enver embodies temptation, and every stolen moment with him leaves her craving more.

With every step deeper into the labyrinth, she uncovers not only hidden truths about herself and what she truly desires but also the forgotten secrets of its enigmatic ruler. With every touch, their connection deepens, and Nell begins to see beyond Enver’s shadowed facade, realizing he may not be the monster he claims to be.

Torn between her desire for love and the dangerous being incapable of loving her, Nell must choose between her heart and her freedom—or risk surrendering both to his darkness forever.

For fans of Labyrinth and Beauty and the Beast.]]> 532 Jordan Lynde DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.75 Until the World Falls Down

author: Jordan Lynde
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)]]> 50659472 The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.]]> 699 Sarah J. Maas 1635575605 DnDEevee 5
I do feel like SJM falls a little bit into the “Dragon Ball Z�� trap of powerscaling when I comes to her climax peaks�� the same thing happened in TOG, every character basically becomes a god by the final blows and then goes even a beat or two PAST that. But it’s fun to read and I ��’t put it down, so clearly I’m not eye rolling that hard, lol ]]> 4.47 2017 A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/17
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DANG. I’m glad I slogged through the first book on the promise that it would get better, because I just gobbled this one up. Couldn’t put it down. Fantastic pacing, every character was awesome and got a moment to shine, the interpersonal conflict between courts was chef’s kiss. THIS is what I want out of a fantasy series.

I do feel like SJM falls a little bit into the “Dragon Ball Z�� trap of powerscaling when I comes to her climax peaks�� the same thing happened in TOG, every character basically becomes a god by the final blows and then goes even a beat or two PAST that. But it’s fun to read and I ��’t put it down, so clearly I’m not eye rolling that hard, lol
]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 50659468
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.

As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.]]> 626 Sarah J. Maas 1635575583 DnDEevee 4
About halfway through Feyre finally started becoming at least as interesting as all the other characters, she gained some honest-to-god GOALS, her new abilities finally started to get defined, and then it really got fun. The last third of the book bumped this 3.5 rating up to a 4 star. The climax was wholly engrossing and I really liked the twist at the end to set up the next book. I’m hoping the same energy continues!]]> 4.65 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/14
date added: 2024/10/14
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The side characters - pretty much everyone except Feyre - carried ACOTAR and also the whole first half of this book. Every monster and ally is cool - whenever Amren or Mor is on the page I ��’t get enough. But Feyre’s wishy-washy perspective was tiresome and really made the pacing drag. When you’re seeing the story through the eyes of someone who doesn’t have even a single clear-cut goal, the lack of focus seems to bleed into everything. I struggled sometimes to pick the book back up and keep pushing through.

About halfway through Feyre finally started becoming at least as interesting as all the other characters, she gained some honest-to-god GOALS, her new abilities finally started to get defined, and then it really got fun. The last third of the book bumped this 3.5 rating up to a 4 star. The climax was wholly engrossing and I really liked the twist at the end to set up the next book. I’m hoping the same energy continues!
]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 50659467
At least, he’s not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1635575567 DnDEevee 3
It’s a good take on a fractured fairy tale. Almost every trope is alluded to in this, from Beauty and the Beast to Cinderella to Rumplestiltskin. The climax was great, the ending was happy, and there were a few threads of plot that indicate it’s heading toward something bigger�� but overall it just feels like a book you’d read in a weekend to pass the time and never think about again.

Also, the relationship between her and Tamlin seemed very hurriedly built. I don’t really buy it as a series OTP, honestly. Fairytales can have shallow characters because they DON’T have sequels... I don’t see it continuing for a whole series unless their characters each become a lot more dynamic.

I’m going to keep reading purely because of the great buzz this series has gotten, hoping that at some point Feyre becomes more complex and interesting.]]> 4.16 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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3.5 stars, rounded down because it’s the only SJM book I’ve read so far that felt thoroughly meh. I also had high expectations because of all the hype around this series. Picking it up after finishing the masterpiece of TOG was probably a mistake��

It’s a good take on a fractured fairy tale. Almost every trope is alluded to in this, from Beauty and the Beast to Cinderella to Rumplestiltskin. The climax was great, the ending was happy, and there were a few threads of plot that indicate it’s heading toward something bigger�� but overall it just feels like a book you’d read in a weekend to pass the time and never think about again.

Also, the relationship between her and Tamlin seemed very hurriedly built. I don’t really buy it as a series OTP, honestly. Fairytales can have shallow characters because they DON’T have sequels... I don’t see it continuing for a whole series unless their characters each become a lot more dynamic.

I’m going to keep reading purely because of the great buzz this series has gotten, hoping that at some point Feyre becomes more complex and interesting.
]]> <![CDATA[Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)]]> 195820807
Emma hadn't planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It's supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma's toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they're suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected--including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?]]> 432 Abby Jimenez 1538704439 DnDEevee 4 4.35 2024 Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)

Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)

author: Abby Jimenez
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/26
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It was cute! It was a satisfying end to the Part of Your World Series - I felt like every character contributed to the plot and it was fun to read. I admit I didn’t see the twist coming at the end�� I thought Neil was going to be the connecting thread cameo and wasn’t expecting another to come out of left field, so that was a fun reveal.
]]> Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1) 199368721 She's been driving him wild for years . . . the good kind of wild.

The kind of wild that comes with wanting your best friend's little sister and knowing you can't have her.

Forbes may have labeled Ford Grant the World's Hottest Billionaire, but all he cares about is escaping the press and opening a recording studio in gorgeous small town Rose Hill. Something that comes to a screeching halt when he ends up face-to-face with a young girl who claims he's her biological father. Now, he spends his days balancing business with parenting a sullen twelve-year-old, all while trying desperately to keep his hands the hell off his best friend's sister, Rosie Belmont.

After living in the city, Rosie came blasting back into town like a storm. Beautiful, messy, and chaotic. And one wide-eyed, desperate plea for a job is all it takes for Ford to hire her. He vows to keep her at arm's length. Tries to stick to scowls and grumpy one-liners. But with her, verbal sparring is a type of foreplay―friction that soon turns to blistering heat.

Ford knows damn well he shouldn't cross this line. But shouldn't and can't are two very different things.

And the only thing he truly can't do is resist her.]]> 466 Elsie Silver 0349441626 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.98 2024 Wild Love (Rose Hill, #1)

author: Elsie Silver
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)]]> 26032825 Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.]]> 370 Holly Black 0316310271 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.01 2018 The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)

The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)

author: Holly Black
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo]]> 32620332
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ��80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.]]> 389 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1501139231 DnDEevee 5 4.39 2017 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/02
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I finished this book and haven’t stopped thinking about it since. It’s full of complex characters who you root both for AND against at different points and different intensities. The pacing was a masterclass in depth without dwelling. I don’t know if I would say that it has a ton of “re-read�� value, because it’s such a discovery experience, but honestly I think I will never forget this book. I may end up buying a copy for the sole purpose of lending it out to others!
]]> The Ministry of Time 199798179 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley.

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats�� from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a “bridge��: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as ��1847�� or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,�� “Spotify,�� and “the collapse of the British Empire.�� But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.

An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.]]> 339 Kaliane Bradley 1668045141 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.54 2024 The Ministry of Time

author: Kaliane Bradley
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)]]> 76715522 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people �� but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day��

With Aelin captured, friends and allies are scattered to different fates. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an explosive conclusion as Aelin fights to save herself―and the promise of a better world.]]> 984 Sarah J. Maas 1639731067 DnDEevee 5 I have book grief 4.74 2018 Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/21
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I have book grief
]]> <![CDATA[Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)]]> 61918816 A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match.

Dr. Briana Ortiz’s life is seriously flatlining. Her divorce is just about finalized, her brother’s running out of time to find a kidney donor, and that promotion she wants? Oh, that’s probably going to the new man-doctor who’s already registering eighty-friggin��-seven on Briana’s “pain in my ass�� scale. But just when all systems are set to hate, Dr. Jacob Maddox completely flips the game . . . by sending Briana a letter.

And it’s a really good letter. Like the kind that proves that Jacob isn’t actually Satan. Worse, he might be this fantastically funny and subversively likeable guy who’s terrible at first impressions. Because suddenly he and Bri are exchanging letters, sharing lunch dates in her “sob closet,�� and discussing the merits of freakishly tiny horses. But when Jacob decides to give Briana the best gift imaginable—a kidney for her brother—she wonders just how she can resist this quietly sexy new doctor . . . especially when he calls in a favor she ��’t refuse.]]> 416 Abby Jimenez 1538704390 DnDEevee 4 4.29 2023 Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)

author: Abby Jimenez
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/15
date added: 2024/08/15
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A fun, light read. I really liked Briana, and I wanted to like Jacob just as much but he was honestly a little too good to be true. The miscommunication trope also went on for too long. But it was a great summer read, perfect for a palette cleanser between some of the more emotionally heavy books out there.
]]> <![CDATA[Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)]]> 76714487 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need—and will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both.

In this sweeping parallel novel to the New York Times bestselling Empire of Storms, Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience if they wish to save their friends. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, deep in the shadows of mighty mountains where warriors soar on legendary ruks, long-awaited answers slumber. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival—or doom them all . . .]]> 663 Sarah J. Maas 1639731040 DnDEevee 5 4.26 2017 Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/13
date added: 2024/08/13
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Finished as a tandem read with Empire of Storms. Definitely the best way to read it - both books seem so well-paced when spliced together. They FEEL like they were meant to be a single book. Fantastic, amazing, five star
]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)]]> 76713323 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.

With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side, and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

In this breathtaking fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, Aelin will have to choose what—and who—to sacrifice if she's to keep the world of Erilea from breaking apart.]]> 693 Sarah J. Maas 1639731024 DnDEevee 5 4.65 2016 Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/13
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Finished as a tandem read with Tower of Dawn. Definitely the best way to read it - both books seem so well-paced when spliced together. They FEEL like they were meant to be a single book. Fantastic, amazing, five star
]]> <![CDATA[Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, #6)]]> 5093 544 Stephen King 1416521496 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.98 2004

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)]]> 5091 The Dark Tower saga is perhaps the most anticipated book in the author's long career. King began this epic tale about the last gunslinger in the world more than 20 years ago; now he draws its suspenseful story to a close, snapping together the last pieces of his action puzzle and drawing Roland Deschain ever closer to his ultimate goal.

Alternate cover edition for ISBN-10: 1416524525; ISBN-13: 9781416524526]]> 1050 Stephen King DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.27 2004 The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower, #7)

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)]]> 4978 960 Stephen King 141651693X DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.19 2003

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, #5)

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2003
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5)]]> 12341557
Roland Deschain and his ka-tet��Jake, Susannah, Eddie, and Oy, the billy-bumbler—encounter a ferocious storm just after crossing the River Whye on their way to the Outer Baronies. As they shelter from the howling gale, Roland tells his friends not just one strange story but two . . . and in so doing, casts new light on his own troubled past.

In his early days as a gunslinger, in the guilt-ridden year following his mother’s death, Roland is sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-shifter, a “skin-man�� preying upon the population around Debaria. Roland takes charge of Bill Streeter, the brave but terrified boy who is the sole surviving witness to the beast’s most recent slaughter. Only a teenager himself, Roland calms the boy and prepares him for the following day’s trials by reciting a story from the Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother often read to him at bedtime. “A person’s never too old for stories,�� Roland says to Bill. “Man and boy, girl and woman, never too old. We live for them.�� And indeed, the tale that Roland unfolds, the legend of Tim Stoutheart, is a timeless treasure for all ages, a story that lives for us.

King began the Dark Tower series in 1974; it gained momentum in the 1980s; and he brought it to a thrilling conclusion when the last three novels were published in 2003 and 2004. The Wind Through the Keyhole is sure to fascinate avid fans of the Dark Tower epic. But this novel also stands on its own for all readers, an enchanting and haunting journey to Roland’s world and testimony to the power of Stephen King’s storytelling magic.

~from first edition jacket]]> 322 Stephen King DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.12 2012 The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5)

The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower, #4.5)

author: Stephen King
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average rating: 4.12
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, #4)]]> 5096 845 Stephen King 0340829788 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.26 1997

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, #3)]]> 34084 422 Stephen King 0670032565 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.25 1991

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1991
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)]]> 5094
Here he links forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean and the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, in a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies.

Once again, Stephen King has masterfully interwoven dark, evocative fantasy and icy realism.]]> 463 Stephen King 0451210859 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.23 1987 The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)

The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, #2)

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1987
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)]]> 43615
He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which frighteningly mirrors our own, Roland pursues The Man in Black, encounters an alluring woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the Kid from Earth called Jake. Both grippingly realistic and eerily dreamlike, The Gunslinger leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next chapter.]]> 231 Stephen King 1501143514 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.95 1982 The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)

author: Stephen King
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1982
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)]]> 58684524
While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons, Alexis doesn’t need glory or fame. She’s fine with being a “mere�� ER doctor. And every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives, she’s discovering just what’s really important. Yet letting their relationship become anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people.

Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she ��’t just give up the joy she’s found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?

The New York Times bestselling author of Life's Too Short delivers a refreshingly modern fairy tale perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Emily Henry.]]> 389 Abby Jimenez 1538704374 DnDEevee 4 4.26 2022 Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)

Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)

author: Abby Jimenez
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/07/25
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Very cute!! It was like reading a Hallmark movie, but with better dialogue.
]]> <![CDATA[A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)]]> 58724595 A Mirror Mended is the next installment in USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's Fractured Fables series.

Zinnia Gray, professional fairy-tale fixer and lapsed Sleeping Beauty, is over rescuing snoring princesses. Once you’ve rescued a dozen damsels and burned fifty spindles, once you’ve gotten drunk with twenty good fairies and made out with one too many members of the royal family, you start to wish some of these girls would just get a grip and try solving their own narrative issues.

Just when Zinnia’s beginning to think she can't handle one more princess, she glances into a mirror and sees another face looking back at her: the shockingly gorgeous face of evil, asking for her help. Because there’s more than one person trapped in a story they didn’t choose. Snow White's Evil Queen has found out how her story ends, and she's desperate for a better ending. She wants Zinnia to help her before it’s too late for everyone. Will Zinnia accept the Queen's poisonous request and save them both from the hot-iron shoes that wait for them, or will she try another path?]]> 128 Alix E. Harrow 1250766648 DnDEevee 2 3.72 2022 A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, #2)

author: Alix E. Harrow
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average rating: 3.72
book published: 2022
rating: 2
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This sequel had a lot of the same small issues that the first one did, but the plot made even LESS sense. Even one of the characters in the book was like “looks like you’ve written yourself into a corner�� (I am not kidding, that’s an actual line from the book). The ending made no sense and I felt zero chemistry from the romantic plot. The first book was immature but at least it was cute and fun�� this one’s just a mess.
]]> And Then There Were None 16299
"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 DnDEevee 4 4.28 1939 And Then There Were None

author: Agatha Christie
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1939
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)]]> 56179356
Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.]]> 119 Alix E. Harrow 1250765358 DnDEevee 4
When I was growing up, I would have been absolutely over the moon to find a book like this. It’s funny, the plot moves quickly, it’s got some characters in it that are easy to root for, and it talks about chronic illness and death in a way that is thought-provoking and empowering without being exhaustively sad. Looking at Sleeping Beauty through the lens of chronic/terminal illness is SO cool and is probably going to stay with me a long time.

As an adult reader, I see that the plot holes are absolutely massive, the characters are “cool�� but don’t have a lot of depth, and there are one too many pop culture references. It would probably be a 3-star book on my shelf... But again, for a YA book, none of those things are a crime. It’s a great book for its intended audience and I had a good time reading it ]]> 3.58 2021 A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

author: Alix E. Harrow
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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This is a short, cute story. It is firmly a YOUNG adult story, and would be great for a 9-16 year old reader, so I give it four stars based on that scale.

When I was growing up, I would have been absolutely over the moon to find a book like this. It’s funny, the plot moves quickly, it’s got some characters in it that are easy to root for, and it talks about chronic illness and death in a way that is thought-provoking and empowering without being exhaustively sad. Looking at Sleeping Beauty through the lens of chronic/terminal illness is SO cool and is probably going to stay with me a long time.

As an adult reader, I see that the plot holes are absolutely massive, the characters are “cool�� but don’t have a lot of depth, and there are one too many pop culture references. It would probably be a 3-star book on my shelf... But again, for a YA book, none of those things are a crime. It’s a great book for its intended audience and I had a good time reading it
]]> Mexican Gothic 53152636
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.

Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.

And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.]]> 320 Silvia Moreno-Garcia 0525620788 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.66 2020 Mexican Gothic

author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[This Is How You Lose the Time War]]> 43352954 Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.

Except the discovery of their bond would mean death for each of them. There's still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win that war.]]> 209 Amal El-Mohtar DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.86 2019 This Is How You Lose the Time War

author: Amal El-Mohtar
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)]]> 35068705
When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising.

But surprises aren’t always good.

Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school.

For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . .

Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.]]> 545 R.F. Kuang 0062662597 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.16 2018 The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

author: R.F. Kuang
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2018
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]]> The Lost Bookshop 65137920 The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of mystery and secrets.

‘The thing about books,�� she said ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.��

On a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found��

For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.

But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder�� where nothing is as it seems.]]> 432 Evie Woods 0008609209 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.03 2023 The Lost Bookshop

author: Evie Woods
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2023
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]]> Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) 43263680
Still searching for answers to this herself, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. These eight windowless “tombs�� are well-known to be haunts of the future rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street and Hollywood’s biggest players. But their occult activities are revealed to be more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive.]]> 461 Leigh Bardugo 1250313074 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.00 2019 Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1)

author: Leigh Bardugo
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.00
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]]> Babel 59729042 A novel that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.

1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel.

Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization.

For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide��

Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?]]> 560 R.F. Kuang DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.14 2022 Babel

author: R.F. Kuang
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> The Midnight Library 52578297
When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change.

The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently. With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren't always what she imagined they'd be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger.

Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: what is the best way to live?]]> 288 Matt Haig 0525559477 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.96 2020 The Midnight Library

author: Matt Haig
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.96
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]]> The Song of Achilles 13623848 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062060624.

Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath.

They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.]]> 408 Madeline Miller DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.30 2011 The Song of Achilles

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average rating: 4.30
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]]> All the Light We Cannot See 18143977
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here]]> 544 Anthony Doerr 1476746583 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.31 2014 All the Light We Cannot See

author: Anthony Doerr
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.31
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]]> Daisy Jones & The Six 40597810 Everyone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.

Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n�� roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.

Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.

Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.

The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.]]> 368 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1524798622 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.20 2019

author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)]]> 16085481
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back.

Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should—and should not—marry.

Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.]]> 403 Kevin Kwan 0385536976 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.91 2013 Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)

Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)

author: Kevin Kwan
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ten Thousand Doors of January]]> 43521657
Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.]]> 374 Alix E. Harrow 0316421995 DnDEevee 5 MAGICAL. AS. FK. �� 3.99 2019 The Ten Thousand Doors of January

author: Alix E. Harrow
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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MAGICAL. AS. FK. ��
]]> Bride (Bride, #1) 181344829 A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was��.

Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.]]> 410 Ali Hazelwood DnDEevee 5 3.98 2024 Bride (Bride, #1)

author: Ali Hazelwood
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2024
rating: 5
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Really good! A solid 4.5 and a super fun read - it feels just like reading top-tier fanfiction (and that’s not an insult, that’s a compliment!) There is some contrived relationship drama near the end that didn’t make a whole lot of sense, but it didn’t last long and the rest of the plot was tied up so well I was willing to just roll with it. I’m grateful for this silly, spicy monster romp
]]> <![CDATA[The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)]]> 22733729
Rosemary Harper doesn’t expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she’s never met anyone remotely like the ship’s diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain.

Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. It’s also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn’t part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary’s got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs—an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn’t necessarily the worst thing in the universe.]]> 518 Becky Chambers 1500453307 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.15 2014 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

author: Becky Chambers
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.15
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue]]> 50623864
Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.]]> 448 Victoria E. Schwab 0765387565 DnDEevee 3
But honestly, the rest of the book was a fun read. It was a solid 4-star book right up until that last page.]]> 4.16 2020 The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2020
rating: 3
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3.5 stars�� I would recommend the book, except the pace got laggy at some points AND I would tell people to just ignore the last page. (Wow, did the author fumble that at the last possible second�� wtf was she thinking? That was a terrible character send-off.)

But honestly, the rest of the book was a fun read. It was a solid 4-star book right up until that last page.
]]> The Book of Longings 52698452 “I am Ana. I was the wife of Jesus.��

Raised in a wealthy family in Sepphoris with ties to the ruler of Galilee, Ana is rebellious and ambitious, a relentless seeker with a brilliant, curious mind and a daring spirit. She yearns for a pursuit worthy of her life, but finds no outlet for her considerable talents. Defying the expectations placed on women, she engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes secret narratives about neglected and silenced women. When she meets the eighteen-year-old Jesus, each is drawn to and enriched by the other’s spiritual and philosophical ideas. He becomes a floodgate for her intellect, but also the awakener of her heart.

Their marriage unfolds with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, James and Simon, and their mother, Mary. Here, Ana’s pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to the Roman occupation of Israel, partially led by her charismatic adopted brother, Judas. She is sustained by her indomitable aunt Yaltha, who is searching for her long-lost daughter, as well as by other women, including her friend Tabitha, who is sold into slavery after she was raped, and Phasaelis, the shrewd wife of Herod Antipas. Ana’s impetuous streak occasionally invites danger. When one such foray forces her to flee Nazareth for her safety shortly before Jesus’s public ministry begins, she makes her way with Yaltha to Alexandria, where she eventually finds refuge and purpose in unexpected surroundings.

Grounded in meticulous historical research and written with a reverential approach to Jesus’s life that focuses on his humanity, The Book of Longings is an inspiring account of one woman’s bold struggle to realize the passion and potential inside her, while living in a time, place, and culture devised to silence her.]]> 416 Sue Monk Kidd 052542976X DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.21 2020 The Book of Longings

author: Sue Monk Kidd
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.21
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]]> Starling House 65213595 A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that can't stay buried and the sinister house that sits at the crossroads of it all.

Eden, Kentucky, is just another dying, bad-luck town, known only for the legend of E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth-century author and illustrator who wrote The Underland--and disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared. But everyone agrees that it’s best to let the uncanny house―and its last lonely heir, Arthur Starling―go to rot.

Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses or brooding men, but an unexpected job offer might be a chance to get her brother out of Eden. Too quickly, though, Starling House starts to feel dangerously like something she’s never had: a home.

As sinister forces converge on Starling House, Opal and Arthur are going to have to make a dire choice to dig up the buried secrets of the past and confront their own fears, or let Eden be taken over by literal nightmares.

If Opal wants a home, she’ll have to fight for it.]]> 320 Alix E. Harrow 1250799058 DnDEevee 4 3.77 2023 Starling House

author: Alix E. Harrow
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2023
rating: 4
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It was fine, but it feels like an “early work��. One of my favorite things about Alice Harrow’s writing is she is very good at unveiling little hints of mystery with an awesome payoff at the end. This story follows the same pattern, but the ending remains a little too conceptual to be truly satisfying. It feels like a warm-up to her more recent and stronger works like “Ten Thousand Doors of January�� and “Once and Future Witches��. But overall, still a fun and spooky read for people who love a good haunted house story.
]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)]]> 76707900 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past��

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen’s triumphant return.

The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series continues Celaena’s epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.]]> 648 Sarah J. Maas 1639731008 DnDEevee 5 4.64 2015 Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)]]> 76706470 576 Sarah J. Maas DnDEevee 5
I have GOOD BOOK AGGRESSION]]> 4.44 2014

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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This series is so fucking good goddamnnnn

I have GOOD BOOK AGGRESSION
]]> <![CDATA[The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)]]> 126062562
When Celaena's scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, she finds herself acting independently of his wishes—and questioning her own allegiance. Along the way, she makes friends and enemies alike, and discovers that she feels far more for Sam than just friendship. But by defying Arobynn’s orders, Celaena risks unimaginable punishment, and with Sam by her side, he is in danger, too. They will have to risk it all if they hope to escape Arobynn’s clutches—and if they fail, they’ll lose not just a chance at freedom, but their lives . . .

A prequel to Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas offers readers a deeper look into the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling—and deadly—world.

Included in this volume:
The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
The Assassin and the Healer
The Assassin and the Desert
The Assassin and the Underworld
The Assassin and the Empire]]> 451 Sarah J. Maas 1619632217 DnDEevee 4 4.16 2014 The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)

The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)

author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> Before We Were Innocent 61407616 A summer in Greece for three best friends ends in the unthinkable when only two return home in this new novel from Ella Berman. . . .

Ten years ago, after a sun-soaked summer spent in Greece, best friends Bess and Joni were cleared of having any involvement in their friend Evangeline’s death. But that didn’t stop the media from ripping apart their teenage lives like vultures.

While the girls were never convicted, Joni, ever the opportunist, capitalized on her newfound infamy to become a motivational speaker. Bess, on the other hand, resolved to make her life as small and controlled as possible so she wouldn’t risk losing everything all over again. And it almost worked. . . .

Except now Joni is tangled up in a crime eerily similar to that one fateful night in Greece. And when she asks Bess to come back to LA to support her, Bess has a decision to make.

Is it finally time to face up to what happened that night, exposing herself as the young woman she once was and maybe still is? And what happens if she doesn’t like what she finds?]]> 384 Ella Berman 0593099540 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.36 2023 Before We Were Innocent

author: Ella Berman
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]]> <![CDATA[Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)]]> 76705490 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.]]> 420 Sarah J. Maas 1639730966 DnDEevee 4 4.34 2013 Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)

author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 61431922 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders...

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile�� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die]]> 517 Rebecca Yarros 1649374046 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.56 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)

author: Rebecca Yarros
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]]> <![CDATA[Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, #2)]]> 52934483
With political unrest and perilous forces aiming to undermine Zetian at every turn, can she enact positive changes as a fair and just ruler? Or will she be forced to rely on fear and violence and succumb to her darker instincts in her quest for vengeance?]]> 540 Xiran Jay Zhao DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.87 2024 Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)]]> 60556912
Every day I clean the Winchesters�� beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out�� and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of��

An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!]]> 329 Freida McFadden 1803144378 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.31 2022 The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)

author: Freida McFadden
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]]> <![CDATA[League of Dragons (Temeraire, #9)]]> 20404555 The final adventure in the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series that started with the beloved His Majesty’s Dragon which has won fans of Napoleonic-era military history, Anne McCaffrey’s Pern novels, and Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring adventures.

The deadly campaign in Russia has cost both Napoleon and those allied against him. Napoleon has been denied his victory…but at a terrible price. Lawrence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the fleeing French army back west, but are demoralized when Napoleon makes it back to Paris unscathed. Worse, they soon learn that the French have stolen Termeraire and Iskierka’s egg. Now, it is do or die, as our heroes not only need to save Temeraire’s offspring but also to stop Napoleon for good!]]> 380 Naomi Novik 0345522923 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.11 2016 League of Dragons (Temeraire, #9)

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]]> <![CDATA[Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire, #8)]]> 16156292
For to the west, another, wider conflagration looms. Napoleon has turned on his former ally, the emperor Alexander of Russia, and is even now leading the largest army the world has ever seen to add that country to his list of conquests. It is there, outside the gates of Moscow, that a reunited Laurence and Temeraire—along with some unexpected allies and old friends—will face their ultimate challenge...and learn whether or not there are stronger ties than memory.]]> 432 Naomi Novik 0345522893 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.96 2013 Blood of Tyrants (Temeraire, #8)

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]]> <![CDATA[Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)]]> 7038489
Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Laurence—stripped of rank and standing—have been transported to the prison colony at New South Wales in distant Australia, where, it is hoped, they cannot further corrupt the British Aerial Corps with their dangerous notions of liberty for dragons. Temeraire and Laurence carry with them three dragon eggs intended to help establish a covert in the colony and destined to be handed over to such second-rate, undesirable officers as have been willing to accept so remote an assignment—including one former acquaintance, Captain Rankin, whose cruelty once cost a dragon its life.

Nor is this the greatest difficulty that confronts the exiled dragon and Instead of leaving behind all the political entanglements and corruptions of the war, Laurence and Temeraire have instead sailed into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. For the colony at New South Wales has been thrown into turmoil after the overthrow of the military governor, one William Bligh—better known as Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. Bligh wastes no time in attempting to enlist Temeraire and Laurence to restore him to office, while the upstart masters of the colony are equally determined that the new arrivals should not upset a balance of power precariously tipped in their favor.

Eager to escape this political quagmire, Laurence and Temeraire take on a mission to find a way through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia. But when one of the dragon eggs is stolen from Temeraire, the surveying expedition becomes a desperate race to recover it in time—a race that leads to a shocking discovery and a dangerous new obstacle in the global war between Britain and Napoleon.]]> 274 Naomi Novik 0345496892 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.74 2010 Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire, #6)

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]]> <![CDATA[Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7)]]> 12069434 ��
For Laurence and Temeraire, put out to pasture in Australia, it seems their part in the war has come to an end just when they are needed most. But perhaps they are no longer alone in this opinion. Newly allied with the powerful African empire of the Tswana, the French have occupied Spain and brought revolution and bloodshed to Brazil, threatening Britain’s last desperate hope to defeat Napoleon.
��
And now the government that sidelined them has decided they have the best chance at negotiating a peace with the angry Tswana, who have besieged the Portuguese royal family in Rio—and thus offer to reinstate Laurence to his former rank and seniority as a captain in the Aerial Corps. Temeraire is delighted by this sudden reversal of fortune, but Laurence is by no means sanguine, knowing from experience that personal honor and duty to one’s country do not always run on parallel tracks.
��
Nonetheless, the pair embark for Brazil, only to meet with a string of unmitigated disasters that force them to make an unexpected landing in the hostile territory of the Incan empire, where they face new unanticipated dangers.
��
Now with the success of the mission balanced on a razor’s edge, and failure looking more likely by the minute, the unexpected arrival of an old enemy will tip the scales toward ruin. Yet even in the midst of disaster, opportunity may lurk—for one bold enough to grasp it.]]> 325 Naomi Novik 0345522869 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.95 2012 Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7)

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]]> <![CDATA[Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)]]> 891593
It is a grim time for the dragon Temeraire. On the heels of his mission to Africa, seeking the cure for a deadly contagion, he has been removed from military service - and his captain, Will Laurence, has been condemned to death for treason. For Britain, conditions are grimmer still: Napoleon's resurgent forces
have breached the Channel and successfully invaded English soil. Napoleon's prime objective: the occupation of London.

Separated by their own government and threatened at every turn by Napoleon's forces, Laurence and Temeraire must struggle to find each other amid the turmoil of war and to aid the resistance against the invasion before Napoleon's foothold on England's shores can become a stranglehold.

If only they can be reunited, master and dragon might rally Britain's scattered forces and take the fight to the enemy as never before - for king and country, and for their own liberty. But can the French aggressors be well and truly routed, or will a treacherous alliance deliver Britain into the hands of her
would-be conquerors?]]> 352 Naomi Novik 0007256752 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.07 2008 Victory of Eagles (Temeraire, #5)

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]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)]]> 129510 Bonaparte’s dragons are already harrowing Britain’s ships at sea. Only one recourse remains: Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, must take wing to Africa, whose shores may hold the cure to the mysterious and deadly contagion. On this mission there is no time to waste, and no telling what lies in store beyond the horizon or for those left behind to wait, hope, and hold the line.]]> 416 Naomi Novik 0345496876 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.98 2007 Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, #4)

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]]> <![CDATA[Black Powder War (Temeraire, #3)]]> 91989 365 Naomi Novik 0345481305 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.90 2006

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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)]]> 14069
Now China has discovered that its rare gift, intended for Napoleon, has fallen into British hands–and an angry Chinese delegation vows to reclaim the remarkable beast. But Laurence refuses to cooperate. Facing the gallows for his defiance, Laurence has no choice but to accompany Temeraire back to the Far East–a long voyage fraught with peril, intrigue, and the untold terrors of the deep. Yet once the pair reaches the court of the Chinese emperor, even more shocking discoveries and darker dangers await.]]> 398 Naomi Novik 0345481291 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.89 2006 Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2)

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]]> <![CDATA[His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)]]> 28876 356 Naomi Novik 0345481283 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.06 2006

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]]> The Nightingale 21853621 Der Weltbestseller �� die Nr. 1 aus den USA.
Zwei Schwestern im von den Deutschen besetzten Während Vianne ums Überleben ihrer Familie kämpft, schließt sich die jüngere Isabelle der Résistance an und sucht die Freiheit auf dem Pfad der Nachtigall, einem geheimen Fluchtweg über die Pyrenäen. Doch wie weit darf man gehen, um zu überleben? Und wie kann man die schützen, die man liebt?
In diesem epischen, kraftvollen und zutiefst berührenden Roman erzählt Kristin Hannah die Geschichte zweier Frauen, die ihr Schicksal auf ganz eigene Weise meistern.]]> 564 Kristin Hannah 0312577222 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.63 2015 The Nightingale

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]]> The Seven Year Slip 62926938 An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics.

Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it.

So Clementine forms a plan to keep her heart safe: work hard, find someone decent to love, and try to remember to chase the moon. The last one is silly and obviously metaphorical, but her aunt always told her that you needed at least one big dream to keep going. And for the last year, that plan has gone off without a hitch. Mostly. The love part is hard because she doesn’t want to get too close to anyone—she isn’t sure her heart can take it.

And then she finds a strange man standing in the kitchen of her late aunt’s apartment. A man with kind eyes and a Southern drawl and a taste for lemon pies. The kind of man that, before it all, she would’ve fallen head-over-heels for. And she might again.

Except, he exists in the past. Seven years ago, to be exact. And she, quite literally, lives seven years in his future.

Her aunt always said the apartment was a pinch in time, a place where moments blended together like watercolors. And Clementine knows that if she lets her heart fall, she’ll be doomed.

After all, love is never a matter of time—but a matter of timing.]]> 336 Ashley Poston DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.17 2023 The Seven Year Slip

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]]> <![CDATA[Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)]]> 76703559 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.]]> 406 Sarah J. Maas 163973094X DnDEevee 4 4.18 2012 Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

author: Sarah J. Maas
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> <![CDATA[An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)]]> 9408584
Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

Who was that extraordinary woman? Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy tale love?

Alternate cover for ISBN 0380815583 / 9780380815586]]> 390 Julia Quinn DnDEevee 5 3.89 2001 An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)

An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)

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4.5 stars, rounded up to 5. My favorite of the bridgerton books! I loved the Cinderella retelling, and I also loved how prominently the whole family featured in this one. I’m a big Mama Bridgerton fan, and she really got to shine here
]]> <![CDATA[An Offer From a Gentleman: the 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #3.5)]]> 6794372
Especially Posy Reiling, the decidedly not evil stepsister from An Offer From a Gentleman. She's been living with the Bridgertons for three years, but despite Violet's most fervent matchmaking, she hasn't found a husband. Posy claims she's content to remain a spinster, but Sophie Bridgerton has other plans..]]> 24 Julia Quinn 0061965561 DnDEevee 0 3.83 2009 An Offer From a Gentleman: the 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #3.5)

An Offer From a Gentleman: the 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #3.5)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)]]> 861326 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry.
And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better...
—Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814

But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry—he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams...

Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate is determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...]]> 480 Julia Quinn DnDEevee 4 3.98 2000 The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)

The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)

author: Julia Quinn
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]]> <![CDATA[The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #2.5)]]> 3653782 34 Julia Quinn 006123544X DnDEevee 4 3.90 2006

The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #2.5)

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]]> Weyward 127280850
2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century.

1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder of a local farmer who was stampeded to death by his herd. As a girl, Altha’s mother taught her their magic, a kind not rooted in spell casting but in a deep knowledge of the natural world. But unusual women have always been deemed dangerous, and as the evidence for witchcraft is set out against Altha, she knows it will take all of her powers to maintain her freedom.

1942: As World War II rages, Violet is trapped in her family's grand, crumbling estate. Straitjacketed by societal convention, she longs for the robust education her brother receives––and for her mother, long deceased, who was rumored to have gone mad before her death. The only traces Violet has of her are a locket bearing the initial W and the word weyward scratched into the baseboard of her bedroom.

Weaving together the stories of three extraordinary women across five centuries, Emilia Hart's Weyward is an enthralling novel of female resilience and the transformative power of the natural world.]]> 392 Emilia Hart 1250842727 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.02 2023 Weyward

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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)]]> 110391 Librarian note: See alternate cover editions here and here.

The Duke and I is a romance set in the Regency era.

In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince—while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable�� but not too amiable.

Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.

Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society—just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar.

The plan works like a charm—at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule...]]> 384 Julia Quinn 0380800829 DnDEevee 4 3.80 2000 The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #1.5)]]> 29283391 35 Julia Quinn DnDEevee 4 3.76 2006

The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue (Bridgertons, #1.5)

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]]> Project Hail Mary 54493401
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He ��’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?]]> 476 Andy Weir 0593135202 DnDEevee 5
Weir’s writing style reminds me a lot of Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park). It’s written very cinematically, and you can practically see the movie in your head as you read. It makes for a very easy and fun reading experience, even with all the science jargon, so I think even self-proclaimed non-readers will really enjoy the book. I fully expect this book to become a movie eventually, and I’ll be glad to see it.

Warning, people who want “realism�� in their sci-fi will not like this book�� It contains just enough true, recognizable science to handwave-away a lot of guesswork that just so luckily happens to work out as planned. (The Martian did the same thing.) I am a “rule of cool�� sci-fi reader, so it didn’t bother me at all, but I know others have different preferences.

All in all, I would recommend this book to anybody. What a fun, awesome story.]]> 4.49 2021 Project Hail Mary

author: Andy Weir
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/09
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LOVED this book - I loved The Martian too, but I think this might even be better. The ending closed a great character arc for Ryland, and left just enough closure for the big questions. I would read this book over and over again.

Weir’s writing style reminds me a lot of Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park). It’s written very cinematically, and you can practically see the movie in your head as you read. It makes for a very easy and fun reading experience, even with all the science jargon, so I think even self-proclaimed non-readers will really enjoy the book. I fully expect this book to become a movie eventually, and I’ll be glad to see it.

Warning, people who want “realism�� in their sci-fi will not like this book�� It contains just enough true, recognizable science to handwave-away a lot of guesswork that just so luckily happens to work out as planned. (The Martian did the same thing.) I am a “rule of cool�� sci-fi reader, so it didn’t bother me at all, but I know others have different preferences.

All in all, I would recommend this book to anybody. What a fun, awesome story.
]]> <![CDATA[The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1)]]> 41945163
Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen—especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide streak of sarcasm, and always one chicken enchilada ahead of her hangry. Even her dog, Stuntman Mike, adores him. The only catch: Josh wants a big family someday. Kristen knows he'd be better off with someone else, but as their attraction grows, it's harder and harder to keep him at arm's length.

The Friend Zone will have you laughing one moment and grabbing for tissues the next as it tackles the realities of infertility and loss with wit, heart, and a lot of sass.]]> 372 Abby Jimenez DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.85 2019 The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone, #1)

author: Abby Jimenez
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> Damsel 36260155
When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon, or what horrors she has faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome prince, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny to sit on the throne beside him. Ama comes with Emory back to the kingdom of Harding, hailed as the new princess, welcomed to the court.

However, as soon as her first night falls, she begins to realize that not all is as it seems, that there is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows–and that the greatest threats to her life may not be behind her, but here, in front of her.]]> 320 Elana K. Arnold 0062742345 DnDEevee 1 3.28 2018 Damsel

author: Elana K. Arnold
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.28
book published: 2018
rating: 1
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DNF. Way too much animal abuse and sexual abuse for me to stomach.
]]> <![CDATA[Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)]]> 37442 Alternative cover edition of ISBN 9780060987107

When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to be the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.

]]> 406 Gregory Maguire DnDEevee 2
Nope. This book is BAD.

Reading this book is like digging for nuggets of gold. The concept of an origin story focusing on the Wicked Witch of the West is brilliant, and there are moments of narrative in the first and third acts that make us really care about these characters. These glimmers of potential make you keep reading, hoping you’ll find another glimmer. But most of the time, it’s just dirt.

It is also unnecessarily graphic. Every trigger imaginable is in this book and treated with appalling callousness. Not even the characters seem to care, and in many cases he goes out of his way to illustrate how LITTLE they care.

This book is a self-indulgent, bloviating, nearly incoherent navel-gazing ramble from the author as he philosophizes freely on the nature of good, evil, and forgiveness using the thin allegorical facade of well-known Oz characters. He simultaneously explains nothing while also never shutting up.

(My main problem is, if you’re going to write a philosophy book, just DO that�� don’t make us read your own philosophy on your OWN lore?? He creates unnecessarily detailed lore on the politics and religions of Oz, spending about 70% trying to explain it and the other 30% clumsily trying to transition from one philosphical diatribe to the next.)

Most of the plot about Elphaba and her schoolmates happens in the first third and the final third. There are moments of those storylines that are quite charming, funny, and very fun. I would recommend to anyone reading this book that they skip the middle third entirely�� you won’t miss a thing and you’ll have a much better shot at enjoying yourself.

~~~Original review: August 2014~~~

The beginning and end of this book was great, but the middle act was sooooooo sloooooow... The plot made little or no sense, scenes were unnecessarily graphic... just in general that section seemed to last forever. I think he was going for political and emotional intrigue, but it fell FAR from the mark for me. I ended up skipping it and headed straight for the end, and I didn't miss a thing.

Four stars for the beginning and end sections, two stars for the middle.]]> 3.52 1995 Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)

author: Gregory Maguire
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.52
book published: 1995
rating: 2
read at: 2024/05/31
date added: 2024/05/31
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I thought I might give this book another chance, now that I am 10 years older and wiser. I thought maybe the political, philosophical bits might be more enjoyable to me now.

Nope. This book is BAD.

Reading this book is like digging for nuggets of gold. The concept of an origin story focusing on the Wicked Witch of the West is brilliant, and there are moments of narrative in the first and third acts that make us really care about these characters. These glimmers of potential make you keep reading, hoping you’ll find another glimmer. But most of the time, it’s just dirt.

It is also unnecessarily graphic. Every trigger imaginable is in this book and treated with appalling callousness. Not even the characters seem to care, and in many cases he goes out of his way to illustrate how LITTLE they care.

This book is a self-indulgent, bloviating, nearly incoherent navel-gazing ramble from the author as he philosophizes freely on the nature of good, evil, and forgiveness using the thin allegorical facade of well-known Oz characters. He simultaneously explains nothing while also never shutting up.

(My main problem is, if you’re going to write a philosophy book, just DO that�� don’t make us read your own philosophy on your OWN lore?? He creates unnecessarily detailed lore on the politics and religions of Oz, spending about 70% trying to explain it and the other 30% clumsily trying to transition from one philosphical diatribe to the next.)

Most of the plot about Elphaba and her schoolmates happens in the first third and the final third. There are moments of those storylines that are quite charming, funny, and very fun. I would recommend to anyone reading this book that they skip the middle third entirely�� you won’t miss a thing and you’ll have a much better shot at enjoying yourself.

~~~Original review: August 2014~~~

The beginning and end of this book was great, but the middle act was sooooooo sloooooow... The plot made little or no sense, scenes were unnecessarily graphic... just in general that section seemed to last forever. I think he was going for political and emotional intrigue, but it fell FAR from the mark for me. I ended up skipping it and headed straight for the end, and I didn't miss a thing.

Four stars for the beginning and end sections, two stars for the middle.
]]> <![CDATA[The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)]]> 62991463
Always mindful of the debt she owes, the girl finds her worth as a weapon in the hand of the Prince. Her victories make him a king, then an emperor. The bards sing her name and her enemies fear it. But the war never ends and the cost keeps rising—how many times will she repeat her own story?]]> 31 Alix E. Harrow 166250957X DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.32 2022 The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)

The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)

author: Alix E. Harrow
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Check & Mate 60683957 done with chess. Every move counts nowadays. After the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead-end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the board with notorious "Kingkiller" Nolan Sawyer: current world champion and reigning bad boy of chess.

Nolan's loss to an unknown rook-ie shocks everyone—especially Mallory. What's even more confusing? His desire to cross pawns again. What kind of gambit is Nolan playing? The smart move would be to walk away. Resign. Game over. But Mallory's victory opens the door to sorely needed cash prizes and, despite everything, she can't help feeling drawn to the enigmatic strategist....

As she rockets up the ranks, Mallory struggles to keep her family safely separated from the game that wrecked it in the first place. And as her love for the sport she so desperately wanted to hate begins to rekindle, Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren't only on the board, the spotlight is hotter than she imagined, and the competition can be fierce(-ly attractive. And intelligent...and infuriating...)]]> 347 Ali Hazelwood 0593619919 DnDEevee 4
The rest of the book was great and I couldn’t put it down. I was sneaking in opportunities to read at work. It just makes the bailout at the ending even more of a bummer. Led to a cliffhanger and left there. Damn.]]> 3.93 2023 Check & Mate

author: Ali Hazelwood
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/31
date added: 2024/05/31
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Awesome - I actually liked it more than “Love, Theoretically��. But the ending was a letdown�� the whole third act is leading up to this match that we never even get to see. There is never an opportunity for us to actually watch the two main characters play against each other. It just fades to black and we get a nothing-epilogue. Huge disappointment.

The rest of the book was great and I couldn’t put it down. I was sneaking in opportunities to read at work. It just makes the bailout at the ending even more of a bummer. Led to a cliffhanger and left there. Damn.
]]> Love, Theoretically 61326735
Honestly, it’s a pretty sweet gig—until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And that same Jack who now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job.

Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but…those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she’s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?]]> 389 Ali Hazelwood 1408725797 DnDEevee 4 4.07 2023 Love, Theoretically

author: Ali Hazelwood
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/30
date added: 2024/05/30
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]]> Artemis 34928122
Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent.

Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she's stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself—and that now, her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first.]]> 305 Andy Weir 0553448129 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.66 2017 Artemis

author: Andy Weir
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Critical Role: The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien]]> 60706855 Delve into the mind of Critical Role’s most charming villain in this original novel that chronicles Lucien’s early life and his fateful meeting with the Mighty Nein.

Lucien has always been able to spin a bad situation to his advantage. From his childhood on the dangerous streets of Shadycreek Run to his years living off the grid and learning blood magic from the Claret Orders, the charismatic blood hunter will find a way to get the upper hand.

When Lucien is on a job in the frozen wastelands of Eiselcross with his fellow mercenaries, a rough-and-tumble crew called the Tombtakers, fate leads him to a mysterious journal in the ruins of an ancient city. The book speaks of the Somnovem, nine beings who can grant Lucien power beyond imagining—if he is able to find them and free them from captivity.

Intrigued by this opportunity, Lucien pores over the journal—but the more he reads, the stranger things become. The nine whisper to him in dreams and waking visions. Time slips away, along with Lucien’s grasp on reality. And tattoos of red eyes begin appearing on his skin. . . .

With the ability to reshape the world within his grasp, Lucien ignores all warning signs. He has always bent fortune to his will, and nothing—not even death—will stop him now.

Written by New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien explores the meteoric rise and fall of one of Critical Role’s most notorious and tragic figures.]]> 320 Madeleine Roux 0593496736 DnDEevee 4 4.00 2022

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein—The Nine Eyes of Lucien

author: Madeleine Roux
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/27
date added: 2024/05/27
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Incredible! I don’t know whether someone who did not know Critical role would enjoy it, because the second half does require a lot of background knowledge. But I loved how the writer depicted Lucien’s descent into madness and all the voices in his head. Molly and Lucien were both beautifully depicted here and I feel very content as a fan. I ��’t wait to listen to the audiobook!
]]> <![CDATA[Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Mollymauk Tealeaf]]> 60332399 What strange events created Mollymauk Tealeaf?

Entertainer, fighter, and performer, "Molly" has a knack for hiding his true self behind the shifting color and shape of a personality he seems to wear like his singular coat. But as with every member of the Mighty Nein, his past will eventually catch up with him...and it's a strange one indeed.

Join Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins writer Jody Houser, artist extraordinaire Hunter Bonyun, and Critical Role's Matthew Mercer and Taliesin Jaffe as they reveal Mollymauk's evolution from empty shell to vibrant individual, and the dark corners of his past that even he is afraid to examine.
]]> 56 Jody Houser 1506723772 DnDEevee 4 4.48 2023 Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Mollymauk Tealeaf

Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins: Mollymauk Tealeaf

author: Jody Houser
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/05/27
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]]> <![CDATA[The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3)]]> 55858638 New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.

The one thing you never talk about while you're in the Scholomance is what you'll do when you get out. Not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way. But it's all we dream about, the hideously slim chance we'll survive to make it out the gates and improbably find ourselves with a life ahead of us, a life outside the Scholomance halls.

And now the impossible dream has come true. I'm out, we're all out--and I didn't even have to turn into a monstrous dark witch to make it happen. So much for my great-grandmother's prophecy of doom and destruction. I didn't kill enclavers, I saved them. Me, and Orion, and our allies. Our graduation plan worked to perfection: we saved everyone and made the world safe for all wizards and brought peace and harmony to all the enclaves of the world.

Ha, only joking! Actually it's gone all wrong. Someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in my stead, and probably everyone we saved is about to get killed in the brewing enclave war on the horizon. And the first thing I've got to do now, having miraculously got out of the Scholomance, is turn straight around and find a way back in.]]> 407 Naomi Novik 0593158369 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.08 2022 The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3)

The Golden Enclaves (The Scholomance, #3)

author: Naomi Novik
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2)]]> 55559887 A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking crossover series.

At the Scholomance, El, Orion, and the other students are faced with their final year—and the looming specter of graduation, a deadly ritual that leaves few students alive in its wake. El is determined that her chosen group will survive, but it is a prospect that is looking harder by the day as the savagery of the school ramps up. Until El realizes that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules . . .]]> 388 Naomi Novik 0593128869 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.20 2021 The Last Graduate (The Scholomance, #2)

author: Naomi Novik
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)]]> 50548197
A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) �� until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets.

There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate�� or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere.

El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.]]> 320 Naomi Novik 0593128486 DnDEevee 0 to-read 3.93 2020 A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)

A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1)

author: Naomi Novik
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Ender's Game, Volume 1: Battle School (Ender's Saga)]]> 6393082 120 Christopher Yost 0785135804 DnDEevee 4 4.43 2009

Ender's Game, Volume 1: Battle School (Ender's Saga)

author: Christopher Yost
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Summary of The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir | Summary & Analysis]]> 26094525

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As a member of the Ares 3 Mars mission, he landed with five crewmates for an assignment meant to be a month long. Then the storm came, and the crew was forced to evacuate. Watney, presumed dead by the rest of his team, was left behind.

Watney made it through the storm, but with communications wiped out, he has no way of telling Earth that he’s alive. Even if he did, outfitting a mission to collect him would take years. He’s run the numbers, and the odds are literally impossible.

On Earth, and on the ship Hermes, friends and strangers alike grieve for a fallen hero, while alone on an alien planet where even the smallest mistake means certain death, the man they mourn struggles to survive.

Read more....

Download your copy today!

Available on PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.

© 2015 All Rights Reserved]]> 46 aBookaDay DnDEevee 4 4.70 2015 Summary of The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir | Summary & Analysis

Summary of The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir | Summary & Analysis

author: aBookaDay
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.70
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)]]> 52857700
Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she's going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.

Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he's in the Asteri's dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce's fate. He's desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri's leash, his hands are quite literally tied.

In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas's Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt's world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.]]> 835 Sarah J. Maas 1681193094 DnDEevee 0 to-read 4.16 2024 House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City, #3)

author: Sarah J. Maas
name: DnDEevee
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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