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2026 Reading Challenge

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Rochella Van der Wal has read 10 of 24 books.

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Rochella van der Wal

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Born

in Netherlands

Genre

Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Influences

J.R.R. Tolkien, G.R.R. Martin, S. Shannon, L. Bardugo

Member Since

April 2020

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Average rating: 4.2 · 5 ratings · 0 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Heritage (Annabelle Lakeman, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Magic Fails (Veilshatter Trilogy, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)

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Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle, #1)

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False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

by Graham McNeill

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Rochella Van der Wal is 56% done with Gideon the Ninth Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1) by Tamsyn Muir (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rochella Van der Wal wants to read The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2) by Abby Jimenez (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rochella Van der Wal rated a book really liked it Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories by Aviaq Johnston	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An anthology is always hard to rate since some of the stories I liked better than others; however, this was a nice read, and it's fun to see what type of horror stories I know that have similar elements even though my country is pretty far away from ...more
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Rochella Van der Wal rated a book it was ok Black Library Celebration 2021 by Steve Lyons	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I thought these would be short stories, but they are more like snippets from other books? Anyway, interesting enough and a quickish read, but a little disappointed.
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Rochella’s Quotes

“The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

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“We are all someone's monster.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

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“The water hears and understands. The ice does not forgive.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

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“Many boys will bring you flowers. But someday you'll meet a boy who will learn your favorite flower, your favorite song, your favorite sweet. And even if he is too poor to give you any of them, it won't matter because he will have taken the time to know you as no one else does. Only that boy earns your heart.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

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“The less you say, the more weight your words will carry.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Siege and Storm

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