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H. L.’s 2025 Year in Books
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| I love a mystery that's just stumping enough to leave you uncertain but not without your suspicions. I have to admit I hadn't deduced the real killer until very near to the end of the book. I enjoyed the way the author switched between not only POVs ...more | |
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| Magic, vampires, fighting for your life, romance, and a dash of mystery and intrigue. We Who Will Die is a little bit of a slow burn, and there's not quite as much world-building as I'd like for this size of a book, but it definitely kept my attentio ...more | |
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“The sounds of metal clashing against metal, the deep, resonant thrum of magical detonations, and the agonized screams of the dying echoed off the mountains. The resulting cacophony ricocheted inside of Ahena’s skull, muddling her thoughts and making her head throb. The sun beat down, heating her scales and driving needles through her eyes. Death, the stench thick and pervasive, blood and gore drenching the land, stretched as far as she could see. And yet, it seemed as though the attacking swarm would never end.”
― The End of a Reign
― The End of a Reign
“He waved his finger, and the tea leaves rose from both cups before wringing themselves out and flying into the fire. The flames crackled and snapped as they consumed the wet herbs, turning the air redolent of the woods on a warm summer’s day. He brought his cup to his lips, and she resigned herself to more waiting. One couldn’t rush a dragon, no matter how much they might wish—Wynd most of all.”
― The End of a Reign
― The End of a Reign
“The Deadlands of Kotensgard were a dark and dreary place. The skies sounded angry, snarling in a perpetual storm that never made rain but loomed overhead like the promise of a slow death. Parched, scorched earth crackled beneath her feet with every step. Blackened pillars reaching for the sky, the trees still stood but were burned to the roots, bare of the faintest hint of leaves. Fires smoldered here and there, miniscule, desperate flames struggling to survive on handfuls of brush and emaciated animal corpses.”
― The End of a Reign
― The End of a Reign
“The sounds of metal clashing against metal, the deep, resonant thrum of magical detonations, and the agonized screams of the dying echoed off the mountains. The resulting cacophony ricocheted inside of Ahena’s skull, muddling her thoughts and making her head throb. The sun beat down, heating her scales and driving needles through her eyes. Death, the stench thick and pervasive, blood and gore drenching the land, stretched as far as she could see. And yet, it seemed as though the attacking swarm would never end.”
― The End of a Reign
― The End of a Reign
“He waved his finger, and the tea leaves rose from both cups before wringing themselves out and flying into the fire. The flames crackled and snapped as they consumed the wet herbs, turning the air redolent of the woods on a warm summer’s day. He brought his cup to his lips, and she resigned herself to more waiting. One couldn’t rush a dragon, no matter how much they might wish—Wynd most of all.”
― The End of a Reign
― The End of a Reign
“The Deadlands of Kotensgard were a dark and dreary place. The skies sounded angry, snarling in a perpetual storm that never made rain but loomed overhead like the promise of a slow death. Parched, scorched earth crackled beneath her feet with every step. Blackened pillars reaching for the sky, the trees still stood but were burned to the roots, bare of the faintest hint of leaves. Fires smoldered here and there, miniscule, desperate flames struggling to survive on handfuls of brush and emaciated animal corpses.”
― The End of a Reign
― The End of a Reign
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