Ethel Hesslen

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read‎ (884)
considering-to-read‎ (220)
don-t-look-at-again‎ (35)
review-of-the-year‎ (4)
owned‎ (662)
fantasy‎ (558)
4-star-reads‎ (547)
children-s‎ (274)
romantasy‎ (253)
read-from-library‎ (245)

ya-books‎ (228)
2024‎ (225)
new-adult-or-adult‎ (195)
court-intrigue‎ (190)
middle-grade‎ (168)
2025‎ (160)
2023‎ (155)
favorites‎ (139)
3-star-reads‎ (120)
touch-her-you-die‎ (117)
5-star-reads‎ (114)
fae‎ (90)

2022‎ (87)
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dnf‎ (51)
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kindle-potential‎ (44)
mythology‎ (41)
to-reread‎ (40)

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Ethel is Currently Reading

Ethel Hesslen is currently reading

Crowntide (Lightlark #4)

by Alex Aster (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: new-adult-or-adult, currently-reading, 2026, fantasy, owned, romantasy, touch-her-you-die

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Jan 04, 2026 07:16AM

Ethel Hesslen is currently reading

Feral Wolf (Darkmore Penitentiary, #3)

by Caroline Peckham (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: owned, currently-reading, 2026, elemental, fae, fantasy, new-adult-or-adult, romantasy, why-choose

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Jan 03, 2026 07:39AM

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Descendant of Glory

by M. Sinclair (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: owned, currently-reading, fantasy, kindle, new-adult-or-adult, romantasy, touch-her-you-die, why-choose, 2026

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Dec 26, 2025 08:51AM

Ethel’s Quotes

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

tags: ideas, libraries, sarah-j-maas, throne-of-glass

10883 likes

“The real world is where the monsters are.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

tags: monsters, reality, world

2426 likes

“Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we're related for better or for worse...and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum.”
― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters

tags: family

3266 likes

“I had been waiting, all my life, for someone undeceived to love me.”
― Rosamund Hodge, Cruel Beauty

114 likes

“Because our family doesn't decide who we are. WE decide who we are. Believe me, it drives my parents crazy. And sometimes, that's the only thought that gets me through the day.”
― Shannon Messenger, Everblaze

tags: keefe

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