Ethel Hesslen

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fantasy‎ (558)
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romantasy‎ (253)
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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

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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

“Humans see what they want to see.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

tags: humanity, humans, mankind, perception, self-delusion, willful-ignorance

2383 likes

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

tags: nico

13380 likes

“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

“I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush.”
― Rick Riordan

tags: percy-jackson, rachel-elizabeth-dare

3951 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

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