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Kistal
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Reading for the 2nd time
read in January 2026
Kistal said:
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What a saga! I was convinced I’d hate this book because of the hype and its origin as HP fanfiction. But I was wrong. It’s one of the best—if not the best—dark fantasy I’ve ever read.
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“I don’t want to write this story any more than you want to read it.”
“I'm not sentimental--I'm as romantic as you are. The idea, you know,
is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic
person has a desperate confidence that they won't.”
― This Side of Paradise
is that the sentimental person thinks things will last--the romantic
person has a desperate confidence that they won't.”
― This Side of Paradise
“We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“They didn’t agree on much. In fact, they didn’t agree on anything. They fought all the time and challenged each other ever day. But despite their differences, they had one important thing in common. They were crazy about each other.”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“There is no pretending," Jace said with absolute clarity. "I love you, and I will love you until I die, and if there is life after that, I'll love you then.”
― City of Glass
― City of Glass
“Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a while, you wake up in someone else's dream. ”
― Succubus Blues
― Succubus Blues
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