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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)

by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

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Anna said: " Possibly the best book of the series so far - all the set up of the first two books and the novellas about her earlier life rendered Caleana and accompanying characters all the richer. The last 200ish pages were phenomenal, and I found myself rapidly Possibly the best book of the series so far - all the set up of the first two books and the novellas about her earlier life rendered Caleana and accompanying characters all the richer. The last 200ish pages were phenomenal, and I found myself rapidly shifting from grinning at Calaena's victory to sobbing at the tumultuous ending.

Caelana has finally accepted herself, embraced her past and faced her trauma as head on as possible, and she is all the more a stunning character because of it.

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ROWAN. I have always been a sucker for the enemies to lover trope, but this enemies to *carranum* was super special. What a formidable pair these two are going to make in Terrasen's court!! I enjoyed Rowan becoming a formidable companion instead of another love interest. His role in the books to come will be all the more fruitful for it I fell.

The writing of Aedion's character was also very good. Heartbroken at the loss of his closest friend and once future Queen, seeing him still fighting for his and her kingdom was heartwarming. And upon learning she was still alive, he fought for his plans even harder. Chaol's involvement in this was the step he really needed to take in picking a side in this war, and his stand against the king a solidifying step over the line. Gods I hope Caelaena can save Dorian from his current fate. The king of Adarlan is a true incarnation of a man so power-hungry that nothing but the exercise of said power is of any importance to him.

THE WITCHES - this was a very interesting perspective slotted cleanly into the book via the introduction to Yellowleg witches in the second novel that I really enjoyed. Manon is a rich and layered character who's relationship with Abraxos was beautiful to see unfold. I am keen to see whether she embraces her destiny of changing the brutal methods of the witch clans. She has more of a heart than she knows. ...more "

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The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness

by Ichiro Kishimi

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The DOSE Effect

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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

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“It is deep January. The sky is hard.
The stalks are firmly rooted in ice.

It is in this solitude, a syllable,
Out of these gawky flitterings,

Intones its single emptiness,
The savagest hollow of winter-sound.”
― Wallace Stevens

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“Sex and laughter. The heart and lungs of a relationship.”
― Rosamund Lupton, Sister

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“The truth is that the world is full of dragons, and none of us are as powerful or cool as we’d like to be. And that sucks. But when you’re confronted with that fact, you can either crawl into a hole and quit, or you can get out there, take off your shoes, and Bilbo it up.”
― Patrick Rothfuss

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