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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)

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Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)

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The Faith of Beasts (The Captive's War, #2)

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“The assassin flipped back the lid of the basket. The nose instantly shot inward, and Celaena found the strange golden-haired pup quivering in a corner with a red bow around her neck.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

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“I see books, I see coffee, I see a good day ahead.” ~ Unknown”
― G.T. London, Second Chances and Then Some

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“No mourners, no funerals. Another way of saying good luck. But it was something more. A dark wink to the fact that there would be no expensive burials for people like them, no marble markers to remember their names, no wreaths of myrtle and rose.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

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“It would make things easier for both of us, especially for you, if we could forgo the part of this conversation where you take me for a complete idiot...”
― Sylvain Neuvel, Sleeping Giants

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“Sevro sniffs my neck and makes a noise of distaste. “By Jove. You wretch. Did you dip yourself in piss before the occasion?” “It’s cologne,” I say. “Mustang bought it for me last Solstice.” He’s quiet for a moment. “Is it made out of piss?”
― Pierce Brown, Iron Gold

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