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As it turns out, reading a physical book is much harder with a four month old puppy at home so in the meantime I’m rereading ACOTAR so I can keep up with my goals, and reading this much slower then anticipated

I don’t really count this towards my goal for 2024 since it’s just an added work ethic towards my bilingual abilities but here we are. 😂

After being lucky enough to receive my pre order days early I can fully say this book is amazing so far and I can’t wait to see everyone else’s thoughts once it’s been out and people have had time to finish this!

Book one started off slow, but still good, like a better version of the Atlas Six. This book, however, feels like a wall waiting to blow open, probably literally. It’s not full of romance and constant action but it’s still very good.

I decided to take a break from John Gwynne to read something a little lighter, less intense and detailed. I’ve been travelling for 6 days now, and I picked this book up right before I left. It’s been a wonderful book to read, light romance, and some action with magic as well. Really happy that I bought both of the books from this duology.

This book kicked off beautifully from the first and so many things are happening now 😌 such amazing writing and the story is ever changing and growing.

This series has me hooked 😌 that is all

Finally sat down and read for a solid couple hours and still going 😌😌

The tension and building up to the catalyst is absolutely wonderful.

As mentioned before I haven’t had much time or energy to focus on reading but DAMN, possible TW for animal lovers in this book! 😭

‘Storm. I shall call her Storm.’

I damn near started crying at what happened to these creatures but as seen above, one lived! for now anyway.. keeping it as vague as possible here. 🥲

Even though I haven’t had as much time (or energy 😴) to read, I can fully feel the tension starting to build in this so far. I’m fully expecting everything to blow up and just throw a hundred different surprises my way.

Man, I feel like I’ve done no reading this past week or so at all! Not for lack of wanting to, but just being incredibly busy.

That being said, so far I’m completely enthralled by the world and history of this book. Each character will really have me hooked on their story I think.

It is so late where I am, I should be going to bed, but it’s not going to stop me from at least starting the first couple pages of this. It’s easy to say I’ll be on a John Gwynne binge for a while. I should add, I read this years ago but never finished the series so this time I am!

“Real courage is to feel fear, but to stand and face it, not run from it.”

This book is so damn good 😭 I still haven’t yet seen a release date for the third though and it makes me immensely sad to not know how the series will end!!

We are none of us born warriors,” Orka muttered. “It is the world that makes us so.”

Loving this sequel so far. It has a lot more “action” right off the hop, which makes sense given the slower start to book one with character and world building. Definitely fast becoming my favourite book I’ve read this year ( So far ;) )

I initially started this last year but put it down because I wasnt feeling like reading this particular style of fantasy at that moment, and I’m actually glad I did. I was able to dive right back into this and im thoroughly enjoying it! Sometimes it’s good to take breaks from certain genres, or even sub genres.

Wow okay guys I straight up haven’t been reading at all the past couple of weeks 😭 I am so so busy with life and it’s been a real struggle to find the energy to read. I stare at my books every day but I’m so mentally exhausted. Finally pushing myself to get back to it because I love it and need the break!

Honestly, I still really love this book. This series may be referred to “junk food for the brain” but it’s still worth the time I’m taking to read it. And the POVs from underdeveloped characters actually adds small details to the storyline!

Spoilers below: BEWARE 🥺
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Okay, so yes this book is long, and yes it should’ve ended with this book but that being said, THE NYMPHS!! So far being halfway through the book, learning more about them and seeing their villages is by far my favourite part of book 8 thus far. I’m absolutely in love with the historic aspect they put into this book!! 10/10 for me.

Part of me feels at this point that the POVs from under developed characters would’ve been better off either not there or in a different book. HOWEVER I am just aching for one particular relationship to FINALLY just bloom. IYKYK😅
So far the book is a solid 4 ⭐️ rating because I’m very good at sifting through fillers and taking away what’s most important to the story.