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I’m going to stop reading till I feel in the mood for this. I didn’t realize it was a huge world building, steampunk, politically complex book. I also found at the start that the author picked too many damn things going on… fantasy? robots / machines? Magic? Gods? Too many POVs? Scottish people who live in the sky??? It was ALOT. But it has amazing reviews so maybe I’ll come back to it.

I don’t remember the last time I actually cried reading a book. Yet here I was, tears streaming down my face as I listened to probably the most heartbreakingly beautiful scene I’ve read in YEARS. This series is absolutely, tragically exquisite. I haven’t left a review for the first two books of the trilogy out of laziness but I can’t hold back anymore… definitely going in my hall of fame.

I’m sorry. WHAT THE FUCK?!!????? I am wrecked… and also so mad at Lauren….. girl that was a stupid stupid writing decision to make. You don’t kill everyone’s favorite!!! That’s not a HEA!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭

WELL HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! I’ll be damned!!! This book… this series…. UGHHHH

this series is so good 😭😭it’s not beating the “throne of glass ripoff” allegations but I’m still entertained and really loving it. it’s definitely plagiarism in some exact phrases though 😂

I LIKE THIS OMGGGGGG OMG

This book be scratching my brain just right 🤤 tropey but the formula has never failed me

My 2025 mantra is clearing my TBR of books I’ve had on there for YEARS before reading books I only just added. Gonna take me like 6 months 😫

Ok - the new characters introduced combined with somehow better writing make this one miles better than the first. Seems she realized her faults and amended… I like it

GAHHHH. Beautiful.

I am emotionally destroyed already…

I’m in LOVE. my god.

Ok so I’m actually quaking in my boots… I remember thinking this series was *mehhhh* at best and originally when I read the first 3 books, I rated 6/10. I may have to bump that up to 7 or 8… I’m INVESTED

Good so far - not a hint of fantasy BUT that may just be because I’m not very far. I like the story though, and the characters are lovable.

So far, this book is everything I’ve been craving - a modern fantasy twist similar to ZA and Crescent City. The world building is insane…. wrapping my head around all of the details is proving to be a challenge but that’s what’s got me hooked. It’s a unique premise unlike any other fantasy I’ve read lately.

I fear for my own sanity after this….

So far, liking this! Very different to what I expected - it’s a modernized retelling, in a world similar to Crescent City imo. I loved CC, so I think I’ll like this…. The writing is a bit juvenile at the start but it’s getting better. Overall I am happy with the world building and characters introduced.

RUN, don’t walk to buy these books! It’s been a LONGGG TIME since I’ve been held on the edge of my proverbial seat as often as I am in Penn Cole’s world of Emarion. I have flown through like 700 pages in 2 days… that’s gotta be a new record for me?

Diem is everything I love in a FMC - very Aelin coded but with a hint of softness that she tries so hard to hide. Couldn’t recommend these books enough!

Oh I just know I’m going to love this…. so far it’s GOOD! We’ll see what the verdict is as I move along 😜

Interesting so far… I have no doubt I’ll love it if it’s anything like Peckham’s other works that I’ve read (ZA, RB, DP). It’s very dystopian-meets-fantasy from what I can tell, which is different than most romantasy novels I’ve read lately. Think “The Last of Us” meets ACOTAR… Excited to see how it plays out 😈

I. Am. Hooked. Intense world building gives way to thrilling fight sequences + lovable-as-hell MCs and I just can’t put it down!

Immediately, I’m reminded of what a magnificent writer Raven is. The first 5 chapters are beautifully structured… and I’m thrown back into the world of Auren/Slade with the same level of intensity as the end of book 4. Like no time has passed :,)

SO. SO. GOOD.

So insanely good. High stakes, emotional rollercoaster, underdog rising, what’s not to love?

Finished all 15 Maas-verse books… screaming crying throwing up 😭😭😭🫡