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🎧 reread before A Court of Splintered Harmony releases!

It took quite a bit to get going, but I'm glad I stuck it out.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue - 4.5/5

This story gains further appreciation after discovering it's considered the first modern detective story. I got lost in some of the details without an illustration, but overall the story was interesting to follow & written in beautiful prose.

This series is just a wild ride I don’t think I can get off
👑viva La revolucion, Carl 👑

Grandma *in strong Russian accent*: “I..Who..Have..Never..Known..Men.. Is this your autobiography?”
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These characters are so cliche & annoying…. I’m thinking Freida McFadden just isn’t my cup of tea….

The Pit & the Pendulum (5/5)
William Wilson (4)
The Fall of the House of Usher (3)
A Tale of the Ragged Mountains (3.5)

1/3 of these stories are fascinating, 1/3 are so basic & obvious im confused why they were given space in this book, & 1/3 have me saying “I honestly couldn’t care less”…. V bi(tri?)polar vibes as I move chapter to chapter

Had to stop & break before the literal last chapter because I was bawling my eyes out. Man, this book hits a nerve

Getting a little too technical with all the explosive & engineering explanations… but I’m so invested in the characters that I wanna keep reading anyway

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This is so addicting... I honestly get the hype

Heart is breaking hearing his voice on audiobook. The good ones are always taken too soon 🥺

The moment when the woman seated next to me on the plane realizes we’re reading the same book on our Kindles because she sees “Casteel” on mine
…. & the hilarious knowing-eye exchange of acknowledgment of the smut we’ll both be immersed in for the next 3.5 hours… 😂😏