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“i wear the chain i forged in life” will always be an iconic line

my 2026 ARCs are off to a great start

“what do i think? let’s see. in less than a minute on the job, you’ve fallen foul of the bishop, got involved with some fancy young twit and attracted the attention of a man with the biggest gun i’ve ever seen, he replied. even for you, this is remarkable. that’s what i think.”

tfw you fuck up so bad that the demon you share your body with has to let you know

*quote taken from ARC

okay i think this is where i left off yesterday

i left this unfinished (read: lost it in my disorderly piles of books) approximately, uh, 2 (?) years ago?

remedying that now because it was on track to be a 5 star read iirc

“and what sort of queen would that make me?”

“mine.”

peak romance is your fiancé offering to save the bones of his enemies for your senior dog to chew on (and he offers so primly, too)

“shall we retake our kingdom, em?”

they are so special to me

cute romcom vibes!

a scientist has her life’s work stolen from her and ends up on a road trip with a hot stranger, i’m here for it

also the illustrations are gorgeous!

no question about it i am ready to get hurt again

OMG OMG OMGGGG

only four chapters left and i’m STRESSED

my girl is in the “find out” phase of FAFO

this middle section pacing feels off for the 450+ page first book in a trilogy (specifically i fear we’re falling into the “breezing through the fantasy plot to get to the romance” trap)

OH MY GOD

so i will definitely be avoiding my responsibilities to finish this tomorrow ✌️

“are you not my people‘s god?”

she’s plotting revenge and i’m going feral

tfw your new husband of necessity is the only one available to comfort you while you grieve your og husband and he bleeds profusely (complimentary)

“if we are to trust, then one of us must trust first”

ohh this is going to be good

had to squeeze in one more chapter before bed

insert [finally some good fucking food] meme here

first ARC of 2026!!

pretty standard fare YA fantasy