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Vil N. Melling is on page 92 of 500

1: Aeron? What an icon.
2: I swear I will fangirl over the worldbuilding in every update.
3: LET'S GO, I'M SO PUMPED FOR THE ETHODINE

— Jan 08, 2026 04:57AM

On Wings of Ash and Dust (The Faylan Trials, #1)

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Vil N. Melling is on page 230 of 500

That trial was a DOOZY! But YAAAAAY we're teaming up with Hickory to do some stuff now!

— 7 hours, 45 min ago

Vil N. Melling is on page 204 of 500

LAUGHING SQUEALING SCREAMING BALL/DANCE/GALA SCENES WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE STRONGEST HOLD ON ME

— Jan 13, 2026 03:51AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 173 of 500

AJFNSJFN THE FIRST TRIAL!
And Quinn and Aeron perhaps sparking something...
AND ISINGLASS SFNAKNFFAF IT SOUNDS SO COOL

— Jan 13, 2026 02:28AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 145 of 500

Noooo I feel so bad for Hickory (he's exhibiting a lot of favorite character behavior, though...)

— Jan 11, 2026 09:46PM

Vil N. Melling is on page 129 of 500

I already frickin LOVE Hickory, Alys and Vale (Vale maybe not as much, on account of the bitchiness, but Quinn's deal with the queen sounds promising for Vale character development >:D)

— Jan 11, 2026 02:20AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 102 of 500

*Foaming at the mouth over world building and character work: episode 79*

— Jan 10, 2026 01:00AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 62 of 500

The writer inside me is going wild over the perfect pace at which the world building is being delivered

And where I left off, the reader inside me is going "SHIT SHE'S DROWNING"

— Jan 07, 2026 02:43AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 40 of 500

AHHHHHHH the action is EPIC (AND loaded with internal conflict >:D)

— Jan 06, 2026 01:57AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 25 of 500

The characters, the world building, Quinn's internal conflict, EVERYTHING IS JUST SO GOOD SO FAR OH MY GOD

— Jan 05, 2026 03:25AM

Vil N. Melling is on page 11 of 500

HOW HAVE I GASPED THREE TIMES ALREADY AND I'VE ONLY READ THE PROLOGUE

— Jan 04, 2026 02:22AM