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He brought a sword, Jude’s sword, with him. Wren thought he was brave.
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If you thought we hated on BookTok before… girl, it’s about to get wild. But be sure to stick around, we also talk toxic (in a fun way) queer relationships, reading goals for 2023, and much more! Anybody up for a Frosty?
Books Discussed:
🥀A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene
🌹These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever
Books/Series Mentioned:
🫀If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
🫀Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
🫀As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir
🫀Unequal Affections by Laura S. Ormiston
🫀The Book of Azrael by Amber Nicole
🫀House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Mass
🫀Sin and Chocolate by K.F. Breene
🫀The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black
🫀Captive Prince series by C.S. Pacat
🫀The Villains series by V.E. Schwab
2023 Upcoming Releases We're Excited About:
🩸The Gargoyle's Captive by Katee Robert
🩸The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
🩸Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson
🩸Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
🩸Dark Rise 2 (Unofficial Name) by C.S. Pacat
🩸A Duet with the Siren Duke by Elise Kova
🩸Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
You can follow the hosts at @figonas @hazelsheartsworn @laequiem @adxmparriish
#a ruin of roses#these violent delights#micah nemerever#if we were villains#iwwv#hosab#crescent city#tfota#the folk of the air#captive prince#the stolen heir#podcast#book podcast#book club podcast#book club
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Happy New Year!
I hope you all have a wonderful 2024! You guys all rock!
Here's my plan for what I know I'm writing so far in 2024:
A Study of the Heart and Brain Book 3
Adolescent Antichrist Book 5
One Hell of a Love Book 3 (once the season comes out :))
Don't worry, there will be more than that, but right now that's the definitive plan.
Some possible stories I'm considering:
AOS Logos and Pathos
AU Dazai x Reader
New Father Figure x Teen! Reader story
Also, for fun, here is the list of the books I read in 2023:
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair
A Duel with the Vampire Lord by Elise Kova
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
Radiant Sin by Katee Robert
The Stranger by Andre Camus
We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
On Writing by Stephen King
The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
King of Wrath by Ana Huang
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Hades by Carly Spade
Black Coffee by Agatha Christie
King of Pride by Ana Huang
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
Mrs. McGinty’s Dead by Agatha Christie
The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deon
Apollo by Carly Spade
Ares by Carly Spade
Eros by Carly Spade
Poseidon by Carly Spade
Zeus by Carly Spade
The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah
Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert
Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
A Duet with the Siren Duke by Elise Kova
Still Life by Louise Penny
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny
L’Ultimate Notte Della Nostra Vita by Adam Silvera
War by Laura Thalassa
The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
King of Greed by Ana Huang
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand
Lightbringer by Claire Legrand
Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong
Foul Heart Huntsman by Chloe Gong
The Righteous by Renee Ahdieh
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson
The Blue Machine by Helen Czerski
A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny
The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
Last Violent Call by Chloe Gong
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie
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2023 Reading List
January:
What Lies Beyond the Veil- Harper L Woods & Adailade Forrest **
What Hunts inside the Shadows- Harper L Woods & Adailade Forrest **
Rhuger's Pearl- Carlotta Hughes ****
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February: X
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March:
4. Silent Lucidity- Tiffany Roberts **
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April:
5. Yearning for Her- Tiffany Roberts ****
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May: X
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June:
6. That Time I got Drunk and Saved a Human- Kimberly Lemming ***
7. How To Marry A Marble Marquis- C.M. Nascosta ****
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July:
8. To Tame a Dragon- Tiffany Roberts *
9. To Love a Dragon- Tiffany Roberts *
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August:
10. Taken by the Aline Next Door- Tiffany Roberts ***
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September:
11. Blood Moon- Jillian Graves **
12. The Sea Witch- Rebecca F. Kenney ****
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October:
13. Rhuger's Cridhe- Carlotta Hughes ****
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November:
14. A Duel with the Vampire Lord- Elise Kova ****
15. A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic- J. Penner ****
16. His Darkest Desire- Tiffany Roberts ****
17. Scream for Us- Molly Doyle **
18. Bloodshed- Molly Doyle ***
19. Melt for Us- Molly Doyle **
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December:
20. All I wanted was sushi but I got abducted by aliens instead- Petra Palerno ***
21. All I wanted was to become a Scientist but now I've got an Alien Boyfriend- Petra Palerno ***
22. All I wanted was a glass of Vine but an Alien Duke kidnapped me instead- Petra Palerno ***
23. A Court of Sugar & Spice- Rebecca F. Kenney ****
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Reading Goals:
Read 45 books (I'm ok if I read at least 20 due to life changes)
Read 10 comics/webcomics/manga
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Rook- Jillian Graves (Delayed)
Welcome to Azathé- CM Nascosta (Delayed)
Welcome to Fae Café- Jennifer Kropf
Enchantment- Orson Scott Card *2
My Side of the Mountain- Jean Craighead George *2
The Goddess of Yesterday- Caroline B. Cooney *2
A Little Princess- Frances Hodgson Burnett *3
Journey to the Center of the Earth- Jules Verne *3
Ascendant- Michael R Miller *1
Throne of Glass- Sarah J Maas
Crown of Midnight- Sarah J Maas
Heir of Fire- Sarah J Maas
Queen of Shadows- Sarah J Maas
Empire of Storms- Sarah J Maas
Tower of Dawn- Sarah J Maas
Kingdom of Ash- Sarah J Maas
Dragon Keeper- Carole Wilkinson *1
A Natural History of Dragons- Marie Brennan *1
Dragon's Flight- Anne McCaffery *1
Dragon Keeper- Robin Hobb *1
Phoenix Unbound- Grace Draven
Dragon Unleashed- Grace Draven
Raven Unveiled- Grace Draven
Undying King- Grace Draven
Entreat Me- Grace Draven
House of Earth & Blood- Sarah J Maas
House of Sky & Breath- Sarah J Maas
Jurassic Park- Michael Crichton
A Rake of His Own- AJ Lancaster (Reading)
Parties- C.M. Nascosta
Contact- Carl Sagan
Spinning Silver- Naomi Novik
Iron Widow- Xiran Jay Zhao
Uprooted- Naomi Novik
The Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss
What Sleeps Within the Cove- Harper L Woods & Adailade Forrest (10/17/2023)
Get off the Unicorn- Anne McCaffrey
Cursed Cocktails: A Cozy Fantasy- S.L. Rowland
Run, Run Rabbit- CM Nascosta
Stolen Midsummer Bride- Tara Grayce
Uncommon Verdant- Daria Vernon
Bow before the Elf Queen- JM Kearl
The Crystal Shard- R. A. Salvatore
Streams of Silver- R. A. Salvatore
The Halfling's Gem- R. A. Salvatore
The Legacy- R. A. Salvatore
Starless Night- R. A. Salvatore
What Lurks Between the Fates- Harper L Woods & Adailade Forrest
Shadow Wizard- Jeffe Kennedy
Rogue Familiar- Jeffe Kennedy
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Witch Hat Atelier
My Father is a Unicorn
Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu
Restaurant to Another World
The Savior's Book Café Story in Another
Campfire cooking in another world with my absurd skill
The Way of the Househusband
Delicious in Dungeon
Housekeeping Mage from Another World
Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits
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Reading Challenges:
Read 5 Dragon related books (listed)
Read 3 books I read in school (listed)
Read 2 classics (listed)
Read at least 5-7of the Legend of Drizzt books (listed)
Read 5 books recommended to me
Read at least 5 books by Grace Draven (listed)
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Total Reading Goal: 50
Just to be kind to my future self when she looks at this at the end of the year: remember that we were pregnant, had a baby, had to look for a new job, and had to move. We just didn't have time. Maybe we will next year.
Also I will admit I've been binge reading some of Tiffany Roberts' work here and there.
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Ok this year's reading challenge was completely and utterly slashed. I got overly enthusiastic and just went all over the place. I enjoyed reading when I could, especially after having a baby. February through May was difficult for me as I was in a lot of pain and just wanted to sleep on the last few months of pregnancy. I cried a lot. After I gave birth, reading helped me slowly heal my new found scattered and tired mom brain. I started off slow and after August when I started working again, I came back with a vengeance.
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Favorites:
* it was good
** loved it
*** would read again and again
**** Can't stop thinking about it, won't stop thinking about it
Not a fan: X
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Top Reads of 2023:
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2023 Guilty Pleasure Books:
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2023 Favorite Authors:
Tiffany Roberts
Rebecca F. Kenney
Petra Palerno
Kimberly Lemming
Carlotta Hughes
J. Penner
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Favorite Series:
Bubble Babes
Orc Matched
Order of the Unseen
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Re-reads:
The Martian
Project Hail Mary
Ice Planet Barbarian
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2022 Reading List and Reviews- 36
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Like Elves and Faeries in a Ring
Here it is, y’all! I’ve been working on this FaerieAU since early January, and I’m really stoked to share it with you!
Read it on AO3 here!
Toil and Trouble, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Epilogue
Wordcount: 1,189
Trigger Warnings: Mentions of harming a child, no actual harm comes to the child.
Beta’d by the wonderful @ninja-kitty-more-like-no !
Elise Stewart considered herself to be intelligent. She was a ranking witch in her coven, even at a young age, and had graduated college with honors. Elise knew she was smart, but visiting a place like Gossamer Hollow with a baby in tow was something only idiots did.
And Elise Stewart was an idiot.
She paused in her work for a moment to glance at the baby sleeping peacefully in the bassinet. He did look like her Virgil, from the pads of his tiny, perfect toes to the tip of his tiny, perfect nose. And then the similarities stopped. Virgil’s eyes had finally settled into proper witch’s eyes, one emerald and the other amethyst. The baby in the bassinet had eyes like liquid gold, beautiful, but unsettling. A halo of honey-blond curls splayed over the pillow; a direct antithesis to her son’s dark locks.
Elise turned back to her work, hammering another iron spike into the door frame. She would get her baby back, or she wasn’t a witch at all.
The child woke as Elise began hanging bells at the windows. He cried out at the noise as they rang, so Elise abandoned her task to comfort him. It was a simple thing to pick him up and rock him. She would do the same for any child in distress.
The little boy smiled at up at her from the safety of her arms, and she wondered whether she would be able to part with him.
If she had her way, in the end, she wouldn’t have to. Two children would be harder to care for, of course, but what mother switched their child out for another?
The baby fell back asleep and she gently laid him back in the bassinet. There was work to be done.
More bells were out of the question, of course, if she didn’t want to wake him again. A few sprigs of St. John’s wort on the sill would suffice. And a branch of rowan.
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In Elise’s eyes, the preparation was the easy part. It was against everything she knew to threaten harm to a child. Maybe she would wait. Just for the night. Just… Just for the night. She would feed the baby and then in the morning it would be easier.
Right?
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The morning sun filtered through the windows and glanced off the baby’s cheek as he slept. Elise cursed herself for becoming so attached to one of the Fair Folk. She truly couldn’t bring herself to hurt him, but oh, did she want her Virgil back.
The changeling was not her baby. Her child, the heir to her magic, the light of her life, was in danger, and she couldn’t even threaten a single faerie. Just because it was a child.
She flopped on the couch with a wordless groan, turning the iron knife over and over in her hands. All she had to do was put the point of the knife at the child’s heart. She wouldn’t even draw blood. There would be a minor threat to the baby, its mother would come, and Elise would get Virgil back.
All’s well that ends well, they say. But ends don’t justify the means.
Elise was getting soft, she supposed. Soft, and sentimental, and…And stupid.
Everything comes in threes.
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Three days. Three days since her baby had been swapped and still Elise couldn’t bring the knife near the bassinet. She’d given the changeling a temporary name, which was probably a bad idea.
“Alright, Patton, I can do this, can’t I, sweetie?”
She could not do this.
Morning turned to afternoon as she paced the floor of the small cabin, trying to figure out what to do. She couldn’t harm the baby, but she had to get Virgil back.
A knock on the door, followed by a hiss of pain ripped her out of her musings.
There was a rowan amulet on the back of the door. A Good Neighbor had come to pay a visit.
Elise snatched the knife from the arm of the couch and went to investigate.
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The faerie at the door was holding Virgil. Clutching him to her chest with one arm, the other raised to knock at the door again.
All Elise could do was stare. The baby in the bassinet hadn’t been harmed. Or threatened. Or put in danger in any way, shape, or form. Why was the faerie bringing Virgil here on her own accord? In all Elise’s studies as a witch, no one recorded stories of faerie mothers bringing back the stolen child.
Elise Stewart considered herself smart, but she had no frame of reference for this situation.
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“They took my son. And left this thing in his place.”
Elise almost took offense at her son being called a ‘thing’, but understood under the circumstances.
“They?”
“The others. Where is my son?”
The faerie saw the bassinet behind Elise and tried to cross the threshold with a cry, only to jerk back as if stung. “You would keep me from my son? Here, take yours, I do not want him.” Virgil was thrust into Elise’s arms, and the faerie held her newly empty arms out beseechingly. “Please, give me my son.”
Elise stood in shock, trying to process this new information. This wasn’t a careless, flighty pixie who only thought about itself. This was a mother, whose child had been taken from her unwillingly. This was a mother, just like Elise.
She cursed.
“Give me a minute to take care of the iron, and then maybe you can come in for a cup of tea?”
~~
Virgil and the changeling looked like brothers, laying together. His mother was stroking her son’s cheek, completely ignoring the cup of tea Elise had given her.
“I’ve been calling him Patton.” The faerie didn’t respond, so Elise continued. “He’s adorable.”
“His name is Sundrop, in the human tongue.”
“It suits him.”
“I think Patton will do.”
Elise startled.
“Pardon?”
The faerie looked up at her with a small grin.
“I do not wish to part from the little Thundercloud, any more than you wish to part from my son. Perhaps an arrangement can be made?”
The words filtered at a snail’s pace through the witch’s head as she stared at the two children and the faerie.
What.
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“Tell us again, mama!” The two boys looked up at Elise with sparkling eyes. Aerin laughed from where she was watching at the door to the bedroom.
“Don’t give in, El. It’s bedtime.”
“Wasn’t going to.” The boys sighed, and Elise kissed their heads as they lay down. “Goodnight, Pat, Virge. Sleep tight! Don’t let the spiders bite!”
“Spiders don’t bite me, mama.”
“Oh, but they might bite your brother, and we can’t let that happen, can we, Patty?”
Elise stood up from the bed and smiled at Aerin. “You get to sing tonight.”
The faerie chuckled.
“I sing every night. You sound like a frog in a well.”
~~
Something stirred in the depths of the faerie court. The time was near. A scrape of diamond-hard scales against stone, and then silence.
#faerie#au#ts patton#ts virgil#oc#mythological elements#witches#fairies#fanfic#part one#toil and trouble
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𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘳. ℚ𝕆𝕋𝔻: How do you decide what to read next? [I’m definitely a mood reader with a slight set tbr mixed in!] Huge thank you to @elise.kova + @bookofmatchesmedia for sending me this e-arc of A Dance With The Fae Prince! This fantasy romance is the second standalone novel set in Elise’s “Married to Magic” universe. From the blurb to the cover and the author . . . I am so excited to dive into this one! ADWTFP is out August 19th! Check out my bio for the link to preorder & to check out Elise’s website! 🌸𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗥𝗕 Katria swore she’d never fall in love. She's seen what "love" means through the cruelty of her family. So when she’s married off to the mysterious Lord Fenwood for a handsome price, all Katria wants is a better life than the one she's leaving. Feelings are off the table. But her new husband makes not falling in love difficult. As their attraction begins to grow, so too do the oddities within her new life: strange rules, screams in the night, and attacks by fae that Katria never thought were real. When she witnesses a ritual not meant for human eyes, Katria finds herself spirited away to the land of Midscape. Surviving the fae wilds as a human is hard enough. Katria must survive as a human who accidentally pilfered the magic of ancient kings — magic a bloodthirsty king is ready to kill her for in order to keep his stolen throne — and her new husband is the rightful heir in hiding. The power to save the fae is in her hands. But who will save her from a love she vowed never to feel? [Trigger warnings: Mentions of emotional and physical abuse by family members, fantasy violence] 🌸𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗦 #EliseKova #ADanceWithTheFaePrince #ADealWithTheElfKing #MarrieToMagic #BOMMTours #BOMMIndieAuthors #BOMMARCTour #ARCTour #AdvancedReadersCopy #BookTour #ToBeRead #BookstagramTour https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9A-r4LQRP/?utm_medium=tumblr
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Hello everyone!! Today I am really excited because I get to start reading my eARC copy of A Dance with the Fae Prince by Elise Kova. This is the second book in the Married to Magic series but it can be read as a standalone. Its release date is August 19th and you can find the pre-order link in my bio. *** Cinderella meets THE CRUEL PRINCE in this stand-alone fantasy romance about a human girl and her marriage to the prince of the fae. She knew her hand in marriage would be sold. She had no idea a fae prince was the buyer. Katria swore she’d never fall in love. She's seen what "love" means through the cruelty of her family. So when she’s married off to the mysterious Lord Fenwood for a handsome price, all Katria wants is a better life than the one she's leaving. Feelings are off the table. But her new husband makes not falling in love difficult. As their attraction begins to grow, so too do the oddities within her new life: strange rules, screams in the night, and attacks by fae that Katria never thought were real. When she witnesses a ritual not meant for human eyes, Katria finds herself spirited away to the land of Midscape. Surviving the fae wilds as a human is hard enough. Katria must survive as a human who accidentally pilfered the magic of ancient kings — magic a bloodthirsty king is ready to kill her for in order to keep his stolen throne — and her new husband is the rightful heir in hiding. The power to save the fae is in her hands. But who will save her from a love she vowed never to feel? A Dance with the Fae Prince is a complete, *stand-alone novel*, inspired by the tales of Psyche and Eros, as well as Cinderella, with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for romantic fantasy readers who enjoyed A Court of Silver Flames and An Enchantment of Ravens. A Dance with the Fae Prince features a slow-burn romance and a swoon-worthy couple. *** #EliseKova #ADanceWithTheFaePrince #ADealWithTheElfKing #MarrieToMagic #BOMMTours #BOMMIndieAuthors #BOMMARCTour #MyFamdomObsessionsJuly21 #ReadGushJuly21 #greekbookstagram #instavivlio #vivlio #diavazo #eucitesc #mybookfeatures #booknotes_athina (at Káto Zákros, Lasithi, Greece) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRv2tWMr7v1/?utm_medium=tumblr
#elisekova#adancewiththefaeprince#adealwiththeelfking#marrietomagic#bommtours#bommindieauthors#bommarctour#myfamdomobsessionsjuly21#readgushjuly21#greekbookstagram#instavivlio#vivlio#diavazo#eucitesc#mybookfeatures#booknotes_athina
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I decidedly don’t like Jack’s bio mom. She’s judge-y.
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Black’s handwriting is a bitch to read. What’s the point of including notes when they’re nearly illegible?
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Yeah, I would be afraid she would have to lie, too. Well, we can only go up from here, I suppose, with the second book. I may hate Wren now, but I hope it’s only temporary. Power is corrupting her and she needs to realize that.
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Wren is a cold-hearted bitch. I hate it here. She’s a hypocrite and I hate hypocrites.
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What the fuck are you doing, Wren?!?!? No, Oak doesn’t deserve this. i’m disturbed by your hate, Wren. This, this is fucked up. Putting the bridle on him. That’s so unimaginably fucked up and I hate you at this moment, Wren.
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Oak has the antidote for Hurclaw.
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Woah, Wren killed Lady Nore by just saying she wanted her dead. Wren didn’t know that would happen.
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Wait, this means Bogdana is Wren’s mother. Damn.
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I knew it. Mellith’s heart is Wren’s. I’m so smart. I found out the mystery. I knew this chapters ago. Great, though, Wren will hate Oak over this. I hate everything.
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