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@@minarose3193 having those regrets is tough! I totally get it. And I agree about the desirability factor going out the window. It’s like sticker shock-as soon as they hear the number, they bounce. But the independent, experienced ladies are where it’s at!

@@misi24069 oh, goodness. What am I getting myself into?? 🤣🤣🤣 I start Golden Son this week!

@@SandrasLibrary you'll see 😅 similarly to you I also had Red rising on my shelf for couple of years. I bought it after I heard someone say that if you like The lord of the rings (aka my all time favourite movies) you'll like Red rising. But I had different books on my tbr list and in the meantime I got into the worst reading slump of my life so far. These books got me into reading again :)

@@Spartan1312 oh, gosh. Now I’m scared! 😳

And now a B&B movie is coming!! This is going to be hilarious 🔥

@@SandrasLibrary there is?! DAMN that's gonna be interesting. And rated R

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!!! I’ve been so curious about Five Broken Blades and I think you’ve convinced me to pick that one up. I couldn’t tell if it was supposed to be a romantasy or just straight up fantasy, but I remember the synopsis sounding interesting. Had no idea it was planned to be a series! I really enjoyed Stoneblind but totally agree it was less about being from her POV and more about the circumstances involving her. That one had such an interesting storytelling style-I especially loved the chapter from the perspective of her snakes!

@@SandrasLibrary In my opinion Five Broken Blades is a fantasy quest story with romances (there are multiple) sprinkled along the way. Some of the romance threads hit better than others and they are important to the characters, but I wouldn't say the romances are the main focus of the story, though YMMV. There were so many interesting perspectives in Stoneblind, especially those seemingly omniscient chapters from Gorgoneion. Euyrale and Stheno learning what fear is through their love for Medusa was awesome too. I almost wish Stoneblind wasn't a standalone because the way Haynes approaches these POVs is fascinating.

LOL… I hate when that happens, but at least you got some extra shut eye? 🤣🤣🤣 SO glad you loved Silver Flames…it’s the best!

I'm definitely enjoying my time in Red Rising...hopefully it doesn't break me! lol. Can't wait to see what this character stuff is in GS that you're referring to! Shogun is also on my list, and I just know it will be heartbreaking! I have the ebooks and audiobooks ready to go, so maybe I will read those later this year. The series was incredible. I will definitely keep you posted on RR! 🔥

Finally finished ACOTAR & Silver Flames was my absolute favorite!

Abe started targeting Lark’s group one year after she slipped Lachlan’s trunk. Pages 58-59 we see Abe hatch his master plan to get back at Rowan through Lark and Lachlan. They figured out Abe was across the street bc of the eye witness account of the substitute male nurse who was last seen with Ethel, which made Lachlan remember seeing the male nurse out walking super early one morning on their street.

@@SandrasLibrary okkkkk…. Thanks for explaining the nurse but I guess I missed it? But it still doesn’t make sense. He was clearly a stalker so which is a more reasonable explanation as to why he was on their street. I don’t get how you jump from seeing someone on your street to, oh he must be a neighbour 😂 I’ll have to re read the page where Abe hatched his master plan but trying to get to Rowan and Sloan by killing random people (non blood relations) to Lark seems a bit far removed to make sense. In short, I don’t think the plot was plotting, but I still enjoyed the read

@@patb2582 for sure! I think part of the charm of this series is the complete and total absurdity of the plot, which is something I had struggled with in the first book. But now that I treat these books as just outrageous entertainment, I can accept all the outlandish plot stuff. LOL

@@SandrasLibrary 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you are right the first book was also a mess lmfao. Unpopular opinion but I think Leather & Lark was better than the first book

@@patb2582 Apparently we’re the only 2 who feel that way 😭😭😭 IDK. I thought Lark’s vindictive murderous streak and her artistic methods were a little cute?? 🤣🤣🤣

If the series maintains like this, I’m inclined to agree. I already see it being up there in my favorite reads ever list if the rest of the books are as poignant and well-developed. Your comment has me eager to continue reading! 🔥

Oof-I loved Dowry so much! I’m so sorry it was a hate-read for you lol. I will say that I was pretty disappointed by An Education in Malice. Its premise had so much potential, but then the book ended up being really tame. I expected more blood and violence and taboo, and it didn’t deliver. My experience of it sounds similar to your experience with Dowry. Evocation I enjoyed as a character-driven story with simpler writing and an urban fantasy setting. I’ll definitely be picking up the sequel.

@SandrasLibrary education is described as Dark academia right? I'm sorry you didn't like that book. And the thing is I wanted to love dowry but I just found all the characters so boring.

@@queenvictoria4237 yes-and it could’ve been so delicious! I’m sorry you didn’t like Dowry! She has Savage Blooms coming out next year, so I plan to give that a shot

@@SandrasLibrary may I ask what that is about? I can't find anything on goodreads

@@queenvictoria4237 this is what she’s said about it: SAVAGE BLOOMS is WUTHERING HEIGHTS meets THE CRUEL PRINCE. It’s polyamorous, it’s kinky, it’s drenched in faery folklore, and it kickstarts a trilogy! Adam has been in love with his best friend Nicola since college, but the closest he can come to admitting his feelings is inviting her to travel with him to Scotland in search of a legendary cave from his grandfather’s bedtime stories. When a storm washes out the road, Adam and Nicola find themselves at the mercy of Eileen, an eccentric aristocrat, and Finley, her brooding groundskeeper. The Americans quickly get more than they bargained for as they become entangled in Eileen and Finley’s world of mind games, kink, and ancient enchantment. I’m intrigued!

Bahaha 😆 Apparently Red Rising should be considered required reading!

Right?! I’m so excited to continue on to Golden Son!

Totally agree on the prose! I was so engrossed in their relationship with one another-the family curse and society drama was a bonus!

Ah, thank you! I wasn’t sure and always seem to mix them up. The performances are incredible!

Couldn’t agree more! It takes a Jorg to survive such a world.

I’ll have to check that version out! That’s the downside to the GraphicAudio version when I try to physically read along while listening-parts are cut out or switched around so it takes more effort to follow.

I spent the majority of this book so nervous for Darrow with Cassius. Especially when Cassius started using the word brother with him. You know it cant possibly end well, but you still have hope Cassius will forgive, and that’s what made that scene in the wood so heartbreaking! And totally agree-the ringknife was clever!

Always late to the party! 😆 Currently, I have to buddy read a different book with someone, but I am hopping back to Golden Son hopefully next week! Can’t wait to see what all the fuss is about in book 2. 🔥

If you’ve watched the Prime adaptation of the book, I’d make it more like that! I think it still balances the themes around women’s sacrifices and expectations but ends on a more hopeful note! 💜

Yes!! In this “wonderful” system we have, we’re expected to make that sacrifice! This was such a moving, beautifully written book. I can’t believe how viscerally it affected me at the end. Have you seen the movie??

I adore office life stuff, too! It's always soooo funny and relatable to me. Like-how can this be so many people's common experience in life?? 😆 Hope you enjoy it!

Have you read the Ravenhood trilogy by Kate Stewart? Book 1 is Flock, 2 is Exodus, 3 is Finish Line. It is not fantasy, but I love that trilogy so much. If you have not heard anything about it, do NOT look it up. Go into it completely blind! 🖤

@@SandrasLibrary I haven't read it!! I'll add it to my audible library right now! Thankss

@@carol-ina. I hope you love it as much as I do! 🙈🙈🙈

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I had to submit a request to my library, so hopefully they’ll carry it soon. I feel like this was a good one to kick off Pride month! LMK what you think of it!

Now onward to book 2!

Ah, that is super nice of you to say!! I’ll take it! I’ve been enjoying her adult work much much more than her YA, although I do find her Grishaverse pretty imaginative and love me some Darkling 🤣 Ninth House got better and better for me as I went along and I think I enjoyed Hell Bent even more. I’m a huge fan of her Language of Thorns collection-she’s very talented as a dark fairy tale tone of writer, which The Familiar channels a lot of, I think. She’s definitely got me interested in finding more Spanish stories, so if you have any recs, I’d love to hear them!

SO good! I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry! 😭

Yayyyy! I’m so glad you found it helpful! I enjoyed book 2 even more, and I’m so pumped for book 3! 😱😱😱

I feel like if a few of the main cast members are still alive by the end of the series, then it truly isn’t grimdark. And JK strikes me as an author who fancies himself just that!

hahahaa YES. Loved grumpy Gabriel! And totally agree on Nisha's use of foreshadowing! Reminds of the qualities I actually liked in the Blood and Ash series, and curious to see where this series goes!

Ugh, I love your comment! Okay-it's been like a month, if not more, since I read it, and I STILL can't stop thinking about it! I also immediately reread and listened to the author narrate the audiobook, which was exceptional. I agree with everything you said-the themes and characters, and the love story itself were so unique and incredibly well done that I haven't been able to find anything else that hits like this did. Just the character depth and how art and music were interwoven into the story were so fascinating to me! Did you watch the movie? I did watch it and ADORED it despite the wildly different ending, but I feel like they both have their own place! If you're open to films that hit a similar vein, you might really like the Before film trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. All 3 of them have masterful scripts! If I find a comparable book, I'll share! hahahaha

@@SandrasLibrary I actually saw the movie first, and thought it was so cute. When I realized it was based on a book I knew I had to read it, and am SO glad I did. And I totally agree, the book & movie are each good in their own way, even though I wish the movie stayed a little more true to the source material (like Solene being more sophisticated, Izzy’s age, them meeting up in different cities instead of her following him, but that’s probably much harder to squeeze in a 2 hr film haha) And I LOVE the Before trilogy, some of the best romance films ever made!

@@mara1 YES. I wish they would've kept Izzy's age younger and stuck with Solene's French-raised artistic depiction. I also kind of wish they would've kept Hayes at 20 rather than 24-it seemed more...not profane, but scandalous perhaps? Just even more of an uphill battle for Solene! You know, there were 2 things not in the movie that upset me a little: first was Solene comforting Hayes with that beautifully stated quote on art. And second was her birthday (in Paris, maybe?). In the movie, they made her turn 40 immediately, but in the book, Hayes had such an integral part of making her 40th birthday/last day in her 30s such a special moment, I was so sad it wasn't in there! But there were many moments like that between the two of them I was bummed to not see, but I still enjoyed the movie! I saw recently that Robinne Lee has finished writing another manuscript after several several years of battling imposter syndrome and doubt, and I'm hopeful her next book will be just as deep and thoughtful! I'm definitely a reader for life.

@@SandrasLibrary Yes to all of the above!! Another thing I wish they included was the saying ILY in Paris/aspen instead of the end. So many missed opportunities in the movie, I wish Robinne had at least some say in the script, but oh well it is what it is. I had no idea she was writing another book, it’s going straight to the top of my tbr as soon as it comes out. Also reader for life!!

Wholeheartedly agree. I burst into tears upon reading the last page and had to comment at the author, “How could you??” I refuse to accept that ending! But despite that, I love the characters and themes and their relationship and this novel has become a personal favorite. I’m so sorry it got you, too! 💜

Me too! I cried so hard at the end. I'm crying listening to this review. I wish there was an epilogue... We needed a little bit more for closure.

LOL Idk why I’m chuckling so hard but I understand. Your reaction caught me off guard!🤣🤣🤣

Oh, I love to hear that! The Familiar is sooooooo good! 🖤🦂

Totally understandable-there is nothing like feeling and smelling a book! I’ve just gotten to a point where I love thick books but I do not love hefting a heavy tome around because it hurts my wrists and I can never get comfortable, especially with hardcovers. I prefer the look of hardcovers but prefer the experience with paperbacks. (But shhhhh…don’t tell anyone-I’ve actually come to favor reading on my kindle bc it’s so damn convenient and I read much faster using one!) I think they’re worth the investment! Audiobooks can be hit or miss with me but I love them for traveling or working out. I’m obsessed with the popularity of GraphicAudio and how that’s changing the audio landscape because it really is a superior listening experience!

😩😩😩 the eyerolls and outward rage I expressed reading that book was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced! Idk why it got under my skin so badly lol Glad you were entertained! 🤣

Ha! At least you didn’t read it before realizing it was a sequel book! But let’s be honest, you were just looking for another reason to head back to the bookstore 😂 Now onto book two!!