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Cover choice and graphics by Jayson]]> Various � Nathalie 0 yearly-review
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༶Ģ┈୨ˡ୧┈•༶ 2025 review ༶Ģ┈୨ˡ୧┈•༶

goals �*·˚
❀ read 50 books - [9/50]
❀ explore genres
❀ read a classic
❀ be more real with reviews. i tend to sugarcoat. oops.
❀ learn to dnf

series i want to start / finish �*·˚
❀ the infernal devices [0/3]
❀ the naturals [0/4]
❀ crescent city [0/3]
❀ the bridge kingdom [0/5]
❀ throne of glass [8/8] - �
❀ the inheritance games [3/4]
❀ mistborn [0/7]
❀ red rising [0/7]
❀ magnolia parks universe [4/5]

standalones i want to read �*·˚
❀ little woman
❀ project hail mary
❀ remarkably bright creatures
❀ the woman
❀ babel
❀ blood over bright haven

upcoming releases i want to read �*·˚
❀ onyx storm by rebecca yarro - �
❀ immortal by sue lynn tan - �
❀ rebel witch by kristen ciccarelli
❀ the knight & moth by rachel gillig
❀ sunrise on the reaping by suzanne collins - �

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

year at a glance �*·˚

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ january

� Heir of Fire - ☆☆☆☆.75
� Queen of Shadows - ☆☆☆☆�
� Empire of Storms - ☆☆☆☆.75
� Tower of Dawn - ☆☆☆☆.75
� Immortal - ☆☆�.75
� Onyx Storm - �

˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ favourite book: Queen of Shadows
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ least favorite book: Onyx Storm
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ amount of books read: 6

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ february

� Kingdom of Ash - ☆☆☆☆�
� Wings of Starlight - ☆☆�.75

˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ favourite book: Kingdom of Ash
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ least favorite book: Wings of Starlight
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ amount of books read: 2 - lmao. what do you expect? I only read 2.

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ march

� Sunrise on the Reaping - ☆☆☆☆�

˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ favourite book: Sunrise on the Reaping
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ least favorite book: N/A
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ amount of books read: 1 - barely made it with this one.

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ april
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·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ november
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·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ december
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awards�*·˚
� favourite book of the year:
� worst book of the year:

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statistics�*·˚
�. � � total books read:
�. � � # of 5 stars:
�. � � # of 1 stars:
�. � � # of books dnf'd:
�. � � best reading month:
�. � worst reading month:]]> 4.71 2025 2025 on ŷ
author: Various
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.71
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/31
shelves: yearly-review
review:
this looks so much fun & i want to be more active, so two birds one stone.

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༶Ģ┈୨ˡ୧┈•༶ 2025 review ༶Ģ┈୨ˡ୧┈•༶

goals �*·˚
❀ read 50 books - [9/50]
❀ explore genres
❀ read a classic
❀ be more real with reviews. i tend to sugarcoat. oops.
❀ learn to dnf

series i want to start / finish �*·˚
❀ the infernal devices [0/3]
❀ the naturals [0/4]
❀ crescent city [0/3]
❀ the bridge kingdom [0/5]
❀ throne of glass [8/8] - �
❀ the inheritance games [3/4]
❀ mistborn [0/7]
❀ red rising [0/7]
❀ magnolia parks universe [4/5]

standalones i want to read �*·˚
❀ little woman
❀ project hail mary
❀ remarkably bright creatures
❀ the woman
❀ babel
❀ blood over bright haven

upcoming releases i want to read �*·˚
❀ onyx storm by rebecca yarro - �
❀ immortal by sue lynn tan - �
❀ rebel witch by kristen ciccarelli
❀ the knight & moth by rachel gillig
❀ sunrise on the reaping by suzanne collins - �

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

year at a glance �*·˚

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ january

� Heir of Fire - ☆☆☆☆.75
� Queen of Shadows - ☆☆☆☆�
� Empire of Storms - ☆☆☆☆.75
� Tower of Dawn - ☆☆☆☆.75
� Immortal - ☆☆�.75
� Onyx Storm - �

˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ favourite book: Queen of Shadows
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ least favorite book: Onyx Storm
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ amount of books read: 6

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ february

� Kingdom of Ash - ☆☆☆☆�
� Wings of Starlight - ☆☆�.75

˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ favourite book: Kingdom of Ash
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ least favorite book: Wings of Starlight
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ amount of books read: 2 - lmao. what do you expect? I only read 2.

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ march

� Sunrise on the Reaping - ☆☆☆☆�

˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ favourite book: Sunrise on the Reaping
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ least favorite book: N/A
˚₊� ͟͟͞͞➳❥ amount of books read: 1 - barely made it with this one.

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ april
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·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ september
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·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ october
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·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ november
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.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

awards�*·˚
� favourite book of the year:
� worst book of the year:

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

statistics�*·˚
�. � � total books read:
�. � � # of 5 stars:
�. � � # of 1 stars:
�. � � # of books dnf'd:
�. � � best reading month:
�. � worst reading month:
]]> <![CDATA[Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)]]> 214331246 When you’ve been set up to lose everything you love, what is there left to fight for?

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes.

Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena.]]> 382 Suzanne Collins 1546171460 � Nathalie 5 4.65 2025 Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.65
book published: 2025
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/31
date added: 2025/03/31
shelves:
review:
2025 is all about reading books that hurt you in every way imaginable and it’s the best thing i got going for me so far
]]> Gifted & Talented 211004124 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes the story of three siblings who, upon the death of their father, are forced to reckon with their long-festering rivalries, dangerous abilities, and the crushing weight of all their unrealized adolescent potential.

Where there’s a will, there’s a war.

Thayer Wren, the brilliant CEO of Wrenfare Magitech and so-called father of modern technology, is dead. Any one of his three telepathically and electrokinetically gifted children would be a plausible inheritor to the Wrenfare throne.

Or at least, so they like to think.

Meredith, textbook accomplished eldest daughter and the head of her own groundbreaking biotech company, has recently cured mental illness. You're welcome! If only her father's fortune wasn't her last hope for keeping her journalist ex-boyfriend from exposing what she really is: a total fraud.

Arthur, second-youngest congressman in history, fights the good fight every day of his life. And yet, his wife might be leaving him, and he's losing his re-election campaign. But his dead father’s approval in the form of a seat on the Wrenfare throne might just turn his sinking ship around.

Eilidh, once the world's most famous ballerina, has spent the last five years as a run-of-the-mill marketing executive at her father’s company after a life-altering injury put an end to her prodigious career. She might be lacking in accolades compared to her siblings, but if her father left her everything, it would finally validate her worth—by confirming she'd been his favorite all along.

On the pipeline of gifted kid to clinically depressed adult, nobody wins—but which Wren will come out on top?]]> 512 Olivie Blake 1250883407 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.93 2025 Gifted & Talented
author: Olivie Blake
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/18
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Book That Held Her Heart (The Library Trilogy, #3)]]> 216246677 The secret war that defines the Library has chosen its champions and set them on the board

The fate of an infinite library hangs on one book, a book that holds the power to break the unbreakable. In the face of such forces, fragile things like hearts, family, and the world seem certain to fail.

The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library’s war. The bond between Livira and Evar has stretched and stretched again. Can it hold at the end, when things fall apart? Can it bring them together against impossible odds? This is the last chapter, the final page. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed.]]> 384 Mark Lawrence 0593437993 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.26 2025 The Book That Held Her Heart (The Library Trilogy, #3)
author: Mark Lawrence
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/03/05
shelves: to-read
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2)]]> 157031755 We fight for the people we love. We fight for the ideas we want to be true.

Evar and Livira stand side by side and yet far beyond each other's reach. Evar is forced to flee the library, driven before an implacable foe. Livira, trapped in a ghost world, has to recover her book if she's to return to her life. While Evar's journey leads him outside into the vastness of a world he's never seen, Livira's destination lies deep inside her own writing, where she must wrestle with her stories in order to reclaim the volume in which they were written.

And all the while, the library quietly weaves thread to thread, bringing the scattered elements of Livira's old life � friends and foe alike � back together beneath new skies.

Long ago, a lie was told, and with the passing years it has grown and spread, a small push leading to a chain of desperate consequences. Now, as one edifice topples into the next with ever-growing violence, it threatens to break the world. The secret war that defines the library has chosen its champions and set them on the board. The time has come when they must fight for what they believe, or lose everything.

The Library Trilogy is about many things: adventure, discovery, and romance, but it's also a love letter to books and the places where they live. The focus is on one vast and timeless library, but the love expands to encompass smaller more personal collections, and bookshops of all shades too.]]> 384 Mark Lawrence 0008456763 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.00 2024 The Book That Broke the World (The Library Trilogy, #2)
author: Mark Lawrence
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/03/05
shelves: to-read
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]]> Wild Reverence 222376906
Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life―begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved.]]> 544 Rebecca Ross 1250373352 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.71 2025 Wild Reverence
author: Rebecca Ross
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.71
book published: 2025
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/23
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Wings of Starlight (Disney Fairies)]]> 212808316 Brimming with magic and romance, a young fairy queen must form an unlikely alliance or risk an unspeakable danger destroying all she holds dear in this standalone YA novel from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft.

It’s been centuries since a warm-season fairy in Pixie Hollow has crossed into the Winter Woods, and while most fear the legends of monsters lurking in the frozen lands, Clarion, can’t help being intrigued by Winter’s stoic beauty. But under the watchful eyes of the current monarch and the court's seasonal ministers, Clarion has little time to dwell on daydreams while the days to her coronation dwindle away.

That is, until reports of a monster crossing from Winter into Spring make their way to the palace. Clarion sees defeating this threat as an opportunity to prove that she is worthy of her new role. But instead of finding a monster at the edge of Winter, she finds Milori, a young guardian of the Winter Woods. Together, they form an unlikely bond as they race to save their lands.

But as their alliance warms to something more, they will discover there is a reason a warm-season fairy and a winter fairy must not be together. And the cost could be just as deadly as the monsters that prowl the Winter Woods.

Discover the origin of the sweeping, star-crossed romance between the queen of Pixie Hollow and the lord of the Winter Woods.]]> 400 Allison Saft 1368098452 � Nathalie 4
full rtc ! 3.75 ✨]]> 4.27 2025 Wings of Starlight (Disney Fairies)
author: Allison Saft
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2025
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/20
date added: 2025/02/20
shelves:
review:
literally for nostalgia purposes i enjoyed this, but also because i finished KoA before reading this, it felt as if it was literally “alternate universe� for Aelin & Rowan.

full rtc ! 3.75 �
]]> And Then There Were None 16299
"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 � Nathalie 0 currently-reading 4.28 1939 And Then There Were None
author: Agatha Christie
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1939
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/20
shelves: currently-reading
review:

]]> The Healing Season of Pottery 207567725 Set for international release this fall, this cozy Korean bestseller invites readers into a warm, sunlit pottery studio where a burned-out young TV broadcast writer begins to heal, working the clay, piece by piece, season by season.

After breaking down at the office and abruptly quitting her job, thirty-year-old Jungmin holes up in her apartment, speaking to no one for days on end. When she finally emerges, she stumbles upon a pottery studio in her neighborhood and is invited in by the mysterious workshop teacher. The smell of clay, the light filtering through the plant filled windows, the friendly cat, and the incredible coffee the students drink awaken her senses and make her feel alive and inspired for the first time in months.

As the seasons change, Jungmin slowly returns to herself and builds a new community with the other members of the studio, who are all working through their own pasts at the pottery wheel. When the holidays approach and snow piles up on the studio windowsill, Jungmin realizes how much she has changed—with her hands busy and her mind clear, she may be ready to face the memories she’s been running from and open her heart.

For fans of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library and Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Yeon’s charming English-language debut is a testament to the joy of slowing down in a fast-paced world, and an homage to the art of ceramics and the power of friendship. Readers won’t want to leave the enchanting world of The Healing Season of Pottery after the final page.]]> 272 Yeon Somin 1643756753 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.75 2023 The Healing Season of Pottery
author: Yeon Somin
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2025/02/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)]]> 76715522 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Aelin Galathynius has vowed to save her people � but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. The knowledge that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, but her resolve is unraveling with each passing day�

With Aelin captured, friends and allies are scattered to different fates. Some bonds will grow even deeper, while others will be severed forever. As destinies weave together at last, all must fight if Erilea is to have any hope of salvation.

Years in the making, Sarah J. Maas's New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series draws to an explosive conclusion as Aelin fights to save herself―and the promise of a better world.]]> 984 Sarah J. Maas 1639731067 � Nathalie 5
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i thought about putting this review off for a couple of days, but that's just me being in denial that this series is over for me.

when i first picked up this book, it was obviously for the hype of it all. i've heard a lot of promising things about this story and tbh, i loved suriel from acotar with that chilling line, "leave this world a better place than you found it" & i've adored series that emanate that type of feeling, but this just decided to rip my heart out so i may never feel like this for any other series.

"Once upon a time in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom...very much."

i firmly believe that some books just find us at the right time & just ... help us? Give us hope? Listen to us? Maybe all of those things. Other than this book being emotional and me not wanting to end the series, sometimes art imitates life & it gets in the way or the world just seems like a dark dreary place where every day seems difficult and the light snuffs out. i'm sure most people have felt that way, and books, like everyone have always been my escape for a better world.

but going through this series, and seeing Aelin & all of her companions felt as if hope was disappearing with a wave of a hand to find those pockets to keep fighting, to rally together and to put everything on the line for that promise of a better tomorrow, completely broke & rebirthed something inside of me. i don't want to say good-bye to these characters, i haven't cried over a series since Harry Potter, but it was such an honor to get to know them and be a part of their journey.

Sarah, i know this series is done but i just want a small novella. give me baby westfall, dorian & manon, the whole galathynius dynasty & lord lorcan lochan rebuilding perranth with elide. god, even Vaughn made me laugh.

ugh, to whatever end, i will hold the world of Terrasen deeply close to my heart & for the hope of a better world.

︵Ŀ︵‿︵‿︵‿୨ˡ୧‿︵‿︵︵Ŀ︵�

honorable scenes that made me require life support & will forever be the reason i am unwell - spoiler alert

[spoilers removed]]]> 4.74 2018 Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass, #7)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/17
date added: 2025/02/17
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i woke up & immediately decided the first thing i wanted to do was bawl my eyes out as i say goodbye to Terrasen.

──────────────── � ｡ﾟ�: *.� .* :☆ﾟ. ──────────────

i thought about putting this review off for a couple of days, but that's just me being in denial that this series is over for me.

when i first picked up this book, it was obviously for the hype of it all. i've heard a lot of promising things about this story and tbh, i loved suriel from acotar with that chilling line, "leave this world a better place than you found it" & i've adored series that emanate that type of feeling, but this just decided to rip my heart out so i may never feel like this for any other series.

"Once upon a time in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom...very much."

i firmly believe that some books just find us at the right time & just ... help us? Give us hope? Listen to us? Maybe all of those things. Other than this book being emotional and me not wanting to end the series, sometimes art imitates life & it gets in the way or the world just seems like a dark dreary place where every day seems difficult and the light snuffs out. i'm sure most people have felt that way, and books, like everyone have always been my escape for a better world.

but going through this series, and seeing Aelin & all of her companions felt as if hope was disappearing with a wave of a hand to find those pockets to keep fighting, to rally together and to put everything on the line for that promise of a better tomorrow, completely broke & rebirthed something inside of me. i don't want to say good-bye to these characters, i haven't cried over a series since Harry Potter, but it was such an honor to get to know them and be a part of their journey.

Sarah, i know this series is done but i just want a small novella. give me baby westfall, dorian & manon, the whole galathynius dynasty & lord lorcan lochan rebuilding perranth with elide. god, even Vaughn made me laugh.

ugh, to whatever end, i will hold the world of Terrasen deeply close to my heart & for the hope of a better world.

︵Ŀ︵‿︵‿︵‿୨ˡ୧‿︵‿︵︵Ŀ︵�

honorable scenes that made me require life support & will forever be the reason i am unwell - spoiler alert

[spoilers removed]
]]> The Rose Bargain 211742041 The Cruel Prince meets The Selection in this captivating duology opener brimming with heart-pounding romance, vicious competition, and beautiful, cruel fae, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Haven, Sasha Peyton Smith.

Every citizen of England is granted one bargain from their immortal fae queen.

High society girls are expected to bargain for qualities that will win them suitors: a rare talent for piano in exchange for one’s happiest childhood memory. A perfect smile for one’s ability to taste.

But Ivy Benton’s debut season arrives with a shocking twist: a competition to secure the heart of the Queen’s fae son, Prince Bram. A prize that could save Ivy’s family from ruin� and free her sister from the bargain that destroyed her.

Yet every glittering fae deal has a rotting heart—and at the center of this contest is a dark plot that could destroy everything Ivy knows.

Sweepingly romantic and deceptively enchanting, this alternate history romantasy will enthrall readers of Holly Black, Stephanie Garber, and Adalyn Grace.]]> 400 Sasha Peyton Smith 0063372525 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.98 2025 The Rose Bargain
author: Sasha Peyton Smith
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> Daughters of Olympus 199260473
Gods and men wage their petty wars, but it is the women of spring who will have the last word...

Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, the goddess of spring loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. After a devastating assault, though, she becomes a shell of herself. Her only solace is her daughter, Persephone.

A balm to her mother's pain, Persephone grows among wildflowers, never leaving the sanctuary Demeter built for them. But she aches to explore the mortal world--to gain her own experiences. Naïve but determined, she secretly builds a life of her own under her mother's watchful gaze. But as she does so, she catches the eye of Hades, and is kidnapped...

Forced into a role she never wanted, Persephone learns that power suits her. In the land of the living, though, Demeter is willing to destroy the humans she once held dear--anything to protect her family. A mother who has lost everything and a daughter with more to gain than she ever realized, their story will irrevocably shape the world.]]> 425 Hannah M. Lynn 1728284295 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.00 2024 Daughters of Olympus
author: Hannah M. Lynn
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[House of Odysseus (The Songs of Penelope, #2)]]> 61346131
In the palace of Odysseus, a queen lies dreaming . . .

On the isle of Ithaca, queen Penelope maintains a delicate balance of power. Many years ago, her husband Odysseus sailed to war with Troy and never came home. In his absence, Penelope uses all her cunning to keep the peace—a peace that is shattered by the return of Orestes, King of Mycenae, and his sister Elektra.

Orestes' hands are stained with his mother's blood. Not so long ago, the son of Agamemnon took Queen Clytemnestra's life on Ithaca's sands. Now, wracked with guilt, he grows ever more unhinged. But a king cannot be seen to be weak, and Elektra has brought him to Ithaca to keep him safe from the ambitious men of Mycenae.

Penelope knows destruction will follow in his wake as surely as the furies circle him. His uncle Menelaus, the blood-soaked king of Sparta, hungers for Orestes' throne—and if he can seize it, no one will be safe from his violent whims.

Trapped between two mad kings, Penelope must find a way to keep her home from being crushed by the machinations of a battle that stretches from Mycenae and Sparta to the summit of Mount Olympus itself. Her only allies are Elektra, desperate to protect her brother, and Helen of Troy, Menelaus' wife. And watching over them all is the goddess Aphrodite, who has plans of her own.

Each woman has a secret, and their secrets will shape the world . . .]]> 432 Claire North 0356516075 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.14 2023 House of Odysseus (The Songs of Penelope, #2)
author: Claire North
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1)]]> 63905241
Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.

The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone.

All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms.

Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr � or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?]]> 550 Helen Scheuerer 1922903027 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.20 2023 Blood & Steel (The Legends of Thezmarr, #1)
author: Helen Scheuerer
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Atalanta 61884838
Princess, Warrior, Lover, Hero

When Princess Atalanta is born, a daughter rather than the son her parents hoped for, she is left on a mountainside to die. But even then, she is a survivor. Raised by a mother bear under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis, Atalanta grows up wild and free, with just one condition: if she marries, Artemis warns, it will be her undoing.

Although she loves her beautiful forest home, Atalanta yearns for adventure. When Artemis offers her the chance to fight in her name alongside the Argonauts, the fiercest band of warriors the world has ever seen, Atalanta seizes it. The Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece is filled with impossible challenges, but Atalanta proves herself equal to the men she fights alongside. As she is swept into a passionate affair, in defiance of Artemis's warning, she begins to question the goddess's true intentions. Can Atalanta carve out her own legendary place in a world of men, while staying true to her heart?

Full of joy, passion, and adventure, Atalanta is the story of a woman who refuses to be contained. Jennifer Saint places Atalanta in the pantheon of the greatest heroes in Greek mythology, where she belongs.]]> 291 Jennifer Saint 1250855578 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.74 2023 Atalanta
author: Jennifer Saint
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent and the Wolf (Dark Inheritance Trilogy, #1)]]> 207297940 Perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy and Thea Guanzon, Rebecca Robinson’s thrilling romantasy debut combines high-stakes political intrigue and a steamy, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance.

All her life, Vaasa Kozár has been sharpened into a blade.

After losing her mother—her only remaining parent—to a mysterious dark magic that has since awakened within her, Vaasa is certain death looms. So is her merciless brother, who aims to eliminate Vaasa as a threat to his crown. In one last political scheme, he marries her off to Reid of Mireh, a ruthless foreign ruler, in hopes that he can use her death as a rallying cry to finally invade Reid’s nation. All Vaasa has to do is die.

But she is desperate to live. Vaasa enters her new marriage with every intent to escape it, wielding the hard-won political prowess and combat abilities her late father instilled in her. But to her surprise, Reid offers her a deal: help him win the votes to rise in power, and she can walk free. In exchange, he will share his knowledge about the dark magic running through her veins—and help keep it at bay.

This proposal may be too good to refuse, yet Vaasa and Reid’s undeniable attraction threatens to break the rules of their arrangement. As her brother’s lethal machinations take form, everything is at stake: Vaasa must learn to trust her new husband, but how can she, especially when their perfect political marriage begins to feel like the real thing?]]> 352 Rebecca Robinson 1668052482 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.00 2024 The Serpent and the Wolf (Dark Inheritance Trilogy, #1)
author: Rebecca Robinson
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)]]> 59416521
Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. While he lived, her position was secure. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door.

No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne—not yet. But everyone waits for the balance of power to tip, and Penelope knows that any choice she makes could plunge Ithaca into bloody civil war. Only through cunning, wit, and her trusted circle of maids, can she maintain the tenuous peace needed for the kingdom to survive.

This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca’s shores, the whims of gods dictate the wars of men. But on the isle, it is the choices of the abandoned women—and their goddesses� that will change the course of the world.]]> 391 Claire North � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.69 2022 Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope, #1)
author: Claire North
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bell Witches (Savannah Red, #1)]]> 199518924
After Emily’s father tragically dies, she is forced to live with the only family she has left, an aunt and grandmother in the heart of Savannah, Georgia in a house as beautiful as it is mysterious.

But all is not what it seems with the Bell family; they’re hiding a magical secret.

When Emily meets the alluring Wyn, she forms a connection that feels like it was always meant to be. As the spark between them grows more powerful, her life takes an exhilarating and terrifying turn; but every step closer to him, takes her a step further away from her family.

Emily will find out that blood is always thicker than water...

THERE’S NO BOND GREATER THAN MAGIC]]> 411 Lindsey Kelk � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.62 The Bell Witches (Savannah Red, #1)
author: Lindsey Kelk
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.62
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]]> <![CDATA[Gate to Kagoshima (Ancestor Memories, #1)]]> 213974048 In this exciting historical romantasy in the spirit of The Hurricane Wars and The Time Traveler’s Wife—Outlander set in Japan—a young Scottish woman is magically transported to the last Samurai era, where she encounters ghosts from the past, her own Japanese ancestry, and a love that transcends time.

While in Japan researching her family’s history, a vicious typhoon sends Isla Mackenzie 128 years back in time, to the dawn of the Satsuma Rebellion. There she meets her ancestors, and a charismatic samurai, Kei, with whom she unexpectedly finds romance.

But, unlike her Beloved, Isla knows about the looming Samurai rebellion—and Kai’s fate. Should she attempt to change history or somehow make her way back to the life she’d had before?

Compulsively readable, historically grounded, and irresistibly immersive, Gate to Kagoshima is an unforgettable tale of duty, and of timeless love.]]> 320 Poppy Kuroki 0063410877 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.24 2025 Gate to Kagoshima (Ancestor Memories, #1)
author: Poppy Kuroki
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.24
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> A Language of Dragons 211096516 EVERY ACT OF TRANSLATION REQUIRES SACRIFICE

Welcome to Bletchley Park� with dragons.

London, 1923. Dragons soar through the skies and protests erupt on the streets, but Vivian Featherswallow isn’t worried. She’s going to follow the rules, get an internship studying dragon languages, and make sure her little sister never has to risk growing up Third Class. By midnight, Viv has started a civil war.

With her parents arrested and her sister missing, all the safety Viv has worked for is collapsing around her. So when a lifeline is offered in the form of a mysterious ‘job�, she grabs it. Arriving at Bletchley Park, Viv discovers that she has been recruited as a codebreaker helping the war effort � if she succeeds, she and her family can all go home again. If she doesn’t, they’ll all die.

At first Viv believes that her challenge, of discovering the secrets of a hidden dragon language, is doable. But the more she learns, the more she realises that the bubble she’s grown up in isn’t as safe as she thought, and eventually Viv must What war is she really fighting?

An epic, sweeping fantasy with an incredible Dark Academia setting, a clandestine, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and an unputdownable story, filled with twists and turns, betrayals and secret identities, A Language of Dragons is the unmissable debut of 2025, from an extraordinary new voice.]]> 432 S.F. Williamson 0063353849 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.84 2025 A Language of Dragons
author: S.F. Williamson
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> Stone Blind 61102615 A fresh take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman.

They will fear you and flee you and call you a monster.

The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know.

When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene's temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge--on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon's actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude.

Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon...

In Stone Blind, classicist and comedian Natalie Haynes turns our understanding of this legendary myth on its head, bringing empathy and nuance to one of the earliest stories in which a woman--injured by a powerful man--is blamed, punished, and monstered for the assault. Delving into the origins of this mythic tale, Haynes revitalizes and reconstructs Medusa's story with her passion and fierce wit, offering a timely retelling of this classic myth that speaks to us today.]]> 373 Natalie Haynes 0063258390 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.79 2022 Stone Blind
author: Natalie Haynes
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> The Life That's Waiting 221111271 Brianna Wiest 1965820018 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.23 2025 The Life That's Waiting
author: Brianna Wiest
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Mirror (The Bone Season, #5)]]> 211003763
As she makes her way back to the revolution, her journey takes her to Venice, where she learns a dangerous secret � one that could change the face of the war between humans and immortals. Before she can return to London, she must help the Domino Programme unravel the sinister Operation Ventriloquist.

And it soon becomes clear that the one person who could recover her memories � Arcturus Mesarthim � might also hold the key to saving Italy.

Lyrical and action-packed, The Dark Mirror drives the Bone Season series forward, showing Samantha Shannon at the height of her powers.]]> 576 Samantha Shannon 1639733965 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.69 2025 The Dark Mirror (The Bone Season, #5)
author: Samantha Shannon
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.69
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf 220609772 Set in the blockbuster and award-winning universe of League of Legends: Arcane and written by award-winning author C. L. Clark, discover a thrilling epic fantasy novel where Ambessa Medarda truly learns what it means to be a Chosen of the Wolf.

Medarda over all.

Ambessa Medarda: Warrior, general, mother. She is a woman to be feared, and the Medardas are unrivaled in their pursuit of glory. She has led conquests and armies. She has slain legendary beasts. She has made grave sacrifices in her ascent up the ranks. And for this she was rewarded: She entered the realm of death and was granted a vision of herself upon the throne of the vast Noxian empire.

But before she can lead her empire, she must become head of her own clan. Yet the title is contested by her cousin and former confidante, Ta'Fik. He knows the bloody sins of Ambessa's past. And he knows he cannot allow her to rise.

They will fight a war for the very soul of the Medardas.

But the war won't be fought on battlefields alone. Ambessa's daughter, Mel, can deftly break through the walls around anyone's heart, and she'll put her talents to use for her mother. Yet despite Mel's strength, Ambessa sees only a child who lacks her killer instincts. Mel knows she can be the leader Ambessa wants her to be, if only she gives her time.

With her family betraying her, enemies closing in on all sides, and unseen forces moving in the shadows, every day proves more dangerous than the last. But Ambessa will not bow. She will burn the world down to claim her place in it.]]> 448 C.L. Clark 0316469955 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.90 2025 Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf
author: C.L. Clark
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> Wild ​Reverence 222361609
Ten years ago, Vincent of Beckett wrote to Matilda on the darkest night of his life―begging the goddess he befriended in dreams to help him. When his request went unanswered, Vincent moved on, becoming the hardened, irreverent lord of the river who has long forgotten Matilda. That is, until she comes tumbling into his bedroom window with a letter for him.

As Fate would have it, Matilda and Vincent were destined to find each other beyond dreams. There may be a chance for Matilda to rewrite the blood-soaked ways of the gods, but at immense sacrifice. She will have to face something she fears even more than losing her magic: to be vulnerable, and to allow herself to finally be loved.]]> Rebecca Ross 1250373360 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.74 2025 Wild ​Reverence
author: Rebecca Ross
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) 209439446
Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.]]> 527 Rebecca Yarros 1649374186 � Nathalie 1 disclaimer: there's a lot of emotions. no spoilers here. just general complaints.

as someone who genuinely enjoyed the first book (rated the first one 5 stars), and got through the second book for the sake of it all, i have to say that this is end for me.

When I first picked up this series, it was part of a really long hiatus from reading & reading Fourth Wing reignited my love for reading & took me out of my mundane life. I absolutely love the Threshing scene and when Violet had to claim her dragons in front of everyone, amazing. loved it. Skip forward to Iron Flame, it took a lot. I mean, I read literally 600+ pages of miscommunication for it to get good towards the end. A re-read of the first two books could not have prepped me for this book, even though I felt as if I should have done it going into it.

Reading this got to a point where my body was having a physical reaction for how angry I was. I honestly contemplated dnf'ing several times throughout the book, but I didn't do that at all. that's on me. The pacing was so off, the plot could have been good but it was executed so poorly, the writing / dialogue kept breaking me out of the immersion & if it wasn't for the dragons, I totally would have forgotten that this was a fantasy book. There were also chapters that should not have even been chapters for how pointless and exhausting they were.

I also had this as an audiobook so I could get through it, but then I had to stop that because listening to Violet was actually starting to piss me off BUT THEN listening to Violet talk to Xaden made me want to slam my head into the wall. Every other character, great. loved them. Ridoc. God bless this man.

Of course, this book ended on a cliffhanger. And tbh, I'm not even interested nor remotely curious to find out what happens next. I think I'll look at the wiki page one day, but I'm dropping out of Basgaith. ]]> 4.18 2025 Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2025
rating: 1
read at: 2025/01/23
date added: 2025/01/23
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holy shit, what was that?
disclaimer: there's a lot of emotions. no spoilers here. just general complaints.

as someone who genuinely enjoyed the first book (rated the first one 5 stars), and got through the second book for the sake of it all, i have to say that this is end for me.

When I first picked up this series, it was part of a really long hiatus from reading & reading Fourth Wing reignited my love for reading & took me out of my mundane life. I absolutely love the Threshing scene and when Violet had to claim her dragons in front of everyone, amazing. loved it. Skip forward to Iron Flame, it took a lot. I mean, I read literally 600+ pages of miscommunication for it to get good towards the end. A re-read of the first two books could not have prepped me for this book, even though I felt as if I should have done it going into it.

Reading this got to a point where my body was having a physical reaction for how angry I was. I honestly contemplated dnf'ing several times throughout the book, but I didn't do that at all. that's on me. The pacing was so off, the plot could have been good but it was executed so poorly, the writing / dialogue kept breaking me out of the immersion & if it wasn't for the dragons, I totally would have forgotten that this was a fantasy book. There were also chapters that should not have even been chapters for how pointless and exhausting they were.

I also had this as an audiobook so I could get through it, but then I had to stop that because listening to Violet was actually starting to piss me off BUT THEN listening to Violet talk to Xaden made me want to slam my head into the wall. Every other character, great. loved them. Ridoc. God bless this man.

Of course, this book ended on a cliffhanger. And tbh, I'm not even interested nor remotely curious to find out what happens next. I think I'll look at the wiki page one day, but I'm dropping out of Basgaith.
]]> Immortal 211642122 A stunning, standalone romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion, of a young ruler who fights to protect her kingdom, from bestselling author Sue Lynn Tan and set in the breathtaking world of Daughter of the Moon Goddess.

“What the gods did not give us, I would take.�

As the heir to Tianxia, Liyen knows she must ascend the throne and renew her kingdom’s pledge to serve the immortals who once protected them from a vicious enemy. But when she is poisoned, Liyen’s grandfather steals an enchanted lotus to save her life. Enraged at his betrayal, the immortal queen commands the powerful God of War to attack Tianxia.

Upon her grandfather’s death, Liyen ascends a precarious throne, vowing to end her kingdom’s obligation to the immortals. When she is summoned to the Immortal Realm, she seizes the opportunity to learn their secrets and to form a tenuous alliance to safeguard her people, all with the one she should fear and mistrust the most: the ruthless God of War. As they are drawn together, a treacherous attraction ignites between them—one she has to resist, to not endanger all she is fighting for.

But with darker forces closing in around them, and her kingdom plunged into peril, Liyen must risk everything to save her people from an unspeakable fate, even if it means forging a dangerous bond with the immortal� even if it means losing her heart.]]> 464 Sue Lynn Tan 0063267616 � Nathalie 4 “You are more than your face, more than your name. With you, I am whole.�

Immortal is a beautiful and luscious world following our protagonist, Liyen - Lady of Tianxia who has recovered from a near fatal experience at the cost of her grandfather's life to provide her the cure, the Divine Pearl Lotus. However, the Divine Pearl Lotus is sacred to the immortals which sends the Immortal Queen of the Golden Desert & the God of War, Zhengwei after her. But who would have thought the God of War is after more than just the lotus ]]> 3.88 2025 Immortal
author: Sue Lynn Tan
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2025
rating: 4
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“You are more than your face, more than your name. With you, I am whole.�

Immortal is a beautiful and luscious world following our protagonist, Liyen - Lady of Tianxia who has recovered from a near fatal experience at the cost of her grandfather's life to provide her the cure, the Divine Pearl Lotus. However, the Divine Pearl Lotus is sacred to the immortals which sends the Immortal Queen of the Golden Desert & the God of War, Zhengwei after her. But who would have thought the God of War is after more than just the lotus
]]> Alchemised 207670238
“What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save.�

Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed.

In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile, undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive.

According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance’s final gambit?

To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena’s fight—to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self—is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.]]> 976 SenLinYu � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.73 2025 Alchemised
author: SenLinYu
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.73
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]]> Cruel Is the Light 213197161 An epic new fantasy about a demon hunter and a foot soldier thrown together in a centuries-old war� and the forbidden love that could change the course of history.

A bloody war between demons and the Vatican has waged for more than a century, with two elite soldiers now at its center: Selene Alleva, a high-ranking exorcist running from a dark family legacy, and orphan Jules Lacroix, recruited by the Vatican and unrivalled on the battlefield.

When their paths cross over a series of unprecedented demon attacks, the distrust–and unwelcome attraction–they have for each other is immediate. But to get to the bottom of the breaches they strike an uneasy alliance to avoid suspicion. With Jules posing as Selene’s estranged fiance, they head to the Vatican in search of answers. But even as Selene questions who her most dangerous enemy is, Jules has begun to suspect that it’s him.

Now Jules� very existence challenges every truth Selene thought she knew, and suggests a terrible conspiracy at the heart of the Vatican. Unable to ignore their growing feelings, the two must make an impossible choice between love and duty.

They say love conquers all � but can it win in a war between demons and exorcists? Or will it tear them apart�]]> 496 Sophie Clark 0593810724 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.59 2025 Cruel Is the Light
author: Sophie Clark
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.59
book published: 2025
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]]> <![CDATA[Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil]]> 215020997 London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.

Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.

One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild.

And all of them grow teeth.]]> 560 Victoria E. Schwab 1035064642 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.38 2025 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
author: Victoria E. Schwab
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.38
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]]> The Favorites 211400175 To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER � An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice

“P Wuthering Heights and part Daisy Jones & The Six, this novel is as brilliantly choreographed as a gold medal performance and will keep you guessing until its last page.”—Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of By Any Other Name

She might not have a famous name, funding, or her family’s support, but Katarina Shaw has always known that she was destined to become an Olympic skater. When she meets Heath Rocha, a lonely kid stuck in the foster care system, their instant connection makes them a formidable duo on the ice. Clinging to skating—and each other—to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship.

Until a shocking incident at the Olympic Games brings their partnership to a sudden end.

As the ten-year anniversary of their final skate approaches, an unauthorized documentary reignites the public obsession with Shaw and Rocha, claiming to uncover the “real story� through interviews with their closest friends and fiercest rivals. Kat wants nothing to do with the documentary, but she can’t stand the thought of someone else defining her legacy. So, after a decade of silence, she’s telling her story: from the childhood tragedies that created her all-consuming bond with Heath to the clash of desires that tore them apart. Sensational rumors have haunted their every step for years, but the truth may be even more shocking than the headlines.]]> 464 Layne Fargo 0593732057 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.18 2025 The Favorites
author: Layne Fargo
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.18
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]]> The Ministry of Time 199798179 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all:

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats� from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a “bridge�: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as �1847� or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,� “Spotify,� and “the collapse of the British Empire.� But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future.]]> 339 Kaliane Bradley 1668045141 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.54 2024 The Ministry of Time
author: Kaliane Bradley
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1)]]> 49826643
Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.

Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the world. But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders.

The Orders� intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future� or the downfall of them both.

But Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even if it means gambling in the Orders� deadly games. Even if it means sacrificing her heart.

Even if it means wielding death itself.

Fans of epic romantic fantasy like Sarah J. Maas and Raven Kennedy will devour this tale of dark magic, passionate romance, vengeance, and redemption.]]> 520 Carissa Broadbent � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.03 2020 Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1)
author: Carissa Broadbent
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2020
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]]> Alchemy of Secrets: A Novel 222706197 The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series

It starts with a class in an old movie theater.

Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart.

With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles—and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her. As they chase clues and stories that take them closer to the Alchemical Heart, Holland realizes everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can’t figure out whom to trust, not even the Alchemical Heart will save her.]]> 336 Stephanie Garber 125078915X � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.65 2025 Alchemy of Secrets: A Novel
author: Stephanie Garber
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.65
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]]> <![CDATA[The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)]]> 53968496
When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals.

Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. We are coming.� Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom.

But no one has ever survived.

With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.

From bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, and Sabaa Tahir.]]> 416 Lynette Noni 0358434556 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.15 2021 The Prison Healer (The Prison Healer, #1)
author: Lynette Noni
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing (Magnolia Parks Universe, #4)]]> 63922275 »Daisy Haites - The Great Undoing« ist der vierte Band von Jessa Hastings' TikTok-Sensation, dem Magnolia Parks Universum, und setzt Daisy Haites' Geschichte fort.

Daisy Haites dachte, sie hätte alles in ihrem alten Leben hinter sich die Kriminalität, ihre Familie und den Mann, den sie liebt. Doch als ihre Sicherheit erneut bedroht ist, muss sie wieder zu ihrem Gangsterbruder Julian und ihrem Ex-Freund Christian zurückkehren, die beide verzweifelt versuchen, sie zu beschützen.
Alles wird noch komplizierter, als Magnolia Parks mit einem gebrochenen Herzen auftaucht, und Julian ihr näher kommt als er sollte. Denn sich zu verlieben ist für Julian nicht nur unerwünscht - es könnte für alle Beteiligten tödlich sein ...

In diesem TikTok-Bestseller kehrt Londons attraktivste Gangsterfamilie zurü Daisy und Julian müssen in dieser dramatischen Fortsetzung nicht nur ihr Leben, sondern auch ihre Herzen beschützen.]]> 366 Jessa Hastings 1398717002 � Nathalie 5 bury-me-with-it It’s one thing to read what Daisy, Christian & Julian had to endure in this book, but to hear the pain and agony in their voice is another.

i’ve said it with the first book and i’ll say it again � this series shows the most raw side of love where you stop listening to your head & listen with your heart & anything that sounds practical is the greatest enemy known to anyone if it means coming between the one you love.

definitely push through the first one and read the rest of the series because owww]]> 4.47 2022 Daisy Haites: The Great Undoing (Magnolia Parks Universe, #4)
author: Jessa Hastings
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/28
date added: 2025/01/14
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i’m literally crying listening to the audiobook of this.
It’s one thing to read what Daisy, Christian & Julian had to endure in this book, but to hear the pain and agony in their voice is another.

i’ve said it with the first book and i’ll say it again � this series shows the most raw side of love where you stop listening to your head & listen with your heart & anything that sounds practical is the greatest enemy known to anyone if it means coming between the one you love.

definitely push through the first one and read the rest of the series because owww
]]> <![CDATA[Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)]]> 123009515 In the luscious, dark sequel to One Dark Window, Elspeth must face the consequences of what she's wrought - perfect for readers of Hannah Whitten's For the Wolf and Alexis Henderson's The Year of the Witching.

Elspeth and Ravyn have gathered most of the twelve Providence Cards, but the last, and most important one remains to be found: The Twin Alders.

If they are going to find it before the Solstice and cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it, they will need to journey beyond the dangerous mist-cloaked forest that surrounds their kingdom.

And the only one who can lead them there is the monster that shares Elspeth's head. The Nightmare. And he's not eager to share any longer.]]> 458 Rachel Gillig 0316312886 � Nathalie 5
I love this series sm. The magic system was so interesting & so perfectly balanced underlying that all magic comes with a price.

The relationships in the book were great. I especially loved the familial relationships explored in this book, but if we have to talk about romance, Renelem Rowan, can get it. Okay?

Renelem Rowan.

If going into book one, you thought I would go for Rayvn, book two came in, slapped me silly & proved me wrong because I am Elm Rowan supremacy now.]]> 4.50 2023 Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)
author: Rachel Gillig
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/24
date added: 2025/01/14
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If “leave this world a better place than how you found it� was a book, it would be this book.

I love this series sm. The magic system was so interesting & so perfectly balanced underlying that all magic comes with a price.

The relationships in the book were great. I especially loved the familial relationships explored in this book, but if we have to talk about romance, Renelem Rowan, can get it. Okay?

Renelem Rowan.

If going into book one, you thought I would go for Rayvn, book two came in, slapped me silly & proved me wrong because I am Elm Rowan supremacy now.
]]> <![CDATA[Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)]]> 76714487 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea's last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need—and will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both.

In this sweeping parallel novel to the New York Times bestselling Empire of Storms, Chaol, Nesryn, and Yrene will have to draw on every scrap of their resilience if they wish to save their friends. But while they become entangled in the political webs of the khaganate, deep in the shadows of mighty mountains where warriors soar on legendary ruks, long-awaited answers slumber. Answers that might offer their world a chance at survival—or doom them all . . .]]> 663 Sarah J. Maas 1639731040 � Nathalie 5 "Please don't give me this hope and let it crumble,"
"Good healers don't do such things, Lord Westfall"

chaol, they could never make me hate you.

if Empire of Storms was about reflection & all you saw when you looked inwards was darkness & despair, Tower of Dawn was hope & resilience. from what i said in the Empire of Storms review, you need to read these two books in tandem, because i feel as readers & living in the world we live today, we need a kernel of hope & this book was that kernel of hope.

i felt i would have been in genuine despair with how Empire of Storms ended & read this book straight on. don't get me wrong, this book was good, but it feel because of the tandem read, it is probably my favorite book in the series. the character growth in my man, chaol reminded me so much of myself. it's hard to ever look at yourself and forgive for making the decisions you've made when you were hurt, or even come across the thought that even if someone else had hurt you, that you could forgive them. to embrace both the good and bad parts of yourself, to really love yourself � that emotional journey is not linear

i didn't really enjoy the chapters with nesryn, because i felt even with all the action her chapters had, they came to be a little anti-climactic? just because i'm pretty much used to the moments SJM writes where either complete agony comes shortly after, or someone is watching on the side, waiting patiently to decide when is a good time to step in.

it will be a 4.75 for me! it could have been a 5, but like i said, it took me a while to read nesryn chapters. nothing against her, she was great too.]]> 4.26 2017 Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/13
date added: 2025/01/14
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"Please don't give me this hope and let it crumble,"
"Good healers don't do such things, Lord Westfall"

chaol, they could never make me hate you.

if Empire of Storms was about reflection & all you saw when you looked inwards was darkness & despair, Tower of Dawn was hope & resilience. from what i said in the Empire of Storms review, you need to read these two books in tandem, because i feel as readers & living in the world we live today, we need a kernel of hope & this book was that kernel of hope.

i felt i would have been in genuine despair with how Empire of Storms ended & read this book straight on. don't get me wrong, this book was good, but it feel because of the tandem read, it is probably my favorite book in the series. the character growth in my man, chaol reminded me so much of myself. it's hard to ever look at yourself and forgive for making the decisions you've made when you were hurt, or even come across the thought that even if someone else had hurt you, that you could forgive them. to embrace both the good and bad parts of yourself, to really love yourself � that emotional journey is not linear

i didn't really enjoy the chapters with nesryn, because i felt even with all the action her chapters had, they came to be a little anti-climactic? just because i'm pretty much used to the moments SJM writes where either complete agony comes shortly after, or someone is watching on the side, waiting patiently to decide when is a good time to step in.

it will be a 4.75 for me! it could have been a 5, but like i said, it took me a while to read nesryn chapters. nothing against her, she was great too.
]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)]]> 76713323 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those who don't.

With her heart sworn to the warrior-prince by her side, and her fealty pledged to the people she is determined to save, Aelin will delve into the depths of her power to protect those she loves. But as monsters emerge from the horrors of the past, and dark forces become poised to claim her world, the only chance for salvation will lie in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

In this breathtaking fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, Aelin will have to choose what—and who—to sacrifice if she's to keep the world of Erilea from breaking apart.]]> 693 Sarah J. Maas 1639731024 � Nathalie 5 definite-rereads "The world," Aelin said, "will be saved and remade by the dreamers."

this book. this series.
i stand by what i said in Queen of Shadows that if you were to tell me that Throne of Glass with just Dorian, Chaol and Celeana/Aelin would lead us to this beautiful, broken, damaged & magical world, trust me, that was not the vibe i was getting & i'm really glad that i decided to continue with the rest of the series.

i'm sitting here still processing what happened in the last few hundred pages of the book. i'm sitting here in a whirlwind of emotions because i did the tandem read, to which, i feel is the only way to read it. as this book was filled with action, i don't think i could have read the whole book as emotional as it was and read Tower of Dawn right after as if the last chapters didn't ultimately wrecked me. but because some of the chapters dragged further than it should it's a 4.75 for me.

i do think there's this really big beautiful symbolic meaning with doing the tandem read, because with this book, you need to look deep down and reflect on one's mistakes ffs elena and try to rise above it, even if it seems bigger than you. even if you didn't sign up for it. even if whatever happens in the end, swallows you into a big blackhole of emotions.

is it bad that i already want to re-read the whole series again?]]> 4.66 2016 Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.66
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/13
date added: 2025/01/14
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"The world," Aelin said, "will be saved and remade by the dreamers."

this book. this series.
i stand by what i said in Queen of Shadows that if you were to tell me that Throne of Glass with just Dorian, Chaol and Celeana/Aelin would lead us to this beautiful, broken, damaged & magical world, trust me, that was not the vibe i was getting & i'm really glad that i decided to continue with the rest of the series.

i'm sitting here still processing what happened in the last few hundred pages of the book. i'm sitting here in a whirlwind of emotions because i did the tandem read, to which, i feel is the only way to read it. as this book was filled with action, i don't think i could have read the whole book as emotional as it was and read Tower of Dawn right after as if the last chapters didn't ultimately wrecked me. but because some of the chapters dragged further than it should it's a 4.75 for me.

i do think there's this really big beautiful symbolic meaning with doing the tandem read, because with this book, you need to look deep down and reflect on one's mistakes ffs elena and try to rise above it, even if it seems bigger than you. even if you didn't sign up for it. even if whatever happens in the end, swallows you into a big blackhole of emotions.

is it bad that i already want to re-read the whole series again?
]]> <![CDATA[Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)]]> 123257687
ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.

With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer―naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.

But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain―and his entire nefarious empire―out.

Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.

After all, a good job is hard to find.]]> 342 Hannah Nicole Maehrer 1649375808 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.88 2023 Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
author: Hannah Nicole Maehrer
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)]]> 58650445
In a world where no entities exist but the Stars, cruel and merciless gods that watch over the world, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy that promises she will fall for a Star, and it will kill them both.

But when one descends to wreak havoc on Elara's Kingdom, she is forced to flee into the arms of her enemy in the neighbouring country.

As she learns more about her own magic, and the depth of the Stars' deceit, she also finds herself learning more about the country she is forced to take refuge in, and the enemy prince forced to train her into a weapon.

Something dark brews within her, a power made of night and shadows that begs to be broken free.]]> 619 Imani Erriu � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.97 2022 Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)
author: Imani Erriu
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae, #1)]]> 59126924 New York Times bestseller Jasmine Walt returns with this first book in a brand-new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Raven Kennedy, and Elise Kova.

A fae with impossible magic

Adara has been an outsider for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in the earth fae realm, she’s a water fae who can’t control her magic, making her not just useless, but downright dangerous at times.

When a training mishap accidentally unleashes a hidden magic inside her, Adara suddenly finds herself on the run. The king wants to use her powers for nefarious reasons, and he’ll stop at nothing to obtain her—including kidnapping and torturing Adara’s own mother.

A dragon awoken from slumber

As the last of his kind, Einar wants nothing to do with the kingdom of Ediria or its problems. The fae hunted his kind to extinction, and he harbors only hatred for them in his heart.

But when a beautiful fae female awakens him from an enchanted slumber, Einar is reluctantly ensnared. And while he would rather die than submit to any fae, every fiber of his body screams to claim her as his own.

A kingdom corrupted by darkness

The last thing Adara and Einar want to do is join forces, no matter how scorching the passion between them is. But a dark magic is sweeping through the land, rotting the kingdom from the inside out. And if the two cannot put aside the centuries-old feud between their races, they will lose everything they hold dear...

If you like steamy, slow-burn romance, heart-pounding elemental duels, and unmatched world-building, then you’ll love this series. Scroll up to grab your copy today!]]> 414 Jasmine Walt 1948108410 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.58 2022 Promised in Fire (Of Dragons and Fae, #1)
author: Jasmine Walt
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> Our Infinite Fates 210395729 The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries.

They've loved each other in a thousand lifetimes. They've killed each other in every one.

Evelyn remembers all her past lives. She also remembers that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being whose soul―and survival―is tethered to hers.

The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her for bone marrow transplants in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to:

1. Find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life―before they find her first.
2. Figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse.
3. Try not to fall in love.]]> 352 Laura Steven 1250333881 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.79 2025 Our Infinite Fates
author: Laura Steven
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2025
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]]> The Crash 216223604 The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.

She never arrives at her destination.

Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.

But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.

And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself—and her unborn child.

A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.
]]> 384 Freida McFadden 1464232989 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.58 2025 The Crash
author: Freida McFadden
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)]]> 76707900 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she’s at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past�

She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.

She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen’s triumphant return.

The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series continues Celaena’s epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.]]> 648 Sarah J. Maas 1639731008 � Nathalie 5 favorites, definite-rereads Silence fell again. Dorian said, “So here we are.�
“The end of the road,� Aelin said with a half smile.
“No,� Chaol said, his own smile faint, tentative. “The beginning of the next.�

as if this was anything but a 5 star read.

From Heir of Fire, the pacing & events of Queen of Shadows immediately went full speed. I can see why this was everyone's favorite book of the series. It was well-balanced between the individual character plots, to the relationships the characters had with one another for all of it to come together in the end.

i'm so emotional realizing that this story started off with three individuals who were just going through these deadly trials and now ... UGH, literally the end of Queen of Shadows reminded me of watching the Deadly Hallows Pt. 2 and seeing Harry, Ron & Hermione saying farewell BUT THERE ARE THREE MORE BOOKS.

now, i'm immediately going to hit the tandem read route but also crazy shoutout to the fact SJM introduced a couple new characters and they're already so precious to me? elide. lysandra. EVANGELINE & FLEETFOOT.

ugh love them & love this sm.]]> 4.64 2015 Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/04
date added: 2025/01/05
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Silence fell again. Dorian said, “So here we are.�
“The end of the road,� Aelin said with a half smile.
“No,� Chaol said, his own smile faint, tentative. “The beginning of the next.�


as if this was anything but a 5 star read.

From Heir of Fire, the pacing & events of Queen of Shadows immediately went full speed. I can see why this was everyone's favorite book of the series. It was well-balanced between the individual character plots, to the relationships the characters had with one another for all of it to come together in the end.

i'm so emotional realizing that this story started off with three individuals who were just going through these deadly trials and now ... UGH, literally the end of Queen of Shadows reminded me of watching the Deadly Hallows Pt. 2 and seeing Harry, Ron & Hermione saying farewell BUT THERE ARE THREE MORE BOOKS.

now, i'm immediately going to hit the tandem read route but also crazy shoutout to the fact SJM introduced a couple new characters and they're already so precious to me? elide. lysandra. EVANGELINE & FLEETFOOT.

ugh love them & love this sm.
]]> A Sky Painted Gold 39709339
But, as she grows closer to the Cardews, is she abandoning her own ambitions... And is there something darker lurking at the heart of the Cardew family?

A gorgeously dreamy coming-of-age romance set against a stunning Gatsby-esque backdrop, this is perfect for fans of I Capture the Castle and Eva Ibbotson.]]> 392 Laura Wood 1407180207 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.18 2018 A Sky Painted Gold
author: Laura Wood
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/01/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)]]> 76706470 576 Sarah J. Maas � Nathalie 5 favorites, definite-rereads
There were so many characters introduced in this book & I love them & will protect them to whatever end. At the beginning of the story, in true SJM fashion, it was a bit slow for me as there was just a lot of brooding stares at each other after the events of Crown of Midnight, and explaining to the new characters why the trio did what they did, or why they were even there in the first place, but every character's pov (*cough sorscha) had me hooked.

this got a very very close 5 star read, but it's a 4.75

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

�characters

aelin ashryver galanthynius - i usually don't love a lot of FMC because I find them insanely stubborn or they just have this insane inability to communicate to anyone, but Aelin? Chapter 54 decimated me, scratch that, every chapter with Aelin after part two just broke me. I definitely think because of what happened in Assassin's Blade that it made me fall in love with Aelin. She is definitely the light in this series that the world needs.

aedion ashryver - OKAY, THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR SCENE WHERE I CRIED MY EYES OUT. It was just so incredibly loud that I could not even breathe. he comes across as your arrogant brutish meathead, but there is so much emotion behind this man. i love him sm.

chaol westfall - i know there's a lot of hate for chaol, but if i was supposed to starting in this book, i didn't. i understand the frustration for him throughout the series, but the one scene with Dorian. stop. how can you be mad at him?

dorian havilliard - i just want him happy esp. after him in CoM talking about how he wants someone to see him for him. i wanted more of dorian, but tbh, his pov was mainly drowned with his interactions with Sorscha. I get it was a nice break from the other povs that were happening, but how do you make me sob my eyes out to having a chapter of their brief romance?

there are two characters that literally mean the world to me, but if i talk about them, i will literally go into a whole ass ted talk about them: rowan & manon. these two. my two white/silver hair beautiful babies ++++ abraxos. i'm not ready for the pain that will inevitably happen, but i guess i am a masochist.

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

�quotes

�*·˚“You are heir to the throne of—�
“Right now, I am a woman who has a power that might save lives. Let me do this. Help the others.�

�*·˚“To whatever end?�

�*·˚“You are one of the Thirteen,� she said to him. “From now until the Darkness cleaves us apart. You are mine, and I am yours. Let’s show them why.�

�*·˚Do not let that light go out.

�*·˚"I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end."

�*·˚I am Aelin Ashryver Galanthynius - and I will not be afraid.
]]> 4.44 2014 Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/02
date added: 2025/01/02
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I'm so glad I read Assassin's Blade before Heir of Fire because the emotional rollercoaster I went through with this book was insane. just how i'd like to start my new year & reading challenge

There were so many characters introduced in this book & I love them & will protect them to whatever end. At the beginning of the story, in true SJM fashion, it was a bit slow for me as there was just a lot of brooding stares at each other after the events of Crown of Midnight, and explaining to the new characters why the trio did what they did, or why they were even there in the first place, but every character's pov (*cough sorscha) had me hooked.

this got a very very close 5 star read, but it's a 4.75

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

�characters

aelin ashryver galanthynius - i usually don't love a lot of FMC because I find them insanely stubborn or they just have this insane inability to communicate to anyone, but Aelin? Chapter 54 decimated me, scratch that, every chapter with Aelin after part two just broke me. I definitely think because of what happened in Assassin's Blade that it made me fall in love with Aelin. She is definitely the light in this series that the world needs.

aedion ashryver - OKAY, THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR SCENE WHERE I CRIED MY EYES OUT. It was just so incredibly loud that I could not even breathe. he comes across as your arrogant brutish meathead, but there is so much emotion behind this man. i love him sm.

chaol westfall - i know there's a lot of hate for chaol, but if i was supposed to starting in this book, i didn't. i understand the frustration for him throughout the series, but the one scene with Dorian. stop. how can you be mad at him?

dorian havilliard - i just want him happy esp. after him in CoM talking about how he wants someone to see him for him. i wanted more of dorian, but tbh, his pov was mainly drowned with his interactions with Sorscha. I get it was a nice break from the other povs that were happening, but how do you make me sob my eyes out to having a chapter of their brief romance?

there are two characters that literally mean the world to me, but if i talk about them, i will literally go into a whole ass ted talk about them: rowan & manon. these two. my two white/silver hair beautiful babies ++++ abraxos. i'm not ready for the pain that will inevitably happen, but i guess i am a masochist.

.・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�..・�.・゜✭・.・・゜・�.

�quotes

�*·˚“You are heir to the throne of—�
“Right now, I am a woman who has a power that might save lives. Let me do this. Help the others.�

�*·˚“To whatever end?�

�*·˚“You are one of the Thirteen,� she said to him. “From now until the Darkness cleaves us apart. You are mine, and I am yours. Let’s show them why.�

�*·˚Do not let that light go out.

�*·˚"I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end."

�*·˚I am Aelin Ashryver Galanthynius - and I will not be afraid.

]]> <![CDATA[Lightfall (The Everlands Trilogy, #1)]]> 211003690 An epic fantasy of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, Lightfall is the debut novel of Ed Crocker, for fans of Jay Kristoff’s Empire of the Vampire and Richard Swan’s The Justice of Kings.

No humans here. Just immortals: their politics, their feuds—and their long buried secrets.

For centuries, vampires freely roamed the land until the Grays came out of nowhere, wiping out half the population in a night. The survivors fled to the last vampire city of First Light, where the rules are simple. If you’re poor, you drink weak blood. If you’re nobility, you get the good stuff. And you can never, ever leave.

Palace maid Sam has had enough of these rules, and she’s definitely had enough of cleaning the bedpans of the lords who enforce them. When the son of the city’s ruler is murdered and she finds the only clue to his death, she seizes the chance to blackmail her way into a better class and better blood. She falls in with the Leeches, a group of rebel maids who rein in the worst of the Lords. Soon she’s in league with a sorcerer whose deductive skills make up for his lack of magic, a deadly werewolf assassin and a countess who knows a city’s worth of secrets.

There’s just one problem. What began as a murder investigation has uncovered a vast conspiracy by the ruling elite, and now Sam must find the truth before she becomes another victim. If she can avoid getting murdered, she might just live forever.]]> 384 Ed Crocker 1250287731 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.54 2025 Lightfall (The Everlands Trilogy, #1)
author: Ed Crocker
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.54
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]]> Water Moon 211479192 A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical journey when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike and enchanting fantasy novel.

On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets.

Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find it ransacked, the shop’s most precious acquisition stolen, and her father missing. And then into the shop stumbles a charming stranger, quite unlike its other customers, for he offers help instead of seeking it.

Together, they must journey through a mystical world to find Hana’s father and the stolen choice—by way of rain puddles, rides on paper cranes, the bridge between midnight and morning, and a night market in the clouds.

But as they get closer to the truth, Hana must reveal a secret of her own—and risk making a choice that she will never be able to take back.]]> 384 Samantha Sotto Yambao 0593724992 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.81 2025 Water Moon
author: Samantha Sotto Yambao
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.81
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]]> The Love We Found 214269008 The long-awaited follow-up to the Reese’s Book Clubpick and New York Times bestselling global phenomenon The Light We Lost: a thrilling love story about the roles fate and choice play in shaping a life

It’s been ten years. In case you’re out there somewhere—in case you’re listening, I’m here. And I have so much to tell you.

It’s been nearly ten years since Gabe’s been gone when Lucy finds a tiny piece of paper in a box of his old photos. An address in Rome. Why did Gabe keep it, and what was he doing in Italy? Lucy buys a last-minute ticket. Impulsive, but Gabe always brought that out in her.

Lucy’s journey to uncover Gabe’s secret leads her to Dr. Dax Amstrong, a New Yorker in Italy working with an NGO. His broad shoulders and sad, intense eyes draw Lucy in. His touch reaches her in a forgotten place—one that no one has neared since Gabe.

But her old life awaits, along with an earth-shattering decision—whether she and Darren should tell their son Samuel the truth about his real father. How can Lucy move forward while she’s rooted in regret? Fate broke her heart in the past. Can finding new love set her free?]]> 352 Jill Santopolo 0593419200 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.95 The Love We Found
author: Jill Santopolo
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.95
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Like Fate (Blood Like Magic, #2)]]> 59365213 Voya fights to save her witch community from a terrible future.

Voya Thomas may have passed her Calling to become a full-fledged witch, but the cost was higher than she’d ever imagined.

Her grandmother is gone.
Her cousin hates her.
And her family doesn’t believe that she has what it takes to lead them.

What’s more, Voya can’t let go of her feelings for Luc, sponsor son of the genius billionaire Justin Tremblay—the man that Luc believes Voya killed. Consequently, Luc wants nothing to do with her. Even her own ancestors seem to have lost faith in her. Every day Voya begs for their guidance, but her calls go unanswered.

As Voya struggles to convince everyone—herself included—that she can be a good Matriarch, she has a vision of a terrifying, deadly future. A vision that would spell the end of the Toronto witches. With a newfound sense of purpose, Voya must do whatever it takes to bring her shattered community together and stop what's coming for them before it’s too late.

Even if it means taking down the boy she loves—who might be the mastermind behind the coming devastation.]]> 480 Liselle Sambury 1534465316 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.32 2022 Blood Like Fate (Blood Like Magic, #2)
author: Liselle Sambury
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1)]]> 52305778 An urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.

After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.

Voya is determined to save her family’s magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she’ll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn’t count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc—how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her?

With mounting pressure from her family, Voya is caught between her morality and her duty to her bloodline. If she wants to save their heritage and Luc, she’ll have to find something her ancestor wants more than blood. And in witchcraft, blood is everything.]]> 496 Liselle Sambury 1534465286 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.95 2021 Blood Like Magic (Blood Like Magic, #1)
author: Liselle Sambury
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2021
rating: 0
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]]> Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) 22328546 This is a world divided by blood—red or silver.

The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.

That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.

Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.

But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance—Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.]]> 388 Victoria Aveyard 0062310631 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.98 2015 Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
author: Victoria Aveyard
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Convenience Store by the Sea]]> 209628245 Welcome to Tenderness!

A quaint seaside town in Kitakyushu, Mojiko is full of hidden delights. And one unexpected treasure is the 24/7 convenience store, Tenderness.

At first glance, it’s a store like any other.

Sure, it’s a bit odd that the handsome manager has his own fan club. And perhaps the customers are somewhat eccentric. But there’s a warmth about Tenderness that draws you in.

The bright lights are always on. The employees know you by name. And the shelves are stacked with delicious treats, from strong hot coffee to sweet parfaits, egg sandos to ramen, crispy fried chicken to refreshing soba.

After a while, you get the feeling that whatever you need might just be waiting for you here�

Celebrating the joy of connection and community, The Convenience Store by the Sea is the heartwarming international bestseller from award-winning Japanese novelist Sonoko Machida.]]> 304 Sonoko Machida 1398722782 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.77 2020 The Convenience Store by the Sea
author: Sonoko Machida
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)]]> 18243700 Contains all five novellas.

Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassin's Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. In these action-packed novellas - together in one edition for the first time - Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and seeks to avenge the tyrannous. But she is acting against Arobynn's orders and could suffer an unimaginable punishment for such treachery. Will Celaena ever be truly free? Explore the dark underworld of this kick-ass heroine to find out.]]> 448 Sarah J. Maas � Nathalie 4
i went for the emotional read with this series & it actually fits so well from how Crown of Midnight ended to basically Celeana reminiscing how she got to where she was to set up the premise of Heir of Fire. i love her relationship with Sam & the whole “I am Sam Cortland & I will not be afraid� it was so sweet & destroyed me with the short story.

there were parts where it was pretty slow, but i enjoyed all the characters that were introduced & excited to see how they come back to the story. I give it a 3.75.

heir of fire, here i come !]]> 4.30 2014 The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass, #0.1-0.5)
author: Sarah J. Maas
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/26
date added: 2024/12/27
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it took an embarrassing long time to get through this book, but we got her done.

i went for the emotional read with this series & it actually fits so well from how Crown of Midnight ended to basically Celeana reminiscing how she got to where she was to set up the premise of Heir of Fire. i love her relationship with Sam & the whole “I am Sam Cortland & I will not be afraid� it was so sweet & destroyed me with the short story.

there were parts where it was pretty slow, but i enjoyed all the characters that were introduced & excited to see how they come back to the story. I give it a 3.75.

heir of fire, here i come !
]]> An Academy for Liars 203956639 A student will find that the hardest lessons sometimes come outside the classroom in this stunning dark academia novel from the acclaimed author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger.

Lennon Carter’s life is falling apart.

Then she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to take the entrance exam for Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon has been chosen because—like everyone else at the school—she has the innate gift of persuasion, the ability to wield her will like a weapon, using it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.

After passing the test, Lennon begins to learn how to master her devastating and unsettling power. But despite persuasion’s heavy toll on her body and mind, she is wholly captivated by her studies, by Drayton’s lush, moss-draped campus, and by her brilliant classmates. But even more captivating is her charismatic adviser, Dante, who both intimidates and enthralls her.

As Lennon continues in her studies her control grows, and she starts to uncover more about the secret world she has entered into, including the disquieting history of Drayton College, and the way her mentor’s tragic and violent past intertwines with it. She is increasingly disturbed by what she learns. For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.]]> 464 Alexis Henderson 0593638301 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.45 2024 An Academy for Liars
author: Alexis Henderson
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1)]]> 204624472 A scorching new fantasy romance that ignites the pages with relentless danger, forbidden passion, and the intoxicating allure of enemies to lovers.

Fleeing my father's cruelty, the wicked king who robbed me of a future, I face death in the streets, caught between a rebellion and a tyrant's reign.

Captured by those sworn to kill me, the rebels remain blind to my true identity—the missing daughter of the despised king. Faced with an impossible choice, I stand before them: join the rebels or face their blades.

Yet, Dacre, the son of the ruthless rebellion commander, becomes torn between suspicion and a desire that mirrors my own. He allows no one to touch me, tries to protect me, yet threatens me at every turn.

As secrets are weaved beyond our hidden realm, a fierce battle unfolds within me. As I get closer to the rebels, and their cause, my loyalty to my kingdom clashes with my undeniable devotion to Dacre and the burning connection between us.

In a world where love and hate are two edges of the same blade, I find myself caught in a delicate dance between forbidden desire and my looming destiny.]]> 364 Holly Renee � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.83 2024 The Veiled Kingdom (The Veiled Kingdom, #1)
author: Holly Renee
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (Crowns of Nyaxia, #4)]]> 217388041 New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Carissa Broadbent returns with a brand new novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk.

Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves � and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again.

When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption � and back to each other � Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity.

Their journey will take them through mortal and immortal realms, alongside both old friends and ruthless enemies. But as the underworld teeters on the brink of collapse and the gods prepare for a war, Asar and Mische must decide what they are willing to sacrifice for the power to defy death. In a game of vengeful gods and ancient betrayals, there are some debts that even love may not be able to repay.]]> 576 Carissa Broadbent 1250367816 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.32 2025 The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (Crowns of Nyaxia, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)]]> 59365195
All Bree wanted was to uncover the truth behind her mother’s death. So she infiltrated the Legendborn Order, a secret society descended from King Arthur’s knights—only to discover her own ancestral power. Now, Bree has become someone new: A Medium. A Bloodcrafter. A Scion. But the ancient war between demons and the Order is rising to a deadly peak. And Nick, the Legendborn boy Bree fell in love with, has been kidnapped.

Bree wants to fight, but the Regents who rule the Order won’t let her. To them, she is an unknown girl with unheard-of power, and as the living anchor for the spell that preserves the Legendborn cycle, she must be protected. When the Regents reveal they will do whatever it takes to hide the war, Bree and her friends must go on the run to rescue Nick themselves. But enemies are everywhere, Bree’s powers are unpredictable and dangerous, and she can’t escape her growing attraction to Selwyn, the mage sworn to protect Nick until death.

If Bree has any hope of saving herself and the people she loves, she must learn to control her powers from the ancestors who wielded them first—without losing herself in the process.]]> 576 Tracy Deonn 1534441638 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.31 2022 Bloodmarked (The Legendborn Cycle, #2)
author: Tracy Deonn
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]]> <![CDATA[Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3)]]> 214151316
Bree Matthews is alone. She exiled herself from the Legendborn Order, cut her ancestral connections, and turned away from the friends who can’t understand the impossible cost of her powers. This is the only way to keep herself—and those she loves—safe.

But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself, a shapeshifter who can move between humanity, the demon underworld, and the Legendborn secret society. In exchange for training to wield her unprecedented abilities, Bree has put her future in the Shadow King’s hands—and unwittingly bound herself to do his bidding as his new protégé.

Meanwhile, the other Scions must face war with their Round Table fractured, leaderless, and missing its Kingsmage, as Selwyn has also disappeared. When Nick is detained by the Order’s Merlins, he invokes an ancient law that requires the High Council of Regents to convene at the Northern Keep and grant him an audience. No one knows what he will demand of them...or what secrets he has kept hidden from the Table.

As a string of mysterious kidnappings escalates and Merlins are found dead, it becomes clear that no matter how hard Bree runs from who she is, the past will always find her.]]> 656 Tracy Deonn 1665951907 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.43 2025 Oathbound (The Legendborn Cycle, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)]]> 50892338
A flying demon feeding on human energies.

A secret society of so called “Legendborn� students that hunt the creatures down.

And a mysterious teenage mage who calls himself a “Merlin� and who attempts—and fails—to wipe Bree’s memory of everything she saw.

The mage’s failure unlocks Bree’s own unique magic and a buried memory with a hidden connection: the night her mother died, another Merlin was at the hospital. Now that Bree knows there’s more to her mother’s death than what’s on the police report, she’ll do whatever it takes to find out the truth, even if that means infiltrating the Legendborn as one of their initiates.

She recruits Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with his own grudge against the group, and their reluctant partnership pulls them deeper into the society’s secrets—and closer to each other. But when the Legendborn reveal themselves as the descendants of King Arthur’s knights and explain that a magical war is coming, Bree has to decide how far she’ll go for the truth and whether she should use her magic to take the society down—or join the fight.]]> 502 Tracy Deonn 1534441603 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.32 2020 Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
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]]> The Wedding People 198902277 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781250899576.

A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.

It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.

In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.]]> 384 Alison Espach � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.11 2024 The Wedding People
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]]> <![CDATA[Burn of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #4)]]> 220145036
In Lumnos, Realm of Light and Shadow, the Crowns are gathering. Caught between two deadly foes, they must form an unlikely alliance to save their people.

But the Crowns have a secret—and a heart without its mate will burn the world down to fulfill its fate.

Hatred reigns. Hope seems lost. With the future in darkness, can a flame emerge to bring the light?]]> 550 Penn Cole 3911244118 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.27 2026 Burn of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #4)
author: Penn Cole
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]]> <![CDATA[Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #3)]]> 124936017
After her disastrous coronation, Diem finds herself at the center of the conflict between the Descended and the Guardians. With her newfound friends and the man she’s falling for on one side, and the mortals she has vowed to protect on the other, Diem must walk a careful line to save the people she loves� even from each other.

The mystery of her unusual heritage begins to unravel, sending Diem and Luther on an unexpected journey across the realms. The answers may hold the key to winning the war, but finding them will require her to face painful truths about her mother, her bloodline, and her fate.

Meanwhile, the Crowns have set Diem in their sights. Some could be her greatest allies—while others want her dead. To end their oppressive reign, Diem must sort friend from foe and risk it all to build an army of her own.

But a powerful figure in the north has plans that could change everything...

Heat of the Everflame is the third book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book epic fantasy romance series that follows our fiesty, bad*ss heroine Diem Bellator in her fight against injustice, her struggle to survive in a royal palace full of betrayal and intrigue, and her journey of self-discovery and finding true love. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers series is perfect for fans of unique magic systems, dragons and other mythical creatures, angst and romantic tension, and hilarious banter. This book will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, Gild, Shadow & Bone, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.]]> 1026 Penn Cole � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.27 2023 Heat of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Glow of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #2)]]> 124935969
The threat of war has arrived at Diem’s doorstep, along with a new discovery that could save her people. To use it, she must survive the next thirty days by forming a devil’s bargain with the people she hates most: the royal family of House Corbois.

But as she dives into the world of the Descended elite, Diem quickly realizes good and evil aren’t as simple as they seem. Old prejudices are challenged, and new loyalties blur the line between friend and foe.

Meanwhile, her mother is still missing, and the secrets she left behind can no longer be ignored—and neither can the Guardians and their demands. Caught between an old flame and a sizzling new spark, Diem must confront the truth about who she is and what she wants before time runs out.

War is coming, and dangerous enemies wait on all sides.. but the most deadly battle Diem faces may be the one for her heart.

Glow of the Everflame is the second book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book fantasy romance series. This book will appeal to fans of plot-heavy, character-driven romantasy such as A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, From Blood and Ash, Gild, Shadow & Bone, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.]]> 637 Penn Cole � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.36 2023 Glow of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)]]> 123471760 When old secrets catch fire, everything will burn.

In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by the Descended, their cruel offspring, Diem Bellator yearns to escape the insular life of her poor village.

Her mother’s sudden disappearance—and the discovery of a dangerous secret about her past—offer Diem an unexpected opportunity to enter the dark world of Descended royalty and unlock the web of mysteries her mother left behind.

With the dying King’s handsome, mysterious heir watching her every move, and a ruthless mortal alliance recruiting her to join the growing civil war, Diem will have to navigate the unwritten rules of love, power, and politics in order to save her family—and all of mortalkind.

Spark of the Everflame is the first book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book fantasy romance series. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers epic is perfect for lovers of magic, dragons, angst, and banter and will appeal to fans of books like A Court of Thorns and Roses, From Blood and Ash, Gild, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night.]]> 438 Penn Cole � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.20 2023 Spark of the Everflame (Kindred's Curse, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall, #2)]]> 217230505
The #1 Sunday Times bestselling sensation When the Moon Hatched continues with the second book in The Moonfall Series, The Ballad of Falling Dragons�

Discover the phenomenon everyone's falling for:

‘With dragons, doomed lovers and magic, this will be huge' Stylist

'Hailed as the fantasy phenomenon of 2024� You'll be transported into a world of magic, dragons and love'Sun

‘Terrific […] A gore-steeped romance of lost gods, lost loves and lost memories' Daily Mail

�'An absolutely stunning fantasy world� Raven Kennedy, author of international bestseller, The Plated Prisoner Series

‘A wild ride that thrills as much as it enchants � An instant classic� Thea Guanzon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars

Cover to be revealed]]> Sarah A. Parker � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.67 2025 The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall, #2)
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average rating: 4.67
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]]> <![CDATA[A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)]]> 216602917 A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart—in this searing conclusion to the Norse-inspired fantasy romance duology that began with the bestselling A Fate Inked in Blood.

The secret of her divine heritage revealed, Freya finds herself on a path that will see thousands of lives lost to the magic in her blood. Desperate to avoid this dark fate, she risks an alliance with Skaland’s greatest enemy to seek answers from the seer who foretold her future—the same seer who sent Bjorn to kill her.

While Freya still seethes with rage over Bjorn’s betrayal, the blood oaths that bind her demand that she keep him close as she hunts for a way to avert the looming war. Her magic draws her to the front lines of an old enmity, embroiling her with Nordeland’s Unfated—children of the gods who serve the king she was raised to fear. The same king who, unlike Bjorn, is now willing to fight at her back. For despite the desire that burns hot between Bjorn and Freya, his growing distrust of her chosen path threatens to drag them further apart.

As war approaches, gods and mortals must choose their weapons. Yet the fiercest battle will be the one Freya wages within herself. With the magic of two goddesses burning in her veins, she must weave the threads of destiny to decide her own fate: Will she be the shield that protects her people or the curse that destroys them?]]> 416 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599861 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.34 2025 A Curse Carved in Bone (Saga of the Unfated, #2)
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]]> Katabasis 210223811 Two graduate students must set aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul, perhaps at the cost of their own.

Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality—her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world—that is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault.

Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands, and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the same conclusion.]]> 400 R.F. Kuang � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.12 2025 Katabasis
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]]> The Emperor of Gladness 219848315 Ocean Vuong returns with a big-hearted novel about chosen family, unexpected friendship, and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive

One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to alter Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community at the brink.

Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Vuong’s writing � formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness � are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.]]> 416 Ocean Vuong 059383187X � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.33 2025 The Emperor of Gladness
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]]> <![CDATA[The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)]]> 58416952 At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.

AUDI. VIDE. TACE.

The Catenan Republic � the Hierarchy � may rule the world now, but they do not know everything.

I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilised society in allowing my strength, my drive and my focus � what they call Will � to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.

I tell them that I belong, and they believe me.

But the truth is that I have been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart.

And that I will never, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed my family.

To survive, though, I will still have to rise through the Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile, and make friends, and pretend to be one of them and win. Because if I cannot, then those who want to control me, who know my real name, will no longer have any use for me.

And if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am, they will kill me.]]> 639 James Islington 1982141190 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.61 2023 The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
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]]> Tuesdays with Morrie 38190637
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.]]> 199 Mitch Albom 0733635296 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.17 1997 Tuesdays with Morrie
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]]> <![CDATA[Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)]]> 76705490 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

"A line that should never be crossed is about to be breached.

It puts this entire castle in jeopardy—and the life of your friend."

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

Then one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to give up the very thing most precious to her and decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie... and whom she is ultimately willing to fight for.]]> 420 Sarah J. Maas 1639730966 � Nathalie 4
i didn’t expect to finish this in a day, but i did because it was THAT good. TOG was definitely a bit harder for me to keep me interested in the story, but the world-building & lore in this was so good.

i really loved Dorian’s pov. He definitely deserves someone who loves him despite who he is and what is expected of him. Celaena’s was also really good because it basically gushed with all the fantasy aspects & FLEETFOOT. Honestly, i was gonna cry towards the end at the thought of it.

Chaol’s pov made me go: MEH real quick half way through. he was just so � flakey & indecisive? Or he would say one thing & do the complete opposite, like c’mon now.

anyways, i’m about to supposedly get my heart ripped out & read TAB next. definitely wished i gotten into this world sooner rather than later.

also mort is still the best character atm]]> 4.34 2013 Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2)
author: Sarah J. Maas
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i ate this up.

i didn’t expect to finish this in a day, but i did because it was THAT good. TOG was definitely a bit harder for me to keep me interested in the story, but the world-building & lore in this was so good.

i really loved Dorian’s pov. He definitely deserves someone who loves him despite who he is and what is expected of him. Celaena’s was also really good because it basically gushed with all the fantasy aspects & FLEETFOOT. Honestly, i was gonna cry towards the end at the thought of it.

Chaol’s pov made me go: MEH real quick half way through. he was just so � flakey & indecisive? Or he would say one thing & do the complete opposite, like c’mon now.

anyways, i’m about to supposedly get my heart ripped out & read TAB next. definitely wished i gotten into this world sooner rather than later.

also mort is still the best character atm
]]> I Am Not Jessica Chen 61374793
Now trapped inside Jessica’s body, with access to Jessica’s most private journals and secrets, Jenna soon discovers that being the top student at the elite, highly competitive Havenwood Private Academy isn’t quite what she imagined. Worse, as everyone—including her own parents—start having trouble remembering who Jenna Chen is, or if she ever even existed, Jenna must decide if playing the role of the perfect daughter and student is worth losing her true self forever.]]> 320 Ann Liang 133552312X � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.09 2025 I Am Not Jessica Chen
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)]]> 18739426
The Bands of Mourning are the mythical metal minds owned by the Lord Ruler, said to grant anyone who wears them the powers that the Lord Ruler had at his command. Hardly anyone thinks they really exist. A kandra researcher has returned to Elendel with images that seem to depict the Bands, as well as writings in a language that no one can read. Waxillium Ladrian is recruited to travel south to the city of New Seran to investigate. Along the way he discovers hints that point to the true goals of his uncle Edwarn and the shadowy organization known as The Set.]]> 455 Brandon Sanderson 146686267X � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.42 2016 The Bands of Mourning (Mistborn, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)]]> 16065004
Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is now on the verge of modernity, with railroads to supplement the canals, electric lighting in the streets and the homes of the wealthy, and the first steel-framed skyscrapers racing for the clouds.

When family obligations forced Waxillium Ladrian to forsake the frontier lands and return to the metropolis of his birth to take his place as head of a noble House, he little imagined that the crime-fighting skills acquired during twenty years in the dusty plains would be just as applicable in the big city. He soon learned that there too, just being a talented Twinborn � one who can use both Allomancy and Feruchemy, the dominant magical modes on Scadrial � would not suffice.

This bustling, optimistic, but still shaky society will now face its first test by terrorism and assassination, crimes intended to stir up labor strife and religious conflict. Wax, his eccentric sidekick Wayne, and brilliant, beautiful young Marasi, now officially part of the constabulary, must unravel the conspiracy before civil strife can stop Scadrial’s progress in its tracks.]]> 376 Brandon Sanderson 0765378558 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.27 2015 Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)]]> 10803121
Kelsier, Vin, Elend, Sazed, Spook, and the rest are now part of history—or religion. Yet even as science and technology are reaching new heights, the old magics of Allomancy and Feruchemy continue to play a role in this reborn world. Out in the frontier lands known as the Roughs, they are crucial tools for the brave men and women attempting to establish order and justice.

One such is Waxillium Ladrian, a rare Twinborn who can Push on metals with his Allomancy and use Feruchemy to become lighter or heavier at will.

After twenty years in the Roughs, Wax has been forced by family tragedy to return to the metropolis of Elendel. Now he must reluctantly put away his guns and assume the duties and dignity incumbent upon the head of a noble house. Or so he thinks, until he learns the hard way that the mansions and elegant tree-lined streets of the city can be even more dangerous than the dusty plains of the Roughs.]]> 325 Brandon Sanderson 0765330423 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.20 2011 The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)]]> 2767793
Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists—is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. Vin can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!]]> 572 Brandon Sanderson 0765316897 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.54 2008 The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)]]> 68429
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler—the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years—has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young protégé, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mistborn in the land, and to the idealistic young nobleman she loves.

As Kelsier's protégé and slayer of the Lord Ruler she is now venerated by a budding new religion, a distinction that makes her intensely uncomfortable. Even more worrying, the mists have begun behaving strangely since the Lord Ruler died, and seem to harbor a strange vaporous entity that haunts her.

Stopping assassins may keep Vin's Mistborn skills sharp, but it's the least of her problems. Luthadel, the largest city of the former empire, doesn't run itself, and Vin and the other members of Kelsier's crew, who lead the revolution, must learn a whole new set of practical and political skills to help. It certainly won't get easier with three armies - one of them composed of ferocious giants - now vying to conquer the city, and no sign of the Lord Ruler's hidden cache of atium, the rarest and most powerful allomantic metal.

As the siege of Luthadel tightens, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.]]> 590 Brandon Sanderson 0765316889 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.38 2007 The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 68428 What if the whole world were a dead, blasted wasteland?

Mistborn
For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Then Kelsier reveals his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets. She will have to learn trust if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

Brandon Sanderson, fantasy's newest master tale-spinner and author of the acclaimed debut Elantris, dares to turn a genre on its head by asking a simple question: What if the prophesied hero failed to defeat the Dark Lord? The answer will be found in the Mistborn Trilogy, a saga of surprises that begins with the book in your hands. Fantasy will never be the same again.]]> 541 Brandon Sanderson � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.48 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
author: Brandon Sanderson
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> Atmosphere 220817728 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s Space Shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.

Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easy-going even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warm-hearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.

As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.

Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant.

Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, Atmosphere is Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, with complex protagonists, telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love, this time among the stars.]]> 352 Taylor Jenkins Reid 0593158717 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.45 2025 Atmosphere
author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> How to End a Love Story 212432167 An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.

Two writers with a complicated history end up working on the same TV show... Can they write themselves a new ending? A sexy and emotional enemies-to-lovers romance guaranteed to pull on your heartstrings and give you a book hangover from brilliant new voice Yulin Kuang.

Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.

Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She’s even scored a coveted spot in the writers� room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer’s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except�

Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he’s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn’t have taken the job on Helen’s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can’t pass up.

Grant’s exactly as Helen remembers him—charming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she’s never been. And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too—brilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helen’s parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea he’s in the picture at all.

When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet� the key to making peace with their past—and themselves—might just lie in holding on to each other in the present.]]> 384 Yulin Kuang 0063310686 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.51 2024 How to End a Love Story
author: Yulin Kuang
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)]]> 127305713
Spending her days pretending to be nothing more than a vapid young socialite, Rune spends her nights as the Crimson Moth, a witch vigilante who rescues her kind from being purged. When a rescue goes wrong, she decides to throw the witch hunters off her scent and gain the intel she desperately needs by courting the handsome Gideon Sharpe � a notorious and unforgiving witch hunter loyal to the revolution � who she can't help but find herself falling for.

Gideon loathes the decadence and superficiality Rune represents, but when he learns the Crimson Moth has been using Rune’s merchant ships to smuggle renegade witches out of the republic, he inserts himself into her social circles by pretending to court her right back. He soon realizes that beneath her beauty and shallow façade, is someone fiercely intelligent and tender who feels like his perfect match. Except, what if she’s the very villain he’s been hunting?

Kristen Ciccarelli’s The Crimson Moth is the thrilling start to a romantic fantasy duology where the only thing more treacherous than being a witch� is falling in love.]]> 406 Kristen Ciccarelli 1250866901 � Nathalie 4
this was such a perfect enemies to lovers novel plus the fake dating trope. i loved it so much because what would we lose by fake dating? every thing ]]> 4.16 2024 Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth, #1)
author: Kristen Ciccarelli
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2024
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/05
date added: 2024/12/05
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“I want you, Rune. Not just tonight, but every moment from now on.�

this was such a perfect enemies to lovers novel plus the fake dating trope. i loved it so much because what would we lose by fake dating? every thing
]]> <![CDATA[Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2)]]> 60217777 The stakes are even higher in this epic, romantic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crimson Moth duology.

A WITCH...
Rune Winters is on the run. Ever since the boy she loved, Gideon Sharpe, revealed who she was and delivered her into enemy hands, everyone wants her dead. If Rune hopes to survive, she must ally herself with the cruel and dangerous Cressida Roseblood, who’s planning to take back the Republic and reinstate a Reign of Witches—something Cressida needs Rune to accomplish.

A WITCH HUNTER...
Apparently it wasn’t enough for Rune to deceive Gideon; she’s now betrayed him by allying herself with the witch who made his life a living hell. Gideon won’t allow the Republic to fall to the witches and be plunged back into the nightmares of the past. In order to protect this new world he fought for, every last witch must die—especially Rune Winters.

AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE...
When Rune makes Gideon an offer he can’t refuse, the two must pair up to accomplish dangerous goals. The more they’re forced into each other’s company, the more Gideon realizes the feelings he had for Rune aren’t as dead and buried as he thought. Now he’s faced with a terrible choice: sacrifice the girl he loves to stop a monster taking back power, or let Rune live and watch the world he fought so hard for burn.

In Kristen Ciccarelli's Rebel Witch, the exciting conclusion to The Crimson Moth duology, love has never been so deadly.]]> 464 Kristen Ciccarelli � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.25 2025 Rebel Witch (The Crimson Moth, #2)
author: Kristen Ciccarelli
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2025
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]]> <![CDATA[Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)]]> 217536270
In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.

Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.

But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.

When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.

The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.

Death has a name. It is Kingfisher of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.]]> 624 Callie Hart 1538774194 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.30 2024 Quicksilver (Fae & Alchemy, #1)
author: Callie Hart
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)]]> 12974372 You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments—even at the risk of one's life—is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten. . . .

All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day.

Here at last, in her own words, is the true story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and bone to satisfy her scientific curiosity; of how she sought true love and happiness despite her lamentable eccentricities; and of her thrilling expedition to the perilous mountains of Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever.]]> 334 Marie Brennan 0765331969 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.83 2013 A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
author: Marie Brennan
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Lightlark (Lightlark, #1) 60310757 Welcome to the Centennial.

Every 100 years, the island of Lightlark appears to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The invitation is a summons—a call to embrace victory and ruin, baubles and blood. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each ruler has something to hide. Each realm’s curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die.

Isla Crown is the young ruler of Wildling—a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in love with. They are feared and despised, and are counting on Isla to end their suffering by succeeding at the Centennial.

To survive, Isla must lie, cheat, and betray…even as love complicates everything.]]> 416 Alex Aster 1419760866 � Nathalie 1 absolutely-not
okay, i’ve heard a lot about this book & granted i get that i should have tried harder to get through more of the story, but idk how you’re supposed to.

the sentence structure was just so off. I genuinely thought I had forgotten how to read. She would have these paragraphs and the last sentence that clearly connects with the paragraph would just randomly be its own standalone sentence. What was the purpose? It seemed important by the format, but it really wasn’t. It wasn’t even a one liner that brought chills to my body.

There was a lot of telling than showing. As soon as you opened the book, it’s a whole lot of info dump & she told me the curses right from the get-go. No build up to see how these curses affected anyone, but obviously killing your lover bc you’re cursed & dying at 25 years old is pretty…direct. And then right after that, the first few pages essentially were “A group of people sacrificed themselves to have their heirs break their group based curses, but the heirs said “nah, screw that!� but then lets come back every 100 years just for shits & giggles & try.�

After that, we meet a girl who says she’s trapped in a cage but has the ability to portal jump to leave & visit these other towns, but she’s still trapped?

Apparently based on reviews, it’s a love triangle. ma’am, i didn’t even get to meet any of the characters. So, I can’t be one to judge that because i absolutely loathed the writing, I wouldn’t let myself get that far.

i ended up getting so frustrated that i returned it. when i returned it, the cashier deadass went “because it sucked? that’s valid� AND THEN SHE PUT “reason for return: not needed� GIRL.

bright side, i got another book in exchange for this one & got some recommendations from the cashier after talking with her. bless her.

anyways, that’s it. there’s a first for everything & this is my first dnf.

]]> 3.84 2022 Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
author: Alex Aster
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2022
rating: 1
read at: 2024/12/01
date added: 2024/12/01
shelves: absolutely-not
review:
dnf @ 1-5%? idk but it was early.

okay, i’ve heard a lot about this book & granted i get that i should have tried harder to get through more of the story, but idk how you’re supposed to.

the sentence structure was just so off. I genuinely thought I had forgotten how to read. She would have these paragraphs and the last sentence that clearly connects with the paragraph would just randomly be its own standalone sentence. What was the purpose? It seemed important by the format, but it really wasn’t. It wasn’t even a one liner that brought chills to my body.

There was a lot of telling than showing. As soon as you opened the book, it’s a whole lot of info dump & she told me the curses right from the get-go. No build up to see how these curses affected anyone, but obviously killing your lover bc you’re cursed & dying at 25 years old is pretty…direct. And then right after that, the first few pages essentially were “A group of people sacrificed themselves to have their heirs break their group based curses, but the heirs said “nah, screw that!� but then lets come back every 100 years just for shits & giggles & try.�

After that, we meet a girl who says she’s trapped in a cage but has the ability to portal jump to leave & visit these other towns, but she’s still trapped?

Apparently based on reviews, it’s a love triangle. ma’am, i didn’t even get to meet any of the characters. So, I can’t be one to judge that because i absolutely loathed the writing, I wouldn’t let myself get that far.

i ended up getting so frustrated that i returned it. when i returned it, the cashier deadass went “because it sucked? that’s valid� AND THEN SHE PUT “reason for return: not needed� GIRL.

bright side, i got another book in exchange for this one & got some recommendations from the cashier after talking with her. bless her.

anyways, that’s it. there’s a first for everything & this is my first dnf.


]]> <![CDATA[Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)]]> 55987278 How far would you go for happily ever after?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings... until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing.

But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy...]]> 408 Stephanie Garber 1250268397 � Nathalie 2
i felt the pacing was so off at times. it just seemed whenever there was a conflict or a character falling in love, there would be a 180 spin & we would be sprinting to the next situation.

jacks made the book tolerable for me. Sometimes, he would say what I was thinking out loud esp when it came down to how eva talks about relationships. does that make me a cynic? ]]> 4.06 2021 Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, #1)
author: Stephanie Garber
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2021
rating: 2
read at: 2024/12/01
date added: 2024/12/01
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okay, most booktok books are passable & then there are some where i feel lied to. this book is one of them. it wasn’t bad? it was just so hard for me to connect to & thoroughly enjoy.

i felt the pacing was so off at times. it just seemed whenever there was a conflict or a character falling in love, there would be a 180 spin & we would be sprinting to the next situation.

jacks made the book tolerable for me. Sometimes, he would say what I was thinking out loud esp when it came down to how eva talks about relationships. does that make me a cynic?
]]> Blood Over Bright Haven 208430658 Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.

An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry. When she finally claws her way up the ranks to become a highmage, however, she finds that her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues will stop at nothing to let her know she is unwelcome, beginning with giving her a janitor instead of a qualified lab assistant.

What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was once more than a janitor; before he mopped floors for the mages, Thomil was a nomadic hunter from beyond Tiran’s magical barrier. Ten years have passed since he survived the perilous crossing that killed his family. But working for a highmage, he sees the opportunity to finally understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the Tiranish in power.

Through their fractious relationship, mage and outsider uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first. Sciona has defined her life by the pursuit of truth, but how much is one truth worth with the fate of civilization in the balance?

A standalone dark academia brimming with mystery, tragedy, and the damning echoes of the past. For fans of Leigh Bardugo, V. E. Schwab, and Fullmetal Alchemist.

(Content warnings for gore, sexual assault, and suicidal ideation)]]> 430 M.L. Wang 0593873351 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.40 2023 Blood Over Bright Haven
author: M.L. Wang
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Voyage of the Damned 210298804 The TikTok sensation from the UK has come to North America! This special first edition hardcover will include a gorgeous, shimmering jacket with effects, beautifully illustrated endpapers and detailed-stained edges.

A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain. Aboard are the twelve heirs of the provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

All except one: Ganymedes Piscero—class clown, slacker and all-around disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people and without a Blessing to protect him, Ganymedes’s odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their secret Blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?]]> 464 Frances White 0778387429 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.80 2024 Voyage of the Damned
author: Frances White
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2024
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2)]]> 205063868 The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Kamogawa Food Detectives series, for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.

We all hold lost recipes in our hearts. A very special restaurant in Kyoto helps recreate them...

Chef Nagare and his daughter Koishi serve their customers more than delicious food at their Kamogawa Diner down a quiet street in Kyoto. They can help recreate meals from their customers� most treasured memories. Through ingenious investigations, these “food detectives� untangle flavors and pore through old shopping lists to remake unique dishes from the past.

From the swimmer who misses his father’s lunchbox to the model who longs for fried rice from her childhood, each customer leaves the diner forever changed—though not always in the ways they expect�

A beloved bestseller in Japan, The Restaurant of Lost Recipes is a tender and healing novel that celebrates the power of community and delicious food.]]> 214 Hisashi Kashiwai 0593717805 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.86 2014 The Restaurant of Lost Recipes (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #2)
author: Hisashi Kashiwai
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Twisted Throne (The Bridge Kingdom, #5)]]> 216563167
The Maridrinians left Ithicana in ruins and its people impoverished. So when the wealthy kingdom of Harendell claims her as a bride for its crown prince, Ahnna is prepared to do whatever it takes to gain influence as the future queen. And to control the gold that comes with the throne.

Yet Ahnna swiftly discovers that beneath the beautiful surface of Harendell's court is a dark underbelly built upon schemes, duplicity, and the pursuit of power. The only individual who holds himself above the politics is not her future husband, but his infuriating half brother, James. And as she begins to question whether Harendell is the ally it claims to be, Ahnna finds herself drawn into a forbidden attraction to the wrong prince.

As deadly plots tighten around her, Ahnna must decide whether saving her people will be achieved as a bride...or as a blade.]]> 512 Danielle L. Jensen 0593975308 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.22 2025 The Twisted Throne (The Bridge Kingdom, #5)
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2025
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Endless War (The Bridge Kingdom, #4)]]> 211081097
Newly crowned as king, Keris has watched, powerless, as his forbidden relationship with Zarrah is revealed. But when Zarrah is imprisoned by the empress, Keris knows there is only one way to save her: to ally with the kingdom he nearly destroyed.

Imprisoned on the dreaded Devil’s Island, Zarrah faces two choices: prove her loyalty to the empress who condemned her or die a traitor. Yet as she struggles to survive among violent prisoners, Zarrah uncovers a third path: a rebellion to overthrow tyranny entwined with a destiny she must fight to claim.

While the empress plots a war with devastating consequences, Keris and Zarrah must find their way back to each other. Yet their greatest adversary is the fiery passion between them. Unless they overcome the bitterness of betrayal, their love will not be the bringer of peace but rather the fuel that turns the Endless War into an inferno.]]> 576 Danielle L. Jensen 0593975278 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.17 2023 The Endless War (The Bridge Kingdom, #4)
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Traitor Queen (The Bridge Kingdom, #2)]]> 211081092
A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter.

And it is bait she fully intends to take.

Risking her life to the Tempest Seas, Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king, but for liberating the Bridge Kingdom from her father's clutches using his own weapons: the sisters whose lives she spared. But not only is the palace inescapable, there are more players in the game than Lara ever realized, enemies and allies switching sides in the fight for crowns, kingdoms, and bridges. But her greatest adversary of all might be the very man she's trying to free—the husband she betrayed.

With everything she loves in jeopardy, Lara must decide who—and what—she is fighting for: her kingdom, her husband, or herself.]]> 416 Danielle L. Jensen 0593975219 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.18 2020 The Traitor Queen (The Bridge Kingdom, #2)
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Inadequate Heir (The Bridge Kingdom, #3)]]> 211081102 Return to the world of The Bridge Kingdom in this sensuous fantasy full of romance and intrigue that is perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Silver Flames.

A soldier raised as heir to an empire, Zarrah is motivated by two truths. The first is that the Veliant family murdered her mother. And the second is that her pursuit of vengeance will put every last one of them in their graves.

The Endless War between Maridrina and Valcotta has raged for generations, leaving thousands of Zarrah’s people dead and countless more orphaned. So when she’s given command of the contested city of Nerastis, Zarrah is prepared to do whatever it takes to destroy the Maridrinian forces who oppose her. And to kill the Veliant prince who leads them.

Yet a chance encounter with an anonymous, and handsome, Maridrinian causes Zarrah to question whether the violence she’s perpetrated is justice or a crime. And as she continues to meet the nameless man each night, she finds common ground - and fiery passion - in his arms.

But when identities are revealed, Zarrah must decide whether to embrace a chance at peace…or march to the drums of war.]]> 673 Danielle L. Jensen 0593975243 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.07 2022 The Inadequate Heir (The Bridge Kingdom, #3)
author: Danielle L. Jensen
name: � Nathalie
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]]> Mistress of Bones 217420653 An epic and romantic debut adventure fantasy, where a necromancer trying to resurrect her sister gets embroiled in bigger, world-ending plans instead

It's been thousands of years since the gods lifted the continents into the air so humanity could thrive, chaining the lands down with their bones and turning them into Anchor.

Azul del Arroyo doesn't care about gods or Anchor; she cares about being responsible for her sister's death and getting her bones from the capital so she can bring her back to life. Again. But in her way stands the Emissary of the Lord Death, who will do anything in his power to stop her, because a necromancer like her shouldn’t exist—no matter how alluring.

As Azul and the Emissary's cat-and-mouse game leads them to the dangerous Court of Cienpuentes, their fate becomes entwined with a count who begrudgingly works for a child king, a faceless witch who transforms Anchor into dreams she can peddle, and a long-lost half-brother with a secret of his own. It's a time of enlightenment, of rapiers and scientific prowess, in a country where Anchor ceased to be something worth revering a long time ago, and people have forgotten the gods' sacrifice.

But the gods haven’t. Because the gods want their bones back, and they're not opposed to becoming players in their own game.

Swashbuckling, grand, and tragically romantic, Mistress of Bones is a can't-miss debut about love, about loss, and, of course, about death.]]> 336 Maria Z. Medina 1250888239 � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.67 2025 Mistress of Bones
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]]> Astor Hill (Astor Hill, #1) 220416820
When the line between love and loss blurs, the only certainty is that nothing will ever be the same.

Olivia looks at Astor Hill as her next challenge, a canvas upon which she’ll paint the perfect college experience. She envisions capturing the heart of Will Chapman, the school’s star shooting guard, securing her reign as editor of the prestigious newspaper, and navigating campus life hand-in-hand with her lifelong best friend, Lily. But one fateful night tragedy strikes, shattering Olivia's carefully constructed world.

Two years later, the wounds of the past still linger, casting a shadow over her present. Just as she begins to question if being society’s darling is all it’s cracked up to be, a destructive force arrives on campus, threatening to disrupt the fragile equilibrium she has so painstakingly created.

Ben Cabot, the enigmatic basketball star with a bad reputation and a devastating smile, returns to Astor Hill after a long and mysterious absence. His presence ignites a spark in Olivia, a dangerous attraction that challenges the very foundation of her carefully crafted life. Torn between the comfort of her familiar path and the allure of the unknown, Olivia must confront her deepest desires and make a choice that will change everything.]]> 342 Sydney Madison � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.80 Astor Hill (Astor Hill, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3)]]> 14061957 Alternative Cover Edition #1

The capital has fallen.

The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.

Now the nation's fate rests with a broken Sun Summoner, a disgraced tracker, and the shattered remnants of a once-great magical army.

Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.

Alina will have to forge new alliances and put aside old rivalries as she and Mal race to find the last of Morozova's amplifiers. But as she begins to unravel the Darkling's secrets, she reveals a past that will forever alter her understanding of the bond they share and the power she wields. The firebird is the one thing that stands between Ravka and destruction—and claiming it could cost Alina the very future she’s fighting for.]]> 350 Leigh Bardugo � Nathalie 0 to-read 3.97 2014 Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3)
author: Leigh Bardugo
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy, #3)]]> 214907249 OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD. THE SIZZLING FINALE TO THE NO 1 BESTSELLING ROMANTASY PHENOMENON!
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‘Nothing short of epic’Rosie Talbot, bestselling author ofSixteen Souls
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‘[A] titillating debut’�Publishers Weekly
‘A masterpiece’�ŷ Reader Review
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‘The BEST book I’ve read’�NetGalley Reader Review
‘A sizzling slice of fantasy romance’�Booksellers Review

PaedynGray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya...�
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And Paedyn hasa life-altering choice to make.Whatever she decides willdetermineher fate –and the fate of those around her –forever.�
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In theultimate battle of love and loyalty, who wins?

Be swept away by the conclusion to the smash hit,dagger-to-the-throatromantasy trilogy.

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]]> <![CDATA[The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)]]> 26032887 The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince.

You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.

The first lesson is to make yourself strong.

After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.

When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.]]> 336 Holly Black 0316310336 � Nathalie 0 to-read 4.27 2019 The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
author: Holly Black
name: � Nathalie
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2019
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