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The Demon King
The Demon King | Cinda Williams Chima
Times are hard in the mountain city of Fellsmarch. Reformed thief Han Alister will do almost anything to eke out a living for himself, his mother, and his sister Mari. Ironically, the only thing of value he has is something he can't sell. For as long as Han can remember, he's worn thick silver cuffs engraved with runes. They're clearly magickedas he grows, they grow, and he's never been able to get them off. The thrilling debut in a new high fantasy trilogy, from New York Times bestselling author, Cinda Williams Chima (The Dragon Heir).
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#AuthorHas3Names 💜3️⃣💜 #MayMontage 🥳💐♊️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

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erinachu
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So good! I swear Cinda Williams Chima is like the George R.R. Martin for YA novels. Book 4 of 2023 complete!

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erinachu
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2023 week 3 wrap up!
📚 The Demon King: 79% done
🎧 The City of Bones: 56% done
📱 Before I Fall: 23% done
This week's goals: ✅️❌️❌️
Next week's goals: finish the Demon King, finish City of Bones, and read 50% of Before I Fall 🌟

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johncadams
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This is the first in a series of young adult fantasy romance books. I love the whole series and would definitely recommend this story.

#fantasy #romance

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ParkerFinn
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A solid 4 star read. I had a bit of trouble getting into it at first because I find it hilarious that Hans has all this street credit and different life but he‘s like 15. So I can‘t take it seriously most times. Besides that, a great first book to a fantasy!

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Lylah
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I‘ve had this book since I was 16 and lost track of how many times I‘ve read it — it may be the most beat up book I own since usually I try to take good care of them. Paperbacks weren‘t meant to be read this much 😅

plantmermaid0611 My paperbacks look this way too, because I'm rereading this series so frequently 2y
Lylah @plantmermaid0611 recently I bought used hard copies of the paperbacks I had because they‘re all falling apart! 2y
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behudd
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️This book was good, but it was a slower start to the series than I was expecting. It did a good job setting up all the political/magical/personal story lines & conflicts, and I‘m interested to see if the pacing changes now that all the groundwork has been laid. I‘m not sure I‘d recommend this book on its own, but it is a solid opener, and based on where I think the story is going to go, I think it‘ll be a great series.

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magicalshelves
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3.5 Stars

I feel like everyone had three different names which made it hard to keep track of who was who. This one read like an older YA fantasy which was a nice change.

BehindthePages I'll admit I didn't make it through this book. 🙁 4y
magicalshelves @Letora I‘m not sure if I will continue the series or not. 😅 Especially since my library doesn‘t have the second audiobook. I have so many physical books to read I‘m not sure if I‘d get to the ebook version. 4y
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AuthorJensenReed
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WAY better than I thought it would be. Amazing, unique characters. A solid world history. It sucked me in and kept me intrigued from page 1. I ordered the rest of the series immediately upon finishing it.

Liatrek I love your coffee cup ❤️ 4y
AuthorJensenReed @Liatrek Thank you! My MIL found it at a TJ Maxx :) 4y
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deliasson
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I wasn‘t entirely sure about this book at first. The street language threw me off and I just wasn‘t sure about the characters. But as I kept reading and the characters started to develop, I started to enjoy it!

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Sweetkokoro
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Bailedbailed

So my 2nd DNF of the year.. I tried 3 times with this audiobook and the story is just so boring and dull. I made it 43% of the way and everytime I picked it up I dreaded it. I finally gave in and said enough is enough. I couldn‘t figure out the setting, none of the characters stood out, the plot was boring and frankly I predicted a major plot line as it was being hinted at :/ it was a pain. I tried because an old friend recommended it to me

erinachu Oh no! This was one of my favorites growing up. I'll have to reread the series to see if it was actually magical now. Her other series is amazing! 4y
Sweetkokoro @erinachu It has glowing reviews on GR and I was open to trying it, but it just didn‘t work for me. I do know a few though who did what your thinking and realized it wasn‘t that great, haha. I‘m not against trying something else by her, I was interested in her Shattered Realms series but it‘s connected to this one, (like 20 years later connected but I don‘t know how important that is haha) 4y
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Sweetkokoro
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So I just started listening to this today while at work, on recommendation from a friend and so far... I am bored as hell. I‘m 3 hours into it and it‘s just boring and predictable. I waited 6 months for this and I don‘t understand why, none of the characters stand out, the story thus far is bland, and each chapter is Soooooo long. I‘m only 5 chapters in and I have listened to 3 hours, holy Jeeves man.

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71fletdavi
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The Demon King was a extremely well written book by Cinda Williams Chima about a world called the seven realms where there is magic and a extremely in depth layout of the world. The story follows a boy named Han Alister commonly known as “Cuffs“ by his street gang the ragers as well as the princess Raisa ana'mariana and how there two worlds are changing all around them. The book is most definitly a must read for any fans of the Harry Potter series

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Scash1114
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Mehso-so

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QueenPenguin
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Bailedbailed

I tried to read the demon king, but unfortunately it is not for me. I am over 100 pages in and I am still not interested in it or any of the characters. Males and females were equal in the book and I really enjoyed that. But the pov kept switching between the main characters, which wouldn't have bothered me normally, except the chapters were short which didn't allow me to get to really know the characters nor did I care what happened to them.

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QueenPenguin
The Demon King | Cinda Williams Chima

It can be hard, going from one world directly into another. I am trying to get into my new book, but the last one keeps popping up into head. I am unintentionally comparing the two books, which I shouldn't do. I am getting onto myself about it, which takes me out of the story and I just end up staring at the book instead of reading it.

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QueenPenguin
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I checked this book out of the library. The librarian wants me to come back and tell her if its good or not, so she can make up her mind to read it. Two other people checked it out before me, one loving it and the other hating it. So I am the tie breaker for her, and other people who will ask if the book is good or not. No problem here lol

RaimeyGallant I hope it's good! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon
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AlwaysForeverReading Welcome to Litsy!!! ❤️💚💜♥️💙 5y
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QueenPenguin @RaimeyGallant thank you. Those will help me a lot 5y
AlwaysForeverReading You‘re welcome!!! 5y
SW-T Welcome to Litsy 😊 5y
QueenPenguin @SW-T thanks 😁 5y
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Gryffleclaw95
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5/5)

Now that is what I call a killer ending. Chima gives you a hell of plot twist to end a wonderful book of magic, power, empowerment, betrayal, bravery, and mystery. I took half a star off because I wasn‘t a fan of Raisa‘s boy-crazy attitude, but I like how she‘s a self-empowered and strong character otherwise. I‘m interested to see how Han and Raisa‘s paths meet in the next book!

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Lylah
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Reading at bars is underrated.

gradcat Looks very inviting...I love this photo! 5y
GripLitGrl It is👍 5y
readordierachel Yes, it is! 5y
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Lylah
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I loved this book when I was 16 and I‘m still reading it at 23. (That candle on the right says “Book Club Bitches” in case anyone was concerned.)

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Lylah
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This year I‘m trying to bring my own lunch to work instead of just marking out unhealthy stuff to eat. We‘ll see how long this lasts!

Derf I‘m not sure that books going to taste so good ....... 😂 5y
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booksmate
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This book was honestly amazing, it may have taken me a while to read just because life gets in the way but I loved it. I‘d say the last 40 pages had more (for lack of a better word) excitement than half the book but still,, 10/10 would recommend

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Allydanielle88
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I'm doing a 24 hour readathon today. Trying to get caught up on my goodreads challenge. I'm starting with this. Buddy reading it so only a couple chapters.

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HighLadyoftheStacks
The Demon King | Cinda Williams Chima
Mehso-so

It‘s essentially a 500 page prologue. Recently Pat Rothfuss said his series is a really long prologue, but at least there‘s a point to the story and a real plot that drives it forward. The same could be said of A Court of Thorns and Roses, it‘s set up, but it‘s good set up. None of that felt present here until the very end. Too much exposition, not enough reasons to care. I almost bailed to be honest, but now I want to know what happens.

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HighLadyoftheStacks
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It took 225 pages for the main characters to meet. I think I might be too picky, but that seemed like too long.

ReviewsbytheMrs I agree, way too long! 6y
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HighLadyoftheStacks
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Not gonna lie, it‘s taking too long for me to get interested in this book. I just learned more about the Demon King, but it took almost 70 pages to get to that point and it feels like nothing is happening or moving forward. Anyone else feel this way? Should I keep reading? #thedemonking #sevenrealmsseries

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booksmate
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Classy

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hes7
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I read this book in January for the #ReadHarder Challenge (category: the first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series), and I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to continuing the series soon. #Royalty #Riotgrams

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hes7
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Finishing up this book while taking care of some chores and errands. #LitsyPartyOfOne #LitsyAtoZ #ReadHarder

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JPeterson
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A close friend got mento start reading this fantastic YA fantasy that takes place in the Seven Realms.

#novemberbythenumber

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TheLibrarian
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#bookmail part 1

The box was open and destroyed but thankfully these made it alright.

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brook.llyn
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Read some of "The Demon King" on my flight to Orlando:))

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brook.llyn
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"Raisa drank in the details like a painter deprived of color." -Cinda Williams Chima, The Demon King

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brook.llyn
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My boyfriend recommended me this book... loving it so far!

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Welcome to Litsy!!! 😊❤️🙌📚🎉 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings The key to getting the most out of Litsy is following LOTS of active people. You can go to any of my last couple of posts and follow people that liked them since you know they are active and do that for a while with people you start following. You can also go to your favourite books' profiles and follow other people that liked them, too. Your feed will be full of beautiful pictures, quotes, reviews, and recommendations! Your TBR will be crazy 🙌 7y
brook.llyn @BooksTeasAndBookishThings thank you so much for the help!:)) Much appreciated. 7y
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AndreaReads Welcome to Litsy! This is one of my favorite places to be! Have fun! 7y
brook.llyn @AndreaReads thank you!:) 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Absolutely ❤️ 7y
BethM Welcome to the addiction! 7y
brook.llyn @BethM honoured to be apart of it! 😜 7y
PurpleyPumpkin Yay, welcome to Litsy! Hope you have fun. 😉 7y
brook.llyn @PurpleyPumpkin thank you!:) 7y
ptkpepe98 Add @BookishMarginalia to your list to participate in Secret Santa giveaways, as well as at Valentine's, Summer, and Halloween. @Ambrosnazzy started parties for one on Friday nights - read in comfort. Welcome to a lot of fun. My TBR is to infinity and beyond now! 7y
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sammisho
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I was expecting it to better than it was based on goodreads rating and a friend's recommendation. Didn't quite hit the mark, but I will definitely try the rest of the series. Good enough to keep me interested.

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JPeterson
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I may not always have something to snack on while I read, but I will for sure have a cup of tea with my book every night.
#bookandfavoritesnack #doesthiscount #readjanuary

Lmstraubie OMGosh!!! I just posted my #readjanuary and started scrolling through my feed and & your post was right under mine. I posted the SAME THING! Different tea, but same idea 🤓🍵📚 7y
JPeterson @lmstraubie Haha! Great minds think alike! 😂😄 7y
Jenni_Capps Tazo's passion tea is my favorite!!!!! In the summer I make it over ice and add lemonade. 😋🤤 7y
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melrailey I just read this book over the weekend and loved it. I hope you do too. 7y
StephBengtson That passion tea. 👌🏼 7y
Hollie I haven't tried that tea, I'll have to check it out. I drink "cup of calm" tea at night. 7y
JPeterson @Jenni_Capps Mmm, another reason to look forward to summer. 😊 @melrailey One of my friends recommended it to me, and I'm loving it so far! @StephBengtson 😊 @Hollie It is amazing, one of my favorites! 7y
SaraFair I love the passion tea. I love to make a whole 2 gallons of it. OR get it at Starbucks! 7y
MrBook Nice pic! 😊👍🏻 7y
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melrailey
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My first full book of the day was a long one but a very good one. I can't wait to get my hands on more of this series. I think it might be a long series too. #24in48

Melissa_J I love this series! I considered adding the last book to my readathon pile but decided against it given its length. I need to read it soon though 👍🏻 7y
QueenOfWands One of my most favorite series! 7y
melrailey @Melissa_J and @QueenOfWands I'm so glad to hear the series keeps up the good start. I'm anxious to pick up the others. And it was a long book to read today. At least I'm just shooting for time and not quantity. 7y
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JPeterson
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I share book recommendations with one of my closes childhood friends, everything from YA to fantasy, to those heart wrenching, make you question everything books. Today I just so happened to pick up one of her YA recs to me, just in time for the #ReadJanuary #RecommendBy challenge! 😄

TheNextBook That pendant though! Yes! 7y
JPeterson @TheNextBook Right?!? I sort of want a real one for myself. 7y
TheNextBook I imagine it would be gorgeous in real life! It is stunning on that cover! 7y
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thefictionalreader
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My first read of 2017 🎉

I really enjoyed this one, far more than I thought I would. I think the hype is quite well-deserved, and I really want to continue the series. 😊

It was also my #OWBookClub pick of the month, because the theme of January is fantasy. And it counts for my #BeatTheBacklist challenge! 👌

Chachic I have a copy of this from last year's Secret Santa with my book club. I still haven't read it yet. 7y
thefictionalreader @Chachic this book was on my shelf for like three years before I finally picked it up 🙈 7y
Chachic Haha good to know I'm not the only one who has issues with her TBR pile! 7y
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Chachic
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Receiving books for this year's Secret Santa reminded me of books I got from past exchanges which I still haven't read. I need to bump these up! Have you guys read any of these?

#SecretSanta #Christmas #fantasy #Kindle

itstimeana It's been years since I read Kat, Incorrigible but I remember having fun when I did. :) Cute middle grade fantasy :) 7y
Chachic @itstimeana Did you pick up the sequels? I've been meaning to read Stephanie Burgis' books for ages because I've interacted with her a bit on Twitter. I just need more time to read! 😂 7y
meandmybooks I loved The Demon King. Finished the whole series in about a week. 7y
Chachic @meandmybooks I keep hearing good things about it. I should really bump it up! Plus that cover is nice to look at. 7y
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meagankc21
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gonna start reading this for my #26bookchallenge that i started last year. I'm such a slow reader! been sleeping on this for too long 💤

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magicineverybook
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MADE OUT LIKE A BANDIT FOR MY BIRTHDAY. So many good books to read!! 😍📚📖

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BooksTeasAndBookishThings
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My most anticipated reads... I hope I can get to all of these on top of my BOTM books coming, but we are visiting family for Kaysen's first birthday, which will be 10 days of traveling and fun-having so we will see, but I am trying to get through some series that have been on my radar and Three Dark Crowns and The Call sound SO good! I know if I really want to catch up, I just need to quit Litsy, but... I can't do it. #HelloOctober #Brokeforbooks

Laalaleighh Three dark crowns and crooked kingdom and EoS 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Laalaleighh I can't wait! The Seven Realms series has been on my TBR for a while, too, so really hoping that one is amazing 😊🙌 7y
scripturient I'm reading Three Dark Crowns at the moment and am loving it. 👌🏻 7y
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scripturient And yes, I spend too much time on Litsy as well. 😂 7y
Kmmsellers I can't wait to read Three Dark Crowns! 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @scripturient it is truly an addiction lol and Three Dark Crowns sounds so intriguing, i haven't even begun it and I want to know which sister will prevail! @Kmmsellers Neither can I! 🙌 7y
DiruVamp The Call was sooooo good!!! 7y
JPrecht I hear you! Those all look awesome! I can't wait to hear what you think of The Call; it's at the top of my "want to buy this" list! 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @DiruVamp one of my book soulmates tagged me about it a while ago, and when I saw it in hardback on B&N website for half off... I HAD to get it! It sounds like it is right up my alley 😍🙌 @JPrecht The Seven Realms series is a bit older, but I have had the box set for a couple of months now, and have been putting it off so I made a deal, I can read ToG first, but it HAS to be my next series lol then TDC and The Call! It is a MUST! 😉📚🤘 7y
bookishnerd Three Dark Crowns is one I want to check out, too! 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Bookishnerd there are too many for us mere mortals! They all sound so great and the covers are beckoning. They all taunt me lol 7y
bookishnerd I know exactly how you feel! 7y
Aleida Let us know how you feel about the Call. 7y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings @Aleida I will 😊❤️ 7y
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Gaby
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Very cool! Super fantastical and magical, with some awesome characters. There's 3 more books in the series too, so plenty to read!

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Books4brittany
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Mehso-so

I just want very interested during this one. However, having now read the next one, I highly anticipate the third book. The first book may not be great but the story really takes off during book 2.

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From beginning to end it was an adventure Only bits I didn't like was how upon realizing his mom and sister death, Han only had a brief grieving. the ending was a bit too sudden. He finds out about his real lineage and then off to learn to control his power... Hey your mom and sister just died ...