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Another awesome month of reading!! Camping season is beginning- time to just relax, enjoy nature, see friends and read!!

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2025 Book Bracket. I can‘t believe it is already May.

I wanted to see what all the fuss was about after my local indie had a big launch event for the latest in this series. I get how a fan of “new adult” fantasy would love this. It was entertaining enough, but I won‘t be continuing the series.

WOW! I cannot believe I did it. Having not read consistently for YEARS and getting hooked on Fourth Wing at the start of 2025, I decided to challenge myself to read 25 books this year. NEVER did I imagine that four and a half months later I would already achieve my goal! What‘s next? I have a few mysteries to finish and then I think maybe I will challenge myself to another 25 books.
#25in25 #challenge

What a wild ride. Definitely happy I picked this one up and it was worth the hype! I sped through the last two hundred pages. Onto the next story!

enjoyed this dramatized version…i dont think i could‘ve finished this if it was a regular book… #audiophile #readinggoal #unpopularopinion

(Book 2 of 2025) Just wow! Everything was perfect from this book. The writing, the story, the world building, the characters! This was my first time reading something by Yarros and it definitely will not be the last because I have to finish this series! Yarros makes you go through all the emotions. It's written in such a manner that you can practically feel the fire, smell the scent of sweat and FEEL that sexual tension! See Comments....

“What changed between parapet and now? Me.“

The protagonist, Violet, faces an unexpected path shifting from her scribe aspirations to surviving in the dangerous Riders Quadrant. The story features emotional betrayals, and a mix of humor and complexity, particularly with the dragon characters. While the world-building is appreciated, excessive foreshadowing and anachronistic language affect immersion.
Check out my blog for full review.

I finished! That one took me a minute 😅

Uh oh I started another fantasy I won‘t be able to finish for forever 😂 #nursing school

Any New England Littens see this?
What a weird crossover.

I saw these romantasy book club Build A Bear shirts and have to get one for my BAB horse! 🐴📚🍷

https://www.buildabear.com/search?q=Book&search-button=&lang=null&brand=buildABe...

I know everyone is obsessed with Shadow Daddy‘s right now, but maybe we will get a Light Daddy in the future as well? To shake things up?

#bookstore #Dussmann

Best book of the month goes to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

I am devouring this book! I‘m always down for some dragons in books. But the two main characters?? Ughh… obsessed!

This book is a tough one to rate. So much hype! First off, fantasy is not my go-to genre. I felt that it was written for a younger audience (and it probably was). This doesn‘t mean it was badly written. It had way too many “fight” scenes, which don‘t interest me. I do like the concept of dragons. Other than that, I feel that this book was just so-so. I lost likely won‘t read the other books in the series.

Conscription day is always the deadliest.
#FirstLineFridays

Decided on a whim to see what the big deal is with this one. I used to read a lot of fantasy, but this'll be my first big one in a few years. Looking forward to it 🤗

I listened to the Graphic Audio #audiobook and was thrilled with my selection!

Some things were predictable, while a couple items surprised me. I “rode and did not die,” so I‘m in on the hype!

Though, I was disappointed in the big battle scene - Violet was practically useless - her ability didn‘t grow with the task set before her. She definitely frustrated me there.

Recovering well from extraction but I miss solid food. Everywhere I turn this series is shoved in my face. Let‘s find out if it‘s actually worth the hype🤞🐉 if you‘ve read this let me know your opinion or anything i should know just try to keep it spoiler free 💕

I‘m finally finishing Fourth Wing graphic audio. I did listen to the first half last year and then dropped in along with my reading habits. But these ‘theater of the mind‘ audiobooks are the best.

I have read several books that were better the second time around… fourth wing, iron flame, the Harry potter books…

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

To keep my mind from my school's upcoming meeting about new policies, may I interest you in a game? Use the following tags. If someone has done something similar, my apologies.

#myfancast @Butterfinger

I want Kiowa Gordon for the role of Xaden. The rumored actor is okay (too pretty, not rugged enough for me). I just want an Indigenous actor.

Who would you choose for your favorite characters? For any book.

Just for fun. Just for today.

I started this #Audiobook so I can get in on the hype! My older sister and I are listening/reading at the same time, so we can discuss!

Might be obsessed now

“There is nothing more sacred than the Archives. Even temples can be rebuilt, but books cannot be rewritten.”

Im pretty proud that I finished 3 books last month! Considering I felt like I didn‘t have time to read, this felt reasonable 📚 my goal for February is to try to read the same amount or more!

This was a reread for me. I bumped my rating up to a 3 star cause I enjoyed reading this book more than the first time. I think I was in a bad frame of my mind when I started this book before. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.

Here‘s my hot take of 2025: this was … okay.

Two major complaints:

1) I figured out every little surprise, including the last. The foreshadowing was almost too obvious. And when you know what‘s going to happen for 400 pages… it tends to drag.

2) Yarros has a habit of doing cliffhanger chapter endings and then treating them as cut scenes never dealt with. Annoying.

The dragons kept me going. Andarna was Toothless level adorable.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

“Hope is a fickle, dangerous thing. It steals your focus and aims it toward the possibilities instead of keeping it where it belongs—on the probabilities.”

Finally getting on this bandwagon

I held out as long as I could…..but, so far so good

I didn't get to read my #BookSpin - James. But, I did reread my #DoubleBookSpin and I got one bingo. #BingoBookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

I didn‘t think I could love this book anymore than I already did but I fell in love with it even more during this reread!!! It still made me laugh and cry which is a powerful thing when you know they are coming!!

First book done in the new year .. yes I jumped into this popular book .. and it does not disappoint .. it‘s out of my personal reading preference. Fantasy fiction. With an ending that makes you crave Book ✌🏼 .. Good thing I have it ready to go! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

There are parts of this book that I was enamored with. A school for dragon riders? Awesome. Learning how to channel their powers? Badass. All of the politics and insider information had me hooked even if I did skip over some of the more smutty parts. Looking forward to Iron Flame next!

I had SO much fun rereading this book 😭❤️ I can‘t wait to jump into iron flame and continue my reread before reading onyx storm for the first time 🥹📚

I had to see what the hype was with this. I opened it the other day and now am on a sick day to read more of it!

20-22 Jan 25 (audiobook)
Decided on a quick re-listen before the third instalment. Yes it is probably trashy dragon porn, but I am sucked in. Funny, I can‘t deal with ACOTAR or many of the other romantasy series, but I do like this one.

Decided a reread was in order before I dive into onyx storm!!

Rebecca Yarros is a brilliant creator. 2nd Read

Trying this again😅 by no means will I be done in time to read Onyx Storm this week, but I‘m finally in the mood for dragons! 🐉

4.2025
#reread

My reading plans backfired when the audiobook of Wicked Beauty wasn‘t jiving with me. So I‘m switching to starting Fourth Wing on Spotify… and continuing Wicked Beauty and The Quiet Tenant in tangible form.