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Gryffleclaw95
Tomb of the Sun King | Jacquelyn Benson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Tomb of the Sun King” was a fun addition to the “Raiders of the Arcana” series. I enjoyed the characters (Neil was annoying at first but his ongoing character development was promising), and there was plenty of adventure to be found in these pages. I look forward to when the next book comes out in November!

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xicanti
The Last Light of the Sun | Guy Gavriel Kay
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I only remembered three things about THE LAST LIGHT OF THE SUN:

1. There were vikings.
2. They blood eagled people.
3. I didn‘t enjoy it as much as Kay‘s other books.

Now I‘m rereading it for the first time, eighteen years on, and I‘m loving it. Kay hits me hardest when he‘s PERSONAL, above mythic or political, and this book is very much that. I can‘t wait to plunge onwards.

Also of note: it‘s Allie‘s 8th birthday! She loves it under her tree.

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MsRadioSilence
Our Violent Ends | Chloe Gong
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Oh my GOD UGH. This one almost had me crying at work. Just…the way the characters interact, you can *feel* the history between them. Shanghai is described in ways where I can see the tensions rising between all the groups, and while I had the main antagonist lowkey spoiled for me (my fault, I went snooping), it was still such a satisfying end to the duo. Can‘t wait to continue on with the others!!

5 stars | #historicalfantasy #romance

TheBookHippie Yup. I adore the whole series. 3w
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MsRadioSilence
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Ooooh listen I had to read Romeo and Juliet in high school and this made me actually want to read it again?? I had a great time. I did have to keep reminding myself that Roma and Juliette are like 19 though, and it‘s the 1920s, bc they seemed so much older. I already have the sequel borrowed on Libby tho!

4 stars | #historicalfantasy

TheBookHippie We read all her books in our little group #CHLOEGONGREADALONG our next group read is January 2026 🙃 1mo
MsRadioSilence @TheBookHippie oh neat! I‘m going to try to catch up on her backlog before the end of the year 1mo
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Michellesibs
A Power Unbound | Freya Marske
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Mehso-so

Book three in The Last Binding trilogy.

I wish I had stopped at book one in this series to be honest as I really enjoyed that one. However book two and three havent absorbed me in quite the same way.

There's some incredible steamy scenes in this, there's no doubt this author is a master in the bedroom but that aside, I didn't love this.

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Doppoetry
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Mehso-so

My main issues with this book are the inconsistencies, on top of my general dislike of Emily. The story meandered too much and felt longer than it should have been. There were too many times when Emily had to get to a plot point and then make a B line because suddenly there was another thing going on, and things needed to be adjusted. Or some fairy nonsense was happening to foil her plans.

Doppoetry This was definitely better than the second book, but not by much.

Emily continued to be insufferable and berating scholars who are more experienced than her, and then also complains that they act like they are better than everyone, and are snobbish. Have you looked in the mirror lately, Emily?

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Doppoetry In most cases, I think MC deaths are a cheap way for authors to evoke emotions from the reader, but for this, I think it would have made the book better if Wendell had stayed dead. It would have made a far more compelling story narratively.

I was also rolling my eyes at Wendell saying how immortality magic isn't really a thing, but it easily could have been if there were consequences to that instead of relying on “well it's too implausible“
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Doppoetry In a world where the fey constantly mess with mortals, and magic is a thing, and there are plenty of Slavic folklore about an immortal being, but sure it's TOO out there. 🙄

Anyway, I'm so glad I'm done with this series.
2mo
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uncommonlycozies
Anima Rising | Christopher Moore
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first Moore book & I‘m loving it so far!
through myth, satire & some naked models, Moore challenges the male gaze & gives power. It‘s reclamation & even a bit of feminine energy #art #historicalfantasy #feminine #uncommon #bibliophile #catsoflitsy #dark

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swynn
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(2017) Here's a quick delicious story about young Benoit Mandelbrot, hiding with his Jewish family from the mid-20th century Make Germany Great Again crowd in Vichy France. It's a magic realist story in which math is magic -- which my math-loving heart knows to be true

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Nessavamusic
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I only had 3 5 star reads in June, and I may still add the others in Wild Card spots. This tagged book was the most fun read and helped me get out of a reading slump. It is a delight!

Catsandbooks Wonderful! 🎉 👏🏼 2mo
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xicanti
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My stalwart companion as I reread ONCE A ROGUE. He‘s so red in the smokey light! I filtered him a bit to capture the colour I actually saw.

The book‘s still great. I love the way these characters bounce off each other, and Allie Therin‘s prose practically reads itself. I open my ereader and suddenly half an hour‘s gone by. I needed this, especially after I bailed on an opaque contemporary fantasy last night.

DGRachel Ahh! I have got to remember I have one of her books on one of my e-readers! I loved the book of hers I read and I‘ve been dying for more truly immersive books. 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo
xicanti @DGRachel this series (Roaring Twenties Magic) is especially great, but she‘s always worth reading. 2mo
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