Ahhhhh!! First, thanks Berkley and NetGalley for this eARC!
Okay this book has been one of my most anticipated 2024 reads and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
I *Ahhhhh!! First, thanks Berkley and NetGalley for this eARC!
Okay this book has been one of my most anticipated 2024 reads and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT.
I *loved* this. A perfect blend of contemporary and paranormal!
I loved how this really truly was just, boy and girl meet and like each other. I loved that their problems were mostly external, and the way this plot fueled their narrative together.
I loved the way DeLuca built toward the big reveal and allowed it to take root in the story.
I can’t wait for this book to come out now even more!!!!
5 stars. 10 out of 10. No notes. Just happiness....more
SABAA TAHIR IS MY QUEEN AND I WILL FOLLOW HER ANYWHERE. EVERYWHERE.
The way this book is a perfect, immaculate, incredibly done follow up to a perfectSABAA TAHIR IS MY QUEEN AND I WILL FOLLOW HER ANYWHERE. EVERYWHERE.
The way this book is a perfect, immaculate, incredibly done follow up to a perfect quartet. I never thought the Ember world could expand and be built upon and Sabaa just laughed in my face.
This book is INCREDIBLE. The fact that you don't need to have read or reread the original quartet for it to eat your heart is insane. But every moment of this book is amazing. Every chapter made me gasp.
This is truly a masterpiece.e Sabaa Tahir is one our time's best writers, and she deserves EVERY ACCOLADE THAT EXISTS.
Thanks Netgalley and Penguin for this book!!!!...more
As a huge fan of A Taste of Gold and Iron, I was *thrilled* to learn that Alexandra Rowland was releasing a sequel novella focused on Tadek!! Other faAs a huge fan of A Taste of Gold and Iron, I was *thrilled* to learn that Alexandra Rowland was releasing a sequel novella focused on Tadek!! Other fans of the book will love coming back to this world and learning more about Tadek Hasira and how he became the man we know and love in the first Mahisti Dynasty novel.
This novella is short and yet packs a glorious emotional punch! It was incredibly sharp—dealing with a long period of time as well as immediately after another book, it was impressively done.
There was a little bit that felt just a tad too inside baseball—but ultimately no one will likely be reading this without also reading A Taste of Gold and Iron. So it works.
Rowland really knows how to just plunge into your heart and say “these characters live here now.” And I’m grateful for that!!!!...more
Okay this book is FUNNY. Legitimately funny. Absolutely Terry Pratchet absurdity funny.
What a joy!
Absolutely blessed by Tordotcom pub for this ARC!
ThOkay this book is FUNNY. Legitimately funny. Absolutely Terry Pratchet absurdity funny.
What a joy!
Absolutely blessed by Tordotcom pub for this ARC!
This book makes you think it’s a silly, fun romp with no heart and then BAM HERE’S THE HEART OF IT ALL!!!!!
Avra, Tev, and Julian are fantastically done. This book was just so much fun. As I was reading I kept feeling like the right phrase to describe this is cozy romantasy. Yes, there’s adventure, but it’s fun adventure. It’s not life or death or war. It’s blue dogs and turtles all the way down and cake competitions.
It felt like this novel was just meant to say “enjoy the life you live, and live the life you want within your own integrity.”
The only thing missing: I wanted more on-page sex for a book that talked about sex so much. But not everyone would so that’s okay for me
Can’t wait for more people to read it!
EDITED TO ADD: Just finished an audio reread during release month and man. It’s actually even better the second time around. The audio was *hilarious* and Casey Jones did a great job.
And like, yeah, I still wish there was on-page sex but honestly… it works. The humor is horny and BAWDY but also these journeys are more than just the sex. Being able to listen to some of these conversations had by the characters was just so, so wonderful....more
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