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November Reading Wrap Up
WOW! The last two months have been rough, and have certainly effected my reading. I WANT to be reading more, but feel that I do not have the time, or should be prioritizing other things. Do you have any tips for re-prioritizing reading? Quick Stats:Number of books read: 6Number of pages read: 1702 What I Read: SubZero Vol 1 by Junepurrr (ARC) Synopsis:To save her people, Princess Clove will have to do the unthinkable – marry her greatest enemy! The Azure and Crimson Dragons have been at war for centuries. Their kingdoms destined to continue this never-ending feud. With no end in sight, Clove agrees to leave her isolated homeland…
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The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson
In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she doesn’t—and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom—to a prince she has never met. On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—even as…
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SubZero Vol. 1 by Junepurrr
From debut creator Antonia Crupa, also known as Junepurrr, comes the first printed edition of the smash-hit Webtoon SubZero! To save her people, Princess Clove will have to do the unthinkable—marry her greatest enemy! Clove is the last remaining heir of her Cerulean Dragon clan, fighting in a seemingly endless 300-year-war against the vast Crimson Empire. With no end to the war in sight, Clove agrees to leave her sheltered homeland in favor of a political marriage with the heir to the enemy Crimson Dragon clan, Prince Kyro. Raised on the battlefields and feared by his rivals, the cutthroat prince is first to notice that Clove is hiding a dangerous secret…
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The Blood is Love by Karina Halle
⚠️This book is a sequel following Black Sunshine. Beware of spoilers if you have not read the first book in the series. When Lenore Warwick turned twenty-one, she expected lots of bar-hopping, parties with friends, and the occasional hookup. What she got was the realization that she’s both a witch and a vampire, and that there are things in this world that want her dead. Thank god she has her enigmatic vampire lover, Absolon Stavig, to help show her the ropes. But while Lenore struggles to fit into her new topsy turvy world, full of blood, sex, and magic, she also has to contend with her messy and complicated love…
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️Genre: Fantasy RomanceTropes: immortal, historicalRecommend?: Yes V. E. Schwab has the more beautiful prose. This story was…
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Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
⚠️This book is a sequel following Fourth Wing. Beware of spoilers if you have not read the first book in the series. “The first year is when some of us lose our lives. The second year is when the rest of us lose our humanity.” —Xaden Riorson Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath…
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Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn
A doomed love, a dangerous mission, and a kingdom on the brink of war…A cast-off princess… A fresh take on an Arthurian retelling. Morgan Pendragon, our FMC, is the eldest child in the royal family. However, her unhinged younger brother Arthur surpassed her to be seated on the throne after their father passes – big mistake!To get Morgan out of the way, Arthur sends her on a quest, surrounded by enemies, to retrieve a magical object. Rating: 4/5 ⭐️Genre: Fantasy RomanceSeries: Blood of Fae [1/4]Tropes: King Arthur retelling, quest plot, care taking, slow burnRecommend?: Yes I LOVE a good quest plot line and Briar Boleyn does a quest right! Though…
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A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden
Captured by a king of darkness. Forced to find the light within. Arwen Valondale, a healer in the Amber kingdom is taken prisoner by the most dangerous kingdom on the continent, Onyx while trying to flee with her family. The Onyx kingdom has been waging war on her kingdom for many years, though the citizens don’t understand why. Arwen knows better than to face the ancient, wicked woods that surround the castle on her own, which means working with a fellow prisoner might be her only path to freedom. Unfortunately, he’s as infuriating as he is cunning—and seems to take twisted pleasure in playing on Arwen’s deepest fears. Rating: 3.5/5…
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Devourer of Men by Nikki St. Crowe
⚠️This book is a spin off from the Vicious Lost Boys series. Beware of spoilers if you have not read that series first. I have few friends and fewer allies. What I do have on the island of Everland is a lot of people who want me gone. So when the Crocodile and Captain Hook reappear in my life, I am in no mood. And worse, they’re unknowingly endangering themselves by asking for me by a name I long considered dead. Now, not only do I have to save myself, I have to save the two men who I swore I would murder with my bare hands if I ever set…
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Most Recommended Fantasy Romance Books (that aren’t SJM)
Because I am participating in the Summer of Romantasy, I have fallen deep into the YouTube archives, devouring all the fantasy romance content that I can find. I have started a spreadsheet to track how many times each book has been recommended, and these are the Top 5 recommendations. I have not read all of these myself yet, but they are my priority this summer. Number 5: Heavenly Bodies by Imani Erriu Tropes: Reluctant allies, Fated mates, Enemies to lovers, Celestial “I defy the stars.” 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.…
