#5 Star Review

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Only SMG4 Fans will understand

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MY REVIEW OF MIDNIGHT MUSE

🌟5/5 stars!!

First of all, I’ve been following Midnight Muse since it was a fanfic and seeing the final product in my hands was absolutely incredible! The book was a very fun read for me and I really enjoyed it.

While I could tell where certain characters drew inspiration from ACOTAR they definitely are NOT carbon copies. Each character is very unique and has their own characteristics and development that i very much enjoyed. The connection that Quinn and Knox built was so sweet and the affection they had for each other was so palpable and I loved growing with them. Quinn’s self doubt and artistic journey really hit home for me, it was written very well! Also not even on the romantic side the friendship between the characters was also very realistic, it was refreshing to see really strong friendships especially between the boys.

Overall, I LOVED this book! To see the evolution of the fic to the final novel was amazing, and all the changes made it 10x better! Please give Midnight Muse a read, and make sure to order your copy when it releases!! All the support to @azsazz amazing work!

Much Love,

Phoenix❤️‍🔥

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Book Review: 'Ascendance of a Bookworm' #18 (4.6)

Ascendance of a Bookworm #18 (4.6) by Miya Kazuki, You Shiina, Quof

adventure

fantasy

magic

library science

librarian

royal academy

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Lady Rozemyne's second year at the Royal Academy is a blast. Except, well, it could have been a blast. The problem? The whirlwind bookworm causes so much confusion, chaos and uncertainty that she's called back home after only a week and a half. Not to say ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM v18 isn't packed with a bevy entertaining and dramatic exploits. Only to clarify: If Rozemyne is the cause so much disorder in fewer than two weeks, then what would happen were she to spend the entire term in the Sovereignty?

The novel series' preference to alternate volumes of Rozemyne-at-school and Rozemyne-at-home hits another upswing, as readers trail the troublemaker's return to the Royal Academy. It's a bit unfortunate one can only gleam the young woman's adventures in short bursts like this, but it would appear Rozemyne moves so fast and so earnestly that everyone else needs a whole volume to play catch-up.

In any case, ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM v18 is a wonderful volume. The book spotlights the fruits of Rozemyne's efforts to build up the educational resilience of her fellow Ehrenfest nobles. The book also incorporates a new anonymous threat, explores a new wrinkle in the novel series' mythology and lore, and offers some love to all of the library nerds out there. And finally, the author appears increasingly invested in dropping hints of deeper foreshadowing (e.g., a possible reference to the king; a splinter sect of zealots called "biblical fundamentalists"). A handful of seeds from the previous volume have yet to sprout (e.g., the Ahrensbach duchy scheming on Ferdinand), but one shouldn't be unconvinced the author is playing the long-game here.

Notably, the novel series' character development hits a nice stride. Wilfried's warm pretentiousness is less a mark of a whiny child and more representative of an exhausted and exasperated young man. It's heartening to see (Wilfried: "She expects from others as much as she expects from herself," page 98). Ferdinand, visible through third-person accounts and the Epilogue, is almost but not quite immune to Rozemyne's antics. He regularly expresses to Sylvester and Karstedt that it's only a matter of time until another Rozemyne-problem befalls the duchy (Ferdinand: "So it finally happened," page 311).

Anarchy aside, let it not be said that Lady Rozemyne has zero social anxiety.

Contrary to every other character's popular assumption, Rozemyne is a nervous wreck whenever she must reconfigure her behavior in front of someone new. She is, by almost all accounts, winging it. Which is why her sudden and newfound friendship with Hildebrand, the third prince, goes astonishingly (hilariously) well (despite everyone sweating it out whenever the two accidentally meet in the Royal Academy's library). At the book's beginning, the young woman confesses she'll probably survive just fine without noble socializing (Rozemyne: "I know I should probably socialize more, but… If my choice is between that and the library…", page 34), but it turns out combining socializing and library duties is the perfect snare for this little bookworm.

On subtler matters, ASCENDANCE OF A BOOKWORM v18 does wonders for readers more interested in the author's capacity to wring more detail out of this novel series. For example, readers still don't know what the gods and goddess actually look like, but in this volume, one can glimpse a statue of Mestionora, the Goddess of Wisdom. And similarly, readers haven't too wide an aperture through which the novel might illuminate Yurgenschmidt's civics education, but in this volume, readers learn more about post-Civil-War alliances and the knock-on effects of shifting sociology curricula among the noble elites. And further, readers have a rather disjointed and haphazard recollection of the "divine instruments" native to the book's lore, but in this volume, readers earn a practical and distilled glimpse of Schutzaria's shield, Leidenschaft's spear, the God of Darkness's cape, and Flutrane's staff. This open and honest effort to more smoothly merge passive and active worldbuilding makes fantasy literature worth the wait.

One can only hope the author continues to charm readers with more knowledge, folklore, and stories-within-stories to pry apart the history of Yurgenschmidt.

This is a good volume. A clever use of perspective-writing clues readers into the true impact of the protagonist's actions (e.g., nothing seems problematic in the moment, but later on, challenges emerge). Elsewhere, the rolling punches of Rozemyne always doing her thing with the library, yet that thing invariably spiraling farther and farther beyond her own remit, is not unexpected but funny nonetheless. Rozemyne aces her classes and rebuffs professors who think she and her peers are cheaters; she helps with a wildly dramatic fey-beast hunt but runs out of gas (and is likely to be summoned for questioning later); and she might have found a solution to that whole nobles-skimping-on-returning-books problem. And so, after a somewhat tumultuous second year at the Royal Academy, Rozemyne returns home for another scolding.

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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Don't make your life about the loss. Make it about the love"

Wow! When I finished this book that was the only thought on my mind. I'm not usually a big fan of fantasy novels but with this book I found myself truly giving this book my full attention. The magical system in this book is really cool and I found it pretty easy to understand. It was a little slow to start, but when it got started it really got started and I just couldn't stop reading.

Legendborn tells the story of Bree, a 16 year old girl attending a program for high schoolers at UNC Chapel Hill. Bree's mother dies in a car accident before the story even begins and throughout the book Bree is shown to be struggling with this sudden and tragic loss. Very quickly, she finds herself involved in a secret society dedicated to fighting demons on campus. When Bree realizes that there's a connection between her mother's death and this society, she starts to think that maybe it wasn't a simple car accident that killed her mom. And now she's determined to get to the truth even if it means infiltrating the Legendborns. She recruits Nick, a self exiled Legendborn to help her out and as they're drawn deeper into the society, they're also drawn closer together. When she learns of an impending magical war, Bree must decide if she should take down the society or join their fight before it's too late.

Deonn's writing had me completely engaged in the story. The way she wrote about Bree's grief and the connections she's trying to establish to her roots had me flipping pages when I probably should have been focused on other work.

I'm almost upset this was the first book I read for my reading project because all I want to do is crack open the second book, but I have 3 more books I need to read before I can do that.

[rissyrosie]

(no spoilers)

Maybe it was just me throughout the whole entire book Celaena reminded me of Astrid Hofferson from HTTYD so much and that’s why I like Celaena a lot as a character. I know should be a real person but Astrid just fits well and wasn’t a big fan of Chaol but the fan art of Dorian *fangirls* and Fleetfoot and just adorable, I’m hoping nothing bad happens to the dog. I mean who wouldn’t fall in love with a prince?!?.

I don’t know why I refused to read this series. Mostly it was from it being over hyped but this is my first 5 star after many looks later. I theorally enjoyed the first book and I really liked the story and I like Celaena’s character, very easy read and I can’t wait yo read the second book and hope to like Dorian more and definitely 5 star read.

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5 Star Review

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I've been more into Fantasy as of last year. Romance books just weren't doing it for me. But Here comes Abby Jimenez to break that slump. Part of Your World was such a great read. The author did an amazing job writing the characters and bringing them to life. It was sweet, funny and so relatable at times.

Gave this a 5 Star <3

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Carrie Soto is back

America 1960-1995

my rating⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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It's her little coffee shop :)

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[sweetiepeabooks]

5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Probably the cutest and sweetest book I've read. Really needed a wholesome read, especially with my little reading buddy!

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Me after watching Dune: part two

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