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Personal favorite from the Cynster series

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-07-24

I am a sucker for pining, especially when it's mutual. They are equally excited to get married and very unsuccessfully trying to seem like it's whatever while also attempting to seduce the other one into falling in love. What's not to like?

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Fundraisers, romance, unpacking childhood trauma

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Reviewed: 06-13-22

it hit the tropes I was looking for and gave me a really good story to boot.

The only mistake I made listening to this book was to pick it as a road trip listen, because the trip ended before the book did and I had to wait months to finish it.

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Legends and Lattes Audiobook By Travis Baldree cover art

Peak cozy D&D vibes

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Reviewed: 06-13-22

I solemnly swear I will be pestering my friends until they finally read this one.

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Peak cozy D&D vibes

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Reviewed: 06-13-22

I solemnly swear I will be pestering my friends until they finally read this one.

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Sapphics, spies and a dash of spice

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Reviewed: 06-13-22

Definitely one of the better historical romance books I read. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this one.

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Can't wait for more

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Reviewed: 06-13-22

The characters are delightful, the romance is on point and I super invested in the politics of this fictional world.

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Women save the day

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Reviewed: 10-11-21

I adore Naomi Novik's female protagonists. They're strong and clever and kind. They are the ones to save the day. The stories are so beautifully written, that I don't even mind that they tend to end up with men who don't deserve them. I am content as long as they are happy by the end of the book.

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Goat is the MVP

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Reviewed: 10-09-21

Did I buy this for the goat?
Yes.
Did I forget I bought this for the goat?
Also yes.
Was I delighted to lean about the goat all over again?
YEP.

But goat aside, this feels like a classic fairytale with zombies. I loved all the characters, not just the goat. I would also love this with a sad ending, though I suppose the happy one fits the fairytale format better.

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Read this and join me in the desperate wait

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Reviewed: 10-09-21

SPOILER: this book ends in a cliffhanger.
But so did the previous one and the wait was well worth it.

Never thought I would be this invested in a magical school book with a teenage protagonist named Galadriel with a love interest named Orion written in first person. But it so well written and the school is so compelling and even the "I don't want to be bad even though the world sees me as monster" is so well done, that I feel horrible to describe the books this way.

I love how resourceful and resilient and kind El is, despite her circumstances. I love that this book made me like the school full of monsters with a horribly high death toll.

I can't wait to read the next one.

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Not bad, just not what I expexted

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-09-21

I finished the book and liked the ending, but overall wasn't that into the story. Or more precisely, it didn't sit well with me at this time. I didn't really need a reminder of how bad people can be right now. Even though I recognize it's not the play's fault, I can't bring myself to give it a better rating.

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