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acotars · 9 months

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Read in 2023:

It begins with a tremor, a realization that love happens in the fragile context of our mortality. That love and life occur just beyond the reach of our control. There is only one letter of difference between love and lose, and somewhere along the way, for me they became synonymous.

BEFORE I LET GO by Kennedy Ryan ★★★★

#litedit #bookedit #nalitedit #litofcolor #before i let go #kennedy ryan #skyland #skyland series #edits*#2023*#all

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litandroses · 2 years

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ARC Review: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Rating: 3★ of 5

Release date: May 17, 2022

This was an Arab-inspired adventure with endearing characters that each have their own trademark.

The world was full of magic and myth, it was hard not to be engrossed. This was also far from boring, with non-stop action and funny group and character dynamics.

The main plot was a bit shaky, it was in the background awhile. The bigger focus being on the things that just happen to the characters along the way; it was like a story where the characters had this end goal but there were mini quests as they trekked on so the focus had to shift there. Some were maybe a bit too convenient which made me not fear for the characters eventually, knowing they would be okay. Villain characterization for me wasn’t done poorly, but would have been more believable had they not been there to just be bad. I’d say the writing was alright; I think the author has potential to write better.

I wasn’t expecting the many twists, though it was looming at the back of my mind, I didn’t make any guesses. With that ending, I reckon things would take a different direction in the next book.

Overall, I thought the pace was even all throughout and despite the drawbacks, this still remains to be a very fun, easy, and fast-paced read.

An arc was provided in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the arc!

#the stardust thief #the sandsea trilogy #reviews #fantasy #fantasy recs #chelsea abdullah #author of color #litofcolor

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roxxell · 3 years

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Miss Cai, heir to the Scarlet Gang from @chloegong ‘s These Violent Delights

#these violent delights #juliette cai #tvdedit #ya lit #project literature #litsociety #litofcolor #chloe gong #*mine #tvd

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bejewelryd · 3 years

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A L E X S T E R N | NINTH HOUSE

alex felt all of the interest go out of her. was she really supposed to have something to say, some wisdom to impart? stay in school? don't do drugs? don't fuck the wrong guys? don’t let the wrong guys fuck with you? dream smaller? don’t let the girl you love die?

#this has been in my drafts for MONTHS #ninth house #alex stern #leigh bardugo #nh #bookedit #my edits #darkacademiaedit #booknet #booksociety #dailylit #dailynovels #fandomaestheticnet #litofcolor #litladies #litlibrary #litsociety #novelsnetwork

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fahey · 3 years

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

“They say a storm is coming. And soon. That the Odo Sedoh will return.”

#serapio #black sun #between earth and sky #rebecca roanhorse #litofcolor #storyseekers #dailylit #litsociety #trixlitfam #chloesff #*mine #my edits #I have not seen any black sun content and I’m here to change that 😭#PLEASE READ THIS BOOK ITS SO GOOD!!

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lunaathorne · 3 years

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books read in 2020: the ghost bride by yangsze choo (★★★★☆)

"I have trespassed where no living person ought to have. I have spoken with the dead, served in their houses and eaten spirit offerings. My two worlds overlap like distorted pieces of glass."

#mimimakes #yalitedit #litedit #asianlitnet #the ghost bride #yangsze choo #er lang #li lan #litofcolor #meme: books20 #usertejal #userzelle #useriulia #userhan #ladystarks #usernickie #can't believe i gave it 4 stars. oh well

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augustsjanes · 4 years

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― to all the boys i’ve loved before .

↳ happy birthday reya { @blaircwaldorf } !

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evasjacks · 3 years

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A thousand leagues and a thousand sands. For you, a thousand times I would defy the sun.

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exy101 · 3 years

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@grishaverseonline mission 04: characters of color

i'm already a ghost, she thought. i died in the hold of a slaver ship.

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tywvin · 4 years

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@fandomaestheticnet from old to new → ari and dante

" Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? Why do we feel alone? Why are we sad and confused? Why do we read poetry? Why do we cry when we see a painting? Why is there a riot in the heart when we love? Why do we feel shame? What is that thing in the pit of your stomach called desire ? "

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ — a remake of this .

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dogsyears · 4 years

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@projectliterature event 01 : 2020 releases — you should see me in a crown by leah johnson — And I know then what I've always known: Campbell is never going to make a space for me to fit. I'm going to have to demand it.

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acotars · 8 months

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Read in 2023:

He wondered if he could ever look at Lily and not feel like he’d been struck by lightning.

THE NEIGHBOR FAVOR by Kristina Forest ★★★½

#litedit #nalitedit #romanceedit #romancelitedit #book edit #romance books #romance novels #litofcolor #kristina forest #the neighbor favor #edits*#2023*#all

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litandroses · 2 years

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ARC Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Rating: 3★ of 5

Release date: July 19, 2022

From the very beginning I could tell there was something more than what was being shown. It had a mysterious air, and characters that were very suspicious as well.

I loved the setting, atmosphere and the lush descriptions all throughout, but the in the first half of the novel there were repetitions in the narrative of the two perspectives and this felt quite pointless to me. It did thankfully diminish as I went on. I appreciated the foreshadowing here, too. Blink and you’ll miss it.

The big twist in the book was something I predicted but the reason for the twist was - for me - insane. Though I think it wasn’t something completely new. I found it harder to put the book down as the tension rose. This was a novel that moved quickly, I made it far into the book faster than I expected. It wrapped up quite well but I don’t know, I was expecting something more, or different. I guess my rating was brought down by its predictability more than anything. My rating is between a 3 and 4, I need to sit on this more. Nevertheless, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau has Silvia Moreno-Garcia's signature prose and world building.

#the daughter of doctor moreau #silvia moreno garcia #historical fiction #reviews #book recommendations #aoclit #book blog #book blogger #Historical Fantasy #fantasy recs #litofcolor

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padmeskywalkers · 4 years

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But would it have mattered if she’d been someone else? If she’d been a social butterfly, they would have said she liked to drink away her pain. If she’d been a straight-A student, they would have said she’d been eaten alive by her perfectionism. There were always excuses for why girls died.

@booksociety‘s back to school event - ninth house ( leigh bardugo )

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1938485748377575876 · 4 years

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@dailyaoc event 01: get to know the members » warcross duology by marie lu

i'm tired of the horror in the world. so i will force it to end.

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fahey · 3 years

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“Do you love him?”

“Yes,” Rin said immediately. “More than anyone else in the world.”

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