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mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't know what to do with myself now. I've just finished this book, and I must say – it's been an incredible few days journeying with Kaylen and Eliza.
Every single day, I'd wake up, open the book, and end up wishing I could just stay in bed all day and read.
I know the books in this series are set in one world, but I did not expect to see Galeon and Della again – and I was so happy to!🥰
Speaking of Galeon and Kaylen – OMG, these women! They just take my breath away every time I think about them❤️🔥🫠. They are my book girlfriends now! (I honestly don't know who to choose – Gal or Kay – because they are both such girlfriend material😍.)
This series just has an absolute chokehold on me. It delivers that perfect mix of angst and comfort I've been craving.
I've been book-hungover from this series since halfway through Her Pretty Knight – and if that doesn't say how absolutely incredible it is, I don't know what does.
Loved it, devoured it, and dying for more!
Every single day, I'd wake up, open the book, and end up wishing I could just stay in bed all day and read.
I know the books in this series are set in one world, but I did not expect to see Galeon and Della again – and I was so happy to!🥰
Speaking of Galeon and Kaylen – OMG, these women! They just take my breath away every time I think about them❤️🔥🫠. They are my book girlfriends now! (I honestly don't know who to choose – Gal or Kay – because they are both such girlfriend material😍.)
This series just has an absolute chokehold on me. It delivers that perfect mix of angst and comfort I've been craving.
I've been book-hungover from this series since halfway through Her Pretty Knight – and if that doesn't say how absolutely incredible it is, I don't know what does.
Loved it, devoured it, and dying for more!
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Just one more chapter," I told myself last night. The next thing I know, it's 4am, and it's the end of the acknowledgement section. When I finished watching Merlin (BBC, 2008) and then watched a ton of angsty Merthur edits, I decided I wanted to read THAT, but make it sapphic, and "Her Pretty Knight" delivered. It gave me angst, longing, devotion, and comfort – it gave me all the feelings and emotions I was craving. Absolutely loved it!
Also yesterday I had to spend a few hours not reading this book and I was going crazy so I wrote a poem:
Galeon's Letter to Della
Your Highness,
Please allow me to steal just one moment
Alone with you,
To touch your skin so perfectly golden,
To steal a kiss from those so tender lips.
I wish for nothing more
But to spend just one moment
Alone with you,
To see a smile playing on your rosy lips
As I give you a burgundy rose flower
From the gorgeous gardens we just walked –
You're worth all the flowers in the world.
Allow me the pleasure of reading to you again tonight,
As you look at me so lovingly.
Let's run away together, Your Highness.
Let's run away together to the place,
Where you could be you
And I could love you,
Freely, with no one to steal you from me.
Also yesterday I had to spend a few hours not reading this book and I was going crazy so I wrote a poem:
Galeon's Letter to Della
Your Highness,
Please allow me to steal just one moment
Alone with you,
To touch your skin so perfectly golden,
To steal a kiss from those so tender lips.
I wish for nothing more
But to spend just one moment
Alone with you,
To see a smile playing on your rosy lips
As I give you a burgundy rose flower
From the gorgeous gardens we just walked –
You're worth all the flowers in the world.
Allow me the pleasure of reading to you again tonight,
As you look at me so lovingly.
Let's run away together, Your Highness.
Let's run away together to the place,
Where you could be you
And I could love you,
Freely, with no one to steal you from me.
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.75-3.95★
I fairly enjoyed it, although it didn't quite live up to my expectations (I expected the romance to resolve a bit earlier in the book, not in the last few sentences. It was a slow-slow burn, if you will ). I don't typically read romances but it was a nice genre cleanse for me.
I don't have a lot of critisism to this book, although one thing startled me in the begining but then i got used to it - the text messages between characters are just like the rest of the text of the naration, only in bold font (no quotation marks, no first letter of the character's name), which makes it quite confusing who said what.
I really liked the fact that a-spec identities are mentioned (like, asexual, aromantic, demisexual, demiromantic), not just straight or gay/lesbian. The main character considers the possibility that she might identify with those identities.
And of course horses! This is one of the reasons I decided to pick up this book. I used to be obsessed with horses when I was a kid and basically Piper getting to ride horses and getting one of her own was my dream as a child.
Overall, I enjoyed the story!
I fairly enjoyed it, although it didn't quite live up to my expectations (
I don't have a lot of critisism to this book, although one thing startled me in the begining but then i got used to it - the text messages between characters are just like the rest of the text of the naration, only in bold font (no quotation marks, no first letter of the character's name), which makes it quite confusing who said what.
I really liked the fact that a-spec identities are mentioned (like, asexual, aromantic, demisexual, demiromantic), not just straight or gay/lesbian. The main character considers the possibility that she might identify with those identities.
And of course horses! This is one of the reasons I decided to pick up this book. I used to be obsessed with horses when I was a kid and basically Piper getting to ride horses and getting one of her own was my dream as a child.
Overall, I enjoyed the story!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
And just like that I entered the Tolkien's world of the Lord of the Rings and Middle Earth. It was a wonderful and cosy journey (for me, of course😄). Bilbo's character is a nice chap and I'd say I relate to him in a way that he is a homebody and loves to be at piece. Throughout the book I've been getting the message, that it's not the destination that matters, but the journey and the people that accompany you. And it's important to be brave and kind. The characters' journey was long and I've been reading the book for for quite long, too (≈2.5 months), so I feel like I really went on the adventure with the characters.
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world."– Thorin in ch. 18
And it is true today, too. This book is a classics for a reason!
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
“My name is Aelin Ashryver Galathynius,” she said. “And I am the Queen of Terrasen.”
First things first, I've been missing Fleetfoot and was squeaking with happiness when she appeared again, I've been missing her and I'm so happy to have her back in the story!
Reading "Queen of Shadows" I started to like Manon better than I did in "Heir of Fire". It was great to see another side of her— not just brutal and ruthless but also capable of kindness, like when she helped Elide. The introduction between Manon and Aelin was so epic, I absolutely loved it.
There were so many plot twists and reveals about certain characters that left my jaw on the floor. I was surprised by how selfless Kaltain turned out to be. In the first book she was pretty annoying but here I felt for her character. And I was surprised by the reveal of the King of Adarlen. I would've never suspected that he was a victim too, although I still don't get it why he would ever start messing with something that dark in the first place.
I'm kind of glad how things ended for Arobynn. He was an annoying prick, in my opinion – what he had done to Sam and Aelin and how he betrayed her, and how he was selfish during their final meeting.
On a lighter note, Rowan vs. Aedion in the beginning was hilarious (iykyk😅). Lysandra seems like a lovely character, quite liked her. I'm really glad there was a semi-happy ending to this book – after after all the challenges our characters faced in these for books, they deserve a little break. There is still a lot to uncover and a lot of evil to fight and challenges to face, and I'm very much looking forward to joining the characters on their journey in the next book!
I really loved "Queen of Shadows"! Despite reading 20 books last year and enjoying most of them, by the end of the year, I quite struggled to get into a new book and care about characters and stories I was trying to read. I took my time with "Queen of Shadows", though, and this book helped me reignite my love for books and reading. As I read, I realised this series is becoming one of my favourite series. I'm sure I will want to reread it many times — though I’m not looking forward to finishing it too soon because nothing will compare to experiencing it for the first time.
I'm absolutely enjoying this series🥹❤️🩹
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the story of a bank robbery. But it’s also about so much more than that. It’s about people and human nature, how we’re all connected in some way, and we can’t predict how our actions or words might affect others and what the consequences will be.
I find it fascinating how Fredrick Backman makes these connections between the characters and human psychology.
I find it fascinating how Fredrick Backman makes these connections between the characters and human psychology.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a funny, emotional, cosy, moving story a grumpy old man living in Swedish suburbs. This book got me out of a reading slump and was a discovery of the year. This book will always be in my heart and I hope to reread it one day. It even made me cry in the end (from chapter 39)❤️🩹
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was a quick read. I remember liking this series more a few years ago. It wasn't bad, but it definitely could have been better. The writing at times felt plain and as though it was written for the sake of being written. I can't say that the mystery in this one was that intriguing. Maybe cold cases just aren't my cuppa tea.
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Somebody publishes an announcement in the local Chipping-Cleghorn Gazette about a murder taking place at Little Paddocks at 6.30 pm on Friday and everyone is invited. The place belongs to Letitia Blacklock and everybody thinks she’s out of her mind posting such announcements. Nonetheless, everybody in the village comes to her place at a set time. Letitia herself did not publish this announcement and knows nothing about it, but hosts this party anyway. Then the lights go out, the front door opens, and a man with a bright torch shines it at everybody, blinding them, nobody can see his face. Then two shots are fired at Letitia, but miss, and a third shot and a man drops dead. When the police arrive the first version is that it was burglary and a man tangled in his coat and accidentally shot himself. But Letitia’s best friend Dora Bunner claims that somebody wanted to kill Letitia. Miss Marple comes to help and helps to untangle this case.
“It’s what in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy.” — Miss Marple
It's a very clever mystery, a very clever thing to name characters Letitia (Letty) and Charlotte (Lotty) -