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Books Worth Losing Sleep Over π
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items I read an arguably unreasonable amount of romance, fantasy, romantasy, and dark romance, so this is where I keep the books I actually think are worth your time. π Expect five-star favorites, fictional men who ruined my standards, books that emotiona...
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Fantasy + Romantasy π‘οΈ
Magic, impossible odds, morally gray men, and women who could burn the whole world down. Exactly where I want to be. π‘οΈβ¨
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For the girls who would happily move to Velaris. πβ¨
A Court of Thorns and Roses Series
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My gateway drug into romantasy. I picked up one book and somehow ended up emotionally attached to an entire fictional world. Proceed accordingly. β¨
A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR Book 1)
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The book responsible for an entire generation of women having unrealistic expectations of fictional men. Rhysand, the slow burn, the character growthβ¦ I was never the same. π€
A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOTAR Book 2)
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Feyre in her High Lady era. War, found family, revenge, sacrifice β everybody had something to lose and I was STRESSED. π‘οΈ
A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR Book 3)
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Is it basically 200 pages of my favorite fictional people hanging out during the holidays? Yes. Did I need anything more than that? Absolutely not. πβοΈ
A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOTAR Book 4)
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Am I a Nesta girl? No. Did Cassian, the Valkyries, female friendship, and an insane amount of tension still have me locked in? Absolutely. π€βοΈ
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Come for the assassin. Stay for the emotional devastation. ππ₯
Throne Of Glass Series
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READ THIS FIRST. I will die on this hill. Knowing Celaena before everything changes makes every callback, reunion, and heartbreak later in the series hit SO much harder. π‘οΈπ
The Assassin's Blade (Throne of Glass Novella Book 1)
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An assassin who loves pretty dresses, expensive things, and knows sheβs better than everyone? I was seated IMMEDIATELY. Come for the assassin competition, stay because you have NO idea how big this story is about to become. ππ‘οΈ
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass Book 2)
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This is where you start realizing Throne of Glass is NOT the story you thought you were reading. Secrets, heartbreak, betrayalβand the first glimpse that Celaenaβs story is about to become so much bigger. ππ‘οΈ
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass Book 3)
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THIS is where Throne of Glass became something else entirely for me. The healing, the rage, the power, ROWANβand watching her slowly find herself again. This book changed the entire series. π₯π‘οΈ
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass Book 4)
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This is Aelin in her βIβm ten steps ahead of everyone and youβll understand when Iβm readyβ era. Revenge, power, impossible plans, and one iconic moment after another. QUEEN behavior. ππ₯
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass Book 5)
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This is Aelin in her βIβm ten steps ahead of everyone and youβll understand when Iβm readyβ era. Revenge, power, impossible plans, and one iconic moment after another. QUEEN behavior. ππ₯
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass Book 6)
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I KNOW you want to skip it. DONβT. π Chaolβs healing, Yrene being everything, an entirely new part of the worldβand information that changes EVERYTHING going into the finale. Itβs worth the detour. πΉβ¨
Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass Book 7)
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++++ A masterpiece. The payoff of eight books, a thousand little threads coming together, and characters I would genuinely go to war for. I cried, I cheered, I grievedβand when it ended, I wasnβt ready to leave them. To whatever end. π₯Ήπ₯π
Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass Book 8)
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Fantasy, murder mystery, romance & emotional damage. ππͺ½
Crescent City Series
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I came for the fantasy and romance and somehow ended up emotionally destroyed by a story about grief, friendship, and choosing to keep going. The last stretch of this book is absolutely UNREAL. Bryce Quinlan, you have my heart. π₯Ήπ
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, 1)
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Secrets on secrets on SECRETS. Every time I thought I understood where this story was going, it got bigger, messier, and more connected. And that ending??? I had to physically put the book down. ππͺ½
House of Sky and Breath ( Crescent City 2)
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Worlds collide, secrets unravel, and suddenly everything feels SO much bigger than Crescent City. The connections, the reveals, the chaosβI was analyzing every little detail like it was my full-time job. ππ₯
House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City 3)
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A gilded cage is still a cage. πβ¨
The Plated Prisoner Series
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A VERY slow burn beginning, but the concept had me intrigued enough to keep going. Aurenβs world is beautiful, disturbing, and completely gilded in red flagsβand I needed to know when she was finally going to see them too. πβ¨
Gild (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 1)
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Okay NOW I get it. The world gets bigger, the lies start unraveling, and Auren finally begins questioning everything she thought she knew. And then thereβs Ripβ¦ yeah. I was locked in. π€β¨
Glint (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 2)
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Watching Auren slowly realize that the cage was never protecting her??? YEAH. This is where her story became so much more than the romance for me. The growth, the rage, the tensionβI was INVESTED. ππ₯
Gleam (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 3)
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Β½ Did I love this one as much as Glint and Gleam? No. Was I ever going to stop reading? Also no. π Slower than I wanted, but Aurenβs journey kept me investedβand I needed to know what happened next. ππ€
Glow (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 4)
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OH WE ARE SO BACK. The stakes are higher, Auren is stepping fully into her power, and everything feels like itβs finally moving toward something HUGE. After Glow slowed me down, Gold had me completely locked in again. ππ₯
Gold (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 5)
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Six books later and THAT is how you finish a character arc. Auren went from being someoneβs gilded possession to fully owning her power, her choices, and her life. My girl made it. πβ¨π
Goldfinch (The Plated Prisoner Book 6)
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Dragons, danger & men with questionable levels of power. πβ‘οΈ
The Empyrean Series
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βGraduate or dieβ apparently was all I needed to hear. π The dragons, the danger, the banter, the TENSIONβand Xaden Riorson existing in general. Yeah, I understood the hype immediately. πβ‘οΈ
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Series Book 1)
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Apparently surviving your first year means absolutely NOTHING because somehow everything gets worse. π More dragons, more secrets, more danger, and Violet and Xaden testing every ounce of my patience. That ending??? RUDE. πβ‘οΈπ€
Iron Flame (The Empyrean Series Book 2)
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At this point Iβm not reading The Empyrean series for peace. π Bigger battles, darker secrets, more dragons, and a Violet/Xaden situation that had me hanging on by a THREAD. I finished this with more questions than answers and I need the next ...
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Series Book 3)
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Enemies, trials & enough tension to become a health hazard. π‘οΈπ
The Powerless Trilogy
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A powerless girl pretending to have abilities, a prince trained to hunt people like her, and enough enemies-to-lovers tension to make me absolutely feral. The banter??? The trials??? KAI AZER??? I was GONE. π‘οΈπ
Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy Book 1)
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An optional novella, but Iβm SO glad I read it. Adena deserved her own story, and getting to know her outside of Paedyn made me love her even more. Mak completely snuck up on me too. π₯Ήπ
Powerful(The Powerless Trilogy NOVELLA)
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Enemies to lovers to enemies toβ¦ whatever the hell Kai and Paedyn have going on. π This book is basically one long, tension-filled chase scene and I ate up EVERY second of it. The ending had me immediately needing the next book. π‘οΈπ₯
Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy Book 2)
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Three books of Kai and Paedyn making their feelings everyone elseβs problem finally led HERE. π The stakes, the yearning, the sacrifices, the payoffβI was stressed until the very end and absolutely not ready to say goodbye. ππ‘οΈ
Fearless (The Powerless Trilogy Book 3)
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Politics, secrets & a slow burn worth suffering for. π¦π‘οΈ
Shield of Sparrows Series
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Give me a woman who has been overlooked her entire life and then force her into a dangerous new world where she starts realizing exactly what sheβs capable of??? SOLD. The politics, secrets, slow burn, and TENSIONβI need book two immediately. οΏ½...
Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows Series Book 1)
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Somehow the stakes got higher, the relationships got messier, and I trusted approximately NO ONE. π Every answer came with three more questions, the slow burn kept BURNING, and I flew through this. π€π¦π₯
Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows #2)
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Alchemised by SenLinYu
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A masterpiece. I finished this book and genuinely didnβt know what to do with myself afterward. Dark, devastating, complicated, and painfully beautifulβthis is the kind of story that changes something in your brain chemistry. I will never shut...
Alchemised by SenLinYu
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For the slow burns, impossible chemistry, elite banter, and fictional men who have absolutely ruined my standards. π
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Windy City Series
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Zanders had NO business winning me over as hard as he did. π Cocky hockey player, forced proximity, incredible chemistryβand underneath all that attitude is a man who just wants to be loved for who he actually is. I ate this UP. πβ€οΈβπ₯
Mile High (Windy City Series Book 1)
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++++ RYAN SHAY. Thatβs it. Thatβs the review. π Fake dating, roommates, acts of service, and a man who pays attention to EVERYTHING. This book permanently altered my standards and I have yet to recover. ππ€
The Right Move (Windy City Series Book 2)
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Kai Rhodes being a hot single dad was already unfair, but then you add Miller, the banter, the summer romance, and all those tiny acts of love??? Yeah, I never stood a chance. βΎοΈπ₯Ήβ€οΈ
Caught Up (Windy City Series Book 3)
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Β½ Isaiah has been down BAD for this woman forever and finally getting his chance??? π Accidental marriage, forced proximity, he-falls-first energy, and a man who is absolutely DELIGHTED to call her his wife. Ridiculously cute. βΎοΈπ
Play Along (Windy City Series Book 4)
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Childhood friends to lovers to exes to βoh, we are DEFINITELY not over each other.β π Rio finally getting his story was everything I wantedβsecond chances, years of history, and the kind of love that never really went away. β€οΈβπ₯π
Rewind It Back (Windy City Series Book 5)
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Monty walked into a series already FULL of elite men and somehow still made me obsessed with him. π Two ambitious people, incredible chemistry, and a romance that feels grown, supportive, and genuinely PARTNERED. The perfect way to end this wo...
In Her Own League (Windy City Series)
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College hockey boys making bad decisions and falling harder. ππ
Off Campus Series
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Garrett Graham had me from the START. Tutoring arrangement turned fake dating turned βoh no, these two are actually perfect together.β π The banter, the chemistry, the friendship underneath the romanceβI completely understood why this book bec...
The Deal (Off Campus Series Book 1)
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Β½ Dean Di Laurentis is exactly the kind of fictional man you KNOW is going to be trouble and read about anyway. π What starts as something casual gets very real, very fastβand watching Dean fall HARD was easily my favorite part. πβ€οΈβπ₯
The Score (Off Campus Series Book 3)
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Logan makes one VERY stupid mistake and then spends the rest of the book proving he deserves another chance. π The groveling, the banter, and watching him go from completely fumbling Grace to being absolutely gone for her made this such a fun r...
The Mistake (Off Campus Series Book 2)
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Morally questionable decisions, obsessive love, and enough red flags to know better. I read them anyway. π€
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Obsession, revenge, and a love story that makes βI can fix himβ feel like a personal challenge. π€π₯
The Edge of Darkness Trilogy
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This book is DARK dark. π Kade is obsessive, completely unhinged, and approximately 700 red flags in a trench coatβand somehow I still needed to know everything about him and Stacey. Consider me concerned for myself. π€π₯
Insatiable (The Edge of Darkness: Book 1)
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Somehow Kade looked at the chaos of Insatiable and said, βI can make this worse.β π More obsession, more secrets, more trauma, and absolutely ZERO peace for Stacey. I could not put it down. π€πͺ
Voracious (The Edge of Darkness series Book 2)
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After everything these two put me through, I NEEDED this ending. π Revenge, healing, consequences, and Kade still being completely insane about Stacey until the very end. Was their love healthy? Absolutely not. Was I invested? Unfortunately, Y...
Restitution (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy Book 3)
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Because apparently Kadeβs family trauma needed an ORIGIN STORY. π Getting the story of his mom, dad, and stepdad suddenly made so much about the Edge of Darkness world click into place. Messy, toxic, obsessive, and deeply unwellβclearly it run...
Psychotic Obsession (The Edge of Darkness Trilogy)