Kingdom of Ash

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐4 stars⭐

"It is the strength of your heart that matters. No matter where you are, no matter how far, this will lead you home. It is the strength of this that matters.

You were born of two mighty bloodlines. That strength flows through you. Lives in you.

You do not yield."

Aelin slammed her hand into the lid.


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To Catch A Rogue

To Catch A Rogue by Bec McMaster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

"You should never reveal your hand, little bird. Only those with nothing to lose are safe in this world."

"Strange. I thought those with everything to lose were far more dangerous. A man with nothing to lose has nothing to fight for."

Yaaay a winner! I was a tiny bit disappointed by this spin off series. I liked the previous stories but they were all missing that little something that would make me love them.

BUT! I just knew Charlie will win me over!
My sugarplum was adorable and is to be protected at all costs!

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The Darkest Star

The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

It still amazes me. The whole thing. Like how all the basic human rights can be stripped away, but because you have a bed, a room, and food on your plate, you don’t even realize you have no rights.

I'm a big JLA fan and I really liked the Lux series so I might be a bit biased when it comes to this but it felt so good being back in that world! We got even more things explained in this book and really liked that.
I was always a fan of Luc so of course I was excited to read his story and I'm happy to say I'm satisfied.
Well, for now. Can't wait to see what's coming next.

I'm not going to spoil anything, all I'm going to say is if you loved the Lux universe and wanted more of it then definitely give this story a chance

★Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book★

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You Only Love Twice

You Only Love Twice by Bec McMaster
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

You cannot forget your pain without forgetting all the goodness that comes with it.
Pain is what makes the pleasures of life seem so vibrant.
If you didn't know pain or loss, then you would take for granted what had been gifted to you.

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Mission: Improper

Mission: Improper by Bec McMaster
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

I never used to dream. Not when I was trapped in the cage, because if you dared to dream, then you would dare to hope.
And nothing hurts more than having that crushed and thrown in your face.

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Of Silk and Steam

Of Silk and Steam by Bec McMaster
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

She might have damned well been invisible, but she had learned.
Beauty could be a curse or it could be used, and she had learned to use it well over the years.

I loved this series and I loved Bec McMaster's writing! And the characters! Even when I had issues with them I never got to actually dislike them. That makes me happy. Feeling close to the characters is important to me folks.
I will definitely be reading more of her books.
 

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Forged by Desire

Forged by Desire by Bec McMaster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

The man with the biggest fists or the best skills in a knife fight isn't always the strongest or the bravest.

It's those who survive the worst life can throw at them and keep on fighting.

Garrett is a gosh darn dreamboat.  

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My Lady Quicksilver

My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

I've seen revenge. So many times and in so many different ways. I've pulled the bodies out of the Thames and arrested hysterical wives or husbands.

Revenge is a cold, lonely place, and it consumes a person until there is nothing else left but bitterness and ashes.
And it always affects so many more than the people involved.

I knew I'd love Rosalind and Lynch! My favorite so far. 

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Wildcard

Wildcard by Marie Lu
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

We fight for survival with everything we've got, as if the oxygen mask and the seat belt and avoidance of a square of chocolate cake might be the thing that saves us.

That's the difference between the real and the virtual. Reality is where you can lose the ones you love. Reality is the place where you can feel the cracks in your heart.

~~~

2/9/2018
Great sneak peek (thank you Netgalley), it peaked my curiosity and left me wanting more!
I need this to be released now!

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Time Crawlers

Time Crawlers by Varun Sayal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

M: Okay, for my third wish I want you to grant me one thousand wishes.

G: Invalid request.

M: Seriously now?

I really enjoyed this!
A great collection of short stories, with Genie probably being my favorite of the six, and I really liked the interview/dialogue thing going on in most of them. The science parts were kinda tricky to follow at times but it didn't stop me from enjoying the book.

★Big thanks to Varun Sayal for a copy of his book.★

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Heart of Iron

Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

Maybe you're right. Maybe I am lettin' others dictate how I see meself.
But for all your brave words, so do you.

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Kiss of Steel

Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

"I am tempted to incapacitate him with the hemlock and then castrate him."

Lena paled. "I don't think that would be very wise," she said. "And the only knife we own is what I use for the cooking. You're not using that."

"I was planning on using a spoon," Honoria replied.

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Night School: Fracture

Night School: Fracture by C.J. Daugherty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3 stars⭐️

So I finished the book and realized "Wait, what? I didn't highlight a single quote?"
Madness! I think it's getting a bit boring.. Or maybe it's me I don't know.

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Hydranos

Hydranos by Constantina Maud
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

I am incapable too, of bearing to lose what I wholeheartedly love. What did I use to tell you?
"That's how it is with what you love. You must be prepared to endure the pain when you lose it.
Because, you always lose it."

A great debut novel by a very promising new author.
The world she created is amazing and I loved reading about it and about Drynoe and her friends' quest. Not gonna lie, I used the glossary a couple times and to be honest I liked that it was there and I wasn't left wondering what certain things meant.

I will definitely be looking out for the next book.

★A big thanks to Constantina Maud for giving me a chance to read this.★

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Legacy

Legacy by C.J. Daugherty
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3 stars⭐️

Life is full of pain, and you might as well get used to that right now.
It doesn't go away. It accumulates.
Like snow.
You just get better at dealing with it.

So nothing really happened in this book and the love triangle made it so much worse. I will never understand the need to destroy a character just so we can have an excuse for it to happen. (view spoiler)[ And seriously girl? Back with the dude who nearly forced himself on you? What can I say.. gg wp (hide spoiler)] But oh well, what do I know.

I'll keep reading because I want some answers and hopefully I'll be less annoyed by the end of the next book.

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Night School: Genesis

Night School: Genesis by C.J. Daugherty
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

The voice in her head told her not to trust him. But then, the voice in her head didn't trust anyone.

Well, damn! I didn't expect to like this so much, probably why it took me so long to start it, but I'm glad I did. Although I'm sensing a lot of frustration in the future. (view spoiler)[ stupid stupid love triangles I hate you and I know you'll ruin it for me (hide spoiler)]

But oh well... Off to the next one.

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Ace of Shades

Ace of Shades by Amanda Foody
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

"The city of Sin is painted white so that the filth can stain."
I actually had fun reading this book. And going into this with no expectations, and no intention to compare it to SoC, was a great idea. I just wanted to love the main characters more and I would be even happier.

Sometimes we're not who we want to be because we're supposed to be something else.

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Before the Storm

Before the Storm by Christie Golden
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

We cannot go back to happier times.
We can only live in the present, and right now that present is painful.

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Sky in the Deep

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐4.5 stars⭐

Vegr yfir fjor.
Honour above life.

I actually loved this! I'm so happy!

I could still see a young Eelyn standing on the beach turned into the wind, a
sword in one hand an axe in the other. I hadn't lost her. I hadn't buried her. I'd only let her change into something new.

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This Savage Song

This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

Violence breeds.
Someone pulls a trigger, sets off a bomb, drives a bus full of tourists off a bridge, and what's left in the wake isn't just shell casings, wreckage, bodies. There's something else. Something bad.
An aftermath.
A recoil.
A reaction to all that anger and pain and death.

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Most Valuable Playboy

Most Valuable Playboy by Lauren Blakely
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

Trent raises a glass of beer and takes a long swallow as I walk over. His eyes never leave me. Why do I feel as if I'm in trouble? Oh wait. I kissed his sister in a ballroom on cable TV.
That's why.
When I reach him, I say, "Am I being sent to bed without supper?"

Trent drums his fingers on the table and stares at me, waiting. "Anything you want to tell me?"

"Did you know that Mr. Monopoly used to sell chips as the Pringles dude?"

"What?"

"The Pringles guy and Mr. Monopoly. Doppelgängers. Google them. Once you do, you can't unsee it."

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The Varlet and the Voyeur

The Varlet and the Voyeur by L.H. Cosway
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

I had, apparently, zero willpower where he was concerned (Ha! Get it? "Will" power?).

Liking someone as a person made it difficult to have a relationship with just their body. That's a life lesson for you right there.

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RISE: A Second Chances Romance

RISE: A Second Chances Romance by Piper Lawson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

It isn't about wings, or explosions, or battles.
It's about being human.
It's about the journey.
Losing everything only to rebuild it from the ashes.
Realizing you can only rise after you fall.

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Bane

Bane by L.J. Shen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

I didn't want to give her something she needed.
I wanted to give her something to show her she didn't need anyone but herself.

Fking Bane. I love him. And I loved his book.

Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em to death. Fuck this town, and its preppy, judgmental residents, and every idiot who looks at us funny.
We're the outliers. The rejects. We're free.
They can't hurt you if you don't give them permission to.
So don't.

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Scandalous

Scandalous by L.J. Shen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐4.5 stars⭐

When you don't talk people assume you don't listen. They stop asking you for shit. They start caring less. People love the sound of voices. Theirs and others. I don't.

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Thunderhead

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

In a world where everyone was guaranteed to get whatever they needed, not everyone got everything they wanted.

Loved it!
And I want more and after this ending I need to know what happens next..

Over these many years, I have observed both profound folly and breathtaking wisdom among humankind. They balance each other like dancers in the throes of a passionate tango.
It is only when the brutality of the dance overwhelms the beauty that the future is threatened. It is the scythedom that leads, and sets the tone for the dance.
I often wonder if the scythedom realizes how fragile are the spines of the dancers.
—The Thunderhead

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Clockwork Princess

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐3.5 stars⭐

"I will not be that person. I will not profit from his death. So he must live. It is the only way any of this can ever mean anything. Otherwise it is only —"

"Pointless, needless suffering and pain? I don't suppose it would help if I told you that was the way life is. The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away." Magnus said.

"I want more than that. You made me want more than that. You showed me I was only ever cursed because I had chosen to believe myself so. You told me there was possibility, meaning. And now you would turn your back on what you created."

Still not my favorite Shadowhunters series but I fiiiiinally read this!

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Scythe

Scythe by Neal Shusterman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

I vow to become the change that might have been.

This was sooo good and I was pleasantly surprised and I'm very very happy about it!
I think I had some tiny issues at times but by the end of the book all I could think of was that I loved it and that I need to read the next book asap.

Immortality cannot temper the folly or frailty of youth. Innocence is doomed to die a senseless death at our own hands, a casualty of the mistakes we can never undo. So we lay to rest the wide-eyed wonder we once thrived upon, replacing it with scars of which we never speak, too knotted for any amount of technology to repair.

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Renegades

Renegades by Marissa Meyer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3 stars⭐️

They promised to protect people, but crimes still happened everyday. People were still hurt. People were still killed.
There was the potential for evil everywhere, and the only way to combat it was if more people chose goodness. If more people chose heroism.
Not laziness. Not apathy. Not indifference.

I really wanted to love this one. There were superheroes and villains and fights and all that jazz and I was excited until I realized that the main characters were boring. And that I didn't care about them at all. And if that's not enough to ruin a book for you I don't know what is.
It was in no way bad. I actually enjoyed the story. I just wish I liked the characters more. Or disliked. Or felt anything for them i guess.

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The Lion and the Bride Vol. 1

The Lion and the Bride Vol. 1 by Mika Sakurano
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

I usually rate manga after I finish with the whole series but I don't think I'll be continuing this.. Turns out it's not really for me after all.
However I MUST say that the art is reeeally beautiful so if you're into shoujo manga and wondering if you should read this or not, I say go for it.

★Thank you to Netgalley for the copy★

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Obsidio

Obsidio by Amie Kaufman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐️5 stars⭐️

"Let's do it. It's better than waiting for whatever's going to happen to just happen. If we make it out, we'll shine a light on what BeiTech did."

"And if we don't?"

"At least our lives will have been worth dying for."

And of course let's not forget about our favorite mass murdering AI



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End of Days

End of Days by Susan Ee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐4.5 stars⭐

"Come on. Say it, Raffe." I give him a half smile. "I love it when you say Pooky Bear. It's just so perfect when it comes out of your mouth."

"She might kill you in your sleep one of these days just so she can get rid of that name."

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World After

World After by Susan Ee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

"I'm gonna be sick," I said

"I'm ordering you not to," says Obi.

"Ah, don't say that," says Dee-Dum. "She's a born rebel. She'll puke just to make a point."

P.S.Pooky Bear is love 🖤

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Angelfall

Angelfall by Susan Ee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

When you're small enough to have to look up at everyone around you, there's no such thing as a dirty fight.
That's a new motto for me.
I think I'll keep it.

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Crooked Kingdom

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

Crows remember human faces. They remember the people who feed them, who are kind to them. And the people who wrong them too. They don’t forget. They tell each other who to look after and who to watch out for.

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Six of Crows

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

No mourners. No funerals. Among them, it passed for good luck.

Sooo much love for this.. 🖤

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Egomaniac

Egomaniac by Vi Keeland
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

"I'd like to report a robbery."

"Robbery? What exactly am I stealing? Your winning personality?"

She amended her complaint to the police. "A breaking and entering. I'd like to report a breaking and entering at 575 Park Avenue." She paused and listened. "No, I don't think he's armed. But he's big. Really big. At least six feet. Maybe bigger."

"And strong. Don't forget to tell them I'm strong, too. Want me to flex for you?"

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Magic Burns

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

"How much are you lifting?"

"Seven hundred."
Alrighty then. I will just stand over here, out of your way, and hope you don't remember to kick my ass.

He grinned. "Wanna spot me?"

"No thanks. How about I just scream verbal encouragements at you? No pain, no gain! That pain is just weakness leaving your body! Come on! Push! Push! Make that weight your bitch!"

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A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

He'd seen Nesta in that particular pose, too. He called it her "I Will Slay My Enemies" pose.
Cassian had named about two dozen poses for Nesta at this point. Ranging from "I Will Eat Your Eyes for Breakfast" to "I Don't Want Cassian to Know I'm Reading Smut".
The latter was his particular favorite.

No more Feyre and Rhys, PLEASE. That's it. I've had enough. They honestly bore me to tears.
The whole Lucien-Azriel-Elain thing is stupid and also boring.
Tamlin.. Am I supposed to feel bad for him? I don't get it and I couldn't care less at this point.

The only characters I care about are my babies Cassian and Nesta. Maybe Amren and Lucien too.. And I really really hope there's more of them in the next books and much MUCH less Feysand because I don't think I can read another book focused on them.

Just gimme Cassian and Nesta.
That's about it.

Oh! I don't know if I mentioned this but Cassian is everything and I love him.

Ok, now I'm done.

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Magic Bites

Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

If you put any able-bodied man, no matter how peaceful, into a room with a sword and a practice dummy and leave him alone, eventually the man would pick up the sword and try to stab the dummy. It is human nature.

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Neighbor Dearest

Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

You can't always get what you want. But don't be afraid to ask.

This was actually a solid 4 stars for me for the first half.. But then, of course, it went downhill. I don't know maybe it's me but I just enjoyed it less and less the longer i read. By the time I finished, I forgot all about the first half that I actually liked.

I'm starting to think this author just isn't for me. Although knowing me, I'll probably read more eventually.

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The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

These masks we wear betray us. They reveal us.
We are never more ourselves than when we think people aren't watching.

Ok, that was awesome! I wasn't a big fan of the ending but I couldn't put the book down and that's actually all I wanted so there you go.
Loved it.

★Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book★

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NSFW

NSFW by Piper Lawson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

In the end it's time that gets us. It's not the fighting, or the conflict. It's the waiting for something that will never happen.

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Play

Play by Piper Lawson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4.5 stars⭐️

Everything's a game, Payton. That's the big secret. Work, life, sex.
If you're not playing one game, you're playing another.
If you can't tell you're playing a game? You're losing.

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Heart on Fire

Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

⭐️2.5 stars⭐️

A crushed spark never ignites. That's not how you fan the flame.

That was disappointing. The ending was a big fat "meh" (and I'm being nice here) and if there is ever another book or a novella after this to tie up the huge amount of lose ends, I might come back and fix my rating. But right now I'm angry. I honestly kept reading this for the Beta Team and none of them got any closure. Not cool.

[And what the hell was that thing with Kato? I'm furious! And what about the rest of my babies? Ugh! There better be more.. (hide spoiler)]

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Breath of Fire

Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3.5 stars⭐️

A heart of iron means I do not break. You cannot break me. I may not be the strongest, or the fastest, or the best, but I will fight. I will fight for everyone I love. I will fight for myself.

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A Promise of Fire

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

⭐️3 stars⭐️

There's magic in spoken language. It's binding. There's a reason people ask for someone else's word.
Every sentence a person utters can be a promise—or a betrayal.

So.. Griffin and Cat are stupid. I sound like a 5 year old but I can't like them and that's a problem when it's the main characters. I'm taking one star out for each of them and giving it three for the rest of the Beta Team because they are now my babies and I think I love them.

Cat. Griffin. Please be less stupid in the next books because I love Greek Mythology and you're kinda ruining it for me.

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Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

⭐️4 stars⭐️

It's always the same wish.
Every candle. Every time.
I want a life I never want to take a vacation from.
That's my goal.

Gah! I love this woman and I will read anything she writes.

My only issue with this one was Pike. The hot piece of ass let me down and made me want to smack him on his stupid head. If there was an option to do that and get it out of my system it would be a 5 star read.
Loved it.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

⭐5 stars⭐

"Six years to the day we met, Harry, d'yeh remember it?"

"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn't you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and tell me I was a wizard?"

"I forget the details."

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