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Foundryside (The Founders, #1)
Foundryside (The Founders, #1) | Robert Jackson Bennett
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FlameImperium
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Mehso-so

A different sort of fantasy to what I normally read, with heavy focus on what it means to free. The main character is a thief who uses her special ability to steal for others and the climax of the book is a big break in. I loved the world building and magic system, it‘s very unique and well thought out. Unfortunately, I didn‘t like the characters most of the time and the constant swearing and adult jokes isn‘t really my thing.

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Foragingfantasy
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Loved this one! I was on a DNF rampage and this one actually sucked me right in.

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Nessavamusic
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This was a solid fantasy read. I really liked the world building and the magic system-so cool. The character development was mixed, our main character had a few moments where plot devices saved the day and some conversations about her past weren‘t completely developed. I still enjoyed it and do want to continue the trilogy. 4⭐️ a book off my #roll100 list!

PuddleJumper Yay! 4mo
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sakeriver
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Next (reread)

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Pedrocamacho
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“Foundryside” is fast-paced and exciting to read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I‘ve ordered “Shorefall” 😊

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Bookfan1414
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Ahhhhhh noooooooo…. I need to stop becoming so damned attached to sentient inanimate objects. Sigh.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Bookfan1414
Foundryside: A Novel | Robert Jackson Bennett

Have you ever just reached a point in a book where you just can‘t tell if someone else is evil besides the obvious characters? Cause I find myself asking if certain characters are good witches or bad witches (see the Wizard of Oz Glinda for the reference)

dabbe Yes, though I can't recall specifically what book. I think of those characters as tricksters because you just can't tell whose side they're on. Kind of like Jack Sparrow in the PIRATES movies. 1y
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kwmg40
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I'd heard good things about this urban fantasy series, nominated for the 2023 Hugo Best Series award, and I found this first book to be a very promising start. I liked the diverse characters, the interesting magic system and the humour.

#hugoawards
#BookSpinBingo #BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#RushAthon @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1y
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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humouress
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Just starting on this (Ch 5). Sancia is a thief in Tevanne. She has a special talent which allows her to hear the 'thoughts' of living beings and inanimate objects. Her current job should net her enough money to be able to get rid of her scar and this inconvenient talent which forces her to live apart.

humouress Gets more interesting about 1/4 in. Scrivers alter the reality of how things are programmed, 4 families make scribed things in foundries & control Tevanne. Sancia has stolen a powerful ancient object so has to hide. Gregor wants to bring justice to the city. When he tracks her down he realises something bigger is going on. Good story. Writing could be a bit stronger especially at the beginning. 3.5*** (edited) 2y
humouress There are lots of … pauses and - so on in the writing which niggled a bit. Clef the key (🤨) talks like Bruce Willis from an ‘80s film and there‘s a lot of cartoonish blood and gore not to mention swearing but it‘s quite fun once it gets going. Wonder when Sancia had the opportunity to learn to read? Genre falls somewhere between fantasy and steampunk. Some relevance to current debate about sentient AI (edited) 2y
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Samreamer
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Read it again because I just bought the second one, and it‘s been so long since I‘ve read it! You know those books that you use as your example when you search for what to read next? “What should I read next if I liked…?” This book was that for me. I actually only ever read it because someone gave it to me in a book exchange in my early days of Litsy, and I‘m so grateful. High fantasy with technology twists, excellent characters, adventure… 9/10

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CyaneFillion
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I really didn't think I was going to be so invested in the story! At first the build-up was a little slow, and I was thinking of this in parallel to the City of Stairs, but shortly after, the story took off and made me feel very inspired. I would say the only qualm I have with the story is that I dislike harassment and sexual intimidation as a plot device and suffering for female characters. It was just an unnecessary paragraph.

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paisleyjess
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First book of 2023. I liked that this was a fully fictional world with a few key characters to latch onto. The writing feels a bit YA and the story is certainly a hero journey.

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Twainy
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🎧 The talking key. No better companion. 😆 Great book! Pleasant surprise!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/4

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Jari-chan
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Bookish Song Nr. 36: All The Things She Said

Yeah, I know my taste in music doesn't win prizes... 😅 But this song poppen up randomly on Deezer, and as soon as it started, it just threw me directly back into the book. I'm not quite sure what exactly it is that makes images from the story coming to my mind when the song plays, but they do. It might be the atmosphere in both media, but I can't really name it.

#music #musicandbooks

Ruthiella OMG! That song. Love it! 🥳 2y
Jari-chan @Ruthiella Yey! 😁 2y
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cariashley
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Once again, Bennett delivers an intense urban fantasy with fascinating world building and wonderful characters. The only flaw to note is that sometimes the intricacies of the magic system were almost too detailed and it made my head spin a bit, but that‘s not really a complaint. Can‘t wait to pick up book 2!

LoverOfLearning Wow this cover is absolutely gorgeous! 3y
cariashley @LoverOfLearning right, isn‘t it great?? 3y
LoverOfLearning @cariashley I mean it might be in top 3 best covers I've ever seen? Hows the story? It is up to par? Haha 3y
cariashley @LoverOfLearning it really is! So good!! 3y
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KeepCalmWithBooksAndCoffee
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Enjoying the heat and reading fantasy is what I do best.

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Angitron
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I really loved this. It was slow going for me in the beginning, but I think it was me and not the book. Once I settled in, I flew through it. I especially loved the world building. Fantasy isn‘t usually my thing (I am 100% a SF gal), but Bennett‘s “industrialized” magic system had enough of a SF feel to it to keep me hooked. The characters were also great. What a fun read! I‘m excited about the next two books in the series!

Kammbia1 I just found out about this book today on a podcast. I'm going to check it out. 3y
Angitron @Kammbia1 I really enjoyed it! The world building was especially interesting, and the characters were really memorable. Hope you enjoy! ☺️ 3y
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Weisubei
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Out-of-the-world
Brilliant
Action-packed

#3WordReviews @ShyBookOwl
Thanks for the tag @Mavey

Tagging anyones who want to play 😎😎

mavey 👌🏻Thanks for playing! 4y
ShyBookOwl Thanks for joining in 😊 4y
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Weisubei
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4.3 🌟

I always love reading Bennett's books, they are filled with everything epic fantasy book should have, amazing characters, plots, world and magics!!

A must-read for Brandon Sanderson's fans 💚💚

#bookspinbingo #february
@TheAromaofBooks
#seriesreads2021
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Great job! I enjoyed this one! 4y
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Weisubei
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These words 💚💚

mavey ..swarmed with minds and thoughts and desires like a forest full of fireflies! Wow this is a beautiful visualisation!✨ 4y
Weisubei Indeed, love all the author's books 💚 4y
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Weisubei
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60% and lovin it!! Fascinating world building and magic system 💚💚

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Weisubei
Foundryside: A Novel | Robert Jackson Bennett

This is impossible,” said Sancia for the second time.

said the voice.

“You‘re a…a…”



“A…” She swallowed. “A key.”



“Right, but a…a talking key.”

said the voice in her ear.

mavey 🤣Definitely reading this! 4y
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Lindsbooklover93
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Hi everyone! I read Foundry Side for the Read-a- thon. I really enjoyed this one. It was a very long book. How's everyone reading going this weekend? #litsy #kindle #booklover

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Skeeterisme
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Interesting (annoying though that the resolution is just set up for another book. Pet peeve)

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thebookborough
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August wrap up!

Not my best reading month but there are some thick books and I finished a series (HP).

The Sword of Kaigen - 3 ⭐
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - 5 ⭐
Final Girls - 3 ⭐
Foundryside - 3.5 ⭐

#theswordofkaigen #foundryside #harrypotter #harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows #finalgirls #rileysager #thrillerbooks #books #bookstack #fantasybooks

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FantasyChick
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Happy Early Birthday to me!

All this gorgeousness was waiting for me when I got home

I am in love with the new Iron Fey covers. Always meant to read the series so guess now's the time!

#bookmail #coverporn

MsMelissa Nice haul! I love giving birthday gifts in the form of books to myself, too 😊 4y
FantasyChick @Book_Fiend_Melissa No one ever understands that readers just want books 😂 4y
MsMelissa That is so true. My parents refuse to give me anything book-related as gifts because they think I already have too many books 😂 Thank goodness my husband doesn‘t feel that way ... well, he does think I have too many books but he will still buy me bookish stuff cause he knows that‘s often the only thing I really want. 4y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I got one chapter into Shorefall and realized I remembered like none of Foundryside 🤣 so time to reread this and then pick up the sequel.

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Conservio
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My #cat hasn‘t done this since October due to a #dog.

It makes me #happy.

#petsoflitsy

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kammartinez
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Full review here: https://wp.me/p21txV-G1

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5 ⭐️s

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RainyDayReading
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Alright here‘s my “list” for #BookSpin 😁 Pretty similar to last month‘s. I added two books to make up for the two I pulled for this month and then did some rearranging so some of the books have shifted spots.
I‘ve finished one of my #bookspin books and I‘m starting the other today. Hoping to post my review of the first sometime today. Let‘s see what the March #bookspin Gods decide!

@TheAromaofBooks

Geenie 😍 pretty list 💖 5y
TheAromaofBooks Ah, those fickle, mischievous #bookspin fates! 😆 5y
RainyDayReading @Yoshi-and-a-book Thank you! 5y
RainyDayReading @TheAromaofBooks They are quite fickle aren‘t they? 🤣 5y
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Addison_Reads
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After dealing with lots of family drama and losing my grandmother, this book was exactly what I needed to reclaim some calm in my life. 💚

This fantasy novel has a very intriguing world and characters that I became instantly wrapped up in and didn't want to leave behind. It's a fast paced heist storyline with magic and machines. I can't wait to read the next one. 😁

One of the best starts to a series I've read in a long time.

vivastory I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother & the family drama. Thankfully we have books. 5y
Megabooks Sending hugs and more good books! 💕 5y
Reggie I‘m sorry for the hard time lately. Hope it gets better! 5y
Addison_Reads @vivastory @Reggie @Megabooks Thank you all for the kind words. 💚 5y
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TiffanyMichele
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Panpan

So here‘s the thing. Yes this book had an unique power system. Yes it had a cool character I loved.
And yes there were moments where the plot had me at the edge of my seat.
But this was not a good book.
It was Crass beyond measure. Cursing and Innuendo and oh so much more.
I just can‘t justify reading the next in the trilogy when I come away from reading Foundryside feeling dirty.
No thanks.
I don‘t recommend. ⭐️⭐️

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ptrue
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A fast-paced heist book with a really interesting magic system. The characters where also very likeable. I can‘t wait to find out more about the world and it‘s history, will definitely be picking up the second book when it comes out!

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Follow.my.read
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FOUNDRYSIDE: Any thoughts? Thinking of purchasing but I‘d like to see what some of you think?

Lucy_Anywhere I loved it! 5y
KarouBlue ❤️ ♥️ 💜 5y
sbains1980 So good! ❤ 5y
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uwak
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so fun! cool magic system + plot actually examining the ins and outs of the magic system + mellow fantasy setting + snarky Pratchett-esque dialogue + cool female protag and a talking key = ❤️❤️❤️ I was definitely hyped for this and it absolutely lived up...now to wait for Spring for Shorefall 😴

#fantasy

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uwak
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it's cool and cloudy outside finally ☁️

pythoness OH SHIT. I SPY A CHARACTER FROM BASICALLY MY FAVORITE FRANCHISE EVER. (I MEAN ARCHER. APOLOGIES FOR THE FACT THAT THIS IS IN ALL CAPS AND ALSO OFF TOPIC, BUT I FEEL LIKE SHOUTING IS NECESSARY BECAUSE I‘M SUDDENLY OVERWHELMED WITH ENTHUSIASM.) 5y
uwak @pythoness LOL I WAS WONDERING WHEN SOMEONE WOULD NOTICE (I played a crappy Fate spin-off game just so I could use this card thing as the best bookmark ever😂) 5y
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Valhalla
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A different story with sigils and a magic key and a girl

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Schnoebs
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Picked up a fantasy to see if it‘ll help get me back in the reading mood because I‘m currently reading a contemporary and it‘s not doing it for me. Also, look at how cute this hufflepuff bookmark is!

#bookmark #fantasy #moodreading #hufflepuff #readingonthetrain #publictransit #mpls #twincities

Avanders Love the bookmark! Also, loved that book! Hope it works for you!! ♥️ 5y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Oh👏my👏god👏this👏is👏one👏of👏the👏best👏books👏I've👏read👏in👏a👏long👏time👏

The characters were fantastic! The magic system was really cool. The local town/kingdom structures under the merchant families was SOOOOOOO cool and we'll used. The ending was so sneaky! So excited for the sequel.

I actually returned my library copy and bought my own because HOLY CRAP THIS WAS GOOD.

Lucy_Anywhere It's sooooooo good! Have you read City of Stairs? They're equally excellent 💜 5y
SassenachTheBookWizard @Lucy_Anywhere I haven't but I'm definitely going to be looking into the series now 5y
vivastory I second @Lucy_Anywhere His Divine Cities trilogy is fantastic. 5y
GrilledCheeseSamurai Right? I loved this one! 🤘 5y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Next up!

Squidapus SO GOOD 5y
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Samreamer
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Like finding a new favorite outfit that you didn‘t know you needed and now wear more than once a week. Fantastic! The scrivings plot line is fantastic- somehow not magical, but not sci-fi with advanced technology and still an excellent fantasy book. Took me a while to ready it because it is dense, but so worth it.

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NotAJot
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Perfect reading spot, Bath

FlowerFairy Beautiful!!! 5y
Zelma Yes it is! 😍 5y
NotAJot @Zelma ❤️ 5y
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NotAJot
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The beautiful city of Bath.

Cathythoughts Stunning 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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I enjoyed this book & look forward to reading more. Bennett has created a fascinating world with thieves, merchant houses, magic, & people who want to remake the world. Sancia, a skilled thief, is hired to steal a valuable object & when the heist gets complicated, secrets unravel & danger abounds. My only real complaint is that the voice of one of the characters (a character I like) is so annoying I found it hard to read. Entertaining read.

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NotAJot
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Beautiful moon last night 🌙

Cathythoughts ✨✨✨✨♥️ 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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While excavating I typically wake up at 3:30am for a work day that starts at 5:00. On the weekends I usually manage to sleep in until 4:15, like I did today, or maybe 5:00 if I‘m really lucky. While some might see this as really terrible, I prefer to think of it as bonus reading time (don‘t get enough of that during the week) and an excuse to take an afternoon nap!

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Avanders
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I‘ve read some fantastic books so far in 2019! 🥳🥳🥳
Here‘s my contribution to #top6reads. Okay I cheated and counted 2 graphic novels as 1 😁😁
Tagging (if you haven‘t already participated!): @Mommamanzi @BethM @MaleficentBookDragon @SamHeartCoffee @JenlovesJT47 @cobwebmoth @Chrissyreadit @TK421 @Bklover and you and you and you!! 👇🏽

Ashley_Nicoletto Hmmmm. I have Foundryside, Vita Nostra, and Once Upon a River all just sitting on a shelf. This top 6 is really making me rethink what I need to read in the upcoming months. 5y
vivastory Vita Nostra & Foundryside are both really high on my list 5y
Avanders @Ashley_Nicoletto oooh such fun books! All really unique in their own ways! And I know, this whole top 6 is dangerous for tbrs and other intentions! 😁 @vivastory I‘ll definitely look forward to your thoughts when you get to them! 👏🏽👏🏽 (that‘s why Litzy‘s so great, though... ☺️) 5y
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Kalalalatja Six of Crows is great! 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz Absolutely loved Once Upon A River! 5y
batsy Vita Nostra, The Old Drift and Six of Crows are on my radar! 5y
Chrissyreadit Some of those are on my TBR I need more time to read!!!! 5y
BethM I‘ve not read any of these! 5y
monalyisha Oooo! I hadn‘t heard of Foundryside! 5y
DGRachel Vita Nostra and Once Upon a River are both on my TBR. 😍 5y
Bklover Thanks for the tag! I just got Once Upon a River for my irl book group. So glad to see you liked it! 5y
Avanders @Kalalalatja I can‘t wait to read Crooked Kingdom! @Jee_HookedOnBookz it was such a beautifully told story. @batsy Six of Crows is just good story, but the other 2 are also real thinkers! @chrissyreadit I knoooooow!! @BethM Foundryside was my favorite‘ist, but I really enjoyed them all!! I will say, they‘re mostly slower / denser reads... maybe that‘s why I enjoyed them more? (Not true of the graphic novels 😁😁) 5y
Avanders @monalyisha ooooh that‘s one of my absolute favorites!! @dgrachel hope you enjoy them! 😍@bklover ooh hope you like it! The audio is soooo well done (I both listened & read) 5y
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NotAJot
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Brighton in the sun ☀️ #beachread

CouronneDhiver YES! I miss Brighton ❤️ 5y
zezeki That looks so good!! 5y
Cathythoughts What an adorable picture 5y
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TracyReadsBooks
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And since it‘s the weekend, I hope to spend some quality time with my next book. I‘ve heard only good things about it so I‘m definitely looking forward to a good read.

GrilledCheeseSamurai Loved this one. 👌 5y
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