Welcome to Litsy!

Read it right after my friend, Caitlin #bfls
Can be summed up by a tweet I saw “in a sense, none of our dinosaurs have ever escaped because society itself is just another larger cage. Fuck yeah that sounds so smart. But yeah like 18 to 19 dinosaurs are currently loose.”

Queen of Shadows seems to leave off where most fantasy stories end, so I‘m excited for the next book. I think my favorite thing about this series is that it introduces new characters that interact with the existing characters beautifully (Lysandra, Elide). I can already tell the throne of glass series will be a great re-read; I bet there‘s foreshadowing for some of these plot twists that I‘ve missed. #bfls

New characters! A training montage! Spooky magical creatures! What more could you want?
Felt like a big turning point in the series with vivid scenes and serious plot development. Rowan is a badass, Manon is a bad bitch, and Sorsha has my heart. Excited for the next book!
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2nd book in the series. Loved it almost as much as the first. Big romantic moments and some good reveals/surprises that I should have seen coming in hindsight. #bfls

Loved it! Reading along with @scale-shark ‘s reread. Exciting story and cool characters. A real relief since I was worried I was running out of good high fantasy series. I thought it was a great first book in the series. It comes to a satisfying conclusion and sets up the plot for the rest of the series. Waiting for book 2 now. #bfls

This book did not do it for me. The storyline isn‘t bad. I liked some of the political maneuvering, but overall it desperately lacks humor, conversational and situational. I had a hard time caring about the characters too, but it was cool to see a bit of a matriarchy in early sci-fi. At least now I understand some South Park references to “the Spice Melange”. #bfls

My Christmas break book

Charming story, strong ending, endearing characters, and confusing magic. What more could you ask for?
The visuals were great. The style of writing was fresh. Felt like an easy read, but upon finishing, I‘m certain a re-read would reveal new details and perspective.
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enjoyed this chapter a whole lot.

“There are no longer simple tales with quests and beasts and happy endings. The quests lack clarity of goal or path. The beasts take different forms and are difficult to recognize for what they are. And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise.” #bfls

Finished The Lord of the Rings. Such a great story with so many different characters. I understand why it‘s a classic. I think the ending is sufficiently satisfying and a fitting end to a long tale. Also the appendices are definitely worth the read (if only to learn that Sam has 13 kids and is elected Mayor of the Shire 7 times).
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Book III Highlights: Aragorn does some sleuthy rangering, Merry&Pippin drink some orc tequila in the midst of orc politics and then later drink some Ent tea during tree history 101, Gandalf gets a fresh look, Shadowfax lands a permanent role, Legolas&Gimli plan a cute post-war bff trip, Merry&Pippin smoke weed and gift Gimli a pipe, Gandalf roasts Saruman, and Pippin inadvertently fucks around with dark magic. #bfls