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Tor Books and Veronica Roth just announced this follow-up to one of my favorite books from 2024 (tagged)! While the first book was a complete and satisfying story, I am excited to return to such a rich, unique world.

My 12 favorite reads of 2024. In no particular order:
Rise of the Red Blade - Delilah S Dawson
Bloom - Delilah S Dawson
Heartstopper - Alice Oseman
All the Names - Jose Saramago
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - Becky Chambers
Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
The Talk - Darrin Bell
The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey
All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby
The Turnaway Study - Diana Greene Foster
The Trees - Percival Everett
When Among Crows - Veronica Roth

Ooo I loved this novella. Based on polish folklore, it was just the right length, easy to get into, and kept mr guessing. I love this author! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I love folklore and fairy tales so I really enjoyed discovering this one and, i really enjoyed it. Its short but I thought it had some interesting characters and I like that it also had some similarities to Cinderella as well. I did listen to the audiobook so it was a pretty easy listen. #folklore #fairytales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz3MQPF24aA

This is an entertaining story and a decent listen but it didn't set mt world on fire.

I didn‘t know both of the novellas I‘d chosen to pull me out of my slump would reference the same Slavic monster, but here we are. The Chicago Roth describes is one I‘d love to live in, and the vibes reminded me of my favorite book from last year (The Salt Grows Heavy). Would 100% recommend for fans of Olivie Blake‘s Master of Death and The Witcher series. Don‘t read any blurbs going in! They give away too much.

4.75 stars | #urbanfantasy ?

Read this one pretty quickly. Would have loved to see this as a longer novel, but it was good! Loved the characters, the atmosphere, everything. ☺️

This is a novella based on Slavic folklore (which I don‘t know anything about). And has Baba Jaga.

I am really enjoying Veronica Roth‘s newer books.

In a world where monsters exist, Dymitr is a knight tasked with killing them but he wants out.
Ala is one of those monsters, living with a family curse that will lead to her death.
Niko is unique in his clan, valued for doing what no one else can, until he betrays them.
Dymitr knows how to cure Ala and will trade it for an introduction with Baba Jaga, the one person who can save him.
Incredible world building for such a short book.