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I’m 72% through Addie LaRue. And ngl, part 5, and parts of part 4, nothing much is happening. I loved it until now but it’s really slowed down. But what’s really annoying me in part 5, is every chapter is a different time period. Early in the book it was every few chapters here and there. But part 5 is such a whip lash it’s annoying me a lot.

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“We are the weapons, and this place is the stone they use to sharpen us.”

- Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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This also works if you fake your address to a place in America. I’ve done it and it works🥰

ATTN LIBBY USERS

If anyone is interested in digital manga/Japanese books, the Japan Foundation offers their digital library via Libby for anyone in North America!

US: https://www.jflalc.org/libby Canada: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/library/collection-and-services/

It may take a few days to receive your email. I got mine within 24 hours.

Spread the world and happy reading!

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My loves!! My guys!! I swear I haven’t forgotten you!! Ever since the cyclone I’ve been freaking out trying to catch up on uni assignments, and then there’s work on top of that. I’m still reading when I can, although it’s usually on the bus while idiots are fighting and arguing around me. Yay for the dero public!

Can’t wait till I can drive my car, had to get up at 6:30 for a 10am shift cause the busses take forever to get 20 minutes up the damn road.

Mini tired rant over.

I’m sleep deprived but I love you all. All my mutes, I haven’t forgotten you! I’ll be posting as soon as I can, same goes for my book blog. Things have just been really crazy.

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— Jay Vespertine; not from a book but from an actual conversation.

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Guide for Using Calibre in Kobo E-reader

Sources:

How To Install Nickel Menu, Plato & KOReader on Kobo e-reader https://youtu.be/D0p22OPMnnc?si=jX2_K3sZsQAyP3Ff

How to transfer eBooks wirelessly to your Kobo eReader or other eReaders - two different methods! https://youtu.be/2emONkbCWUA?si=cWOBfXDVePXtAqnq

How to install KOReader on your Kobo or other eReaders https://youtu.be/rEouRrPKj-c?si=DtVvPdBq_YZToFxQ

Installation on Kobo devices https://github.com/koreader/koreader/wiki/Installation-on-Kobo-devices

One-Click Install Packages for KOReader & Plato https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314220 https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3797096&postcount=2

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So…I may have figured out a story to write. I’ve been wanting to write for ages but could never pick what I wanted to write about. But now…I think I have something

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I really did guys! I’ll be back to posting book content very soon. I read so much when the cyclone was happening so look out!

I survived the cyclone!!!

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Well…I guess I have to try now lol

PLEASE Write Your Book!

I'm serious. Please write it. If you need a sign to start, continue, or whatever is inbetween, this is it. Go do it.

I spent the past couple weeks indulging myself in some BookTok recommendations. While some were indeed good (Kings of Sin, my beloved), some were just...I don't need to finish my sentence there.

I DNF'd some books for the first time since I read Lord of the Flies (sorry Golding, you put me to sleep with your descriptions) and I powered through others in hopes that they would eventually get better. The general consensus I ended up getting was that I could not understand for the fucking life of me how these books got published. The writing in some of them was no better than that of a 2010s teen writing Maximum Ride fic on Wattpad for the first time, with the characterization abysmal enough to match.

I don't want to knock any specific author or book here, because I will concede one thing: they finished their books. They got them published. They're successful. For that, I commend them, because I'm still on my way there myself and I can't take that away from them. Jolly good show.

But that brings me to my point: if they can do it, YOU absolutely can do it too.

If some of these Amazon and NYT bestsellers can have prose on a Wattpad level with characters that have enough poorly-written cognitive dissonance to make Deadpool or Walter White jealous, your fleshed out, deeply intuitive, and remarkably creative epic can sit right alongside them no problem. Whether you're writing the next GoT or a romantic slice-of-life, there is a not a goddamn thing on this planet stopping you from rolling up with the big dogs.

If these guys can do it, so can you.

So, stop telling yourself you can't. Stop letting other people tell you you can't. Stop comparing yourself to these authors who, respectfully and bluntly, can't write for shit (or at least need to fire their fucking editors, good lord).

WRITE YOUR DAMN BOOK. PLEASE. WE NEED IT.

(If you like my guides, prompts, writing, or art, consider supporting the blog today! All donations help me keep this thing up and running and all are appreciated <3)

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Just a reminder friends!! I have a book discord server! 🥹💕

We are only small, so come and have some fun!🌙

Any girly's wanna join a book discord??

Trying to bring people in as it's a small group. Welcome to join if you're interested!

Click here to join: <3

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Kill Your Darlings. If you have done anything within a creative field, you've heard that saying in one form or another. You have plenty of ideas, but most of them cannot fit in your current work. That is why it is important to just write instead of trying to plan ahead. As you write, you will see characters or plots that don't work.

Using valuable time to try and weave a character and plot into your story while it fights everything else will never help. But if you begin writing to write, you will begin to see the natural trail to follow. And most of the time, that involves the death of some darlings.

If you love a character or plot too much, just Kidnap Your Darlings instead. To use them for a different project.

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A Chinese My Little Pony book called "What Time, Twilight Sparkle?" that teaches how to read clocks and learn a little English. (All the text is bilingual in Chinese and English, except the cover.)

I love the art style!

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Fourth Wing Review

★★★★☆

This took me a few days to write. What could I say about Fourth Wing that hasn't already been said? This book has been insanely popular for a few years now, and I've only just gotten around to reading it.

So I guess I'll talk about my feelings instead of the books story itself.

I...loved it. It took me a bit to get in to. Maybe 10%-15%. Which to be fair, is still pretty early. But I had stayed away from any spoilers (somehow, idk how that happened), because I didn't want to know anything. I wanted to know if the hype was worth it. So I wanted to remain as neutral as possible. I wouldn't say I necessarily love the book with all my being and soul. But it definitely has made it's way up my list as one of the better books I've read. That being said, I still really loved it. Hence the 4 star rating.

One thing I will not forget, is how this book made me ugly cry in public before work. At the 80-90% mark, when....Liam...IYKYK. Fucking hell!!! I was not expecting to cry so much before I had to go serve customers. Started with my nose tingling, then my eyes stinging, and it just went down hill from there. Why, may you ask, was I outside? Let's be honest, I don't go outside if I don't have to. I worked 10+ days straight the week I read this book. I read any time I could, on the bus, before my shift, again when I took the bus home, before bed. Any chance I could. I just had to know what was going to happen next.

The smut came in alot later then I expected. I was told that it came in really quick. And maybe not plot wise, but character development wise, I can see that as a valid argument. But I got to be honest, 70% into the book, filled with tension and angst of Xaden and Violet not liking each other, and quickly turn to something more. HEHE! (You can tell I enjoyed this book cause I remembered their names off the bat! If I don't really like a book, my adhd yeets that sort of information. So if I can remember their names, it's really telling'.)

If you like war, fantasy, romance, and ofc dragons, you'd like this book. I was actually surprised though. In my own experience, most content for dragons that I've been exposed to, the dragons are all goofy and silly. Or at least a tad comical in some way. But Tairn and Andarna were anything but that and I lived for it!! They straight away comanded respect, and had a very forward aura of "Fuck around and find out!" People sure did with Andarna that's for sure. RIP you foul suckers. (Again, IYKYK).

Tairn and Andarna were absolutely the stars of the book for me. Their dialogue, the way they were written, the interactions they had with humans and each other, was so incredibly enjoyable. And yes, I've already been looking at merch for these two cause I'm utterly obsessed.

Also that fucking ending??? HOLY SHIT!!! Talk about dropping a bomb right at the last second!!! This was unfortunately the only thing that was spoiled for me. I didn't know exactly how this was going to unfold, but the fact he is alive?? Like wow!! Even before the spoiler, that was not on my radar at all.

Side note that I forgot to mention, I actually listened to the Graphic Audio while reading this. Which, game changer!! All the voice acting, sound affects, dragon roars, battle sounds/music. Really tops just listening to fantasy music playlist while reading. Graphic Audio's are my new obsession while reading, if a GA exists for the book I'm reading, you bet I'll be listening to it while reading. It's so much more immersive. Especially in big scenes that are dramatic, of plot heavy, OR FUCKING EMOTIONAL!!! Def's recommend.

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Celestial Glass Bookends // Aval Glass

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Okay here’s the plan: try to find maybe a version of these images without text. Edit them if need be. Print them off. And stick them to my books.

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I really like this russian edition of classic books. Letting famous artists do the covers in YA style was such a simple but clever decision. According to the recent study the number of teenage readers increased, possibly thanks to these covers. I own traditional classics with blank covers but if I ever see one of these in the wild, it’ll probably make me go feral.

Here are some of my favs:

Dracula (art by Renibet)

2.Jane Eyre (art by Ulunii)

3. Little women (art by чаки чаки)

4. The Idiot (the hedgehog-omg-) (art by Xinshi)

5. Pride and Prejudice (art by Cactusute)

6. War and Peace (art by Xinshi)

7. Wuthering Heights (art by Renibet)

8. The Great Gatsby (art by NIKEL)

9. Frankenstein (art by Iren Horrors)

10. Crime and Punishment (art by REDwood)

11. Anna Karenina (art by Ulunii)

12. The Cherry Orchard (art by lewisite)

13. The Master and Margarita (art by Renibet)

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Some truths about the publishing industry because I certainly got blindsided when going in. Now I'm so broken by this industry I struggle to encourage aspiring writers lmao