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So it’s 2AM so naturally my body can’t sleep and my head is swirling in headcanon mode about ACOTAR and little Nyx.

You know how babies find the most random things funny? Like someone just pulling a bit of scotch tape and cutting it got them falling over laughing? Or someone ripping a piece of paper? And the baby will just start uncontrollably laughing with contagious baby laughter?

Well, baby Nyx is no different.

The first time he has his contagious baby laughter moment it’s when he witnesses his father winnow out of the room and back in within seconds. And he practically falls over himself in Feyre’s arms with his burst of approving giggles.

And when Rhys catches on, it becomes a game. Things start appearing and disappearing from random pocket realms. Books. Papers. Pillows. In and out in a flash. All of which has his son rambunctiously filling the River House halls with his contagious little laughter and squeals.

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INHALE. MISS REBECCA YOU ARE PLAYING WITH MY HEART.

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ATLA has forever ruined me of any elemental magic/lore forever.

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Reading the Celestial Kingdom series and every time they mention someone traveling on a cloud my “first thought, head empty” is this:

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I may need to be a Ana Huang fan now

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Friend started ACOMAF 🏃‍♀️💨💨

I’M WITNESSING THIS LIVE

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KAI HAS CLAIMED AND HE HAS CONQUERED

(Reckless spoilers beware)

*dry heaves and clutches chest*

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I can’t focus on any of my new books because my mind is still stuck in a feysand brigerton-esque fanfiction world and doesn’t want to leave.

Edit: A Study in Starlight by @annaskareninas

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It will be 1 year come this November since I started my reading obsession.

And now…

And more is on the way… 🙈

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Just finished Heavenbreaker and ohhhhh my god !! … here are my initial thoughts, not spoiler free so be warned:

Oh my god!???

I may need to come back to edit this review because I am struggling even putting my thoughts into coherent words.

Addicting. Action-packed. Dark. High-stakes. Twists upon twists.

It’s as if Katniss Everdeen herself stepped into a Gundam/Interstellar world where she was all the rage IN the machine. I felt like I was watching this like it was right in front of me or how I felt watching Gurren Lagann for the first time (very similar vibes).

If you are here for the romance, just be warned it will be true slow-burn and there is somewhat of a love triangle (my biggest gripe honestly).

But as for the story itself and the incredible story telling? I had a hard time putting this down and will be thinking about this universe for a while. You ever have a story that impacts you so much it feels like you were a witness to it and it sticks with you? Yeah. That’s what I got from this.

I cannot recommend this enough if you enjoy even rudimentary sci-fi, mecha, or futuristic dystopian societies in general.

“They say God made man in his image, but so, too, did man make the steeds in theirs.”

“God made the universe in seven days, and I will unmake it in seven people.”

“No one wants the darkness—they want the stars.”

“To hold means to be patient—to wait when all you want to do is run. Endure until it’s too late. Hold, even as the universe tries to tear you apart.”

“‘The horses are called knights. And you’d do well to give more respect to the pawn’…

She scoffed. ‘Give me one good reason, then.’

…’The pawn is the only piece that refuses to move backwards.’”

“What does it mean to ride?”

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“I don’t need immortality. You’re my forever”

INCOHERENT, VIOLENT SOBBING

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I’ve been listening to playlists for each series and found my favorite songs that I think capture their love stories perfectly. May contain spoilers.

1) The Empyrean / Fourth Wing : Violet x Xaden

- Skin and Bones (David Kushner)

- Still Into You (Paramore)

- Luminary (Joel Sunny)

2) ACOTAR : Rhysand x Feyre

- Until I Found You (Steven Sanchez)

- A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)

- Interstellar - Piano & Violin Version (ViOLiNiA Zhanna Stelmakh)

3) Powerless : Paedyn x Kai

- Nobody Gets Me (Sza)

- im yours (Isabel LaRosa)

4) Divine Rivals : Iris x Roman

- Wicked Game (Annaca and Frederick Lloyd)

5) One Dark Window : Raven x Elspeth

- Under Giant Trees (Agnes Obel)

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Just finished Powerless and here are my immediate post-read thoughts:

-The switching POVs initially was distracting but then got a little better.

-Kai is VERY Rhysand coded so if you love ACOTAR/Rhysand you will adore Kai.

-It does feel similar to hunger games at points but different enough to be its own thing entirely.

-It was not as predictable as you would guess.

-Of course the 2nd book Reckless doesn’t come out until July but I preordered it anyway.

-The hype/rave about it is accurate, it’s very good and man I can’t wait for what comes next.

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I’m just gonna go ahead and recommend Heavenbreaker for fans of Pacific Rim, Gurren Lagann, Gundam, dystopian futuristic societies featuring an extremely pissed off Katniss Everdeen in an interstellar universe.

It was a solid 5 for me and I think the majority will like it! 🥰

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I’m reading other reviews of the Night Ends with Fire and one of the arc readers claimed it was “ACOTAR meets Fourth Wing”. The fuck??? No it is fucking not even close to either of those.

Keep in mind I loved Fourth Wing, I LOVED ACOTAR (books 1-4), and I liked TNEWF. All of them are good but VERY different from one another.

The fuck did this person read because I am honestly so confused? TNEWF is like polar opposite of ACOTAR in every way. And Fourth Wing is just so fucking different the fact that it is even a comparison is ridiculous… what? Because they both have DRAGONS? Come on.

No, seriously. What the fuck? Why is everyone comparing every “romantasy” to ACOTAR these days despite having NOTHING in common? 🤦‍♀️ Cut that shit out.

The closest book I could compare it to out of everything I have read is Dark Star Burning Ash Falls white, another Chinese inspired mythology. Both of these books feature the same 4 “god” spiritual creatures (derived from the Four Symbols of Chinese mythology), fighting styles and elemental powers. They both have very different stories but at least we are in the same fucking stratosphere as far as comparisons go.

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Formal request to change the grumpy sunshine trope so that the term “sunshine” isn’t interchangeable “airhead”.

The main reason I don’t vibe with this trope is because 9 times out of 10 the “sunshine” character is unbearably naive and dense. Being positive doesn’t mean they have to be an idiot, c’mon!

I can think of other characters who have positive personalities that aren’t unabashedly ignorant. *cough*Joy*cough*.