#tbona collectors edition

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

YALL I GOT THE TBONA COLLECTORS PAPERBACK AND UGGHHHH I NEED HER TO DO A CHAOS SPINOFF SO BAD SHE SAID MAYBE SHE WOULD

she also says "hes the worst and i love him" about jacks WHICH IS SO REAL.

SHE ALSO ALMOST HAD EVANGELINE END UP AS A VAMPIRE WHICH OH MY GOD I WANTED SOOOO BAD

(btw if you wanna read the annotations i have pictures of all of them on my discord server! the link is in my bio!!!

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

there is NEVER too many copies of stephanie garber books. i have 3 of caraval, 2 of tbona, 3 of ouabh, and i'm gonna get like 3 of acftl maybe 😭

here's a lot of my stuff minus one tbona because i was reading that a few weeks ago and haven't put it back 🧍‍♀️

It’s not my fault I’m addicted to pretty books and my friends support my weakness. But also, look at this pretty ass dust jacket my bestie @thebookwormslair bought for me. 🥰

I’m also not going to admit how many copies of A Curse for True Love I have preordered.

[lily-stans-legend]

Caraval and OUABH Masterlist

Here’s a master list of all the bonus content in the special editions of the books I’ve posted so you don’t have to buy them ❤️

I’ll be updating them as they come out! Caraval Series:

Caraval Paperback

Legendary Paperback Pt 1

Legendary Paperback Pt 2

Finale Paperback

Finale B&N Edition Pt 1

Finale B&N Edition Pt 2

Legendary B&N Edition Pt 1

Legendary B&N Edition Pt 2

Caraval Collectors Edition Pt 1

Caraval Collectors Edition Pt 2

Caraval Collectors Edition Pt 3

Once Upon a Broken Heart Series:

OUABH B&N Edition

OUABH Fairyloot Edition

OUABH UK Paperback

TBONA B&N Edition

ACFTL B&N Edition

ACFTL Owlcrate Edition

ACFTL Waterstones Edition

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

guess who just received their collectors edition in the mail today!!!

it's so beautiful!!! i am so grateful to have the inserts as well :)

here is the short story about the valors for everyone that won't be getting it!

don't mind my nail polish LMAO

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

Jacks had a POV in once upon a broken heart?

yes he does have a pov! in the barnes and noble collectors edition of tbona though, actually.

let me put the pages right here for you so you can read them :)

thank you for the ask!!! i hope you're having a good say<3

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

hello! my b&n copy of TBONA came in the mail this morning :D

here are some of my favorite parts from the jacks pov 😍

i love his thought process oh my god

[jackstheprinceofhearts]

my very opinionated review of TBONA by Stephanie Garber

WARNINGS: I'm a person who rambles a lot and I will be trying hard not to in this review (and I'm using Grammarly lol) but I make no promises.

this review contains spoilers for tbona! (i am writing this review on Monday night {the 12th} the official release date is the 13th but I was lucky enough to get an owlcrate edition and I will be posting this review a few days after then.)

i will also be discussing my opinions on some debates I've been seeing about jacks's character in TBONA so if you can't handle my opinion then this isn't for you.

strap in because this'll be a long one lol

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first of all, i do have some criticism for this book so let's get that out of the way.

i felt as if tbona was incredibly fast-paced (just like the first one) and I'm a binge reader so it felt like getting thrown all over the place because of how fast I read it lol so I would recommend this book more for slower readers then I would binge readers if you want to absorb the plot more. but i honestly like how she gets straight to the point with it so that's why i love all of her books!

i also guessed a few of the plot twists from some theories I've made and discussed in the Magnificent North discord server but I do that a lot with books so it doesn't ruin much (it just makes me feel smarter than everyone lmfao)

another thing, I didn't really like how towards the end eva kind of gave off the "I can change him" vibes which I mean makes sense in some ways but still I'm not a huge fan of that BUT I like how Evangeline actually listened to him.

I also wasn't very happy that it wasn't really acknowledged that she made his heart beat??...we're ignoring this again??? homie???

and the scar wasn't really a plot point at all which I found to be a bit weird.

but besides that, i don't really have any more criticism for it.

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here were some of the things i liked a lot:

the ending was IMMACULATE it had so much emotional depth and feeling???? oh my god???

I also liked the backstory we got on Jacks because damn it all makes sense now! and it was interesting to see how he was connected to the north, but now I'm curious about how he got to Valenda and how he ended up in the card.

also, can we just talk about how beautifully tragic that ending was???? like yes it was sad but CAN WE JUST APPRECIATE IT FOR A MINUTE LIKE OMG

moment of silence for jacks......

honestly 5/5 stars. this is definitely my new favorite!

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alright now to get into the stuff about jacks's character that I'm seeing posts about a lot.

so i've seen a lot of people say that they "hate" him or that he's "toxic" or that evajacks is a toxic ship and honestly I disagree and here's why:

the entire point of jacks's character is that he's a heartbroken VILLAIN, not a hero. and he keeps saying that throughout literally every book he's in. he says to tella "I'm the villain, even in my own story." in Finale. we are told over and over again that he's not a hero. "I hurt everyone, little fox." there are a lot more quotes of him literally saying he's the bad guy in TBONA and OUABH 😭 "you need to stop holding me to human standards," jacks drawled. "I'm a fate." and then again with; "I'm not your enemy, little fox. I know you're still angry with me, but you've always known what I am. I never tried to pretend otherwise, you just let yourself believe I was something I'm not." and once again; "I'm not your friend. I'm not some human boy who will tell you pretty lies or bring you flowers or gift you jewels."

(collectors edition of OUABH) him saying he's a bad guy and he'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants.

the entire point of TBONA and OUABH is people making bad choices because of their broken hearts.

also, i don't see how you guys aren't saying anything about LaLa when she betrayed eva as well, like where's the logic??? and what LaLa did was worse in my opinion because it put eva in danger of DYING jacks never did that.

and don't give me the whole "oh she's a fate she doesn't understand human emotions" BUT YOU WANT JACKS TO??? HOW IS THAT FAIR??? if you don't like jacks that's perfectly fine but let's be fair 😭i'm not saying jacks's actions were okay BUT HE'S A VILLAIN YOU CAN'T EXPECT HIM TO COMPLETELY CHANGE IN TWO BOOKS!!!

overall, you can't expect a character to completely change and I'm glad he didn't get some rushed redemption arc in this. you need to look into it a bit more before you just give it a bad review because "jacks was a bad guy"

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believe what you will about TBONA but that's my personal opinion on this book. i think Stephanie did an amazing job writing this and I'm excited to see what's to come next. thank you for reading my review/rant! have a good day!

also, the pumpkin chocolate chip cookie I was eating while writing this was really, really, good.