Yet You’re the One Who Prayed at My Church

Fantasy Romance Books and also The Locked Tomb

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Didn’t manage an arc of Agnes Aubert’s yesterday at NYCC (and certainly won’t today, as we’re in no hurry to get to the con) BUT they were giving out copies of Emily Wilde’s AND a Book Club Kit notebook styled after Emily’s field journal and I am IN LOVE. This is by far one of my favourite series and I have every edition of it, so I am delighted to add this to my collection!

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Can’t express how I feel about this book in a way that is

1) Normal

2) Not almost three minutes long

Sorry but if you, like me, are into polyships where they’re ALL involved with one another Warrior Princess Assassin is it. It’s so rare that I get my EXACT favorite flavor of polyship I am going to be riding this high for weeks. I have been a card carrying polyshipper for longer than the word fandom has been in the common vernacular and obviously usually it’s just a fanon dream but NOT THIS TIME. Thank you Brigid Kemmerer for this gift. I love bisexuals and I love being bisexual. Thank you.

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I do not say this lightly but The Scorched Throne Duology has undone me utterly.

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Illumicrate’s September book is The Second Death of Locke and has an absolutely PHENOMENAL merch lineup. Like, this is the first time I’ve been into all the fandoms listed since I started subbing to Illumicrate years ago.

I’ve unsubbed from almost all my boxes (I am so behind on my books and almost nothing has been interesting lately and I’ve got too many bills to pay anyway) but Illumicrate has a good skip policy so I’ve kept it. I’ve skipped almost every one this year but FINALLY some delicious fucking content.

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This was the one blind faith I had: that love was a physical force, and it was never wasted. Once it was called out into the universe, it would echo back to us forever.

Our Infinite Fates was just phenomenal. The melancholic prose, the thousand years of mutual destruction. The reincarnation. The soulmates. The yearning. The queerness. I love you, I have loved you, I will love you. Laura Steven’s handling of reincarnation was beautifully executed, I loved it with my whole heart.

5 stars, no notes

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Finally got around to getting a physical copy of one of my favorite monster romance books.

Also I am SO grateful to again have a semi local romance bookstore! I’ve missed The Ripped Bodice like crazy and am glad The New Romantics fills the void 💗

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umm hi hello was anyone gonna tell me about these insane new covers for The Saint of Steel series by T Kingfisher? 😱

they're so gorgeous! they release July 8th in Australia, idk about the rest of the world, but I am so fling-flangin excited!!!!!

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Not to be dramatic but books are bad again

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Finished February reading log + new March reading log

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Not to be dramatic but rebel witch is what helnik actually could have been and if anything happens to Gideon I’m killing everyone in this room and then myself

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Very late but here is the reading log I made for February! Sized for insta stories

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It will still be here. You can still return, whether it be in one month or many.

Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales may have finally broken my own curse- in which every single trilogy I’ve loved has ended with a deeply disappointing final book. Compendium of Lost Tales was everything I could have asked for in this series, lovely and enjoyable. Profoundly comforting in a way I find hard to explain, except that it’s the same warmth I’ve felt for series like The Ancient Magus’ Bride and Howl’s Moving Castle. A deep sense of satisfaction and quiet joy when you finally find the place you were always meant to be after skirting the edges of where you’ve always been for so long, never quite fitting in.

I believe this is the first completed series to 5 star sweep for me- every book has been just lovely, just exactly what I wanted. No notes, no complaints. I love this series and I will miss Emily and Wendell like nothing else- but at the same time, they will always be there to return to, whether it be in one month or many.

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I don’t think any man has love my wife disease like Wendell Bambleby has love my wife disease

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Sara Cate I get you

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I can behave normally around books

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I can be trusted in bookstores and libraries and you should take me to those locations

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Miraculously happened across Compendium of Lost Tales in the wild early and at the start of my happenstance three day weekend, no less ✨

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Water Moon is one of my most anticipated releases this year! I am so hoping it’s good because imo this is one of Illumicrate’s most gorgeous editions