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I'm an avid reader with a chaotic TBR and a deep love for dark fantasy, romance, morally grey characters, and yelling about plot twists at 2AM. Book recs? Always welcome. Please enable my habits.
2025 reading goal: 55 books
Currently at: 34 books
Books I've read this year so far (updated every month):
ââșââ July ââșââ
â â â â â Rebel Witch
â â â ââ Master of Salt and Bones
â ââââ Metal Slinger
ââșââ June ââșââ
â â â â âHouse of Earth and Blood (re-read)
â â â â âHouse of Sky and Breath (re-read)
â â â â âHouse of Flame and Shadow (re-read)
â â â ââ Daughter of No Worlds
ââșââ April ââșââ
â â â â â Gold
â â â â â Lady of Darkness
â â â ââ Lady of Shadows
ââșââ March ââșââ
â â â â â A Court of Mist and Fury (re-read)
â â â â â Gleam
â â â â â Glow
â â â â â A Court of Thorns and Roses (re-read)
â â â â â Kingdom of the Cursed
â â â ââ Kingdom of the Feared
ââșââ February ââșââ
â â â â â Onyx Storm
â â â â â Glint
â â â â â Heat of the Everflame
â â â â â Kingdom of the Wicked
â â â ââ Gild
â â â ââ Lightlark
ââșââ January ââșââ
â â â â â Glow of the Everflame
â â â â â Spark of the Everflame
â â â â â Phantasma
â â â â â The Queen of Nothing
â â â â â The Wicked King
â â â ââ The Cruel Prince
â â â ââ Lights Out
â â â ââ The Crown of Guilded Bones
As a person, youâre totally right. Elain doesnât owe Lucien anything. She never needs to talk to him, can ignore him forever or break the bond.
But as a character? Elain (or actually SJM) owes it to Lucien (the readers) to at least explore the option of Lucien. If Elain never talks to Lucien, rejects the bond without ever spoken to him, it would leave a huge plot hole. It wouldnât make for an actual compelling story
I feel like many people forget Elain isnât a person, but a character. Elains book and story wouldnât make any sense if the option of Lucien isnât at least explored
the trees you grew up with have not forgotten you. their branches still whisper your name in the breeze and their roots remember the paths your feet once traced through their shade.