Books Are Devoured Here

Heavy reader, most likely in a reading slump or devouring a book atm :3

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Welcome to my insanity

If you didn't already knew I am in possession of a youtube channel dedicated to books- and even though it's really shitty because I'm socially awkward and bad at editing it's still there and I'm planning on continuing my insanity there too :3

My glorious channel

Now: I read for the vibes and the vibes only, if I get a weird vibe from a book I'll DNF

Wanna know more about my taste in books? Read below 👇

Okay, first of all lets talk genres:

-Fantasy -Romance -Thriller -Romantasy -Dark romance (because I'm fucked up) -Mystery -Novellas -Fanfiction (yes it's a genre shut up)

To be fair I'll read anything :3

My no no's in tropes:

-Surprise pregnancy (there are exceptions) -Cheating -Aliens -Miscommunication (there are exceptions)

I actually have a tag system here too oh em gee:

#reading with mirana - I'm catching up/posting while reading about the book I'm reading, my thoughts while reading a book #reviews with mirana - A longer post about a book that I read, going to have spoilers and stuff so if you wanna read a book don't read my reviews of said book #mirana challenges herself - I go on a reading challenge, let it be a 24 hour one or whatever my insane mind comes up #mirana discusses something bookish - Anything else that will be posted on this blog that doesn't fit in any of those criteria

Okay that's all, stay weird and go read!

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Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

Here's me review of said book, aka the 3rd book in the Devil's Night series.

Alright so, I finished the book around 6 in the morning, reading the end of it all night because I was do hooked in by that point that I just couldn't and would not put it down.

So, here's the thing, I liked this book, it was honestly a pretty damn good book, and so far my favorite of the series. Damon is so complicated I felt like I could relate to him in a lot of ways out of everyone so far. ANDDDDD talk about a goddamn plot twist! My jaw was on the floor at some point and I did have to sit up and process some of said twist. It was crazy, I did not see it coming, at all.

There was so much more that I wanted from this book though, and honestly even if it's already over 600 pages, there could've been so much more romance, than whatever the fuck was going on. Because yes, their relationship was really messy and had lots of plot holes to fill in. I missed the chemistry, y'know?

And I think that's a reoccuring thing with Penelope's books from what I've read, and mostly it is because of that timeline swap every goddamn second and POV switches. You really don't get to fully enjoy their banter (even though there is some), it feels empty sometimes.

But again, this book and story was genuinely really good, so I shouldn't be complaining, but I also just love reading for the vibes instead of the quality, and this was def more vibes than quality.

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If you like your short stories like you like your fanfiction, I recommend you read Delta of Venus by Anaïs Nin, it's sooo good.

(nb: it's erotica, but it's not all "jacking off" erotica. or, maybe it is. different strokes for different folks, amirite?)

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Oh hell yeah, I love my books like my fics for sure! I'll def check it out 😛😛 thank yew for the rec

(Dw mama most of my books are straight up porn, the rest is fantasy WITH smut)

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I am 60% through Crown of Midnight and I'm 74% through Kill Switch

Both of these books are so good, alas I am crashing out on Crown of Midnight so I'll take a small break and hopefully pack some more % done of Kill Switch

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I sadly gave up the readathon, I couldn't read for more than 10 hours

But, in those 10 hours I managed to read around 180 pages, which for a slow reader like me is literally huge so I'm content with it. The book is so so good so far, and I'll be planning to continue reading it tomorrow as well

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Readathon time

Current timer: 8 hours in

Current book: Crown of Midnight

Current chapter: 22

Current page: 175

Coffee count: 4

Daddy Dorian has magic powers oh hell yes everybody I couldn't be more happier

To be fair I can't help but still hope Celaena gets with him instead of Chaol 🥀

Plot is plotting, and I am very excited to see what will happen cause it's been too peaceful over here

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Readathon time

Current timer: 5 and a half hours in

Current book: Crown of Midnight

Current chapter: 16

Current page: 121

Coffee count: 3

I really hope that Dorian will get his ass together, I do not like the idea of Chaol and Celaena, I'm more on the side of her with Dorian 😔😔

Also omg please gosh this is getting so complicated, the politics of this and all will crush me 😭

I do love the tiny bit of magic that the series is starting to shove in my face as we're going deeper into this, and honestly it's been a 5 star read for each book so far

I am scared of what is about to happen or how this will go

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Readathon time

Current timer: 4 hours in

Current book: Crown of Midnight

Current chapter: 10

Current page: 82

Coffee count: 2

I read some more and then fell asleep, and so we're continuing today 😛😛

This is so fucking sad, and the romance triangle too- it's so goddamn much, plus I'm really rooting for Dorian and Celaena lowkey, they are my shaylas

I'm invested in it by now and flying through the pages 🙂‍↕️

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Readathon

Current timer: 2 and a half hours in

Current book: Crown of Midnight

Current chapter: 7

Current page: 58

Coffee count: 1

I definitely am hooked in by now, and the story is picking up speed, plus oh my gosh it's sad as fuck

I had a little break to have some food, and now I'm getting a good stretch and some snacks 🙂‍↕️ maybe I might grab coffee number 2, who knows

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Readathon timeeee

I have officially come out of my reading slump, which means we're doing fun challenges again, so I'm doing a 24 hour reading marathon! YAYYYY

Current timer: 1 hour in

Current book: Crown of Midnight

Current chapter: 3

Current page: 18 (I'm a slow reader 😔🥀)

Coffee count: 1

I need to lock in, but lets not forget I annotate my books, so it does take me a fuck ton more time anyways 😭😭

I just started the book today, since I finished ToG yesterday, so this is going smoothly, but I'm sure I'll read faster once I'm deeper into the book

Taking the smallest break to wash my empty mug and grab breakfast 🎀

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Okay so what the fuck.

Just finished Throne of Glass, taking a small break and I'll be jumping into Crown of Midnight straight away

I still love Celaena and honestly I have been charmed by Dorian and I hope he stays on the good side (plus alive unlike Sam..)

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"He was done with politics and intrigue. He loved her, and no empire, no king, and no earthly fear would keep him from her. No, if they tried to take her from him, he'd rip the world apart with his bare hands. And for some reason, that didn't terrify him."

STOOOOP YOU'RE KIDDING, OH MY GOSH, NO WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S LITERALLY MY SHAYLAAAA UGHHH, oh to be loved like how men love in fantasy books

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"It was hard not to compare Mrs Elm to her mother, who treated Nora like a mistale in need of correction."

"As she stared now at the magazine cover - an image of a black hole - she realised that's what she was. A black hole. A dying star, collapsing in on itself."

"She supposed like any art, was about purity. The more focused you were on the activity, the less focused you were on everything else. You kind of stopped being you and became the thing you were doing."

"But the truth is that success is a delusion."

"My problem is life fright. And you know what? They are fucking right. Because life is frightening, and i is frightening for a reason, and the reason is that it doesn't matter which branch of a life we get to live, we are always the same rotten tree."

"Places are places and memories are memories and life is fucking life."

and these are only a few of the insane amount of amazing quotes The Midnight Library by Matt Haig has, but we all know I adore that book already- as I can't seem to shut up about it, even two years after I first read it

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I will be grabbing my fav book on this planet to post some quotes in the upcoming 3 hours, trust

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As to catch up on here, I'm in the middle of so many books right now I don't even know where to start

I'm reading a Bram Stoker book so that's something, I'm 25% in, so far so good

Then, I'm also reading Hideaway by Penelope Douglas, started it this week, 15% in and I am enjoying it FAR more than Corrupt so yay

Alas, I'm finishing up The Hitchhiker's Guide To Galaxy, I've got like 50 pages left, it's not my usual cup of tea but I definitely liked it, it was a good palette cleanser for sure!

And we've got 2 other books on hold that I might finish before jumping into other books, but who knows, I'm a mood reader sadly 😔

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This was my last update on what I'm reading GOOD LORDSSSSS

I finished Hideaway! YAYY it was pretty good, I felt like it was missing something and that it ended way too early, but still a 4/5 star read for sure 🙂‍↕️ Kai and Banks were so much fun to read about

I ended up DNF-ing the Bram Stoker book, as it did not really keep my attention, however I might finish it one day

Hitchhiker's Guide was a great book, really not my usual cup of tea, but I enjoyed it nonetheless

NOW.

I am reading idk how many books- I kinda lost count, all I know is.

I am around 60%/70% in, to Kill Switch, which I'm eating up (Damon Torrance amiright 😛😛😛)

Hitting the middle of Throne of Glass as well, and I don't know what to expect, first book was peak, and I've been loving this one as well so EHEHHEHE (Dorian wait for me papi, I love you)

Lets see, what else do we have in here....

I've got like 3 more ARCs that I should be getting to- and I promise I do be reading those first, they are my priority 🫡🫡

And I mean hey, they are all cool 😛 but me will speak more after they have been finished

For now I think that's all, but I feel the reading era coming back so I will be more active on here once again 😛😛😛😛😛

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Also omg I love reading small mind cleaning cozy stories if I'm deep into some huge series

Like rn, I'm reading two books at the same time, completely different styles tho- (Throne of Glass and Kill Switch)

And because I'm into halfway to both, I thought why not go for some light and short cozy autumn vibe read 😛

Here's a quote from the short story I'm currently reading over a cup of coffee:

"After a leisurely breakfast and three cups of coffee, Gimmel found the motivation to dress and take his traditional morning stroll [...]"

May I just say that I relate to Gimmel 💅

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During the day, I read my physical books, as there is light and sun and happiness and aww and yayy

At night we switch to the kindle and go full bedrot mode, this is what I like to call the flow state of reading