#fallen city

[veephoenix]

Just finished reading Fallen City by Adrienne Young.

Adrienne writes books.

I devour them.

[lurakha]

DRAGON'S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN (∞)

[theaologies]

Absolutely tore through Adrienne Young’s Fallen City. Talk about a book that hooked me almost instantly- I absolutely love fantasy politics so when I opened this up to heavy political intrigue AND star crossed lovers I knew I was done for. I’m aware of Young’s other books but this was my first by her and it’s making me consider picking up her backlog. The writing was delicious and I love a book that feeds you the background as to why things are happening slowly- you can put me in medias res but your flashbacks better be great and they were with this one!

I enjoyed the characters a lot but would’ve loved more fleshing out. Maris and Luca were great characters but I would’ve liked to see more of their relationship playing out. This book left little room for fluff and I would say mentally read like a movie- that’s not a bad thing! With a familiar, Greco-Roman inspired setting it was a very immersive read which balanced well with the political aspect. I, personally, would’ve liked more fat but I am also one to commit to a story being drawn out in a way most people do not like. I’ll say the same thing about the lore- it was SO juicy and interesting but I’m also one to die for an encyclopedia about literally any lore.

I’ll always be a sucker for young people who want to change the world learning that, while they absolutely can, it’s not something that can come without significant sacrifice. Unfortunately, we call that realism.

I’m super excited for the second book! I had no idea going in if it was a standalone (it’s not) and refused to look it up so I was incredibly stressed (love that for me, when books stress me out) when I had ten pages left and still was NOT sure what note this was going to end on. Highly recommend if you love fantasy politics, star crossed lovers, and Greco-Roman inspired settings.

4/5 stars

[sudden-stops-kill]

batman unburied (2022) .

harley quinn and the joker: sound mind (2023) .

the riddler - secrets in the dark (2023) .

batman unburied - fallen city (2024)

[araindragon]

Absolutely screaming once I realized who Ally was (at least 3 seconds before the reveal) when my thought from the first love interest between Bruce and Ally made me so suspicious. Bruce's love interests seem to backfire

Still screaming though!

[krissiefox]

AS-FallenCity is a very chilly post apocalyptic map, which I love the atmosphere of. Huge imposing buildings and cool industrial interiors.

I enjoy these junky old vehicle models!

If you clip out of bounds you can find some neat liminal spaces too.

[alteredstatesstuff]

fallen city

[libertyreads]

Anticipated 2022 Releases--

I have no clue how my list for releases for next year got so long, but I am so ready for my reading year next year. Let’s waste no more time:

1. How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan. Releases on January 18th. 2. Horror Hotel by Victoria Fulton and Faith McClaren. Releases on February 1st. 3. This Woven Kingdom (This Woven Kingdom #1) by Tahereh Mafi. Releases on February 1st. 4. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes. Releases on February 8th. 5. House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas. Releases on February 15th. 6. Untitled (Untitled new series) by S.A. Chakraborty. Releases on February 18th. (Release will probably be pushed back to later in the year.) 7. The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart. Releases on February 22nd. 8. The Observer Effect (Joseph Bridgeman #3) by Nick Jones. Releases on March 15th. 9. The Last Laugh (The Initial Insult #2) by Mindy McGinnis. Releases on March 15th. 10. The City of Dusk (The Dark Gods #1) by Tara Sim. Releases on March 22nd. 11. This May End Badly by Samantha Markum. Releases on April 12th. 12. The Change by Kirsten Miller. Releases on May 3rd. 13. A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan. Releases on May 10th. 14. The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. Releases on August 30th. 15. Ending Eleven (Escaping Eleven #3) by Jerri Chisholm. Releases on December 6th. 16. Untitled (Moose Springs, Alaska #4) by Sarah Morgenthaler. Unknown release date. 17. Fallen City (Fallen City #1) by Adrienne Young. Unknown release date. 18. Untitled (The Witchlands #5) by Susan Dennard. Unknown release date. 19. Witch King by Martha Wells. Unknown release date. 20. Untitled by Kasie West. Unknown release date. 21. Teen Titans: Robin (Teen Titans #4) by Kami Garcia and Gabriel Picolo. Unknown release date. 22. Untitled (All of Us Villains #2) by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman. Unknown release date. 23. The Ruined (The Beautiful #4) by Renee Ahdieh. Unknown release date.

I’ll have a full synopsis for each book on the TBR months that they’re read in. Ya know, since there are 23 books on this list and adding 23 paragraphs feels like a bit too much.