Magic systems contingent upon the suffering of others are SO delicious as narrative devices *chef's kiss*
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Magic systems contingent upon the suffering of others are SO delicious as narrative devices *chef's kiss*
'Dark Academia Fullmetal Alchemist' doesn’t exactly describe Blood Over Bright Haven. It’s not a ‘girl takes down the empire’ nor is it mystery or action. It’s a little of all of these things, but really thinking about it I've come to the conclusion that it’s best described as a fusion between a scathing criticism of American counterterrorism and a power fantasy for people who really fucking hate their coworkers
reading about Kwang Chul-hee in The Sword of Kaigen is like reading about Kit Herondale in The Dark Artifices. Those city boys really be like, “damn, are y’all living in the olden times.”
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Blood Over Bright Haven - M. L. Wang
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 5/5
“So many parents will try to kill everything brilliant about a girl in the name of giving her a good life, a safe life, a chance at happines”
The best book I’ve read in 2025 so far. Fantastic world building for a stand alone, wonderful characters, twists and turns everywhere, romantic tension, workplace anger, a beautiful book so wonderfully written. Would recommend 100 times over.
It is currently almost 2 in the morning, and I just finished Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L Wang and uhhh... I think I'm gonna need a full nights sleep to fully process that one, so I'll see you in the morning.
I had to close the book so many times and physically get up and go take a walk when I reached THAT PART of Blood Over Bright Haven