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This isn't intended to be a full on book review but it could well turn into one, lol. Okay so first off look at this cover! LOOK AT IT! It is so beautiful, ugh the colors are just so dang good! The premise of this book seemed super fun and quirky. What's not to love about what happens after the hero defeats the big bad?! Add in LGBT + rep and you've got the makings of a good book in my opinion! Don't get me wrong this book had some cute moments that had me chuckling. But it gets outshined by the glaring elephant in the room. What utterly kills this book for me is the clear lack of communication. So many problems could have been solved if Arek had just spoke up and confessed his feelings to Matt after the dust had settled. I get not saying anything during the course of their adventure because they had bigger things to focus on.

Totally understandable! Heck I even get waiting a few days to get your thoughts in order. But what pains me is that the constant pining and assuming each other's feelings. I wanted to bang my head against the wall! It made no sense to me for two characters who told each other everything suddenly couldn't be up front about this. To my knowledge homophobia wasn't a thing within the world so that wasn't the issue. I also understand not wanting to potentially ruin a friendship. However the constant pining and assuming just got on my nerves. Communication is key and even if it didn't go the way you wanted it to at least it would be in the know. Rather than assuming how someone feels about you. Ugh it was so insufferable to read! The only reason I didn't DNF it was because one I bought it and two I wanted to see if the end result was worth it. To be honest it really wasn't and I was just glad to be done with it by the end of it. There were other things that annoyed me by the book. But for me the biggest issue was the lack of communication. It didn't need to be used a plot devise there are other ways to introduce complications rather than using this worn out trope.

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I recently got back into reading after not reading much this year. My poor Goodreads challenge is at the lowest its every been. This year I just haven't been in a huge reading mood. Normally I read a little bit throughout the year and make a big dent in my reading challenge even if I don't complete it. Though typically I aim to read about 100-110 books and normally end up reading about 60-70 depending on how I'm feeling during the year.

Now that its the end of the year my reading mood suddenly kicked in full drive. I've been able to finish several books already this month. One of which was sitting on what I like to call my pile of shame for several years. I've also recently bought a lot of books to add to the pile of shame, lol. Whoops.... XD Any who today I organized one of my main bookshelves. It was due for a dusting, plus I've been meaning to go through and see if there were any books that I'm not going to re-read. I ended up with a small stack of books that will be finding a new home at my local library. A few months back I purged a whole tote full of books from years of collecting. I rarely get rid of my books but normally when I do I have a huge stack to donate.

Unhauling:

Fallen, Torment, Passion by Lauren Kate (I've had these for years and I don't see myself continuing the series.)

Vicious by V.E. Schwab (I liked it well enough but I don't see myself reading the next book any time soon. Honestly Eli was insufferable and I don't know if I want to read his pov.)

American Gods by Neil Gaiman (I intend to read this but my copy is a really old paperback. I'd rather read it in hardback or ebook form.)

Unspoken, Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan (I adore this author but this series just wasn't for me. I have the last book and I intend to finish it but after I'll be unhauling it as well.)

All Of Us Villians by Amanda Foody (This was a DNF for me sad to say. It had a strong premise and I heard there was LGBT rep so that's another big plus for me. But I only got one chapter in and I just couldn't.)

A Darker Shade Of Magic V.E.Schwab (Another DNF for me. I tried reading this and just felt myself bored. Which is a shame cause I love this author and the covers to this series were so bomb.)

Keeping You A Secret by Julie Anne Peters (One of the first LGBT books I've ever read. To be honest there is better rep out nowadays and I don't feel the need to hold onto this anymore. It was good for a read but I don't see myself reading it again.)

The Wrong Girl by R.L. Stine (Fear Street was my jam in my teen years and I still enjoy a lot of the older titles. But this particular one is a part of a newer series and I just didn't care for it too much. So its gotta go.)

So This Is Ever After by F.T.Lukens

(I am so sad that I didn't like this book! The premise sounded fun and the cover is a work of freaking art! I'll probably have to make a post about what I didn't like about it. But the short version is I was very annoyed for a good chunk of the book.)

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Pride Flag Book Recs! #3🌈

Need more diverse books for pride month? I’m bringing you some colorful suggestions for your rainbow shelves aesthetic! 

Feel free to check out my previous posts as well here and here! 

The Devotion of Delflenor by R. Cooper, The Devil Wears Tartan by Katia Rose, The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe, The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart, These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite, Say You’ll Love Me Again by Kiki Archer, The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown, The Secret of You and Me by Melissa Lenhardt, The Valkyrie’s Daughter by Tiana Warner

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker Chan, Welcome To Paradise by Lise Gold, A Flight in the Heavens by Gabrielle Gagne-Cyr, The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri, Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard

Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee, Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour, The Noble and the Nightingale by Barbara Ann Wright, Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Sisters of Shadow by Katherine Livesey

I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Uncharted by Ali Temple, The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Cool for the Summer by Dahlia Adler, It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland, Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley, Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson, A Scheme of Sorcery by Ennis Rook Bashe

Happy Pride Month Reading!  ❤️💛🧡💚💙💜