I talk about mirrors in books a lot. And Lori’s books were where I found my first mirrors.
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The obligatory first post: these never get easier…
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Seeing Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov in the Netflix adaptation of Shadow & Bone was hugely important to me. I had never seen a biracial (and Asian!) main character in mainstream fantasy before.
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Meet Xifeng. The woman who makes Kaz Brekker seem like a saint.
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Broken Web quickly became one of my most anticipated books of the year after reading Forest of Souls back in March
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Sirscha. I’ve never felt as seen as I do in her. I see myself in the battles she has with herself. And then I see myself in her face.
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Seafaring books are a low-key favorite of mine. I should read more of them. Cause pirates. And ship crews are the perfect set up to my favorite trope: found family.
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I have a hard time adequately describing the plot of the books, and not because it is confusing or boring. It just exists on two different timelines and I could only see the full picture in the third book.
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How do you feel about protagonists with unconventional skills?
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How do you feel about young royals having power and responsibility they never quite wanted thrust upon them? That *almost* happens to Hesina, the Princess of Yan.
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Full disclosure: I bought this book because Schwab’s story is in it. I don’t go for vampire stories usually, so the idea of a collection of “vampire retellings” on its own wasn’t enough to sell me. That said, I am having so much fun…
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If you love epic fantasy, well crafted enemies-to-lovers adventure, found family, badass women and some wonderfully broody men, *read this book.*
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How does Persian mythology + Western fairytale + bi rep sound?
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