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Oh how I adored thee...
This was beautiful, and seductive.
A caress, a whisper.
Adeline LaRue does not want this life that is laid out for her, she turns down proposal after proposal, until her parents arrange marriage with Roger. She doesn't want to marry and lose herself. She wants to be free, to live.
So she prays, to the old gods, the new God does nothing. Day in day out she prays, giving all she has yet none answer.
And time is running out.
Never pray to the gods that answer after dark
If yo ...more
This was beautiful, and seductive.
A caress, a whisper.
Adeline LaRue does not want this life that is laid out for her, she turns down proposal after proposal, until her parents arrange marriage with Roger. She doesn't want to marry and lose herself. She wants to be free, to live.
So she prays, to the old gods, the new God does nothing. Day in day out she prays, giving all she has yet none answer.
And time is running out.
Never pray to the gods that answer after dark
If yo ...more
This was one of my favorite reads of last year. This was an engrossing and inventive read.
What would happen if nothing you ever did made a mark? If no one ever remembered you? Would it not drive you mad? This is why you should never make deals with the devil or the fairies or witches, et al. They will find a way to screw you over.
Great book. Highly recommend it.
What would happen if nothing you ever did made a mark? If no one ever remembered you? Would it not drive you mad? This is why you should never make deals with the devil or the fairies or witches, et al. They will find a way to screw you over.
Great book. Highly recommend it.
May 31, 2021
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Be careful if you make a deal with the Devil, he might literally give you what you ask for! The first time I checked this book out in April it just did not appeal to me, but it had so many rave reviews that I put it on hold again. Once I made it two the second section I was hooked, I’ve read most of this book in a weekend. Is life worth living to see one more sunrise, one more magical wonder if you are utterly alone! Especially for three hundred years? So many emotions ran through me as I read t
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Although it's a bit slow to start, it's well worth pushing through until the story picks up. I'm at a loss in regards to the ending - it's not what I had hoped for, but it's not awful either.
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I tried. I got thru 8 hours of the audio and was bored to tears. I couldn't listen to another 9 hours. So I'm calling it a DNF.
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Long, slow moving, and delicious like a warm hug.
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