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Name a trilogy with a bad case of second-book syndrome"
Um... this wasn't too horrible, but the Conqueror's Saga.
Name a series with too many books.
A Court of Thorns and Roses (at least with the upcoming ones)Name a series with the best finale
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Name a series with the best finale"
Throne of Glass
Name a series with a good middle book.
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The Folk of the Air
The Illuminae FilesNAB with a bittersweet ending
monsters of verity, i love that duologyname a series with terrible covers but amazing books
The US hardcovers for Strange the Dreamer. Amazing books, ugly covers.Name a book you love with a horrendous cover.
The Grey Wolves series. Love the books to bits, the covers? Can take a walk. To Hades's throne. And salute The Lux series covers on the way down.Name a book in which the main character is as dumb as they come.
Throne of Glass. The candy scene....ughName a book with an actually smart lead.
Silverlegs (masterpiece)Name a book that was meh but better than most.
(Okay, awful moment to notice and comment, but @Eva, is that Shakespeare? With Sunglasses on?)
(Yep! Don't look too closely at it lol, the sunglasses aren't centered)
(Hahaha, I honestly didn't notice, and using words of this century: It looks dope.)
Cinderella is DeadName a book that left you in tears
American Street and They Both Die At The End. They're both beautiful but sad books.Name a book that left you screaming for an epilogue
Booktastically wrote: "(Hahaha, I honestly didn't notice, and using words of this century: It looks dope.)"(Thank you! It was the only picture I had downloaded when I first made my account)
Lanae wrote: "American Street and They Both Die At The End. They're both beautiful but sad books.Name a book that left you screaming for an epilogue"
Wilder Girls
Name a dual-perspective book where you couldn't stand one of the leads
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NAB where you liked all of the POV's.
hmmm An Ember In The Ashes? Clap When You Land? Take your pickNAB with terrible writing
ACOTAR.Book that let you down really hard.
Girls of Paper and Fire A book that surprised you by being really good
Belle RevolteA book with a cool under-the-jacket design
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A book with a cool under-the-jacket design"
The Queen of Nothing
Name a book with THE best cover
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NAB with the best synopsis
One that I LOOKED at it and was like, oh baby, why. Just, no. Was Serial Hottie. ADORED the book. Cover? No.Nam a book which completely destroyed any chance of you looking at another book the same.
Sofia wrote: "Probably one of the Shatter Me booksNAB with the best synopsis"
Not a drop to Drink.
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NAB that made you cry.
The Burning God. RF Kuang really got me feeling some type of way.Name a popular book that was laughably bad.
Let's just say...it is supposed to be a classic....and the author's name starts with a J. Name a book in which the heroine does something so terribly stupid you kind of close the book in frustration for a bit.
@laura likes lit Totally out of context and sort of unwarranted but, oh my gosh, that is such an adorable...mush...room, is it holding a knife?!?! Holy crap, it is. I am in love. *snort*
THRONE OF GLASS!!!! Celaena:- ate mysterious candies when people were trying to kill her (best assassin my ass)
- somehow never died despite it making more sense for her to die
- was mostly talk and didn't show much
- kept vital info from her crew for the sake of being smug
- got pissed at Chaol for working for the King when she technically did the same
- didn't trust my girl Nehemia
- treated Sam so terribly
NAB that was gifted to you and you ended up hating.
Booktastically wrote: "@laura likes lit Totally out of context and sort of unwarranted but, oh my gosh, that is such an adorable...mush...room, is it holding a knife?!?! Holy crap, it is. I am in love. *snort*"thank you 🥺
@laura like lit You're welcome! It's truly adorably vicious.And as for the question, I would say... Ash Princess. I didn't HATE it. But I didn't LOVE it.
Name a book where all your dreams could possibly come true.
hmm honestly, scythe by Neal Shusterman. I could live for a long time with perfect health and explore so many places!NAB that gave you PTSD
Basically every single one whose ending is something like this:.... Open. Close that ish up. Don't let me suffer that much!NAB that was so creepy you had trouble walking up the stairs (read: running) like a normal human being.
I don't really get freaked out by books, but some of the body horror in Wilder Girls really got me, namely Byatt's second spine.NAB that you recommended to a friend...that they ended up hating.
ScytheNAB you thought you would love but actually ended up hating
ToG and Infernal Devices.NAB that you hate-read
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NAB you read a few years ago that you didn't like, but would like now (for me, it's Mockingjay)
the tales of king arthurNAB with great representation
Crownchasers! (lots of LGBTQIA+ Rep)NAB that made you facepalm one too many times.
Throne of GlassNAB that you initially loved, and then dropped the rating upon a reread.
(askjsjfdgf y'all are going too fast for me to answer)
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The Old Man and the SeaName a book that puts a spin on Greek mythology (and that wasn't written by Rick Riordan)
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Name a trilogy with a bad case of second-book syndrome