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Laurens.Little.Library is 16% done with A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty (Kingdom of Lies, #2)
Perhaps it’s silly to continue this series after being underwhelmed by the opening novel.

I’m not even expecting brilliance after doing a quick scan of the reviews (which are by and large extremely positive) — I just want to get a whiff of what everyone else seems to see
Dec 18, 2023 08:49AM 1 comment
A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty (Kingdom of Lies, #2)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 47% done with Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)
Y’all I can’t even make this up:

The devil: What’s happening? I’m not moving until it’s worth my trouble.

Assistant: It’s the housewives. They’re causing trouble again.

The devil: You’re joking. Please tell me you’re joking. If I have to listen to one more of those women demanding a glass Pinot Grigio…

Narration: He hated those damned selfish women

💀💀💀

Hello internalized misogyny
Dec 14, 2023 11:20AM 1 comment
Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 46% done with Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)
“Females” instead of women 🚩🚩🚩
Dec 14, 2023 11:12AM Add a comment
Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 45% done with Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)
There’s a line about “bitchy girls” and now I’m completely convinced this author doesn’t know how to form female friendships and is deeply resentful.

This really is terrible 😣

I’ll give it 5% more before I bail
Dec 14, 2023 11:05AM Add a comment
Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 90% done with Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)
Damn that plot was speedy. I can’t say I was ever bored
Dec 14, 2023 10:59AM Add a comment
Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 55% done with Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)
FYI I’m listening to an ALC of the new audiobook.

Both narrators are excellent! I wish there were different male narrators for each characters, though I get that’s quite expensive.

Nevertheless, Kel Carpenter does a very solid job making each sound different
Dec 13, 2023 10:04PM Add a comment
Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 25% done with Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)
Good surprises:
- a solid amount of worldbuilding (it’s magical realism, heavy on the magical)
- I quite like the FMC. She’s mature, caring, tough when she needs to be, soft & approachable the rest of the time
- no insta love!

😕:
- white witches + black witches (good ones vs bad ones who practise v corrupting magic) I get that this is actually a spin off, but I wish this could have been named something else
Dec 13, 2023 01:41PM Add a comment
Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 61% done with The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
*pausing here because I’ll now be buddy reading this with Kierstan and Hannah*

Thoughts in no particular order:
- I greatly appreciate how the author drops in details as and when we need to know them
- despite being written in first person, we’re never subjected to repetitive, rambling internal thought. Instead, that narration showcases Vis’ highly strategic reasoning, which is a joy
Dec 13, 2023 01:34PM 1 comment
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 5% done with Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)
I’ll be 100% honest: I don’t read that many paranormal romance novels because I just cannot get past the terrible covers 💀

So why pick this up? The blurb intrigued me and I’m always looking for quality why-choose. Let’s see how it goes 👀
Dec 13, 2023 01:31PM Add a comment
Kissed by Chaos (Magic Wars: Her Immortal Monsters, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 34% done with The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
I appreciate all the worldbuilding while simultaneously it feels like the plot should be further along than it is 🧐

Did anyone else who’s read this struggle to picture what’s described??
Dec 12, 2023 12:36PM Add a comment
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 10% done with The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)
It’s giving…The Poppy War. I’m here for it.
Dec 11, 2023 11:58AM 3 comments
The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 37% done with Out on a Limb
Pro: excellent disability rep

Con: painfully predictable

I can’t fault a book for not having bite if it was never supposed to have any. I can, however, tell you how I feel about that
Dec 09, 2023 03:36PM Add a comment
Out on a Limb

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Laurens.Little.Library is 2% done with Out on a Limb
I have very few triggers. One of them *can be* discussions of motherhood, depending on how it’s done.

Fingers crossed 🤞🏼

I’ve only heard good things, so let’s see how it goes 🫶🏼
Dec 09, 2023 06:33AM Add a comment
Out on a Limb

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Laurens.Little.Library is 75% done with Do Your Worst
Do Your Worst is a marked improvement from her debut. You’ll see an improvement in the writing (some solid figurative language) and none of the false sex-positive nonsense that runs throughout The Roommate.

However, it’s still mediocre.

Ostensibly, the individual parts should add up to an excellent paranormal romcom. Should being the operative word 😕
Dec 09, 2023 12:37AM Add a comment
Do Your Worst

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Laurens.Little.Library is 33% done with Do Your Worst
Giving this author a second chance 👀
Dec 08, 2023 11:49AM 2 comments
Do Your Worst

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Laurens.Little.Library is 46% done with City of Ruin (Witch Walker, #2)
When the spice is well written 🤌🏼🤌🏼
Dec 07, 2023 01:43AM Add a comment
City of Ruin (Witch Walker, #2)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 32% done with City of Ruin (Witch Walker, #2)
This really is an excellent fantasy romance, and there’s more than enough meat on the bones for fantasy die-hards to chew on
Dec 06, 2023 02:08PM Add a comment
City of Ruin (Witch Walker, #2)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 14% done with City of Ruin (Witch Walker, #2)
Uh oh. There’s one line (I won’t say) that I’m positive is foreshadowing despite *when* it’s said (during sex) and now I’m nervous

Also, I really wish I read some sort of refresher before diving in because holy hell it’s like I remembered nothing 😅
Dec 06, 2023 04:24AM 1 comment
City of Ruin (Witch Walker, #2)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 55% done with Plié (Wicked Moves #1)
The female narrator is fantastic; I wish the male narrator spoke smoothly instead of stilted and his female voice wasn’t so cringe
Dec 05, 2023 12:57AM Add a comment
Plié (Wicked Moves #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is starting Plié (Wicked Moves #1)
This has been on my audible wish list for ages.

All it took to press “Buy with 1 credit” was a couple really bad depression days 😅

Early thoughts: I didn’t know the FMC was bi and now I’m even more excited
Dec 04, 2023 07:39AM Add a comment
Plié (Wicked Moves #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 10% done with Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)
From the very first page, the author makes it abundantly clear that this hasn’t been edited. The unnecessary repetition is almost impressive.
Dec 04, 2023 02:13AM Add a comment
Midnight with the Devil (Unlikely Heroes #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 95% done with A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)
It’s annoying how poorly explained/explored the FMC’s magic is, to the point where I’m almost sure the author doesn’t know the answer to my questions
Dec 04, 2023 01:45AM Add a comment
A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 91% done with A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)
Re: the narrators

I’ve never been a Tim Paige girlie. Blasphemy, I’m aware. I just don’t like his voice acting. It’s weird ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Meg Sylvan, on the other hand, is fabulous! I like her work in the Witch Walker audiobooks, too
Dec 03, 2023 04:33PM Add a comment
A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 90% done with A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)
I’m convinced that you could put the exact same spice scene in two different books, one book being well-written and with a highly compelling romance, the other the opposite, and I’d still respond positively to one and negatively to the other.
This is an example of the latter. I should find this hot. I should be all 😮‍💨 over the things they say. But without the foundation? 👎
Dec 03, 2023 04:24PM Add a comment
A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 70% done with A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)
What makes this book special? I’m lost as to the reason ACTCAL has captured so many readers who’ve in turn rated it 5⭐️

Aside from the rare moments of sexual desire, the writing is VERY mediocre YA. You’re chugging along, reading boring ass sentences like “something in my chest wrenched” (soooo your heart lol?) when BAM 🐓. Perplexing.
Dec 03, 2023 02:52PM Add a comment
A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 33% done with A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)
I snapped this puppy up the second it was added to my library 😈

I’d say that I’m gently interested. I’ve enjoyed the plot progression; in a time where everyone and their mother is writing fantasy romance, ACTCAL seems to find kernels uniqueness amid well-trodden ground.
Dec 02, 2023 09:30AM 2 comments
A Court This Cruel and Lovely (Kingdom of Lies, #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 45% done with Worth the Chance (Lake Spark #2)
Although I’m not exactly bored, and I’m a sucker for forced proximity, there are niggles with the writing that hold me back from truly enjoying the read.

I wished an editor encouraged the author to add more life to the dialogue, because anything that isn’t a quip or banter is short and very automaton sounding
Dec 01, 2023 09:59AM Add a comment
Worth the Chance (Lake Spark #2)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 91% done with Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1)
This feels very comparable to Wildfire

I like it. I thoroughly enjoy Luke’s filthy mouth.

Regarding the explorations of mental health challenges: although appreciated, it’s pretty shallow (thus unsatisfactory)
Nov 30, 2023 05:51PM Add a comment
Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1)

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Laurens.Little.Library is 26% done with Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1)
Sold from the author’s note at the start of the book 🥰
Nov 30, 2023 09:01AM Add a comment
Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1)

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