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User Profile: BlaiseAce
BlaiseAce Monday

I absolutely have to post this again since it didn't get any attention in the section Reading & Writing. 



📚 Books I Want (for now): 


Vicious - Victoria E. Schwab (Fantasy/Paranormal) 

Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson (High Fantasy) 

• Battle Royale - Koushun Takami (Horror/Dystopia) 

 • Parable of the Sower - Octavia E. Butler (Sci-Fi/Dystopia)

• Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - Philip K. D. (Sci-Fi/Dystopia) 

• In the Woods - Tana French (Mystery/Detective) 


(I asked for these for Christmas, fingers crossed I get them!) 


📖 Recommended Ones: 


The Only Good Indians(Horror)??? 

• Piranesi - Susanna Clarke        (Magical Realism/Mythology) ??? 

• I Who Have Never Known Men -       Jacqueline Harpman                  (Literary Fiction/Dystopia) 

• Scythe (Dystopia/Sci-Fi) ??? 

• Song of Achilles (Mythology) ??? 

• Jade City (Urban Fantasy) ???         (rec. by Emily Fox) 

• All the Sinners Bleed - S.A. Cosby (Thriller/Mystery)                              (rec. by Pretty in Pupercuts) 

• Monstrilio - Gerardo Sámano Córdova (Horror) (rec. by Ali do is read) 

• A Dowry of Blood - S.T. Gibson (Horror) 

• The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison (Fantasy/Slice of Life)          (rec. by BookswithEmilyFox)


 (these are the ones I was thinking of in general , that I hear them mentioned a lot)



I put question marks next to the ones I'm not quite sure if I like. If you have read any of these let me know if it is overrated or if I should read it asap 


If you want to recommend books to me Please unleash 🦅



TL;DR: Considering books like Vicious, Mistborn, Battle Royale, and more. Want to try new genres. Recommendations?

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User Profile: Aayla
Aayla Tuesday
@BlaiseAce out of all these, Mistborn is my absolute favourite: very original in terms of worldbuilding, a band of outcasts trying to overthrow a tyrant, what more could you want?
Between the ones you're unsure about I read A dowry of blood and Song of Achilles and I recommend both. Beautiful retellings with wonderful characterization and writing, maybe not as original as Mistborn but I loved both!
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User Profile: BlaiseAce
BlaiseAce OP Tuesday

@Aayla 

Yes, I asked for Mistborn for x-mas! and I hope to receive it! After enjoying Six of Crows, which had a similar concept, and I think I'll enjoy Mistborn even more as it seems more thoughtfully written.

I also considered asking for A Dowry of Blood and The Song of Achilles, but I didn't want to make my parents suspicious since both books include queer representation 😔

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User Profile: Aayla
Aayla Wednesday
@BlaiseAce great choice! I hope you'll get it and enjoy it as much as I did! As for the books with queer representation, I'm sorry you're in a situation where it feels safer to avoid it. You can still ask for one book this year and another next year among other non-queer options, if you prefer to keep it hidden!
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BlaiseAce OP 3 days ago

@BlaiseAce

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Yes I didn't put all the books, bc 

1 it would be infinite if I put them all.

2 I'm too lazy to do this whole process

And

3 I chose the most beautiful covers

User Profile: BlaiseAce
BlaiseAce OP 3 days ago

Anyway, this is just the beginning of my list, and I want to add many more books!!!

Please recommend whatever you want! 

Let's add to the list together!