Kari Simonson

Dark Heir - C. S. Pacat
4.75⭐️ This book broke me out of a horrible reading slump with a punch in the gut. The building of tension to the ending was fantastic and I’m desperate for the next in the series! And the relationships between the characters was sooooo good!
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Lord of the White Hell - Ginn Hale
3.75⭐️ This has been sitting on my tbr for years now but I breezed through it in one day. I wish that the magic and fantasy elements were a little stronger but that just my preference. Otherwise it was a good m/m romance dark academia story.
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Fury of the Gods - John Gwynne
5⭐️ I absolutely loved this book, even though certain characters arcs didn’t end the way I thought they would 😭 The ending made me so happy!! I’ll definitely be reading Gwynne’s other books now.
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Mirrored Heavens - Rebecca Roanhorse
4.5⭐️ This conclusion to the Between Earth & Sky trilogy had me on the edge of seat but for a while near the end I was wondering if it was going to wrap up in a satisfying way. And the answer is… yes absolutely I loved it 🥰
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Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
4⭐️ While I wouldn’t say this is my favorite cosmere books, it certainly has its place in my heart. I read this for the first time as a teenager and it was interesting to revisit it as an adult. The sanderlanche at the end as always was incredible 🤩
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Celestial Monsters - Aiden Thomas
3.5 ⭐️ I thought this was such a fun and adorable YA fantasy, and was a great sequel and conclusion to The Sunbearer Trials. It was an easy and quick read that made me giggle and laugh, and honestly sometimes that’s what you really need!
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Court of Wanderers - Rin Chupeco
3.5⭐️ I thought this was a fun sequel to Silver Under Nightfall, but it did fall a little short of my expectations. Regardless, I still adore the characters and the ending was pretty good.
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It’s from the library! Not sure how they got such a fancy book but I’m glad they did!

Assassin’s Quest - Robin Hobb
4.5 ⭐️ A great close to the first trilogy! I thought it was a little slower paced but I didn’t mind too much because it meant I got to spend more time with Fitz 💕 I loved the ending and can’t wait to see these characters again!
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The Stars Too Fondly - Emily Hamilton
3.5⭐️ This cute sci-fi love story was exactly what I needed to give my brain a break! The characters were all so lovable and the plot was engaging enough to keep me interested but nothing too complicated.
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Howling Dark - Christopher Ruocchio
3⭐️ I honestly found this to be such a slog to get through. The only reason I’ve been continuing this series is because I’ve heard so many amazing things about the third book but someone’s gonna have to convince me to keep going because ugh 😩
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Secret History - Brandon Sanderson
4.5 ⭐️ I’m glad I read this straight away after the original trilogy instead of waiting. I just think it’s fun to see what Kelsier was up to during all that time! Next up in the Cosmere is Warbreaker which sadly my library doesn’t have 😞
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How to Hide an Empire - Daniel Immerwahr
4.25⭐️ This is the first nonfiction book I’ve read in a long time and it exceeded my expectations in a lot of ways! It was still really hard to get through, mostly just because the information was really heavy and I need time to process it.
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The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson
5⭐️ The Cosmere complete reread continues! I’ll never get over the ending. The way that the smallest details from the previous books connect back to the bigger picture just blows my mind every time. IMO this trilogy is a masterwork of fiction.
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The Hunger of the Gods - John Gywnne
5⭐️ okay first of all how dare it end like that?????????? I’m not okay (and neither is Orka lol) But seriously I flew through this book- could not put it down at all. I’ll be reading the third book next week hopefully!
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Sorcery and Small Magics - Maiga Doocy
4⭐️ This was unbelievably sweet and such a breath of fresh air after reading a bunch of dark depressing high fantasy. The character banter was funny, the tropes weren’t too heavy handed, and the ending was perfect closure for me.
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Heavenly Tyrant - Xiran Jay Zhao
4⭐️ I really loved this book but goddamn these characters could just never get a damn break 😭 I loved the super intense ending and I can’t wait for the next book!
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You gotta get on jade war and jade legacy! The whole series is a 6/5 stars it’s the best thing you’ll read all year

Empire of Silence - Christopher Ruocchio
3.75 ⭐️ This one felt a little more slow paced to me. And honestly the main character was kinda annoying 😅 But I’ve only heard incredible things about book 3 so I think I’ll keep pushing on until I find out what all the fuss is about.
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Now that’s what I call job security! 😆

Who needs therapy when you could just reread The Poppy War trilogy 🤷‍♀️ sometimes the answer is to just re-traumatize yourself iykyk
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It’s been added to my tbr!

The Will of the Many - James Islington
4 ⭐️ I loved this book so much! Totally deserves the hype around it. I felt like it gave me a lot of big ideas to wrestle in my brain, and the ENDING 🫢 definitely left me wanting more!
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The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson
5 ⭐️ I’m so happy to continue my cosmere reread and The Well of Ascension is still one of my all time faves!
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Faebound - Saara El-Arifi
3⭐️ I had been looking forward to this one for a while and while I was intrigued by the plot, some things felt a little rushed to me. Not my favorite but still a fun read!
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Evocation - S. T. Gibson
4⭐️ I finished this in just one night because I could not put it down! It was an easy and fun read that I quickly became invested in. The sequel is going on my tbr as this story is definitely worth seeing through to the end!
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This is next on my tbr! Can’t wait to read it!

This looks so good! I just finished the green bone saga by fonda lee and I’m super stoked to read her new book!

Vicious - V. E. Schwab
I’ve been meaning to get to this one for a while! 3.75⭐️- the beginning didn’t really hook me, but the last half had me at the edge of my seat! Vicious was absolutely a fun, short read. Sequel is now on my tbr
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After much anticipation, I’ve finally read Jade Legacy. This is absolutely 5⭐️. I honestly don’t know how to be normal about this book, the ending of the Green Bone Saga. This might be one of the best books I’ve read in the past year
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