Author: thereadingstray

Lady Macbeth – Ava Reid (Standalone)

“If she were a man, he would not ask her this. For men there is no debt of blood which goes unpaid. If the world tips in another’s favor, it must be made to tip back again. But the world is never in a woman’s favor. She cannot tip the scale. The only choice is:…

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She Who Became the Sun – Shelley Parker-Chan (The Radiant Emperor #1)

“Inside her there was only the perfect, blank brightness of belief and desire. Desire is the cause of all suffering. The greater the desire, the greater the suffering, and now she desired greatness itself. With all her will, she directed the thought to Heaven and the watching statues: Whatever suffering it takes, I can bear…

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April Reading Wrap Up

I think April was truly the most intense month of the year so far. I had many trips, both for leisure and unfortunately for work too. Even though I’m not a big fan of work trips, despite them being a big part of my job hehe, I was able to explore a bit of China,…

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Hills of Heather and Bone – K.E. Andrews (Standalone)

““I didn’t. I certainly didn’t think Morhenna would survive,” I reply, shifting against the hull digging into my back. The chicken lifts her head at the sound of her name before preening her wing. “Maybe she has some divine protection after all.” “I thought if anyone was going to survive, it’d be Henna.”” What is…

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Fathomfolk – Eliza Chan (Drowned World #1)

“No matter the uniform she wore, the exams she passed, the ideas she brought to the discussion; they would always see her as Fathomfolk first.” What is the Book about? In the semi-flooded city, humans are, quite literally, on peering down from skyscrapers and aerial walkways on the fathomfolk — sirens, seawitches, kelpies and kappas—who live in…

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