Honestly, I'm not big on deleted scenes. I prefer canon content, sometimes at the expense of following up with characters I love and want to read more of--I declined to purchase paperback versions of Wicked Saints and Ruthless Gods for example, even though I am FERAL for those characters, because my desire for the pretty hardcovers won out against my desire to read more content. There are other books, such as The Shadowhunter Chronicles, whose universe of extended content is so large and overwhelming that I could never hope to read it all, even if I wanted to. I have to be picky about what content I read there too. However. However. Certain books exist for which I'd love to see more scenes, and I'm here to share those books with you today. Down Comes the Night by Allison SaftThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirWicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
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I’ve been a bookstagrammer almost as long as I’ve been a blogger. In that time, I’ve discovered a tight-knit community, repped for some awesome brands, and now I wouldn’t give my tiny little account away for anything! 500 followers and still growing!
Thanks for reading! I hope you’ll share some of your own favorite parts of bookstagramming in the comments below! We all love a good trope sometimes, so here are five of my absolute favorites! Fantasy, especially, is rife with them, since many works are derivative and repetition is inevitable. Some that I’ve included are themes, but some of theme are scene types that I enjoy reading.
1. ENEMIES TO LOVERS This is my favorite trope in fantasy novels, but also in contemporary. From Tweet Cute to Wicked Saints & Ruthless Gods, I love them all. The character building! The tension! I will seriously read ANY book if it has this trope in it (provided it’s well-explored, that is.) 2. Fantasy character removing a ridiculous number of weapons from their person. I just think this is hilarious. 3. Competitions! Whenever a character has to go through a set of trials, it’s always interesting to see what tests the author chooses to fit the world they’ve built. 4. R O Y A L T Y (especially the “secret princess” trope) This plot twist is always a fun one, but I like reading about royals regardless of whether or not they were secret heirs or life-long aristocrats. 5. The group of friends full of archetypes When every character has a specific skill set and place in the group (think The Gilded Wolves or Six of Crows)… that’s good stuff. Something a little different today—I took a look at my archives, and here are five of the best reviews I’ve ever written. Like everyone, I have good days and bad days for writing. Sometimes I’m a little more expressive, sometimes less. This is me at my best. Buy these books and you’ll find yourself agreeing, I think! Including, of course, the gorgeous covers as well as short excerpts of the reviews (linked to the titles).
New series! I love alliteration, so it's fitting that my first post in the Five Favorites series is going up on a Friday. I'm excited to share five of my favorite books released in 2020 with you all today, and I hope you'll consider picking them up or preordering, maybe from your local indie bookstore! |
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