A River of Golden Bones
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Summary
From bestselling author and TikTok sensation A。K。 Mulford comes the first riveting， enchanting book in the all-new Golden Court romantasy trilogy--A River of Golden Bones begins a journey of self-discovery， romance， and adventure for a young heir as she/they comes out of hiding to save her sister from a malicious， powerful sorceress and her dangerous sleeping curse。 A sleeping curse。 A fallen court。 A secret twin。 Twins Calla and Briar have spent their entire lives hiding from the powerful sorceress who destroyed their kingdom。。。and from the humans who don't know they are Wolves。 Each twin has their own purpose in Briar's is to marry the prince of an ally pack and save the Golden Court。 Calla's purpose is to remain a secret， her twin's shadow 。 。 。 the backup plan。 No one knows who Calla truly is except for her childhood friend--and sister's betrothed--the distractingly handsome Prince Grae。 But when Calla and Briar journey out of hiding for Briar's wedding， all of their well-made plans go awry。 The evil sorceress is back with another sleeping curse for the last heir to the Golden Court。 Calla must step out of the shadows to save their sister， their kingdom， and their own legacy。 Continuing to hide as a human and denying who she truly is， Calla embarks on a quest across the realm， discovering a whole world she never knew existed。 Outside the confines of rigid Wolf society， Calla begins to who could she be if she dared to try？ Full of adventure， love， gender exploration， and self-discovery， A River of Golden Bones follows Calla's journey through treacherous Wolf kingdoms， monster-filled realms， and the depths of their own heart in this thrilling romantic fantasy。
Reviews
Billie's Not So Secret Diary
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A River of Golden Bonesby A。K。 MulfordThe Golden Court #1Fantasy MatureNetGalley ARCPub。 Date: Dec。 5， 2023Harper Voyager Ages: 18+Calla and Briar are twins， born on two different days， and are hiding from the sorceress who killed their parents and took the throne on the day they were born。 Their mother's dying wish was granted by a fairy， though Briar was the only child born at the time， Calla came after the wish and her mother's death。 Hidden from all except Prince Grae and his father， Briar i A River of Golden Bonesby A。K。 MulfordThe Golden Court #1Fantasy MatureNetGalley ARCPub。 Date: Dec。 5， 2023Harper Voyager Ages: 18+Calla and Briar are twins， born on two different days， and are hiding from the sorceress who killed their parents and took the throne on the day they were born。 Their mother's dying wish was granted by a fairy， though Briar was the only child born at the time， Calla came after the wish and her mother's death。 Hidden from all except Prince Grae and his father， Briar is trained as a princess， destined to marry Prince Grae， and Calla is trained to be her sister's protector。On their eighteenth birthday， they leave the only home they have ever known for Briar to marry the prince。 But the sorceress interrupts before the vows are taken and curses Briar into sleep。 To save her sister， Calla leaves to destroy the sorceress。This story started off slow and disjointed。 Things were not really explained in detail so I was not sure what really happened to their parents， who Grae was supposed to be， and why Calla and Briar were so unfeeling。 It seemed as if they had no emotions whatsoever。 They didn't shed many tears when they left， knowing the Fairy who raised them along with the home was going to disappear and not be seen again。It did get a little interesting， but then flatlined and I got bored。The blurb exaggerates the monsters and 'dangers' Calla runs into on her journey。 The blurb and genre listing also fails to mention this contains porn， and that failure flushed a star away！ （If it's listed as porn， I won't request it！） I understand it's a 'slow-burn-romance'， but you don't need the gag-worthy detailed descriptions。 As for the next book in the series。。。 Probably not。 The story isn't bad， but it's not worth wading through the puke （porn）。2 Stars 。。。more
Nkechi
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DNF'd at 47% DNF'd at 47% 。。。more
Zoranne
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3。5
Shannon
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A fun， interesting shifter fantasy romance that kept me entertained from start to finish。 This was a sexy， emotionally deep read by a new to me author。 I really enjoyed it and am excited to read what's next in this new series。 Perfect for fans of TJ Klune or Kelley Armstrong。 Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review！Steam level: open door！ A fun， interesting shifter fantasy romance that kept me entertained from start to finish。 This was a sexy， emotionally deep read by a new to me author。 I really enjoyed it and am excited to read what's next in this new series。 Perfect for fans of TJ Klune or Kelley Armstrong。 Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review！Steam level: open door！ 。。。more
Paul Mcguire
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Thanks to Harper Voyager and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC。 All opinions provided are my own。River of Golden Bones is a fantasy romance about werewolves that works better than I expected。 It has both exciting action sequences and hot steamy bedroom action scenes and satisfies in both areas。 This is probably the most explicit of erotic scenes I've read in a novel and they worked well。 Things come together for a satisfying ending that wraps up some plot threads and leaves open a few for the Thanks to Harper Voyager and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC。 All opinions provided are my own。River of Golden Bones is a fantasy romance about werewolves that works better than I expected。 It has both exciting action sequences and hot steamy bedroom action scenes and satisfies in both areas。 This is probably the most explicit of erotic scenes I've read in a novel and they worked well。 Things come together for a satisfying ending that wraps up some plot threads and leaves open a few for the sequel。 It is just the right sort of hot fairy tail story and simple to follow with a single point of view throughout。 It is fast paced and always keeps things moving。 。。。more
Kristal Pickering
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Beautiful storey， one you couldn’t but down。So much discovery of self worth and not having to be what others think you should be 🩷
Jenna Fox
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The ending felt a little too easy/ convenient for me， but overall loved the story
Charl
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It was fine but just wasn’t for me。 I do like the characters however I like more build up between the main love interests and I wish it was a little more action packed。
Joelina Weiß
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4，5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I really liked this book， it was thrilling， the love story was realistic and I could feel for the characters。The middle was kind of boring but important for the following story so I don’t mind。Great ending and character development
Sharon
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Beautiful story about self discovery set in a fantasy world with wolves who can transform into humans， royal courts and normal humans。 There are strong initial vibes of sleeping beauty but the story becomes its own once Calla start her journey to lift the sleeping curse on her sister。 Very enjoyable， great character work。 Whilst it’s a romance fantasy it’s less about the romance but more about the character development of our main character Calla。I loved the exploration of self， knowing what you Beautiful story about self discovery set in a fantasy world with wolves who can transform into humans， royal courts and normal humans。 There are strong initial vibes of sleeping beauty but the story becomes its own once Calla start her journey to lift the sleeping curse on her sister。 Very enjoyable， great character work。 Whilst it’s a romance fantasy it’s less about the romance but more about the character development of our main character Calla。I loved the exploration of self， knowing what you are， and accepting who you are。Thank you to Harpercollins for a gifted copy of this book for review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Suz （Suzreadsalot）
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A rollercoaster of emotion。 i cried 5 times。 some of them were happy tears。
Luna
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AudiobookRefreshing in representation。
Kaitertot
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WOW， the exploration of gender and identity in this book was so beautiful！ As romantasies go it's pretty standard， but the added layer of gender discovery really puts it over the top。 Really really loved this one WOW， the exploration of gender and identity in this book was so beautiful！ As romantasies go it's pretty standard， but the added layer of gender discovery really puts it over the top。 Really really loved this one 。。。more
Mary
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the most solid 2。5 stars there is （goodreads please add a half star feature， this isn't a 2 or 3 star 😩）DNF @ 69%I actually was going to give up around the 30% mark but decided to stick around， and the story did shift in a way that I was happy about （（view spoiler）[ when she left the prince and called him a coward for not doing anything （hide spoiler）]）。 But then it just kept being so meh and I wasn't connected with any of the characters so I felt no drive to finish。 Hence why I am officially g the most solid 2。5 stars there is （goodreads please add a half star feature， this isn't a 2 or 3 star 😩）DNF @ 69%I actually was going to give up around the 30% mark but decided to stick around， and the story did shift in a way that I was happy about （（view spoiler）[ when she left the prince and called him a coward for not doing anything （hide spoiler）]）。 But then it just kept being so meh and I wasn't connected with any of the characters so I felt no drive to finish。 Hence why I am officially giving up。 It suffers the same pitfalls as a lot of friends to lovers， where majority of the relationship building happens before the start of the book and we’re not privy to it。 So when they get together， it feels like an “ok 🤷♀️” instead of a “finally！ 🤭” I have no clue what made them start to like each other romantically or what those budding feelings felt like for either of them。 For those reasons， there was nothing in me really cared about them being together， making all of their interactions feel lukewarm even when they were supposed to be spicy。 Tries to do a lot of things but I don’t really think it does any of them very well。 There's a couple of references to sleeping beauty， multiple different social issues brought up without much nuance or deep discussion （some pretty surface level "sexism is bad！"）， and honestly the fact that they were werewolves kept throwing me off。 It just felt very random with the way it would be brought up and then forgotten again。 The whole world building in general was very shabby。 Idk， I know it's a romantasy and it's not that serious so maybe I'm being too harsh。 I will round up for stars because I don't think it was terrible。 。。。more
Kira
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Oh wow， I loved this。 It was a bit slow going at the start， and I was getting annoyed with Calla's constant harping on her own negative body image， but that plot point really paid off。 Grae was also a bit frustrating but I grew to really like him， and the romance felt fairly earned。 Really excited to read more in this world。 Oh wow， I loved this。 It was a bit slow going at the start， and I was getting annoyed with Calla's constant harping on her own negative body image， but that plot point really paid off。 Grae was also a bit frustrating but I grew to really like him， and the romance felt fairly earned。 Really excited to read more in this world。 。。。more
Kylee Minus
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2。5
Megan
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I have unintentionally ended up in my shifter era and I am so enjoying it！ This story is a different type of werewolf story though - its much more rooted in fantasy than paranormal and it was so fun and easy to devour。 The story follows Calla， and her twin Briar， in a quest to reclaim their kingdom and birthright， but as we know the hero's journey is never easy。 I loved the found family， the queer exploration， and the twists。 Think sleeping beauty's curse meets queerness， meets fated mates and t I have unintentionally ended up in my shifter era and I am so enjoying it！ This story is a different type of werewolf story though - its much more rooted in fantasy than paranormal and it was so fun and easy to devour。 The story follows Calla， and her twin Briar， in a quest to reclaim their kingdom and birthright， but as we know the hero's journey is never easy。 I loved the found family， the queer exploration， and the twists。 Think sleeping beauty's curse meets queerness， meets fated mates and that's what you've got here。 It took me a little bit of time to be convinced of the romance but once I understood the MMC more it felt more genuine。 There's spice and some action-packed moments that will have you quickly turning the page to see what happens next。 Thanks to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Leah
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3。5 stars rounded down。 A River of Golden Bones is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty with wolves！ That was definitely an interesting twist， and if you love fairytale retellings， I'm sure you'll like this book。 It is a bit slow， especially in the middle， but the plot was well-thought out and and world building was adequate。 I believe my main problem was that I couldn't connect or relate well to Calla， the main character。 She didn't really have much of a personality to me。 Loved the fact that it was 3。5 stars rounded down。 A River of Golden Bones is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty with wolves！ That was definitely an interesting twist， and if you love fairytale retellings， I'm sure you'll like this book。 It is a bit slow， especially in the middle， but the plot was well-thought out and and world building was adequate。 I believe my main problem was that I couldn't connect or relate well to Calla， the main character。 She didn't really have much of a personality to me。 Loved the fact that it was very LGBTQ+ friendly！ Calla is non-binary， which if that is an important representation for you as a reader， pick up this book！ Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this ARC！ 。。。more
Steph
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 LI enjoyed the book overall， even when I had kind of a hard time to dive into it。 At the beginning of the book， our protagonist Calla as a person and in their relationship with both their twin Briar and their mate Grae feels kind of off。 But this is kind of beautiful as well because it should。 Calla in the beginning is not themselves， the person， the character they should be， or more can be。 And it is so beautiful to watch them grow and evolve and become the person they truly are and how they gr LI enjoyed the book overall， even when I had kind of a hard time to dive into it。 At the beginning of the book， our protagonist Calla as a person and in their relationship with both their twin Briar and their mate Grae feels kind of off。 But this is kind of beautiful as well because it should。 Calla in the beginning is not themselves， the person， the character they should be， or more can be。 And it is so beautiful to watch them grow and evolve and become the person they truly are and how they grow to be comfortable themselves。 Same with Grae and their relationship， the beginning feels off and during their adventure， they become a team， one body one soul one heart and it is so believable。 。。。more
Michelle
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Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager， as well as NetGalley， for an arc of this book。 This review is my honest feedback and given voluntarily。I genuinely enjoyed reading this story！ Not to mention feeling so seen by Calla's character。 I loved all the non-conforming rep in this book， classic A。K。 Mulford style。 While it did feel just a tiny bit on the YA side， I still found it to be enjoyable。 But I will warn you， it is a sloooooow and angsty burn。 But not because the fire ain't gettin' stoked tho Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager， as well as NetGalley， for an arc of this book。 This review is my honest feedback and given voluntarily。I genuinely enjoyed reading this story！ Not to mention feeling so seen by Calla's character。 I loved all the non-conforming rep in this book， classic A。K。 Mulford style。 While it did feel just a tiny bit on the YA side， I still found it to be enjoyable。 But I will warn you， it is a sloooooow and angsty burn。 But not because the fire ain't gettin' stoked though！ Nah， it's cuz these characters just STAY getting interrupted， I swear！ I didn't think we were EVER gonna get that spice bomb that was just waiting to explode。 I didn't know about Grae at first。。。I thought he might turn out to be a punk a** b***h not worthy of Calla， but he definitely changed my mind 😏 Calla was a fierce thing and I really enjoyed her journey， although there was a brief period where I was like， "why are you doing this？？？？" 😂 But overall I liked her character。This is a wolf shifter romantasy and is told solely from Calla's POV in 1st person。 I would have loved to have had a little bit of Grae's perspective in this， but honestly I was fine with it the way things were written。 I thought this was written well and ended nicely， but with enough of a semi-cliffhanger to keep you interested in what else this series will have to offer。 I did feel like the "just-before ending" events fell a tad bit flat compared to the build-up， but not a big deal。I would definitely recommend， especially for those who like a dash of steam/spice with their YA-ish romantasy。 Solid example of the sub-genre for sure， especially with the representation demonstrated。 I would definitely be interested in reading the next one。 Happy reading！ 🤙🏼💕 。。。more
Pamela Zeiger
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This story felt like a mix of sleeping beauty and The Name of the Wind。 When the story started， I was excited because the MFC said she trained to be a warrior。 Then she left her guardian， and she became the complete opposite。 She was hot-headed， impulsive， and entitled。 I couldn't stand her for that and the complete lack of planning for a so-called "warrior。" The MFC mate was a warrior compared to her， and he grew up as a prince！ This is a SLOW burn。 The first slight spicy scene is in chapter 23 This story felt like a mix of sleeping beauty and The Name of the Wind。 When the story started， I was excited because the MFC said she trained to be a warrior。 Then she left her guardian， and she became the complete opposite。 She was hot-headed， impulsive， and entitled。 I couldn't stand her for that and the complete lack of planning for a so-called "warrior。" The MFC mate was a warrior compared to her， and he grew up as a prince！ This is a SLOW burn。 The first slight spicy scene is in chapter 23， and it didn't add to the story。 Also， come on， I bet everyone in the wagon heard！ Chapter 25 they finally mate， and that made sense in the story。 I had to force myself to keep reading to see how it ended。 In the end， it was not epic。 I did like the ASL representation in one of the characters。 Explicit sex and mature language。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Lauren Hastings
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This was an amazing story with adventure， found family， and queer identity themes。 Loved it！ The spice gets a bit excessive at one point and the ending seems a little rushed but other than that it’s the perfect quest story。
Tinsley Kim
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I don't usually write reviews but I absolutely devoured this book and it very quickly climbed my list to be one of my favorites。 As a fantasy and romance lover with a particular love of shifters， as well as a fellow genderfluid human， this hit all my marks and then some。 The character development was beautiful and I can't wait to see what happens next。 I'm so thrilled to see more diverse LGBTQIA+ representation in fantasty！ I don't usually write reviews but I absolutely devoured this book and it very quickly climbed my list to be one of my favorites。 As a fantasy and romance lover with a particular love of shifters， as well as a fellow genderfluid human， this hit all my marks and then some。 The character development was beautiful and I can't wait to see what happens next。 I'm so thrilled to see more diverse LGBTQIA+ representation in fantasty！ 。。。more
Harri
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Full disclosure， I'm probably not the target demo for this one。 I read it as it was included in a book box。The plot feels as if it's built around Calla and Grae's romance， with the fantasy element added on as an extra。 The characters felt one dimensional， and the world building was pretty sparse。 I did like the queer representation， but the romantasy tropes running through the plot were just too cliché for me。 Great if you're looking for a simple romance with some wolves bolted on for good measu Full disclosure， I'm probably not the target demo for this one。 I read it as it was included in a book box。The plot feels as if it's built around Calla and Grae's romance， with the fantasy element added on as an extra。 The characters felt one dimensional， and the world building was pretty sparse。 I did like the queer representation， but the romantasy tropes running through the plot were just too cliché for me。 Great if you're looking for a simple romance with some wolves bolted on for good measure。 Otherwise， I'd give it a miss。 。。。more
Izzy Minier
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Not a lot of books can make me cry， but boy， oh boy， did this one do it。 Love this book！
Thindbooks
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Mulford is a great writer who wrote such an amazing story。 This book is about two twins with one being a shadow must figure out how to solve the sleeping curse。 This book is a must-read with wonderful characters and great adventures。 This book is a romantic fantasy retelling with LGBTQ rep。 The plot is well done and the conflicts are exciting。 There was a touch of something missing the the FMC but their self-development was good。 As this is book 1 in the series， there is a lot of potential devel Mulford is a great writer who wrote such an amazing story。 This book is about two twins with one being a shadow must figure out how to solve the sleeping curse。 This book is a must-read with wonderful characters and great adventures。 This book is a romantic fantasy retelling with LGBTQ rep。 The plot is well done and the conflicts are exciting。 There was a touch of something missing the the FMC but their self-development was good。 As this is book 1 in the series， there is a lot of potential development。 The romance was okay and not the best though there’s room for that to also grow。 Overall a great story with the fated mates and sleeping beauty story。 I can’t wait to read the next book。*this arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return* 。。。more
Carola
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Beautiful cover… let’s keep it with that。
Angge
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Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to Read this wonderful work！ AK Mulford you are a genius！ I have to be honest that midway through this I got on a Fantasy slump and wasn’t able to finish it before the release day but I am so happy I finished it now。 A River of Golden Bones brings to life a world full of suffering due to years of hate and not doing the right thing。 Left and right rulers have their own agenda all fuelled by their own hate or greed for power that is not meant for them alone。 Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to Read this wonderful work！ AK Mulford you are a genius！ I have to be honest that midway through this I got on a Fantasy slump and wasn’t able to finish it before the release day but I am so happy I finished it now。 A River of Golden Bones brings to life a world full of suffering due to years of hate and not doing the right thing。 Left and right rulers have their own agenda all fuelled by their own hate or greed for power that is not meant for them alone。 The characters are colorful and strong and just perfect。 They all were needed to make the story come true and for a True Ruler to reign。 I did not expect to tear up， ok I sobbed， while reading this but that scene at towards the end was written so beautifully that I couldn’t help it。 。。。more
Janina
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I feel a bit guilty giving it a low rating since I only made it one chapter in。 1。 Calla is another “not like other girls”。 She likes to run and doesn’t like to wear dresses or rouge。 🙄 when can we stop having this trope？2。 “Grae chuckled” was used four times in just chapter one。3。 Calla “teased” twice in the span of two pages。4。 The quickness of how Calla is already into Grae。 It just read very juvenile to me and I might have been able to overlook some things but reusing phrases again and again I feel a bit guilty giving it a low rating since I only made it one chapter in。 1。 Calla is another “not like other girls”。 She likes to run and doesn’t like to wear dresses or rouge。 🙄 when can we stop having this trope？2。 “Grae chuckled” was used four times in just chapter one。3。 Calla “teased” twice in the span of two pages。4。 The quickness of how Calla is already into Grae。 It just read very juvenile to me and I might have been able to overlook some things but reusing phrases again and again and doing the “not like other girls” thing were dealbreakers for me。 。。。more
Ashley
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AK Mulford could step on my neck and I would say thank you。 However。 This was not their usual perfect 5 stars for me。 It took me awhile to like Calla。 I found her to be a bit whiny and immature for the first third of the book。 That being said， I’m aware that was the point。 I just wasn’t expecting it knowing this was more New Adult and she was in her 20’s I believe。 Calla did have amazing growth throughout the book so those feelings were short lived。 My only other complaint was sometimes the paci AK Mulford could step on my neck and I would say thank you。 However。 This was not their usual perfect 5 stars for me。 It took me awhile to like Calla。 I found her to be a bit whiny and immature for the first third of the book。 That being said， I’m aware that was the point。 I just wasn’t expecting it knowing this was more New Adult and she was in her 20’s I believe。 Calla did have amazing growth throughout the book so those feelings were short lived。 My only other complaint was sometimes the pacing felt a bit funky and I thought the book ended three times before it kept carrying on。 Okay。 Now to the good。 The world building was excellent， which is to be expected here。 The characters all had something that drew you in and made you invested in them， even the side characters。 The gender exploration here was perfect and so artfully captured。 It had genuine romance of friends to lovers which was just expertly acted out。 The big bad had many sides to her which I appreciated。 This truly was excellent。 It just fell slightly short of a perfect 5 stars for me。 。。。more
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