"I was home. And yet I knew in my soul that I would never be home again."
AYO WHY DID EVERYTHING QUITE LITERALLY GO TO HELL IN THE LA(3.5⭐)
"I was home. And yet I knew in my soul that I would never be home again."
AYO WHY DID EVERYTHING QUITE LITERALLY GO TO HELL IN THE LAST 50 PAGES??? I mean I shouldn't be surprised after ZA series but damn if I still am??? especially for a FIRST book in a series... gosh I am so hyped for book 2 I literally need more.
okay so I loved the first part pre-Never Keep and like the first month at there but then it just dragged for awhile in the middle??? Idk I got bored, but really mostly with vesper's POV...more
“Just live the way you want, Red. Whether you're the good guy or the bad guy in someone else's story, everyone becomes a villain at some point
“Just live the way you want, Red. Whether you're the good guy or the bad guy in someone else's story, everyone becomes a villain at some point. It's only a difference in perspective.”
HELLO??? NO WAY AM I SEEING WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THAT ENDING??? I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT there's absolutely NO way i will genuinely be upset if it's true...more
For the first time since we got here, I feel just a little bit like I'm home.
UM???? JAW DROPPED. WHAT??? HOW?? THE QUESTIONS EXPLODING IN
For the first time since we got here, I feel just a little bit like I'm home.
UM???? JAW DROPPED. WHAT??? HOW?? THE QUESTIONS EXPLODING IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW WHAT EVEN??? my mind is reeling and im in complete shock and awe and confusion and genuinely that was such an INSANE ending i have never been more shocked by an ending in so so long because what was THAT?? never in a million years could anyone have imagined that insane twist wow omg i seriously need book 2 ASAP because i need answers that was simply amazing!!!!
i think this may be the first time where even though the beginning was pretty slow (as in i wasnt invested enough to want to eagerly continue) to the point where i was actually about to DNF(??)... whereas i usually deduct a half star/full star on other books because of that, here, with The Will of the Many, i genuinely am going to completely ignore that slow start and give it a full 5 star as i've never been more sure than right now after finishing it that it 100% deserves the rating. i literally have 7 pages of notes/reactions so that should also tell you a lot about how fabulous TWOTM was.
but seriously the rush of adrenaline i was in?? The loud and rapid beating of my heart?? god i literally will never tire of this feeling of exhilaration i get while reading, so lost in the moment that I just forget everything around me, it's so so addicting I'm just!!! The Will of the Many is my first epic fantasy since reading Rhythm of War back in 2021 so you best believe it's been a long time and i've forgotten just how amazing the feelings these books gives me are. i was reminded again of why i loved epic fantasies so much and after this i'm definitely back in that phase.
"Nervousness means there's a fear to be faced ahead, Diago. The man who is never nervous, never does anything hard. The man who is never nervous, never grows."
Vis was such a lovable character and i just want to give him a big hug, like only 17 and having to deal with all of this!! leave the poor boy alone...more
"What you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself. It's so easy to get lost in ourselves and this world. Sometimes you n
"What you hold onto is less important than the act of holding on itself. It's so easy to get lost in ourselves and this world. Sometimes you need to find your way back one tiny miracle at a time."
im a mess, sobbing on the floor with my heart ripped out but also filled with so much hope, god im in love with jean moreau and the trojans. i inhaled this book, the exhilaration i was feeling, always at the edge of my seat, i swear i can never get enough of this world and its characters. why do they have such a hold on me?? is it really any surprise at all that i fell in love once again?? no because nora of course still has that same magic she had writing AFTG 10 years ago, she has done it again <3
anyways spoilers from the original trilogy and slight spoilers from TSC below!!
A cool evening breeze. Rainbows. Open roads. Friends.
this is the beginning of the story of jean's healing journey and oh if this wasnt both heartbreaking and beautiful. the amount of times i was near tears and literally the way i felt my heart cracking $?%@# i genuinely dont know what to say about the sunshine court because no words would ever be enough to express my love for this. nora truly has the ability to break our heart into pieces ripping them to shreds, while also giving us THE most heartwarming and wholesome scenes that's also like a stab to the heart?? and i never thought it was possible to despise riko more than i already did from AFTG trilogy but oh if it took everything in me to not rip out the pages in this book that had his name on there!!! (but then also the poor book so) every time i just gasped at what i was reading i really couldn't believe what i was seeing CAN I KILL HIM PLEASE??? his death was way too quick in TKM im genuinely mad that he didnt suffer enough before his death but oh...more
"There are no happy endings in your story. The god and the gumiho ends with tragedy."
IM CRYING NO WORDS JUST THIS BOOK HAS COMPLETELY AND
"There are no happy endings in your story. The god and the gumiho ends with tragedy."
IM CRYING NO WORDS JUST THIS BOOK HAS COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY DESTROYED ME IN THE BEST POSSIBLE WAYS. SOPHIE KIM YOU WILL BE PAYING FOR MY THERAPY BILLS MARK MY WORDS. the way my heart just went ...more
"His will is strong. It always is, in the self-righteous.” “But the will of the damned is even stronger.”
the way my heart is beating so fas
"His will is strong. It always is, in the self-righteous.” “But the will of the damned is even stronger.”
the way my heart is beating so fast because um THAT ENDING??? im both excited and absolutely *terrified* for book 2. i need some news ANY NEWS PLEASE on a release date, how am i expected to wait?? you cannot make these characters and story have such a hold on me and expect me to be okay without book 2 in my hands right now. i am broken.
"When you choose who you are willing to fight for, you choose who you are."
from the very first chapter, The Jasad Heir immediately gripped me and caught me in its thralls. (like come on, how is it not hot for Sylvia to break a man's back in such a brutal way?? yes you read that right. girls covering up their murders!!! we love to see it and what a way to get someone hooked!!) but truly not one moment was i bored and was completely at these characters' mercy, your honor i am OBSESSED. the writing, the plot, the magic, the characters, the romance--literally everything about this story was so compelling and beautifully written, there is no doubt that this book has put me in a slump and i eagerly welcome this for once because i do not want to move on anytime soon. this is 100% an all time favourite book of mine. i mean i loved this so much that even before finishing it as i neared the end, i immediately ordered the Illumicrate edition because i absolutely need a SE of this masterpiece. i will most certainly be rereading The Jasad Heir so many times, which makes it all the more perfect because its THAT kind of book: one that can be reread over and over and you never get tired of it. if this doesnt tell you how loved this book is to me, then don't worry im not done.
She had the temperament of a deranged goose. Every interaction he’d shared with her had thoroughly convinced him he was not dealing with a stable woman.
it's impossible to write this review and not speak of the characters. Sylvia, my fierce, ruthless, gorgeous queen. i would lay down my life for her in a heartbeat, i just love every part of her. her strengths, her weaknesses, how she copes by rambling or making jokes, how she loves so fiercely despite trying not to show it, how she longs for a peaceful life where there are no expectations of her, how even when she tries to not feel the guilt it claws at her like it would any human, how hard she tries to build walls around feeling any sort or attachment for anything or anyone but really she feels so alone and theres so many layers of trauma and distrust to unpack my heart breaks for her. it's how she's so strong and cool and even in the face of her fear she fights. its how she has the temper of a deranged goose and its really such another lovable quality of her...more
"You will never move on. You will never forget. It will never stop hurting. It will be a part of the load you carry for the rest of your life.
"You will never move on. You will never forget. It will never stop hurting. It will be a part of the load you carry for the rest of your life. And that load will never get lighter, rather you will grow stronger."
(4.5⭐)
petra is the new love of my life how does one suffer THAT much and still be so strong??? literally this girl cant catch a break AT ALL. and not only that but she's such a sweet and funny MC there was never a dull moment in her POV and her snarkiness !! even when she's afraid she faces death staring down at her enemies <3
this was such an intense read omg. It was split into alternating chapters of past and present and the author did it so well!! Every present chapter kept ending in a cliffhanger only to switch to the past and leaving me dying for more and then when I'd reach the past chapters theyd also leave me dying for more like ??? both were so interesting omg I couldn't get enough of the story
“You can thank me by continuing to fight. You can thank me by continuing not to break when the world has stretched you to your limit and beat you against the ground. You can thank me by living, Petra, not just surviving.”
I swear petra truly just suffered in misery in all the present chapters there was not ONE happy moment truly the author liked making her suffer I feel so bad for petra...more
i no longer believe in happiness. THAT'S HOW IT ENDS??? i am broken. and then the authors really rubbed it in our faces how heartbreaking that ending i no longer believe in happiness. THAT'S HOW IT ENDS??? i am broken. and then the authors really rubbed it in our faces how heartbreaking that ending was in the author's note...more
2nd read [May 5, 2024]: 5⭐ so many of my all time fav scenes are in this book but especially those last few chapters omg what a whirlwind of feelin2nd read [May 5, 2024]: 5⭐ so many of my all time fav scenes are in this book but especially those last few chapters omg what a whirlwind of feelings...more
“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
my god that was spectacular that was a masterpiece
“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
my god that was spectacular that was a masterpiece of a book, literally one of my all time favourites just !! and its so unique from my other favourites i cant explain it but this is just so different. the writing, the themes, the feelings -- the way the actions of some questioned morality & i just found myself asking whether im just as bad as this cast of characters in certain scenarios?? especially with their justification like?? i went through so many crises no joke...
"You know how he was. If we felt everything twice, he felt it all four times."
the sense of dread i was in for so long is just amazing and then until the very last line where i felt something completely different for the first time since i started iwwv...my heart completely froze i dont know if im reading into it too much but im so going to stick that feeling even if its a lost cause we never get an answer too (which is certainly the case...more
Update: [Dec, 2024] its been 3 years now and i previously said below "RTC" and have had pieces of my review written in like 3 different places (whiUpdate: [Dec, 2024] its been 3 years now and i previously said below "RTC" and have had pieces of my review written in like 3 different places (which have been sitting there for 3 years now...) but i just never got around to writing the full one?? this book really just left me in complete awe and devastation that i genuinely cant find the words for a proper review like i had in the previous books, but i'll at least leave my disorganized, incomplete review of ROW ↓
“This is life, and I will not lie by saying every day will be sunshine. But there will be sunshine again, and that is a very different thing to say. That is truth.”
I honestly don't even know what to say like how will I be able to express just how much everything in this book hit me so hard? The joy, the the heartbreak, the pain--everything in here was written so beautifully, just like how every other book in this series has. But specifically in Rhythm of War I have never felt more destroyed over a character's inner conflict and watched them as they grew and faced it all. I've said it before and I'll say it again, but truly no review will ever do these books justice.
I saw people complain about how this book was much more depressing and dark for them compared to the previous books and how they want to read books to escape from reality not to deal with such emotions--which makes sense but honestly that's what made me love this book even more. Like yes we all do read to escape from the problems in this world, but it makes me so happy when I see characters struggling with real world problems too; dealing with mental health, depression, self-hatred... and then when you watch those characters overcome those feelings--and not even completely, its done in a realistic way--I don't know about you but I find that to be the most emotional and motivating thing I have ever seen. I love it so much and will forever be screaming about how beautifully realistic the mental health rep is in The Stormlight Archive. No series will ever beat the representation this has and I'll stand by these words for the rest of my life.
MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW (yeah its about *that* death, im forever scarred)
I was literally paranoid this whole book about who was going to die AND STILL I NEVER EXPECTED THAT DEATH UNTIL THE SCENE BEGAN...more
"Who will look for you when you're the one who disappears?"
im crying that was so perfect 5 stars, all time favourite such a perfect finale
"Who will look for you when you're the one who disappears?"
im crying that was so perfect 5 stars, all time favourite such a perfect finale of a series <3
this author is an absolute sadist. I dont even have the words to explain it. this book was brutal in the most emotional and unexplainable ways possible. it destroyed me in every way possible i straight up was sobbing at the end. the amount of pain and heartbreak I felt☹ (view spoiler)[when I tell you how much I couldnt stop crying when pip broke up with ravi (STOP my phone auto corrected to "ravishing" BRB CRYING) to protect him and how she said she needed to distant herself from everyone she loves... IT DESTROYED ME. the way the last page gave me SUCH RELIEF. was abt to send my therapy bill to holly... like at that point my crying turned into happy tears but my god ms. holly you did NOT have to give us that heart attack. I swear I actually was so scared pip would be found out or that when max's case happened it would be like 10+ years from then (hide spoiler)]...more
Guys, this was the happiest book ever!! Happy ending! Happy characters! Happy everything! Kuang couldn't have written it better! Everyone's happy, safGuys, this was the happiest book ever!! Happy ending! Happy characters! Happy everything! Kuang couldn't have written it better! Everyone's happy, safe... I dont know why people are saying this is heartbreaking? If anything, it's heartwarming!
My heart totally didn't feel like it was being ripped out of my chest and thrown into a shredder! I totally did not go to sleep crying and wake up again crying! I totally don't feel like I need someone to pay for my therapy bills!
No, not at all.
I'm completely fine. [image]
yea no, I feel like I'm dying. I am dying. This pain should be illegal. What is happiness? This is so depressing. And me, the masochist, keeps going back to the last two chapters *sobs* what am I doing to myself?
Please end me. [image]
Funny how I said that reading Clockwork Princess, The Hero of Ages (etc) were the most I've ever cried -- HA I lied. No book like The Burning God's ending has ever made me sob this much. I am dead. It's to the point where every single time I close my eyes, I picture the ending and that is not okay. Kuang, what have you done to me???
There's no peace, only pain. This has quite literally left a scar on my heart and soul forever. Not only did Kuang bury the knife deep into my heart, but she twisted it causing me excruciating pain.
I actually can't think about this book without crying, so this review is basically me as an emotional wreck. Sorry but not really in advance.
(Also, there are no spoilers in this review until the end when I give out the warning!!)
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“The point of revenge wasn’t to heal. The point was that the exhilaration, however temporary, drowned out the hurt.”
This whole journey has been full of trust, love, hatred, revenge, pain... I've never before seen such a story have so many complex issues. It's astounds me.
Rin's character has developed so much. I can't believe this all started with poor 14 year old Rin who just wanted to get out of marriage by studying to enroll in Sinegard... to this. It breaks my heart when I see how much she's gone through.
And it's not just Rin. Kitay, Venka, Nezha, Altan, the Cike... they've all suffered so much throughout the whole series. Kuang is a demon with her characters. There's literally nobody in this trilogy who hasn't suffered. Of course, some had it coming and deserved it, but others... *sobs* no, no, they definitely didn't deserve that. [image]
I swear, it brought me so much joy seeing Rin finally accept who she was and where she came from, and be proud of it. These last two books, she'd constantly be insulted because of her dark-skin and having come from Tikany, a poor village in Rooster Province. Because of this, she hated herself and thought the others to be superior, trying to cut all ties with her former village.
However, here Rin learned to embrace it all. She accepted everything that she was and most importantly, she did not bow to anyone. Rin's now chooses to be in command.
No longer would she be the submissive fool she once was. although she still makes some pretty dumb mistakesShe leads. She gives the orders. She deals out the punishments. I literally love this girl.
And after the ending of The Dragon Republic, I was so looking forward to retribution. I am not completely satisfied, but satisfied enough. The pain she dealt to certain people was amazing. My only complaint was that it wasn't dragged out longer for a certain person :' (
“It doesn’t go away. It never will. But when it hurts, lean into it. It’s so much harder to stay alive. That doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to live. It means you’re brave.”
Please, Kitay actually deserves everything. While I had conflicted feelings throughout this series about Rin, Nezha, and others -- my love for Kitay was the only constant. When I say not one moment did I hate him, I mean not one moment.
From the moment I met this cinnamon roll in The Poppy War, I fell in love and automatically knew he had to be protected at all costs.
Literally their friendship was so heartbreaking and beautiful. Watching them argue over and over again, but then come back still loving the other so much ohmygod-
This. THIS is literally a perfect example on how platonic love can be just as amazing, actually even better, than a romantic one. I love it. I love it. I love it so much.
Kitay was the anchor to Rin's sanity. He'd always try preventing her from making rash and stupid decisions. He's her moral conscience.
Can I just please go back to the first book? I thought TPW was horrifying and depressing, AHAHA what a joke, TPW is heaven compared to the rest of the series.
I want my children to stay happy together at Sinegard *sobs* this torture. Erase everything that's happened after that moment. I want a Kitay. My baby- [image]
Also it was amazing learning so much more about the Trifecta. Their history, the missions they made, each and every one of them and how they acted... all I have to say is damn. (view spoiler)[And I can't believe how much my opinion has changed after TPW, but it hurt seeing both Jiang and Daji die. Rija deserved to die though. As soon as he treated Rin like that, I NEEDED him to die and thankfully it happened, but at the cost of Daji and Jiang *cries* (hide spoiler)]
you BACKSTABBING TRAITOROUS LITTLE- [image] Never have I wanted so many people to die in the most painful way possible, especia*anguished screaming*
you BACKSTABBING TRAITOROUS LITTLE- [image] Never have I wanted so many people to die in the most painful way possible, especially AFTER WHAT THEY DID *sobs*
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