Also…how can I function with a two and a half and 5 year old after staying up so late reading every weeknight, you ask? Well…I make it work. So-I started at midnight along with my fellow ravenous readers, but failed to succeed in the same way (ie tired eyes, irritable mood because I couldn’t fully immerse). But…you fueled my competitive juices, not to mention my insatiable need to devour my favorite series like the drug addict I am and to avoid spoilers at ALL costs. I’ll admit it stunted my enjoyment, which truly breaks my heart in a way I can never fully express, and I’m too stubborn to just wait until a Monday or Tuesday night as I see all the reviews rolling in from people who literally read it at 12 am when it released and just did. SO, as you can see, I was in a bit of turmoil over this. It can hit you out of nowhere, debilitating and ruinous.

It creeps around your mind, poisons you with disquiet.

But the trauma on the inside, that’s harder to see. In breaks and bruises, in burns and in blood. That’s the thing with trauma to the body-it shows up instantly. Secondly, my husband stays up later-Look, I love you, Man, but I have BOOKS to read: Go. It’s summer, for one-Pools, lakes, outside play of the highest form. It seems backwards, doesn’t it? Well, let’s see. The wait for this book has been one of the most unbearable to date, so imagine my disappointment when I realize the release date isn’t a Tuesday-like most standard releases-but a Saturday, when I am literally the MOST tired, the BUSIEST, and the LEAST likely to get much more than a few percent in reading wise. I would’ve found you in whatever world you were in. “I know what you went through was horrible, but for what it’s worth, I am glad that you’re here in this world with me,” I say quietly. Please note: This is an adult fantasy series with dark elements that may be triggering, including past emotional and physical trauma, violence, adult language, and explicit romance. So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it.īecause so long as I live in this world, I won't be used again. Good thing I have a different king in my corner.īut even with the dark threat of Slade Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me. That's the thing when you turn against a king-everyone else turns against you. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've been kept in. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold.'

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