I'm a reader married to a gamer. We spend 2+ hours a night in the study, I read whilst he games. 10/10 recommend readers go for the gamers.

Someone tell me if it's not Crassus. I can't confirm from google and it's been a while since I've listened to The History of Rome Podcast

ME TOOO!

Yes pls!

Yessss we have matching staffies! They are the absolute best reading buddies.

How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards

Also my CR is How to Save an Undead Life by Hailey Edwards

Oof I would struggle! I'm so reliant on the map. If I'm reading urban fantasy I spend half the book on google maps.

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how have I never thought of this before...

I have at least 3 copies! Love it so much.

Glad I'm not the only one who has to reference the map all the time! Unfortunately I use a kindle which doesn't have that function (as far as I am aware)

Fair. I really enjoy SJM as an easy read for vibes, but I'm hoping she intentionally included the patrichal elements and that they get torn down.

In my (admittedly chaotic) brain, the ACOTAR world could almost be the alternative universe if Dorethea wasn't overthrown and there were no queens left. Perhaps SJM took inspiration from Black Jewels but infected it with the patriarchy (whether intentionally or otherwise)

SJM was clearly inspired by it- Cassian is almost a copy paste of Lucivar - but the jarring part was the vibes throughout the series. Where Black Jewells starts quite dark and moves towards a more cosy fantasy vibe, the typical reading order of SJM (ACOTAR>TOG>CC) is almost the reverse.