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My favorite literary genre is fantasy (as this list will tell you). I like magic systems, worldbuilding, and fantasy politics. PJO was my first taste of the fantasy genre as a child, and Cradle was the spark that made me fall in love with the genre of progression fantasy. I don't have much time to dedicate to reading anymore, but I still go back to my favorite series every now and then.

I want to read more classical books in the future, especially those that are relevant in modern times. I also want to read more science fiction, though I haven't explored much of the genre to know what the good books are.

The books I read shape the way I write, which is why I like to diversify as much as I can. I don't discount books because they're popular or for children. I think the more I read, the better. And if I don't like something, I can simply stop reading it.

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A Little Life

by Hanya Yanagihara

Rating: 3.5/5

I have never related more to a character than Jude St. Francis, one of the four main characters of this book. The writing isn't earth-shattering, and I agree with the sentiments that some of his suffering in the later parts of the book serves no narrative value other than shock value, but Jude still remains as one of my favorite characters in all of media. He's an imperfect character with many flaws, but he is heartbreakingly human.

Circe

by Madeline Miller

Rating: 4/5

Read this book after TSOA, so I knew what I was getting into. I love Madeline Miller's prose. It fits the style of Greek Myth retellings very well. I didn't go into this book with the notion of reading something historically accurate to the myth itself, so I was fully able to enjoy it as a stand-alone story.

Cradle
by Will Wight
Series Rating: 4.5/5
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Unsouled

Rating: 4.5/5

1. Soulsmith
2. Blackflame
3. Skysworn
4. Ghostwater
5. Underlord
6. Uncrowned
7. Wintersteel
8. Bloodline
9. Reaper
10. Dreadgod
11. Waybound
See series review
Heroes of Olympus
Mistborn
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan's Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian
The Kane Chronicles
The Shock of the Fall
Sharp Objects
Trials of Apollo

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Threshold (Cradle Book 13)

by Will Wight

Bonus book after the end of the main series with scenes from various characters in the aftermath of the story as well as scenes not previously shown in the main storyline.