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Ruin
Ruin | John Gwynne
The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures. Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth. He has choices to make, choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands. Elsewhere the flame of resistance is growing - Queen Edana finds allies in the swamps of Ardan. Maquin is loose in Tenebral, hunted by Lykos and his corsairs. Here he will witness the birth of a rebellion in Nathair's own realm. Corban has been swept along by the tide of war. He has suffered, lost loved ones, sought only safety from the darkness. But he will run no more. He has seen the face of evil and he has set his will to fight it. The question is, how? With a disparate band gathered about him - his family, friends, giants, fanatical warriors, an angel and a talking crow he begins the journey to Drassil, the fabled fortress hidden deep in the heart of Forn Forest. For in Drassil lies the spear of Skald, one of the seven treasures, and here it is prophesied that the Bright Star will stand against the Black Sun.
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Hedon
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Packed my reading glasses in my checked baggage by mistake. So just staring out of the window this time. Bogota was a fun vibrant city. Now back to reading the book. Lots of things happening all over the map.

Ruthiella 😱 I pretty much always have my reading glasses on the top of my head when not using them. But relaxing and enjoying the flight is a good save! 6mo
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Seems like a good morning for a puzzle in my library while listening to an audiobook 🎧📖🌞

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

AkashaVampie It is... also I think I might have that puzzle. 2y
dabbe No better room in the house! Gorgeous! 💜 2y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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I got off work a little early today so I‘m enjoying some quiet reading time in my library 🤫 📖💕

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

dabbe It's beautiful! 😊 2y
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful bookshelf! 2y
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PageShifter
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I really love how morally grey characters are. Maquin haven't got enough chapters! At the beginning of the book there were but then there weren't. I wasn't that invested in every pov.

This was again a dark story so not the easiest book to read. I would have loved to have a bit more action, like the previous book had.

This was again an epic book and worth reading.

#Pantone2022 #SeriesRead2022 #aestheticallymatched

TheSpineView Awesome! 2y
PageShifter Thank you @TheSpineView 😊 2y
Clwojick Great job! 2y
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PageShifter Thank you @Clwojick ☺️ 2y
TrishB This is a fantastic series! 2y
PageShifter Only one left @TrishB 😲 2y
TrishB Can‘t wait to see what you think of the last one 👍🏻 2y
PageShifter @TrishB 💞💔 I am going to start it next week. This has been a real adventure, huge books, epic fantasy and in English (not my native language) 😅 2y
TrishB That‘s some achievement! 2y
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PageShifter
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“Life should be lived, and what is life without heart and passion?“

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PageShifter
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“Family is politics, the hottest forge you'll find.“

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my.books.in.squares
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I just finished book #3 in The Faithful and the Fallen series and that ending has broken me 💔😭

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Those are some beautiful books! 4y
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Ddzmini
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Received three of the books I ordered today now waiting for the first book in this series 🤪📖

CrowCAH Love the cover art of the series! 5y
ravenlee That‘s always how it goes, isn‘t it? 5y
Ddzmini @CrowCAH yes I do as well 5y
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Ddzmini @ravenlee I know right 😳📚 now I have to wait ⏰ 5y
UCLAoso Oh no🙉 Hope you get it soon!! 5y
Sweetkokoro Not sure if you know but you have a few mixups, A Time of Blood is actually part of the follow up series to the other two books, and it‘s book 2 of that series. The Faithful and the Fallen series is : Malice (1), Ruin(2), Valor(3) and Wrath(4), the follow up series is Of Blood and Bone and consists of : A Time of Dread(1), A Time of Blood(2), and A Time of Courage(3). I‘m still working my way through the first series but love it! 5y
Ddzmini @Sweetkokoro yes I have that series on the way as well 🙃🙂 thank you though 😋📖 5y
Sweetkokoro Oh okay, I was just checking since you had them both shown, and I have known others who got the series mixed up lol 5y
Ddzmini Thank you for letting me know though @Sweetkokoro 5y
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GrilledCheeseSamurai
Ruin | John Gwynne
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I'll tell ya what - everyday this week has been a double-shift except for today, I only work this evening. Finally, this afternoon I got some reading time in with this bad boy.

I have tomorrow off, then Christmas Eve is another double-shift, Christmas day off, then back to work boxing day.

The burnout is real. 🙈

The good news - tomorrow I finally get to see Star Wars. The other good news...this book is friggen fantastic! 🤘

night_shift All that work! 😔 relax while you can! I totally understand the burnout. I work 12 hour shifts every shift. This week is my vacation, I saved up half the year to have enough time 😭 5y
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DGRachel
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I had books to take to the used bookstore for trade, plus a coupon, plus their January buy one, get one 1/2 off sale. Mom and I got all of these for less than $30. Today is a good day. 😂 #bookhaul

TrishB That John Gwynne series is brilliant! 6y
DGRachel @TrishB All I needed to know was that it had your seal of approval and I was sold!😍 I‘m on their hold list for books two and four. Hopefully, they‘ll get them in before I get around to reading them. 😂 6y
TrishB Don‘t leave too long between books because there are a lot of characters and a lot goes on! I loved the last book where it all comes together, great stuff. 6y
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DGRachel @TrishB Thanks for that advice! I will definitely wait until I have all four to start! 6y
Melissa_J I bought the first book in the Gwynee series all because of @TrishB 😊 6y
TrishB @Melissa_J @DGRachel I should put this on his fb and get extra fan points!! He interacts a lot with readers and he‘s a nice guy. 6y
DGRachel @TrishB You should! I 💗 authors that interact with their readers. It makes me even more excited to read their books. 6y
BookNAround I need to go back to the Book Rack this month for that deal one more time. If I split the visits up, I don‘t have to add the totals together and admit to them, right? 😜 6y
DGRachel @BookNAround Absolutely not! 😂😂 6y
Leftcoastzen Way to work it! When folks read a lot ,they need deals! 6y
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TrishB
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When one of your author ‘friends‘ says happy birthday on fb 😁😁

DGRachel That‘s awesome! I hope you have the best birthday! Are you feeling better? 😘 to you. 6y
TrishB @DGRachel apart from getting tired very quickly I‘m doing ok! No plans after tonight for the weekend so I can have a rest! 😘 6y
DGRachel Sounds good! Enjoy your weekend! 6y
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LeahBergen Happy, happy birthday, my friend!! 😘😘😘 6y
Cathythoughts A nice happy Birthday to get ! Celebration & Rest .... sounds perfect to me. 👍🏻❤️ 6y
Jee_HookedOnBookz Happy Birthday!! 💃🎉🎉 6y
thereadingowlvina Happy Birthday!!! 🎉🎈🍾🎂🍰 6y
Cspen113 Nice!! Happy Birthday!! 6y
Melissa_J Happy Birthday Trish!!! I hope you are having a lovely day filled with lots of bookish goodies 😊 🎂🎁🎉🎈 6y
suzie.reads Happy birthday Trish xx 6y
BarbaraBB Great! Have a happy, healthy year! 6y
Reggie Yayyy!!! Happy Birthday!!!!🎈🎁🎊🎂 6y
Lindy Happy birthday from me too. Hope it‘s a wonderful day! 6y
HOTPock3tt That is an awesome gift!!! 😁 Hope you‘re having a great b-day!! ♥️🎂🎉🎁 (edited) 6y
Quirkybookworm Woot woot! Happy Birthday! That's awesome! I think John Gywnn is a very talented writer. I have all of his books. Get this,.....I have Time of Dread but not reading it til I have all in the series. It'll be a torture to wait a long time! 6y
Velvetfur Ooh it's your birthday! Happy birthday and I hope you've had a marvelous day! I posted something to you today, how spooky! It can be a late birthday prezy then 😁 🎂🎁🎉🎈🎊🎀 6y
Megara Very cool! Happy birthday! 6y
AlaMich Happy Birthday!!🎉🎈🎊 6y
Sarah83 Happy birthday 🎂 6y
Yeah_I_Read Awesome!! Happy Birthday ❤️ 6y
Sungirl79 Happy Birthday 🎉🎈🎂 6y
Bookzombie Happy Birthday!!!🎉🎁🎊🎂🎈 6y
PaperbackPirate 🎂 Happy Birthday! 6y
TrishB @Velvetfur thank you 😘 6y
TrishB @Quirkybookworm I‘m saving it too!! 6y
Andrew65 Belated birthday greetings. Hope you had a great day! 🎁 🎂 🍰 🎈 🍾 🥂 6y
TrishB @Andrew65 thank you 😁 had a lovely family day. 6y
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Quirkybookworm
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Has anyone read the series? Holy cow. Brutal and so so so good!! I finished the series about a month ago.

CareBear That cover 😍 6y
Quirkybookworm @CareBear You should see the other 3 books in this series. They‘re equally gorgeous! 6y
CareBear Is this the first one? 6y
Quirkybookworm @CareBear No, Malice is. 😊 6y
CareBear Ok thanks, stacked 😊 6y
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briski
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Onto book 3...still waiting for the plot to really take off. There are lots of battles and journeying in this series. I'm charmed by the characters, but getting juuust a tad impatient for something to really happen.

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Yeah_I_Read
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Oh hello 😍😍

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Celeste57
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This series is just incredible. Every installment is better than the last. You can read my full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1873379113

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Celeste57
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Bubble bath with a book!! 🛁📚💜

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Celeste57
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What my night looks like. Sitting in my pretty chair, reading a fantastic book, with my little Luna dog curled up in the corner by my shelves of lovely books. I have an awesome life. 😍😍

Bookish.Heart I love your bookshelves! 7y
Celeste57 @Bookish.Heart Thank you!! They're my children. 😂 7y
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Celeste57
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Jumping back into this series. Super excited to return to the Banished Lands!

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TrishB
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#drivemecrazy #90sinJuly
@Cinfhen @Robothugs
Got no crazy....but I have some spears 😀

LeahBergen 😂😂 7y
Robothugs 😂 Spears work! I love the cover for Ruin! 7y
rockpools 😂Nice! 7y
Cinfhen Clever 💡💡💡💡💡🙌🏻❤️😀 7y
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alagaesia.books
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"Two for vengeance. One for love."
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Gosh this sentence almost killed me ? What a great chapter!
Anyone here read the Faithful and the Fallen series?
#ruin #johngwynne #thefaithfulandthefallen

Yeah_I_Read Maquin and Fidele ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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mahasoor
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Not a bad series. Corban is very easy to like and it's a shame how stupid Veradis is. I'm about to start book 3.