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The Fragile Threads of Power
The Fragile Threads of Power | V.E. Schwab
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xicanti
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I love the hell out of THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER so far, but I can‘t seem to sit down and actually READ it; probably because I don‘t want to pick it up unless I‘ve got a big stretch of time ahead of me, and those‘ve been sorely lacking for the last couple days. Still, I passed 50% while I monitored Saki‘s tether time, and I plan to carve out some more big chunks of reading time later today and tomorrow.

TieDyeDude I have that problem in general 😅 That's why I've been gravitating towards graphic novels and novellas as of late. The breakroom at work has three seats for about 15 people, so not much reading at lunch normally, and most nights by the time we're settling down, it's about 15-20 minutes before we should be going to bed... 4mo
xicanti @TieDyeDude it‘s so frustrating. I hope you can manage to scrounge some longer reading sessions soon! 4mo
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xicanti
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Friday afternoon book & beer: outdoor edition. I‘m forever on the hunt for a proper Manitoba gose, and I think Barn Hammer Brewing has done it. Their Margarita Gose is sharp without straying into Sour territory, and it‘s got that perfect salty finish. Well worth the purchase.

Hoping to make some good progress through THE FRAGILE THREADS OF POWER. I‘ve been trying to dig into it for the last three days, but stuff keeps coming up. Sigh.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Friday! 4mo
xicanti @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks it‘s wind down time! 🍻 4mo
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Kimberlone
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Technically The Fragile Threads of Power and The Atlas Complex are still in-progress, but I am marking them off because I don‘t plan on including them on the March bingo card. No bingos, but I did clear all the free spaces (I always leave those to account for my mood reading tendencies).

Now off to plan for March #BookspinBingo!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 8mo
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Kimberlone
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I was out of state attending a wedding last weekend, so finally getting to post my February #bookspin board.

BookSpin: The Family
DoubleSpin: The Fragile Threads of Power

KristiAhlers I love your board! 9mo
Kimberlone @KristiAhlers thank you! I use the iPad app Paper and have just recently figured out how to best use the tools/templates…only took me 2 years to finally maximize! 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
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ManyWordsLater
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Currently reading. V.e.r.y. S.l.o.w.l.y.

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BookwormAHN
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Pickpick

This is the first book in Schwab's new series that follows Kell, Lila, Rhys, and Alucard from the Shades of Magic Trilogy. Their is a plot to kill King Rhys which unwittingly draws in Tess. She can manipulate the strands of Magic unlike anyone else. Also White London has a new queen.
#NoShameReadathon24 #BooktokMadeMeReadIt @Nessavamusic

monkeygirlsmama Love the colors of this cover. 💙♥️ 9mo
Nessavamusic I enjoyed this one too! 9mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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#12Booksof2023

This month I have failed—I can‘t pick just one favorite. I just wasn‘t ready to pick one over the other. The tagged book is a thrilling return to one of my favorite worlds. Schwab‘s writing gets better & better. This one stands alone but is a much better read if you‘ve read the preceding trilogy. Our Fathers is a quietly devastating book which I could not put down. October was definitely a good month for reading.

@Andrew65

Andrew65 Some months are like that,often like asking to pick which is your favourite child! 😳 10mo
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Kboltz
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Mehso-so

Love fantasy but this one at times was hard to read, it skips timelines in so many places you really have to concentrate on which character you are reading about. Just not the series for me and that‘s ok. Last book of 2023!:)

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451Degrees
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Pickpick

I really liked the world in this book but the story felt lacking somehow. The characters were involved in another series by the same author and even though this is the start of a trilogy, I think I would have appreciated the read a little more if I had read the other series first. There are four London‘s: Red, White, Grey, and Black each varying in amount of magic present within its‘ people and land however the magic seems to be wavering…

Kimberlone Highly recommend the original series! 10mo
451Degrees @Kimberlone I think I‘m going to! It‘s gonna help me much better understand what the backstories were in this series. 10mo
thewallflower0707 It‘s been too long since the original series, I would have to reread it before starting the new book😬📕 10mo
451Degrees @thewallflower0707 I would reread it! I looked it up midway through the book to see if I should have read the other series and it was saying no but I‘m gonna go back and read that series before the second one of this one comes out! 10mo
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Eggbeater
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Pickpick

I really got a kick out of being in those versions of London again. I missed Delilah Bard! The world and characters have always reminded me a bit of Dickens with magic. I recommend reading the Shades of Magic series first, if you haven't already. This was a 650 page book, and I almost missed my Libby return deadline, so plan accordingly.

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Panpan

TFTOP is supposedly the first book in a new series, but about 50 pages in I realized it‘s actually a continuation of The Shades of Magic trilogy. As someone who didn‘t read the original books, I felt lost. The book is probably more entertaining if you read the prior stories first.

World Building ✨ Political ✨ Abilities

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Branwen
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Who wore it better? 🤭💕📚

Karisa I think the top right gets my vote. Beautiful cover 😊 12mo
MrT The US covers 12mo
ShelleyBooksie I like the bottom one with the beautiful edges 12mo
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BookBelle84 I still love the traditional red/white/black 12mo
AnnCrystal The front book (looks magical), then the right stack (they look mysterious). 📚👍. (edited) 12mo
DaveGreen7777 All three covers are glorious, but I think I like the cover in the top right best. 🤩 It adds a bit of mystery, and also the hooded cloak reminds me of Star Wars, which I like because of the whole “I‘m a massive nerd” thing! 🤓 12mo
Ruthiella I definitely prefer the top left. Simple but striking. 12mo
Branwen @DaveGreen7777 BAHAHA! Now that you say that, it totally makes sense! 😂🥰 @Ruthiella I agree! 💕 @AnnCrystal Magical and mysterious are great words to describe them! I totally agree! 📖❤️ @BookBelle84 Me too! I think they're my favorite! 💕 @ShelleyBooksie Those edges ARE pretty fantastic! 😍 @MrT @Karisa Those covers are really colorful and fantastic! 🥰 12mo
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Branwen
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And here's the Illumicrate special edition! 😍 This one is a little simpler than the Owlcrate edition, but I think I might like this one a little bit more because it perfectly matches the original covers of the first three books! 💕📚 #illumicrate

Birdsong28 Love when covers match, feels more complete. 12mo
elkeOriginal These edges are fantastic! 12mo
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Lizpixie
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Bk9 of my recent #BookMail is this absolutely stunning signed edition. A sequel to ADSOM trilogy, it‘s set 7yrs past those events. The Antari, Kell & Delilah are hardly seen anymore. In Hollands absence, another Antari has risen in White London taking the throne & is willing to feed her city with blood but her growing religious fervour threatens to drown them instead. In Red London, King Rhy is facing a rising rebellion.

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Branwen
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My Owlcrate special edition of The Fragile Threads of Power arrived and I am absolutely blown away by how gorgeous it is! 😱 When the box arrived I was so excited I had to take it with me to open at work because I couldn't wait until I got home! 💕📚 #owlcrate

ShyBookOwl Damn this makes me regret canceling my own owlcrate sub! 12mo
AnnCrystal 📗💝🤩👍. 12mo
BookwormM That is gorgeous 12mo
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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage @ShyBookOwl This book is still available on their site as a special edition. 11mo
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage So pretty and tempting! 11mo
Branwen @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage You should totally get it! 💕📚 11mo
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I haven‘t finished the original trilogy yet 🤣 11mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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The tagged book was my favorite fiction read of October—and what a fantastic return to the characters/world of Shades of Magic it is—and Underground was easily my favorite nonfiction book. Highly recommend both as well as some of my other favorites in October. 28 books, too many comics to count. Fall weather giving me plenty of reasons to stay inside reading!

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TracyReadsBooks
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#Two4Tuesday

1. Tagged book was my favorite. I also really enjoyed Our Fathers by Rebecca Wait and O Caledonia by Elsbeth Barker.

2. No plans other than handing out candy…except even that plan may be upended. We are under a winter weather advisory with 1-3 inches of snow possible in the next couple of hours. 😬❄️🎃❄️

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Yikes snow! 🥶😱 Thanks for playing! 12mo
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Kimberlone
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November BOTM choices - I wasn‘t that excited by the November picks, but it‘s my birthday month so I didn‘t want to lose my add-on credit.

I picked What the River Knows, partially because it‘s long (for some reason I feel like I‘m getting more bang for my buck with 400+ page books) and the plot did seem a right up my alley. Picked the tagged as my birthday add-on as I love the Shades of Magic series, and now I can cancel my Libby hold.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I can‘t decide… I‘m blah with these choices 😩 12mo
Kimberlone @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks agree I really wasn‘t excited this the November picks but just didn‘t want to lose my add on so I just chose the one that was most appealing to me (edited) 12mo
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Pickpick

So I read to page 50 and was ready to DNF until I read the Darker Shade of Magic series. A week later, I started over, slowed down, and was soon immersed in these magical London worlds. My plan however is to read the originating series before continuing on with book 2 of this set because I‘d love to know the backstories.

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Pickpick

Oh. My. God. Let‘s be honest I had EXTREMELY high hopes for this book. It‘s the spin-off to one of my favourite book series ever. It holds some of my favourite characters ever. It‘s written by one of my favourite authors. So, you can imagine the stakes. And yet. IT DELIVERED. I cannot express with words how BRILLIANT this book is. VE Schwab said that it‘s meant to feel like coming home. And it does.
5⭐️

Lovelylottereader Seven years have passed in Red, White, Grey and Black London and yet, it‘s as if no time has passed at all since I first fell in love with this world and it‘s characters. New and old, they remain the stars of the show and, my god, do they deliver. In short: I love EVERYTHING about this book and am overjoyed that I, along with so many other readers get to return to the universe that has given us so much. 13mo
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“You see why I must leave you? There is so much love up there.”

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It was the most welcome pain Kell had ever felt.

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My heart can‘t take this.

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“There is nowhere you go,” said the Antari to her prince, “that I cannot follow.”

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“Nothing made can last forever.”

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She sighed in relief. “You came.”
Kell stepped into the room, the black ring‘s cord swinging from his fingers. “You called.” He smiled a little as he said it. That smile felt nice.

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They did not seem to understand that sometimes living came with risks.

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“You are my family. Surely that matters more than any crown.”

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Branwen
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Stopped in today to check out the new French bakery that opened up in my town! I'M OFFICIALLY OBSESSED! I got a delicious breakfast sandwich (egg and cheese on a croissant) and the best hot chocolate I have ever had in my life! I think I found my new favorite place to read and eat! 🥰📚💕

Ruthiella Looks delicious! 😋 13mo
emz711 That's the best feeling! Hot chocolate 😍😋 13mo
marleed Sounds great! 13mo
Branwen @Ruthiella @marleed @emz711 It was seriously delicious! 😍 13mo
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Branwen
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It's always such a joy to return to Schwab's writing and her worlds! 💕📚💕

When I started this one, I was really excited about getting to spend time with characters I already know and love - Kell, Rhy, Alucard, and of course Lila Bard! But what I hadn't counted on was falling in love with the new characters just as hard!

Is anyone else reading this right now? What are your thoughts?

emz711 Can't wait to get it off the library hold! 13mo
Branwen @emz711 Nice! I hope the hold comes in soon for you! 💕 13mo
MrT Halfway thru and really enjoying it. Trying not to read it too fast so I can savour the writing skills of VES. Enjoying hth 13mo
Branwen @MrT I know! 😭 I made that mistake and read it too quickly and now I'm so sad it's over! I absolutely loved it! 13mo
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Branwen
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I found a new reading spot! 🌿📚💕

AnnCrystal Brilliant 😍👍. 13mo
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TracyReadsBooks
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Pickpick

Just as good as I hoped & a welcome return to a fascinating world populated by unforgettable characters. Schwab‘s growth as a writer is on full display in this story told from a multitude of POVs that bounce through time but which are, fortunately, easy to distinguish & follow. The result is a rousing adventure, a where they were then/where they are now story that ends the only way it possibly could & which leaves you counting down until Book 2.😍

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angieinwonderland
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Pickpick

OMG! I don't know how I'm going to wait for book 2 of this new(ish) trilogy. All the threads are not tied in a bow at the end. As a matter of fact, like the first book in a trilogy, there is barely a bow in sight, and I love it.

I read this after the Darker Shades read-a-long and with a friend. She is only approaching the halfway point, and I am bursting at the seams!

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Lovelylottereader

“Hang the laws,” said Lila Bard, “if they are all that‘s in your way.”

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“Fair has no place in a fight.”

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Magic does not die.

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“What am I now?” he‘d asked, angry, and frightened, and in pain.
And Tieren had cupped his cheek and said, “You are alive. Isn‘t that enough?”

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“The world needs dreamers.”

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Tesali Ranek had a wind-blown heart.

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“Change itself will always take time.”

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“Nowhere to run,” he pointed out.
“You‘d be surprised.”

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Can‘t wait!

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“What will you do?”
Kosika studied the solitary candle, it‘s light barely reaching the walls. What will I do? she wondered, and then held out her hand, not toward the single, burning flame, but the hundred darkened candles lining the alcove. She flexed her fingers, and the tapers burst to life, fire spreading in a wave until the entire space blazed with light.

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“Once a servant,” said Kosika, standing before the altar, “then a king.” She drew her knife. “At last, a saint.”

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“How lucky we are,” he said softly, “that after every winter, we are rewarded with a spring.”

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“I believe that if we do live on, it is in those we love.”

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“We are a moment, Your Majesty. And moments pass.”

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TracyReadsBooks
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The effortlessness with which this book reads belies the effort that clearly went into writing it. Which is to say, one of Schwab‘s super powers is obviously the ability to fit words together so perfectly all you can think as you read is “Of COURSE this word should come after that word which came after the one before it…” I don‘t know if what I am saying makes any sense. Might be easier to just say this book is really, really good. So good…

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“Brother,” said Rhy, holding him tight. And unlike the coat, and all the other trappings of Kell‘s old life, this one, at least, still fit.