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Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
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Star Rating: —> 5 Stars
More accurately, ALL of the stars... In our own universe, & every parallel universe out there.
✨⭐️🌟💫🌟⭐️✨

[Thank you again, Darce, for this wonderful boxed set for Christmas! You are an absolute ANGEL !!!]

"Once upon a time,
an angel and a devil fell in love.

It did not end well."


Well, this ended ridiculously, amazingly, and life-changingly well, in my opinion... but that can't even come close to describing the perfection that is this BRILLIANT series. This BRILLIANT novel.

Please excuse me while I cry my eyes out for awhile...

So in awe.
So, so in awe.
So, so in awe, so, so in love with this series.
SO COMPLETELY IN AWE!

Beautiful, Brilliant, Heart-Stealing...
What an absolutely frustrating, perilous, yet absolutely perfect love story. This stunning fantasy, this whole series transported me far, far elsewhere— Eritz? This version of Earth? In the hearts of Karou & Akiva?

Special shoutouts to dear, hilarious, daring Zuzana & equally amazing Mik—
And of course, my darling, fearless, Kirin, Ziri.

(Also, Kirin are derived from Japanese mythology, a type of Yōkai, that I happen to be obsessed with. This, as you can probably imagine, Increased my love for this series exponentially. Any Japanese mythology fans & a vast amount of other world mythologies... will absolutely LOVEEEEE this series!!!!

ALSO, SERAPHIM!? What could be better?

I was SO happy with the diversity in this series! It was a shock since these books were written 10 years ago... and I was just delighted to find it throughout the entire series.

Never will I be the same. For the better. 🤍🤍🤍

One-Hundred Thousand Percent Recommend !

Also, again... LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL F*CKING COVER!
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Reading Progress

July 12, 2020 – Shelved
July 12, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
December 10, 2020 – Started Reading
December 10, 2020 –
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32.16% "🥰🥺😭🥺🥰"
December 10, 2020 –
page 361
55.03%
December 10, 2020 –
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69.82% "😰🥺🤬"
December 10, 2020 –
page 528
80.49%
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: aliens
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: demons
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: curious-fictional-creatures
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: cultural-mythology-folklore
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: awesome-friendships
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: anti-heroines
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: angels
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: extremely-unique-concepts
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: epic-adventure
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: enemies-to-lovers
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: dystopian
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: diverse-reads
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: favorites
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: favorite-authors
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: fantasy-portal-writing
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: fantasy-epic-adventure
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: fantasy-dark
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: fantasy-and-magic
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: magic-immortals
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: magic-humans-mortal
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: loveforever-always-changedmylife
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: love-as-a-major-or-main-theme
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: incl-some-of-my-favorite-characters
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: high-fantasy
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: gods
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: swoon-worthy-love-interest
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: strong-female-leads
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: strong-female-friendships
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: science-fiction
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: racism-social-injustice
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: paranormal
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: owned
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: ya
December 10, 2020 – Shelved as: war-or-polical-conflict
December 10, 2020 – Finished Reading
December 26, 2023 – Started Reading
December 28, 2023 – Finished Reading

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Anika One of my all-time favorites series!!


Ciea✨ DoSaB was probably the only great trilogy a decade back that had diversity and a unique, non-typical story.


Ashley Anika wrote: "One of my all-time favorites series!!"

RIGHT?! I’m physically & mentally dying because it’s over!


Ashley Ciea✨ wrote: "DoSaB was probably the only great trilogy a decade back that had diversity and a unique, non-typical story."

I KNOW! I was so, so, so pleased with that. Diversity in novels is so important to me, and I was both surprised & in awe with the huge amount of diversity in the series!


˙⋆✮ Anny ✮⋆˙ What edition is this cover? I've never seen it before and it's freaking gorgeous!!


Ashley ⭐Anni⭐ (Book Princess) wrote: "What edition is this cover? I've never seen it before and it's freaking gorgeous!!"

It just came out Dec. 1st! It is a gift boxed set. 😊 I am absolutely obsessed with it haha.


˙⋆✮ Anny ✮⋆˙ Ahh explains a lot! And that's understandable :D


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