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I had a new five-star read this week that I absolutely loved! And in honor of daylight savings and the sun now setting at 4:30 pm, I thought I would recommend some books where "darkness" is part of the magic system.\\ \\ * * *\\ \\ **Reading Updates** ****Audiobook \| DNF:** _What the River Knows_** \\ \\ **DNFed at:** 41%\\ \\ **Thoughts:** There were parts of this story that interested me. I really liked the setting and I was intrigued by the mystery, magic, and banter between Inez and Whit. Unfortunately, the main character was so insufferable that I couldn't enjoy the story and had to stop reading. The audiobook narrator definitely made it worse, but I would have struggled regardless.\\ \\ ****Paperback \| Currently Reading:** _To Bargain with Mortals_** \\ \\ **Progress:** 61%\\ \\ **Thoughts:** I'm really enjoying _To Bargain with Mortals!_ I really love the way this book is challenging Poppy's character and forcing her to confront her bias and privalege. I am excited (and STRESSED) to see how the characters face the impossible tasks in their future.\\ \\ ****Ebook (ARC) \| Finished:** _The Fake Divination Offense_** \\ \\ **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐\\ \\ **Release Date:** May 19, 2026\\ \\ **Thoughts:** Apparently I only read my ARCs really early or really late lol. Bramble blessed me with very early access to _The Fake Divination Offense,_ the follow-up to _An Entanglement of Rival Wizards._ This was exactly what I wanted it to be: a fun, sweet, sexy fantasy rom-com. I really love the way that Sara Raasch balances spicy romance plots with emotional character arcs and relationships. I do feel like the story started to feel a little bit too over the top towards the end. The severity and scale of the plot along with the realtionship dynamic became a bit hard to take seriously. I do prefer the first installment simply because the relationship dynamic and setup interested me more in _The Entanglement of Rival Wizards_. But I would eagerly pick up even more romance stories set in this world, and I am excited to read more from Sara Raasch. \\ \\ ****Audiobook + Ebook \| Finished:** _The White Octopus Hotel_** \\ \\ **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\\ \\ **Thoughts:** I absolutely loved _The White Octopus Hotel_. I was immediately captivated by this time-bending spiral of a story. _The White Octopus Hotel_ is a quiet, almost melancholy, story about grief, love, hope, and healing. It is about forgiving yourself and finding a hand in the dark. There is a subtle sense of surrealism and magic woven throughout this story that keeps you guessing. I loved uncovering each new layer of the story. It always felt like there was something dark lurking in the background of the hotel, lending the story a slightly gothic feel. Bell really captures the haunting nature of grief and guilt. There is a quiet emotional weight to the character relationships in this story. I loved how raw and real Max and Eve's relationship felt and the unflinching way they handled each other's darkest truths. I cannot recommend this enough to fans of _The Warm Hands of Ghosts_ by Katherine Arden.\\ \\ * * *\\ \\ **Future Reading Plans** \\ \\ This past reading week was filled with a lot of unexpected reads so my future reading plans remain very similar to last week including: _The Everlasting, The Sacred Space Between,_ and _Kill The Beast_.\\ \\ \\ \\ One new addition to my immediate TBR is my most recent Illumicrate book: _The Isle in the Silver Sea_. I admit I'm not as confident that this will be a win for me, but my friends have been giving this glowing reviews so I remain optimistic.\\ \\ I also have _Ancillary Justice_ and _City of Dragons_ in my library on Libby as possible audiobook reads. Not sure if either of these will make for good audiobook reads but I need to focus on my physical TBR in these last two months.\\ \\ * * *\\ \\ **Book Recommendations** \\ \\ As promised I bring you dark/shadow magic recommendations! Light and dark as some of my favorite themes to explore in fantasy books and I love seeing the unique ways they are incorporated into worlds and magic systems.\\ \\ \\ \\ **_Dark Rise_:** I am not so patiently waiting for news of the third book in this series. In this historical fantasy world the ancient magic has long been lost after the destructive war between the Dark and the Light. Our main character Will discovers that he may actually be deeply connected to this magical world and he has an important role to play in the oncoming battle against the Dark. I love a story about the manifestation of darkness and light and the way that history can be retold and warped. This book also plays with reincarnation and fate. The character relationships are so emotional and the sequel is even better!\\ \\ \\ \\ **_Book of Night:_** The second book in this duology recently came out so I found myself rereading the first book to prepare for the sequel's release. _Book of Night_ follows ex-con artist and thief Charlie who is trying (not that hard) to live a normal life. One night she finds herself forced into a deal with the man who haunts her nightmares. He wants her to track down his missing book of shadow magic. In this urban fantasy world certain people have the ability to manipulate their shadows, using these "quickened" shadows to performs magical feats. But there is always the deadly risk of a shadow absorbing too much from their host and gaining sentience as a blight. Though the world building is a tad undeverdeloped, I found myself so invested in these characters and the romance subplot.\\ \\ \\ \\ **_The Serpent and the Wolf_:** Though I haven't talked about this book much, _The Serpent and the Wolf_ is a romantic fantasy that I really enjoyed! Vaasa is forced into an arranged marriage and tasked by her brother to use her marriage to infiltrate the rival kingdom. Vaasa chooses to take her fate into her own hands and escapes on her wedding night. But her new husband, Reid, tracks her down and makes a deal with her, one that could change the fate of both kingdoms. One of the things I loved most about this book was the emotional story of healing and the way that Vaasa's relationship with her shadowy magic represented her trauma and her journey of recovery.\\ \\ * * *\\ \\ If you have any specific book recommendations that you've been looking for let me know and I'd be happy to include them in the next newsletter. 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