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From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one infuriating knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo.

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.

Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions.

But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.

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Not So Well Read\ \ Courtney\ \ • May 28 2025

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The Nerdy Babe Life\ \ Brianna \ \ • May 26

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Poll:\ \ Do you Tab/Annotate Fantasy? \ \ I’m currently reading The Knight and the Moth and this might be the perfect book to deep read.\ \ \ \ It's a gothic romantasy set in a more historical world (no phones, horse riding, all that) and HIGHLY detailed.\ \ Earlier this year, I tried the audiobook first and had to DNF because I genuinely couldn’t follow 😭 the language is so dense that you HAVE to slow down and actually sit with it.\ \ I honestly never 'deep read' fantasy books, but if I was, I’d be tabbing:\ \ – foreshadowing ( I feel like she's dropping so many hints)\ \ – little details that feel important\ \ – imagery \ \ – character growth\ \ this is one of those books where everything feels very intentional. No detail is just haphazardly thrown in.\ \ I lowkey wanna go back and tab the prologue because I just know there was a ton of important info there… it didn’t really make sense at first, but now that I’m deeper in the story, I can tell it’s one of those “it all comes together later” situations.\ \ This book is very mysterious, you kinda just have to keep reading and let the details build until you get the full picture.\ \ I’m reading it casually right now, but I already know I’m probably missing things that would’ve been so good to annotate 😭and I don’t think every book needs to be annotated or tabbed, but this one?? this would be SUCH a good series to do that with… especially since it’s a shorter duology.\ \ I’m not even done yet and it’s already a 5⭐️ for me… I might even like it more than One Dark Window

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\ \ Hello sweet Bindery Friends! Thank you SO MUCH for being here! I wanted to do a video about my recommendations on what to read now that you've finished The Knight and the Moth, and I DID film it, but I wasn't satisfied. I might release that as one of the Inner Circle benefits eventually!\ \ Here's the deal: I've found 4 books on my shelves that I've read that miiiiight just get you out of that post-TKATM slump.\ \

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The Inkborne Society\ \ Azhangia\ \ • May 1 2025

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Here is a list May 2025 book releases across the sci-fi and fantasy genres, including a short publisher synopsis for each book as well as my thoughts + ratings of the ones I've already read (tagged to this post). As I read more of these throughout the month, I'll update this list with additional reviews. Happy reading! :)\ \ MAY 6TH: \ \ Silver Elite (Dani Francis)\ \ In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.\ \ My Thoughts & Rating:\ \ ⭐ 3.75 - This book was A LOT of fun (especially in the first 50%), and reminded me of Tris and Four from Divergent (the banter was ON POINT). Unfortunately, the characters continued to feel one-dimensional as the story progressed, and the plot armor got a little too thick for my liking. That said, if you’re just looking for a good time, this may still be for you! 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Skies Press\ \ Emma\ \ • Mar 30 2025

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A LOVELY SURPRISE 🥹 Gothic romantic fantasy by @Rachel Gillig let’s gooooo 👀 Alas I didn’t start it immediately but I think I will next week after Sunrise 📚 @Orbit Books US #booktok #books#booksnightandthemoth #rachelgillig #fantasybooks #gothicbooks #tbr #bookmail #emmaskiesreads #onedarkwindow

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Enchanted Echoes\ \ Deirdre\ \ • Feb 28 2025

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New year new book releases!!!! I actually had such a hard time narrowing this down because there are some pretty amazing sounding books coming out this year. Let me know in the comments if you have any of these books on your radar! #2025bookreleases #anticipatedbooks2025 #bookstoread2025 #fantasybooks #romancebooks

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chronicallybookish\ \ Kaley\ \ • Feb 19 2025

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