And I didn’t even attempt to read this in one sitting, I rarely do with long ass fantasy books because sometimes I get either bored or overwhelmed with the world building! There are many chapters in the middle of this book that are quite slow and repetitive which is why taking breaks helped me. I’m not even going to try to talk about the plot because I have two braincells and I cannot summarise the beautiful chaos that is tcogb. JLA and her third books in every series are always so damn painful!! And that is just the first 18% of the book!! I’m actually having serious withdrawal symptoms today and I’m two seconds away from rereading all three books. My heart was racing, I was happy, crying, hyperventilating, screaming, swooning, melting and blushing. The crown of gilded bones is action packed but is still character driven that had me feeling ALL the emotions.

The smile on my face grew as my heart did a little skip in my chest. What had started as a nickname had become a reality. “The dimple in his right cheek appeared, and he dipped his head, kissing just above my brow and then lower, over the scar.

But the plot(s) in tcogb? yeah I was actually invested! I mostly want soft moments, domestic bliss and all of that. when I’m so in love with a ship and adore them with all my heart then everything else is just background noise. with a side of plot😊 and i was not disappointed! usually by the third or fourth book in a series, the romance is the main thing for me. Honestly, I just came for the romance and romance only. I just have one question: HOW THE HELL DO I GO ON WITH MY LIFE NOW? I finished this last night and fuck me, I’m still reeling from everything that happened. Plot heavy + romance heavy + smut heavy = TOP TIER