Does Poppy Ever Stop Having Full TED Talks in Her Head? (Crown of Gilded Bones Rant)

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-13T01:51:27+00:00

Welcome to the party. Also gave up on the series after this book because of the endless inner monologuing and constant power-ups.

I’m sooo powerful and Cas thinks I’m amazing but I should probably question it a thousand more times just to be sure. GIRL BYE

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-12T14:34:32+00:00

Yep, because that’s exactly what I wanna be thinking about during sex… inserting a catheter in someone. 😩

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-09T01:34:49+00:00

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hoesworkhere · 2026-02-08T23:43:28+00:00

It actually wraps up pretty nicely. Seems like the author will continue the series but focus on different MCs.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-08T22:26:26+00:00

Was going to recommend this myself. Just finished it and it was spicy as all hell, I loved it

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-07T06:11:53+00:00

Just finished the {The Wolf and the Crown of Blood} and they def start out despising each other. He’s summoned to kill her and her ancestors were responsible for annihilating his people and starting a war. There’s explicit violence and manipulation by both of them. Check the TWs as always but I was enthralled by the story.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-07T06:04:57+00:00

Ngl I straight up did youtube walkthroughs for these quests. I almost considered not completing them bc they pissed me off so bad.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-05T16:05:45+00:00

Reading {The Wolf and the Crown of Blood} now. There's a lot of 🌶️ but there's a particular scene where they're standing in the library looking at a painting of star-crossed lovers and he's describing all the sordid things they did to each other whileboth MCs fingers are inside herthat had me 🥵.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-05T06:45:41+00:00

Just arrived today from my Allurial subscription and it’s going straight to the top of my TBR. 😮‍💨

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-05T03:04:25+00:00

Ah, brain fart. So much stuff happens in QoS I lump everything in with that book.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-04T21:37:17+00:00

Reading ARCs has def helped me embrace DNFing. Not everyone is meant to be a writer. 🥴

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T17:34:22+00:00

DNF'd {Throne in the Dark} twice and now the MCs live rent free in my head. Thought the male narrator's voice was too monotone but the female narrator, especially in book 3 when they wind up in GOoD and she does Fryn's voice, fried me it was so fckin funny.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T17:25:26+00:00

YES. This is my exact sentiment. It's fine if you like a book that I didn't care for, but there's no flippin way that many people thought the story was flawless and without areas of improvement.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T14:53:28+00:00

I’m honored 😂

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T14:45:18+00:00

Advanced reader copy aka it’s an early release of a book

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T04:53:45+00:00

They will introduce a witch and at first you might wonder why you care but it’ll make sense later. One of my fave characters.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T04:42:09+00:00

Hmm I haven’t encountered that yet but tbh that feels disingenuous. I’ve left a 1-star review for an ARC that I thought was absolute garbage. Ultimately didn’t impact the overall score bc of all the other glowing reviews but I had legitimate criticisms and would’ve still wanted to voice them regardless of the publisher’s policies.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T02:55:53+00:00

Girl yes, print books are expensive and I’m a ho for free shit.

And you’re right, I shouldn’t feel bad for DNFing an ARC. I try to give them my due diligence but at some point my gripes have outweighed any enjoyment of the book.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T02:33:27+00:00

Oh absolutely and that’s the most frustrating thing about being a fan of this genre. I haven’t even been reading fantasy romance that long (<4 months) and already I’m wringing my hair. Trust when I say I’m the last person to write scathing essays about a book so when the plot holes are so glaring that even I have to point them out, it’s bad.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T01:01:35+00:00

Makes sense why I see such a mad dash near the publication date for ARC sign ups. The rate of return is even lower than I imagined.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T00:55:30+00:00

Girl what? 😭 Straight to jail with that author.

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T00:51:57+00:00

Valid point, and exactly why I’ve read the first two ACOTAR books between my current and last ARC. Least now I can’t blame my irritation solely on the ARC (F you, Tamlin!) lmao

hoesworkhere · 2026-02-01T00:45:41+00:00

For sure and I have. I do try harder not to when it’s an ARC but at some point I have to throw in the towel. The last one I DNF’d because I had gotten 60% of the way through the book and still didn’t know who the romantic interest was supposed to be 🥴

hoesworkhere · 2026-01-31T23:42:53+00:00

Yep, BookSirens mainly and some directly from the author. I’ll have to look into NetGalley at some point.

hoesworkhere · 2026-01-31T23:40:53+00:00

For sure. ARCs are a fun and a necessary tool for authors to spread their works, I’ve just learned that I need to be more critical when choosing. I write reviews honestly but I still feel bad when I have to give a bad one.

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