Crossed the halfway point and the stakes finally showed up.
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Freya Vaughn
Freya keeps a shelf for comfort reads and another shelf for books that cause emotional damage.
4Current Reads
3Finished
3Favorites
13Friends
Reading Identity
GenresRomance, Cozy Mystery, Book Club Fiction
Tropesquest, ancient prophecy, moral dilemma
FormatsEbook / Kindle
Reader StyleNot set
AnnotationNot set
DiscoveryNot set
Reader MoodAudiobook while driving
AuthorsC.S. Lewis, Madeline Miller, J.R.R. Tolkien
Shelf Notes
Books That Changed Me
The best books make me kinder and more suspicious of narrators.
Books I Recommend Most
My best recommendations usually start with: this sounds weird, but trust me.
Books I Would Reread
Books that feel different the second time.
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Recent Posts
Freya VaughnReading Milestone · May 30, 2026 2:25 am
Freya VaughnSelling / Trading This Copy · May 29, 2026 11:52 pm
Putting this one on the exchange shelf instead of letting it collect dust.
Soren Thompson
I had the same reaction.
No spoilers, but yes — keep going.
This is exactly where it grabbed me too.