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August 18 broke the fandom: A Court of Splintered Harmony (Oct 27) and A Court of Forgotten Melody (Jan 12) revealed together, launching the Valkyrie Cycle with Koschei as the big bad. The covers leaked hours before the official post and the music-themed titles have theorists rioting.Two months until A Court of Splintered Harmony and the POV question is still open. The Valkyrie Cycle taglines are being read like tea leaves, the gradient covers are still dividing group chats, and rereads of Silver Flames are spiking accordingly.Seven weeks out and the page count leaked before the POV did: 352 pages, which makes it the shortest ACOTAR novel by a distance after the 750-page Silver Flames. The fandom has decided this proves it is a setup book. Still no couple, still no name from the Inner Circle. Bloomsbury is enjoying this.New guide: the best summer romance books for fantasy readersWhat does 3/5 spice actually mean? Check the Spice Rating guideAugust 18 broke the fandom: A Court of Splintered Harmony (Oct 27) and A Court of Forgotten Melody (Jan 12) revealed together, launching the Valkyrie Cycle with Koschei as the big bad. The covers leaked hours before the official post and the music-themed titles have theorists rioting.Two months until A Court of Splintered Harmony and the POV question is still open. The Valkyrie Cycle taglines are being read like tea leaves, the gradient covers are still dividing group chats, and rereads of Silver Flames are spiking accordingly.Seven weeks out and the page count leaked before the POV did: 352 pages, which makes it the shortest ACOTAR novel by a distance after the 750-page Silver Flames. The fandom has decided this proves it is a setup book. Still no couple, still no name from the Inner Circle. Bloomsbury is enjoying this.New guide: the best summer romance books for fantasy readersWhat does 3/5 spice actually mean? Check the Spice Rating guide

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