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I'm taking 'villains and heroes' with a pinch of salt, meaning I don't mean superheroes or supervillains necessarily. Just stories that either have an excellent antagonist, or a great enemies to friends/lovers vibe.

Firstly: if you haven't read the other works by Schwab or Bardugo, do so! They both do adult stories as well, or works that don't really fit (to my mind) in decisively either the 'adult' or 'young adult' category. I am listing some of my favourites of theirs below.

Darker Shades of Magic series by V.E Schwab

The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue, by V.E Schwab

Ninth House, by Leigh Bardugo (no romance yet, but we'll see!)

Secondly: other stories by other authors:

Sorcery of Thorns, by Margaret Rogerson

A Deadly Education (/The Scholomance series, at least so far!) by Naomi Novik

Folk in the Air series by Holly Black (it is often classed as YA, in the same way that Six of Crows/Grishaverse is often marketed as YA, but I think it has a lot of adult appeal and I have only ever read it as an adult.)

Thirdly: not fantasy, but has some of the vibes of Six of Crows/Vicious - by which I mean, tales of close friendship or romance tied with revenge, if you want to branch out of fantasy. (No pressure!)

If We Were Villains, by M.L Rio

The Secret History, by Donna Tart

Fourthly: other books that may fit the bill, that I didn't hate, but also wouldn't rave about with love, but you may still enjoy them.

We Could Be Heroes, by Mike Chen (actual superheroes!)

Finally: haven't read it yet but I WANT to and it's next on my list after my current novel, and I suspect it may fit the bill...

If you really want to help indigenous people, now is your time.

Ngati Paoa and other protestors have been occupying Putiki Bay after resource consent was given to develop it without consent from the local iwi. Today, they are blocked by police as developers being to destroy Little Blue Penguin habitat, a species on the decline with climate change and habitat destruction.

Shiba Inu

Australian Shepherd

Labrador Retriever

New hoodie and t-shirt designs! Print is on the back and the Pride Knights’ logo on the front. ステー・プラウド means ‘STAY PROUD’ in Japanese! Hope you all like the new designs. Available until April 12th!

Sincerely, 

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When trying new coping strategies or learning a new habit, you’ll fail. Possibly many many times.

But that’s alright! No one just PICKS it up immediately. 

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You’re trying to learn to do it sometimes, and then occasionally, and then more often than not, and finally every time!

Similarly, you might fail in any plan or timetable you’re trying to use.

But that’s alright! 

As OP’s therapist said, it doesn’t have to be perfect! In fact, no one can pick it up immediately. 

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Doing things OCCASIONALLY is better than not doing it at all.

Doing things LATE is better than not doing it at all.