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End cycle 4

Fffffff....

I want to keep reading because Things Are Happening, but I also do not want to keep reading because I know how this story ends, at least in the real world.

It took a minute, but finally the threads are connecting

🥺🥺

I couldn't tell you the last time a book made me cry actual tears

"Law is a lie crafted for Men's comfort."

Hmmm

"Sometimes you could do everything right and cruelty would still reign in this life. Sometimes the only thing to do was push on, no matter how much one suffered, never depending on hope, but never quite giving up on it, either."

Oh Tobhi.
(And yes, my mind did go to a certain starship Captain when reading the first sentence of this quote.)

"Right was right. It had to be, otherwise what was the point of all this glory and grandeur? He couldn't accept that all the sacrifices he and others had made for so many years were hollow, [...].
<< [...] The Republic is a virtuos ideal, not just cold reality. If anyone understands this, it's you.>>"

This discussion between and Kaer and Brennard is very well done.

Coming back to this after a bit of a break and, jep, I still despise Vald.

Am nervous.

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Why would Tarsa do that? Her response here seems really out of character.

Into cycle 3 now

Made more progress!

Is anything more cozy than reading safe and warm while a storm rages outside?

Oh hey. Found the feels.

I can't figure out why this is taking me so long! The world is interesting, the writing is fine, but I can't seem to get traction

A little into cycle 2

In case you were considering it, this book shouldn't be read on a phone.

Grieving the inability to read this on trees who've offered their lives for beautiful books.

That was a lot of exposition.