Status Updates From A Theory of Dreaming (A Stu...

First thing first, I don’t like her being small and the angst of them being almost prosecuted for challenging the status quo. I don’t like the fact he is being used by the teacher and belittled by everybody (same for her) and that he doesn’t share what he is going through (same for her) story focuses mostly on him and vooroordelen towards him as a “mixed blood”

It’s about a underwater dream world

HERE WE GOOOO

These characters are so gentle and pure 😭 Effy my sweet girl

So far… I’m struggling 😩

i do not like this book. it is boring and dragging on. it’s all effy “ah i’m a burden the fairy king is gone how could preston love me i should just put us both out of our misery even though im living my dream in the literature college” and preston is all like “ah im so scared effy is going to get a paper cut and im in dream land” like i get it they are going through rough times but i am just so bored

Ils m’avaient tant manquée
Effie va me faire pleurer

EVERYONE STOP KEEPING SECRETS RN

getting through this so slowly bc having both protagonists stress me out so much (because i love them) makes me scared to turn the damn page

one of my most anticipated reads 🤞

“I’m the college’s top-ranked literature student and I got a perfect score on my entrance exam”

Preston, who did you dirty allowing this turn of phrase?! Received, man!

Listen on kids: no matter gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgender life, please, tell your partner (if you trust them) if supernatural entity is haunting you. Especially if you have already encountered supernatural with them. This is critical.

It's the second book this year where a character is dreaming (and hallucinating) of underwater city and something is trying to talk to them. This is painful 😒

So we're just not going to communicate with each other? Ok. Ok. Sure. Yeah. Sounds great.

The whole plot of this one isn’t gonna hinge on the two main characters not communicating with each other is it? I really hate that trope 😭😭

Screaming, crying, throwing up (but sad)

am i in a slump or am i just not enjoying it as much as the 1st book

Me preocupa mucho lo que pueda pasar a continuación

⤿ omg we get Preston's pov?? ava reid the author you are...

Listen I liked it but it felt unnecessary…? Everything here felt like the first book did it better or was unnecessary.

Still a good book overall though, especially the romance stuff and new worldbuilding, but it’s chill if you don’t read it after ASID. It doesn’t add much to the story.

I’m still excited for the actual companion thingy though.

🫢❤️

They really didn’t need (SPOILER) to return. The ASID climax was so boring and just a bunch of info dumping, and I’m starting to wonder if it’ll be like that again…

every angharad picks up a pen she drops bars never before seen

So Effy’s at peak depression, everything is tense, and I’m starting to wonder if this book was just an excuse for mental health commentary and Reid just didn’t want to make a new world and used her old one since a sequel to her successful novel would definitely help her paycheck.

It’s not a bad book, at least. Just unnecessary.

im getting nervous

I love the writing in this world so much it’s like coming home it’s so atmospheric tempted to drag this out already

Ava Reid sure can craft an immersive atmosphere

“Does grief alter one’s spirit, or does it merely reveal one’s fundamental nature?” <- love this line!

this academic lore is killing meeeeee

when does it get not boring

De retour avec les bebouuuuuuuu

"Yay, Cute ball scene!- Noooooo intense physical violence and racism- Awww they're soo romantic- NOOO Preston got blamed and Effy is falling into depression again..."

- My mental reaction to the past few chapters