Status Updates From Harrow the Ninth (The Locke...

5 pts? “sickly radiances” 5 lyctors?

dead red head baby !!

you’re not as pretty as anastasia present tense

body’s eyes are yellow-gold

gideons eyes were gold? don’t remember

body’s eyes are yellow gold

what color were gideons eyes?

so the insanity thing. seems new? esp if it’s audiovisual hallucinations and a large chunk of the last book was her exploring/finding and trusting clues.

i wonder if that’s bc of tampered memory? the body thing seems like it could be true (or a stand in for gideon?) but the rest seems less plausible

also i think she would’ve told gideon about the hallucinations in the pool

says she never interacted with camilla? is this true or manipulation. they had been in the same room several times, did they speak?

ianthe said “who?” to ortus nigenad, probably she didn’t affect harrows memory? but she does know about it

I'm really glad we're on a bigger scale than a single planet in this book. Also, the magic system is getting really interesting.

(2/2) and the Lyctors stop the beasts? If yes, he's selfish for living forever. They say power corrupts. Jury's still out.

(1/2) I'm trying to decide if I like or trust the Emperor. He's written as a humble everyman turned God Emperor — worn out furniture, genuine concern for Harrow, more teacher than ruler. I like him. But should I? He's sending Harrow into a forever war, and it turns out his own resurrection and the Lyctors' sacrifices are what created the beasts they're fighting against. So the question becomes: would killing himself

I am not a fan of second person (or first person TBH) and am not very happy to find myself in a sequel using it. I think maybe it's being used to portray how strange and odd Harrowhark's mental state is right now. Still, no me gusta. Right now I'm invested and interested enough that I'm not dropping the book, but we'll see if that changes.

I'm getting real tired of Ianthe's voice.