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scupper's one of THOSE alpha males. i mean he just gendered romance poems 😭

"kya laid her hand upon the breathing, wet earth, and the marsh became her mother."

"-extended wings. so she sat down too and wished she could gather them up and take them with her to the porch to sleep. she imagined them all packed in her bed, a fluffy bunch of warm, feathered bodies under the covers together."

"a few birds pecked gently between her toes, and she laughed from the tickling until tears streamed down her cheeks, and finally great, ragged sobs erupted from that tight place below her throat. when the carton was empty she didnt think she could stand the pain, so afraid they would leave her like everybody else. but the gulls squatted on the beach around her and went about their business of preening their gray-"

this is so sad ),;

why do i actually feel terrible for the paintings (,;

'this little piggy stayed home' ):

"; had taught her birdsongs, star names, how to steer the boat through saw grass."

"marsh is not swamp. marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky. slow-moving creeks wander, carrying the orb of the sun with them to the sea, and long-legged birds lift with unexpected grace--as though not built to fly--against the roar of a thousand snow geese". BEAUTIFUL.

soooo is the 'villain' supposed to change and be good or is she supposed to be full on attacking people like this because the author keeps alternating?

YES SLAY CALLOW

overpowered mcs<<<
(not saying that this one is overpowered, but there obviously should be a lot of flaws)

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"a pair of taloned wings shreds the fabric of my bodice and unfurls fron my spine, like the sails rumored to have graced leythana's ships. Veined and scaled and beautiful."

'but they will not reach us. no one will separate us again.'

oh-

slayy

if im supposed to feel sympathy for someone its for the bird and the bird only

endlewind have some mercy pls

why do i feel the physical pain the characters experience from this book more than the mental

i love betrayal tropes but uhm i absolutely hate this one

sometimes i need to remember i have free will to dnf a book whenever i like but then i remember theres "wEll yOu jUst HaveNt rEaD tHe WhOle bOok"

someone should deduct a star for their review of this rating each time the book says dragons teeth. they'll probably be in the negative 100s.

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'sometimes, when you live with an enchantment long enough, you absorb its power....and we have been so long acquainted'.

i feel like im supposed to be feeling something for these plot twists but it just makes me more frustrated

r. u. serious. 😐

kal<3

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f u tarkin