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i am… speechless. what. was. that. GUT-WRENCHING PLOT TWIST??? okay, some might’ve seen it coming, but i DID NOT. like i had a feeling that with all the praise the lioness was getting, something was gonna be off, BUT OMG I DIDN’T SEE THIS ONE COMING. and sabaa’s delivery???🔛🔝

and just as i thought it was getting a little slow… BAM stuff happens🫢 also FINALLY an iconic helene slay!!!

i wish i knew more abt all the creatures and their differences cuz i’m a confused person by nature😭 but other than that yay!!! glad to be here lol

i’m reading too many books rn😭 but so far so cute! so whimsy✨

✨she’s baaaaaaaaaacccckkkk✨

UGH I FORGET HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS BOOK UNTIL I READ IT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

WHY DO ELIAS AND LAIA KEEP GETTING PULLED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER??? they all need a break🙏🏻
also… avitas + helene???👀

GUS EVERETT MENTIONED >>>
also WHY R THEY SO CUTE, SEND HELP🥰🫶🏻😙

THE INSIDE JOKES >>>

THE INSIDE JOKES >>>

shaeva and elias’ brother/sister dynamic is so cute🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 if she DIES…😤

awwwww, we got a glimpse of happiness with that ending🥹

man, i knew keenan was sus… BUT THE NIGHTBRINGER??? imagine coming to love someone only to find out they LITERALLY never existed💔

I. CALLED. IT!!!
side note: i didn’t actually suspect keenan until LITERALLY RIGHT BEFORE BUT OH MY GOODNESS… i was kinda expecting more with the whole mazen reveal in the last book, but THIS??? screaming, crying, throwing up!!!

every time i return to this book, i’m gobsmacked with how cool it is and how much i love it🫶🏻

man i wish i could read faster… and all day. so i could inhale this series before school💙

oh man. i knew it was coming, but izzi’s death ruined me…

update: that progress i thought we were making with helene… yeah i don’t know if it’s still there.
“they [the scholars] can’t read. they can’t fight. they have no steelcraft. they are a slave class— a lesser class.” i’m sorry, huh??? #colonizerera

i can see glimpses of character development w/ helene, which i love🫶🏻 also, i NEED to know how in the world the commandant became this evil

man, mamie rila is an icon!!! if she dies, i’m gonna riot😭

could elias be anymore perfect??? answer: no. this man is vying for my heart🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

elias, come on now, don’t die on me!!! also that scene where laia was telling him to wake up was SO bellarke coded it’s not even funny

my poor babies, i need them to GET SOME REST🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻 also… avitas mention?👀

man this book is phenomenal… that’s it, no notes🫶🏻

man i don’t know why my brain refuses to read this book in large chunks bc it’s SO GOOD💚

when i tell you i was UTTERLY FLOORED after reading chapter 28… no one quite does it like sabaa tahir, in the best and worst way possible

oh she’s getting MESSY!!! i was pissed at helene before, and i still kinda am, but i think we’re beginning to see the tendrils of growth for her. she still holds some questionable beliefs that i think she needs to unlearn, so i’m curious to see how that plays out.
also, WHO AM I SUPPOSED TO TRUST??? magen being the bad guy just seems like one giant red herring, and i have this feeling that it might be izzi? idk

helene’s worldview is making me mad i swear… but LAIA AND ELIAS >>>

i have SO MANY THOUGHTS-
1. why is helene lowkey racist? she has this colonizer mindset that i’m not vibing with… i guess i just have to remember that i also didn’t like matthias at first, but he got better
2. I NEED TO SEE MORE OF ELAIA (i guess that’s what it’s called) bc why am i out here rooting for keenan???