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I LIKE WATCHING DUMPSTER FIRES LEAVE ME ALONE

“You could break your thumb that way” Callum then proceeds to tuck Ash’s thumb INSIDE his fist, you know, so he’d ACTUALLY break his thumb if he punched something 💀

I feel like I missed something bc why does everyone suddenly hate alchemists?? There’s a whole school for it?? Alchemy is ingrained in the history and mythology of this world???

DNF this shit is boring af and I just don’t like this author’s writing style at all. Honestly not sure why I picked this up when I didn’t even like her other book, A River of Golden Bones. Both of these books are like 60-90% travel with tiny sprinkles of action and for a ‘fantasy politics’ book there’s like no political commentary on the (fictional) world

I think k this is another one I’m going to make yall read without reading the description. Just know there are pirates and the narrator is of the same style as the one from a series of unfortunate events
Spoilers without context? Imagine the sand sea and the corresponding sand sea ship from Zelda: Skyward Sword

Idk what kind of crack Brandon Sanderson was on when he wrote this but I’m staying FAR away from it

Honestly offended none of yall made me read this before
12/10 for the sarcastic narrator

I sincerely hope Carmilla and Laura kill DeLafontaine and live together for the rest of their lives 👍

I keep forgetting the MC’s full name is Ashen Woods. ASHEN. WOODS.
Also the world building seems to be both understated and overstated at the same time?? Idk how to say it but there’s both too much and too little lore

It’s giving ✨starseed✨ and ✨we’re all made of energy so just go with the flow✨new age hippie
I’m going to try to finish this but damn

I’m sorry why didn’t we start with a family curse??? More of that please

MCR mentioned??

I love this author sm every time I read one of their horror books it’s a unique narrator and an interesting style

Third times the charm 👍

🥰💕🌱🌸🐞 ladybugs: ❌👎
💀🔪🥀🩸🐞 ladybugs: 👍😍
All this to say ladybugs and butterflies can and should be portrayed in horror/scary situations more often

Is it really a Kingfisher book if there’s no goth barista?

Idk who this narrator is but he’s annoying and I can’t tell if the writing is weird or if it’s the cadence of the narrators voice

If I have to see the word ‘gaffawed’ one more time I’m DNFing

The author CANNOT do math
She keeps making up random numbers “they met when they were 12 and have been friends for 7 years” you JUST said Remy was nearly 28??

SJM has done irreparable damage to the fae fiction genre
(7 uses of the word female/ 12 uses of male)
This book is a debut and it shows

Cae is so stupid in love it’s hilarious
Himbo for Vel frfr

Imagine getting friendzoned by your husband
(But seriously these two need to sit down and talk thru them both having romantic anxiety)

That meme of two people continuously jumping in front of a bullet to save each other ? This dynamic to a T

This certainly is a book written by Ali hazelwood, known millennial and frequent thesaurus abuser

Cringe sex scene 👎
Cringier dialogue 🤢🤮

Called it

I don’t trust her mom
She’s def not her mom or she’s stealing the artifacts to smuggle out of the country or summon something calling it now

For a book about arranged gay marriage I seem to find myself saying “wow that’s kinda gay” a lot
PS Cae is a huge slut for Vel but since he’s hopelessly in love with his husband I’ll give him a pass