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I have come to the sad realisation that I am an idiot. I bought all the books in this series without trying them out. I was intrigued by the OTHER series by this author, so bought this one instead? IDK, why am I like this?

Anyway, this incredible premise is rapidly getting massacred by flat characters, no world-building, and monotonous writing.

(I'll read it all though. Because idiot.)

Utterly dismal yet engrossing. We are tranfixed by horror as a species, aren't we?

Picked this up to read at night, just before sleeping. What a mistake it has been.

These novellas are not bad; quite the contrary. But they aren't easy reading. In fact, I finished the first one last time, and I couldn't sleep because I was stewing about the book descriptions I saw on here.

Angela's story is NOT about infidelity. It is about a woman who is liberated from an abusive husband. Her body is her own.

Oh come on. Get on with it. The suspense is killing me.

"We agree with the Hindus that one of the aims of a well-lived life is Kama, or sensual pleasure."

I'm sorry, but what Hinduism is this? Can't be the repressed culture that I know and love so dearly. 🙄

Second jolt of surprise, as I read a mantra often chanted at Sathya Sai's gatherings.

Imagine my surprise that Shiva has made an appearance in this book.

Restarting this

the writing is evocative but in a clumsy way. like when you write for the first time ever and you use yourself as a template for the protagonist. oh and far too much scenery and adjectives.

slightly disappointing but I have hope

too convenient

The author is a great writer, but a rambling storyteller. Imagine taking up almost 10% of the book in describing ambience. It is the first two chapters.

If this were Tolkein, you would expect similar real estate describing forest and greenery; perhaps 5 pages on just grass. But his books were also enormous. There was ample space for it. In 260 pages thpugh? Not so much.

I don't know where this story is going, but absolutely loving Eleanor's archaic language. I guess I'm tired of simplified writing that abounds everywhere. This is a literary mental workout. And it is amazing!

77% read. and yet there is not a single clue. the suspense is maddening.

ok all the suspense is becoming super tedious now