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Everyone in this is so stupid that I cannot deal. How have these people gotten to their thirties and forties with what seems like negative emotional intelligence? Disappointed in the book so far.

My father and grandfather were both high-degree masons. I hope this book isn't a long indulgence of all the conspiracy theories. Trust me, the closer you are to it, the less exciting it is. My dad participating in dark rituals is the dumbest conspiracy I've ever heard. He had his flaws, but to his credit, he'd have risked his life to expose anything close to murder, let alone murder itself. It's ridiculous.

I know it must look like I love JK Rowling from my reading this year. And yes, I really love Harry Potter and the Strike novels. But man, she herself is terrible. She's not even a casual transphobe--it's her whole persona at this point, which makes it extra disturbing. But man, I've been waiting for this book for months and idk how to reconcile these two things. :(

I read this when I first got sick, and it was helpful to me then. I think it's time to read the second edition. I could really use the help right now.

I'm really enjoying this so far. The techies are supposed to make you roll your eyes a little, right? I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be impressed because Google customizes everybody's lunch, but it's such an eye-roll moment for me. The love interest is very endearing if her ramblings about the Singularity are supposed to be a bit amusing. And I need the whole ~*living forever*~ stuff to be a wink-nod to the reader.

I'm sorry but what the fuck is happening

What is happening this was going so well 😂

I know there is a murderer out there killing champions, but I appreciate that the contest isn't insanely bloodthirsty itself. Sure, you can die, but more likely, you go home. That's sane!

So far all the main characters (the one's whose perspective we get) are ALL men. And the main female character is Not Like Other Girls. I'm also getting kind of bored because so far everything is pretty generic and nothing exciting has happened. I'm sticking with it for torturer man, who is a great character. Horrible, but great.

this book is so bad why does everyone like it

😂 This book is so bad yet so good. As someone with Ehlers Danlos, I am biased toward enjoying this, I guess. The plot is so predictable. The characters are so predictable. But lol, I am enjoying it.

The libertarians were as expected, but I've learned so much about bears.

WHAT.

These books should be labeled teen romance, not ya fantasy. And no, I don't care if somebody turned into a worm.

Okay I just have to say that like 50% of this book is not about what the title suggests...