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Ok and now they’re randomly kissing with no build up. We’re not even halfway, and we haven’t even started the third out of seven trials

“Stars, she loved how protective he was. Wait a minute. Loved? She was in love with Grim? Oh. Oh, no.”

ARE YOU KIDDING ME ???????

Also you can love how someone acts but not be in love with them 🙄🙄🙄

“Their friendship had come to mean the world to her, in a short time. And sometimes she would catch the look in his eyes—a look that was very much not one you gave friends. Recalling the way he had glanced at her this morning, she felt heat pool low in her stomach, and a pleasant shiver ran through her body.”

We’re not even halfway through the book 😔

When did lore say that her wound would be gone? Did I miss that? Also no one saw her bloodied arm and dress? There’s a lot of logic questions that could be solved with an extra sentence or too, same when names get dropped and everyone in a scene is referred to as “she”, or when there’s no explanation when someone goes from point a to b. It’s just very confusing

“He sighed and leaned forward, resting his forehead to hers. “It’s funny,” he said, his eyes closed, “I’ve gone through my entire life alone, never feeling like anything was missing, but now that I’ve met you, Serena Rose, I feel like my life will never be the same without you in it.” … “You’re the best friend I’ve ever had.””

This is like the fifth day they’ve known each other.

I like that for once the brooding man is the magic wielder and the eccentric MC is human (that we know of so far)

I thought she was on a chair? How is he next to her holding her? I thought he was standing and making tea? Where’s the tea? How does she feel his body rumble if she’s in a chair?

“A comfortable silence stretched, the kind that only people who have known each other for years can experience, making her realize how strange it was that she felt like this with someone she had only known for a few days.”

For the last time guys acknowledging it doesn’t make it better ://:

Yeah, the dialogue and narration is a bit on the nose and repetitive :/ also she’s just throwing around the friend word all Willy nilly

She had one conversation with this girl and she’s super attached to her? She even says it herself lol like what? When did yall bond

I notice the narration goes back and forth between calling the MC Rina and Serena

Wow we’re really speeding through this first fairytale

“Ha! You missed! I’m still here! I’m still here!”

And that is his greatest curse :(

The plot reminds me of the Bratz Fairytales movie

Stop killing me

Yay more info dumps :(((

“I know everything that goes on within Glenn”

Yet you asked her to explain the curse to you, the curse that happened just last night in this very room

Also the info dumping is heavyyyyy

I have no idea what time of day is it. Is it the same night or a different morning? Did we start the trials yet?

Great concept! Just a lot of questions from the writing

The dialogue is a bit on the nose

She is not taking this reverend threat seriously. He can run you out of your home, have you killed, or sexually assaulted. And you’re throwing it in his face that you don’t believe in what he does? You don’t have any means of escape or powers! Just play the long game!

“That sounded odd to her, but as it did not concern her, she decided to not push him any further.”

Again this is a highly valuable collection you spent years protecting and now you’re just going to let some random man do what he wants with it?

You would let a stranger into the library without chaperoning him to make sure he doesn’t do anything untoward with the material??

Ew ew ew I hate when the love interest thinks she’s a young girl and says “girls your age” — he’s in his early to mid twenty’s with a nineteen yr old protag, please don’t make this any weirder than it already is.

Also as an update, there’s been some telling vs showing already with the lore and backstories, but not too bad to deter me. But, there’s NO commas 😭😭