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tbh i dont think it was a terrible thing to recommend andrew to Weber. She should have TOLD him that she worked there but im not looking forward to her getting found out and this being a big deal

This is definitely gothic horror bc it's all people talking about scary things in the past and very little actually happening lol I still like it!!

Love the atmosphere so far. A little hard to keep track of everyone's names

Not really sure how I feel about this one I keep zoning out, also this girl is jumping through so many hoops to let herself go to the market like girl no!!

Their banter is too cute! I love reading about Nora's 3/10 feelings, its weirdly relating to my life rn

I like the bromance with Randall and Glen. Super dad men. I really couldn't care less about Amelia, she's too immature and idk why someone as cool as Liss likes her. Also the only poc characters seem to be there just so the white characters have someone to talk to and sort their shit out :/ Ludmilla kinda gross with her fishing thing but hmmm

Asexual main character my beloved!!! Go Lou go!!

Nooo girl dont violate conflict of interest law don't doo iiittt. I love Nora tho

"organizing books by aesthetic was a sin as far as Nora was concerned." Finally a hot take I can agree with

Yeah Amelia is a huge baby lmao i get being upset but she acts too much like a child

Definitely like it more now that there's kind of a plot going. And we know the characters individually instead of their relationship to each other. Amelia is still kind of brat even with her cheating bastard lol

The plot is really dragging omg 😭😭 so much I'm not really sure what the plot is anymore, why are they fighting for Helen when Helen is like insane?? Also poor Mariopi, this character really isn't treated well for how much Achilles apparently loves her

Yeah Mariopi is not a good look for the author. A slave who refuses freedom and helps Achilles despite being beaten by her?? Yikes. Still like how Achilles is shaping though, kind of liking the blood but horrified by the gods and their violence

I'm going through this at a snails pace but there is too much going on

Yeah I can tell this def pisses off history snobs lol Patroclus is her cousin in this version but I think its hilarious. Tho i dont get her fascination with Agamemnon it feels like she already loves him before even meeting bc the Plot says So

Okay I'm not a mythology snob so I don't really know a lot about Achilles but I'm LOVING this retelling already lol fuckin trans rights!!!

I don't think I've retained like anything about what's going on here

okay idk why the text is SO SMALL in this book. It's the opposite of a large print. Teeny tiny ass print. Otherwise fine, the tsunami panic was well done

Interesting and I like her subdued tone) emotions but I don't think it's really grabbed me

Melody is pretty Angsty Teen but honestly I don't blame her lol. She's got the 'forced to move, hate my dad, bad at school' combo

Lord help me not to dnf this silly little tale

okay yeah the slow poisoning of your daughter is bad lol I get Frankie running away. But Maude?? A whiner lol

AND I have a hard time really feeling like this is at all a good idea when they literally have TRUST FUNDS. WHAT are they running away from??

I know the YA thing where they don't always think realistically but if she just wants to get away from her parents she could just wait like....a few months. Turn 18 and leave instead of literally faking your death and doing it the hard way lol