Elle’s Reviews > The Library of Amorlin > Status Update
Elle
is 80% done
It gets dumber, because a minor villain cons their way into the library, causing so much trouble, both at the library, & politically because he's not being offered magic + full access. And you could GIVE HIM THE MAGIC DEATH LIQUID. It will definitely kill him. It's probably going to be how Kisara "tricks" him at the end of the novel. But you could have killed him day 1 with minimal fallout. SUCH A DUMB PLOT DEVICE.
— Jan 27, 2026 12:34AM
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Elle
is 40% done
@ 40%: Reveals that the magic library has a liquid that judges if you're good/safe for the library or not, either granting magic or killing the drinker. We just wasted 40% of a novel on the main librarian testing the spy, when he could have made her drink the magic trust liquid on day 1 & had her drop dead if a traitor or confirmed as safe, solving one of his major problems. Instead, weeks of games.
I AM SO MAD.
— Jan 26, 2026 08:56PM
I AM SO MAD.
Elle
is starting
"She loathed the humid weather, loathed the scrape of her black fighting leathers against her clammy skin, and the weight of the sword across her back. Each one was a reminder that her life was no longer her own, and she carried them like stones through a river, waiting for the day they dragged her under."
... Dear god, way to get me in the first few pages, author. Damn. I'm a sucker for a great metaphor.
— Jan 26, 2026 06:17PM
... Dear god, way to get me in the first few pages, author. Damn. I'm a sucker for a great metaphor.
