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Austin Hale
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I have fewer than 100 pages left so I might as well finish this, but it’s definitely not getting more than two stars. The dialogue is terrible — nobody actually speak like the characters in this book; and tangentially related, everything is WAY over explained.
— Mar 07, 2026 10:35PM
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Austin Hale
is on page 162 of 336
I’m halfway through and realizing this book kinda booty. The characters’ lines don’t even remotely resemble how real people talk. There’s WAY too much exposition. It’s just not great
— Mar 02, 2026 08:20AM
