Machine's Last Testament

Machine Mandate

by Benjanun Sriduangkaew

To give humanity peace, the artificial intelligence Samsara will wage an eternal war . . .

In a universe torn by combat, Samsara's world is the final haven that refugees will pay any price to enter. At the Selection Bureau, Suzhen Tang upholds the AI's will and grants citizenship to those deemed worthy. When she meets new arrival Ovuha, she judges Ovuha a model candidate―educated, beautiful, a perfect fit for utopia.

But Ovuha carries with her the seeds of battle, and what she brings may spell apocalyptic change: the breaking of Samsara, the end of paradise.

Genres: Science Fiction, Queer, LGBT, Lesbian, Cyberpunk, Fiction, Artificial Intelligence

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2020

About the author

Science fiction, fantasy, and others in the between. Cute kissing ladies? I write those. Ruthless genocidal commanders? Got that covered too! 2014 finalist for Campbell Award for Best New Writer, 2015 BSFA finalist for Best Short Fiction (SCALE-BRIGHT). I like beautiful bugs and strange cities.

Reviews

[Tuni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m spoiled with this effortless representation. If you’re fantasy world isn’t intrinsically lgbt+ positive, I ain’t about that. Don’t tell me “it was just like that back then” or “it’s still going to be like that in the future.” So OF COURSE your world has to be misogynistic and all sorts of phobic. Lies~ And I don’t have to put up with it.

But beyond that one giant selling point, truly a well played sci-fi adventure. Beautiful world building with very immersive prose. Once it got ahold of me, I wasn’t able to put it down.

[Benjamin Appleby-Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thoughtful interrogation of both human and artificial nature; a poetic and lyrically brutal future; and a spiky multi-threaded queer romance; all in one book. Exceptional.

[Garnett Hayes-McKay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic

Seriously good lesbian Sci-fi. Awesome characters, trans inclusive world, Sexy Warlord, Somewhat benevolent AI, what more could you ask for in a dystopian story?

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Singlehandedly got me back into genre fiction. Strongly recommend for its exploration of AI ethics and trauma of being a refugee/immigrant (tastefully done, imo).

Wonderful, evocative prose, and amazingly crafted characters.

Will be preordering her next book!

[hannah ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

first book of 2023 was quite the ride.

i'm actually supposed to be working so let me get back to that... review to come because i have many thoughts.

you know when something is so vivid that you can practically taste the words, that you have a city, a planet, no, an entire universe in your head because of what you've just read?

yeah no me either.

i can barely see shit. that whole, 'imagine an apple, what do you see' fiasco made me realise i do not have as imaginative a mind as i previously thought which sucked because i'm really awful at maths and science and i'm not a top athlete, so if i'm not creative, what's left at this point? i'm getting distracted, what i'm trying to say (with a lot of bullshit) is that machine's last testament is so incredibly vivid that even i could get a rough sketch of everything that was being described and honestly, it's probably one of the selling points of this book.

there are a few other things that are really great, which i'm getting onto, but there are also a couple things that didn't work for me which meant this was a four star instead of a five. because i'm nothing if not ungenerous.

OKAY enough babbling, here's everything i loved:

➡ the world & character building !!

as i've just mentioned, this was so good. for some, it might be slightly lethargic to note everything that there is to see, but for me it worked. the details were so creative. so wonderfully descriptive and never what i would ever have thought to describe foliage or the arc of a building or the clothing aesthetic. unique, detail orientated descriptions. all the characters were fleshed out with actual personalities and i was roooooting for ovuha, let her be a menace. everyone was really hot too, which is always a bonus. the sex scenes? jesus.

➡ the inclusivity of queer identities.

there were various pronouns AND neopronouns wound seamlessly into the prose, including they/them and xe. there was also a range of different sexualities with both main characters being queer. basically this was a big queer fest and after reading this, i forgot straight people actually exist.

➡ the conversation surrounding human nature and AI ethics.

it actually reminded me a little bit of i, robot (the film because i haven't yet read the book) with one main, supreme AI controlling everything and every AI. the themes of surveillance and immigration intertwined with imperialism were hard hitting and an honest depiction. they were handled with care, thoroughly explored and honestly, probably a pretty accurate representation of past and current events.

➡ the brutality.

i'm quite a morbid person with a slight fascination with death and such so this was right up my alley. it wasn't visceral for the sake of being gory either. there was a time and place for the violence, it served to add to the plot and create this concept that given the chance, people will leave their humanity at the door if it allows them to live a lavish life.

oh god, i've gone on a lot haven't i. ah well.

now, things that didn't work for me:

➡ the chunks of info dumping.

i have a small brain. i also have a worrisome memory, and while i don't need to be reminded constantly, i'm not susceptible to vastly complicated and layered amounts of information all at once. if you don't have issues, know that i am incredibly jealous of you firstly, and that you will have no issue in this department if you so choose to read this.

➡ the romance.

there was something missing, not there. i didn’t believe this intense connection could have formed so quickly and thoroughly in such a short time frame and such little interactions. minor spoiler ‼️ there were a maximum of 10 interactions they had in the beginning and yet ovuha was so in love that she based their entire plan on whatever suzhen wanted? too insta-lovey for me. i felt like it needed a bit more of a slow-burn.

➡ the mechanics.

while i did love the world building and felt immersed in this narrative, i do think the mechanics were overlooked. i was getting confused as to how a lot of things were able to happen and couldn't tell if it were me being stupid and missed something or if it just hadn't really been mentioned.

➡ TOO subtle.

ironically, there were both moments of info dumping AND moments were everything was so utterly vague i genuinely had no fucking clue what was happening. see previous point.

➡ pacing.

it was slow at the beginning, all action was condensed together and it affected my understanding of, again, what the fuck was happening at moments.

overall i think this was an ambitious first novel that was immensely creative but lacked the finishing touches. i'd also like to point out, for most of it, i did have a loose idea of what was happening before anyone comes for me.

if you got to this point, marry me.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Benjanun Sriduangkaew’s brilliant novel Machine’s Last Testament, Suzhen is just a petty bureaucrat. She’s a “selection agent,” who gets to decide which immigrants will get to join society in Anatta. Most immigrants have been displaced by war–the war that Anatta’s governing AI, Samsara, wages. Each citizen is watched over by a program called “guidance” that monitors their every move, their every heartbeat. Suzhen is only allowed to choose a certain number of refugees to allow in. When she’s introduced to Ovuha, she has already reached her quota. She can see that Ovuha is exceptional, however, and takes the only option left to her: she is allowed to sponsor a refugee herself, for whom she will be responsible.

The characters make me want to fall in love with them. Suzhen was a refugee herself, and she has a secret or two in her past. She has more empathy for the refugees than some of her peers. She’s startled by Ovuha’s self-assuredness, something rare among the refugees. Ovuha is an enigma, clearly more than she seems, but Suzhen has no idea what. She comes to long for Ovuha, but she’s unwilling to abuse her power over her. Suzhen also has an occasional lover called Taheen; they’re a fashion designer and socially well-connected. (Content note for explicit sex.)

The text is like poetry in narrative form. Every word seems carefully-chosen and perfect for its use. It’s like water that runs over smooth stones–perfectly smooth on the surface, and containing so much underneath. The action in this is slow and unwinding until near the end, and in most authors’ hands I might have felt restless with that. In Machine’s Last Testament the narrative gripped me so thoroughly that this was never a worry. The language is entrancing. There are themes that touch on issues like immigration, war, refugees, and so forth, but they’re never heavy-handed; they’re a natural part of the storyline.

I’ve already read some of the author’s other books that engage in some similar AI-related issues, such as And Shall Machines Surrender [review] and Then Will the Sun Rise Alabaster [review]. These stories feature artificial intelligences that are explored in unique and fascinating ways. There are strong female characters with a variety of personalities. There are characters with pronouns other than he/him and she/her. There are same-sex pairings. It’s so wonderful to have a fictional universe that luxuriates in these things rather than simply admitting they exist (don’t get me wrong, there’s also an important place for those).

I’m addicted to these stories. I hope the author puts out more of them!


Original review posted on my blog: http://www.errantdreams.com/2020/05/r...

[Susan Welch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written, evocative, exciting, romantic. Plot-wise this book hits a lot of my sweet spots, dealing with AI and the future of humanity with plenty of gender expansiveness. I was drawn completely into this world and could hardly bear to put the book down. One I will likely read again. I love queer representation in books, but that almost understates how deliciously queer Sriduangkaew's work is, how lovingly the characters are described and developed, how real and right they all felt.

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again and again with this incredible author I keep finding myself saying this is what SciFi is supposed to be! Not only entertainment but forward thinking that stretches the mind of the reader and challenges preconceptions while also looking into the heart of humanity.

[C · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5 stars

I absolutely love the lgbtq+ representation
This book mastered it like no other

The story itself I wasn't a fan of though....
It felt a bit too rushed with just too many twists. The action just seemed too cramped and fast-paced.
The concept was great but the execution was very mediocre for my taste.

The neo pronounce and different types of relationships made me very happy though!

[Iraku · Rating 5 out of 5]

The world that Sriduangkaew has created in Machine's Last Testament feels both like a haunting portrayal of the capitalist, imperialist world of modern day and a thoughtful exploration of the future of humanity under the advancements of techonology and artificial intelligence. On one hand we see the advanced civilization of Anatta where all of its first-class citizens are able to live comfortable, even luxurious lives, but the non-citizens and refugees who flee the wars that Anatta has waged on their homeland are subjected to detention, sadistic cruelty from authorities, and are often forced to work dangerous, risky jobs if they are to secure a place in this new utopia. This sounds more than similar to the stark contrast between the lives of the privileged, respected citizens and the lives of the abused, exploited immigrants in so many developed countries today. On the other hand, we also see a world dominated by benevolent surveillance and authoritarianism, a world that is perfect, a world where an all-powerful AI finds a job for you, finds a partner for you, gives you therapy, does everything it needs to do keep you healthy and happy. A world that works like a perfect machine, but a world that has no real privacy or freedom to speak of. A world that warns us about the future and makes us wonder about the direction that humanity is heading in. The society that Sriduangkaew has created here is definitely something that make the reader reflect on both the present and the future. This is definitely a book that raises a variety of deep questions along the story that keeps you thinking.

[Thibaut Nicodème]

DNF at 39%

This book feels all style, no substance to me. The author clearly put a lot of energy into world building, which, I absolutely respect that. But it's just so…dry. Things are presented as matter of fact, and usually not because there's any relation to what's actually happening.

For example: the protagonist goes to a funeral, just so we can find out how this future society handles marriage, death, that kind of stuff. Sure, that's fine. But at the same time it literally goes nowhere, doesn't affect the protagonist (she literally says it's someone she barely knew).

The best I can explain the experience of reading this book is that it feels a lot like following someone's 9 to 5 routine, but in a society different from us. Which is weird, because there's clearly hints of a plot in there, but tonally that's how it comes across.

There's also the fact that the book just alienates me from its own protagonists just so we can drag on the reveal of who they are, which just irks me.

I will say: it is nice to have such an unabashedly queer society for once. But like. A book needs more than that to be an actual book.

[Agnieszka · Rating 3 out of 5]

The lush prose, the fascinating characters, and the wonderful world building that holds a mirror to the problems of citizenship and ubiquitous surveillance — those things kept me going even when the pacing faltered, dragging or rushing at different points, the motivations of characters grew a bit too concealed from the reader, and the lushness veered into purple prose and creative language use stepped into malapropisms. I think these are all problems of scale. I liked Sriduangkaew’s shorter pieces a lot more, and here I felt like the structure and pacing of a short story or novella was expanded to novel size. But a novel needs a different structure, not just to be longer. It’s an uneven book, and worth reading for the good parts, by which yes, I do also mean the incredibly wonderful queer sex scenes. I think it might have worked a lot better for me, even with the pacing issues, if more of the exposition happened during sex scenes, where a bit of indulgent purple prose isn’t so bad.

[J. Moufawad-Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was privileged to read one of the close to final drafts of this book. I've long been an admirer of Sriduangkaew's work, have reviewed it extensively, and have even cowritten a book with the author so it should be no surprise that I am a fan of this book as well. Finally she has written a full length novel and, considering how much she has managed to pack into her short stories and novellas, she does so much with this novel. I particularly liked the slow bureaucratic pacing, the excavation of a brutal immigration system and its connection to imperialism (much like the US or Canadian immigration systems), of the first part; the shift to the second is a twist I won't mention here. And as always the prose is beautiful.

I plan to write more when my dead tree copy arrives and I get to reread it.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was often distracted while reading this novel, which is either unfair to the author or indicative of my lack of interest in the story. While I enjoyed it, the long beginning with scene after dry scene empty of real world building left me disconnected when the action finally began and the understanding necessary to enjoy the novel finally seeped in. I would like to see this author published more widely, however, in more accessible, more popular print form. There’s no one else out there that I’ve come across with the same stark world view and educated, sharp prose (although this one has a preponderance of incomplete sentences and too stylish phrases weighing it down).

[Azul · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book frustrated me so much. Especially because I thought this would be an instant home run for me - AI? Super queer? Dystopia? Holy shit sign me up???

But it just doesn’t come together.

In technical terms, the pacing is pretty awful, I felt like until 70% of the book we were still setting up and learning things about the world that needed to be introduced before. The prose is at times incredibly arresting and beautiful and most times just confusing and long-winded. It really took me out of the story at times, especially because sometimes you wouldn’t know if the author was making a metaphor or if they were explaining an actual thing that was happening.

The characters were fine, but some of the main characters are developed so little that it’s hard to get truly invested. It’s especially awful because they’re not developed on purpose to shock the reader with one of the twists. There’s two romances that the story is trying to invest you in with the same character, and one of them is simply not built up properly; it’s too casual up until one of the reveals and all of a sudden you are forced to root for them when the entire book you’ve been rooting for someone else, it’s just messy and greedy and self indulgent.

I really wanted to like this book. The lore is very interesting, one of the romances is very touching, and the way the AI is written is unlike anything I’ve seen before. The execution was just very poor for my taste. I will concede that some of these points are simply personal preference, and the amount of queer characters is a joy to behold. I’m quite sad I disliked it as much as I did.

[Greta Gill · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is the future. The planet Anatta sits alone, a radiant jewel in the darkness, a paradise for the citizens, all watched over by the loving grace of the AI Samsara. From Anatta, fleets scurry forth to every corner of the known universe, seeking to unite humanity under Samsara's benevolent rule.

Suzhen is a functionary within the immigration department, deciding who to reject and who to provisionally let in. As a naturalized rather than born citizen herself, she is perpetually aware of her liminal position within Samsara's dream. And then one day an unusual woman named Ovuha shows up as an applicant for immigration...

Machine's Last Testament begins with a layer of timeliness- we have a future that is reminiscent of the contemporary relationship between the rich and poor countries of the world. Sriduangkaew layers in the multiple discourses of the contemporary world as well, as we learn more about the tensions and struggles within and between the refugees, the last remaining warlords, and Samsara's dominion. But on another level, it's a high-concept sci-fi adventure story, with plenty of action, sexual tension, romance, and psychodrama to go around.

If you liked Iain Banks or Alastair Reynolds but found yourself wishing that you had something which was like that, but which wasn't so transparently written by an aging white cishet Brit, slam the "Buy Now" button. Otherwise, if you like science fiction, well-drawn lesbian romantic tension, or thrilling action, buy it with perhaps a bit less force on the mouse.

[Aleph · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a reviewer, I am loath to just do a recap of a work; that's what the book itself is for. Instead, I like to talk about how a thing makes me feel. And what MACHINE'S LAST TESTAMENT makes me feel is complicated. Please understand that the complication is not one of quality. Suffice to say: It's good--VERY good. However, it's also hard to break down simply because in its brisk twenty-two chapters, it creates a stark and horrible world (not, of course, one too far removed from our own if you ignore the SFFnal trappings) and then creates a story of unlikely grace and beauty within it. It goes a long way from the stuffy, awful chamber in which it begins, and explores the world which created said stuffy, awful chamber, and has a lot to say about it... and also leaves room for beauty.

Machine's Last Testament is a story about a lot of things, but after my first readthrough, the thing I took away most is that it is a story about how large-scale fictions shape us and make us who we are. It is also about the ways in which we can embrace or reject them and, perhaps most importantly, the things which make it more or less likely that we'll make one choice or the other. MLT delves with startling ease and with lyrical prose into the heart of much received wisdom about "human nature" to hold it up to scrutiny while weaving a breezy and exciting tale full of emotion, heart, sumptuous imagery, and high adventure.

That it is also ecstatically queer while it is being in turns savage and sweet is a welcome bonus and something I always expect from Sriduangkaew.

[Misha'Ari Weerabangsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a long-time fan of Sriduangkeuw's short fiction, and I'm pleased to report that her first foray into longer-term fiction has only reinforced my admiration. This book is so many things: it is a story of of immigration, of love and loss, of revolution, of benevolent dictatorship - and it is excellent.
Specific things I loved:
- the unapologetic and intrinsic queer-normative nature of the far-future depicted, a feature of Sriduangkaew's work that I have always adored
- the AIs of varying complexity imbued with actual personalities and differences in perspective and perception; I find most writers of science fiction are very limited in their grasp of how advanced AI could become in the far future, but Sriduangkaew is most definitely not
- the unmistakable South-East Asian influences on Anatta, not only in sociocultural contexts but also in the very technology and software that keeps the planet running; it is rare that writers of science fiction (in English) consider that the development of technological advancement need not come from or be centered in Euro-American philosophy or thought, and I love how Sriduangkaew embodies this
- the way the cast of characters and their depths and secrets are gradually and masterfully revealed with understated but devastating impact; Sriduangkaew seeds her plot points so skillfully that every new piece of information seems obvious in hindsight and yet I rarely saw the twists coming the first time around
On the whole, it's a very strong recommendation from me.

[Elly Call · Rating 4 out of 5]

The most gender-inclusive science fiction I’ve ever read—Sriduangkaew makes me feel deeply welcomed as a queer woman too, and for once all the queer characters don’t suffer horrific heartbreak and death. Books of joyful queer relationships that end not shittily are so rare. I hope this starts an entire literary movement. Sriduangkaew intelligently and honestly conveys multiple gender identities and relationship types without making the story feel like a fable. Instead, the world of Machine’s Last Testament—even though it begins dystopian—is a utopia to escape to for every facet of one’s identity, sexuality, and more.

This is the only book I’ve ever read where the beginning feels meandering and slow but the end suddenly tightens up into a pulse-pounding EVENT of strategy and twists! The first half of the book is lush, brooding and slow but the second half is tight and sharp. A pleasure to read in every way. I can’t wait to see more from Sriduangkaew—and goddamnit this is the kind of this I want a TV show of, movies of, BIGGER PRESS RELEASES FROM PUBLISHERS ABOUT. Amped to tear through everything she’s written after this.

[Ƶ§œš¹ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a future where Earth (now called Anatta) is run by an intelligent AI called Samsara. The descendents of those who rejected Samsara's rule and left Earth are governed by a series of warlords (the Comet, the Thorn, the Mirror, the Sparrow, etc.) who fight each other and Samsara. In this context, we follow the experiences of Suzhen, who starts the book out working with refugees coming to Anatta from conquered places, and Ovuha, a refugee who is secretly an ex-warlord attempting to destroy Samsara.
In the second half, Suzhen, Ovuha, and Taheen (Suzhen's lover and a sleeper agent for Ovuha) are able to work together to defeat Samsara and become a polyamorous triad. This wasn't a bad ending, but the first half really outshines the second. The system that Samsara has put in place retraumatizes the vulnerable refugees and even though Ovuha is given unusual opportunities from Suzhen, the deck is still stacked against her. I couldn't help but feel like the author had drawn a lot from real-world refugee experiences.

[Skaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy the author’s characters. They are complicated, spikey, and interesting. She’s writes emotion in an understated way that makes me feel it more then if she’d been more flowery with it.
The sex is just as spikey and interesting as the characters. I liked that the characters romantic relationship played a large part of the story. Often in sci-fi, relationships are treated as an afterthought or a minor plot line. It was nice to see it integrated and essential to the plot.
This was an enjoyable, well constructed book. I’ve been slowly making my way through the author’s existing works and plan on continuing.

(a note on my ratings: one star, I hated it enough to rate it; two stars, it was very meh and I may have regretted finishing; three stars for me means a solid book that I enjoyed and would recommend; four stars means I was lost in the book and loved every second; five means the characters have moved into my head and will stay with me forever)

[Guts · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't even know what to say. It's the sci-fi story I didn't know I need. I was hooked just from the first chapter and once you started reading it's really hard to stop. The writing is beautiful, the characters are interesting and memorable (gosh, Ovuha.) I love the wide range of characters in there and they're there so naturally, as well as how various things in the world work with this much diversity. Having a positive representation of a polyamorous relationship is so refreshing and it isn't even just one! It's shown as something normal in this world and I'm really thankful for that. Samara is now one of the villains that I'll never forget, since this is probably one of those rare moments where, after I read and realized what Samsara's plan is, I yelled the F-word in disbelief at how disgusting this AI can be.

If you love a great sci-fi with brilliant queer representations, please read this.

[Corrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Machine’s Last Testament is Benjanun Sriduangkaew’s latest book in her Machine Mandate series. I took my sweet time with it, reading it by parts as there was quite a lot to unpack in this plot. Epic comes to mind and I can’t recap the story even if I tried. But like the rest of the series it was totally queer and very immersive. Incredible world building and if you love AI this series is like a veritable wet dream. I'm looking forward to whatever this author will present next.

2021 really was a sci-fi year for me. Reading Martha Wells, Aliette de Bodard, exploring short stories in various zines like Clarkesworld, and Sriduangkaew. A trent that will no doubt continue as there is so much more to uncover.

Available on Scribd.

Queer, lesbian, trans, poly

Themes: utopia, Samsara, Anatta, warlord, refugee, a long game.

5 Stars

[Cassidy Brinn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved the fluidity of gender, the normalization of queerness, and yum yum yum the fashion.

Relished all the aesthetics of the world. Ooh the descriptions of food? Every scene was so damn stylish.

BUT. The plot. Was a sluggish. Soggy. Slog. Ugh.

By the final climactic scenes, I finally just put it down (turned it off) and didn't finish, because I realized I simply didn't care. This is one of those books that I kept trying to force myself to finish, so that it kept me from reading anything else in the meantime. It sucked my whole mind and imagination into this endless, bleak, vortex.

Although, the last book that did this to me - kept me from reading anything else until I just couldn't bear to finish it - was Virginia Woolf's The Waves. So maybe this is just a sign that Sriduangkaew is the mad modernist genius of our times. More power to her.

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this trans-inclusive, unapologetically lesbian book. The characters, the setting, Benjanun's masterful prose, the 6'6" beautiful lesbian domme, all of it. The sex wasn't as graphic as Benjanun's other recent stories but I'll forgive her for that. I'm impressed at how well the plot hinged on these specific characters, how Benjanun tied everything together and resolved the conflict in a way I did not anticipate. I fell in love with Suzhen and Ovuha and I'm almost sorry to say goodbye. This is a book that will be staying with me for a long time, both because of the characters and because of the world it depicts, and I'm certain I will find myself rereading it multiple times.

[Stacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the queerness so much and the relationships and the use of different pronouns and how normalized it was but I just found myself frequently confused and having to re read and bored when the plot itself was fantastic. The pacing was off and giving me whiplash and honestly I felt like most of the first half of the book could’ve been condensed or completely cut and it would’ve been a better read. I fully plan on keeping this author on my watch list because she had excellent ideas and some of these scenes were amazing. Being her first novel I fully expect amazing things from her in the future.

[Anna Harren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like this was written for me. The intrigue never lets up, and it's a joy to watch these unique characters play off each other. It shows so much optimism in its future societies, giving me such a wonderful view into a world of interesting genders and normalised neopronouns. I could tell it was a factor, it's seeped into every page of the book, but the acknowledgements make it explicit: We're done getting buried.

[Cassandra Cruz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes

[Judi Fruen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this author and this book did not disappoint. I saw spoilers everywhere but still enjoyed it.

[Nicklas · Rating 5 out of 5]

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