Status Updates From Through Gates of Garnet and...

NO NOT THE PRETTY MOTHS

Like I know this is for the greater good. Ghosts eating moth lives = ghosts not eating human lives

BUT STILL THE MOTHS

I really should've known

She was full of anger, hatred, and selfishness in life (both of them), so of course she's the problem in death as well

Go fetch a pail of water or something

"Have the rest of you been dead?"

Talia, that is a wild question, but I suppose it's warrented with this crew. Don't worry, only one of them has been dead, and she got better! Two of the others just went to Underworlds. But the last guy is a goblin prince! Never been dead before! I mean, I suppose Christopher wants to be kinda-dead to live his skeleton life, but that's when he gets back to his world!

"You don't care if I die?"

"Talia, I don't care if anyone dies, as long as it gets me one step closer to my Skeleton Girl."

Alright damn Christopher. Way to be honest I guess

"Nancy was sure she belonged in the Halls of the Dead. She still is sure. She's just even more sure that she doesn't want to die."

IT'S LIKE YOU WANT ME TO FEEL NOTHING BUT MISERY

NANCY MY GIRL 💔

Okay I lied.

Sumi and Nancy's and Kade and Sumi's friendships are everything to me

Sumi and Nancy's friendship is everything to me

"Talia met Eleanor's earnest, hopeful eyes and visibly decided to take the statement at face value, not to be insulted by Eleanor's apparent disinterest in her specific situation."

Alright, to be fair, I don't even know who you are yet child. You're just a part of the quest now apparently. But also Eleanor you really should know what she eats by now. But also I don't care about Talia yet either, soooo

AW KADE MY HEART

"Think of all the places Sumi might be," he said to Christopher. "Then dismiss them, and think of all the places Sumi isn't. That's our list. That's how we're going to find her."

That sounds exactly like her lmao. Love that candy child of Nonsense

Oh Christopher you silly little fella

You're a good friend

NOOOOOOO MY HEART 💔

MY POOR STATUE GIRL HAS BEEN THROUGH TOO MUCH

WAIT THAT'S ACTUALLY SO HORRIFYING

NANCY MY CHILD

So we’re body shaming, Seanan? Really? No matter how good this is at the end… you’ve lost a star.

I'm thinking maybe I just like the books set in other worlds. I'm not a huge fan of the core cast, and I like the whimsy of places like the Goblin Market or Antsy's shop. This feels like half lore dump, half children having therapist-level understanding of psychology and correcting each other on it.