Status Updates From The King Must Die

omg this planet also has sea snails that can be used to create purple dye. wonder where you got that idea. why is this planet exactly like earth in so many ways. also why is this relevant when you’re just here to kill the emperor!

love how the incredibly powerful alien who could kill them all just decides to nope the fuck out for the final battle. how convenient

This book is so bad, I cannot wait for it to be over

Alas, I think it's a DNF for me. More YA than expected and the plot is a pretty classic rebels-vs-empire. Nothing wrong with it but not really my speed right now

i just want this book to be oveeeerrrr. it’s so baaaad.

“I’m not even sure I know myself” truer words were never spoken, these characters could be literally anyone at any moment for all the development & consistency they’re given

wait so you’re telling me a character got stabbed like weeks ago & no one noticed. this is so stupid. the author clearly didn’t have an outline when she started & for some reason did not make many structural edits later

ohhhhhh my gosh the planet doesn’t even have predictable seasons so not only are y’all shit at sustainablility but your god aliens are fucking stupid oh my gosh. imagine trying to save humanity by putting them on a planet without predictable seasons. does this author even know how livable planets WORK

honestly just trying to get this book over with as quickly as possible. I don’t think I like it very much

Okay I guess? Traumatized hero joins the rebels to fight the evil empire. Is it supposed to be Star Wars with new window dressing? Not sure. Will keep reading a bit to see if there's any surprises but if it keeps going this way I might not finish.

Honestly I feel like this needed a pretty significant structural edit. The characters & the narrative is too far removed from the world/people they’re supposedly trying to save.

I’m sorry, the way the rebellion trains is stupid. They act like they don’t have time to teach people who don’t already know how to fight, but endless sparring where people just do what they already know how to do will get them nowhere, and means they can’t easily add to their ranks. What is so urgent that they can’t be bothered with drills? It’s not like they’re in active combat with the empire