Status Updates From Stormvein (The Veinbound Tr...

I love how this is realistic in that Sasha is busy af and can’t put Ellie first since he’s a powerful leader. A lot of these leaders, kings, emperors, etc have tons of free time to do whatever they want.

I freaking knew it!! Lol, even when things are heavily foreshadowed, it's nice to know it wasn't a red herring or something.

I like how Sasha is still the same as the relationship progresses; he's just a little soft with her in private. If anything, after his torture, he's even more focused on his goals. Didn't know that was possible, but it's not a bad thing.

It's taken me a long time, but I'm starting to become more sympathetic towards Ellie's moral conflict w/Sasha's actions when it comes to violence and murder. It was actually a smart thing to explore from the author's pov. I think I'm just very jaded and would have been team Sasha right away, but I get her reluctance.

I want the traitor to be Lisandra because I haven't liked her since the first book, but I have a feeling I won't be that lucky. I don't even know why I dislike her so much. She's just been kind of dismissive towards Ellie, but that's not a good reason to not like her.