Status Updates From A Theory of Dreaming (A Stu...

love the atmospheric writing - it’s always snowy or rainy and lamplight is pooling in the streets, and i love the flow and imagery of the writing style !

Effy OD’d on her sleeping pills 😰

Preston is being slowly taken over by an ancient king 🫣

He doesn’t know what to do. They both think they’re ruining each others’ lives.

He called Angharad 🥹🥹

And I wanted to cry. I swear I feel every single motion these characters do. And they are quite an emotional bunch.

Cap. 5 y ya están pasando muchas cosas! Cómo llegaron Preston y su profesor ahí? Solo es pensar en el momento en que creías que la magia existía? O el profesor hizo algo más?

Por otro lado, Preston siempre “soñaba” que estaba en este lugar? No creo, porque se sorprendió la primera vez llegó.

Entonces, si lo real y esta especie de “mundo mágico”, coexisten… todas los cuentos son reales?

The chapters start with quotes from authors within the book’s world but I’m NOT one for poetry and most go over my head. But this last one I loved and understood, and then realized it is part of the song Rhia wrote!! And I was like awwww. I quite like Rhia and wow her song is beautiful.

Setting my expectations low for a sequel - but it’s a duology so maybe it won’t suffer from Middle Book Syndrome

The amount these two are both suffering… I want to cry. Or maybe rage at the unfairness idk.

That man did NOT just say that.

THE SEXISM.

I thought I might explode. I want to throw some punches myself.

Preston got in a fight with the petty, infuriating blonde kid, and the employee who broke them up said to Effy

“Perhaps you shouldn’t dress like this. What do you expect to red blooded males to do? I’ve half of mine to report you too.”

EXCUSE ME????? Abso-fucking-lutely NOT.

So much they feel the need to keep from each other 🥺

His mom sent him her engagement ring
hahaha. Subtle. I think I like her.

پرستون احساس خستگی شدیدی می‌کرد. اما در این جهان هیچ راه فراری نداشت؛ هیچ درِ مخفی‌ای روی دیوار نبود که بتواند از آن بگریزد. در این جهان، او فقط یک انسان فانی بود و مطلقا در اختیار اراده و میل کسانی قرار داشت که بر او قدرت داشتند. این افراد مکررا آن‌قدر به او فشار می‌آوردند و تحت فشارش می‌گذاشتند که در نهایت، به شکلی درآید که مورد پسندشان باشد.

I am not sure if I’ve ever read such an uncomfortably well done representation of racism and sexism emerging/showing their faces. This is haunting.

Omg I am SO STUPID 🫣🤣
Dismally.
Definitely a word. Oh my gosh.

It was loud and distracting and I thought she was trying to say “dismay-ly”

I reread it and realized. Good lordddddd