Status Updates From Thorns & Flames (The Bloodm...

The naming conventions in this book are absolutely fucking bonkers. On the same page you’ll see a Cassy and a Cassian, a liora and a Lori and a Lyra, a Mae and a Mariel and something else with an M. I am losing it.

“Part of me wants to stop, to face it, to end this endless running. But then I hear it again— the fire licking at my heels.”

I’m already losing my mind this is so horribly written

I’m really trying here. I just can’t get myself to care about these characters and especially these trials.

I never thought I would read a book where gender identity and a dragon’s penis was discussed in the same sentence. This is ridiculous!

Dragon penis mentioned. Dragon penis mentioned to explicitly state the author’s beliefs about gender. Dragon penis mentioned to lead into more terribly unsubtle Christian theming. Dragon penis mentioned.

Oh this is an ACOTAR clone now…

Off to a rough start. It’s really hard to follow the actual story when there are non-stop wordy metaphors. Look, I love visual language, but some of these don’t make any sense.