Status Updates From The Bird's Child

'I wanted to take her then, drag her to the nearest sandstone tomb and show her in the biblical way all she didn't yet know about men."

I'm finding this such an uncomfortable read. It borders on too much. We know Billy is a disgusting, creepy man who thinks he has the rights to all womens bodies, must we be reminded every chapter of his sexual desire? He has no other character traits besides that.

I openly hate the trope of one character non-consensually kissing another. It takes me back to the Twilight days (specifically the way that both Jacob and Edward felt they had rights over Bella). The fact that Lily says that it excites her when Billy kisses her in a "demanding" (read: non-consensual) way, then a paragraph later she shares her history with sexual assault...this is really tone deaf to me.

I'm already dreading when Ari's chapters end and Billy's begin. All his chapters are about his sexual relationships with women and the trophies he takes from them. It's deeply disturbing to read about how posessive and obsessive he is of Lily.

This line on p. 66 reads particularly sinister to me:

"Lily had no father to protect her here. And she wasn't going anywhere."

? I don't even know what to make of that.

I WILL FINISH THIS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

I WILL

oh my god fucking billy can go to hell bye (also one of the sweetest dogs I know is called billy why must his name be associated with this)

wow this last chapter with lily has been more emotionally investing and interesting than the entire rest of the book

its a little slow but still interesting, not quite giving me the vibes/atmosphere i was looking for but I'm still hoping

the synopsis sounds like something totally right up my alley so please let me love this book

I'm struggling to get into this so far. May DNF for now, and come back later.

I'm struggling to get into this so far. May DNF for now, and come back later.