Status Updates From The Vanished Birds

oh even early Simon Jimenez had the JUICE, my god. the bittersweet yearning for a life beyond your own, the imbalance of time, the longing for a single day, years from now, guiding Kaeda, the gradual realization that he has to live for his own life, that he can’t wait forever, and all this life full of experience means nothing to Nia, for whom mere months have passed. working 15 years just to pass your bounty on

I'm really struggling to make progress with this book. :(