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AGHHH Nobody speaks like this! The author has clearly never spoken to another human being because why is everybody speaking in Tumblr-esque AU run-on sentences? Three Seagrass is the worst offender here but Twelve Azalea and Marit come in pretty close right behind her. Any character that doesn’t irritate me does so by virtue of not appearing on page enough for them to matter. What an incredibly boring book.

This book has disappointed me with how lacklustre it is. Unless the most insane mind bending plot unfolds in the last few pages, I’m giving this two stars. Nothing happens in this book except for Mahit having conversations with people and feeling bad for herself. Ugh.

Mahit’s self pity is so. incredibly. irritating. There are almost zero critical thoughts about the empire in her head, the author treats it like some clique or sorority that Mahit doesn’t have access to and is jealous / bitter about. Three Seagrass is still here doing absolutely nothing. God, I can’t wait for this book to end.

AHHHHH. Twelve Azalea has the most insufferable dialogue in this book. The author seemed to want to make him quirky and nervous but ends up making him sound like he’s having a panic attack every other page.

Wow! I really hope Three Seagrass, our closest friend and love interest, whom we know nothing about (and is incredibly loyal to the empire) doesn’t betray us soon! That would be so sad! It would be so heartbreaking! Who would ever see it coming? Give me a fucking break.