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1) Not to be callous, but wouldn't the death of a worker create a job? Not eliminate two? Especially a fisherman's job, as they are already short on food? Okay, he didn't get to finish his apprenticeship but.......it's fishing.
2) historically, when a war is going on, young men generally want to go. It's not making me root for this guy that he CRIED with sadness at the prospect.

Just finished Ch.1. How badly can I guess the rest:
Girl gets chance to fight in arena instead of go to war (poss. she's mistaken as having superpowers?)
Her mom & sister cry. Her male best friend is upset (feelings for her???) She goes.
Misadventures--I mean training sessions--happen. She meets a handsome, mysterious boy. Likes him?
Suddenly MBF is there. Love triangle ensues.
She kills king.
Ciffhanger.

Omg if Matthew dies I swear I will quit RIGHT NOW 😭

Potato seeds??? Potato SEEDS!?!??!?!! 😂

Really throwing me off with the usage of "pedestrian" as a noun and "caddy corner".

Julia may be the most immature 40 year old I've ever known of.

Now she is stalking her own child, lying to him about it, and acting completely inappropriately.

Toxic relationship red flags we've seen so far:
-Making boundaries and immediately crossing them
-Changing boundaries based on emotional fluctuation
-Lying to oneself
-Possessiveness
-Not taking no for an answer
-Giving expensive, unwanted gifts
-Accepting expensive, unwanted gifts
-Senseless miscommunication
-Making decisions based on a purposefully hurtful comment from a toxic third person
-Stalking?
-Stupidity

Does Samuel rhyme with spaniel?? 🤔 Maybe in a New Orleans accent....

This is sooo different from the first book. Straight up Caraval/Once Upon a Broken Heart/Alice in Wonderland stuff.

A little adjective heavy.
Also, we've used "sever" instead of "part" and "ignitor" instead of "lighter" already. Buuuuut it's still early.

Wow, I am suuuuuper into this book.

Whew, she said she did fast starts, and I do feel like I was thrown into the middle of something. Me leetle grey cells must get moving.

I don't understand what is happening. What is physics? What are physics??

WHAT

There were dragons on page one!!!! 😁😁

It wasn't that she was careless. She simply didn't care.
That is exactly what careless means. What are we trying to accomplish here?

I like Emma quite a lot. And I have zero idea what's going to happen in this book. 😂

This duology is sooooo good.

This book is interesting for the very first time.

There is literally no good reason for these changes in pov. Just laziness.

The "practice flirting" trope, bleughhh.

Chapter 12 begins saying they spent the rest of the day at etiquette lessons.
Chapter 13 begins the following day, and it's their first etiquette lesson??

How did she possibly see that the bowl contained milk AND HONEY if she was "almost out the door"?
Have you ever seen a bowl of milk AND HONEY?

Still feels like a knockoff Cruel Prince.
Or a knockoff The Selection.
Only one step up from Powerless.

"I salute. 'Got it, boss.' "
Really? In a fantasy version of Regency England?

I'm confused by these bargains. Sleeker hair?? Watercolor??
Why don't they bargain for things like really clever speech?
Cunning?
Ability to soothe anyone's anger no matter the reason?
Guarantee of two healthy sons?
Things that really matter?

She had me at "put your feet up, cradle some coffee, and enjoy"
Maybe I'll finally get out of my arc slump hahha