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I genuinely don’t think that reveal was necessary but I think Sylvia wanted to be true to herself after all these years, it’s what the book has been building toward, finally facing the past and people she’s been running from.
Sad that Her and Arin are probably back to square one now tho, they were so good togetherrrr

It is so satisfying to read his fear that something would happen to her after this whole book of them hating each other’s guts.
And when he said she didn’t have to do the third trial and could just run away and he wouldn’t chase her? Immaculate.

Chong Ming is certaintly not the easiest parent to have

I thought so! The others got letters too!
Honestly this was such a beautiful story I really gotta get my hands on the next one

Girl just take his hand!!!!! FFS🙄

I really like the book tho sometimes it’s like the author completely forgets where they are. Like rn Sylvia got on Arins horse, which was apparently standing around quietly after an EARTHQUAKE. He’s half unconscious, yet they’re TROTTING& having a full conversation. Is she sitting in the saddle or behind it? No mention of slowing down or getting off the horse but she’s falling asleep and taking steps??

Whoa ok a lot happened. Soraya (her childhood maid) appeared and stabbed her. Then they went on to have a full conversation while she still had the knife in her chest. And how reliable is Sylvia’s narration really? Apparently she broke Mervat’s arm as a child for not playing with her and felt no guilt? That’s fucked. But Soraya still said she was so cute and affectionate? I am confused. But Arin defo likes her

That’s funny that he was clearly caught off-guard when he heard her voice. He probably thought it was one of the guards who entered.
And second!! Molokhia mentioned!!!!!! That made me so happy, I’ve actually recognized quite a few of the dishes mentioned throughout the book. I think it’s a nice detail to include actual middle eastern food with their arabic names

Damn Vaida’s got TEA

That’s actually funny

Suwa got a letter too!
This changes so much!
Did he get one written by his future self too? I’m assuming he didn’t get the same as Naho. For how long? Did the others get letters too? Is this why he’s rooting for Naho with Kakeru even though he likes her too?

I fortfor that Sefa and Marek didn’t know Sylvia was a Jasadi

På kapitel 6. Jag gillade delen där de prata om tidsresande och parallelvärldar i skolan. Och så gulligt när Naho bad Kakeru att kolla på fyrverkerierna med henne. Kul att hon börjar bli lite modigare. Hennes vänner verkar shippa det, Suwa med, vilket är intressant eftersom han och Naho verkar vara gifta med barn i framtiden.

I wasn’t sure at first but it’s definitely growing on me. There is more ro it than just what’s on the surface

She’s 20? Nice. Though from my first impression it reads younger

So Martha didn’t know Zhen was on the island. And Zhen knew the world hadn’t ended bcs Albert made her go there to destroy the communications. That part makes more sense now at least. And I appreciate the 100 years into the future look. I don’t quite understand the last page tho. Is it setting up for a sequel or just saying that peace never lasts? And what is the message from Marius about?

I just feel like this is a bit too perfect. Like 3 years and they’ve sold all the worlds environmental problems and hundreds of thousands of people have agreed to relinquish their cars for access to a self driving car network and they’re regrowing the amazon rainforest and stopped tigers from going extinct. 3!! YEARS!! And you’re trying to say all these governors other companies just agreed? I don’t think so

I was starting till suspect something like this. Martha, Albert, Selah and Badger got Ellen, Lenk and Zimri to evacuate, crashed their plane, left them on the island, brought Zhen to the island. Tricked them all into thinking the world had ended and just left them there for 3 years. Then they could take over the companies and fix things. Genius. But why leave Zhen there too??? I don’t get that at all

Well That’s not how I was expecting that to go. A deadly virus and the world has collapsed in a matter of days. It doesn’t feel quite right to say the world has ended bcs I think that would mean it’s completely dead and there essentially no life left, which isn’t the case. But humanity seems to be ending. And those four are stuck on an island. Is Zhen never meeting Martha again?

Zhen at a campfire with Ellen, Zimri and Lenk is not what I was expecting. Where’s Martha?

This is Scary poetic in a way. It feels like this book is really echoing our reality.
I really want to know how it ends.

Sverige mentioned? Ucklum av alla platser? Det är ju förfan nästan i gbg, alldeles för långt söder för att säga att solen inte går upp på vintern, om inte det var överdrift.
Men det jag köper minst av allt är att alla på denna snubbens skola älskar deras lilla stad o bara vill snacka vinter sporter. Bullshit. Svenskar älskar att klaga, och No way att folk från Ucklum är nöjda med livet

I don’t understand the happymeal thing But if you say so

It’s really cool to see the start of it all With Martha and Albert and Selah. Is the plan to wrench back control from Lenk, Zimri & Ellen? Sure hope so. Also very disappointing to hear that Zimri is a serial cheater after reading the prologue. Love Selah tho

No no no no
This is not right. After all this. After all that has happened it can’t end like this. I don’t want to accept that. Lucy has to go after Sam, after how they parted. She bought Sam’s life and freedom with that bargain, Sam has to know that. And the book just ends, we have no idea what Lucy intends to do or any way of knowing how her life turns out. I am deeply unhappy with this ending

I don’t understand and I don’t want to understand

Oh Sam…
After all they’re been through I just want these two to have peace. I really hope they find it across the ocean, but I’m fearing that the language barrier and the cultural differences might be impossible for them to bridge

First of all Charles is disgusting, anna’s hardly any better. I don’t understundom how you can be that self absorbed, its like she Actually thinks of Lucy as some kind of pet.
I will say that I much prefer this version of Sam. The years away from their father has done him good, and I’m very happy he punched Charles.
And he’s planning on going back to China, and seems to actually want Lucy to come along

Well this was a Nice surprise. A five year time jump. Lucy got work in Sweetwater, Sam left to adventure. Lucy befriended a rich girl named Anna. Sam, now 16, is back. Lucy is 17.
Before the time jump Lucy was craving the stability of the town, now I think she craves the freedom of the wild again. Sam wouldn’t say no if she asked to travel with him right?
And they still need to find their mom

Their mother is still alive?? I wasn’t expecting that. She must’ve gone to teacher leigh and then further away. They would’ve found her if she was still in the same town as them.
Their father saying that they turned out alright actually makes me so angry. 1. They’re not. At all. 2. If they were it would be despite him not thanks to. He literally abused and terrorized them, especially Lucy, and for what??