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Vacillating between feeling breathlessly sad, and breathlessly enraged. Suicide in general makes me angry. I’ve had people in my family do it and it almost feels like an act of violence upon all of us left behind, including children, and that’s what makes me enraged. Parents shouldn’t get to leave off and abandon their children that way. I cannot accept it. Will not.

Brutal read. Soooo many emotions, some of them not too kind. I’m vacillating between anger and disbelief and sadness and empathy. It’s an all over the board kind of read for emotions. Part also made me cry. Suicide is so so painful is so many ways to so many of the people left behind. If the people ending their own pain realized the life-sentence of pain that they give the living, could they try harder to stay?

I’m really enjoying this but switching off between multiple reads and audiobooks. I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve read this author. This stuff is amazing ! Looking forward to reading this whole trilogy!

Most of this story is being told thru dialogue and it’s hard for me to pay attention to all the details. I’m irked that I don’t listen to the first book so I could know the context a bit better. I may look for that bc this is a fantastic story and the characters’ sarcasm created some funny moments that made me laugh.

Um. Yeah. Lots of conflicting thoughts on this one.

Are there ANY likable characters in this story other than Amor???? No. Most are gross.

This book is sooooo good. Such a f’d up family in an F’d up country during apartheid.
I love how the author fluidly changes pov by mentioning a character and then you’re in that character’s thoughts or hearing their words. So many fantastic quotes and moments. Damn! And compulsively readable.

Loving this so far.

I just came upon this sentence and I wholeheartedly do NOT agree with it at all.
“..but more important than loving is understanding and respecting my children, which includes, more than anything else, understanding and respecting their choices to end their lives.”

Is she fucking kidding me? They were children.
I can’t even.

Listening to this sick fuck of a MC has got me grossed out but I know what’s coming and I need to see it thru!

I’m taking this book slowly and reading in between other reads because this is just so sad. I’m right about up to the part where the boy who needs a heart went home for 3 hours to celebrate Christmas with his family and how it just made him decline that much quicker. Being so close to Christmas this was so hard to read. Had to put it down.

I’m finding amazing things out about nature and the origins of life and how sounds originated and it’s all pretty damn amazing!

Um ok this is going to be one of my very favorite books of the year!!!! I just love it. Listening on
Audible and loving it. Makes me want to run straight to my shelves and read her other two books that I haven’t read!!

I’m annotating and tabbing up this book. I had no idea that rape and general groping/molesting in public places of women was so rampant in places like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, etc. and you know it really pisses me off. Women there cover themselves are modest and men still act like pigs. And they will use religious or cultural beliefs to get away with it all. No way to prosecute. It’s heartbreaking; enraging.

Ahhh I love these pairings esp mischief she’s up to frightening these contemptuous people.

Enjoying this and wondering where it will go and I'm still rooting for Patch and Saint to be a couple 😍

On page 227 and I'm wondering where this is going to go. I'm still rooting for Saint and Patch to be a thing !!

I loved this author's last book Weyward! I especially love the dual timeline between present day and the distant past. She does this so well. Listening to this on NetGalley. Enjoying it!

Ok WHO suggested this story was FUNNY!???
These few pages these poor kids omg are you kidding me? This is heavy emotional baggage right here. And trigger warnings for parental suicide. The f out of here! I wanted funnyyyyy not "life is funny in a tragic sort of way"!!!!
I'm still totally invested in the story but wtf ppl?

Ew who puts their kids from the prior marriage in a guest house and what second wife doesn't offer to raise your older kids when their mom dies. These people are weird.

Enjoying this book dyin to meet these kids that spontaneously combust but never seem to burn!

Trucking thru this sad story. Seeing this kid taken advantage of is not fun.

This was one of my “24 in 24” books and I’m so glad I finally picked it up! Dark humor, super naturalness and political intrigue makes for an interesting and entertaining read!

Stuck here. I’ll circle back.

This book started out as a slow burn but omg I’m starting to learn more about the characters and I’m getting invested. I love how this book makes me laugh! I’m recommending it to my TN friend Lori!!!

In parts very exciting in parts a bit slow. Wondering what will be the out swing on my opinion and where this all will lead. Listening to the audio and I think maybe I would’ve liked it more just reading it but I can’t buy the world of books as much as I’d love to!

Fantastic story! Dragon rides hunky man, badass female assassin … it’s been a wild ride and I’m still here for it!!

I’m really enjoying this fantasy book. Raeve is an assassin for a group of revolutionaries and I dig her character!

On chapter 6 and I’m loving it!

Really enjoying this book about 3 young adults who died but mysteriously came back to life. Enter magic, music, sex, and mystery!