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Lilias Trotter has come to mean so much to me since I first started learning about her, and so I’ve been highly anticipating this book (though somehow only heard about it right before its release)! That the author describes her intention of it as “…a drawing near to someone in a friendship across time,” makes my heart happy.

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Finnian Te Donal is a treasure!!!!! !! !

It’s giving season 2 Will Byers oh no😳😅

(spoiler but under enough vague layers of media references I think we’re fine)

very very creepy and I hope the creepiness gets addressed bc what the heck

idk why I’m putting this here but I can’t get the thought out of my brain and so Goodreads must hear it.

Listening to this book (to fill the void left by Emma M. Lion, even if I’d meant to eventually read it anyway bc I love LMM) is just further cementing the fact that I think the EML books could lowkey be described as “if New Girl (the tv show lol) was written by L. M. Montgomery”. That is all.

I’ve devoured the audiobooks of this series at a far faster rate than I’ve updated Goodreads but suffice it to say I’m thoroughly obsessed with Emma M. Lion and am so sad to be nearing the end of what is currently published

my one criticism mainly concerns the fact that I really hope someone is feeding the wurse something other than cinnamon buns and chocolate and mulled wine

oh GOODNESS this book is so lovely😭

I know everyone can have their own opinions but it baffles me that some of the first reviews that pop up for this are so negative because “there are too many fairytales” and “there’s too much storytelling within the story” as if those aren’t some of the most delightful things that can happen in a book. I hope one day they’ll be old enough to read fairytales again.

yeah, I’m gonna be rating this 5 stars on the reread. I love this series and I’m so hype for book 3 in January.

Literally got to the last chapter of this ages ago and didn’t care to go back. I probably will at some point for the sake of finishing it but these books just got weird in the wrong direction for me.

okay so i think I kinda like how unhinged this is-would not be surprised by anything happening & that’s kinda the whole premise of the cupboards?

But also dang do these take a turn quickly violence wise😳 not anything out of the fantasy genre norm, but might be a bit startling for younger middle grade readers I’m sure (I was reading among the hidden in elem. school though so man idr what’s normal lol)

craziest name drop. what are you doing here gancho???!! (not an actual spoiler)

the way any conversation about to actually reveal something significant about roshar or scadrial gets cut off🙃😅🥲🙄😑

the way any conversation about to actually reveal something significant about roshar or scadrial gets cut off🙃😅🥲🙄😑

me: hates when the cosmere starts feeling a little too MCU-esque and gimmicky
also me: overly excited by any little reference to another planet

esp. when you realize that that the things being described by Dusk are things you actually KNOW ABOUT but that you’re now seeing through completely different eyes omg how fun.

I just want someone to call an aviar a chicken in this book plz let this happen.

whenever media includes random untranslated (super basic/likely easy to guess at) German I get far too proud for knowing what they’re saying lol

so many painful parallels to katniss’ story/experiences🥲

wow, everything in this one hurts to read/listen to. I’m barely into it and just thinking of haymitch enduring 25 YEARS of reliving the games and having to mentor doomed kids from 12 before the events in the og series…😣

oh🥺 the song Katniss sings Rue!!😢🥺😭

(I’ve seen a decent amount of spoilers but not this one)

somehow put off reading this until now (didn’t get further than the first bit when it first came out) I want to know what happens but it’s also so unnerving to be in snow’s brain (which is the whole point)

also what the HECK

I genuinely have no clue what is happening in this book. And I’m not sure if it’s the fact that it’s been awhile since I read the last or if it’s just how it is. Vibes only in this series fr (vibes & pretty prose and random profound statements actually) But plot?? Not sure about that

been in a very mystery loving mood but also want to read/listen to something more wholesome

already relatable because I too would quote Ephesians to a dog mostly unironically

my goodness there’s some hilarious puns to be made about the plot of this book (that are too spoilery to say here sadly)