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This murder mystery of Emmett Till reaching behind the grave and time has no business being this funny 😭😂 Everett has a wonderful gift for writing characters that feel real, including their nonsensical quirks, in such a way that the comedy doesn't feel qUiRky or forced. Delightful read so far

Same issue as her last book: she needs to cut down on the repetition and get a more ruthless editor. The overwriting bogs down the pacing and the protagonist becomes an annoyance

So the reason why there are so few consenting organ donors in China stems from the Confucian belief that one's body is a gift from one's parents and ancestors, and thus should not be altered/given away (which would amount to spurning the gift). This would explain why they resort to organ harvesting from death row inmates (and, if the rumors are true, political prisoners/oppressed minorities)

A third into this book and I haven't connected with any of the characters. The protag is interesting for the sheer fact that they are a single entity within a colony(?) that puppets multiple human hosts. It seems to be singular in this world except it's met signs of a similar-ish entity. This should be compelling..

Damn, this one book has more feminism than all of the Bridgerton books combined

Sidney is frustrating but that's the entire point of her character. Wish we had more time with Zu, they seem determined to invoke verve into life. Their musings about the patriarchy and strict gender norms still being reinforced now were interesting to read about

They're banging now. Why? There's no chemistry 💀 on the odd time she wants to see Sarken, she wants him for his knowledge or power. No thoughts beyond his usefulness. Where did the attraction even start for either of them?

The dragon dude has been sent away for almost a quarter of the story so far. If the author wanted to emphasize the dearth of chemistry in this story, her mission has been accomplished.

All the politicking so far has been meh. I don't care about any of these nobles. They only matter to the FMC bc they decide if Kasha lives or dies. And I don't even care about Kasha. No one has an interesting personality jfc

HE kissed HER first, HE groped HER crotch first, and then HE TELLS HER TO GET OUT?? Fans, why do you even like this guy??? How am I supposed to like him AT ALL.

On top of that, the FMC is boring af. Beyond her special magic, she's just some young woman. Nothing is really interesting or fun about her. Everything is so drab in this story, I truly don't get the appeal

I am not getting the hype. Dragon dude has been a cold, distant jerk who only interacted with the FMC when circumstances forced him to, and he always did so begrudgingly. He obv resents that the FMC has ~special intuitive magic~ that goes against the rules of magic bc she's just ~so special~ like that. They finally work together and cure Kasha. And now his hand is in her underwear. What???

Dang, when does this get fun?

An aloof and powerful dragon has come to pick a maiden to keep in his tower for a decade. A plucky heroine is chosen.

I'm looking forward to this story but I can't help but want to reread Land of the Beautiful Dead now 🥲

Doughty's 8th grade algebra teacher catching strays 💀😂

Babe the Pig but make it SADDDDDD

"You might have wanted me, but not as much as you wanted my corpse."

UGH the angst, the yearning is SO PEAK 😩🤌🏻

Is this... Technically an isekai..?

The Disorganization society is an interesting subject to critique from the outside. The young white men who proclaim that they value differing perspectives and champion the small folk do not actually recruit people from all ranks of society or minorities unless the council deems them worthy, the criteria of which is still exclusionary to their own internal biases

Anequs is back at the school and we get to see how her peers see her after the events of the first book. Marta brings forth the typical worries of young, noble white women in Western society which we are all familiar with - but Anequs provides a very different perspective on those concerns. It's quite refreshing