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The hunting scene with the fox pup and a certain someone???? Toxic evil lesbian time let's goooo!

Okay..... honestly? I feel like we needed 50-100+ extra pages, besties. Even with half of the book left to go... I can tell. I'm still having a lot of fun! I'll probably finish tonight or tomorrow. But I find myself yearning for more dynamics and interactions that this book, quite frankly, doesn't have time for. And that's a shame.

“You know, I should quite like to have a taste of you, as Lisavet did. Just to know what it is she saw in you when she partook.”

😱😱 ugh I knew this damn book would make me want bloodmaid x bloodmaid shenanigans. So rude lol.

I've seen a lot of people call this book “slow” and “melodramatic” and “boring” and “not scary.“ And listen. A boring book is absolutely a sin. I dislike them more than bad books. But this???? Imo, so far, HoH fits the hallmarks of gothic literature.

I agree with all the reviewers who've said this isn't a romance. This man... has so much to answer for.

“And then I find you, exactly where everyone said you’d gone, and you’re walking around the corner in your starched school uniform and I’m thinking to myself: ‘She’s grown up. She’s a woman, and Nampeshiweisit, and nothing is the same anymore.’ But then you ran and hugged me.”

Gods. Am I gonna cry?? When did I become so soft...

Is the writing incredible, is this a masterpiece? No. My earlier observations remain. But I'm having FUN, dammit. I'm not a sci-fi girlie but I guess the horror and fantasy elements are helping make this book more enjoyable for me.
Not sure I understand the Becky Chambers comparison tho tbh.

I would protect the spider drones with my life. They're so fucking cute. Hello?? OK!
Enjoying the book so far but I wish there was more variety? It's alternating pov and in first person. So you'd think everyone would have their own distinguished voice. But the writing style remains very choppy throughout. It's kind of distracting. Not having an awful time tho!

Hot take: this would have been better if Sam's ex didn't suck and it was poly. Halfway through and Sam is hung up on Hannah. Which makes sense! But this means the ACTUAL romance has no emotional weight. I have no reason to care about Sam and Daphne getting together.

I can't turn off my internal editor and I'm not sure if I'm simply not in the mood or if this book isn't for me. I hope it's not the latter. It's sappic Bedazzled! I've literally read and written Bedazzled fanfic, this SHOULD be perfect for me!

But despite all your bitter words and bad dreams, all your talk of sin and regret—you looked at her like you would set your own neck in the noose, if she held the rope. It was beyond loyalty, closer to the sort of flayed, mad devotion you find in mistreated dogs.

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... Alix E. Harrow, I have a headache from crying now, thanks to you!!!

THERE'S GENDER FUCKERY?????!!!!!! You guys I'm losing my mind in the best way. Also worst way because it's about to HURT SO BAD. FUCK!!

Slow start but it feels like it's building so expertly and purposely. Owen's interesting, funny, complex, problematic (but in a way that I am assuming will be addressed and overcome by the end). Una... give my big lady with a sword whatever she wants!!

Reading this for the Horror Aficionados group. Based on the title, I thought this would be more of a slasher but it's coming across pretty cozy all things considered. Don't hate it but I'm not sure I get the hype yet.

Getting Kyle's pov did nothing to soften my heart towards him. If anything, I hate him even more. Unforgivable, irredeemable. Would love for him to get eaten by a serpent right about now.

Malta WTF??? God of course she opened the box smh. Of course it was hidden poorly. Everything! Is so! FUCKED rn. I'm stressed!

This stupid fucking book is gonna make me cry, isn't it? I'm on ch 23 btw. Wintrow and the young woman. Iykyk.

One of those books where it simultaneously feels like so much and so little has happened. It's very internal and character driven. Like we start off with a bang and then our poor girl Cora is just... spiraling. The negative self-talk and intrusive thoughts have permeated the whole thing (so far) so if that's not your style I wouldn't recommend it. I, for one, enjoy it, tho.

I don't know how to feel. Malta annoys me but she's just a kid, I'm sure she'll get better. I'm disappointed I didn't get like 100+ pages of Amber & Althea being cute together, you can tell who my favorites are lol. Like yes, please teach my baby girl how to present as a man. Good shit.
And Etta… fuck. Even if she ends up being terrible, no one deserves this. NO ONE. What those men did to her… ☹️ ugh

What the fuck 😭 I'm so upset aaaaaaaa

AMBER!!! Althea is talking to AMBER!! (Unfortunately, yes, I already know who our girl Amber really is, it was spoiled for me. But at least I have no fucking clue where this dynamic is gonna go).

Is it anachronistic? Yes. Am I having a blast anyway? Also yes.

Might need to gently kick this book onto my purgatory shelf and try again later. Beautiful writing but... I'm bored. Maybe I'm just not in the correct headspace??

Ayee it's another Netgalley book! Hoping to finish it tonight or tomorrow. The language and tone is very approachable and simple. A lot of kids could easily read this, imo.