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All three women are so deeply complex. I feel such a well of connection to Cassandra despite, I feel, her lack of page time. Elektra herself is a deeply troubled girl with such a warped sense of self, yet it is understandable given her circumstances and the time period she exists in. Clytemnestra is interesting I suppose? Shes got bad taste in men for sure

I loved the OG trilogy (even if I was 10 years late to the party...), and im continuing the HG momentum with the prequel. I cant wait to see what societal commentary ms collins has in store for this one😤

Ill pick up books I think seem interesting, with a VERY vague notion of what the actual premise of the book is. Absolutely rawdogging my reads, pure vibes only, methinks. I think I expected something far different from this, but so far im not mad at the general ambiance and story so far🤷🏻
Sometimes no expectations is the best way to read🫣

So far, better than book 2, the fantasy elements feel more fleshed out, theres a bit more world building

listen, im lowkey in a slump but this book is interesting and has some unique themes it's touching on so far so... vibes

The end of this chapter, discussing Denises impact (her work with Dalí, to the reporter) and the way this book continually emphasized the insignificance of 'The Defendant' is so brilliant.

Tables turned👀 Iris and Roman switched 'places' writing wise👀

this is my 4th attempt to try and read this book, its also the furthest ive gotten on any attempt so far🫡

Kidan is unsettling lowkey, shes fun tho🫣. The setting is uniquely done, the incorporation of African culture, language and mythology makes it interesting. I really dont know how I feel about the book so far tho plot wise tbh🕴

I know i personally felt like the whole ityasaari thing/dragon hidden identity thing was a huge missed opportunity to not relate to queerness/ real race in the first book. BUT DAMN book 2 is doing an insanely good job of connecting that
its definitely a slow read tho 🫣

The world seems VERY interesting, the characters introduced so far seem pretty engaging as well. It seems like a unique take on the whole vampire genre, maybe👀 well see

The story isn't quite as engaging so far, but it does further develop the relationships from book 1. Im enjoying the encryptions and decoding sections immensely tbh

The whole... Trust thing is tiring on BOTH sides ngl. I wish there was more focus on the whole war training (as there was in book 1). Like yeah relationship dynamics or whatever but if this book is gonna be a BRICK👀 develop the ✨fighting/training/riding✨ skills more as well lol
Who knows maybe it does later?

Im vibrating out of my skin with anticipation. If this book is bad i'm going to be severely disappointed👀

"Or she could have gone 'round to Miss Holmes's and slapped her for not having a higher regard for her hymen"
I MEAN OKAY LMAO

I adoreee the authors style of writing. She uses beautiful prose and there are many stunning lines throughout so far. Im familiar with many of the tales told, though I wasn't familiar with Circes role (or how much she was TRULY involved in beyond this retelling). Im also not quite sure if id describe this as "feminist", rather than a modern retelling.

I adore everything about this so far, the typewriters, the mythology, the romance. All so well developed and beautifully written

it hasn't improved🕴🕴 grim is kinda fun i suppose

So far its... bad. I have low hopes for any improvement 🕴🫣

I bit the bullet and started reading this, a copy was available at my library so I figured why not🕴🫣