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This is so much fun! And the audio narration is in my top 10, maybe top 5 is favorites!

Ooooh the writing is GOOD! And of course, Julia Whelan is the queen of audio narration. I'm having a blast 😁

What do I think?
So far, I think this is the BEST Sanderson has ever written. Ever. Beat that.

I'm really struggling to enjoy this book. Sad.

I am half way through chapter 2 and I am so INTO this!!!

This book is incredible on every level!

This is just lovely. HE is just lovely.

This REALLY needs to step up. So far it's only mediocre, and I expect so much better from this author.

What the heck am I reading???

This is GOOD

Oh boy. This is clearly YA, the annoying compulsion for the characters to dwell on how pretty the other is....

I'm an LOVING this so far! So much story in just 3 hours - masterful.

I'm relieved that I didn't need to reread book 1 in order to follow what's happening here. I still think the narration cast could be a lot better. Is it dumb of me to wish they all spoke English with Latin or other accents?

THIS IS WHAT I WANTED when I read (and abandoned) The Atlas Six. Dark deeds, dark motives, fantastic characters.

Tuesdays With Molakesh The Destroyer by Megan Grey
2.25 Stars

The Women You Didn't See by Nicola Griffith
Unrated

Today I Am Paul by Martin Shoemaker
5 Stars

Pockets by Amal El-Mohtar
4 Stars

Damage by David Levine
3 stars

This is really growing on me. I absolutely love the teenage daughter. What I'm hoping is that the dating agency allows both Medusa and Shrek to transform into the likeable people they think they actually are.

Why..... is she so petite?
It's just one more unnerving detail in an unsettling world. I'm getting massive "Mother!" vibes which is probably fueling my dread.

I am enjoying the heck out of this! It reminds me a bit of Suzanne Palmer's Finder series. Upbeat, good humored, snarky.

The writing is SO GOOOOOOOOD.

Oh this is already clicking so much better YAY!!!
Is it just us? Is the writing significantly better? Or is the narrator better (bc we know how a they can make or break a book)?
Anyway, we're still rolling our eyes at the typical ticks in this series, but I'm finding Kit MUCH MORE lovable. He's immature, sensitive, fun loving. He reminds me of Shawn from Psych.

I am legit spooked.
And I should've been asleep over 3 hours ago. Argh!

“Hey. What’s up?”
“New friend,” said Nina ominously. “Maybe.”
“Definitely,” I corrected. “Probably.”
“Ooh,” said Lisey. “Let me get my whistle.”
“Cookies and birds,” I said. “How can she resist us?”

I love this already!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tangleroot Palace

Another dark, brooding forest full of mystery, a royal wedding, and a daring escape...

What a finale! This one was more lighthearted, and made me laugh several times. It still has intensity and vivid imagery, and a satisfying ending. I really like how it intertwines with the other stories. The forest that grew from blood and bones, the terrifying spirit of the wood. Good stuff!

⭐⭐⭐⭐ After the Blood

What’s left is a fractured government, farming communities led by the Amish, abandoned cities overgrown by forests—and the rise of supernatural forces no longer contained by civilization...

Fascinating and I want more. A little vague, but appealing. It has references to sexual assault, so I'm intensely glad it didn't get detailed.

Lost in the forest, I broke off a dark twig And lifted its whisper to my thirsty lips . . . —PABLO NERUDA