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mark especially likes to write books where people seemingly suffer from tinnitus— it’s like a special interest lmao

another ARC from theeeee mark towse <3 i’m so excited— he’s literally amazing

um, wow

Waldo has such a raw, honest energy about herself. i like her character portrayal.

really enjoying the structure of this book

let’s gooooo i love being on Tim’s ARC team, he just pulls new tricks with every release. AND i’m being introduced to Kaine’s work at the same time? wonduhful *chef’s kiss*

i’m gonna read one more book and then i promise i’ll be back for you Dantès 🫶🏾

whaaaaaat!

witnessing this woman spiral while she doesn’t even know she’s in a complete mental health crisis is so sad :(

natsuo kirino is so good at writing feminist noir. i have taken so many incredible notes while reading this book, unexpectedly. i love how she takes a crime story and fleshes it out into a complex character study. so good. i 🫶🏾 you queen

yikes

this a slow-paced read consisting of the intricate character studies through the lens of a (currently) unnamed narrator— deep diving into the backgrounds of two young women who were murdered while working as prostitutes. one of the women is the narrator’s sister, and the other— a frenemy named Kazue. full of sociopolitical commentary through the mouth of an unfiltered woman, this is so good imo

is the narrator turning out to be a morally grey character?! ooooh i love.

a waaaay better translation than the one in Real World. i think i’m going to like this book so much more 🤞🏾

“their sex lives were put on life support when River was born” is sending me

so you can murder and mutilate other people— but you’re screaming and crying when you decide to rip your own toenails off. insufferable.

i’m bored 🥱

started my year with two japanese lit. books already— i guess i’m kinda doing #januaryinjapan on accident 🙂‍↕️

ohhh story #3 broke me!!! 😭❤️

imagine your parent being the opp to the king 😭

now back to the messy french drama of the 19th century — Dantès better eat these people up when he gets out of prison!

is this series getting more emotional or is it just me?

sometimes you really just enjoy a cozy, simplistic read! interchanging between this and count of monte cristo is 👌🏾

awww 🥲

1. lmao why is King Louis XVlll so unserious rn 😭✋🏾 man is just writing notes in his book and chuckling while Napoleon is getting ready to land in France

2. de Villefort you fake bitch!!! why would you do Dantès like that?! :(