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still very cool. i am learning so many new things and following along with the story on google maps to find nicky and lea and its soooo interesting

i am obsessed with this

i am lost, but is that not always the case until 10 pages before the case is solved?? i have suspicions though, and that’s not just because i spoilered and know lesleys betrayal happens at the end of this book already

the tales are nice, but ultimately all the misogyny is a bit too much for me. i understand that one should read these things with the times they were written in in mind, but it was quite hard for me to enjoy it when every second sentence stressed how feeble minded the women are, how backstabbing the jews are, how incompetent the muslim rulers were and how stupid the local peasants are. find another focus point please

the entire bit in the sewer system is really bloody disgusting but apart from that, i am hooked. don’t really understand why people say it’s the weakest book, i’m really onboard with the whole pottery and art thing

i cannot say often enough how much i love this

finished this book in 1 1/2 days, i was very invested
it took about half the book for the momentum to really pick up, i guess because it was planned as a trilogy the pacing is far slower than it would be for a standalone. not really sure about falling for the guy who bullied you, but i guess cause he’s ✨misunderstood✨ it’s ok :)
loved the world building tho, always been a big fan of hollys writing style

no idea how i didn’t get that plot twist beforehand! points for surprising me and being unexpectedly cute actually

any author who uses „sheesh“ unironically in a published work should be banned from the book market

i am amazed by my own discipline. how did i get through this. i have read better fanfiction on shady websites… how did this book get published? how was this book written? i literally put the speed to 1,5 for it to be over faster. i had no idea someone could make enemies to lovers, by far the sexiest trope to exist, so flavorless and bland. congratulations. at least i didn’t spend any money on this lol

just saw that the german edition is dubbed „totgesagt leben länger“ lmao these translations are continuing to be hilarious

this is amaaaaazing !! i love this book so much

thank fuck it’s finally over

thank you and also fuck you for once again raising my standards to disproportionate heights! kinda the first dramione i’ve actually finished, so that’s interesting. needed this as a welcome distraction from studying for my a-levels 🙂🔫 hope this doesn’t come back to haunt me

ach ja. also wenn ein typ versucht, “sich ihrer mit gewalt zu bemächtigen” dann ist das ein zeichen seiner tiefen und reinen leidenschaft und außerdem wollte sie das ja auch und da spielt es gar keine rolle, dass sie „nein“ gesagt hat und weggelaufen ist? und werther ist so fett beeindruckt von diesem kerl, ich kann ihn einfach nicht mehr ernstnehmen

werther is just a sad boy who’s in his feelings quite a lot. schade für ihn.

after the blue train this is now the second time i’ve rooted for the hot love interest who turns out to be the murderer — before and also after the revelation of this. i’m beginning to question the presence of my moral compass?
and also, don’t even get me bloody started on the final chapter! lyn marrying farmcore after he tried to strangle her cause that proved he wasn’t as meek as she thought he was?? wtf

men: ❌
the church: ❌
men of the church: ❌
i’ve made up my mind. that fxcker deserves to hear everything she says in this letter and while i don’t believe it really existed and she sent it,
… a girl can dream …

my astonishment for this woman grows with every page. what is that if not feminism? and how tf could she have been able to predict all the shit the church would go on to do to women in the following centuries (until now, if you ask me) ?? “proud bedpost” should also enter my vocabulary along with “itchy-fingered bedfellow” lol

damn this girl is mad
quote after quote i’ll have to write down and learn by heart until the day comes to make use of them… “i have no faith in such a god” is fire

can’t find my edition but all of them have different page numbers?? confusing