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Ups and downs with this one. The ballerina farm correlation feels so direct it gets distracting

Jarring voice in the beginning. We’ll see.

I’m sad

Already hooked

These covers 😭😭😭😭

Sue me. I’m hooked.

The title and cover are killing me 😭😭😭

No! Not calling balls cods! Not cods!!!!!!! I could weep.

🎣

Spies!

Makes me miss the desert and feel better all at once. Kingfisher never fails to capture me.

I’m not sad

Met a new female character and I kid you not her chest size was compared to the other female character’s as part of her initial description. I hate it here.

So far I’ve met something like 4 male characters and one female character. Guess which character is the only one I know the hair color, skin tone, and breast size of, and who has been sexualized in every conversation they’ve had so far? Bet you can guess. I know people are thinking I’m too picky at this point but seriously, is this really the bar we’ve set for iconic fantasy writing? I’m tired.

“He can’t like me,” Kiela said. “I’m unlikable.”

Finally something me and Kiela see eye to eye on.

Jesus Christ this hasn’t aged well

I feel like I’m reading a book length pitch for this book instead of a book itself. The story is nice but the writing is killing me.

This writing style is not working for me but I do like the imagery

Breakfast at Tiffany’s always makes me feel some kind of way. It’s extremely dated and some of the language used is jarring at best, but I love Holly. She is maybe one of the most real literary characters I’ve ever read.