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i just gave birth HOW am i still managing 100 pages (it’s because of Lucien)

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oh, we’re so back…Lucien, my beloved ♡

chapter 54 😒

I’m sure this book is a work of art for people who go feral over Rhys and his inner circle, but I’m literally so! bored! I’m going to finish it, but unfortunately I’m starting to skim. WHERE is Lucien??????

listen. i’m spending waaay too much time with rhys and his war boys. (still don’t see what the other girls see in him!) where is MY boy at???

LUCIEN.

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Okay, I’ve just reached past the 100 page mark, and (I’ll be honest) I don’t know if I’m quite in love with the story yet? When I think of faeries I think of little winged pixies—sorry! Elves would have been a better/hotter mythical race imo. But the writing is sooo much better than in Red Rising, so I think I’ll stick this book out ♡

I think it’s telling that I’m already on page 60 of this

okay I’ve slept on it and I’ve decided it’s better if I read the 100 pages of my next book instead just to see which book I like better and want to pursue. wish me luck!

Listen, I always wait until I read the first 100 pages of a book before deciding how I feel about it. With this one I feel…not so good. I don’t ~think~ the author thinks he’s a misogynist, but he certainly writes like one. Also the style of writing doesn’t work for me at all. Boring, bland characters. Self-centered MMC. I’ll have to sit with it for a bit before making a decision.

i really do love loth. samantha shannon really did just throw him into situations.

okay Loth is back. thank god!!!!!

where is Loth??????????

delicious!!!!!

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i’m not sure writing is elodie harper’s calling

Elodie WHYYYYY all you have done is written Amara 2.0 in Solina with the whole concubine act to save her and making her sing for him - I’m at my wits end!!!!!!!!

is this enemies to lovers? or is elodie ~really~ making us read the same story she's written before in a different font: our dear female protagonist hopes that the wicked Roman legate would make her his concubine so that she might survive? lazy, if so!

loooots of telling instead of showing, but i'm still having more fun than i did reading temple of fortuna!

i am…not sure i will be finishing this book. sad!

a quick little reread because when a new idea introduces itself you take it seriously

the use of lembas bread is very distracting and takes me out of the story because i keep thinking …”you mean like in lord of the rings? that tasteless elven bread? lembas????” but the david attenborough shoutout was nice.

i am loving how miserable everyone is in this book. xaden’s miserable. violet’s miserable. mira’s miserable. brennan’s miserable. everyone is miserable and here i am sitting in bed rubbing my hands together like a little fly eyeing a delicious piece of dung. once a tragedy enjoyer, always a tragedy enjoyer!

i dare say this is the best book of the three—so far!