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I'd forgotten that conversation between Jace and Jem; it hit me like a truck 😭

I’m abt to crash out with Simon 😭

I feel like we’re kinda losing the plot here

I’ll restart this soon

I’d forgotten the… peculiarities of the Inquisitor 😭

I’ve come down with a FOUL cold, these weeks could literally not get worse. This book is pulling me through it, but GOOD GOD CASSANDRA 💔

Sorry for the lack of updates, I was in a car crash last week, and I haven’t had the chance to sit and read honestly 😭

This is breaking my heart tbh, but I’m loving it

WE’RE STARTING OFF STRONGGGG

THIS BOOK IS SO MUCH FREAKIER THAN THE OTHERS LMAOOOO

I am in utter shock, though I should’ve expected it. It all makes sense 😭 I need to keep reading omg

Kit has ny heart, Grace better not do NOTHING to him.

Good god, Grace is complicated to hate. How am I supposed to get through another half a book of this?

HE TOLD HIM. HE TOLD HIM. My jaw is on the floor rn

...... JESSSSSSSSSSS, what am I gonna do nowwww 💔

LUCIE. LUCIE NO. LUCIE WHAT ARE YOU DOINGGGGGG

SE VAN A AGARRAR A PICHAZOS, WHATTTTTTT

Matthew is snapping, and omfg, I'm INVESTED

I love learning more abt Kit, and seeing others like him 😭

"James," Cordelia said. He stared at her; his black hair was wet with sweat, and there was blood on his lower lip where he'd bitten it. "Please."

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIT

If something happens to Thomas, I’m setting the world on fire

We need to have a SERIOUS conversation about James Herondale and how much he YEARNSSSSSS for Cordelia, because these descriptions are slowly making me spiral into desperation

Con todo el dolor en mi corazón, I’m gonna have to DNF this 😭 it’s been 8 months since I last picked it up, and if I ever want to continue it, I’ll have to restart it.

IT SWITCHED TO PART II IN A HIGH STAKES MOMENT, THIS IS PIVOTAL, OMG I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN (this has been such a good book until now, it’s somehow different to the first, but I like it).

I feel like I've overlooked the symbols shamelessly. I know they're there, I just- kinda- forget they're there. I need to collect more quotes and scenes related to the symbolism, it's a key tool that is assured to score me some points if I mention it in the essays.
The rope and worms seem to be the only ones, and they relate to parenting, children and safety, and maybe environmental destruction. I need to be smart.

Gosh, I wish these updates weren't so short.
Once you've read the whole book, it's slightly easier to identify implied meanings and choose what might actually be important. The examiners seem to be enticed by character/relationship-centred questions lately, and it might be pissing me off a little <33 when it comes to this book, that does relate to the central theme, but still, not my forte.

Alright, I haven't had the chance to read over all of it yet, but here are some notes so far. I'd like to have a better way to deepen my description of Amanda's and Carla's relationship. It's a confusing relationship for sure, but I just can't put my finger on how to describe it properly. There seems to be something about it that links back to the parenting themes (duh), but I can't put it into words.

Yes, I an re-reading this 2 months after finishing it. I’ll be going over themes, characters, and possible analysis points to annotate it. I’ll gladly update my vlog too with it :))