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This book has hooked me. There’s a few parts I’ve had to reread for clarities sake but I think that’s mostly me trying to read it while I’m half-asleep.

I had read/listened to so many back to back that this back had taken me a long while to get through. I generally save it for audio listening at work since it’s ~24hrs longs and has given me days of audio. There are definitely parts where I have to take a break from it and come back to it. But other than those parts it is still very good.

The descriptions of the cryptids are fan-fucking-tastic. Definitely my favorite. The story is good too and I’m definitely more invested. I hope this author has another book or second book. The writing style of the cryptids is so good.

I wasn’t sure about it at first but it’s growing on me. I’m not a super huge fan of the high school vibes but the eldritch, weird fiction and writing is right up my alley. Skull-headed vultures? Perfection. The mayors head is just a giant flower? Amazing. Everyone is super weird? Wonderful.

It’s still entertaining but I’ve read the whole series back to back and it’s turning into a slog. I think I burned myself out on DCC but I don’t want to skip to another book like I did with RR and now still haven’t finished the series and can’t remember what happened at the end of the last book.

The pacing seems slower than the first book but I’m enjoying the story unfolding regardless.

When I read the first book, I could not put it down. The second book is good. Great even. But it definitely is much slower paced. The world is lived in which makes it enjoyable. But I don’t have that “I need to devour this tonight” the way I did with the first in the series.

It started off strong, a little slow, but ~halfway through I’ve lost interest. I’ll still finish it eventually but it’s become a slog.

Immediately hooked.

I had to drag myself through the first four chapters before it started to pick up.

Absolutely hooked. Can’t stop reading. Live, laugh, love it.

So far, so good. The book didn’t pick up until about chapter 6. All very boring until chapter 6.