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this is phenomenal! i'm in love with every. single. thing. i've read so far!

giving Simon Turney/Adrian Goldsworthy/Conn Iggulden vibes which is beyond excellent!

what's up with these ratings?

s o b b i n g

i've reread the last 25% about 3 times

it's like i'm clinging to it
and it's clinging to me

i want to reread the whole of this and never let it go

can a book be any more perfect?

Great Gatsby cyberpunk edition

Early days yet but this VIBE is WOW

this is probably the coolest thing I've read in years

I'm having the worst time with the spatial layout of this courtyard and tower!!

Are the witch's illusions making this Escher in my brain rn because why 😭

Hopefully going inside the tower will mitigate whatever is hitching up my ability to process dimensions and the arrangement of the grounds...hmmm probably just a me thing but still weird, eh? 🧐

"Like what you see?"

I'm screaming


Jin is saving all the lives, has money and magical healing balms, and is running some kind of undercover op.

now he's flirting and I'm falling for it 🌛

Hope Yining is stronger 😌

"Attendants approach, laying down skewers of meat, plump scallops, roasted pigeon, flower-shaped cakes, more elaborate dishes than those set on the tables-yet my appetite is gone."

Would actually love to see some stress-eater rep in the future

Passing on this table is crazy work

Jokes

#Raptured 🙈

... timely af! I couldn't resist

If an ambitious cardigan had claws, no filter, and friends in all the right, AND wrong places! I'm thoroughly enjoying the dark humour, the gory bits, and all the ferocious, otherworldly denizens coming through Dark Enterprises! I'm very much vibing with hungry monsters this spooky season!🎃🍁🍂

Things have taken an epic turn and suddenly everything is a John William Waterhouse painting...but of fae summerlings and a shining knight who makes me cry and a beautiful Summer Prince set on revenge. I'm stalling so hard!! I never want this to end ✨🌸💚🍃🌿

Ummm I need Book 3 right tf now.
This ate and I'm all kinds of floppy limbed and useless rn And I've a book hangover the size of Jupiter. I've 73863863🌕6 ARCs to get to but Niko and Dymitr kiss like the world is ending and I don't want to let this/them go.

this is just as brilliant and as captivating as When Among Crows and i'm loving this immensely so far!

🌸🍃very much enjoying this fast-paced, compelling story so far! the worldbuilding is enchanting, the characters are all sharp and engaging, and i'm pacing myself because i'm not ready for this to be over yet!🍂🏵️

that liminal space between wanting to know what the last quarter has in store for my favourite band of wild ones and never wanting this book to end

"Tell me...the elves. Are they really as bad as they say?"

"I have come to think...that they are no worse than men." Jakob took a long breath. "So...yes."

i love him

also

the baron is killing me and i can't get enough of his exquisiteness

i honestly feel like i'm rediscovering masterclass "characterization."
no shade to the greats i've already had this year,
but it's been a while since i've felt awestruck like this
and i'm pretty stoked i'm only midway through this reading journey

if this doesn't end up on my "favourites" shelf by the time this journey is over, i think i might cry.

This feels like the most interesting thing I've read in centuries. It's wild...like experiencing the drama of Orff, Dvořák or Grieg for the first time... thrilling fun with a hint of cacophony and tons of teeth. Love the energy!

It's been hockey playoffs for the last 3 months -Canadians will get where I'm coming from- but I'm here now and I hope this narrative's energy keeps giving, because it's been a wild one so far and I'm having loads of fun!

i've pretty much highlighted something from every chapter so far, and i might be going a bit too hard with my note-taking, but i'm loving all the details in this and i don't want to miss a thing!

LOVING this so hard already! It's SUCH a vibe, but most importantly...

the maps are AMAZING

and i hope they become merch one day because it's been a brilliant first 5 chapters and the world is as enthralling as ever!

"I see you."

My face is a waterfall superhighway rn