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Does what it says on the box

Wrap it up TJ WRAP IT THE FUCK UP

I'm both enjoying and not enjoying this

I nearly gave up on this book after two chapters. Past me was an idiot

still waiting for the horror to drop

I want all of them to be the murder victim at this point

This is actually pretty tense. It's also believable and throwing out curving balls

Hey France! Nice country you got there. Shame if anything happens to it

Henry V circa 1415ish

The king is dead! Long live the King!
Henry IV finally carks it after many years of being almost dead. Henry V finally gets a chance to wear the shiny hat

A chatty history book

I've just discovered I will never be a swimming champion. This is a relief

I may regret persisting with this one

After turning up on page 25, Perrin finally gets some chapters. He meets his in-laws who keep deadnaming his wife. He patiently corrects them every single time. He is the hero of this book

Not sure why I thought I could knock this book off in the last week of my holidays LOL

We find Mat in a tavern. Because of course we do

PERRIN!!!!

Lord help me as I sally forth into book 6.
I do like that RJ dumps us straight into the narrative but a bit of 'previously on ...' wouldn't go astray. I had to google book 5 to remember who/what/where mainly because the (now cancelled!) TV series moved the narrative around a bit and things were muddled in my mind.
Oh, and I swear to god, Perrin better be in this book

Her co-writer should have done more writing. This sounds like Waris dictated everything in one go and then the other writer typed it up

This is the kernel of a good story inside this mediocre story

Thank god I parked my brain before I started reading this

I have a strong dislike for this book. It better not win

Every time I settle into not being annoyed the author goes and does something that annoys me. She bitches that women have no voice in history. True dat Sister! Fist pump
Then, bitches when a woman does some subpar graffiti. WTAF? You can't have this both ways!

Okay, she gets one star for all the time she dunks on Cicero. I'm nodding my head at all the sick burns

I really want to like this book but the author is annoying me no end. I wish this book had been written by Mary Beard who is my current girl crush

I need to keep up the chant:
I am not the target audience. I am not the target audience

I should be ripping through this book faster than I actually am but it's strangely not as compelling as I thought it would be

This is making me want to rewatch Succession because although that family was horrible, at least they were funny
(unironically of course)

TLDR: eat the rich

Am I supposed to hate everyone?

this is giving me The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida vibes