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Okay i get that this is a spicy book but homegirl has a CONCUSSION got hit by a CAR not A COUPLE HOURS AGO and already they’re going at it

pls bffr

if theres one thing you need to know about me is that I will ALWAYS hate a man who drives recklessly when he’s angry. IMMEDIATE ick.

NOW HEAR ME OUT…i understand that the author is trying to say that Stella’s illness makes it hard for her to put on weight…but the “eat a cheeseburger” line kind of cheapens the effect. Now the focus isn’t her struggle but how she got bullied for being skinny. I think she could’ve changed it to say that ppl make assumptions (ED for example) and how THAT frustrates her

damn it i do like the gambling puns he uses I am so easily won 😭

i’m begging you listen to the audiobook i’ve discovered i like my men a little whiny 😫

wow how did I not know there was trans rep in this book — this is a delightful surprise 😌

I don’t think vegan food is bad but if I was on death row and had to live out the last two weeks of my life as a jester to convince people why I should live, I better be able to eat chicken nuggets while I do it

I low-key had a moral dilemma

The creator of the show is getting criticized for killing children for entertainment which at a first glance I thought so too. But he DOES point out that said show would not exist if these kids weren’t ALREADY on death row. The government has already figuratively killed them by sentencing them.

oh I already love this

the book is indirectly pointing out that you can pay your way out of crime - and that the goal of our justice system is ironically NOT justice but profit.

I was on the fence about this book up until precisely the last two chapters I’m laughing but know that I am not amused

the concept of a fully explicit sex scene happening in a YA book between 2 characters while their best friend is getting murdered *insert Cynthia Erivo meme*

you cannot make this up

bro these are TEENAGERS i do NOT want to hear about them getting hard 😭😭😭 this is getting progressively worse

ohhhhKAY AND THIS IS WHERE I REALIZE THAT THE BOOK DOESNT HAVE JUST THE ONE SPICY SCENE.

they were essentially dry humping 🧍‍♀️anyone wanna guess the age range of this book?

“What if I want to touch the lips that speak a thousand tongues” is low-key a bar

POZOLE MENTION IMMEDIATELY ADDING A STAR
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I love the confidence these kids have /s

They cast a spell that goes catastrophically wrong and their first thought is “we’re more powerful than the people that actually got into the school” and not that they fucked up the spell lmao

I’m glad he mentioned it because I was also wondering why Raven seemed unfazed by the fact that she set Dorian on fire.

Perhaps she’s trying to kill the competition?

I feel like we’re way too early in the book for love confessions. You have a genuine love triangle and yet we don’t make room for pining and yearning? Come on it’s so easy

I don’t know if I can suspend my disbelief with this premise. They didn’t get into Sibylline so instead of attending as students they’re going to get jobs there? I’m skeptical but I’ll hold out for the rest of the book

“I read once that being perpetually late means you’re functioning but frightened at your core. Together enough to know that you have to be somewhere, but falling apart to the point that you can rarely do it within the appropriate time frame.”

i feel like my third eye is opened

“I hated other people’s children in direct proportion to how much I wanted one of my own.”

oh that’s lethal

the concept of this character whos entire personality is that she’s in a cage now having the ability to freely leave her carriage after she almost invited a riot is actually frying me

okay theres a VERY nuanced conversation to be had about sex workers but I cannot have that conversation about this book when the MC is claiming the job of being a saddle is GOOD because they retain INDEPENDENCE when she is literally IN A CAGE

Did they genuinely think she was going to sit sideways on the horse 🫩

also I actually despise the pick me/misogynist energy of this book. EVERY FEMALE CHARACTER despises Auren not a single one likes her

She says “loyal…i’m loyal” as if to remind herself that she won’t be killed because she’s loyal to the crown? I’m actually guessing because god knows it’s a random quote that is not explained

Insinuating that these women are actually EMPOWERED as literal SEX SLAVES is a wild take.

The power in question is that men are paying attention to her. MY BROTHER IN CHRIST YOUR “LOVE INTEREST” LITERALLY SOLD YOU this cant possibly appeal to anyone

Repetitions include:
-Brightside
-Cunt (🫩)
-Wine
and more that I blocked out due to trauma

HOLD UP THIS GUY’S MARRIED????

i need someone to explain what the hell “cock him in the cuckoo” means. Is this a made up song name? and if so why???? i’m confused

okay so side character asked her if she had A GOLDEN CUNT I’M CRYING WHY IS THAT A SENTENCE.

I have so many questions like what does “forged fuck” mean?????