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Not made enough time to sit and read this, must finish before end of September, tonight! 😅

The audio of this series is incredible and mann this writing just keeps me invested!

Must read this month and this month only! 👀

Hooked :3

Just over halfway and I can't believe I'm doing this...but I think it's time to DNF!

Just witnessed one of the most vile sex scenes ever, need to erase my memory.

I think the audiobook is well done. The writing is pacy and creates a feeling of panic, but the story feels kinda slow, so it's a strange contradiction. Think I'll stick with it though, feels like it's taking a turn now.

Really enjoying the writing style. Also love that it reminds me of The Last Of Us!

Having read a little on kindle, I've now realised that the narrator is a big part of why I've been struggling to feel greatly interested in the characters/plot points. Though I do also think that the book throws you into politics without giving you much reason to care about the individual characters first. I'll stick this out, but sadly it's not been as immersive as I'd hoped!

Unfortunately finding this a bit of a chore. The character names don't stick for me and I find the narrative jumping around quite tricky to follow on audiobook. Also, the narrator sucks!

Hooked 💙

Loving it so far, great imagery, very readable and unexpectedly funny!

Still enjoying this but I've felt intimidated and find myself procrastinating. However, with today's news of the Pierce Brown event, I have A LOT of books to read in time for author events, so I'm putting this on hold to instead tackle...
The Knight & The Moth (31/08)
Station Eleven (16/09)
The Knave & The Moon (21/09)
Victorian Psycho (24/09)
The Wretched Divine (06/10)
Exit Party (07/10)
Red Rising (19/10)

Got this and the sequel on the 2 for 1 audible sale, should give me a bit of a fantasy fix whilst I work through Monte Cristo in paperback.

After almost two weeks, I've finally had an evening to sit down and finish this 🥹

Okay only a 3% update but that's a big deal with the 1079 pages! Really enjoying it, very much a page turner (fun fact I was almost called Paige Turner), and much more readable than I ever expected!

Stephen Fry is a great storyteller, but man I keep having to google family trees to keep up with this and it's making 2x speed listening impossible 😭

I have to admit I've considered DNFing since this isn't really what I'm craving right now, but reading some reviews did remind me of what I do like about the book, so I'm continuing with a slightly refreshed mindset.