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I think I'd forgotten just how much Estrella annoyed me during the first read.

I WILL NOT RECOVER from this turn of events!!!! Basil will stick with me forever as I've spent the whole book relating to his plight. I think Dorian's reaction is reflective of how sin embeds itself in a person until all they can spread is hate and death and ruin.

Oh what I would do for some cartoonish level of villainy to occur toward Dorian and Henry.

This book is breaking my heart so much because I relate to Basil in watching people you love evolve (for the worse) before your eyes. One of my annotations comments on Dorian in how he recognizes Basil as the better friend and yet chooses Henry anyhow. People withdraw from what confronts them and will blame the person they abandoned for their misfortunes.

Read the last paragraph of chapter 8 before I finish the chapter. Dorian had the predisposition to fall into his current personality, however Lord Henry saw that too and has manipulated this boy into unspeakable vanity. It's so twisted how he has written off Sybil's death, as if it were no consequence to him. Also how shallow his "love" is.

I initially thought Sybil Vane's brother was just overly protective of his sister, as brothers tend to be. But ooooooooh shoot, Dorian doesn't even know he should watch his back now and he'll deserve every moment. I am Henry Wotton's no. 1 hater but honestly, I see him as an allegory for the influence of the devil. I deeply dislike this man and hope he finds what's coming to him too

I feel so bad for Basil and Sybil at this point. In a way, I feel bad for Dorian but in a pitiable way. The child needs a reality check and better friends.

1. Lord Henry is a vile snake.
2. I've known too many people with his mannerisms 😭

So I was in B&N and decided to see what this one was about. The first couple of sentences of the preface gripped me so here I am!

I think it's about here that I became annoyed with Estrella during my first read lol. I still love this series over all but our FMC is emotional in a way that grates a bit, especially when it leads to her acting outside of her best interest/common sense.

I totally forgot we start this one off with Caldris' POV and how hyped I'd been when I first read it. It's nice revisiting our unhinged anti hero (??) here after so long. It feels like its been a million years since I started this series because of the long stretch between books 3 & 4.

I don't know what's wilder, this story or my old annotations