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260807
14 hrs , 34.
i know this book is 25 hrs , but it feels like it's taking much longer to work through ...

260803
10 hrs

260803
p. 194-260
working on making more progress....

260802
p. 131-194

260801
5 hrs , 2.
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260731
read ~100 pgs while waiting in hospital yesterday. it was a beautiful view, and i absorbed so much of the story in a little under two hours. surprised at how quickly i might be able to read (visually) again. eager to read this at work so soon. (initially could barely pick up the book last week, now won't be able to put it down heheee).

260731
4 hrs, 17
right. 10 hours was manageable. alas. this should come back into my library in ~3 weeks. the book has been great so far, most certainly would recommend.

260728
16 hrs , 54
tea.

260727
looked at the inside jacket, found there are multiple time periods // set in different centuries. excited is not a strong enough word. if this is somewhat connective , like how "there are rivers in the sky" is set-up , i will be yelling. purely with delight , but nonetheless. i have discovered that i ammmm riveted or whateva by multiple-time-period pieces 🌟✨️🌟✨️🌟✨️

260727
12 hrs , 14
enjoying this book a loooot more than acotar ! the first book is good , but this one is GOOD. really appreciate the emphasis on ... like , feyre learning & healing & growing. & rhys 💅

260710
12 hrs , 18.
i have been crusing through this over the last few days. hoping to finish it later tonight. pls send strength.

260708
2 hrs , 55.
i've started this upon recommendations from multiple. faerie meets beauty and the beast , maybe ? i'm intrigued ...

20260620 :
the last update on this book is 20250925. i've placed a hold on this again , ~7 wks wait. might go back to 70-72% for refresher , but i remember a lot of this novel , it hit real deep. genuinely scared to finish it , i know i'll be on the floor crying by the end , but i was just reminded of this and want to try and see it through...

20260619 : 6 hrs , 12.

wanted to read yesterday & came across this book again & started to play microsoft solitaire to try & get into it & it worked hallelujah. book is REALLY good & really sad.....

20260619 : 3 hrs , 28.

20260607 : 7 hrs , 2.

happy birthday to reese 👑💖💞

20260606 : 4 hrs , 46.

i find myself yelling at the main character often. the hypocrisy is BRUTAL. she isn't even reasoning with her choices anymore , & her defenses to 're-shape' already racist remarks into deeply-seeded racism as a justification for her decisions & rebuttals. also yellowface is the best title r.f. kuang could've chosen to encompass this story. again , yelling at everything juniper does.

20260605 : 1 hr , 52.

TEA.

20260522 : 11 hrs , 10.

20260521
sybil is hilarious. also this book is written in letter or email format , thought it would takr a lot longer to get into this , & i stand corrected.

20260516 : 14 hrs , 32.

20260515 : 6 hrs , 36.

20260515 : an outline of current & upcoming reads. 🐋

🦋
–> "the vulnerables" by sigrid nunez

–> "there are rivers in the sky" by elif shafak

–> "overdue" by stephanie perkins (my queen)

🐛
–> "the correspondent" by virginia evans

–> "water moon" by samantha soto yambao

–> "figuring" by maria popova

–> "the heaven & earth grocery store" by james mcbride

–> "whereabouts" by jhumpa lahiri

20260513 : pgs. 85-90 are my saving grace (conservation lens). genuinely , thank you.

currently , this and katabasis have been returned. poppy war will be back in 1 month (rip so long pls be ready sooner...) + katabasis is 3 weeks.