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Origins of teeth. Fisherman's catch set free.

I thought I knew where this was going, now I'm not so sure.

War has started, Johnny has headed out. Promised to free the slaves if they protected their family/land. What game is he playing? Did the master's will really state to free Vyry?

Finished. My suspicions were mostly right, but a few parts felt undercooked.

I can piece together some of it, but still haven't figured it out!

Slowly piecing things together. Not a fan of the relationship drama.

Julia and Joe's backstory, the new Etiquette school run by a mink. Locket from orchard.

Bones found in the orchard! Reacquainting myself with this world and its characters. I don't remember what happened in the last book very well.

Talking about the history of the feminist movement and the sexual revolution. 'sex positive' feminism. Surprised that modern conversation is still stuck on the exact same topic.

The plot twist was a little out of nowhere, and I'm not sure exactly what's going on, as we finished partway through the arc. The ending was suitably dramatic, but I wonder how long they can continue this misunderstanding between the leads? I felt a lot of info was pulled out of nowhere all at once, no foreshadowing at all.

The appearance of being sexy and sexual availability to men overriding female pleasure and authentic sensuality. Sexy = worthiness. Reality TV, GGW, rise of plastic surgery, 'bimbo' look, social pressure, etc.

Left off: CW and his students head to Dawning Peak to try and receive weapons. Up to: Dragon, God, Underwater city, weapon vault and fox spirit, MR's willow vine of true love, kidnapped(?) during sleep.
Thoughts: Very whimsical and silly. Lots of goofy shenanigans. CW has poor self-esteem. Curious about MR's spiritual energy - him and CW are 'special'. Matching weapons are cute. What happened to the fox?

Some backstory and Chu Wanning's jealousy of Shi Mei. Mo Ran is a good cook.
Go home and Chu Wanning insists on punishment. He is badly hurt, but still tries to help by cooking and cleaning (he is bad at it).
Mo Ran's uncle returns. Mo Ran interrupts Chu Wanning's healing session and tends to him. Sleepy kiss.

I'm having trouble keeping up with all the names. Jane schemed to stay overnight at Bingley's and caught a cold, so Elizabeth came to tend to her. Bingley's sisters and Elizabeth don't like each other; they gossiped about her and she finds them shallow. Darcy has ridiculously high standards for women, and when Elizabeth called him out they thought she was being a pick me.

Butterfly town case is solved. I really liked it. Learning a lot about Chu Wanning, and his relationship to Mo Ran. He is ashamed of his feelings, and thinks himself a beast. He pushes people away. But he kept the wedding hair pouch.

Vyry has two children, and there is talk of freedom in the air. Vyry is depressed and doesn't want to get her hopes up.

I'm enjoying it a lot. Mo Ran and Chu Wanning are solving the ghost marriage case - not sure what's happening yet. Still pretty light and silly. Mo Ran is endearing.

Grimes murders two elderly slaves. Vyry is pregnant. Big Missy has been poisoning new girl. It's been a little while since I've read from this book, so some details escape me

Honestly quite goofy so far - the tone is quite light and humorous? I think the author was trying to justify Mo Ran's behaviour to Rong Jiu, but I don't feel sorry for him at all and think he deserved his punishment. Mo Ran is pretty dumb, but kinda cute? I was expecting a villain, but I feel like we're heading toward 'imperfect victim' angle? Will something worse come?

Mo Ran has assaulted/robbed a brothel worker, and watched a fake pixiu performance. I can see that the author is trying very hard to be risqué/edgy. I wonder how the MC will redeem himself.

It's trying very hard to be cool and 'edgy', but I am interested in the premise of the story.

I took such a long break that I barely remember what happened in the last few chapters.... Seeing papa act like a dramatic theater kid was amusing, but I didn't really care all that much for the backstory.

Darcy is already interested in Elizabeth.

Evil Binghe, fighting, 'exploring'. The spice wasn't titillating, but it wasn't bad either. It felt like a natural progression of their relationship.

skimming it now