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60% and I still don't have a face?

Never again will I describe a book as unhinged.

Colour me confused. How is the print edition 528 pages but this audio still has 16 hours to go.

How much more of this can there possibly be??? Is it like this ALL THE WAY!?

Well. Shit.

Wait just a darn moment. What just happened??
I was plodding along merrily with this book. Now I need to go back.

Larissa. Jesus. The double standards. How dare you be upset.

"I couldn't shake the feeling I was doing something wrong"

Because.It.Is.Wrong. *throws hands up in air*

Are you not an adult person Larissa?? FFS.

Hey, Larissa??? Catch a fucking wake up. I cannot stand all the red flags. #SlapsFace #SnapsFingers #RollsEyes

I will finish this. Under duress. I will finish, but losing trust in this series. FFS.

I think this might be a no for me. I've tried twice now... I am just so bored. Also... college kids *eyeroll*

Okay, okay, okay... I needed a break and some time to align my mind when I realised this was not a romance or a fluffy fantasy. I think it is REALLY important that people know this is NOT a romance before they start. I had to take off my romantasy glasses and wrap my mind around the story and characters before I was ready to try this again.

Eeeekkkkkkk.... I am so excited....!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Came for the Bishop Brothers, the bald eagle and the quirky town. Staying for the ADHD treatment.

Not loving that this is dual rather than duet narration.

Connor Crais. Have Mercy.

My spidey senses are twitching about Aidia. I am gonna be pissed if I'm right... my brain is twisting the puzzle pieces around, and I hate it when a book is not able to outsmart me. But we will see............

Like wading through mud. The danger of a fanfic scrub is that the resulting story has no world building or character development because JK Rowling did that over 7 books. I will finish this with gritted teeth.

Okay. So. With the very first description of these characters I was getting Harry Potter vibes. I ALWAYS try and go into books blind, so I knew nothing. Imagine my surprise when the pennies kept dropping and I googled it to find that it is a commercial publishing of a "Dramionie" fanfic. Blergh... oh, well, we persist.

Yeah, no. Putting a pause on this. So many glowing reviews and I'm understanding, but not feeling. Going to give a break in case it's a mood thing.

Well this book is turning out to be everything they said it would be. I can't look away.

"Flickering gas lamps casted shadows on the...",

"Agitating the waters with whatever powers she casted towards it:

"They casted demios into sblefyer"

"That seemed to light up their own casted shadows over the balustrade"

"All that reminded were the shadows casted by the fire"

"The mere sight of it casted a shiver down my spine"

WHAT THE FUCK. What the actual fuck.

Eternally annoyed that she writes "casted" instead of cast. Where is the editor FFS.

First a rainy London, then Paris. Now Tuscany...

This book is going to wreck my emotions

Okay Reese, this is the third time you've noted girl-dad. This better be the last time.

Eeek! It's Daddy Emmett!! So excited to be back with my Windy City family.

Yeeeessssssssss. It's finally here. But why Samantha Brentmoor a.g.a.i.n.

Finally reading this gem of a book. It seems my compass has swung 180° away from romance for the moment. Current mood is literary fiction, lovely words and crisp storytelling.

My poor broken heart.

When you know, after the first pages, that you are reading a 5+ star read. When you know, you know.