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«Start with the resentment and the feelings of neglect and your resulting recklessness. Recount every injury, every scar you carved into each other. And when you’re finished, and you are certain your father has heard, do what might divert you from the path of self-destruction: forgive yourselves.»

«It occurs to you that people like you–people who burn themselves up in pursuit of survival–rarely survive anyone or anything.»

«You can’t project love while burying yourself. You can’t emit love while flickering out, evaporating into the ether.»

fighting the urge to re-rate everything now that we have decimals ratings lmfao.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first chapter! It resonated deeply with me, making me feel as though I was reading through my own journals over the years lol. 5 star read alert??

This is good !

Listening on audio!

finally was able to read some more!! ngl the time jumps are confusing but I’ll probably get the hang of it within the next 100 pages. it’s definitely giving satire!

so.. i wanted to be different and wait until the hype dies down to read this but I’m curious to see what the fuss is about now!

She stressing me out

messy messy messy

The introduction has an introduction that has an introduction but it’s all very good information. Maybe I’ll get to the actual book at some point, lol. This is my new morning read, I’m trying to take my time with it.

I looooveeee a good marriage of convenience and a second-chance love story. So far, so good!

choosing to read this series in order of publication so I hope im not ruining it for myself

This behemoth of a book is so entertaining!!! The politics, family rivalries, and plots are soooooo good. I fear this is about to become one of my favorite books of all time

I’ll stop reading if it’s too scary. 😭

lowkey mad i read kin because im going to miss the characters and i don’t know if I’ll find a book as moving & comforting this year

i am gutted, but I understand

i’m eating this up

amazing first chapter. i love when i can tell from the way an author writes how much they love black folks.

omfG

i’ve watched an unhealthy amount of videos that portray Socrates as incredibly annoying. i can’t help but wonder if I should delve into the world of philosophy and start reading books that recount his numerous debates..? i just love annoying people! mmh decisions, decisions…