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Already fantastic. And the audiobook is a whopping 58 hours!

Left off at Chapter 19. Audiobook.

Honestly I’m very disappointed in this book and am unsure if I will be finishing it. It reads like a parade of horrors which, while may be intentional and even accurate to the source/inspirational setting, is not entertaining. Without relenting, this has created in me a sense of the loss of stakes.

Also can’t stand Rin. She lacks a single interesting personality trait.

Delectable. Continues to shine.

Off to the races with this one. Rich mid-fantasy lore to harness my curiosity. Compelling characters and a strong authorial voice.

Just discovered it’s the first in a series and I am excited!

Surprisingly action-packed, pleasantly (and unpleasantly) visceral, a book I can barely put down.

The series continues full steam ahead. Definitely carries itself like a middle-novel. I lose the audiobook to the library gods here shortly.

I am staggered at how much this book has captured me. I’m thrilled there are so many in this series.

It’s inspiring me to write again!

So far this book is great! An excellent follow up to the brickwork laid by its predecessor.

I am firmly girdled by this series. I will be finishing it.

Very interesting read so far. It is a paper copy and I have a lot more audio time in my life right now so I will get to it eventually. It just isn’t dragging back into its shadow at present.

Certainly sprawling and at times descriptions are repeated 4 or 5 times but the book is so long I’m almost grateful for the reminders of the flora of the world. I’m really enjoying myself with this one but I definitely would not run to recommend it to someone unless they were ready to wade into the muck of classic epic fantasy.

Oh and the MC repeatedly ruins his own life (or ignores solutions) which bugs me.

Here we go. A 45hr audiobook but an explosive opening few chapters!

This book is incredible. Rin is such a compelling character and the writing, unsurprisingly, is fantastic.

So excited to start this book! It finally came off of hold!

This book is radiant. Such a privilege to have stories told this well in my lifetime.

Excellent horror research material so far. The blatant racism is wild though.

So poorly written. The cover styling and marketing promise so much.

“scalp tingled” “heart fluttered” “pulse jumped” “jaw twitched” “slow smile spread across my face” “eyebrows leapt” “eyes locked” “said in a snarl”

I really don’t know if I can finish it and it’s so disappointing.

Riveting

Very compelling magical historical fiction. In love with the characters

Really enjoying the sharpness of this book so far.

Really enjoying the sharpness of this book so far.

So far quite touching and inventive. Romantic and at times thrilling.

Quite enjoyable, just distracted by 3BP right now