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There’s a Bronwen in this book!!

Reviving my will to live tbh. Im stopping though bc I’ve committed sacrilege by not reading crescent city…. There are characters and plots being mentioned already that are going over my head rn. And I know I’ll appreciate this significantly more once I’ve read crescent city so I’m putting this down unfortunately :(

Not sure what I expected reading fragmentary primary accounts of cases prosecuting women directly or proximally. There are major discrepancies between the treatment of citizens versus metics. There are prominent contradictions in Athenian ideologies of social norms, specifically within legal discourse, that somehow always benefit the men. Alas, all these accounts are from men… that’s always the problem isn’t it

Very easy read so far, I’m enjoying the questioning of belief systems alongside the plot

This is slow going. Literally anytime the POV switches to Chaol, I put the book down. I’m trying to batter my way through it though 😔

I fear I’m going to have to read a summary for the book and move on. I am Chaol’s #1 hater and I was just waiting for the POV to shift back to someone who isn’t whiny and irritating (spoiler alert: it isn’t going to happen for 600 pages). Once I read kingdom of ash, maybe I’ll circle back. Maybe.

ACOMAF still remains one of my favourites. Oh the man you are.

Rereading this for Book Club! maybe the circumstances are different, but it’s definitely not as magical (at least to begin with) as the first time around. Or maybe it’s just me knowing the good bits to come, so the beginning of the series pales in comparison.

Absolutely no notes. Two 5 star reads in the past month?! Brb adding Queen of Shadows to my favourites shelf alongside Morning Star 🤪

Wowowowow, this is the first book I’ve read in awhile that I’ve stayed up for. Truly I cannot put this down.

Liking Queen of Shadows much more than Heir of Fire so far….