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Decided to switch up to a classic. So far the books fun, I love the descriptions of the Lilliputian's day to day lives and weird cultural quirks like graves that are head first. In some ways as a dnd world builder it's helpful as it looks at the world from so many angles. It's very meandering though, I'd like some true conflict soon.

Haven't been updating as regularly; I think I started this book at a wrong time of year with workload etc because it's really interesting but I haven't been able to give it all my attention.
As someone not as versed in musical terms, it's been a trick to get use to but I've enjoyed thinking in this new way. If you are bored with the standard fair of fantasy at the moment, this is a great challenge.

Well part 1 of this narrative has sucked me in; the world building is interesting, love the take on magic Evans has got going.

This book starts with a visceral bang! I'm only a little ways in. I'm interested to see where it goes because there is already so many questions and stakes for the character.

The problem with this book is that I enjoy reading large amounts of it but all of the public personae stuff comes in and makes me MAD.
Some chapters are utterly juicy. But if Josie doesn't spit in her dad's face for all the nonsense that has gone on to make him as a rich egotistical man happy I just will not be able to rate the book highly.

SPOILERS: Okay... I'll admit that I am enjoying the romance side of the book. The "will they, won't they" is cute but I'm just still really stuck on this whole weird angle of trying to impress her dad and the wider public. I guess it does sort of match to the gossip social media age we live in but I just wish Josie would get a little back bone.
It reminds me of a comedy of errors or a She's the Man. Me want DEPTH.

I'm back at work now which has skewed my reading rhythm a bit but I think that's also partially the book. It's strange because I really enjoy the style of writing but the characters haven't reeeeaally questioned or pushed back against things at all and are sort of all going along with choices that lean into your social media self being the most important thing to upkeep... which is ew to me. Will see how we go...

My sister passed this book to me with the warning she didn't finish it personally but that I might enjoy it. Wanted to switch it up from the fantasy space I've been in so we are giving it a try! So far it's fun in it's ridiculousness. Things are happening fast I'm a big Grandpa Moe fan. Will see how it goes from here.

We are properly moving towards a conclusion now, the challenges building, the characters emotions ramping up. I've enjoyed the pacing of this fantasy; I'll admit to struggling to keep the jumps through time aligned in my head but it is all coming together and unravelling in a wonderful way. It's getting hard to put down now!

At first I thought this book would would be a simple romantasy but it has so far delighted me beyond my expectations. The world is colorful in it's descriptions even if most is in black and white. I'm currently enjoying how the characters at the edges of the story are investigating and reflecting on the complicated nature of magic. Instead of this being a story of "magic is beautiful" it is one of "but at what cost."