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God it's been a while since I've gotten that good good young adult edgy fantasy trash injected directly into my veins.

Why are the book club girlies ALWAYS choosing the first book in a fantasy series? Oh well, I hope it's at least good.

Should reading smutty, Sapphic manga count towards my reading challenge? Probably not. Will I count it anyway? Hell yeah.

Holy shit when is it gonna be the nadir

Holy shit. Absolutely brutal.

God her voice is so good. Wrench my heart out over this 17-year-old that is me and definitely not me.

It's always the evil girl kisser

Oh shiiiit

Dude the Goodreads app sucks so hard lol. No I did not finish this book. I was just trying to make an update

Yes yes yes evil arc go!

Oh fuckin doi. I should be disowned by the trans community. Cute though. I like these two.

Let's absolutely go! Kissing book time!

I was trying to do chapter updates but I felt it was taking me out of the story.

Also, our girl is screwed here. There's no way it coming to light that she lied is gonna go over well in the misogynist hellscape she finds herself in.

Chapter 14:
Oh right, of course she thinks spinning wheels are enchanted. I'm not a prolific fairy tale enjoyer so that reference went RIGHT over my head lol

Chapter 13:
Oh they're BACKWARD backward

Chapter 12:
Eugh. Male doctors. Truly the greatest horror presented in the book thus far.

Chapter 10 & 11:
A story definitely feels more ominous when it starts with a sarcastic/abridged/unreliable summary of the whole thing. An underutilized tact.

Chapter 9:
Sicking strange mystical beasts on people sure is an interesting way to go about *covertly* killing someone.

Chapter 8:
You know, I too would despise someone intruding on my dreams. Not because of anything untoward or whatever. Just because seeing me sob at nothing and be an anxious mess all the time would severely dampen my reputation.

Chapter 7:
Is Sam's power narcolepsy? Geez.

Chapter 6:
Yeah why *WAS* she travelling basically by herself? I'm surprised she wasn't actually accosted by highwaymen.

Chapter 5:
New sorceress just dropped

Chapter 4:
As a useless woman, I support women being useless!

Beautiful cover. I sure hope it doesn't go the way of Confounding Oaths regarding this sarcastic fairy tale narration.

It's time for the come to jesus moment

More barking in this than Mate.

"Don't call him 'daddy'. Me on the other hand..."

Can't tell if I hate this or find it incredibly funny. Leaning towards hate.

I was WAITING for these shenanigans from the second the gimmick was introduced!

Poston's writing is so cozy and charming for no apparent reason