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Oh okay so Elodie just comes back and experiences a whole arc while a totally unrelated character gets most of the screen time with a poor transition. I see.

Im still not the biggest fan how Elodie just up and disappeared when her entire set up was suggesting an entirely different story. If you were gonna introduce all sorts of new characters introduce them sooner bsbshsj. The pay off is also.. sbdh

The POV is currently favoring Leonard even though hes only been introduced halfway in, which throws in a bit of an unnecessary curve ball. A lot of his emotional arc just doesnt have the proper build up unlike Elodie. I miss my girl. Why tf did you just show up randomly with no rhyme and reason 💔

I feel like im starting to understand more of the actual story itself, and I have my theories. The whole POV switch into the ghost thing at the start was still pretty jarring though. I think this is one of the books where I cant really form my thoughts on it til the end tho

The constant jumping of POV's is a bit befuddling, it was introduced as a switch to ghostie pov and normal pov b now its just ghosts and we still dont know shit abt the mystery. Like the idea of dropping hints via ghost povs is cool but the delivery is so confusing ;w;

Interesting set up if not a bit cliche, actually having a character that I feel like I can actually know is refreshing though.

Some flashbacks (?) Feel poorly integrated for what their purpose is, and further add to confuse the narrative rather than add mystery too it, but im a big fan of the characterization and setting, and the environmental descriptions are beautiful

If they were really going to start adding random flashbacks at the end of the book I wish it was better incorporated throughout, like ive already been talking about. Again, there's lots of things that structurally feel clunky.. but when its good, its good

There is aspects i really like, and i enjoy Thera and Zomis relationship, i just really wish the zycucu were more built up, but im liking the insight we get into their lives using Timu.

When its good it's good but it still feels a bit structurally clunky at times

The Lycucu arc is interesting I just wish it was foreshadowed more so it didnt come out of the blue

Luan has a bit of an interesting arc going on right now which did have a little of the necessary build up but im disappointed in the rest of the build up, especially with certain characters and choices.

Ok, so that was an interesting 50 pages. They get blasted by garafins, almost lose and then use kites to blast the garafins. Cool. Was NOT expecting Luan to appear out of nowhere being mentioned barely beforehand. Cool, I guess. But how the FUCK did he get his eyes and tongue gouged out. And Zomis FATHER??

ok, WTF is going on, wdym Thema just gets nerfed out of the blue for disobeying? Because of the weak excuse of needed an opt out? Literally what is happening to all the build up lol. What happened to Zomi?? Literally the part I was looking forward too was nerfed for shitty wars and lazy writing

Things are progressing, plot points ive been looking forward too havent been much. Execution continues to be meh, but it isnt bad

For all that build up towards a potential rebellion it ended fairly abruptly lol. Otherwise im a fan of the set up, it just has yet to be properly tied together

Lots of newly introduced exposition, some that feels natural to others. The story has definitely picked up, lots of talk about politics. Previously there was a bit of a lack of internal dialouge but its gotten a lot better. I can tell the author is more invested in this part of the book.

Not the biggest fan of how quick we were to move on from Zomis quest with Luan. I think that we couldve fit more within the 200 chapters to establish a stronger connection with the two.

So far it has a fairly intriguing political word. There's so many characters it becomes hard to keep track of. But besides that I find the characters interesting enough. Definitely more opportunities to give them stronger characterization though.

The book itself definitely has a slow pace but im already quite fond of the characters. There's an intriguing set of plot being set up so. Cant wait to read more ig lol

Very intriguing start, the writing is immersive and the prose isnt half bad. I like being in the perspective of the kids, Thera & Phyro and what not. The characters seem very likeable, with something promising for the future plot

So many broad details, like tell me why I had to know Greenblatt wipes his hands and leaves dead skin everywhere like c'mon. I dont need to know his hygienic habits

I do wish the perspectives actually honed more into the individuality of the hackers instead of a general scale. The writing at times feels like theyre buffing word count do it drags. But there is times where the writing excels and engages me, and the character transitions have been (mostly) smooth and pleasant to read.

Holy Court bullshit

The whole operation on Pengos part didnt go anywhere and definitely seemed less competent than Kevin. Everyone had their own goals. Less interesting but still

Oh Pengo lol. Its always the ego that ends up being the downfall

Quite funny that Mitnick gets betrayed by his friend, doesnt seem like he was too much of a good guy those last days. Im really liking this second part involving the new "MC" Pengo, feels more relatable

Ive never seen a man get into so many frankly useless shenanigans to boost his own ego lol