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I wonder if the reason that the imposter sujedo was able to get into the vault was because he was the same blood type and had literally transfused sujedos blood into himself. I doubt this biopunk setting knows what blood transfusion is on a big scale, and having the guys actual blood cells in the imposters body might work
Also, very much looking forward to more din lore

"Though this investigation already offered no end of puzzles, I took solace in knowing it would have little to do with that unearthly place."
Uhoh, Din. I have a feeling you just jinxed yourself

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Absolutely adorable. Idk if its because I've gotten so much more used to T.K's writing style or just because I liked the Dervish and Edmund better, but I found this even more enjoyable than Swordheart. The couple has great chemistry, the supporting cast are fantastic, and the cameos near the end make my 'just read all the saint books' very happy. One gripe is that I wanted more Edmund POV

Ok, ok, I Know this is nitpicky, trust me, I know. But T. Kingfisher has been so weirdly on base for medical stuff in the past that I just needed to address it. If somebody is being drugged with an opioid, in this case poppy milk, their pupils are gonna be pinpoint, Not dilated
Ok nitpick over

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OMG BISHOP BEARTONGUE HIIIIIIII
Also, Edmund I love you. Stop Being Self Effacing. It's causing an international incident

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Zale my beloved!!!!!

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T Kingfishers romances seem to pretty consistently have at least one MC stricken with 'they Couldn't be interested in Meeee-'itis, which can get tedious. But here paired with the Dervishs constant 'of Course he likes me. I'm Gorgeous' is pretty fun. Esp with just how tortured the dervish is otherwise

Uhoh Dervish! You care!

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Not me kicking my feet and giggling when The Dervish wiped something off of Edmunds lip
Also, interesting, werkblight seems a lot like SJS, only quicker acting and with an actual cure. It does seem like the thing that Edmund was desperate to get transcribed by the church was the cure for it, which is Very cool

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I am really enjoying just how supportive and understanding Edmund is being of the Dervishs many traumas. I do kinda wish we were in Edmunds head more but I'm only a third of the way through and getting some interesting snippets of things he's done. Like, finding out something that could save lives? And writing a book on talking to gnoles?
Also, called it

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We have assembled probably one of the Strangest ensemble casts in any book I've ever read. It's like, on par with a DND party strange. We've got Runaway Scholar with more curiosity than self preservation, Deeply Traumatized Man Sword, Recently Freed Badger Woman, and Giant Pillbug
I am very excited to see where this goes

First impressions
1. The dervish is kind of an asshole. I love it
2. Was not expecting Edmund to be fleeing his order but I'm also into it. Mutual secrets and all that
3. Theory- the dude that tortured the dervish was a scholar of the many armed god and that's gonna cause some, ahem, strife

Listen, man, I know I'm already reading a book and I Know that I just finished another t.kingfisher romance. But goddamnit. The man sword and his nerd bf have just been Calling To Me. Sorry Jonny Sims, you're gonna have to share my reading time with gay swords

It is going to be very hard to separate this book from the Magnus Archives universe. I keep having to remind myself to not read the narration in the Archivist voice. Already feeling some Heavy Desolation vibes, as well as Corruption and Stranger. I like Elises pov, looking forward to learning more about everybody
Again, tma is going to be Always in the back of my mind. Not sure if I need to try to push it away or not

Fun and I enjoyed the characters but I think the weakest of the series overall. It just kinda floundered in the middle, which I think came from a lack of a solid Goal of the story to work towards. I liked the end and I enjoyed the twist at the Very End, but that mostly makes me curious for the next book. Overall still a fun read, just slower than previous ones. Looking forward to whenever the next one comes out

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I was not expecting the demon cow to be chekovs demon cow, but I'm here for it. The romance, while cute, got a little stale. Yes Shane, I know you're self hating. Yes Margerite, I know you don't let anybody in. Please just Talk to each other. But this demon cult is making things very interesting. Wonder where Magnus went off to

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Well, I was wrong, but this might actually be worse for Wren because at least if he was The Spy, then she'd be able to just kill him and be done with it. Did enjoy the fight scene as they were fleeing tho. Really emphasized that both Shane and Margerite have difficult, taxing parts of their jobs but they just hadn't seen those parts yet and that's where the misunderstandings came from

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Having fun, as I usually do with these books. Margerites confidence as compared to Shane's lack of such is a fun dynamic that's different enough from the other characters to be unique but not so different as to feel like the paladins aren't essentially siblings. I like wren too, she's very fun and acts as young as she is. Calling it now, the dude that's flirting with her is the assassin

While I did recently get the next Swordheart book, I found this today at the library and there's nothing like a deadline to get me to do something, so here we are. Still kinda sad that the gay one in this series is by far the shortest, but we persist. Hoping that margerites connection with grace from book 1 is indicative of more interactions between the paladins partners

There is nothing bad about this book. In fact, I quite enjoyed what I've read. But at this point I put it down so long ago that I feel like picking it up again is going to require a full reread of the first chunk
Oh well, I'll come back to it another day

The further this series goes on, the less I understand and the less I care. The shit that is happening both on world and off make me feel like I've never actually understood anything political ever, but it's just So Fun. Carl and donut and all the gang are once again a Delight and the shit that they are pulling on the wider universe??? If I were a syndicate politician, I'd be terrified

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OUGHHHHH KATIA AGAIN. KATIA GOT OUT. KATIA IS PREGNANT. IM GONNA MISS HER SO MUCH
Also that whole scene with huanxin jinx??? Bad Ass. I'm so glad mordecai got to have some revenge for his brother's death. This book was just chock full of revenge. And the crawlers all writing in the book of voodoo???? All writing things to Carl and donut???? Making me cry

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Oh shit Zerzura!!!! I forgot about that spell!!!!! I was so worried about how they were gonna get the NPCs out

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'This is not normal,' a distant part of me thought. 'This is not how people react to almost getting incinerated by a nuke'
No it's absolutely not normal Carl. However, you've spent the last two months fighting for your life in a televised death game and are also no longer normal. That's kinda to be expected

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Elle: it's not the first time I've woken up stinking like a strangers wang, believe me
Imani: Elle!
Elle: don't pretend you don't know what went down on canasta night
I love Elle. So much. I need more of this 90yo woman turned element fairy. She is so deeply badass in the Best way
Also, still kinda wild just how many badass women are main characters in a litrpg series written by a man. Impressive

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HOLY SHIT THAT WAR CRIME SPELL. IM SO PROUD OF DONUT, MY BABY. ALSO. GROSS
Still love just how devoted Carl is to donut. They both love each other so damn much. I am So Scared as to what's gonna happen with donut as Nekhebits champion. Also she apparently been conspiring with Katia? About something? It's gotta be something to get both them off the floor alive but idk what

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Oh my god Carl loves donut So Much. Id been missing their interactions this book, what with them having to be separate for war planning but oughhh. He literally Dropped Everything to run to save her. I cannot deal
Also the goddamn shift between Carl's desperate sprint to donut before Lucia kills her and the description of Harpocrates???? Insane
Lastly, what the fuck does that mean Lucia????? What????

OUGHHHHHH KATIAAAAAAAAAA