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OMG will this book ever endddd

I’m afraid this isn’t my cup of tea. I like the setup, it reminds me of the weirdness of the Poisoner’s Court in Three Dark Crowns, but the characters feel a bit too parodic — she did say she was inspired by Shakespeare but it doesn’t strike the right balance IMO, especially with the horror vibes. The elements don’t quite come together for me and there isn’t enough keeping me interested in continuing.

Oh thank fuck

This grumpy and sunshine situation is giving me life right now

🙄

Look, I quite enjoy political intrigue and machinations in my novels, but this really feels a tad repetitive.

I really like that we get Lysander’s POV here. This chapter is my favorite so far and the one that’s finally selling me on the book.

I like the political intrigue but this book has too much body horror and general ickiness to my personal taste 🤢

I wish I could stay up and finish because this book has me firmly in its grip, but purposely skimping on sleep is the last thing you should do when you’re trying to recover from the flu 🤒

Nix is my favorite MMC in years and must be protected at all costs.

OH SHIT

I’m going to tell you right now, I’m really loving this book and if it keeps going this way I’m predicting a 4.5.

Here’s hoping I didn’t just jinx myself

Oh that’s an excellent first meeting 😁

Noooooo
This is my most hated trope
My rating has just dropped by A LOT

Also, who the hell goes apple-picking in a Rolls Royce 🫤

Hmmm. Put away the smile, dude. Finding you sketchy TBH

I know everyone loves this but I took a break from it and the dread I have about picking it back up is no joke so I think we can safely conclude that it’s not for me.

wait WTF is going on 😶

I had been looking forward to this sequel and did a full reread of the first book to make sure I’d be ready for it. Unfortunately this one started out not great: a few instances of telling without showing, followed by wonderful settings but a sort of meandering narrative that’s struggling to hold my attention.

I’m setting it down, and I’m not sure I found enough in it to encourage me to pick it up again.

I give up. This has been a whole lot of Peter Pan syndrome and miscommunication; I only liked one character and wanted the backstory but it’s just not enough. She can no longer carry the whole book and I’m not wasting more time on this.

Note to self: in the future, avoid all books featuring a Vegas trip.

Ok m not really comfortable with the age difference and power dynamics as they’ve been setup here so I’m not going to continue.

One of my resolutions for this year is to allow myself as many rereads as I like, especially considering that my TBR is fairly under control finally!
So here I am on my second reread of this gem, and can’t wait to hang out with Eve again 💜

I swear I’ve tried, look I far I got! But something about this pairing gives me the ick and once the intimate scenes starts that’s just 100 times worse

No.fucking.way.

*sniffles*

Ok fine I may be warming up to our MC

I can’t tell for sure if the author is purposely trying to make Andie a bit unlikeable, but she definitely accomplishing that

Hmmm.
I am suspicious.
But also, for something that’s been a long time coming that was surprisingly anticlimactic