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Wasn’t expecting multi-POV chapters on the same thing we have read already. The book is a bit of a boring start but it’s starting to pick up with the thriller/mystery of it.

This book is a wild ride. It reads like a movie.

“Knowing it was the right thing to do, to preserve the memory of Eddie as he’d really been, rather than what he’d become, didn’t fix how bad it hurt to be well and truly alone.”

“Having been loved wasn’t the same as being loved.”

I feel like this one scene is like lifted from The Emperor’s New Groove. Lord.

Go off Del!

Really enjoying this one so far. Not what I expected after reading the reviews. A slow burn coming of age. Lots of angst.

Not gay?!? Oh bitch well colour me a fool.

Having read reviews, I know this will be a slow burn. The writing is beautiful but I hope it will be enough to get me through this story.

Nina’s self-preservation skills are abysmal.

Ok that Coll chapter was pretty interesting. I’m curious to know how this will all tie up together.

This main character, Nina, is borderline insufferable.

In the end, he remained hidden all his life. In spite of the great departure, the ambitious effort to forge a new existence, he fell back into all the same traps: shame, the impossibility of sharing a love that endures.

The need to just not put up with the strangeness any longer—to alleviate this terrible, intolerable missing (we keep coming back to the word). No matter how much you want to respect someone’s freedom (even when you consider it selfish), you still have your own pain.

“Because you will leave and we will stay.”

So far so good. Has the vibe of a folklore tale.

“I feel this desire swarming in my belly and running up my spine. But I have to constantly contain and compress it so that it doesn’t betray me in front of others. Because I’ve already understood that desire is visible.” Oh this is gonna be a good one. Can feel the yearning already!

This book is moving at breakneck speed for the last fifth.

Damn Sam. Just stringing her along.

I’ll never forget why this is one of my favourite books of all time.

It’s pretty cute so far, I love that it takes place in my backyard. I’m undecided on Percy right now but the childhood flashbacks are adorable.

A bit of a meandering plot but I enjoy the main character. The plot is currently thickening.

Been a hot minute since I picked this book up. A little lost on the plot but still very enjoyable. Unsure why I let this one gather dust for so long.

A strange book. Not sure where it’s going.

Back on this book since my library holds keep getting longer between my procrastination of reading. The plot of this is finally getting interesting. Intrigued to where it will take us.

Not exactly what I was expecting out of this book. It’s a quiet read.

Really enjoyed that juxtaposition at the end. It ended strongly maybe minus the secret vampire society part, lol.

I feel like there is only so much self loathing and drinking into despair I can handle with this short story.

Oi this is really good so far. I’m loving it.

Despite the intense confusion, this book reads very fast. I like the way we are peeling back the onion but it is very repetitive.