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Okay I started this 2 days ago actually but I love it. My friend warned me that I’d hate something in this book and I have fear 😂 Mafi, plz don’t make me mad. Plz make it reasonable rage

Oh Mafi’s writing, I know we haven’t gotten along in the past (re: Shatter Me), but I love this. I’m so glad I do too! Best recommendation of 2026 so far! Thank ye, Andrea 😘

This reread is hard lol. The writing from first person perspective grits on me often. Almost there 👀 I felt guilty that I didn’t finish #4, so I reread #2 and now #3 to get back into it. My special superpower is that I have the memory of an ant and thus forget much of what I read. Rereads are like new books sometimes lol. This is one of those books

This book has 0% plot and is just driven by Poppy’s rageful whimsy and IDK why but I’m here for it? Her deep-seated aggression and violence against life speaks to me. 😂 I have no expectations for the book which helps IMMENSELY when I expect no plot. It’s just rage, questionable bloody trees, wolves, and vampires. And lots of murder… 😂

Okay, I’m enjoying this. I understand people saying it reads like a first draft. It really does — the plot is very character-driven from scene to scene with no true direction. There’s way too much info dumping—it’s like a failed attempt at high fantasy. And the MC’s name is a tragedy. Penellaphe? 😭 a truly cursed maiden. It is now a joke in my life from henceforth. So I’m here for the ride! 😂

I can safely say that our FMC has the survival instincts of a naked mole rat. RIP.

I am a mildly unwilling participant in the reading of this series but I’m here to give it a shot 😂

This is currently a struggle bus for me with the different POVs. IDK man. It’s still very interesting.

The verbal warfare is chefs kiss. Makes me want to punch both of the MCs 👌

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Why I’ve decided to do this to myself for a reread a decade later is beyond me. 💀 I’ve got a running list of metaphors and similes to remind me that Older Me 10 years later dislikes this book for very different reasons.

I love this and I didn’t think I would!! I wonder why I took so long to pick this up.

I am a terribly mannered spectator at this point, not sure if I deserve to read this book because I’m viciously critical of it. Once we got to the SJM euphemisms, I just couldn’t anymore. 💀

This book made me pick up a horror novel side read just to wash the taste of it out.

Side note, someone please explain what a “purely masculine scent” is??? Because SJM uses this language too. Purely male. Predatory. Alpha male. Purely alpha male.

Blegh. The thing I like about this is it’s incorporating Irish mythology, which is my niche interest of mine as a writer… So we will not DNF this. Maybe.

Never thought I’d actually pick up a horror novel, but here we are. Fighting parents, the poor kid who has to deal with them, and Other Mommy. 💀

I do love the child’s point of view here. Great choice. This is an excellent study in writing different POVs. It does NOT help that my audiobook narrates the child voice, especially when I’m washing dishes and hubby comes up behind me… 😂

In today’s episode of Finding Nemo, our love interest squawks, “Mine! Mine! Mine!”

If a dude can “brand” you by touching your shoulder, we have issues, ladies.

The possessive alpha male trope isn’t my cup of tea if you couldn’t tell, especially if it’s way overdone. 😖 this is also WAY too reminiscent of ACOTAR—in a bad way. I generally don’t point out similarities but geesh.

It’s overly vulgar for no good reason, and the MC is a little piss ant. 😂 but I think I appreciate her character at this stage of my life, because she’s kinda like an angry groundhog that is smol, has questionable ideals, and becomes violent when threatened. because same girl

I’ve been warned of the uncomfortable naughtiness of this book, like ACOTAR, so I’m just waiting. 😂😅

Ugghhh. I love her books but the horror element makes it go from 0 to 100 very quickly especially if your first innocent thought about this book is that the side chicks are fertilizer. 🤢🤢🤢

I’m not keen with the trope of consistently cheating husbands in this series, but at this point I’m wondering if it’s a red herring to spoof readers.

IDK I think these side chicks are being made into flower fertilizer. Sounds about right 😂😅 this book is still spoopy in all the best ways. Except instead of gothic ocean murder, it’s giving a wistful yet violent vibe of rotting flower insanity

Again, for the upteenth time, I love Erin Craig!! This is such a beautiful book (but also super nasty because horror lol). This book is like an alluring seaside shanty gone terribly wrong…

I love Craig’s novels, and this one is NOT disappointing. So glad I picked this up. Spooky gothic/ocean vibes, beautiful prose, and magic.

🤔🤨🧐🤢

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