Tala > Recent Status Updates

i’ll be the first to admit that Lara has grown on me.

i don’t say this a lot about a protagonist but my gosh is this fmc pissing me off.

ok but how is a bow this man’s weapon of choice and speciality when he lives somewhere with an atmosphere as stormy as Jupiter? idk, the physics just do not physics.

despite my issues and all the em dashes, i feel confident enough to say that no author that i’ve read of captures the gothic fantasy aesthetic the way Rachel Gillig does. the worlds she draws are so hauntingly beautiful.

i’m only a chapter in, and i’ve seen more em dashes than i have in completed books.

*shuffles through her drawer, looking for that damn holy water*

send in your thoughts and prayers. i have no idea what i’m getting myself into.

i hadn’t touched this book in weeks, yet saw every plot twist coming from miles away. the setting and premise are so good, but my gosh the handholding is painful, even for YA.

there’s a character named Tala in this. i shouldn’t be getting this emotional about this.

i can feel myself slipping into a reading slump so i’m bringing in the only woman who is capable of preventing that.

i’m almost halfway through the audiobook, replayed some parts over and over, and i haven’t digested a single thing. if it weren’t for the listening hours i’ve already used on it, this would’ve been a dnf.

despite the very intriguing setting, so far the narration has been too YA, and—as a result—very predictable.

i honestly still have no idea what i’m reading 🫠

what the FUCK is the Sacred Order of the Parallel Dawn

i hate every single male character in this so far.

still quite early but the writing feels very YA to me? haven’t read her other works yet but this has been a disappointing start for her adult debut.

🔮 Tala forsees extreme emotional damage in her near future 🔮

… bloody hell.