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DNF here

DNF at 46%
These characters feel flat to me, especially Junior. I don't believe they have any romance or emotional entanglement, just told over and over they have some 'spark' or 'pull' of chemistry. I just am not at all invested, every time I see this in my Libby I dread opening it.

Book club got canceled, I'm in a reading slump, this main character is.... a lot to handle. It's a DNF for now, and if I don't pick it up again within ~1Q of 2026 it'll be a forever DNF.

sex scene happened fast, and sooner than I expected, but as long as there's some more emotional development in the second half I'll be happy

I'm reading this book after some friends have annotated it, and they've put some clues together quicker than I...
<spoiler> I'm only just realizing that this book that January is reading and that we're getting passages of is written from Julian's POV, her father! </spoiler>

M&E argue because E's mom could screw them over... I see Maddie's perspective, but what exactly does she want Emma to do in this situation? Say what to her mother, try to force her to...?? I feel that Maddie is being way too harsh in her descriptions and mean to Emma. Also that Emma is being too idealistic as well, but this whole discussion/fight felt really immature to me.

I think there's more here, maybe January has some unharnessed magic? Mr Locke is secretly an alien or something

Tess just had a big emotional moment, big decision too, and this scene is with Mars?? Really bummed it wasn't with Ryan, to improve the emotional connection 😔

looking bad, but we have 10% left to fix everything

Saff is suspicious, and so am I

really enjoying the audiobook, listening with husband!

(also, I may have called a plot point extremely early on, if that turns out to be true I'll look so impressive to Ben 😂 )

This is a lot of creative sex in a book where the sex scenes aren't really furthering the plot nor the character work...
I mean, the sex is how the people cast the magic. He's not making emotional connections with it, therefore my stance is they're not even titillating? Feel weird about this book atm

enjoying it, it's a smidge slow atm. wondering what direction the plot will go

I think the narration is switching between telling the story, the narrator including commentary, and also addressing me/the reader. While cool as a concept, I don't feel the narrator is distinguishing these very well, so I have moments of confusion wondering who is talking, then have to back up to re-listen.
Also there are a lot of characters... I'm interested, but also a tiny bit frustrated. May try to get the ebook

DNF
1. it's YA, not my jam these days
2. the writing: Jasper is SO affected; do NOT understand why the mc is so against him, nor why Jasper seems so into Charlie?
3. it's confusing me: the mc is confused, CONSTANTLY questioning every single thing, but also the entire setting and what's happening is confusing??

I'm actually really having a fun time with this book! I think it's steamy and fun, there's strong D&D/ttrpg energy laced throughout...
Have been a couple moments of meh logic or bad decisions or assumptions made, but really-- that's just life.

I'm not really sure how I'm feeling about this. The writing is interesting, but also "apart" from me in a way I can't describe. I've liked the philosophical bend of the MC's thoughts, and how she's logic-ing her behaviors; and now some action has happened.
But I don't feel I know what the point of this book is yet, or where it's going, and so I'm just kinda strolling along, minorly invested 🤷‍♀️

Pause at 30%, it's just not really doing it for me rn, and kinda forgotten what's going on too?