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CHAPTER 11?!?! INSANE.

So much happened and I can firmly say that this is when the true story starts. It was good from the beginning, I was always engaged and excited to see where the story goes, but I’m frothing at the mouth now. I’m sat. Easily the best chapter so far.

This is a great set up so far. The narrator does an amazing job of creating the atmosphere with the tamber of her voice. Really enjoying it so far.

Marta pisses me off much in the same way Letty from Babel pissed me off. Less so, because she doesn’t try to compare her oppression to Anequs’, and I think I actually see some semblance of a capacity for growth, but still. Most interactions with her I feel like I’m fighting PTSD flashbacks.

I’m not going to lie, if she just deadass chooses Greyson over Jameson I think it will genuinely affect my rating. This is wholly a me problem but it’s either she gets both on them or none of them for me to be happy with the trajectory of her relationships.

Do I ever start liking Silla? I hope I do, cause right now I think I hate her. That may be too strong a word but dislike feels to weak.

I'm really appreciating the complexities of Greyson's character cause he almost reminds me of Robin from Babel by RF Kuang in the way he's fighting against an oppressive system in the shadows, but still actively works for that same system.

As I'm reading the comics I think I'm gonna point out my favourite sassy Alfred moments.

Sassy Alfred #1
"Master Bruce -- I've just come across a *fascinating* piece in the Times. Concerns the effects of lack of sleep among the marginally sane... 'Marked increase of paranoia'... Hmm... 'Tendency toward aberrant even violent behavior'"

Sassy Alfred #2 (on the same page)
"Off again sir? Shall I fetch your tights?"

6 pages in and a cop just assaulted a Black teen for no reason, saying he had a weapon on him that turned out to be a comb.

"I'm only human" as if that's an excuse for brutality.

I got visceral flashbacks to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas reading this.

This is the first step in my comic book journey and I'm already appreciating the storytelling and nuance I can find between the lines.

There is a moment that really makes apparent just how much power Poseidon has over Medusa, not just in terms of status, but age as well. She's marriageable age but still a child, and he essentially grooms her and leaves her to suffer the consequences of his abuse of power.

I’m not going to lie, I’ve really been having to push myself to keep reading. I was starting to lose interest and getting personally annoyed at some things happening that it was getting pretty difficult to continue. But I can firmly say my interest has been peaked again and I’m back on track to actually enjoying the story.

I’m not going to lie, I’m starting to struggle. Not because of writing or anything but because the dynamic between Harlow and Henry, which started strong, is really irritating me. I’ll elaborate more in my review when I’m done

I’ve barely made a dent in and I already went from sort of intrigued to “it’s 2 am already but one more chapter won’t hurt 🥺”

I’m loving their dynamic already. Their loathing and energy filled banter is done so well, and I can’t wait to find out why it would be bad for her to run, and for him to catch her 😳

I’m gonna make this note now, and then a note after this part in the book to see how things change for me. Going in, I wasn’t expected the king to be a literal child and even when it was revealed I was hoping it would be some sort of magic thing where he’s actually a fully grown man in disguise. I’m still hoping for that but I think this guy is about to go into heat and I’m getting progressively skeeved out

"If the whole point is the produce alphas as efficiently as possible, this 'soul mate' thing would only get in the way"
I love when a story has a government controlling a narrative or rewriting history to suit their purposes, and the MMCs see through it and have to work around it and try to dismantle it. I have a couple directions I want this story to take and I’m eager to see what the author does with all this.

I’m really enjoying the addition of Greek mythology throughout the story. I’ve never seen an omegaverse have mythological origins for its dynamics and it’s cool to see that done.