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Very superficial. Skimming rather than reading. The description sounded so good, but disappointed. Still have almost 100 pages to go.

Just checked and this is actually book 2 and I have read book 1. Apparently, I was underwhelmed by book 1 because I only vaguely remember it!

I love her writing!!!! I do need a character list or map or something tho! So many characters!!!

Forget the previous update, that book wasn't it! Ugh! Why does this feel so familiar?!!!

One page in and I swear I have read this!!! Searched and it is so similar to The Lost Apothecary, which I really disliked! Read it 4 years ago.

Hmmm

Three timelines, already not my fave format. Added to that, one is written in third person POV past perfect tense, one is written in first person POV present perfect tense, and the last is in third person POV present tense.

I get WHY the author does it, but I do not love it. It jars me out of the story every time it changes.

This is kinda fun, but I am not a gamer, so a lot of stuff is kinda meaningless to me.

Listening to it. Love the author/narrator.
Gotta say tho, the story drags.

I think for me, this book might be more enjoyable if I read it, not listened to it. I think the pace might be better then.

Loving the narration. The author is the narrator 😃

Gotta say, tho, the chapter titled "Mein Bischof" took things in a dark turn. 🫤

Gotta say, loving the narrator. 🙂

Listening on Audible. Not crazy about the narrator.

I really do not enjoy dual (multiple timelines). 🫤

First 4 chapters were rough. From now one, I suspect it is a standard hallmark Christmas movie style. Not loving it this far, but we shall see. The book is only 250 some pages.

OMG could June/Juniper be any less likable? She does something unethical (other words may apply), spends so much time/pages defending what she did, and freaks out when called out about it - while maintaining her innocence (in print).

I am only finishing this because it will meet the letter Y on my ABC countdown for the year, if it weren't for that, I would have donated this whiny-a*s book weeks ago!!! 🤮

Chapter 19.

So far, I don't care for the narration/narrator, and I find Zelda & Scott Fitzgerald to be generally unlikable, at least so far.

Only continuing to listen because this is my choice for a book beginning with the letter Z for a reading challenge. 🫤

So many "my dear" by the Sinclairs to Julia. 🤮

Ok, so this is a retelling of the fairy tale THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES

Danso is so entitled ... 😑

And then there is the big surprise twist! 😳

I wasn't even 100 pages in, and I was getting uncomfortable with the seeming attraction between the patient and the therapist - the two MCs. I put the book aside for a bit.

Trying to finish the book today, and the attraction between them is real and she has helped him escape. The story has a strong romance undertone that I wasn't anticipating and I am not enjoying that aspect of the book. 🫤

Idk if I will be able to finish this.... Hard to read when I have eye rolled so much that my eyes are going to be permanently looking out the back of my head!!!

Pretty preachy 🫤

The character of Ryssa - I despise that type!!! Whiny teenage girl 😖 🤮

Kagan reminds me of Geralt from THE WITCHER.

Many common fantasy tropes....

Not a huge fan of high fantasy anymore, I guess. All the world building details, while important, just kind of annoy me , too complex. I enjoy the stuff I read as a younger person, but new stuff now? Meh.

Having said that, this isn't bad in and of itself. Actually reminds me of Shadow and Bone a bit.

And I loved the author's zombie series for middle grade kids! So I am not quitting this!

I am getting NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY vibes. 🙂

I am on page 8 and am loving this author's writing already!! It is so easy to visualize everything! 😀

Giving me Station Eleven vibes. 👍

This installment of the series is really not grabbing me at all. 🫤

Meh meh meh
Is the book really this boring? I wonder if it is the origt or the translation? (Yawn)