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It's been a long time since I've so desperately wanted a book that I bought and started reading it on its release date.

This might be my first favorite read of 2026.

I don't really know what's going on and I don't care. I'm here for the ride.

Hell yeah, space cannibals!

I said it once and I'll say it again: I could listen to JR all day. There's a reason he's one of the all time greats.

"Linkin Park-y and Nickelback-y" 😆😆😆
Never change, JR ❤️

I could listen to JR all day.

This is one of the slowest moving stories I've ever read. I get the idea of laying groundwork. But I hope the payoff is worth it.

Is everyone in this universe a complete asshole?

This is bleak. Like, bad for my mental health bleak.

Big Fall of the House of Usher vibes, if the House of Usher were a hype house.

I'm having a lot of fun with this. However, at 46, I'm having a hard time with 56 as old. But maybe I'm in denial.

I love São Paulo. I also love Istanbul.

I love Vaneza and Bronca.

Mrs. Yu rules.

This is my third attempt with this book (it's a me problem, not a problem with the book). "You just got Jerseyed!" has destroyed me again.

Koen uses curse words like someone whose only reference for curse words is Beavis and Butthead.

This book is full of typos. Wrong character names, wrong planet names. I'm trying to push through because I really like this series, but every time it happens, I'm ripped out of the story.

This is so upsetting and I love it.

I don't want this to end! 🙁

My only complaint about this book is that it's 200 pages too short and when I'm finished I will be sad until the next book comes out.

I didn't know that a couple who were solidly together could generate so much angst. But go off.

Big Six Degrees of Separation vibes. Big Trust Exercise vibes.

My only beef with Natalie Haynes is that her books aren't longer.

Ciara's childhood is hitting me right in the autism. She doesn't read as autistic, but her mother's frustration with her "weirdness" and the desperate need to "fix" her does.

Plague, betrayal, murderous power grabs, usurpation of power... It's almost like we aren't capable of learning from the past.

I like this book. I have a lot of big feelings. But it's just occurred to me that the title of this book so far doesn't match what's going on. Unless there's a double meaning I'm not aware of yet.