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Holy crap, this section contains some really juicy scenes, including a twist that knocked me on my ass. BTW, I’m reading 6 chapters a day in case anyone was wondering and these six chapters are by far the best in the entire book so far, and that’s saying something! This will probably be my last update for this book because I’ll be finishing this tomorrow!

And we have our first sex scene, at least the first that really counts, still this is most definitely not a YA novel, I mean, that might have been more graphic than anything in the ACOTAR series. As for the actual story, still loving it so far, so much tension and excitement. Until tomorrow.

While this book still has some bits of it that are denser than others, I mean there's so much freaking world-building that I sometimes get confused, I'm still drinking this book up and cannot wait to continue tomorrow. This was very dark, deliciously dark, section.

Well... that's a heck of a place to end things off for today! Still a bit salty about getting the longer book in the coin toss, but I'm fucking loving this story so far. So dark and mysterious and it's getting a lot easier to soak in now that I'm getting used to writing style.

I'm still not happy that this book won the BookTubeAThon coin flip, it's dense (in a good way), confusing to listen to on audiobook as, specifically in the first chapter, it moves back and forth through time with no notice, and the dictation isn't clear enough to listen to a 2x speed. Still, I am very intrigued by the story and characters, tomorrow I shall continue!

Dear God. Tooth, Nail, and Fairy Tale is THE WORST story from this collection, it's superfluous at best and downright filler at worst. I mean, I'm already not a big fan of the author's writing, which feels like a first and only draft, but to have such a boring and patronizing story on top of that really grinds my gears.

LOVING this book so far, the pacing is a bit different than I’m used to, but the story has me HOOKED!!

So flippin' excited!!!

Well I wasn't expecting that twist to be revealed until MUCH later in this book. Hmmmmmm....

Estimated pg. # Just got to Chapter 10.

Still loving this story, and the writing is just as good, if not better than MLJ. I would say that you'll get more out of this story if you're familiar with Jane Eyre and the Bronte sisters, but if not, I still think you'll get a lot out of this story, at least so far.

I'm loving this installment so far, but with 60% done, I'm not sure how everything will get wrapped up by the end of this book. That being said, if I read the words "master assassin" one more time! Haha, mostly kidding, but those words referring to the man who raised Anders are getting very repetative.

Estimated Page #. At the start of chapter 26.

I really like how there isn't a whole lot of romance in this book. I mean it's definitely there in parts and when it is there it's done in such a fantastic way, but the heart of the story is completely separate from the romance which feels a bit refreshing. Part of me that feels like I know what will happen later in the book, but another part of me also feels I'm wrong.

Page # Guesstimate/At the start of chapter 16

Things are finally heating up and I'm really enjoying the story so far. It's moved on from feeling like The Jewel for me to feel like I can sort of breathe again. It wasn't that it felt TOO much like The Jewel, in fact, there are a lot of differences, especially in characters and world-building influences, but I was worried it would have a lot of similar story beats.

Page # Guesstimate/At the start of chapter 11

While I am hooked on this book, it feels very reminiscent of The Jewel by Amy Ewing, not enough to feel like a rip-off, but the magic system of the Belles in this book and the Surrogates in the Jewel feel eerily similar.

Page # Guesstimate/At the start of chapter 4.

Haven't gotten very far yet but right away it has the same humor and writing style as My Lady Jane (not surprising tbh) so that's a very good start for me indeed!

Page # Guesstimate/At the start of chapter 6.

So far this story has me hooked, I'm interested to see where the story will go.

Loving this so far!!!! Definitely has a great Percy Jackson feel and I'm starting to understand the Sailor Moon parallels as well! So far this not only doesn't disappoint, but is exceeding my expectations!

I HATE that I have to stop reading here, at least for a while, since I decided to only read 5 chapters between review books, but it's getting so addicting I may have to up it to 10 depending on how fast I finish my next book. I can't wait to see how things unfurl from here!!!

Loving this so far. So much fun! But I swear if Alex and Magnus don't get together I might be mad! Haha, but seriously they NEED to get together!

Prologue-Chap. 5: So far I'm really loving this story. It's beautifully written and addictive. I'm loving the faerie details and the characters are so compelling and brilliantly layered. I'm still in set-up territory so I haven't gone that far into it, but I can't wait to continue.

Got my Five Chapters read outside today, I might end up finishing it later. Loving this book so far, the adventure and folklore aspects are definitely sucking me in. There actually is a little romance in this book, but if it ever amounts to anything it'll be very slow burning,

Five more chapters outside down. There was one line, I think in chapter 11, the very last line of that chapter mind you, that had me CRACKING UP! Still loving this book, also there's not a lot, or really any, romance yet which is refreshing.

Finished Part 1, really loving this so far, I think I like the nod to the nerd culture elements more than the Cinderella retelling elements, and you know how much I LOVE fairy tale retellings!

Forgot to update when I read 5 more chapters. Still really enjoying this book, though still not a fan of the whole reading outside thing. I can't wait to see where the story goes next!

Five chapters read outside for BookTube-A-Thon, really liking it so far can't wait to continue tomorrow!

Because I'm not torturing myself enough one more story before the BookTube-A-Thon...