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Nah this feels disappointing as hell to me ngl. Having everything filtered through the attraction/hatred/repulsion/obsession with men is exhausting and got old real fast.

I get the point but the male centeredness of it all is making me pull my hair out

I'm not gonna lie I'm so fucking lost

the coyotes are a metaphor and you can't convince me otherwise

Ehhhh idk man. The characters are flat and the pacing is really slow. This is very generic, I might dnf.

I feel like we are taking the news of an assassination a bit too calmly lol

This is... ok so far? The writing and characters are mediocre tbh. But there are elements I'm interested in. I hope we get a bit more background on the Stars and the magic system. It reads a bit YA. I don't know this author so I'm not sure what she usually writes. I'll get to the 30% mark and see if it's worth continuing. Give me the court intrigue I was promised 💔

people are saying this is heavy on the court intrigue so that's why i'm giving it a shot. i am so HUNGRY for some good medieval/renaissance inspired fantasy that's all about court politics, secret deals and alliances (if you have recs, i beg you to drop them).
anyway, i hope this one delivers since i'm still stuck at home unable to walk :(

The characters are so good MY GOD. Maggie is one of my favorite fantasy mcs ever

Not to be dramatic but I'm going to lose my fucking mind ✨ WHAT DO YOU MEAN

Now there is a MURDER MYSTERY??? Oh I am so sat

Ahhh I am so invested. What is it with all the discrepancies??? Something is gonna go HORRIBLY WRONG

oh yes this is FUN

I fuck so heavily with this concept as my favorite book as a kid was the Inkheart Trilogy. Also this is somehow my first time reading Ilona Andrews despite her having around 575 books out

low-key so many missed opportunities with this

Having a pretty good time so far. I'm actually more interested in the plot than the romance in this one.

Rare case of the mmc's pov actually being far better. I kinda like the writing, some lines are pretty memorable

I actually like this much more than I expected! But also I have to wake up for work in 5 hours so uhhhh time to sleep

Girl I can't read this on a busy train lmao why did no one WARN ME 🤣

OKAY this is finally getting kind of good, please continue this way

Oh ok maybe I should NOT be reading this on the train lmao I didn't know we were going THERE

Ok I will concede that I'm liking Henry a lot more than I thought I would. I'm a bit on the fence about the book overall, some things are fun and well-done, some others definitely leave me a bit skeptical

Ok this is definitely giving Mary Sue a bit lol the FMC is apparently the most attractive and charming woman alive and no one can keep their eyes away from her. It's a bit much 🤣

I'm feeling very neutral about this so far. Some of the dialogue is fun, overall it flows well enough, but nothing is really happening. And even when it is, the style is so measured it's hard to feel particularly invested

This is alright so far, if a bit slow in the exposition. The dialogue flows nicely, but some points get info-dumpy. I do know the book is very long, but I hope the pace picks up a bit. In any case, I have two long train commutes today, so at least it'll keep me busy!

I need something to emotionally recover from my last read, hopefully this works lol

I'm sorry what. What the fuck. Are we being serious. I am unwell

oh my god I fucking knew it I'm gonna throw up I KNEW IT (this book is devastating)

I am NOT capable of reading this book with a straight face, I read this on the train and I keep gasping and looking horrified because HOW CAN I NOT THIS IS HARROWING

was reading this on the train and my god it's fucking DEVASTATING. might be one of the best fantasy novels i've read. also idk who's tagging it as romantasy, there's no romance at all.