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Might want to avoid reading chapter 50 over lunch. Not the best section to enjoy with a bite to eat!

“…you must understand that this is a tale about people who are both what they seem and not what they seem. Simultaneously. A story of contradictions. In other words, it is a story about human beings.”

When a book is so absent of hope it becomes a bit of a slog.

The first book of the trilogy and first third of the second set up some truly fascinating mysteries, but it's hard reading feeling uneasy for a couple of thousand of pages! I guess it's the sign of a good series, that you've got to find out how everything unfurls?

“And so, Rook Thomas, it appears that the man was strangled to death by his own beard.” “ By or with? ” asked Myfanwy, frowning.
"By."
"Well, that definitely sounds worthy of some attention,” she said, jotting down a note to get her hair cut.

Finally - here’s Myfanwy! I really hope we get to read her POV in this book.
The first book was all from her perspective and I haven’t felt like the sequel has really and truly gotten started without hearing from/about her.

I called that twist though, so maybe I’ve regained a little kudos?

Well I’m a little embarrassed I didn’t guess Ellie’s twist myself in hindsight!

"In the moments of his dying, my father asked us a simple question, and from the papers that follow, it is clear he did not ask the question of himself. “Who ever got what they deserved?”"

Woah! Hats off to Patrick Weekes for creating a scarily unique villain! I'm loving this book :)

“Harry, you’re small,” I said. “You’re tiny, little, inadequate, diminutive, meager, undersized, and paltry—and the only way we’ll see eye to eye is if you stand on top of a lunch counter.” Then I assumed fighting stance number forty-one, the ass of the aardvark. It’s a simple position to assume but difficult to hold without getting arrested.

I love a good plot twist this late in the book

I haven't properly read a book for 3-4 months. When I'm going through a tough time I either disappear inside them or can't bear to pick one up. I look forward to trying to get back in to the swing of a good story soon though.

I've just started and thanks to the author, I'm really enjoying elements that I don't usually care for (such as religious persecutions) really interesting. I think the inclusion of such a 'human' mechanical being, struggling among inhuman people is a fantastic juxtaposition of ideas.

I've just started and thanks to the author, I'm really enjoying elements that I don't usually care for (such as religious persecutions) really interesting. I think the inclusion of such a 'human' mechanical being, struggling among inhuman people is a fantastic juxtaposition of ideas.

Ugh I feel physically ill :(

It's quite refreshing to read a fantasy set in a small coastal town. Particularly when much of it is set around a struggling fairground.

Hmm the ending's a little vague.