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a romance doesn't work if i'm a third into the book and the mc and li still barely know each other

The concept of this novella is really cool, but I feel like the narration is really distant, which makes it hard for me to get properly invested in it.

i'm going through this book quite slowly, but the way its concept and its world's history are gradually revealed are so fascinating

i can already tell the romance in this book is going to annoy the hell out of me. edie and angel's dynamic is so annoying

this is an absolute mess so far, honestly. eli's only personality trait is being annoying to ambrose, and ambrose deserves better friends.

I can't wait to see where this book will take me. I absolutely love the way it's almost forcing ne to take my time with it.

this is really intriguing so far, honestly!

teen me would've been completely obsessed with sel lol

damn, the entire love triangle sucks!

i don't think i've ever read a book before where the main character learns about their magic from their therapist

i have no idea what it's like to lose a parent. i can't begin to imagine what that's like. but grief is not and will never be an excuse to treat everyone around you, including people you've just met, like absolute shit, as bree is doing

I already find Bree incredibly annoying

Obsessed with the fact this book features bog bodies like the ones that scared me as a child as ghosts

this book needed much more of zetian focusing on women's rights and working together with wan'er, taiping and qieluo throughout the book instead of focusing on the dynamic between her and qin zheng so much in the earlier parts.

I'm really not vibing with the way most of this book contains a non-stop cycle of political discussion -> implementation of new political ideas/insights -> showing the consequences of the new imperial decree. I respect that it's actually trying to engage with how running a country could work, but there really aren't enough moments where we get to focus on things I loved most about book 1 in the series.

i pretty much cleared my entire schedule for today so i could read this book in one go, but it's 8 pm and i'm stuck at 25% because i'm not having fun at all. genuinely heartbreaking