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"Anden let out a shaky breath he hadn’t realized he’d been holding."
And there we have the line

I was not expecting this much sex. It's really not my thing

"Shae suddenly felt as if she’d let out a breath she’d been holding for two years"
At least it's a variation on the cliché

Vampires??

I find it a little difficult to reconcile the anger Turner has over a magical artifact being used to track runaway slaves when he is part of the police. It's almost as if he isn't aware of people in power using it to oppress minorities while he himself is part of an institution used to oppress, punish and even enslave minorities.

Interesting Israel mention. Of all the countries in the world. Is the author trying to portray this character as violent and cruel by doing this?

I'm not sure if it's the translation or the manner of storytelling but it does feel a bit stilted

Even in this the main character "let out a breath he hadn’t realised he’d been holding"

As much as I'm for representation of all sorts of people the messy and hypersexual included the denigration of Queenie and her body is just really uncomfortable and distasteful to me.

The way Rory keeps trying to get her shroud off is so uncomfortable. It reminds me of the boys at school who kept trying to take off girls' hijabs

I don't know why but this book is irking me

Why is this Gargoyle here!? What is actually happening and why am I supposed to care?

Is this book good?
Not by any stretch of the imagination
Do I really want to finish it to see how bad and nonsensical it gets?
Yes
Does reading it fill me with rage and question why I enjoy reading?
Definitely!
Wish me luck

The way this book talks about weight is very uncomfortable

50 pages. An insufferable main character and quite a few uncomfortable remarks. It's not looking good

I really wish the chapters were shorter

Why are we having a third act breakup fight with 25 pages left in the book!?

Holy eating disorder and warped body image batman!

I really think we should reconsider doing accents in audiobooks. Doing an Indian accent when you're not Indian is quite uncomfy in this day and age

Not sure how I feel about this twist. All the signs were there but this is the second book about Syria that has this plot twist and it's just a bit... Emotional? Over the top? Something like that

I don't know how I feel about a real condition, albinism, being used. From what I understand albinism comes with certain physical difficulties like being sensitive to sunlight and impaired vision. The main character not seeming to struggle at all with the latter issue and have the former "cured" by her powers doesn't seem like representation to me but I'm curious what people with albinism think about it.

This kid is 12!? It does explain some things but that is young

I am very confused so much has happened and I don't have much to go on but it's very interesting

I thought we'd left behind the girls who can't figure out why all the men in her life are antagonistic to each other

The writing style seems somewhat halting. I'm not sure what to think of it

A second heart's desire and it's another man!!?

First time mark??? This just keeps getting worse

Bloody hell I thought Jack was bad. How they'd spoken about twice before she was "in love" with him and how he in the few times they met he'd made sexually suggestive comments and harassed her. And then comes the eugenicist who she's never had a conversation with who declares his love and they have sex. What is this book!?

Healing the earth through eugenics. That's a great message for the next generation /s

Why not have some unchallenged blatant misogyny and tales about sexual harassment in a book for children.