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It feels like the plot has stalled out for the last 100 pages and it’s a chore to get through the chapters.

Really liking so far

I might need to DNF I’m so bored and Darrow is not likeable whatsoever.

Sigh. So far underwhelmed. For as much hype that has surrounded this series since it was published, it’s literally every Mary Sue/John Stew Chosen One At a Fighting Academy dystopia YA novel ever written.

Also please tell me how we have the tech to graft new DNA and rewire brains but no one has a decent painkiller.

Rhys is not emotionally qualified for this job. And book two has an insane level of info dumping that book one didn’t have. Still love the characters.

This is my third Danmei and I can’t tell if it’s a style or a translation thing, but they’re all incredibly tell not show heavy, one MC is always quiet and calculating, the other is a loud jackass, and backdrops are gorgeously described while being paired with dialogue like “You motherfucker” and “Call me daddy.” Which throws me right out of an otherwise historical setting.

How is this fiction?

I hate saying it but I’m bored and ready to call this one read. It’s just extremely surface level.

It’s a cute, fluffy, smutty, easy read. If you’ve seen the show you’ve seen this entire book. The pacing is crazy fast. Personally wish there was depth and a sense of tension anywhere, but that’s a personal taste. Still enjoyable.

This is really interesting but my attention is starting to wander just because we are neck-deep in court details and intricacies so it feels like it’s dragging, and a bit repetitive.