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it’s starting to get gooooddddd

how many times does scarlett need to be reminded that it’s a game. this book is so incredibly repetitive

scarlett is so irritating i’m being so brave

starting my theory that stephanie garber has never lived by an ocean… or maybe just never swam before because what do you mean 100 meters is the farthest scarlett has ever swam. that’s really not that far

unfortunately halla is so stupid sometimes

at first i worried this would be a little too instalove-y but i think this is exactly the book i need right now. when my life is falling apart i really do need a fictional scottish guy built like a refrigerator to give me a hug

three codependent men vs 1 bubbly blonde. what could go wrong

SCREAMING THROWING UP ITS HEREEEEEE

APPROVED FOR EARC. WE ARE SO BACK

TRULY SO GOOD. PERFECT READ FOR ME RN

are we supposed to like anyone in this book

genuinely i feel like the overwhelmingly positive reviews for this book are gaslighting me because what do you mean this is a 5 star read for you…

i really do NOT want to finish this book. it’s so bad but i don’t want to DNF when i’ve wasted this much time on it

nothing about this couple is believable. the way they hate each other isn’t believable, liking each other isn’t believable. nothing is. they just fundamentally lack depth

also where are all the other sirens in this book

also, now they like each other?? after roasting each other now they’re just fine with each other????? no character development just suddenly okay

kalie cassidy is a good writer but not a very talented storyteller

these characters are so painfully nothing. their reads on each other were pretty diabolical though but still make me feel nothing. how are they always together but they feel like strangers. they hate each other but there’s no heat, to reason for their dislike of one another. this book spoon feeds you pretty much everything and i think that’s the major failing. there’s no tension

i’m going to be honest this book is not written well

so far it’s an incredibly weak enemies to lovers set up. it just doesn’t make sense. they just hate each other but for no real reason? it just comes off as very immature like no one communicates, they just keep saying they hate each other. no one explains why, there’s no action on either end that’s warrants a mutual hatred

these characters are a little agonizing like imogen is just a mess, she’s supposed to be 25 but reads like she’s 15. theo reacts to literally everything with anger for no reason. imogen is like “the sky is blue” and theo starts gritting his teeth. we’re constantly being told he’s some benevolent king but he’s the least empathetic character on the ship

theodore better repent STAT. i don’t really care for him all that much. slut shaming, imperious, condescending. ugh. leave me alone

this book starts FAST. the pacing is kinda odd for me, and the king and captain are comically evil but i will persist

saw rachel gillig mentioned in the reviews and it jonesing for her so badly im instantly reading something she recommended. no hesitation.

i may feel so utterly hopeless about everything in my life in layers of personal, global, familial, and fiscal but i have a good book to read so i can’t kill myself yet

sometimes when a book is too good i get scared to keep reading because i don’t want everything to fall apart. i know this is how stories work and there is beauty in entropy but i am also afraid because elspeth is so personal to me

sick to my stomach i’m already dreading knowing ill have to wait until september for the sequel

this has me beside myself. now THIS is a good romantasy. the plot and world building is SO rich and interesting and then the characters !! gagged. and everything is so interwoven. rachel im sorry for keeping one dark window on my TBR for so long i will be reading it directly after this

just found out this is a series. thought it was a standalone. SAD

HOOKED.