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The whole not telling her brother about their feelings is such a non issue. The stakes are so fake. I’m so tired. Idgaf

Now that we’ve added the “I can’t be with her in order not to ruin her professional reputation” it’s a bit better but I can’t really get into it anymore. They’ve colored themselves immature and no matter what, I can’t overlook it. It can’t take me 35%-50% of the book to like the characters and get behind them

The brother being the reason they’re being kept apart is so fucking dumb. How immature.
They could have had the second chance trope, a no-dating clause in his contract as a rising Formular 1 star - literally anything that would be more feasible than her brother being an obstacle. The stakes are just play-pretend and I cannot get over it, especially with how often it’s brought up.

“He’s hot”
“I want to keep it professional”
“Sure. Hey, how long you reckon before they’re fucking?”
(And they proceed to talk about them in a way the FMC doesn’t like or want to be perceived as)

Maybe it’s just me and my circles but what friends talk like that? I also don’t casually call my friends bitch.

I’m so annoyed and icked out by the whole “omg we need to be so careful not to make another mistake” and just harping on about that. It was ONE KISS. And he’s her brother, not a fucking assassin. GET OVER IT. talk about it. Behave like the grown ups you’re supposed to be. It’s so redundant how they keep bringing it up as a reason to stay apart. Grow the fuck up good lord

Am I the problem????
Another oh I’m so insecure because I’m tiny and baby-faced and skinny FMC.
They KISSED. ONCE. Seven months ago, sort of want each other but he keeps saying kissing her was the biggest mistake of his life. They can’t be together because her brother is his best friend and that wouldn’t end up pretty? YOU ARE 25 FFS. Jesus fuck get me out of whatever the state of books are right now.

I’m already tired of hearing how small she is and the word “hotshot”. There is no chemistry between the characters but they act like there is, which is especially odd considering they don’t know each other.
Which is probably why it feels like reading fan fiction. It’s boring and flat. We’re breezing through flat scenes and the world feels incredibly small.

I’m tapping out. I’m bored and it’s not good

NOTHING IS HAPPENING. they’re just hanging out at this cottage?? I’m actually so upset. This feels like a giant waste of my time

“That’s not my name anymore” and she goes by Lessia instead of Elessia lmao shut up omfg

Why would you make me read about fantasy elections (not even about a high ranking monarch)?? You’re making me read about fantasy campaigning?? I already am bored by this story, you’re making it worse.
Idgaf about campaigning. Hello. ?????

I can’t bring myself to care. We established the FMC as the badass who has an orphanage, so she’s actually a good person. Duh!
I don’t know her, so I don’t care about her, and I do not care about her friends which just keep showing up.
Nothing is really intriguing so far. This reads just like every other romantasy out there. I’m bored.

Not sure why I’m reading this - it was in my kindle, but I have no idea what this is about.

We’re almost 20% into the story with no plot or even a hint of where this is going. We’re sort of meandering through days.

I’m also confused about the Japanese vampire whose name is.. Elric? lol

I sorta wish we hadn’t gotten his POV so early on to keep us guessing why he helped her

Writing is good though!

Absolutely not

Oh this is bad. Underdeveloped and clunky in all aspects.

Okay so I just sobbed so hard I couldn’t breathe

The end will emotionally destroy me. I just know it. It will shred my heart to bits. I’m not sure I can do it.

I don’t care about Ali’s pov omfg Dara and Nahri are so much more interesting 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I don’t care about the marids

So, hey! I’m ready for good things to happen!

I’m a little concerned about the amount of work still to be done and the little amount of pages still there :’)

And … again …. Dara, I believe in you. Turn things around. Get Nahri back. Nahri, I believe in your lingering feelings. You’ve all messed up, let him make amends. Please. I’m begging.

Hatset dropped the suggestion of a marriage between Nahri and Ali. My dream is dead. I already know it. Goodbye Dara. I still love you.
(I need to be able to attach memes to updates because words cannot express my utter devastation at this turn of events that I have seen coming since the beginning of this book)

I am not giving up on Dara and Nahri. Yes there are signs she’s into Ali. But Dara was her last thought before she died. That means something. It has to 😭🤧

YES DARA. SLOWLY START DISOBEYING AND LYING. WORK AGAINST HER IN HIDING. BECOME GOOD. REDEEM YOURSELF. YOURE NOT A LOST CAUSE.

I like Dara’s complexity but oh my god boy put your thinking cap on.
Realize what sort of ruler Manizheh is. You’re so close. I cannot go through another 600 pages of your inner thoughts pointing out the blatant obvious without actually realizing it yourself dude

Just … no

This is so boring I just don’t care. It’s unnecessarily long. There’s no chemistry between the characters. The FMC is way too clumsy aka that girl is a child omg

I was intrigued by the premise but by god the execution is so terribly boring

Are we in kindergarten

Really boring so far. For some reason it didn’t feel like there was natural way to come into the story.

“We’re marked by the events that have happened. There was a before that night, and an after. A pre and post betrayal. We’re living in the aftermath of a bone-rattling earthquake.” Brother. Way too dramatic??? This is so stupid. I get it but Jesus. Fucking talk about it at least.

Already way too long. Romance books should be 300 to 350 pages max

Setup is dumb. They’re forced to do a broadcast together and he’s a baby about because he hates her? Is confused by her? cause she’s clumsy. And he belittles the reporting work she does while he can’t string a sentence together to report on the weather at the radio. Ok sure