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"Home was a pair of mismatched eyes, an accented voice, and a heartbeat that followed the same cadence as mine. And I was so, so homesick."

MAX 😭♥️

Quite a slow beginning so far, but I love the 90s small town fall vibes

Omg I knew something felt off! This POV is wild

Such a page turner and I'm definitely finishing today

Ok I can see why this book is so popular. It's such a page turner and I'm probably going to finish it today

Highly recommend not listening to the audiobook by yourself at night

The husbands in thriller books are always red flags

I can't get over the fact that there's a character named Cael. Idk how it's pronounced, but in my head it's kale 🥬

My brain is working overtime trying to understand the descriptions of the scenery, multiple characters, magic system, and world building 😵‍💫

I'm not even done yet, but I can't wait for the next book

Slowish start, but the plot and world is so cool

This is a hard read/listen already 😭

This has been such a beautifully written book and I spent my entire 9.5 hr flight completely invested in this.

This book is excellent as an audiobook

I have learned that if I'm not into a book by 15% of the way through, I don't need to finish it. And this was def one of them 🥲

The main character is hilarious lol

This little girl is low-key unsettling

This book is like an anime filler arc we didn't need.

The audiobook is not bad, but the narrator speaking Floyd's voice is not great LOL. He sounds like a robot pretending to be a human??

Only took me 1/3 of the book to realize I got the teen/YA version of the audiobook

He's a professor now? I mean ok I guess?

Violet is giving "I can fix him" energy

Glad I'm doing this reread bc this affirms I do not remember ANYTHING

Will I be able to finish this reread before 2026? Guess we'll see

Rereading so I can reread Iron Flame so I can finally read Onyx Storm lol. Also nice rereading and catching hints of plot points that happen later

I'm surprised I made it this far, but I don't think I can continue 😭 Out on a Limb and Out of the Woods were so good and this one is already falling short of my expectations. I don't like either characters and the dialogue is kinda cringy 🙃

I am reading through this a lot faster than expected

So far this is like Caraval except instead of a circus, it's a haunted house

Slow(ish) first half of the book, but I think the plot is finally picking up! This read is perfect for Halloween

Literally on the edge of my seat reading through this. I guessed some plot points already, but it's been fun trying to figure out this mystery