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Honestly really enjoying this book so far. I was skeptical because I saw a Dark Romance tag, and that genre is ill-reputed. The story and potential world-building on display here, though, are very interesting, and the writing can be really compelling.

The world's detail is a bit disappointing, but character dynamics so far have been really entertaining, and the main heroine's plight makes for some good intrigue. Excited to see where this leads.

the notes I have so far can be summed up in these two emojis: 🤔🙄

writing: exquisite; premise: unique and immensely intriguing; characters: engrossing and compelling. so far so good! o(￣▽￣)ｄ

Switched from ebook to audiobook, and I gotta say, I'm surprisingly digging it.

It was cute and relatable in some parts, and I felt their mostly white high school experience was really well captured (not that I've ever attended one). I just couldn't bring myself to care about the characters. I didn't dislike any of them, I just wasn't into the story as a whole.

So far I'm so enthralled. Might finish this in one sitting.

The crinnnnnnge.

My heart stops just about at every interaction between Lan Zhan and Wei WuXian.

I just want Sadie's happiness... *sob*

I literally squealed when they met during PT, and he went, "Not that I can see." Aaaaaagh.

I really like the dynamics between different characters, and there seems to be a huge overarching dilemma but it's broken up by more immediate and persona conflicts. It's kind of slow paced, but with the writing the way it is, I don't notice it, and I'm glad for the character insight, especially with Iseult.

God some scenes made me so uncomfortable, but at least watching two different movies with the same scene prepared me for it.

I hope this picks up soon, cause so far I am a bit underwhelmed... Positive thoughts, positive thoughts!