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Halfway mark thoughts!
-Viola Davis' narration is great. I could listen to her talk all day
-the "secret" Nova is hiding is a bit obvious in a way that makes it feel like a contrived plot point
-very dragged out at times. I'm 50% in and we haven't even gotten to the case. Haven't even set the court date for the case. Goodness.
-it calls out my own privilege that I thought this was set in the 60's-70's

"I'm going to disprove your claim even if I have to dig my granddaddy up to do it. Don't think I won't, I know where the bones are buried"

Well, Judge Stone is sure good at parting one-liners.

This was without a doubt the most interesting first chapter I've read all year. It was action packed too.

It's so bleak. It's like reading about the most apathetic dmv worker, but she's a navy coast guard dispatcher

a lot of run on sentences and confusing phrasing that reads less as prose and more as very jumbled thoughts. Some sentences also don't fully finish. I guess this is just a very garbled first person POV but goodness.

The MC is truly a shining example of cognitive dissonance. Stating she believes one thing and then her next words imply otherwise

Sometimes I'll start reading this and think "what on earth is he saying?" And then 2 paragraphs later someone is dropping bars. Samuel is such an astute character

Thoughts coming tomorrow

Oh. Didn't expect that, but it wasn't that surprising.

Listen I'm all for atmosphere and buildup but why am I 80% in and we're STILL building up to something? I have questions and not one thing had even hinted at an answer yet as to what's going on with this hellish MLM Cult🫩

If it's the last day why is this only halfway done.... this doesn't bode well for the MC

My cult senses are tingling even louder...

Bria Gaines is a bit dumb for a doctor. Stubborn to almost her own detriment. It's giving caricature-level characterization just a bit.

Oh God, is this a cult? Cecelia is giving Gwyneth Paltrow, MLM, and Jared Leto all at once somehow

"He didnt like the feeling that his privacy was at risk of being torn open" mf'er you are sleepwalking and committing CRIMES. Privacy isn't important right now 😭

Never thought I would read a third person description of someone (almost) burning alive. I'm a bit horrified, but very intrigued how the rest will go