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This book started off slower than any of the others — but wow. Chapter 16 was a banger. I gasped. I laughed. I gasped again. I did NOT expect so much of that. Okay… now we’re cooking with gas.

I’ve almost DNFd this so many times but then a sly little tendril of intrigue emerges

Surely no one will be murdered at the impending Murder-Everyone-Party

Surely they just CALL it that

(“Butchers Masquerade” goes so hard though, can’t wait for said masquerade)

Carl is a menace, Donut is a legend, and I don’t want this book to enddddd

I just finished Part I, and I’m hoping Part II picks up. Everything, absurd or not, is told in the same, even-tempered tone. The pace feels the same throughout no matter what’s happening.

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I’m 7% of the way in, just finished chapter 4, and I’m already on the edge of my seat. CARL. WHAT ARE YOU DOING. IT’S LIKE YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOING TO SURVIVE BECAUSE YOU’RE IN A TEN-PART NOVEL SERIES. BUT CARL I SWEAR IF YOU PUT DONUT IN DANGER—

Yknow, I really enjoyed the last two books, but I can see why people say this series only gets better. The pacing in this one is so much cleaner. RIP my sleep schedule.

Nightmare subway experience is deeply relatable

Listening on audiobook, which I think was a good choice. It feels like one of those books where most of the experience is a bit drab like an outfit made of neutral tones — not bad, just not exciting — because really odd things are told in such a matter-of-fact way. But if this is like others I’m thinking of, it’ll pack a punch. We’ll see.

This is due back at the library so I’ll have to pick it up another time. It’s interesting, but the writing is a little too flat to fully hook me in. I love Reddit stories, and it reads like a Reddit story (where in fact it originated), but getting through a full novel of that writing style is just a little tough as it’s written in a factual style that lacks momentum.