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“Not all progeny are a blessing.”
WELL. VICTOR. SOME OF THAT IS YOUR OWN FAULT.

*I* want to live in Junipers house.

Is it good? No.
It is entertaining? Yes.

Ok. Let’s do this.

Ok. Opening with a detailed and ongoing description of cockroaches and if it does not get better, this will be a DNF because I cannot do this.

“She could live, but only forever.”

I’m going to cry over this book.
At first it seems like this book is just a woman’s never ending trauma, never ending loss, never ending depression.
But through all her lives, stories, experiences, you seen how warm she has made the world around her. She does not see it. But she has been guardian angel, cherished teacher, righteous avenger, and soulmate. She doesn’t see it. But we do.

It’s interesting to see how different this story is to the side characters.
A weird crime mystery for the police woman. A wartime tragedy for the 1940 French woman. An odd and horrible travel adventure for the girl on the ship. A motherhood thriller for Leo’s mother.

And all of it, for Collette.

Going back and forth in her life, it’s becoming clear that that the reason Collette is becoming unhinged, wilder, more feral is because through all her life, she’s been part beast. She’s embraced her monster. She’s ripped out the throats of nazis and wolves and Eastern European bears. She’s lived in forests. Now, she’s living an orderly 1980s life and it’s unraveling her. She needs to be wild.

I can't remember who told me to read this, but I am enjoying it a lot. Thank you.

Ew.

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Still don't like Sloane. She's such a hypocrite. She's shallow and not at all willing to trust others, listen to advice, or do anything but whatever SHE thinks is best or wants....and then scolds Naomi for the same thing.

This book is a 'what if the worst women you know became vampires and instead of handling this responsibly, they just go crazy and blame each other".

I'm not getting the 'feminist' literature part.

Sloane is still a real debby-downer. Naomi is still a chaotic wildcard. Neither is thinking logically. Sloane is so determined to NOT be a vampire that she keeps leading Naomi and herself into bad situations, and then when Naomi goes crazy and kills someone (because Sloane refuses to accept help from the older vampires), Sloane treats Naomi like garbage. These are the worst friends ever.

Ok this book gets a LOT better once the vampires are present.
Also both Sloane and Naomi are more tolerable as vampires.

🫶🏻 Henry. 🫶🏻 Ilie.

Oh so apparently every problem I have with this book goes away when the hot broody ancient vampire man enters the stage.....because if Sloane doesn't run away with Henry I'm going to scream.

Ahh yes. Acknowledge that MAYBE your friend-from-childhood doesn't have your best interest in mind...because all she has done in this book is do (and make you do) whatever SHE wants and then act like she's doing it to get you out of your shell....
Maybe you should've acknowledged that a long time ago - aka, in chapter 2 (when she calls you at random early hours and never apologizes for the inconvenience).

Absolutely lost it when the vampire (I am assuming he's the vampire. It's pretty obvious) opened his mouth and a Transylvanian accent came out.

Ok Sloane's obsession with her age makes a BIT more sense when you realize her husband is openly cheating on her with young women.

But her being a constantly complaining debby-downer is still getting old.

Sloane is….a very sad protagonist. Are we supposed to like her? I’m 7% in and her constant self pitying, self loathing and self hating is laid on THICK.

Absolutely foaming at the mouth over Fenris and Marra.

Things are HAPPENING!

This are HAPPENING!

I’m having a LOT of fun with this book.

Who makes fairy cosmetics?
Is there a makeup industry in Mistei?

Also I’m tired of being told how crazy Kenna’s hair is.

Oh my gosh. A fae-taken leading lady who isn’t 18?? Based on the math, Kenna is 25, I think.

If you need me, I’m lying in a puddle of tears on the ground.