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the more of this book that I read, the more convinced I am that 90% of the critiques I see about it are 1. incredibly bad faith readings 2. antisemitic 3. lesbophobic (I KNOW y'all would not be saying these things if Nimrah was a man) 4. a striking lack of media literacy

THE ROCKS ARE GAY!!! (hermaphrodites!)

did not think i’d be reading a white man scifi in the year 2026 and much less during the sacred time of my birthday month tbr but here I am and i’m so happy about it

even though I remembered (logically) I forgot (experientially) just how beautifully, unapologetically, in-your-face Jewish this book is in even the most micro of writing choices

deeply obsessed with the representation for the specific brand of autistic gay person for whom gayness literally Would Not Occur to them as a possibility until someone tells them that gayness exists

unfortunately having to interrupt the trans rights readathon TBR for 👀reasons👀 and goddamn this book is wasting no time

is that…. a dora the explorer reference??????

“prefers fruit over seeds” as a euphemism for being a lesbian is WILD

TRICKSTER CHARACTERS ALERT!!!!! OH MY GOD I DIDNT EVEN KNOW I WAS YEARNING FOR THIS

first one of my most anticipated releases for 2026 and she’s starting out STRONG guys

bro you’re telling me that celia (using shakespeare’s names) falls in love with oliver because he saves her from being literally kidnapped and sold as a sex slave????? will my guy that’s a wild thing to leave out

Y’ALL!!! SOUND THE ALARMS!!!! RING THE BELLS!!! ITS GIVING T KINGFISHER MEETS TAMSYN MUIR!!!!!

okay i’m immediately obsessed with this!! I love books that are doing unique things

approaching the final 10%… based on the way everyone is talking about this book, these final pages better be a gut-puncher

autistic man and comphet lesbian…. I see you 👁️

I knew my yuri senses were tingling ☝️😌

this book is really making me want to rewatch kill your darlings

someone tell james the stuff you put on your eyelids is eyeshadow not mascara

we are finishing this book today 🫡

catherine is so work song coded (i’m cringing as I type this)

chapter 12 begins with a 12-lines-long sentence

this is suuuuch a classic gothic, why was no one yelling at me to read this sooner?

yeah so racism is immediately a major theme

yall know me… I always have to have an informed opinion (I also always could use an excuse to read more classics)

something so deeply annoying about me is that sometimes my brain will just like… decide it’s done with a book before i’ve finished it even if the book is very good. and it’s happening really bad with this one.

FOURTY ONE RATINGS???? CRIMINAL!!! yall get on this series right now!! (hot gay people fighting fascism in a dystopian-y ancient rome, what’s not to love????)

hildegard von bingen 💀💀💀

SHUT UP HAHAHAH I figured this was coming to some degree but this specific reveal is taking me OUT 💀💀💀

time to read my flatmate’s book 😈😈😈 (they’re scared but i’m gonna love it)