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finally!! been so excited to start this volume >w<

i love this swoopy feeling of anticipation in my stomach

the best prose i've read in a japanese (translated) novel

when translated, korean and japanese sentence structures tend to be "boring," monotonous, and rigid... BUT NOT 86!!

the diction... <3

oops accidentally spoiled myself by looking up the webtoon... turns out i've tried reading the webtoon before but DNF'd it, no wonder the story felt oddly familiar

the big plot twist might not be as impactful anymore BUT i've been hating the husband so far (pedo vibes + anger issues = yuck) so i'm happy with the direction the story will take

finally continuing this book... and remembering why it put me in such a bad slump 😭
why must we compare the female lead to a child every couple paragraphs bro 😭💔 if i wanted to read about pedophiles i would read lolita or something 🤢

starting fr now...

this is the most fun i've had with a korean novel

KILLER opening scene.

MARTIMMM YOU IDIOT!!!

fonda lee and her attention to detail is just crazy omfg.

the culture of EXCELLENCE!

OMG NO WAY. MARTIM???

omg istg if gray's waste is a disease caused somehow by the company's greed... CALLING IT NOW

fonda lee creates the best worlds 🩵

why is it impossible for audiobook narrators to PROPERLY PRONOUNCE asian names... sato isn't even a difficult one. it's your JOB to pronounce things correctly.

really liked the battle scenes actually!

the mystery behind the haunting was kind of anticlimactic. also totally did not understand how fola reached the conclusion?

never thought i'd find alien spider culture and warfare so interesting!

also loving the human space conflict

this book is a banger i need to read more hard science fiction fr

so creepy, so interesting

oof ran out of spotify audiobook time, on pause for now

the writing feels almost academic, in a good way.

finished part iii! i've never read a pov from the dead on the verge of becoming a wraith before... that was the most hauntingly beautiful, sorrowful yet heartlifting conclusion ever.

obsessed with the lore and magic and everything ugh, need 10 more books in the world of thaumedony asap.

torin is such an interesting character, so novel

i'm rooting for natalie so hard i can't continue 😭😭😭

all the mysterious building up and foreshadowing... then no explanation. this is a wildly unsatisfying ending so far...

also, these characters are all 24+ years old, why are they speaking like teenagers? even at formal, public-facing events?

skylar gets a free pass, sure, but astrid and zryan? -.-

i'm just so irritated with this book.

bro skylar's power be doing everything... even enhanced hearing??? atp the laziness is insanely irritating.

all this pomp over outfitting for the grand duel (it's been almost 400 pages btw) and these magical outfitters make a tank top and shorts? then a bodysuit? why are we giving characters video game armor.

this book genuinely has some of the worst worldbuilding details ever oh my goodness.

the "bonds" between astrid and all her supposed enemies turned friends/lovers feel so shallow. predictable, i don't mind. but it was so badly executed it's completely unbelievable.

also, i'm so tired of romantasies with fake morally gray mmcs. you know damn well he's not morally gray. just give me a goody two shoes i'd love the change-up.