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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.

not another manic pixie dream girl... man...

now there's ice skates and a whole ice skating rink. at a ball. the authors be throwing in whatever they want, fuck worldbuilding.

a masked BALL and you're wearing a CROP TOP AND SKIRT??? DON'T PISS ME OFF RIGHT NOW.

you're telling me there's makeup sponges too??? they were invented 2002/2003... synthetic material......

why is the dialogue so cringe and over dramatic... especially in the most mundane of situations 😭

also i hate the worldbuilding. you have electricity but not gunpowder. you have leather armor but also crop tanks, sports bras, and backless jumpsuits. ?????

i don't understand astrid. she's so "good" (as described by everyone else) and compassionate... but would love to participate in torture (her words). she has anxiety and panic attacks... but not when she's sneaking around, watching graphic violence unfold, or arguing with friends. the mental health rep is looking realll performative.