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How did this book do such a turn around for me

Chapters end in one scene and the majority starts almost immediately after. Those that do this I don't see the point, even less when the MC thinks and summarizes or thinks on matters that we know of. This could've been edited.

don't judge me my mental burnout only allows me to read books like this.

The world is just stage dressing, shallow and as such there is no tension but superficialyl forced one by means of POV character thinking and doubting and thinking the same things along the plot of the book. This also means the characters are weak, why I don't understand why the romance is so lauded. If there's no plot there are no characters thus no characterisation.

ok lets be fair, my review up until now: the author has never learned by osmosis or not what a 3 act or any OTHER plot structure is. She doesn't write so much as a plot but a sequeway of scenes that need x amount of people in it and are strung sequentially.

Why is it only shitty books,... the burn out doesn't let me read all the cool books I've got only shitty ones...

3.5 RTC

This better not end WITH SOMEONE DEAD THIS BETTER NOT GO THE WAY I THINK IT'LL GO

Angsty. I don't wanna continue cause I know what comes next D: whyy

It's taking me so long to go through this book and the Mc is just being a spy, I should enjoy this. Why am I not enjoying this? She's actually... being I dunno, smart about it? Decent? Why is this such a chore?

While this book doesn't feel like a 1st draft of itself like ACOMAF does, it does feel... empty. No real plot happens,It's just a fieldtrip of stuff happening that's not ever mentioned as being a thing that exists in this world, the world isn't built at all, we're told of it. Even that is so these two can finally have a heart to heart the author obviously needs them to. Wanna b enemies to lovrs

I dont even know, i don't hate this book, I see what the author wanted this book to be and it could've been that if the author... made her world more palpable or feel realer, but I guess faint fairytale-esque with little substance is the mood. Even so, even the plot with the sister wasn't... well done, pls surprise me & make the sister innocent.

I keep putting this book down not because I don't like it, I have too many thoughts.

While both Cathy and Heathcliff find the truth, Heathcliff feels compete with his, Cathy and Hindley are burdened and try to free themselves from it by burning it. But ghosts can't be buried like that, I think. Also the start of Cathy growing closer & closer to the Lintons' world (white, rich).

I love how even apart their pov thought mirro each other in thematics, even if the events they lead to said thematics are different. Heatcliff andVathy find truth but different ones in regards to their origins that lead to different feelings, ones we're not used to associate with each and contrast each other

Even Hindley sees their fathers hypocrisy. He doesn't hate himself for being brown, he hates his father and what he's done and what he put Hindley through, he Hayes thay he has to pay for their gathers coloniser past, he hates that he, even in a position of privilege was put in danger by Heathcliffs presence.

Omg. So that's what Heathcliff does when... omg he hates himself then foo and not only because of ... oh my god

Northwood is really gross huh

Omg Tasha Suri using this argument to expose thay Heathcliff while being cruel indeed isn't just what people have made him think he is... or that he does suggest some brainwashing. That he's capable of good--look this argument is good exploration of his perception of himself vs who he truly is for us, the reader! Brilliant

At least he knows who he is, Heathcliff I mean. Cruel and wanting power for revenge.

Ah here we see a glimpse of the ruthless, cruel Heathcliff we're used to

Hindley basically hates himself but he acts it out in Heathcliff because Heathcliff reminds and Vathy to a lesser degree, are living, breathing proof of the truth he cannot hide.

Hindley knows and they are true siblings. Oh my yes, I love this book so much. He knows so it makes his interactions with Heathcliff informed, yes. Yes.

Finally the author has Cathy recall what she said that made Heathcliff leave and it is very much like he is part of me, my soul, a marriage is nothing next to that.The author really knows the source material and improves it I love this.

Heathcliff is not ambiguously POC like in the og, what I mean is he isn't sure which kind or where he comes from before being taken home by Mr. Earnshaw. In here he represents not only freedom and a wilderness to Cathy, but also her unknown origins and being true to herself, while he himself is lost as well. Two people uprooted, not quite belonging though one can pass and wants to, even if it isn't exactly comfortabl

Really liking what the author is doing here, by giving it a new context of race, the Lintons and their world are white, gentile English society while the Earnshaws love off illusions of respectability, of belonging. Cathy is stuck between: wants to belong, hiding Indian silks like denying her true nature, yet her dilemma of recognising unconsciously that she belongs with Heathcliff (ambiguously POC but obviously so).

Uau this climax was... a lot, a bit messy. also NO NO DANTE NO DANTE WHY HES THE BEST CHARACTER

Violet you're not fooling anyone you're very much in love with Cyrus

I must say, this book is a romance first and foremost, just in a fantasy setting. The author is good building a convincing enemies to lovers and is good at character motivations. Also interesting making Violet's worldview shift little by little.