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this being a secret horse girl book is funny

the dialogue was still very ‘Everything I say is a #Statement and explanatory’ even before the seep invaded and poisoned the water so it’s not a narrative device. even if it was, it’s so unnatural and off putting

part three baby~

good book, i wish i always knew how to read instead of realizing late 2025

weird how books can hit harder when you read them at a proper time (when you're awake instead of when you're about to fall asleep)

the audiobook rules because you can tell it's read in one take and actually sounds like his wrestling promos, but i just learned mox drew a diagram in the book of a pretzel club sandwich to accompany his sermon about the proper way to construct a sandwich towards the beginning of the book and i have never felt so betrayed by my choice of engagement with a work of art in my life.

at the moment, it feels like my decision to continue reading this is out of obligation and not genuine interest to find out what happens. i don’t have any actual desire to witness june receiving her comeuppance. i don’t really have any interest in her as a protagonist and the writing is so internet/pop culture reference heavy without any actual substance.

yes this is my first rf kuang work, why do you ask?

to paraphrase john cena announcing osama bin laden's assassination at wwe's 2011 extreme rules ppv, my time with this book has been caught and compromised to a permanent end.

utterly devoid of any and all tension and that should be straight illegal considering the inspiration for this, my god.

the role of 100% supportive fiancee with no actual character or interiority but her presence weighs on the guilty conscience cm punk’s pursuit of drew mcintyre will be played by aj lee.

motorhead reference in a book based on wwe wrestlers? when neither of them have had music by lemmy and co? can’t escape triple h terrorism even in the allegedly cozy book, what the fuck.

you ever make the mistake of going to an author's instagram and exponentially more judgmental"

you ever make the mistake of going to an author's instagram and exponentially more judgmental

the author experienced cm punk and drew mcintyre’s wrestling blood feud in 2024 and said i gotta make them healthy, i gotta get them on antidepressants. we are not the same, GROW THE FUCK UP

first time i've read something by vo and not felt anything whatsoever this far in. we're in trouble, lads.

the protagonists stay at an inn and fake being brother and sister? welcome back, a week to be wicked

tessa dare brings out emma and ash for the people who enjoy keys being jingled in front of their faces. hell yeah that's me. and then chase and alexandra showed up and i do not remember them, go somewhere else.

i do not remember anything from the governess game at all, so we’re already doing well here as i’m very charmed penny and gabriel. not to the extent as i was for emma and ash, but they’re my GOATs for a reason.

bro i love the library, you get to check out books for free! which means you don’t spend money on things that insult your intelligence and make you wonder what the fuck is wrong with people reading complete ASS and then you get to return the book on its due date so someone else can have a completely different reaction to you for some reason. dnf’ing is good actually, i’m gonna do it for real this time!

we are putting you ali hazelwood fans in jail, this the shit you love?????

already more charmed by one chapter than the absolute ass i read in a touch of darkness

“I did not know how to deal with this sort of death, the one that comes slow and inevitable and does not let go.”

we’ll see how the rest of this shaped up, but i do my reading late at night in bed now and this woke me up, damn 😔

in chapter 20 out of 30, viv and tandri have finally gone on what’s basically a date and i understand why this book appeals to a certain type of reader (female relationships being as unobtrusive as possible)

are viv and tandri supposed to get together because... lol. which i guess that's fair, that's the amount of depth i expect when i see people rec soft f/f :\