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The way Phillip Pullman writes perfect child characters truely needs to be studied

Aren did the thing. Not happy Jan

Now we sit and wait while both characters are in blissful ignorance, until the worst possible thing happens.

Not HAPPY Jan

I’ll break this book or it’ll break me

Yesssss snake island we looove

I find I keep reading this slower and slower because I know what is coming.
This book is amazing, however Lara’s ending in this book truely overshadows everything else. I said it in my Traitor Queen review, but the betrayal was too big. It out knots in my stomach every time she does something good, or someone does something good for her

Aren is folklore and Lara is evermore
Fight me

Let’s goooo

Finally, the great re-read.
Already loving it. I love Lara. I want to be Lara. I love her wit, her scrappiness, her complaining. She’s feral and I love it.

Second read is just as good as the first

To Resa - love this

This is actually good????

Harry reading this is fabulous and I’m here for it

Man nothing is happening

I mean I know a lot has happened but the author has put so much doubt into everyone and everything that I can’t trust any of the revelations or discoveries or developments.

I can’t trust that Jarrah is actually good, I can’t trust that the mail will actually get sent, and I can’t trust that any of this is real.

Makes for an incredibly frustrating read

“And I’m sure you go like a fucking jackhammer”

Great line 10/10

Spoilers

This whole fox(kid) hunting thing seems so wildly melodramatic

Marketing this book as something like The Dry is inaccurate? It’s the same “small town” crime in country Australia, but that’s about it?? Pagan cults seems quite theatrical.

Lo really did choose the right career path because she is so fucking dramatic.
Reading this as “the showgirls secret” is interesting, but reading from Lo’s insufferable and judgemental perspective must be so grating to the audience.

Idk if the author did this intentionally, or if it’s just poorly written.
I hope that this entire book isn’t the showgirls secret

I thought we were going to start wrapping things up and tying up the many loose ends but I feel played. I’m not here for it. No one gaslights my boy

Something bad happened and I didn’t like it 😠😠

Still waiting for something bad to happen

I’m waiting for something bad to happen

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’m actually going to finish this book. Maybe this will truely be the one to get me out of the 3 year slump.

Only 60 pages in and LOVING it. Author needs to publish more books. Her writing is the best

My first reread of the year and hopefully the first book I complete in months.

Keen to finish this series but since it’s been so long I must start again. Hopefully I don’t fall into my trap of getting 60% into a book and then just quitting??? Why do I do this to myself??

For all intents and purposes
I’ve read that phrase about 60 times

I’m back. I’ve read quite a number of books since the last one I’ve put on here, but this one has really inspired me to get back on goodreads. I’m excited to read this book. I like it. I like the characters, the world, the slow build to what I can feel is going to be an explosive finale (I hope).
Send my regards to Olivie Blake because she’s igniting my love for reading again.