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Is Clara Thorne the daughter of Goddess Eldrene and Prince Thanadyn? Does she possess the life and death magics of each? Is that why Hesper calls her princess? Because she is? And is Hesper, herself, a princess? Is she Thanadyn's sister?

Ugh! "sickeningly sweet tone" used twice in as many pages. Not promising.

Thank goodness for Kate! She has the best line in the entire book so far. I wholeheartedly agree with her.

"So Michael never...talked about me?... That motherfucker. I shouldn't be surprised. I really shouldn't."

I was already feeling the ick feeling of a man taking advantage and twisting things to his favor. If I am correct about what I think happened... what an atrocious breach of trust!

"vacation... chance to heal, somewhere away... Into the woods"

This sounds like one of my dear friends. Escaping into the woods. Putting bare feet to the Earth. Breathing deeply to be of the trees. Standing arms outstretched face upward to soak in the sun with all of her being.

"I do, apparently."

Me thinks the brother driving the flashy car is not Michael.

"... a mother of two toddlers, ages one and three, and her patience, already dangerously low to begin with, has now plummeted to undetectable levels."

I felt this to my bones. Knowing the author has twin daughters makes it all the more impactful because it feels that she was writing about herself in that moment.

Oh my coowww! If these two don't fawking communicate how they feel about each other soon I'm going to die from all the yearning.

I had to return the audiobook. I could not stand the way that this was read. Additionally, I am unsure if I will finish this book as it has come across pretentious so far. I think the author provides some good and interesting information yet utterly misses big connections in the "why we parent as we do" section at the beginning of the book. Failure to examine or acknowledge the impact of commercialism is a let down.

La Huesera: unexpected death. Bone deal grief. This one hurt.

Playing with Fire: an odd tale. When like does to like, things do not work. So find a work around.

Sequins: damn. I will never understand why as people we have to be so cruel to others that are just living their own life, not hurting anyone.

The Smile: once more there is vengeance upon men that earned it.

Mariposa de Barrio: it's hard to move on when we don't want to but know we need to, good for her.

Regina: again knowing how this would end, shed light on the events leading up to it, were they needed, did the choices made cause the end?

The Rose of Sharon: this one was shocking at the end. I feel broken having read it.

La China: as I said for the tie in story... vengeance can be earned.

God Didn't Come Through: knowing that end made this story all the more sad. The reasons, the need, do they justify the means? Death ends all.

Constanza: I feel as if I'm being told the truth of how the world works, one story at a time. I like that there was a tie in to a previous short.

God Forgive Us: oof. Does self defense justify the act in the eyes of God? The pleading explanation that is this story can be felt.

Yuliana: I feel like I was sitting across from this character, listening to her story. I was pleased with the end. Sometimes vengeance is earned.

Parsley and Coca-Cola: raw, unflinching, honest. Not a happy story. Written to the point with no fluff beyond Ricardo the cat.