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3.8 rounded up This is a good romance. That just needs to have fun more expressively earlier on. Sans that I’m so curious for Leonor’s story.

Overall, this is a promising new author to me. I love good conflicts I think Locatelli does too. I think that’s her anchor point for her stories. I have the Salacia Project loaded and so I will know more confidently if I’m right or just spewing nonsense. Once we hit 80% that flow just hit. So that’ what I would say a slow patient characterization that takes time to reel you in but holds you to a very moving portrait

The romance itself was alright but far from where I wanted it because not enough dialogues between our leads and the right shared scene and writing in a way that was acting out the scene.I like them.

I liked the Welsh context quite a bit. It seemed detailed which I liked a lot.

I feel like we needed more surf knowledge and context. I was drawn to this book because of the promise of main characters as professional surfer. So what I wanted most was details around that. I thought it didn’t veer enough into that experience.

I do like untangling all the love triangles in the air. I do think employing the word selfish was honest for the position that character who said it was honest. I’m glad for it.

Mean angry belligerent under pressure but still beloved from Asma. That’s fun for me. I like Leif alot for pushing for the sabbatical. It wouldn’t make life easier for him but Callum needed it.

I think the story needed more dialogues. There are lot of descriptive moments that I would have rather been conveyed more meaningfully in an scene. For me, personally, I think the focus on Sofi’s wedding for the first 13% was too long. In that time I wish the story pushed Callum and Alejandra’s attraction to each other. The they’re going to get together cuz there is sparks harder. Or them together in scene.

1) I love Alejandra’s conflict. Being afraid of ocean, bodily fear/trauma and dual guilt as a provider. Afraid to be in love and be loved. Ruin/disappointing your partner

2) Callum he’s falling in love. He’s away from the person he loves because he doesn’t want to express too much too soon and one pt had no hope of reconciliation because it was just supposed to be a fling . # Burning out # Taid + Bio Dad

I think the Alzheimers and father storyline was a huge turning point for the story. I think I started to really like the story from 80% on. That’s a solid 4 stars at that marker. Now outside of that marker: I would say I see strong potential. A world, setting, job, relationships, and conflicts that I like but pacing, and melding of their worlds needed attuning but it was there so for that I would give it 3.5 stars

I started reading 2 sessions ago and then really locked in today to finish.

Locatelli is a new author for me. I very slowly branch out when it comes to romance authors especially. But I loved the concept and the pitch and couldn’t wait for a chance to read this.

The cover art definitely impressed me too.

I guess this is a curtain call. I feel like I’ve been reading this series for 3 to 4 years. It’s a great series. The politics is very slow simmer. I know that for quicker readers this will be like wading through sand. I think fantasy readers need this. I think the romance in this book is softer and more whisper like than anything but persistent. Suri has endless potential. Read her now.

I don’t hate the ending. But I think it’s hastily done. It’s a little neat for my taste. What are the motivations and wills of gods and almighty beings? Yaksa’s are this out of control element in this book. They were called to protect their people but you can never just call a god with single ambitions. They want their own lives . Not in a totally greedy way but as survival.

I like but I don’t love it. I would read it happily tho. Good spot but it’’s not Riley.

she would need put Priya first. If she ever wants a shot with her, really, it would need to be high. That’s what I felt Priya brought bk 1. Bk2 Priya really yes and no right. Yes its a little angsty reunions but it also is very in line bk 2 romantic letter writer Malini I’m just saying. This she’s not running to check on Priya. I never know fully how much or little she feels. There and not. I had a good time.

I remember bk 1 . The scene where Ashok is surrounding Priya and Mal. Priya sneaking out Mal’s letters for her. I felt Mal was manipulating Priya. I love Mal I do but I said then and I meant it. Malini would one day need to prove her love for Priya. The way she sacrifices Priya and uses her it’s hard to just take. I couldn’t. I specifically the way priya chose her over everyone one day if she ever wants a shot

It’s about Adithya and choice. if you know what it is I think it’s dark but so savy and truthful. It feels intelligent because I also wondered the same thing. Am I reading the undertones correctly or have I forgotten something that was there.

The other question for me does she care about Rao or does she think she can use him. We finally really get an answer. I think it’s such a good one for how far they’ve come.

Malini doesn’t capitulate her own authority even with Rao. She’s sending him off. Using his father’s wealth for her kingdom. There was this undercurrent of she’s assessing him. The question is for what: usefulness always. the other thing we see it this book: malini knows why which allies ally with her. she knows rao not because of his loyalty for the nameless but to adithya. She says something I hurrahed over

It took me a long time to figure out Rao’s relationship to Malini. I think he was rightly angry and disappointed in her and himself. There is almost a resentment for what he has to do. Aditya. Malini on her part is a survivor. She claws her way out of situations. She’s someone who for better or worse I wouldn’t trust. She has to be calculating. I always felt like Rao sees that in Malini. prophecy takes over his life

Prepping for Cross Check. Thought it was time to step back into this world.

Look I also though Malini could not be trusted around Chandra’s kid. And that line about how Sima needs to earn her trust. hmm someone grab Sima please.

Bhumika is Suri’s template character. She reminds me of a few other Suri characters but I do love her for it.

We have really interesting example of power and wars. Hunger, famine, and disease being just as important as seizing lands, and wealth. Influence and righteousness. Suri draws this word with such rich context layer by layer. I am not dreamconnections kinda gal. It’s enjoyable but still a cop out. sorry.

I finally hit little bit of drag: I love the ongoings. This conception of yaksas as consuming. as devotion being transactional. The fear of erasure. The burdens of tradition and custom and bonds of persecution and strife. Priya.. I feel like I read too much today. I like so much of multiculturalism in the story. Alor, Sruguni, Parjitdvipa, Ahiryana. Nameless priests being separate and different. Much of this old news

Such a good time. I live for rep that is encourages you to be balanced, happy, and just in a good place. I’m trying to make a “my person” reading rec list. I think this would make the cut on multiple counts

5 stars from me. I’m going to level with you it might too slow for some. I think this is slower than most slow burns. Heads up.

He fell first. He fell day 1. Just it took him a while to tell her and b for her to see him as more than her rival.

They also share bffs. Cade is Kenneth’s bff from childhood and they’re still roommates in college. Cade is Mal’s bff since the first day of college. He has bff duties with both of them. I read book 2. I’m trying to remember all my Kenneth moments. Read it out of order.

Tell me all your health care needs: blood pressure, sugar, and all the particularities for you to be good finesse.

Ed Edd and Eddie — I would have used that nickname obnoxiously.

Someone check on Keaton. I wanna know what the hell is going on with this dude!!!

They are in a competition with each other for an internship only one of them can get and they both need to graduate. But still they both actually respect each other’s drive, and goals. It shows. This is winning with me just for the public health rep alone.

“I need you” drop everything and go x mutual

The slow burn that this was!! Tempered and careful this is a new fave. It’s mostly quite wholesome. Intentional and calm. Respectfulness and patience all around. It took me 4 weeks to get to read this ( 5 sittings). I like it for the heavy emphasis on acceptance : apology accepted but not needed. That’s the vibe. Copilot is big for these two. Healthy and happy.

Planning my tbr down to sec if I can help it. I more or less know that I’m not requesting an arcs that aren’t already on my list. The other priority is to read the books I’ve already bought. I don’t buy a lot but I have a bought lately. (They were dollar deals and they were sort of on my wishlist.) Then we have 3 or so that carried overs from last year and then books I requested my lib buy and they actually did.

I really never NEVER understood why so many people thought this was romance heavy. A lot of different people said this i just cannot see it.

This guy really said if you’re not ready to burn yourself then bla bla. ok hemant why don’t you step into the oven first. right smh. rao being fed up everyone is a good time. there’s so much pull to this story. and our loves so torn and bitter. love it!!! choices choices.

strategy queen - food supplies. traitors as former front frontlines

I am overdue for a checkin. This is just as remarkable as the previous books. But i don’t why it took me so long to realize this the first trilogy I’ve read by Suri. All of her other series are stand alones. This is her first series ender. I really like this conflict of the yaksas being more than what the ahiryani bargained for. Bhumika my heart. Ofc already loved Jeevan. Malini trying to destroy them without