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This has been a fun read so far. All the Filipino references and isms are both endearing and triggering xD

Welp I'm definitely in the thick of the "part lord of the flies part 28 days later". I was prepared for this to be fairly dark and gruesome but there's a different kind of disturbing I wasn't expecting and I'm a little shell shocked. It feels wrong to say "enjoying" in relation to this book so I'm gonna go with, it's done a great job of stressing me out in a good way and making me feel uncomfortable/paranoid.

Eww and wtf in a good way. Haven't quite hit the "part Lord of the Flies part 28 Days Later" vibes of the story yet and I can't wait.

Called it! Despite clocking the ancient secret pretty early on I'm still really enjoying this.

Spelunking lets go!! Caves do be creepy as is, can't wait to find out what lurks beneath.

Obviously not that far into this one yet but the pacing feels a bit odd. Not sure how to explain what I mean yet and don't know if that's good or bad. What I can say is that Samantha Sotto Yambao has a magical way of weaving words together. But we'll see how the rest of this goes.

Second secret project book I've gotten my paws on and let's just say I'm not disappointed thus far. I enjoy the fact that the two worlds Sanderson weaves in this are both so familiar and yet so foreign at the same time.

The way Hoid shows up never ceases to amaze and entertain in these secret project books and this one tracks

That aside, I'm very much amused.

Haha I derped. This is definitely historical fiction. It just doesn't center around a big historical event unlike a lot of the other historical fiction novels I've read in past so I didn't clock it. It does touch on witches, and witchcraft and the perception of them across the three generations with a strong focus on female resilience.

I love generational stories, ones that have characters/perspectives that belong to different generations. I'm really enjoying this one so far. I think this is the first one in this format that I've read that's not of the historical fiction pursuasion.

I started off really annoyed with the majority of the characters. I'm pleased to report that I'm now only annoyed at a third of them.

Okay a little over half way through and still not much about the actual murder. I gotta say I'm getting a bit impatient. Not sure all the build is going to worth it but I suppose we'll find out.

I love me a good murder mystery. I'm especially enjoying all the various perspectives. At this point in time it's quite entertaining attempting to sleuth who did it as well as who was murdered since all that's literally been mentioned so far is that there was a body and lots of blood. I can definitely see why some people feel that the writing is reminiscent of Agatha Christie's work.