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Melika
is on page 420 of 699
Giving up on this 60% in - I think I got the ick?
Girl if you’re gonna write about war you’re gonna need some semblance of a plot. Instead you introduce a million characters and now I have to read a paragraph describing each of their outfits in unnecessary detail any time they enter the room? And why is all character development abandoned for cheap yearning because everyone is suddenly “mated” to each other?
— Jul 20, 2025 03:06PM
Girl if you’re gonna write about war you’re gonna need some semblance of a plot. Instead you introduce a million characters and now I have to read a paragraph describing each of their outfits in unnecessary detail any time they enter the room? And why is all character development abandoned for cheap yearning because everyone is suddenly “mated” to each other?
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Melika
is on page 314 of 699
Too many characters for the flimsy plot to hold. And they’re all matched in pairs like a Bollywood drama…
And for a character driven book, it feels like the character development of the main characters is put on hold while we have to now care about whatever is going on with Nesta and Elain - who are kind of insufferable - and their respective potential romance arcs. Bad decisions in my humble opinion <<<
— Jul 01, 2025 02:27AM
And for a character driven book, it feels like the character development of the main characters is put on hold while we have to now care about whatever is going on with Nesta and Elain - who are kind of insufferable - and their respective potential romance arcs. Bad decisions in my humble opinion <<<
