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I love how Racor, the surgeon, is so mad at Marcus and Felix for hiding Marcus’s asthma for years 😂. Especially when several other men in the legion have it and there’s a pretty simple treatment. My Dad is a surgeon and man it is so realistic the rage they get when they encounter someone who has been stupid by hiding a basic medical issue. Also Agrippa is the GOAT

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Holy crap, I only just realized that the potion the corrupted old man gave Marcus was liquid blight! It’s why his head pounds in pain when he goes against the corrupter in his thoughts he starts having major headaches! It’s such clever writing, I love it!

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I really appreciate the unreliable narrator technique used, and somewhat revealed best in this book, that the internal monologue of each character is actually them being slowly influenced by “the Corruptor” aka this world’s version of Satan.

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I really appreciate that the love making scenes, both the one in chapter 43 and others ones before this in the series, aren’t terribly graphic. You know exactly what’s going on, but because the language isn’t crass, doesn’t use words like “cock”, it makes it more erotic and meaningful. It bothered me when language like that was used in “Twisted Throne”, felt out of place

“You two are forever, so you’ll have countless times [making love]. But you’ll only have the first time once, so take your time.” Ack that’s so romantic, and of course our favourite ladies man with a big mouth Agrippa said it! Man I wish we had chapters from his point of view, he really is my favourite character!

Gosh I love Agrippa, still loyal to Marcus after all this time! I wish we saw from his POV in this book.

Spoiler: I appreciate how Lydia’s experience is like that of a drug addict.

It looks like they’re using the same narrator for Marcus from “Tarnished Empire”, which is fine, Will Damron is good, but I’ll miss Jeremy Arthur.

I’m so excited to start this book! I’m also very happy Killian has been recast, the earlier narrator wasn’t very good.