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Shireen
is 9% done
Reading the ePub edition from Toronto Public Library. It takes place 4 years after the first book. Her voice is more mature, less didactic…her thinking/narration is less literal, more mainstream. But the writing is as good as ever.
— Oct 04, 2025 07:44AM
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Shireen
is 92% done
Well. I was wrong yet I guessed right. Twist on twist. Very satisfying! And the final revelation, I think every reader had figured out. But did Juan Manuel know? I guess we’ll find out in the next book?
— Oct 11, 2025 07:29AM
Shireen
is 74% done
This book is a different structure than the first one and uses it to fill in a lot of her backstory. It’s interesting how the Before chapters tie in to the current events ones. I don’t think they contradict the backstory given in the first book except for Mr Preston and her Gran’s relationship…maybe. Not enough to bother me, anyway. I think I know whodunnit and why. Neat!
— Oct 10, 2025 07:36AM
