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CB12
is 95% done
Main problems with this is book: one, I feel the character is so insecure with minimal development. He kind of stays insecure and unsure the entire time and other than realizing it would be bad if somebody else was emperor, he kind of is stagnant in his insecurities
Two - if I knew the names/terms were virtually indistinguishable, I would not have listened to the audiobook
Three - what happened fr
— Oct 28, 2025 06:50AM
Two - if I knew the names/terms were virtually indistinguishable, I would not have listened to the audiobook
Three - what happened fr
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CB12
is 99% done
This is lk a low stakes cozy fantasy about making friends. if I would have known that, I probably wouldn’t have read it, as that is just not my thing
There is a lot here about prejudices and it’s a character study of someone trying to make sense of an abrupt situation but the climax is basically him being like “we’re all friends guys” to his staff like
— Oct 28, 2025 07:29AM
There is a lot here about prejudices and it’s a character study of someone trying to make sense of an abrupt situation but the climax is basically him being like “we’re all friends guys” to his staff like
CB12
is 95% done
But seriously. Other than a few attempts at his life, what happened? Perhaps this is not supposed to be a mystery… But it’s a little on the nose when the main guy who was vocally against him from the beginning is the one who tries to dethrone him
In the philosophy of why they are anti monarchy is described so passively to the MC so it feels disconnected from what’s actually happening on page.
— Oct 28, 2025 06:52AM
In the philosophy of why they are anti monarchy is described so passively to the MC so it feels disconnected from what’s actually happening on page.
CB12
is 92% done
I’m still cackling at the review I saw that was like “this reminded me of when Obama becoming president”
— Oct 28, 2025 06:45AM
CB12
is 70% done
Oh and I can do an insecure/unsure character but it gets to a point!
Man these scenes are drawn out
— Oct 26, 2025 07:01PM
Man these scenes are drawn out
CB12
is 62% done
I’m hating on this book but it’s an excellent study of what I’ve been realizing these past two years, that people who don’t want and don’t enjoy power are probably the people who should be granted the most power
— Oct 26, 2025 03:50PM
CB12
is 51% done
Trying to follow these names is making this book so hard to understand
— Oct 26, 2025 01:36PM
CB12
is 30% done
As readers the only thing we’re privy to are people in this court so I currently have no idea what kind of world they’re in, how many elves there are in this world (ie how much power Maia really has) if there’s anything beyond goblins and elves, or the standard of living for people outside of the court. It’s insular and slow but I’m too much of a completionist to not try and finish
— Oct 23, 2025 07:25PM
CB12
is 30% done
This is slow paced to the point of being mostly flat out boring. It’s a political fantasy but like a bureaucratic political fantasy, not a scheming/power-play political fantasy.
The names and positions at court are hard to follow and switch back from 3rd to 2nd person is breaking my sensitive brain
— Oct 23, 2025 07:22PM
The names and positions at court are hard to follow and switch back from 3rd to 2nd person is breaking my sensitive brain
