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“the Chain will also consist of Links who have been reassigned or treated to the Chain”


also embarrassed to say that them being called Links just now clicked for me

as in Links….🔗in a Chain…. 🔗 ….

like i just thought oh cool interesting term for these people

“The Chain will also consist of Links who have been reassigned or traded…”


Something about the back of the book saying, “the program’s corporate owners stack the odds against her, will the price simply be too high?” And “so compelling right up to the final, fatal blow.”

plus the emphasis that same link can’t fight each other

makes me feel like it WILL be staxxx vs thruway somehow someway

“The Chain will also consist of Links who have been reassigned or traded to the Chain, as is sometimes deemed logistically or financially necessary and beneficial. The Cape program retains the upmost right to reassign any link, so long as the directors of the chains can reach in agreement.”


i assumed this was the case and this seems like ominous foreshadowing for staxxx and thurwar…

“‘Don’t be shy y’all. It’s been a long day.’

For the last couple of months this had been Staxxx’s procedure. The touch of another human was like love on the skin. Sunset had encouraged Staxxx when she made a tradition out of starting each March with some love.


this is so cute i knew i loved staxxx

main reason why i feel referring to this book as “americas new hunger games” or “sapphic hunger games” is tactless and distasteful

it’s real people and real issues, institutional black american issues

benefit of the doubt im gonna assume that poor taste tagline is to draw in ppl who wouldn’t otherwise read this to learn about tragedies of institutionalized racism and bigotry

calling it that AFTER..?

not that they’re super related books but after dnf-ing gideon the ninth i can confidently say this book gives me everything i was looking for in that book but better and written less annoyingly (sorry author)

violence and lesbians ,

bonus they are also black

woww this is funnn