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Is it controversial to say I liked it better when they were suffering from body horrors and grief and like it less when there’s a race to hunt treasure from the bad guys

Like I just said, yes, that was badass, but it could’ve been so much more badass if it was foreshadowed better. Not everything needs to be a twist the readers never could’ve predicted! If you only meet a character once, you can’t be prepared for what just happened and have it hit you as hard as it could’ve

I kind of wish there was more foreshadowing for what just happened. Like it’s cool in theory, but it comes out of nowhere with one scene I can think of that sets up a connection between those spoiler-y events. And It was kind of glossed over so I assumed it didn’t matter

I have no words. This rules

Oooh that was gnarly. I was right about the “bug bites.” That’s not a symptom of any bug I know about, you’re definitely cursed or struck with an incurable illness or exposed to some ancient horror poison

Really should’ve looked up CWs before reading because I did not know we’d be dealing with Alzheimer’s as a plot point but man. The author hit the nail on the head for how it feels to live with someone who’s losing themself

“I didn’t really miss her as much as I missed the idea of her”
what if you just shot me in the actual heart I’m sure it’d hurt less
I was a little thrown off by the flashbacks at first but the emotional angst is *chefs kiss*

I have one complaint about the chemistry, though it’s usually pretty good: it seems like Gabe is more defined by his relationship to Phebes than as an individual. Could be the rose colored glasses of her crush on him, but it makes me worry that if he was hiding something or if anything happened to him, things could get gnarly because e don’t actually know much about him except that he’s kind and Phebes likes him

Owwwww my heart

Torn between “I’m nothing like Phibs, I’d never act like that over a man” and “I’m just like Phibs, and it hurts my soul”